• No results found

THE TOWN OF AKRANES

N/A
N/A
Protected

Academic year: 2022

Share "THE TOWN OF AKRANES"

Copied!
2
0
0

Laster.... (Se fulltekst nå)

Fulltekst

(1)

THE TOWN OF AKRANES

〜 An old charming Town on the west coast of Iceland

Facing urban renewal with industrial renovation In the outskirts of a metropolitan area

The potential growth of Akranes will depend on increased role of sustainable and creative activities in modern economy.

Built around fishing and industry

Main Emphasis Is on a beautiful and family-friendly town with a healthy environment, a powerful and diverse economy and a solid transportation

(2)

• Tunnel under the fjord revolution in transportation

• Significant changes in the labour market

• An old cement factory covers a large industrial area in the heart of the town

• 7000 inhabitants

• Lacking diversity in the business sector

• Looking towards reconstructions in the food industry and tourism

• Better supply of cheaper housing than in the capital

• Industrial area can serve as an important role in urban renewal

• Akranes is in collaboration with the Agricultural

University of Iceland, department of Landscape Planning and Architecture

Referanser

RELATERTE DOKUMENTER

Based on contemporary book reviews, the author analyses the reception of and impact exerted by the German standard textbook of eugenics in the inter-world- war period, the

A UAV will reduce the hop count for long flows, increasing the efficiency of packet forwarding, allowing for improved network throughput. On the other hand, the potential for

Sorption of Cu, Sb and Pb (%) as a function a function of the total concentration of elements in the pond with charcoal and iron hydroxide as sorbents in two

Based on our ethnography, the study delineates theoretical background, method, and then the three communication strategies for collaboration and communication :

However, at this point it is important to take note of King’s (2015) findings that sometimes women can be denigrated pre- cisely because they are highly able

This report presented effects of cultural differences in individualism/collectivism, power distance, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity/femininity, and long term/short

− CRLs are periodically issued and posted to a repository, even if there are no changes or updates to be made. NPKI Root CA CRLs shall be published bi-weekly. NPKI at tier 2 and

Potential individual perceived barriers to using the SMART concept are being understood by analyzing how different factors that hinder and promote the motivation to use SMART