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The purpose of this thesis is to show how a good approach can be designed, focusing on the southern approach to the Swedish town Vilhelmina. Prior to the car being part of everyday life, the approach was a road where the town showed itself from the very best side. When the amount of traffic increase...
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| description | The purpose of this thesis is to show how a good approach can be designed, focusing on the southern approach to the Swedish town Vilhelmina. Prior to the car being part of everyday life, the approach was a road where the town showed itself from the very best side. When the amount of traffic increased, so did noise and other disturbances, and as a consequence industrial areas replaced the residential buildnings at the approaches. Today, the pendulum is turning back and in recent years the approach is regarded as a place to introduce the town. The approach is also the place where cars should slow down from the speed of the main road to the speed of the city.
To design a road, there are many aspects to consider. In this work, I focus on safety, vegetation and profiling the town. Traffic safety is an important issue and roads are subject to extensive regulations. Designing the road and its surroundings effects the behaviour of the road-users. A beautiful road reduces velocities and lowers the risk of accidents. Vegetation is an essential part of the design. In addition to closing the surroundings or opening up to reveal views, vegetation also helps to create a more varied road environment, which keeps drivers alert. With the renewed interest in the design of approaches, several towns begin to realise the possibilities of profiling themselves through the approach. A design which clearly shows which town you are entering and its interesting features, helps the road-users to remember the town and it might make them want to stop and pay it a visit.
Vilhelmina is a small town and a municipality in northern Sweden. Though its area is extensive, the number of inhabitants is no more than 7 000, of which 5 000 live in the town. The eastern part of the municipality is made up of forests and bogs, while the Scandinavian mountain range extends through the western part. The lakes are numerous and in several of the rivers hydroelectric power stations have been built. In the past, hunting, fishing and reindeer-raising, and later on also agriculture and forestry, were the main sources of income. In recent years, the tourist industry has grown to become an important part of the economy. In a sparsely populated area, like Vilhelmina, roads are of great importance because many inhabitants travel long distances to work, shopping and municipality services.
The Vilhelmina area was first populated by nomads coming from the west following the melting ice cap. Eventually, people became less nomadic and started to use reindeers for their food and means of transport. In the eighteenth century the first farmers arrived from the south. This happened late compared to similar mountain regions. The new farmers were poor and had to work hard for their living. The town of Vilhelmina developed around the church, which was built for the farmers in the late eighteenth century.
The large contrasts between nature and society in Vilhelmina are clearly shown along the town approach. In the past, nature was the inhabitants' only available source of income. Today, nature remains important, primarily for recreational purposes but also as the greatest asset in the marketing of the municipality. The role of society is not very pronounced in the marketing, though the society is an important provider of most of the trading and work opportunities in the area.
My design of the entrance clarifies the contrast between nature and society. At the southern, society, side of the road there are well-mown lawns and well-kept industrial lots. Artworks and commercial signs will help to mediate the image of a town. At night this side will be well lit. At the northern, nature, side the forest reaches all the way down to the road and is further strengthened by tree plantings. The grass is cut only once a year making the road edges wilder. At night this side will be dark. |
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| spelling | RepoSLU119132017-11-16T09:25:45Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/11913/ Välkommen Nilsson, Anna Landscape architecture The purpose of this thesis is to show how a good approach can be designed, focusing on the southern approach to the Swedish town Vilhelmina. Prior to the car being part of everyday life, the approach was a road where the town showed itself from the very best side. When the amount of traffic increased, so did noise and other disturbances, and as a consequence industrial areas replaced the residential buildnings at the approaches. Today, the pendulum is turning back and in recent years the approach is regarded as a place to introduce the town. The approach is also the place where cars should slow down from the speed of the main road to the speed of the city. To design a road, there are many aspects to consider. In this work, I focus on safety, vegetation and profiling the town. Traffic safety is an important issue and roads are subject to extensive regulations. Designing the road and its surroundings effects the behaviour of the road-users. A beautiful road reduces velocities and lowers the risk of accidents. Vegetation is an essential part of the design. In addition to closing the surroundings or opening up to reveal views, vegetation also helps to create a more varied road environment, which keeps drivers alert. With the renewed interest in the design of approaches, several towns begin to realise the possibilities of profiling themselves through the approach. A design which clearly shows which town you are entering and its interesting features, helps the road-users to remember the town and it might make them want to stop and pay it a visit. Vilhelmina is a small town and a municipality in northern Sweden. Though its area is extensive, the number of inhabitants is no more than 7 000, of which 5 000 live in the town. The eastern part of the municipality is made up of forests and bogs, while the Scandinavian mountain range extends through the western part. The lakes are numerous and in several of the rivers hydroelectric power stations have been built. In the past, hunting, fishing and reindeer-raising, and later on also agriculture and forestry, were the main sources of income. In recent years, the tourist industry has grown to become an important part of the economy. In a sparsely populated area, like Vilhelmina, roads are of great importance because many inhabitants travel long distances to work, shopping and municipality services. The Vilhelmina area was first populated by nomads coming from the west following the melting ice cap. Eventually, people became less nomadic and started to use reindeers for their food and means of transport. In the eighteenth century the first farmers arrived from the south. This happened late compared to similar mountain regions. The new farmers were poor and had to work hard for their living. The town of Vilhelmina developed around the church, which was built for the farmers in the late eighteenth century. The large contrasts between nature and society in Vilhelmina are clearly shown along the town approach. In the past, nature was the inhabitants' only available source of income. Today, nature remains important, primarily for recreational purposes but also as the greatest asset in the marketing of the municipality. The role of society is not very pronounced in the marketing, though the society is an important provider of most of the trading and work opportunities in the area. My design of the entrance clarifies the contrast between nature and society. At the southern, society, side of the road there are well-mown lawns and well-kept industrial lots. Artworks and commercial signs will help to mediate the image of a town. At night this side will be well lit. At the northern, nature, side the forest reaches all the way down to the road and is further strengthened by tree plantings. The grass is cut only once a year making the road edges wilder. At night this side will be dark. I detta examensarbete undersöker jag hur en infart kan utformas och jag gestaltar den södra infarten till Vilhelmina. Före bilens intåg i samhället var infarten en väg där orten visade sig från sin allra bästa sida. Med ökande trafik ökade störningarna och istället för bostadshus lades industriområden eller grönytor längs infarterna. Nu har pendeln börjat svänga tillbaka och på senare tid börjar infarten ses som ett ställe där samhället kan presenteras och visas upp. Längs infarten ska också bilarna sakta ned från landsvägshastighet till stadshastighet. Det finns många aspekter att tänka på när en väg ska utformas. I detta arbete tar jag främst upp trafiksäkerhet, vegetation och profilering av samhället. Trafiksäkerheten är en viktig fråga och vägar omgärdas av ett omfattande regelverk. Utformningen av vägen och dess kanter bidrar mycket till hur trafikanterna uppför sig. En vacker väg leder till lägre hastigheter, vilket ger minskad olycksrisk. Vegetationen har sin givna plats i utformningen. Den kan sluta in vägen eller öppna upp och skapa utblickar. Den hjälper till att skapa en varierad omgivning, vilket gör förare mer alerta. När infarten åter börjat bli en väg vars utformning man bryr sig om har fler samhällen börjat inse möjligheterna i att profilera sig längs vägen. En utformning som tydligt visar vilket samhälle man är på väg in i gör det lättare att minnas det. Att lyfta fram det intressanta kan också få bilisterna att vilja stanna och besöka samhället. Vilhelmina är ett samhälle och en kommun i södra Lappland. Kommunen är vidsträckt men har bara 7 000 invånare, varav 5 000 i själva samhället. Den östra delen av kommunen består till största delen av skogar och myrar medan fjällkedjan löper genom den västra delen. Kommunen är sjörik och många av dess vattendrag har blivit reglerade för vattenkraft. Invånarnas huvudförsörjning var länge jakt, fiske, renskötsel och sedan även jord- och skogsbruk. På senare år har turismen blivit en viktig näring. Vilhelmina är en glesbygdskommun och beroende av sina vägar eftersom många invånare har stora avstånd till arbete, affärer och kommunal service. De första invånarna i området var nomader som kom vandrande västerifrån när inlandsisen smälte. Så småningom blev människorna mer bofasta och började utnyttja renar som mat samt last- och dragdjur. De första nybyggarna, vilka började odla jorden, kom till Vilhelmina på 1700-talet. De var fattiga och fick arbeta hårt för sin försörjning. En kyrka byggdes för nybyggarna i slutet av 1700-talet och runt denna växte så småningom samhället Vilhelmina fram. I Vilhelmina finns stora kontraster mellan naturen och samhället och detta kommer till uttryck längs infarten. Naturen var länge den enda försörjningskällan för människorna i kommunen. Även idag är den viktig, främst ur rekreationssynpunkt och naturen är samhällets stora tillgång när man marknadsför sig. Samhället är inte lika tydligt i kommunens marknadsföring, men ändå viktig eftersom merparten av arbetstillfällena och handeln fi nns där. Min gestaltning av infarten förtydligar kontrasten mellan samhälle och natur. Den södra sidan av vägen är samhällssidan. Den kontrasterar mot naturen genom välklippta gräsytor och välskötta industritomter. Konstverk och reklamskyltar hjälper till att förmedla bilden av samhälle. På natten är denna sida mycket upplyst. Den norra sidan av vägen är natursidan. Skogen som växer här förstärks med trädplanteringar vilket får den att gå ända fram till vägen. Vägkanterna får ett vilt utseende då gräset slås endast en gång om året. På natten är denna sida mörk. 2006-06-26 Other NonPeerReviewed application/pdf sv https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/11913/1/nilsson_a_171116.pdf Nilsson, Anna, 2006. Välkommen : vackrare infart till Vilhelmina. UNSPECIFIED, Uppsala. Uppsala: (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development (LTJ, LTV) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/OID-595.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-8869 swe |
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