This thesis brings forward the political, economic, urban, and social impacts of the restructuring of the oil shale mining and production sector in Estonia enforced by the European Green Deal and Paris Climate Agreement. The largest amount of waste in Estonia is produced by mining, quarrying, and energy production sectors — all situated in Ida-Virumaa …
In recent decades, the Walled City of Multan has witnessed a rapid social and physical transformation due to rampant commercialization. An example of this phenomenon is the Chowk Bazaar area, where, due to many factors, the residential population is decreasing, and warehouses and other commercial functions are replacing historic houses. This transformation affects the built …
As a relatively young field, gamification became a matter of hype rapidly, not only for industries but also for academics. Games and play started to be infused in most aspects of life while designers and researchers started to unfold games’ potential regarding their engagement and motivational aspects. Furthermore, games are described as an important tool …
This thesis evaluates urban vision documents within the EU states of the Nordic Region—Denmark, Finland, and Sweden—in order to dissect the self-evident claims made through their textual and visual manifestations. By first assembling a lexicon of significant concepts and reviewing the region’s 20th-century geopolitical history, this work analyzes the role of urban visions as utopian …