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1. 1. Using a GIS to enable an economic, land use and energy output comparison between small wind powered turbines and large-scale wind farms: the case of Oslo, Norway.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Colin Potter; [2023]
   Keywords : Geography; GIS; Wind power; Renewable energy sources; urban wind energy; urban areas; planning; vertical axis wind turbines; comparative studies; urban integrated energy systems; Oslo; Roan; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Responding to an identified knowledge gap, the study aims to determine if smaller wind turbines located on top of existing urban buildings are more resource efficient (land utilization and economically) than large scale wind farms. To answer this question, using a GIS, the resource efficiency of the Roan wind farm in Northern Norway was compared to a theoretical modeled installation of small-scale wind turbines on top of buildings within a 2km radius study zone in central Oslo. READ MORE

3. 2. Sustainable development of on-shore wind power : integrated landscape character assessment as a tool to improve assessment of on-shore wind power in southern Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Diego Mascareño Suarez; [2022]
   Keywords : wind power; landscape democracy; ; ArcGIS; european landscape convention; ; landscape actors; land use conflicts;

   Abstract : To meet the increasing demand of renewable energy and move from the fossil-fuel economy, Sweden aims to expand the onshore wind power production from 30 TWh today, to 80 TWh by 2040, with a strong expansion in Southern Sweden aiming to complement the infrastructure implemented in Northern Sweden. The implementation in Southern Sweden has created growing conflict as landscapes of cultural, ecological, and social importance try to accommodate this new energy landscape. READ MORE

4. 3. Planning for Viable Forests with High Biodiversity

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

   Author : Anja Herdesang; [2018]
   Keywords : Anja Herdesang; Planning for Viable Forests with High Biodiversity; forestry; foresters; forester; biodiversity; ecosystem; forest; sustainability; extinction; speices; refinement; nature; clear-cut; cuts; monocultured; forests; alternative; concervation; enviromental laws; even-aged; continuous; silvicultural; wood products; cost-effectiveness; Protection; timber; pulp; production; forest owners; harvesting; red-listed; violations; protected; effective management; ecosystem responses; disturbance; Cross-disciplinary cooperation; climax and carrying capacity; index; describing the abiotic basic Prerequisites for Biodiversity APB ; guideline; trees connected; wildlife connectivity; continuity; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Agriculture and Food Sciences; Biology and Life Sciences; Cultural Sciences; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In recent decades, the rate of extinction of species is increasing due to human use and refinement of nature. This has resulted in a large amount of research throughout the world. Forestry today is mostly based on clear cuts, and many natural forests have been cut down and replaced with monocultured forests. READ MORE

5. 4. Urban land-use planning using Geographical Information System and Analytical Hierarchy Process : case study Dhaka city

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Kazi Masel Ullah; [2014]
   Keywords : land-use planning; AHP; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; GIS; urban planning; land suitability; Dhaka city; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Urban land-use planning, which is a useful tool for the sustainable development of a city, is a complex decision making process. However, the modern GIS technologies facilitate such complex jobs in two ways – (i) GIS allows to work with large numbr of datasets, (ii) a number of methods, techniques or models could be embeded in GIS for land-use suitability analysis. READ MORE

6. 5. DETERMINATION OF FREE STAND-ALONE PHOTOVOLTAIC POTENTIAL IN GERMANY BY GIS-BASED SITE RANKING

   University essay from Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad

   Author : Salahaldin Shoshtari; [2010]
   Keywords : Geographical Information System GIS ; Photovoltaic PV ; Renewable Energy Systems RES ; Urban and Regional Planning;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to find potential areas suitable for energy production using renewable sources. For this aim, accurate assessments are necessary. READ MORE