Essays about: "Low Carbon City"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 essays containing the words Low Carbon City.

  1. 1. A Multi-Level Perspective: Construction and Demolition Waste Management System : Case Study: Bengaluru

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för byggd miljö och energiteknik (BET)

    Author : Prashanth Ramakrishna; [2023]
    Keywords : Bengaluru; C D Waste Management; MLP Theory; Path Dependency;

    Abstract : A significant proportion of construction and demolition (C&D) waste is encompassed within the broader category of global waste. The handling of C&D waste is subject to the influence of a tripartite of environmental, social, and economic factors. READ MORE

  3. 2. Towards low carbon buildings: A case study in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Huynh Tuan Tran; Victor-Antoine Delorme; [2023]
    Keywords : Life cycle assessment; Environmental impact of building materials; Carbon neutrality; Biobased material; Biochar; Cross Laminated Timber; Biogenic carbon; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This study comprehensively evaluated the global warming potential of an office building in a newly built Scandinavian neighbourhood seeking to reach sustainability. The primary objective of the research was to support the city authorities of Helsingborg by providing valuable insights into actual carbon emissions at the building level and proposing measures to minimize these emissions to achieve climate neutrality by 2030. READ MORE

  4. 3. Opposing ‘green’ extractivism: Voices of resistance in the case of the Gállok iron mine, Sápmi

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Elena Maria Gnant; [2022]
    Keywords : political ecology; ’green’ extractivism; energy transition; frontier racism; colonial capitalism; Sámi resistance; just transition; Sápmi; Gállok; Kallak; Jåhkåmåhkke; Jokkmokk; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Embedded in a history of global colonial capitalism and the system’s crisis ridden tendencies and fixes for capital accumulation, extractivism increases globally. The intensive exploitation of resources is increasingly framed as compatible with and necessary to climate change mitigation for the possibility of a low-carbon future, opening new extractive frontiers through a path of ‘green’ extractivism (GE). READ MORE

  5. 4. The implementation of e-scooters in Linköping municipality : Opportunities and challenges for sustainable transportation

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tematisk utbildning och forskning; Linköpings universitet/Tema teknik och social förändring

    Author : Kuduk Jesper; [2022]
    Keywords : micro-mobility; e-scooter; built environment; travel habits; sustainable mobility;

    Abstract : Across the world, efforts are being made to deal with climate change, where development in different fields is being made to transition towards a sustainable future. Transportation has become one component of this, resulting in the emergence of micro-mobility. READ MORE

  6. 5. Covid-19 couldn’t car less? Examining the pandemic’s effects on urban mobility and the implications for a carbon-neutral and inclusive transition. A case study from Hamburg, Germany.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Anna Schellenberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Covid-19; Hamburg; Right to the City; Sustainability Science; mobility; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The global pandemic of Covid-19 has drastically changed the behaviour of citizens around the world. This research aims to identify actions that ensure low-carbon, inclusive forms of mobility that respond to the behavioural changes during Covid-19. READ MORE