Essays about: "Allmanheten"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the word Allmanheten.
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1. Chunk Metabolism : Exploring how to plan for reuse of structural elements
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : With a major share of the negative environmental impacts deriving from construction and its waste, ways to reduce the material and energy use in this sector have been the focus of studies for decades. Reuse of building elements and materials is gaining traction with researchers, architects, developers and real estate owners. READ MORE
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2. An analysis of the understanding of maintenance of nature-based solutions for urban stormwater management
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Urban stormwater management is necessary to protect human life and society from the dangers and damages associated with flooding from extreme weather events. Conventional measures of stormwater management utilise grey infrastructure to convey runoff away from urban areas, but due to increasing urbanization, aging of urban infrastructure, climatic variability, and flooding due to extreme weather events, these measures are often no longer sufficient. READ MORE
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3. Sustainability and economic crisis : Scenario strategies for a sustainability driven company
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : This thesis addresses the challenges and opportunities of sustainability driven companies during the time of crisis in 2020. The company Green City Solutions is used as a case study company in the field of air pollution. READ MORE
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4. Digital Storytelling as A Method for Public Participation in Planning for Climate Adaptiaion : A Case Study of Future Yetu in Korogocho, Nairobi
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Climate change is an ongoing problem, and climate adaptation is high on the agenda. Climate adaptation is a global issue with local impacts, and it benefits from participatory planning. Participatory planning has lots of opportunities, but also some challenges, for example, that it requires time and resources. READ MORE
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5. Implementation of Citizens’ Observations in Urban Pluvial Flood Modelling
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Damages caused by urban pluvial floods are believed to increase due to climate change and urbanization as more citizens are impacted in densely populated cities and extreme rainfalls occur more frequently with higher intensities. To prepare cities for these calamities, urban pluvial flood models are created to provide knowledge about how an extreme rainfall event could inundate the studied city. READ MORE