Essays about: "DEFINITION OF POPULATION STUDIES"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 38 essays containing the words DEFINITION OF POPULATION STUDIES.

1. 21. Guiding technologists in México : testing theories of sustainable technological design development to create better design guidelines in a Mexican context

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Lucia Solis Paredes; [2017]
   Keywords : sustainability science; technology; eco-efficiency; sustainable engineering; theory testing; case study; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Technological development has been used to improve human conditions over time, but has in the process created detrimental impacts on the environment. As political forces shift the focus of technology to solve sustainability-related problems, much faith is put into that technologists will change the way they conduct their work so they create technologies that are more sustainable. READ MORE

3. 22. Global analysis of a tubed structural system for an inclined slender tall building

   University essay from KTH/Betongbyggnad

   Author : LYDIA FOTEINI MARANTOU; PAULINA CHOJNICKA; [2017]
   Keywords : inclined tall building; Tubed Mega Frame; truss system; diagrid; concrete; composite; P-delta;

   Abstract : Building engineering is called upon to keep up with the pace and challenges of modern design, which aims not only to build higher and greener, but also to fulfill the demands of the growing population and simple human curiosity. The main purpose of this study was to examine the global behavior of a slender and inclined (V-shaped) 300 m high rise building with different structural systems applied. READ MORE

4. 23. Issues of geographic context variable calculation methods applied at different geographic levels in spatial historical demographic research : a case study over four parishes in Southern Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Karolina Despoina Pantazatou; [2016]
   Keywords : geographic context variables; spatial demography; historic demography; spatial longitudinal demographic research; geography; physical geography; distance calculation methods; geographic levels; GIS; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Spatial analysis is dependent on the geo-referencing quality of the spatial data, as well as on the definition of the geographic context variables used. However, these facts are rarely taken into consideration in historical demographic research where the geographic factor is considered. READ MORE

5. 24. Få staden att blomma genom storskaliga lökplanteringar : lämpliga växtplatser och gestaltning i Solna stad

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

   Author : Lisa Lindblom; [2015]
   Keywords : gestaltningsprogram; inventering; medborgardialog; offentlig miljö; storskaliga lökplanteringar; strategisk placering; växtplats;

   Abstract : Våra städer blir allt mer bebodda och förtätas allt mer. Bebyggelse och infrastruktur gör anspråk på våra offentliga platser och det gäller att aktivt finna platser för de gröna utemiljöerna i staden. Planteringar är något som används frekvent i våra städer både i stor som liten skala. READ MORE

6. 25. Compute a crowdedness index on historical GIS data : a case study of Hög Parish, Sweden, 1812-1920

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Fei Lu; [2015]
   Keywords : historical GIS; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; GIS; demography; crowdedness index; geomatics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : As the development of human civilizations, the classic definition of crowdedness index or population density is not able to describe population dynamic conciliations properly. Furthermore, the detailed population information is normally only stay on urban or country levels. Methods to compute crowdedness index of a small scale-area are lacked. READ MORE