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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"Urban transformation"”.
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Counter urban transformation in Istanbul Beyoglu
Urban transformation has become central to the Turkish government's neo-liberal program of commercial development for Istanbul. These transformations have provoked public discontent and passionate responses, the largest to date being a protest against a proposed urban transformation which in May …
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Housing and Urban Transformation in Carthage, 400--700 CE
… in Carthage as it is transformed from major urban, Roman metropolis to early medieval town on the periphery of the Byzantine empire.
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Performative Interventions In Public Space: Moments of Urban Transformation in Athens
… sustain and construct conditions for temporary transformations in selected locations within the urban context of Athens by exploring the symbiosis of corporeal movement and physical space. It initially draws attention to the political, economic and social drivers that led to the increased …
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Urban transformation through creativity : applying the creative city concept to Makkah
… ideas of creativity to the physical and economic urban development. The main aim of this study is to discover the extent to which the concept of the Creative City can be usefully and practically employed in the development of urban services and global identity, specifically in the case of Makkah …
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The German Garden City Movement: Architecture, Politics and Urban Transformation, 1902-1931
… economists into a coherent platform for the transformation of urban form and urban life. They and their cohorts embraced a model of society based upon collective ownership of land and emphasized communal benefits over individual profit. Despite their leftist leanings, the leaders of the …
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MEGA-Event Stadiums as vehicles for urban transformation : an argument for integration
… and national pride and serve as catalysts for urban regeneration. Mega sporting events such as the Olympic games and the World Cup soccer tournaments are classic examples of hallmark events. They have the ability to attract worldwide attention as people from across the globe join together in …
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Study on Urban Form Changes and Urban Transformation of Modern Luoyang(1910s-1960s)
Urban history is a precious memory of urban development. Especially in the context of China’s rapid development today, sorting out, reviewing, and interpreting urban history from different perspectives can provide necessary references for current urban preservation work. Luoyang, as the birthplace …
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Urban transformation and social change in a Libyan city: an anthropological study of Tripoli
This PhD thesis is a study of urban transformation in a Libyan city. The case study focuses on the city of Tripoli, the capital of Libya. It is at the same time an old city as well as a modern city, and can be identified as a major world city. Libya has experienced one of the highest rates of …
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Information and communication techologies and the urban transformation of South African informal settlement communities
… these emerging uses of technology could assist urban transformation work within this sprawling area. The research emphasizes the roles of various actors, the roles played by different technologies and the relations between technology and people. The emphasis on agency reveals that technology is …
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Soundscapes as Urban Transformation: Introducing a notational language that represents the shifting relationships between sound, space, and movement
… that can reveal the complexity of cities, urban planners typically turn to the physical attributes of the built environment alone to design them. Instead, this research views cities as a system of continuous, temporal changes that determine how people actually experience and move through …
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Inner‐city regeneration and the politics of resistance in Istanbul: a comparative analysis of Sulukule and Tarlabaşi
Territories of neoliberal urbanization have expanded as local and central governments around the world have increasingly approached and utilized urban land as a rent-‐generating tool that can as well reproduce the workings of advanced capitalism in full effect. It has thus been inevitable to see …
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Capacity Factors for Urban Sustainability Transformations – The Eco-capital Suwon in South Korea
… models coupled with a rapid, dense urbanisation process. This growth model has incrementally induced carbon-intensive urban structures that have consequently produced socio-environmental degradation and severe challenges to sustainability. A range of efforts to solve such challenges …
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URBAN CHOREOGRAPHIES BANGKOK'S CATALYSTS TRANSFORM NEIGHBOURHOODS
… and in high-rise developments. Despite rapid urban transformation and accelerated economic transitions, some inner-city neighbourhoods have maintained their spatial richness through more gradual densification. To analyse these neighbourhoods’ changes, urban qualities, key actors and …
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Writing Barcelona: Reflections on City Planning and Urban Experience, 1854--1888
… uncover the inner tensions of a project of urban modernization which was fuelled by the emerging bourgeoisie and remains in question to this day. Indeed, this dissertation aims at exposing the initial articulation of what has recently been called the ""Barcelona model,"" a multi-faceted plan …
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The politics of peace process in cities in conflict : the Medellin case as a best practice
… city has undergone an internationally renowned urban transformation, part of a controversial nationwide peace process. Implemented under Sergio Fajardo's term as Medellin mayor (2003-2007), the city, now perceived as a totally different place with a homicide rate 10 times lower, is seen as an …
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The transformation of public space : mobile technology practices and urban liminalities
… mid-twentieth century, various architectural, urban, cultural, and computer science discourses have advanced the rhetoric that contemporary information and communications technologies (ICTs) will fundamentally transform the built and urban environment. More recently, communications and media …
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The last Levantine City : Beirut, 1830-1930
My thesis examines the urban transformation of Beirut between 1830 and 1930. Evolving from a local market city importing European goods and exporting local produce into a transit city for the re-export of European commodities, Beirut developed from a quadrilateral of thick crusader walls enclosing …
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The hydrographic city : mapping Mexico City's urban form in relation to its aquatic condition, 1521-1700
Mexico City is a special case in urban history because the measures taken by the Aztec and Spanish to avoid inundations have fundamentally changed the city's character. In 1521, it was an island-city; in 1629, it lay near the banks of Lake Mexico; and by 1700, it rested on a reclaimed mainland. …
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Green Promises, Grey Realities: The Politics of Park Provision in Sydney
… of parks in Sydney, Australia, amid shifting urban density and land uses. As the city intensifies through both brownfield and greenfield development, the ability of planning systems to deliver accessible, functional open space is under increasing strain. Despite the growing policy emphasis on …
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