Essays about: "Geographical proximity"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 91 essays containing the words Geographical proximity.

1. 21. Havet, träden och människan : gestaltningsstrategier och principer för klimatanpassning av Societetsparken i Norrtälje

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

   Author : Lina Axelsson; Klara Enekvist; [2021]
   Keywords : Gestaltningsstrategier för klimatanpassning; Societetsparken; Landskapsarkitektur; RGB-kategorisering; Naturbaserade lösningar;

   Abstract : Vi ställs inför allt fler utmaningar orsakade av klimatförändringarna och den pågående globala uppvärmningen. Prognoser visar på havsnivåhöjning, ökad nederbörd, ökad erosion, längre torrperioder och översvämningar. Samtidigt som konsekvenserna förändrar den fysiska miljön påverkar de även människors hälsa. READ MORE

3. 22. Does Proximity Matter? A quantitative study of residential return after a hypothetical nuclear accident in Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Jennifer Cardell; [2020-07-10]
   Keywords : Nuclear accident; Geographical proximity; Residential return; Hypothetical scenario; Ordered logistic regression;

   Abstract : After observing an unwillingness to return among the residents in Fukushima following the nuclear accident in 2011, the question has been raised whether a similar response to a nuclear fallout should be expected among Swedish residents. One determinant of this response is the geographical proximity of the resident to the nearest nuclear plant. READ MORE

4. 23. Azelio’s Thermal Battery for Combined Heat and Power : A Thermo-economic and Market Research Study

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

   Author : Martin Lantz; [2020]
   Keywords : Carnot battery systems; thermal energy storage; techno economic analysis; market review;

   Abstract : The objective of this thesis was to assess the market opportunities for two novel Carnot battery system solutions, one supplying power and low temperature heat as well as a system supplying medium temperature heat exclusively. To fulfill the objective, a methodology was developed and implemented to investigate the market potential, further two techno-economic models were developed and utilized to investigate the performance of such Carnot battery solutions. READ MORE

5. 24. Close to Home: The Effect of Proximity to Violent Protests on Hong Kong's 2019 Electoral Outcomes

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Matilda Fors; Andrea Schmidt; [2020]
   Keywords : democracy; election; Hong Kong 2019 pro-democracy protests; proximity; violent protests;

   Abstract : This paper aims to investigate the effect of violent pro-democracy protests on electoral support for pro-democracy candidates in the case of Hong Kong's 2019 District Council election. More specifically, we estimate the size of an effect resting on three theoretically and contextually informed microfoundations: violence in protests, geographical proximity of protests to voters' homes, and temporal proximity of protests to election day. READ MORE

6. 25. Accuracy of EMD-WRF reanalyis for wind power estimations, using WindPRO

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Industriell elektroteknik och automation

   Author : Mathieu Bruneau; [2020]
   Keywords : Wind power; wind speed estimation; reanalysis; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Developing wind farms is a long and costly task. Assessing the potential of a site is a major part of the development of a wind project. READ MORE