Essays about: "CBA"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 68 essays containing the word CBA.

  1. 11. Reuse in Demolition Projects : A Systematic Multicriteria Approach to Rank andOptimize the Reuse of Building Components in Demolition Projects

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Matilda Ferlander; Wedin Ellinor; [2021]
    Keywords : Reuse; Recycling; Demolition projects; Sustainability; Waste treatment; CDW; CBA; MCA; LCA; Building components.; Återbruk; Återanvändning; Återvinning; Rivningsprojekt; Hållbarhet; Recycling; Avfallshantering; CDW; CBA; MCA; LCA; Byggkomponenter;

    Abstract : The waste framework directive from the European Commission states that 70 percent of allconstruction- and demolition waste (CDW) should be reused or recycled. In Sweden during theyear of 2018, 52,1 percent of the generated CDW was reused or recycled, but a report fromAvfall Sverige showed that reuse only accounted for small fractions of this. READ MORE

  3. 12. WILL WE BE S(WIND)LED? : A CBA of further onshore wind power expansion in Sweden

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Kristoffer Sehlberg; [2021]
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    Abstract : Sweden is a country with close to zero fossil-fuel dependency in their electricity generation. The Swedish government has established specific goals that the Swedish electricity system should consist solely of renewable energy, as well as achieve zero net emissions in electricity generation within 25 years. READ MORE

  4. 13. Cooperative Beacon Rate Adaptation for Vehicular Ad-hoc Network

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Jinru Li; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs), the vehicles need to periodically exchange current mobility status information with neighboring vehicles through beacon messages. The mobility status includes, among others, speed, position, and direction of the vehicle, which help vehicles to keep awareness of neighboring vehicles for better traffic efficiency and safety. READ MORE

  5. 14. Re-thinking green roof design : The prospect of a carbon sink structure investigated through a life cycle cost-benefit analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Aziliz Le Rouzo; [2020]
    Keywords : Carbon Footprint; Green Roof Design; Carbon Sink; Cost-Effectiveness; Life cycle Cost-Benefit Analysis; Green Roofs; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Green Roofs (GRs) have been used worldwide as a solution for greening cities, while providing useful services to society such as storm water management, improved air quality, energy savings, and increased biodiversity, to name a few. However, the environmental impact of their structure has been understudied, and more importantly, the carbon cost related to the use of materials that have a high carbon footprint has received little to no attention. READ MORE

  6. 15. ‘What the Monkey ate before, and what he is eating now’ : a small-scale case study of local climate change adaptation in rural Nepal

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

    Author : Gerrit Jan Hofert; [2020]
    Keywords : community-based adaptation; local adaptation plans of action; climate change adaptation; climate vulnerability; participation;

    Abstract : Community-based adaptation (CBA), a decentralized bottom-up climate planning approach, has become increasingly important in the corresponding literature and in practice. CBA is a significant part of the debate of how to create and provide sustainable and adaptive solutions to the negative effects of climate change. READ MORE