Essays about: "Traffic problem in cities"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 67 essays containing the words Traffic problem in cities.
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1. Kulturljudzon Sofielund, Malmö: : a study on the residents’ auditory perception
University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and SocietyAbstract : To become better at planning vibrant mixed-use cities, we need to know more about soundscapes and noise perception in urban environments. The development towards culture being pushed out from the cities lead to the creation of a kulturljudzon in Malmö, where culture and industry sounds are allowed to exist almost unrestricted. READ MORE
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2. Freight Transport in the Car-Free City : Towards a more sustainable urban freight sector
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Freight transport of goods is an indispensable part of everyday life. Without it there would be no delivery of products such as food, water, construction material, technology, furniture, clothes and society, as we know it today, would collapse. However, there are more and less sustainable ways of transporting goods. READ MORE
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3. 3D geospatial data requirements for simulating noise using the Nord2000 model: Case study of the impact of building façade types and roof configurations on simulated traffic noise levels
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : The European Union implements the Environmental Noise Directive (END), which offers a framework for evaluating and assessing environmental noise. All EU members are required to create strategic noise maps to inform the public about noise pollution and its effects. READ MORE
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4. Bluegreengrey (BGG) solution for future climate and flood-resilient urban drainage network by enhancing the natural hydrological cycle
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : A loop of urbanization, increasing impervious surface in urban areas, increasing temperature, rainfall, surface runoff and flooding, and lack of new spaces have been adding challenges to urban drainage systems for decades. The climate change impacts are exposing the existing vulnerable conventional urban drainage systems to more challenges in the future. READ MORE
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5. Barns utomhusmiljöer : en studie om barns ytor i staden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Det blir allt vanligare att flytta från landsbygden in till de större städerna. I takt med att fler människor väljer att flytta behöver staden utvecklas. Detta har resulterat i att vissa ytor bortprioriteras. Utrymmen som ofta drabbas är de ytor som barn behöver för att utvecklas och må bra. READ MORE