Essays about: "local authorities and planning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 94 essays containing the words local authorities and planning.

  1. 1. Multicriteria Evaluation in Real Estate Land-use Suitability Analysis: The case of Volos, Greece

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Panagiotis Dimitrios Tsachageas; [2024]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Real Estate; Multicriteria Evaluation; Fuzzy; AHP; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The integration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) into real estate analysis has long been considered an interesting interdisciplinary pursuit, but has yet to become mainstream. Despite the increasing academic focus over the last twenty years, this endeavour has mostly been approached from the scientific side of Geography. READ MORE

  3. 2. Planning for heat resilience - A comparative study between Greater Gothenburg´s and Skåne´s work on heat

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Rebecca Johansson; [2023-08-17]
    Keywords : climate adaptation; heat mitigation; heat stress; urban planning;

    Abstract : Due to climate change, it is expected that heat waves will be intensified and occur more frequently in Sweden; hence, heat-related risks are anticipated to increase, i.e., morbidity and mortality. Through heat mitigation strategies, risks associated with heat can be prevented. READ MORE

  4. 3. KEY FACTORS FOR SUCCESS IN CONTESTED GREEN PROJECTS

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Francisco Soto Fernández; [2023-06-28]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to understand why non-polluting energy facilities in Europe are not always well accepted notwithstanding their positive effect on greenhouse gas reduction and their contribution to transforming the EU into a thriving society, as intended by the European Green Deal. The thesis draws on public acceptance theory and has been conducted as a two-step Case Study, namely, the deployment of renewable energy facilities in La Rioja, a Spanish region wherein two waves of wind and solar energy plants – during the 2000s and the 2020s – have enjoyed very different degrees of public support. READ MORE

  5. 4. Villaträdgårdens potential för en klimatsmart framtid : en glömd resurs i Sveriges hållbarhetsarbete?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Mille Jensen; [2023]
    Keywords : villaträdgård; trädgård; biologisk mångfald; ekosystem; ekosystemtjänster; klimatanpassning; klimat; kommuner; internet; hemsida;

    Abstract : De privata trädgårdarna har stor potential att vara en aktiv och betydande aktör för att vi ska nå Sveriges hållbarhetsmål, genom att bidra med ekosystemtjänster. För att de privata villaträdgårdsägarna ska få den roll som behövs i det nationella hållbarhetsarbetet, så har ett antal faktorer definierats som avgörande. READ MORE

  6. 5. Methods for local energy and climate planning : A Case stuudy on the Urban Community of Dunkirk

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

    Author : Sacha Thibault; [2023]
    Keywords : Energy transition - Climate and energy policy - Renewable energy - Decision-Support Tools - Local authorities; Energiomställning - Klimat- och energipolitik - Förnybar energi - Verktyg för beslutsstöd - Lokala myndigheter;

    Abstract : Energy management concerns were raised in France after the oil crisis in the 1970s. From then, the local actors developed policies to better control the energy production and consumption on the territories. Climate considerations and the need to limit greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions were then added to these energy issues in the early 2000s. READ MORE