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1	A Manifesto About The City : The New City At Ön Henriksson, Johannes January 2020 (has links) It is predicted that over the coming years the human population will increase and as a result of that, so will the world’s cities increase in size and population. The city has always been a melting pot for human advance and improvements, but that is not to say that cities always have been good places to live in, nor that they today are good to live. The lesson from this is not to abandon the city, rather it is time to face the challenge equipped with modern technology and the knowledge of past mistakes and make good a city. This paper proposes, through the form of a manifesto some design-based solutions to make the city better. The basis for these solutions which come in the form of DO´s and DON´Ts are a number of books and articles that have discussed the future of the city, transportation in the city and the transformations of the city. The work is a theoretical starting point for a discussion about the future of the city. Key take a way’s from the text is how to make people use their bodies in the city through walking and biking, and how to designing cities that are dense and mixed enough so that people can walk in them. The manifesto is working alongside the design proposal of my thesis. The manifesto is being applied to the north part of Ön in the Umeå river to inform decisions for the design proposal. The thesis aims to propose an alternative plan for Ön together with one in-depth development. The proposal takes the aim expressed by the municipality for Ön, to “build city” and develops on that notion. I concluded that the politician has realized young people like the city, and thusly they think that a new city should be built on Ön when developing Umeå. It does not signal to me that the municipality knows what makes a city, nor what makes a good city, something that the thesis sets out to answer. The new city Ön Umeå City Walkability Good city Manifesto Architecture Arkitektur
2	(RE)DEFINE GROWTH : How to Connect Ön and the City while Preserving, Emphasising and Intensifying the Green, Rural and Recreational Qualities Kassberg, Anna January 2017 (has links) Ön is an island in central Ume River. Today Ön is a rural, green place with key habitats and historical values. In 2008 the municipality took the decision to exploit it by building city there. The decision was preceded by the emerging growth target, for Umeå, to become 200,000 inhabitants in 2050. The research material for this paper consists of legal documents, reports, literature, interviews, and own observations. It can be divided into three main parts. The first part, which is the ‘growth discourse’, is investigated through documents concerning political strategies and influences from within the field in relation to Umeå as a city. The second part consists of research around the ‘image’ of Norrland and the third part focus on questions involving well-being through nature and the concept of Ecosystem Services, in relation to Ön. In this paper, I advocate for an alternative plan concerning Ön and its unique set of qualities: the rural, historical, and nature dominated atmosphere adjacent to the city of Umeå. I argue that the value of this land is greater in its natural vesture, than it would be with added asphalt and concrete. The values of concern are non-monetary, but might as well become monetary in the more long-term scenario. There is mounting evidence of benefits derived from nature, when it comes to human well-being, and further that ecosystems provide services of major importance to us. Ecosystem Services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems. Ön possesses many of these services today. It holds potential for further cultivation and capacity to become amplified as a recreation area in central Umeå. The objective of this master thesis is to define and validate the qualities of Ön; and further, to develop a programme of possible interventions, in order to preserve and intensify the present atmosphere. This is conducted by identifying Ecosystem Services in the current context; and ways to enhance them, in order to propose an alternative plan for Ön. Architecture Nature Green Structure Greenery Ecosystem Services Ecosystem Preservation Culture History Well-being Connecting Nature Conservation North Sweden Rural Urban Sparsity Density Cultivation Park Garden Arboretum Refuge Recreation Farming Outdoor Countryside Growth Prosperity Municipality Comprehensive Plan Influence City River Island. Arkitektur Natur Grönstruktur Ekosystemtjänster Kulturhistoria Bevara Skyddad natur Välmående Landsbygd Stad Glesbygd Förtätning Kultivering Jordbruk Odling Park Trädgård Arboretum Fristad Rekreation Friluftsliv Tillväxt Välstånd Kommun Översiktsplan Stadspark Influens Norrland Umeå Älv Ön. Architecture Arkitektur

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A Manifesto About The City : The New City At Ön

(RE)DEFINE GROWTH : How to Connect Ön and the City while Preserving, Emphasising and Intensifying the Green, Rural and Recreational Qualities