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  1. 16. Social infrastructure in new urban areas

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Maria Nilsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Social infrastructure; development; municipality; urban areas; Social infrastruktur; exploatering; kommun; stadsmiljö;

    Abstract : Social infrastructure is premises or housing for municipally financed and statutory service such as schools, preschools, retirement homes and LSS or other social apartments. They can be built either stand-alone or integrated, where the former is constructed as its own building on a reserved site for the specific purpose, while the latter is an incorporated in space in a building which otherwise is typically intended for ordinary residential housing. READ MORE

  2. 17. I jakten på den billiga hyresrätten : en fallstudie av det kommunala handlingsutrymmet att ställa krav på låga hyresnivåer vid markanvisning i Stockholm och Göteborg

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

    Author : Gabriel Traneborn; [2019]
    Keywords : hyresrätt; handlingsutrymme; bostadsregim; stigberoende; aktiv markpolitik; markanvisning; inkluderande bostadsbyggande; finansialisering;

    Abstract : I frånvaron av en nationellt sammanhållen bostadspolitik står kommunerna med ett tungt ansvar att sörja för sina invånares rätt till en bostad. Som konsekvens av allmännyttans förändrade roll behöver kommunerna i högre grad förlita sig på att marknaden ska bidra med lösningarna. READ MORE

  3. 18. Wool Production, Systematic review of Life Cycle Assessment studies

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Caroline Alexandra Devaux; [2019]
    Keywords : Life cycle analysis; LCA; wool; systematic review;

    Abstract : Wool is often being marketed as sustainable. However, when looking at LCA studies, results can be significantly different from one study to another and wool sometimes shows higher impacts than other fabrics. READ MORE

  4. 19. Assessing edge pixel classification and growing stock volume estimation in forest stands using a machine learning algorithm and Sentinel-2 data

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Enzo Zerega; [2018]
    Keywords : Physical Geography; Ecosystem Analysis; Random Forest; remote sensing; accuracy assessment; land cover classification; training stage; multi-temporal; edge areas; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Science General;

    Abstract : Sustainable forest management requires accurate and up-to-date baseline data regarding forest structural parameters and the definition of forest stand units. A crucial component in stand characterization is the identification of tree species and to correctly define the stand boundaries. READ MORE

  5. 20. Where-Else : Creating a dialogue tool to enhance green space allocation for the mitigation of noise and water runoff in urban settings.

    University essay from KTH/Strategiska hållbarhetsstudier

    Author : Elsemieke Jolien Juffer; [2018]
    Keywords : climate change; resilience; dialogue; urbanisation; water; sound.;

    Abstract : Cities around the world encounter global challenges, of which climate change is one. Urbanisation is resulting in inflexible land uses that are hard to reverse and cause fragmentation of green areas, which therefore decline in quality and contribute to the cities’ vulnerability to climate change. READ MORE