Essays about: "European Space Policy"

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  1. 16. Integration of ecosystem-based adaptation measures in urban planning : Insights from Copenhagen and Malmö

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Camilla Baier; [2020]
    Keywords : Ecosystem-based adaptation; Climate change adaptation; Nature-based solutions; Ecosystem services; Policy integration; Green infrastructure; Urban planning; Ekosystembaserad anpassning; Anpassning av klimatförändringar; Naturbaserade lösningar; Nature-based solutions; NBS; Ekosystemtjänster; Politikintegration; Grön infrastruktur; Stadsplanering;

    Abstract : A key challenge for sustainable urban development is to deal with the effects of climate change. To approach this issue, ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA), i.e. the use of ecosystem services for climate adaptation, has been promoted by both scholars and practitioners. READ MORE

  3. 17. CLAIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION Analyzing the understandings behind migration policy in the EU

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Peter Eleveld; [2019-01-17]
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    Abstract : This thesis aims to uncover how, through the common discourse, human rights violations occur in the European Union when it claims to protect and promote human rights. More specifically the question is asked in what way different understandings on human rights and sovereignty as they are held by the European Commission influence the discourse on migration in the EU. READ MORE

  4. 18. Urban green space as a matter of environmental justice : The case of Lisbon’s urban greening strategies

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Jessica Verheij; [2019]
    Keywords : Green Infrastructure; environmental justice; Lisbon; urban greening;

    Abstract : In the summer of 2018 the European Commission awarded Lisbon as European Green Capital 2020 – in part due to investments made by Lisbon municipality in Green Infrastructure (GI) and new green spaces. As the city is becoming greener, this study aims to analyze Lisbon’s urban greening strategies from an environmental justice perspective. READ MORE

  5. 19. Future climate resilience of energy-efficient retrofit projects in central Europe

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Jonas Manuel Gremmelspacher; Julija Sivolova; [2019]
    Keywords : Climate change; Future climate; Climate action; Building Performance Simulations; Hygrothermal Simulations; Moisture; Heating demand; Retrofit; Renovation; Building stock; Residential; Dwellings; Thermal envelope; Heating peak loads; Thermal comfort; Indoor environmental quality; Actual case studies; Big data; Denmark; Germany; Iterative workflow; Weather files.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This study assesses the performance of buildings affected by climate change under future climate predictions for three time-periods until the end of the 21st century. Objects studied are residential multi-storey buildings, originally built before 1970 and retrofitted during the last decade. READ MORE

  6. 20. Determinants of Energy Demand for Heating in the European Residential Sector

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jens Ewald; [2018-10-15]
    Keywords : Residential energy demand; Space heating; Energy policy;

    Abstract : The improvement of energy e ciency is one of the key targets of EU energy policy. In order to design and implement e cient energy policy, information on energy demand price and income elasticities is required. READ MORE