I Göteborg pågår planeringen för en ny tågtunnel som ska binda samman pendeltågstrafiken tillgenomgående linjer. Västlänken, som den kallas, går under centrala staden och två nyastationslägen ska etableras. Trafikplaneringen har en viktig social dimension som inte alltiduppmärksammas i tillräckligt stor utsträckning. Infrastrukturella förändringar påverkar livet istaden, samt hur platser används och uppfattas. I Sverige finns inget lagkrav på att kartlägga socialakonsekvenser av ingrepp och projekt, något som däremot gäller för miljökonsekvenser.

Today's urban centers become denser, which contributes to higher demands on sound and noise. It is therefore highly relevant to build homes with good sound environment while maintaining living space. This thesis aimed to reduce the current concrete walls and see how the mass law affects the reduction index value and flanking transmissions. Handmade calculations were calculated according to the Swedish standard SS-EN 21354-1, where only air sound was calculated.Calculations we­­­re performed on wall elements with different weights and thicknesses, and compared with results from Bastian.In Bastian calculations of flanking transmissions were also made, this was made to see the impact of the flanking transmission when changing the mass per unit area. Mass law's impact was examined by flanking transmission and the result shows that they are not affected as long as the ratio between the thickness and the density remains the same.A questionnaire survey was conducted to determine the actual sound experience; this questionnaire was conducted on three concrete buildings in Växjö.

The aim of the study was to analyse relations between the school and the surrounding world and how these relations affects the schools? work for sustainable development. This was mainly an interview study but teachers? self-valuations have also been used. Totally six teachers at two primary schools has been interwied.

The aim of this paper is exploring questions regarding the problem of absenteeism among high-school students in Sweden. Fifteen students attending an urban high-school have been interviewed about their views and experiences of absenteeism. The author analyzes the students? answers by taking into account two different sociological approaches which give two different explanations about the way young people experience and estimate education. The French sociologist Bourdieu theorized that differences in cultural capital influence the permanent internalization of patterns of thought and behavior.

The term ?vulnerable areas? is developed by the Swedish police, referring to various areas in Sweden that are classified as socioeconomically disadvantaged, and with an active criminal presence. Over time, this term has gained significant popularity and is now used not only by the police but also by other entities such as the media, where these areas are often depicted as urban outcasts. Therefore, this study focuses on the portrayal of ?vulnerable areas? in the Swedish news media, where the topic has been widely debated in recent years.

The use of fossil fuels such as coal and gas are a contributor to the global warming. The climate change is a worldwide problem with far reaching consequences that is believed to be very expensive. The United Nations has been introducing a framework convention on climate change. One component of the convention is the Kyoto protocol. The protocol is obligating the developed countries to decrease their emissions of greenhouse gases by 5.2 percent during the time period 2008-2012.

I en generalplan från 1968 planeras den nya Göteborgsstadsdelen Angered som en blivande förstad för en befolkningstillväxt som kan uppgå till 175 000 människor år 2000. Den bostadsbrist som Göteborg led av när generalplanen upprättades slogs redan i mitten på 1970-talet över till ett bostadsöverskott vilket resulterade i att byggnationen av Angered stannade av. Till följd av att planerna endast delvis realiserades är Angered idag en glest bebyggd stadsdel bestående av utspridda bostadsöar, separerade av breda bilvägar och stora naturområden. Stadsdelen är dåligt ihopkopplad med övriga delar av Göteborg och är en utav stadsdelarna i Göteborg med högst andel arbetslösa och bidragstagande invånare. Angereds fysiska miljö utgör ingen god förutsättning för en hållbar utveckling.

Few rectory gardens are today remaining in their former design and the cultural heritage that they represent are disappearing. Since 1987-88 the parishes are no longer bound to keep housing for their priests, which means that they, for economical reasons, are starting to sell their rectories. With this in mind, a group of people, growing up in rectories in Småland and Öland between the 1930th and 1950th, formed an interest group to save the memory of their rectory gardens. On the basis of their memories, they have written a couple of descriptions of the rectories, which describe the gardens content, design and the life they once lived there. With this compilation of the 14 rectory gardens I want to keep the memory of them and create a ground for future work in this field. Historically the rectory gardens played an important roll as patterns and examples in the countryside.

Abstract Squares, these public rooms have always fascinated me. I find them interesting because of their variety in shapes, functions, design etc. Stortorget in Lund is one of Sweden?s oldest squares, this essay is dedicated to this particular square. Of all the possible ways that you could approach Stortorget in Lund I have decided to do it from an urban design point of view.

Several theoretic and environmental psychological models establish a connection between the environment and the reactions of humans and the research support that there is a mutual influence between individual, environmental and behavioral factors. You often assume that a person both can influence and be influenced by the surrounding environment. This is evident, but it is less obvious how a given physical design influence people?s immediate behavior in the city. The aim of this study was to investigate if the physical design of a place influences people in an urban environment and to investigate how the behavior is influenced.

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka sambandet mellan Stockholms parker och offentliga grönområdena i relation till den rådande förtätning staden genomför. Stockholm har en tydlig strategi på att skapa en tät stad vilket medför effekter på stadens parker och offentliga grönområden. Studien diskuterar de värden som tillkommer och går förlorade när exploateringen av staden ökar samtidigt som den totala arealen grönområden minskar. Vidare diskuteras det offentliga grönområdenas funktion i den täta staden. De metoder som använts i studien består av semistrukturerade informantintervjuer i kombination med telefon- och e-postintervjuer följt av en bred litteraturundersökning.

Stadsodling är ett vagt men alltmer aktuellt begrepp i dagens växande städer. Det anses ofta ha ett socialt och ekologiskt värde för de som odlar. Den här uppsatsen syftar till att ta reda på om stadsodlingen, genom sin utformning, även kan tillfredsställa de stadsinvånare som inte odlar eller äter av det odlade. Genom en litteraturstudie presenteras, undersöks och jämförs flera teoretikers och forskares idéer om vad offentliga rum som parker och torg bör innehålla för att människor ska vistas, må bra och mötas på platsen. Målet är att skapa ett underlag för vidare studier i parkers och offentliga ytors miljöpsykologiska värden som i sin tur kan inge ett mervärde av kommande stadsodlingsprojekt.

The overall aim is to examine how the European Union Water Framework Directive has affected the local water management in the catchment Märstaån situated in the eastern part of the lake Mälaren river basin, Sweden. The first part of the study gives an historical overview of the area with focus on how the old agricultural landscape was handling the nutrient load from farming activities by means of different kinds of wetlands. By using the concept of the procedural landscape, introduced by Torsten Hägerstrand , together with historical maps with dates starting from the 17th century, the pre-modern landscape is analyzed.  The second part is an investigation, based on qualitative data, on how the different actors in the catchment area work together to secure the water quality for the Märstaån river. The analysis shows that the Märstaån catchment river systems are mostly unchanged in the rural areas.  The exception is the mainstream section of the Märstaån river running partly underground today and the Halmsjöbäcken river that is heavily affected by the Arlanda airport situated within the catchment area.

Fruktträd används sällan i stadsmiljö idag. Vanligare var det för hundra år sedan. Beror det på att staden har blivit en för ogästvänlig plats att växa på eller har fruktträden blivit bortglömda? I detta arbete söks svaret på vilka skötselproblem som är förknippade med odling av fruktträd i stadsmiljö. Förhoppningen är att detta arbete kommer kunna användas som en vägledning när trädplantering i urban miljö planeras. Arbetssättet har varit en litteraturundersökning där både böcker, vetenskapliga artiklar och trädplaner har beaktats.

ABSTRACTThis pilot study examines the knowledge about tree root systems amongst five treeplanting professionals. The aim is to find out the professionals? collective knowledge ofthe nature of root systems of various trees used in green areas. Furthermore; to explorehow the professionals adapt landscaped green areas to the tree root properties in asustainable manner. Questions: Which tree species have special root properties toconsider and how do the professionals utilize this knowledge? And: How do theprofessionals in general adjust planting according to the root systems of trees in areas tocreate sustainable green environments?Interviews with the professionals were performed.