Plant a Seed, Grow a City : An analysis of power, discourse and knowledge related to urban trees in Reykjavík
Trees in Reykjavík gained an attention in year 2010 when the Mayor brought up the issue in a city council meeting, with the intention to replace cottonwood trees in the city center. A new topic was introduced to the scene which initiated a process within the planning system in Reykjavík. That proces...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Bachelor Thesis |
Language: | English |
Published: |
KTH, Urbana och regionala studier
2014
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-147389 |
id |
ftkthstockholm:oai:DiVA.org:kth-147389 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftkthstockholm:oai:DiVA.org:kth-147389 2023-05-15T18:06:55+02:00 Plant a Seed, Grow a City : An analysis of power, discourse and knowledge related to urban trees in Reykjavík Plantera ett frö, odla en stad : En analys av makt, diskurs och kunskap i samband med stadsträd i Reykjavík Karlsdóttir, Katrín 2014 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-147389 eng eng KTH, Urbana och regionala studier SoM EX 2014-13 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-147389 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Urban trees urban forests power discourse knowledge Reykjavík Stadsträd tätortsnära skog makt diskurs kunskap Other Social Sciences Annan samhällsvetenskap Student thesis info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis text 2014 ftkthstockholm 2022-08-11T12:26:45Z Trees in Reykjavík gained an attention in year 2010 when the Mayor brought up the issue in a city council meeting, with the intention to replace cottonwood trees in the city center. A new topic was introduced to the scene which initiated a process within the planning system in Reykjavík. That process is studied in this paper and covers the period from April 2010 to February 2014. The purpose of this study is to explore the strategic role of urban trees in the city and the changes that have occurred during the process. The analysis is made to find out if, and then how, the status of urban trees has changed during this period of time from two perspectives. The first perspective involves an analysis of the actions, decisions and connections between main actors involved in the process, in relation to power, discourse and knowledge. The second part is an analysis of changes in discourse on urban trees in Reykjavík where the main extensions of the discourse are identified. This is a qualitative study performed first and foremost by interviews with involved actors and a thorough examination of documents and literature. The main results of the study indicate primarily that the role of urban trees has strengthened extensively during the process. Further, the discourse about urban trees in the city has expanded with new concepts and words, with new and deeper knowledge about already known factors. This new understanding and experience gained are essential when it comes to strategic planning, planting and maintaining. The actors involved in the process utilize their power according to their positions but due to a small and concentrated planning structure in Reykjavík this creates delicate conditions for both the actors and the trees. . Bachelor Thesis Reykjavík Reykjavík Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm: KTHs Publication Database DiVA Reykjavík |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm: KTHs Publication Database DiVA |
op_collection_id |
ftkthstockholm |
language |
English |
topic |
Urban trees urban forests power discourse knowledge Reykjavík Stadsträd tätortsnära skog makt diskurs kunskap Other Social Sciences Annan samhällsvetenskap |
spellingShingle |
Urban trees urban forests power discourse knowledge Reykjavík Stadsträd tätortsnära skog makt diskurs kunskap Other Social Sciences Annan samhällsvetenskap Karlsdóttir, Katrín Plant a Seed, Grow a City : An analysis of power, discourse and knowledge related to urban trees in Reykjavík |
topic_facet |
Urban trees urban forests power discourse knowledge Reykjavík Stadsträd tätortsnära skog makt diskurs kunskap Other Social Sciences Annan samhällsvetenskap |
description |
Trees in Reykjavík gained an attention in year 2010 when the Mayor brought up the issue in a city council meeting, with the intention to replace cottonwood trees in the city center. A new topic was introduced to the scene which initiated a process within the planning system in Reykjavík. That process is studied in this paper and covers the period from April 2010 to February 2014. The purpose of this study is to explore the strategic role of urban trees in the city and the changes that have occurred during the process. The analysis is made to find out if, and then how, the status of urban trees has changed during this period of time from two perspectives. The first perspective involves an analysis of the actions, decisions and connections between main actors involved in the process, in relation to power, discourse and knowledge. The second part is an analysis of changes in discourse on urban trees in Reykjavík where the main extensions of the discourse are identified. This is a qualitative study performed first and foremost by interviews with involved actors and a thorough examination of documents and literature. The main results of the study indicate primarily that the role of urban trees has strengthened extensively during the process. Further, the discourse about urban trees in the city has expanded with new concepts and words, with new and deeper knowledge about already known factors. This new understanding and experience gained are essential when it comes to strategic planning, planting and maintaining. The actors involved in the process utilize their power according to their positions but due to a small and concentrated planning structure in Reykjavík this creates delicate conditions for both the actors and the trees. . |
format |
Bachelor Thesis |
author |
Karlsdóttir, Katrín |
author_facet |
Karlsdóttir, Katrín |
author_sort |
Karlsdóttir, Katrín |
title |
Plant a Seed, Grow a City : An analysis of power, discourse and knowledge related to urban trees in Reykjavík |
title_short |
Plant a Seed, Grow a City : An analysis of power, discourse and knowledge related to urban trees in Reykjavík |
title_full |
Plant a Seed, Grow a City : An analysis of power, discourse and knowledge related to urban trees in Reykjavík |
title_fullStr |
Plant a Seed, Grow a City : An analysis of power, discourse and knowledge related to urban trees in Reykjavík |
title_full_unstemmed |
Plant a Seed, Grow a City : An analysis of power, discourse and knowledge related to urban trees in Reykjavík |
title_sort |
plant a seed, grow a city : an analysis of power, discourse and knowledge related to urban trees in reykjavík |
publisher |
KTH, Urbana och regionala studier |
publishDate |
2014 |
url |
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-147389 |
geographic |
Reykjavík |
geographic_facet |
Reykjavík |
genre |
Reykjavík Reykjavík |
genre_facet |
Reykjavík Reykjavík |
op_relation |
SoM EX 2014-13 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-147389 |
op_rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
_version_ |
1766178621076013056 |