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  1. 1. Mamlets - A Sustainable Parklet Network in Malmö, Sweden

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

    Author : Javier Ignacio Navarro Puig; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban Recovery; Urban Transformation; Urban Mobility; Urban Sustainability; Social Sustainability; Democratic Design; Material Upcycling; Circular Economy; Arts and Architecture; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Today cities are the result of centuries of history and human development, accelerated during the past 100 years. Post-industrialization, modernism’s top-down city planning approach, and the prioritisation of motor vehicle design over humans resulted in more people moving to cities, more space needed to allocate new vehicles, expansion over rural areas, and exponential pollution growth. READ MORE

  2. 2. Offshore wind to hydrogen for powering port land mobility : Case study in Port of Valencia.

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Energisystem och byggnadsteknik

    Author : Jose Luis Blay Pomar; [2022]
    Keywords : wind-to-hydrogen; port land mobility; Port of Valencia; hydrogen;

    Abstract : Maritime cargo transport is a major energy consumer and polluting sector, accounting for 90% of world trade in goods and responsible for 2.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions per year. READ MORE

  3. 3. Evaluation of two different transport options for freight of heavy battery cells : a case study

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Malin Andersson; Sara Fridhagen; [2022]
    Keywords : supply chain; sustainability; Lean; battery electric vehicle; transport; filling rate; truck; train; dangerous goods; tied-up capital;

    Abstract : With the change that is taking place in the automotive industry, where production goes from producing internal combustion motor vehicles (ICE) to battery electric vehicles (BEV), this will lead to an increase in transportation of batteries. Batteries are components that are heavy, expensive, and classified as dangerous goods, which means higher demands on transport. READ MORE

  4. 4. Navigating the concrete jungle : Route planning in urban last-mile delivery

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Thomas Ebenspanger; [2022]
    Keywords : last-mile delivery; green last-mile; e-commerce; route planning; vehicle routing problem; GIS; network analysis;

    Abstract : The e-commerce market has developed massively since the 1990ies. In addition to a general change of shopping behavior, the COVID-pandemic increased the importance of online shopping. This study is about the transportation of e-commerce parcels on the last mile in urban areas, so called last-mile delivery. READ MORE

  5. 5. Modernized 6 and 10-ton Dock Levelers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

    Author : Viola Nilsson; Rebecka Karlsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Dock leveler; FEM; stress; sheet metal; load case; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This Master Thesis is made in collaboration with ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems and addresses the issues and problem areas of two dock leveler models; 60 kN and 100 kN to find a new improved design. After the following product development process, a new concept was created which could withstand applied forces exceedingly. READ MORE