Essays about: "Property Mapping"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 35 essays containing the words Property Mapping.
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16. Accessibility to green area qualities in the Stockholm region and their possible correlations to property values : A GIS-based network analysis
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : The concept of accessibility has in recent years been more used in urban planning, where access to urban services and attractive places, such as green areas, is desirable. In a rapidly growing city region like Stockholm, accessibility is especially important in order to provide an attractive and sustainable region. READ MORE
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17. Social Vulnerability Indices and a Sub-municipal Index for Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : The goal of risk and vulnerability research is to reduce the harm done by disasters. A disaster is a combination of a natural hazard and a vulnerable society. Understanding vulnerability is vital to reduce disaster risk, or the potential of losses in property or life. READ MORE
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18. Fire Risk and Vulnerability in Urban Informal Settlements in Metro Manila
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : Urban fires, particularly in informal settlements in rapidly urbanizing cities in the developing world, are an “everyday disaster” that oftentimes goes unnoticed or under-served in the face of disturbances of the more “lethal reputation”. These disturbances of normal existence are arguably the most debilitating to vulnerable communities and sustainable development, and yet get little attention in disaster literature or in practice. READ MORE
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19. Nanotechnology Start-ups - Intellectual Property for Generating Value
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälleAbstract : Purpose – The purpose of this thesis was to increase the understanding of how formal and informal intellectual property may affect value generation of strategic and financial values within the nanotechnology start-up sector. Method – This study had an inductive approach through a qualitative multi-case study. READ MORE
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20. Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for Flood Risk Mapping and Near Real-time Flooding Extent Assessment in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area
University essay from KTH/GeoinformatikAbstract : Disasters, whether natural or man-made have become an issue of mounting concern all over the world. Natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, landslides, cyclones, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions are yearly phenomena that have devastating effect on infrastructure and property and in most cases, results in the loss of human life. READ MORE