Essays about: "Seville"

Found 5 essays containing the word Seville.

  1. 1. AGRI-CULTURA URBANA : Sharing hubs of transition in Cortijo de Cuarto in Seville, Spain.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Sharon Pulvino; [2017]
    Keywords : urban sustainable development; rural landscape; agricultural heritage; sustainability; desarrollo urbano sostenible; paisaje rural; patrimonio agrícola;

    Abstract : The modern dichotomy between the urban and the rural is increasingly affected by the superimposition of urbanisation processes on the rural landscape, usually contributing to the disappearance of the agricultural heritage. Thanks to a high degree of awareness towards the necessity of natural capitals in human life, today the interdependence between man and nature is progressively becoming of fundamental importance. READ MORE

  2. 2. LCC approach for High-speed ballastless tracks

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering, ekonomi och teknik

    Author : Irene Serrano González; [2015]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : An approach of life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) for high-speed ballastless tracks in Spain is carried out in this document based on an approximation of the present value behaviour through the Electre II Multi criteria method. A review of other LCC researches has been done analysing their results in order to adapt previous experimental tracks costs to the present study which is focused on construction and maintenance costs in Spain. READ MORE

  3. 3. How is Internal Communication used during the economic crisis in Spain 2013? -  A multiple case study.

    University essay from Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET)

    Author : Jonnathan Mejia; Aryan Karim; [2013]
    Keywords : Internal marketing; internal communication; Spain 2013; Seville; Recession in spain;

    Abstract : Internal communication is very important in organizations as it has many advantages. Communicators such as marketers should have an internal market in mind and not just the external as it could be a key to success. READ MORE

  4. 4. Exploring the relationship between land surface temperature and vegetation abundance for urban heat island mitigation in Seville, Spain

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Andrew Farina; [2012]
    Keywords : physical geography and ecosystem analysis; Urban Heat Island; land surface temperature; normalized difference vegetation index; land-use land-cover; climate change; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Scientific summary The environmental and social consequences of predicted climate change are expected to be amplified in urban environments due to their elevated temperatures, which are attributable to a phenomenon known as the Urban Heat Island (UHI). As vegetation can provide for cooler microclimates through the process of evapotranspiration, increasing amounts of urban vegetation might prove to be a highly effective solution for reducing UHI intensity, thereby mitigating some of the worst effects of predicted climate change. READ MORE

  5. 5. Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of the Four Tank Process

    University essay from KTH/Reglerteknik

    Author : Ivana Drca; [2007]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Model predictive control techniques are widely used in the process industry. They are considered methods that give good performance and are able to operate during long periods without almost any intervention. Model predictive control is also the only technique that is able to consider model restrictions. READ MORE