Essays about: "local character"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 120 essays containing the words local character.

  1. 1. Integrating Local Knowledge into the Spatial Analysis of Wind Power: The case study of Northern Tzoumerka, Greece

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Athanasios Senteles; [2024]
    Keywords : Geography; Geographical Information Systems; MCDA; wind energy; local knowledge; Greece; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Increasing demand for incorporating renewable energy projects into the national energy mix, is associated with international and European efforts to tackle the negative effects of climate change and strengthen energy resilience. Greece, as a member country of the European Union, has acknowledged that necessity, by implementing a national program aiming to significantly reduce Green House Gas Emissions and upscale Renewable Energy Sources (RES) project development in upcoming years. READ MORE

  3. 2. NOT IN MY LIMHAMN : Investigating the implications of social mixing in an affluent area, through the case of Limhamns Sjöstad

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Ella Klausen; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban planning; social mixing; diversity; local opposition; NIMBYism;

    Abstract : In 2020, reports were made of local opposition directed towards the development of public housing in a new residential area called Limhamns Sjöstad (Limhamn's seaside town), located in one of the most affluent districts of Malmö, Sweden. The reports of the local opposition initiated a media debate regarding the municipal housing provision and aim to promote social mixing to counteract segregation within the city. READ MORE

  4. 3. The modern folkhem

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

    Author : Maritina Klaesson; [2023]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : ”Most of Sweden’s surface is covered by forest, 68 percent is woodland; the built-up and landscaped land does not make up more than 3 percent of Sweden’s total land area. About 50% of the forest land is made of pine (Pinus sylvestris), making it the most common tree species in the country’s forests. READ MORE

  5. 4. Strandpromenaden i Rindö hamn : landskapsanalys och gestaltningsförslag

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Lovisa Ekvall; [2023]
    Keywords : Rindö hamn; Oskar-Fredriksborg; Vaxholms stad; strandpromenad; bryggor; rekreation;

    Abstract : I Stockholms mellersta skärgård finner man Rindö. Militär aktivitet har varit en central del av öns historia. På order av Gustav Vasa tilläts den första försvarsanläggningen byggas som ett lås till huvudstaden. READ MORE

  6. 5. Retrofitting analogue meters with smart devices : A feasibility study of local OCR processes on an energy critical driven system

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    Author : Joel Andreasson; Elin Ehrenbåge; [2023]
    Keywords : Analogue meters; Energy efficiency; Internet of Things IoT ; Optical Character Recognition OCR ; Sum of Absolute Differences SAD ; Template matching;

    Abstract : Internet of Things (IoT) are becoming increasingly popular replacements for their analogue counterparts. However, there is still demand to keep analogue equipment that is already installed, while also having automated monitoring of the equipment, such as analogue water meters. READ MORE