Connection to nature - exploring opportunities by the Riverside Glerá in Akureyri, Iceland

• Main Author: Filippusdottir, Lilja
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English; Swedish
• Published: SLU/Landscape Architecture (until 121231) 2009
• Subjects: riversides; canyons; green structures; outdoor recreation; open spaces; Akureyri; Glerá; Iceland
• Online Access: https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/301/

In this thesis I have decided to take a closer look into my own “backyard”. A river that runs through my hometown, Akureyri, has been a thorn in some people’s side. Glerá river has taken lives but it has also given the town possibilities to develop. Firstly by creating a seaport allowing it to be se...