Essays about: "Transport mode choice"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 41 essays containing the words Transport mode choice.

  1. 31. How to provide a humanitarian warehouse location model with data - An assessment of scenario creation and data availability at the United Nations High-Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Karolina Lindén; Peter Dahl; [2016]
    Keywords : Humanitarian logistics; facility location problem; scenario planning; data availability; aid; refugees; UNHCR; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : At the end of 2014, 38 million people around the world had fled their homes due to man-made disasters such as war, armed conflict and violence. To save the lives and alleviate the suffering of these refugees and displaced is the purpose of Humanitarian Logistics. READ MORE

  3. 32. Daily Travel Mode Choice from an Intersectional Perspective : -A Literature Review and a Case Study in Uppsala

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Malin Paulusson; [2015]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Mobility; Transport mode choice; Sustainable transportation; Equity; Public Health; Intersectional analysis; Hållbar utveckling; mobilitet; färdmedelsval; hållbara transporter; folkhälsa; intersektionalitet;

    Abstract : The transport sector is an extensive contributor to the total CO2 emissions, and private transports hold a vast share. This has implications on environmental and human health, which eventually have economic consequences for society. Equal access to opportunities is essential in a sustainable society and public transport is a crucial element. READ MORE

  4. 33. A NEW IMAGINARY FOR URBAN TRANSPORT IN VIENNA: Understanding transport mode choices as to effectively de-normalise car usage for enhanced sustainability – A Case Study –

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Maria Juschten; [2014]
    Keywords : Sustainable transport; dematerialisation; urbanity; Theory of Planned Behaviour; cluster analysis; system-mapping; policies; Vienna; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis argues that the current urban transport in Vienna, which is characterized by extensive usage of cars, is too material-intense (both in terms of input and output) and from a social perspective inherently un-urban. It therefore concludes that effective transport policy should aim at following a new imaginary, one that is based on the aim of de-materializing and “re-urbanizing” the mobility within Vienna. READ MORE

  5. 34. What individual characteristics influence commuting distance and mode transportation? : A quantitative case study of Malmö, Southern Sweden

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Kulturgeografi

    Author : Erika Hägg; [2014]
    Keywords : Commuting; Accessibility; Mobility; Skåne; Sweden; Travel Survey;

    Abstract : How mobile people are affects the accessibility which can lead to several benefits like better match in the labour market and economical gain in the labour market. How mobile people are and their accessibility are effected by several factors. READ MORE

  6. 35. Ny logistiklösning i samband med nedläggningen av Vilhelminas sågverk

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Resource Management

    Author : Jenny Widinghoff; [2014]
    Keywords : kalkyler; optimering; beslutsstöd; linjärprogrammeringsproblem; terminal;

    Abstract : Den hårda konkurrensen på trävarumarknaden har tillsammans med en tuff valutasituation gjort att svenska sågverk drabbats mycket hårt. SCA har tvingats stänga sina sågverk i Vilhelmina och Holmsund bland annat på grund av valutasituationen. READ MORE