Essays about: "Land and Houses"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 64 essays containing the words Land and Houses.

  1. 1. Experiences and effects of densification on parking lots : A study on the replacement of parking lots in a residential area with a parking garage on the outskirts of it

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Johannes Boo; [2023]
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    Abstract : Urban densification and the resulting "Compact City” is often seen as an importantstrategy in the move away from the unsustainable car-dependant society we currently live in and towards a more sustainable future. This is something that can be achieved through several methods, but one that is increasingly popular in many citiesis replacing parking lots in residential areas with parking garages, while building new houses on the suddenly vacant land. READ MORE

  3. 2. Free cooling and PVT integration in a ground-source heat pump (GSHP) system

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

    Author : Christopher Pourier; [2023]
    Keywords : Ground-source heat pump; borehole; GSHP; photovoltaic thermal collector; PVT; free cooling; Ytjordvärmepump; borrhål; GSHP; solfångare; PVT; frikylning;

    Abstract : The performance of ground-source heat pump (GSHP) systems can be negatively affected over time by soil temperature degradation of boreholes (BH) in heating dominated climates. Land area is scarce in the dense urban environments typical of multi-family houses (MFH) and can lead to accelerated degradation- in tight BH fields. READ MORE

  4. 3. Conflicts on Exploited Land

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Anni Wagenius; [2022]
    Keywords : reindeer industry; Sami community; mining industry; green development; green colonization; exploitations; land use;

    Abstract : The North of Sweden is undergoing what’s called a green revolution, where new exploitations arehappening in the name of green development and growth and within the frame of eco-modernism. Thisrevolution is viewed as the solution to many of our problems, one being the climate change, another beingthe de-population of many towns in the North, such as Gällivare. READ MORE

  5. 4. Valuing Forest Amenities : assessing the effect of non-market amenities on real estate prices

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Pedro Manuel Obregón Santander; [2022]
    Keywords : amenity; hedonic pricing method HPM ; forests; city planning; dwelling prices; revealed preferences;

    Abstract : Quantitative information on residents' valuations attached to forests is needed for assessing land use, city planning, and the development of policies for forest preservation. This paper aims to value implicitly non-market forest amenities by estimating real estate housing prices and specific amounts of environmental amenities associated with recreational houses, specifically forest types. READ MORE

  6. 5. Den läkta staden : om platsspecifik förtätning av miljonprogrammets bostadsområden

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

    Author : Zara Persson; [2022]
    Keywords : förtätning; miljonprogrammet; Almgården; landskapsarkitektens arbetsmetod; stadsplanering; hållbarhet; modernism; funktionell täthet; funktionsblandning; exploateringstal; landskapsanpassning; platsspecifik gestaltning;

    Abstract : Detta examensarbete handlar om förtätning av miljonprogramsområdet Almgården i Malmö. Det syftar till att pröva och reflektera över dagens förtätningsideal i förhållande till de stadsplaneringsideal som var rådande under miljonprogrammet. READ MORE