Essays about: "Modal choice"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words Modal choice.

  1. 1. Towards Sustainable Transport: A case study on modal shift for temperature-controlled goods between northern Norway and central Europe

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Love Kristoffersson; Etienne Skowronski; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : road-rail transport; temperature-controlled goods; cross-border; modal shift; transportation network;

    Abstract : In line with the ambitious sustainability goals set by the European Union to reduce transport emissions, there is a growing interest for sustainable freight transport across Europe. Rail transportation has emerged as a preferred mode of choice for shippers and freight forwarders, given its sustainability advantage of transporting larger volumes on longer distances. READ MORE

  3. 2. Understanding User Behaviour in a Circular Transport System : From personal choices to societal patterns

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Luja von Köckritz; [2023]
    Keywords : circular economy; agent-based modelling; user behaviour; behavioural decision-making; affordance theory;

    Abstract : The Circular Economy is a growing research field and policy agenda. Yet, integrating the social dimensions of sustainability into the Circular Economy remains a challenge. The significance of reactions to an implemented Circular Economy is poorly understood. READ MORE

  4. 3. Modality in Spiritual Literature : A Corpus Aided Discourse Study on Sadhguru and Eckhart Tolle

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : SHOWMIK JOY BHOWMIK; [2022]
    Keywords : Spirituality; mystics; modality; modal shading; epistemic; deontic; bigrams; CADS;

    Abstract : This study investigates and discusses how two spiritual teachers from different parts of the world interact with their devotees, what the probable impacts of their interaction are, and whether they speak similarly or differently based on the use of modal auxiliary verbs and pronouns. Linguistically speaking, the mystics mostly have to address their audience/readers in a particular manner with expressions which represent certainty, possibility, obligation and so on; thus, a study of such is necessary and modal auxiliary verbs represent such expressions. READ MORE

  5. 4. Driving forces of spatial cognition : Is the car a mover in egocentric distance estimation?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Horn; [2022]
    Keywords : distance cognition; modal choice; action-specific perception; car driving; urban planning;

    Abstract : Physical inactivity is a cause of health problems globally that cause suffering for people and amass significant costs for states. One way of improving physical activity is by formulating policy and implementing planning decisions that encourage active travel. At the heart of the issue, however, lies the matter of modal choice. READ MORE

  6. 5. Where life happens. Proximity, everyday life strategies, and gender in the dense city

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

    Author : Louise Brundin; [2021-12-07]
    Keywords : Densification; gender as seriality; gender contract; gendered mobility; proximity; time geography; strategy of the near; strategy of the near through digital options; strategy of the not-so-near;

    Abstract : This thesis is about the everyday life in the dense city, and gendered aspects of the everyday. Drawing on the fact that many cities densify in order to increase sustainability, and that gender differences in terms of mobility exist, this thesis takes an interest in how the everyday is achieved while living in the dense city applying theories of gender and time geography. READ MORE