Essays about: "Bottom-up planning"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 64 essays containing the words Bottom-up planning.

1. 26. Developing a Least Cost Electrification Plan for Kakamega County in Kenya - A Bottom up Approach to the geospatial electrification analysis with OnSSET

   University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

   Author : Rahul Cumbalam Kumaresh; [2018]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This thesis discusses the role of “Productive Uses of Electricity” (PUE) in the development of sustainable electrification pathways. The definition of PUE involves in broader terms agricultural, industrial, commercial and social activities, which involve electricity services as a direct input to the production of goods or provision of services towards a sustainable and progressive future of the planet. READ MORE

3. 27. Social acceptance of the Vesterhav Syd Wind Power Project : quantitative and qualitative content analysis of social acceptance towards a wind power project in the Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality at the west coast of Jutland, Denmark

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

   Author : Daniel Valentini; [2018]
   Keywords : Social Acceptance; Nearshore Wind Power; Vesterhav Syd; Mixed Methods; Quantitative Content Analysis; Qualitative Content Analysis;

   Abstract : Essential for the effectiveness of green technology projects is the acceptance of these projects by local actors, from the planning phase to the implementation. It is especially important to understand those people who oppose the idea of having wind turbines in their “backyard” since local resistance can hamper or even prevent the installation of wind power projects. READ MORE

4. 28. Integration of a Technological Tool in an Early Warning System within its Social Context: A Case Study from Durazno, Uruguay

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Ane Carina Reiter; [2018]
   Keywords : Early warning system; technology decision-making; people-centred DRM; disaster risk reduction; Science General;

   Abstract : A disaster is not just natural but largely of social and political origin. To be effective, an early warning system must therefore be viewed as a social process with a strong focus on the people at risk. READ MORE

5. 29. I amSMARTerdam : Revaluating the Smart City concept through the world's most bottom-up Smart City

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering

   Author : Lucas van den Boogaard; [2018]
   Keywords : Smart Cities; Smart City; Smart; Bottom-up; bottom up; initiatives; innovation; innovative; policy; planning;

   Abstract : Smart Cities are, while hot-and-happening, in the field of urban planning, also a source of confusionand debate. While many argue against the technology-driven and top-down nature of the Smart Citymodel, the bottom-up component is often appointed as the deciding factor in the determinationwhether a Smart City can be successful and contributing to its set goals, or rather resulting in an effortharming the city and its citizens in the long run. READ MORE

6. 30. From visions of sharing power to building a culture of learning. Citizen participation in communication processes for development, in Malmö, Sweden

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

   Author : Frida Leander; [2018]
   Keywords : citizen participation; communication for development; participatory communication; voice; power;

   Abstract : The City of Malmö, Sweden’s third largest city, has high ambitions when it comes to inclusion and participation from local businesses and universities, NGOs and citizens. The decision to democratize management and to change the city’s processes towards working on (more) equal terms with relevant actors, was made by the City Council in 2014 as a step towards a socially sustainable development. READ MORE