Essays about: "GIS in safety"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 29 essays containing the words GIS in safety.
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6. Evaluation of bank erosion and stability analysis along Rönne å at Ängelholm, Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : This master thesis report presents the results of evaluation of bank erosion and stability analysis along Rönne å (river) at Ängelholm, located in south-west of Sweden within Scania. The main objectives cover building a hydrodynamic model, studying parameters that define sediment transport, modelling sediment transport within the river, mapping out erosive stretches and comparing to earlier observational study conducted by Norconsult in 2013, and finally conducting analysis of bank stability in most erosive stretches. READ MORE
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7. Eco-route modelling using GIS : How to find the most sustainable route option
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografiAbstract : In a time when the concept of sustainability is gaining increasing attention among the public, as well as among stake holders and policy makers, informing people about what the most sustainable choice to make is, is crucial in leading people in the right direction. Travelling is an activity requiring a traveller to make multiple choices, with one of the choices being which route between two places to take. READ MORE
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8. The importance of crime severity for housing prices : Implementation of criminal harm weighting into the literature of crime and housing prices
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)Abstract : The empirical results from past research are quite clear. When the surrounding crime level goes up, housing prices go down. However, what has not been acknowledged in the previous literature is that different crimes might impact our willingness-to-pay heterogeneously. READ MORE
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9. Walkability assessment using GIS-MCDA : A case study of two counties Gävle and Uppsala in Sweden
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/SamhällsbyggnadAbstract : Walkability is the measure of walking comfortably in the urban environment, based on numerous parameters, including traversability, compactness, attractiveness, and safety. Recently, walkability has become a significant key to well-being quality in the urban environment through enhancement of the walking environment, including filling spaces with life, promoting sustainability, and attracting people for exercise. READ MORE
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10. Risk, Rail and the Region : A spatial analysis of regional differences of infrastructural safety and the risk of accidents at Swedish level-crossings
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionenAbstract : Level-crossings, i.e. intersections where railways and road meet in the same vertical level, constitute risk for the users of respective infrastructure system. The aim of this thesis is to examine possible regional differences between the infrastructural safety standard of level-crossings in Sweden. READ MORE
