Essays about: "Oslo"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 73 essays containing the word Oslo.

  1. 6. How Motivating Factors and Political Vision affect Car-free Initiatives : A study of Stockholm and Oslo

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

    Author : Sebastian Arora-Jonsson; Leo Björkman; [2022]
    Keywords : car-free; car free; car-lite; car-light; car-free city; pedestrian street; multi-level perspective; MLP; transition; Bilfritt Byliv; the Car-free Livability Programme; Living Stockholm; bilfri; bilfria städer; sommargågator; MLP; multi-level perspective; Levande Stockholm; Bilfritt Byliv;

    Abstract : This thesis studies why car-initiatives are implemented and how political visions is intertwined in this process. These topics are further explored by looking at how certain critical groups are impacted by car-free initiatives and how they can affect polarization. READ MORE

  3. 7. Food and crisis – urban food resilience in times of crisis : a design proposal for a campus park in Oslo

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Max Ekholm; [2022]
    Keywords : Urban farming; resilience; food security; crisis; landscape architecture;

    Abstract : As humans we tend to think a lot about food, and in our part of the world, food is something that many people take for granted. At the same time, the global population is growing, and urbanization is increasing in a rapid pace. READ MORE

  4. 8. Abkhazia and Russia: A Role Theory Analysis : A Qualitative Study of the Relationship Between a De Facto State and its Patron

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Julia Linderfalk; [2022]
    Keywords : Role theory; Abkhazia; Russia; patron-client relationships; role coherence; passive strategy;

    Abstract : This paper investigates why patron states choose to adopt a passive strategy in relation to de facto states. Pål Kolstø from the University of Oslo has claimed that this strategy is based on the assumption that de facto states have nowhere else to turn. In this thesis, role theory is used to expand this claim. READ MORE

  5. 9. Developing transport interaction macromodels to simulate traffic patterns : Case of Oslo, Norway

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

    Author : Omkar Parishwad; [2022]
    Keywords : Spatial Interaction Modelling; Transport Modelling; City Planning; OD Matrices; Trip distribution; Transport Simulations; Sustainable Development Goals;

    Abstract : Predicting the passenger flow inside a city is a vital component of the intelligent transportation management system. The proposal for a new residential area, an office space, post­pandemic policy implications for work from home, behavioral changes for revised traffic patterns, infrastructural improvements, require a visual and analytical backing which can be provided through a macro simulation model. READ MORE

  6. 10. Night Setback Identification of District Heating Substations

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för information och teknik

    Author : Kassaye Gerima; [2021]
    Keywords : District heating; Night setback; CNN; Transfer learning; Pre-trained model;

    Abstract : Energy efficiency of district heating systems is of great interest to energy stakeholders. However, it is not uncommon that district heating systems fail to achieve the expected performance due to inappropriate operations. READ MORE