Essays about: "Environmental Authority"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 145 essays containing the words Environmental Authority.

1. 6. Using a GIS to enable an economic, land use and energy output comparison between small wind powered turbines and large-scale wind farms: the case of Oslo, Norway.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Colin Potter; [2023]
   Keywords : Geography; GIS; Wind power; Renewable energy sources; urban wind energy; urban areas; planning; vertical axis wind turbines; comparative studies; urban integrated energy systems; Oslo; Roan; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Responding to an identified knowledge gap, the study aims to determine if smaller wind turbines located on top of existing urban buildings are more resource efficient (land utilization and economically) than large scale wind farms. To answer this question, using a GIS, the resource efficiency of the Roan wind farm in Northern Norway was compared to a theoretical modeled installation of small-scale wind turbines on top of buildings within a 2km radius study zone in central Oslo. READ MORE

3. 7. Analysis of Microgrid Electrification on Phaluai Island : A Minor Field Study in Thailand

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Leontina Walldén; Caroline Wahlberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Microgrid; Rural electrification; Rural islands; Thailand; Renewable energy; Microgrid; Elektrifiering av landsbygd; Isolerade öar; Thailand; Förnybar energi;

   Abstract : Similar to numerous other nations, Thailand aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 by reducing reliance on fossil fuels and increasing the amount of renewable energy sources in electricity generation. The objective of the Thai Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) is to ensure electricity access for all Thai households and villages. READ MORE

4. 8. Urban tree canopy mapping -an open source deep learning approach

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Tobias Rydlinge; [2023]
   Keywords : Geography; GIS; AI; deep learning; urban trees; remote sensing; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Urban trees have an important role to provide ecosystem services and to make our cities greener and more sustainable. The changing climate and densification of cities make it even more valuable to preserve and investigate in urban trees. READ MORE

5. 9. Parks and Recreation : A study in planning

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

   Author : Christofer Håkansson; [2023]
   Keywords : Green space; parks; recreation; social; planning; Stockholm; the City of Stockholm; Grönyta; parker; rekreation; social; planering; Stockholm; Stockholm stad;

   Abstract : Urban green space is of substantial importance in regards to the development of sustainable cities. Both the UNs Agenda 2030 and the Swedish environmental goal of A Good Built Environment identify that the city's green space is important for the well-being of humans. READ MORE

6. 10. Facing Anthropocene Threats : Rational Bureaucracy vs. Anthropocene Climate Change in The Southern Reach by Jeff VanderMeer

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Lora Ivanoska; [2023]
   Keywords : Anthropocene; Climate Change; Bureaucracy; Rational Bureaucracy; Climate Change Bureaucracy; Jeff Vandermeer; Southern Reach; Annihilation; Authority;

   Abstract : Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach series has been a talking point for many ecocritical papers exploring themes of Anthropocene, uncanny, and hyperobjects. Despite the plethora of themes being investigated concerning climate change in Southern Reach, an important aspect, the climate change bureaucracy of the Southern Reach agency, is glossed over. READ MORE