Essays about: "Dubai future"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Dubai future.

1. 1. Optimization of Thermal Comfort on Electric Buses : A Comprehensive Study on Passenger Satisfaction in Stockholm, Sweden

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

   Author : Ellinor Hambraeus; Maxwell Minotta Cuervo; [2023]
   Keywords : Electric bus; Bus temperature; Thermal comfort; Energy efficiency; Predicted Mean Vote; Equivalent temperature v; Elbuss; busstemperatur; termisk komfort; energieffektivisering; Predicted Mean Vote; Ekvivalent temperatur vii;

   Abstract : The transition towards electrification in the bus sector is necessary to achieve the global climate goals and has gained significant traction in recent years. However, there are critical challenges associated with this transition, one of them being the absence of excess heat that traditional combustion engines provided to warm the bus cabin. READ MORE

3. 2. Reading the City: Architectural sites as the interlocutors of past, present and future identity in Dubai

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Freya Yasmin Mainprize Dastoor; [2023]
   Keywords : locality; placemaking; Dubai; architecture; global city; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the ways in which architectural sites establish and maintain Dubai’s claim to global city status. In a globalized world, localities must succeed in translocal networks in order to ensure their survival and prosperity, and global recognition of local uniqueness is thus integral to the establishment of global cities. READ MORE

4. 3. Welcome to Nowhere

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Tara Fartash-Naini; [2020]
   Keywords : Architecture; Globalization; Urbanization; Consumerism; Dubai; Fragmented city; Homogenous Landscapes; Iconic Architecture; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : We live in a world built on consumerist values and a spatial rationale of capital accumulation. This modern society has led to architecture thriving through super consumption and super production ultimately leading to the generic. Cities and spaces that were usually rich in variation and texture have now become an architectural melting pot. READ MORE

5. 4. How to provide a humanitarian warehouse location model with data - An assessment of scenario creation and data availability at the United Nations High-Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

   Author : Karolina Lindén; Peter Dahl; [2016]
   Keywords : Humanitarian logistics; facility location problem; scenario planning; data availability; aid; refugees; UNHCR; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : At the end of 2014, 38 million people around the world had fled their homes due to man-made disasters such as war, armed conflict and violence. To save the lives and alleviate the suffering of these refugees and displaced is the purpose of Humanitarian Logistics. READ MORE

6. 5. Evaluation of a high-rise building for passive house classifications in PHPP : Simulation and optimization of energy efficiency measures for residential high-rise buildings in different climates

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

   Author : Nils Lundberg; [2016]
   Keywords : EE-Highrise; Energy Efficiency; PHPP;

   Abstract : This thesis is a part of the major EU project EE-Highrise which is a part of the European 7th Framework Research Program (FP7-ENERGY). In order to demonstrate and test new technologies and concepts, a demo building has been constructed in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. READ MORE