Essays about: "Sustainable Road Transport"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 91 essays containing the words Sustainable Road Transport.

  1. 31. Nonlinear, not Necessarily Circular, Design for Sustainability

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

    Author : Sheida Amiri Rigi; [2021]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : This project has been an exploration into how sustainability is understood and its challenges framed within design. But the reader undertaking the task of going through this document will find more about carrying in urban transportation which has been the area of application. READ MORE

  3. 32. Eco-route modelling using GIS : How to find the most sustainable route option 

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Malin Gillman; [2021]
    Keywords : Eco-routing; Route modelling; GIS; Transportation; Sustainability; Road impacts; Network analysis; Network analyst; Sustainable transportation; Geographical information systems;

    Abstract : In a time when the concept of sustainability is gaining increasing attention among the public, as well as among stake holders and policy makers, informing people about what the most sustainable choice to make is, is crucial in leading people in the right direction.  Travelling is an activity requiring a traveller to make multiple choices, with one of the choices being which route between two places to take. READ MORE

  4. 33. Electrification of Heavy Transport Vehicles in Stockholm Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

    Author : Joel Amb; Rikard McPherson; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Sweden wants to reach its climate goals and one important step towards doing so is to lower road emissions. Today heavy transport constitutes 5% of all vehicles on the road in Sweden but are contributing to 25% of all CO2 road emissions. READ MORE

  5. 34. Creating Value from Last Mile Deliveries to First Mile Recycling : A Case Study of an Urban Consolidation Center

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

    Author : GUSTAV WESTERLUND; DARIN BABAN; [2021]
    Keywords : Urban consolidation center; Urbanization; Urban waste management; Urban freight delivery; Business models; Value creation; Value proposition; Value capture; Urban samlastningscentral; Urbanisering; Urban sophantering; Urbana varuleveranser; Affärsmodeller; Värdeskapande; Värdeerbjudande; Värdefångst;

    Abstract : This study is a part of the HITS-project at the Integrated Transport Research Lab at KTH. The demand for urban freight transportation has continued to grow during the last decades due to increased urbanization. Road-based freight transport contributes to air pollution, traffic congestion and noise pollution. READ MORE

  6. 35. Off-hour Deliveries as a Sustainable Alternative : A case study of a Swedish recycling company

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Mursal Hassas; Signy Yu Liu; [2021]
    Keywords : Off-hour deliveries; Freight transportation; Congestion; Traffic efficiency; Emission; Logistics; Recycling industry; Off - hour leveranser; Godstransport; Trängsel; Trafik effektivitet; Avgaser; Logistik; Återvinning industri;

    Abstract : Global climate change is already having a noticeable impact on the environment that threatens the future of all species including humans. Unfortunately, it is currently accelerating and global temperatures will continue to rise in the coming decades mainly due to greenhouse gases produced by human activities in daily life. READ MORE