Jokkmokk: The Arctic future - Climate transitions and Urban design Challenges in Winter Cities
(2021) ASBM01 20211Department of Architecture and Built Environment
- Abstract
- Polar nights, extreme cold, and snow are part of the identity of Arctic cities;
these elements together set a particular demand for urban designers to find
solutions to make the city more livable and attractive during the long dark days
in the winter and still thrive on being enjoyable during the long bright days in the
short summers. However, Arctic cities are threatened continuously by shrinking
populations, climate change, and industrial exploitation (ex. mining, forestry),
directly affecting the native inhabitants. The northernmost city in Sweden,
Jokkmokk, lies a strong tie with the Sami Heritage and possesses an astonishing
natural landscape. This thesis aims to use the winter as a design driving force
to transform Jokkmokk... (More) - Polar nights, extreme cold, and snow are part of the identity of Arctic cities;
these elements together set a particular demand for urban designers to find
solutions to make the city more livable and attractive during the long dark days
in the winter and still thrive on being enjoyable during the long bright days in the
short summers. However, Arctic cities are threatened continuously by shrinking
populations, climate change, and industrial exploitation (ex. mining, forestry),
directly affecting the native inhabitants. The northernmost city in Sweden,
Jokkmokk, lies a strong tie with the Sami Heritage and possesses an astonishing
natural landscape. This thesis aims to use the winter as a design driving force
to transform Jokkmokk into a city more attractive to live in and addresses
suggestions on how to increase the economy, focusing on local production and
strategies to build up a place resilient for the upcoming challenges. (Less)
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- author
- De Rezende Guimarães, Cibele LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- ASBM01 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- winter city, climate-sensitive design, climate change, small cities, local economy, winter resilience, native people, Sami, cultural identity
- language
- English
- id
- 9062524
- date added to LUP
- 2021-08-12 14:23:43
- date last changed
- 2021-08-24 11:32:03
@misc{9062524, abstract = {{Polar nights, extreme cold, and snow are part of the identity of Arctic cities; these elements together set a particular demand for urban designers to find solutions to make the city more livable and attractive during the long dark days in the winter and still thrive on being enjoyable during the long bright days in the short summers. However, Arctic cities are threatened continuously by shrinking populations, climate change, and industrial exploitation (ex. mining, forestry), directly affecting the native inhabitants. The northernmost city in Sweden, Jokkmokk, lies a strong tie with the Sami Heritage and possesses an astonishing natural landscape. This thesis aims to use the winter as a design driving force to transform Jokkmokk into a city more attractive to live in and addresses suggestions on how to increase the economy, focusing on local production and strategies to build up a place resilient for the upcoming challenges.}}, author = {{De Rezende Guimarães, Cibele}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Jokkmokk: The Arctic future - Climate transitions and Urban design Challenges in Winter Cities}}, year = {{2021}}, }