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Förslag till bebyggelse och park i kvarteret Seminariet i Uppsala ; Proposal to development of the city block Seminariet in Uppsala
In the urban planning debate of today, two strategies for city development stand out as each other's opposites, urban sprawl and smart growth. This thesis concerns a development project of the latter kind and aims to give an alternative proposal to new buildings and a park in a Swedish city block. The term sprawl is used for new developments on virgin soil on the outskirts of cities leading to a city spreading, while smart growth stand for increased city density through development on re-used land within the city boundaries. The latter are often seen as more sustainable in many levels and are also shown to have positive effects on a number of city functions. At the same time smart growth has negative consequences on other aspects of the city such as public open spaces. Since open spaces are un-built ground inside the city, and therefore effects city expansion, they are often used for smart growth building projects. At the same time many public open spaces, such as green areas, are popular and well used areas among the inhabitants. Community planners aim to use improved quality in green areas as a way to compensate the loss of open spaces. There are many factors that could affect the quality of places, for example location and city structure, human movements, accessibility and visibility as well as size and content of the area. The Swedish city Uppsala is increasingly growing and there is a great demand on housing. A demand that is faced through conversion of larger areas and infill inside the city. The aim is to create a denser and more sustainable city and also fulfill a public need of better public transport amongst other things. But the inhabitants of Uppsala value their green areas greatly and this creates local newspaper debates. These inhabitants express either positive and negative views on the city development, but the majority becomes displeased when the urban planning inflicts green areas. The city block Seminariet in Uppsala is a present project of condensation in one of Uppsala's larger re-developing ...
Förslag till bebyggelse och park i kvarteret Seminariet i Uppsala ; Proposal to development of the city block Seminariet in Uppsala
In the urban planning debate of today, two strategies for city development stand out as each other's opposites, urban sprawl and smart growth. This thesis concerns a development project of the latter kind and aims to give an alternative proposal to new buildings and a park in a Swedish city block. The term sprawl is used for new developments on virgin soil on the outskirts of cities leading to a city spreading, while smart growth stand for increased city density through development on re-used land within the city boundaries. The latter are often seen as more sustainable in many levels and are also shown to have positive effects on a number of city functions. At the same time smart growth has negative consequences on other aspects of the city such as public open spaces. Since open spaces are un-built ground inside the city, and therefore effects city expansion, they are often used for smart growth building projects. At the same time many public open spaces, such as green areas, are popular and well used areas among the inhabitants. Community planners aim to use improved quality in green areas as a way to compensate the loss of open spaces. There are many factors that could affect the quality of places, for example location and city structure, human movements, accessibility and visibility as well as size and content of the area. The Swedish city Uppsala is increasingly growing and there is a great demand on housing. A demand that is faced through conversion of larger areas and infill inside the city. The aim is to create a denser and more sustainable city and also fulfill a public need of better public transport amongst other things. But the inhabitants of Uppsala value their green areas greatly and this creates local newspaper debates. These inhabitants express either positive and negative views on the city development, but the majority becomes displeased when the urban planning inflicts green areas. The city block Seminariet in Uppsala is a present project of condensation in one of Uppsala's larger re-developing ...
Förslag till bebyggelse och park i kvarteret Seminariet i Uppsala ; Proposal to development of the city block Seminariet in Uppsala
Ellwén, Karin (author)
2010-01-01
Miscellaneous
Electronic Resource
Swedish , English
stadsbyggnad , förtätning , sprawl , grönområde , park , Kvarteret Seminariet , ILU , Librobäck , Uppsala
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