Essays about: "Urban Infrastructure"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 595 essays containing the words Urban Infrastructure.

  1. 16. Urban flood risk mitigation : A perspective form urban planning

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : Andreas Brandow; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban indicators; Resilience; Urban flooding; Flood protection and mitigation; Luleå;

    Abstract : Due to the global warming and climate change, an increased frequency of high intensity rains and other disasters are expected all around the world. To predict this change in climate the IPCC has created a set of climate scenarios, RCPs, that will try to predict the future climate based on how much we are able to adapt and mitigate the effects we as a species have on the environment. READ MORE

  3. 17. BMA / BEURA : Evolving inhabitation through self-building and adaptive reuse

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Karl Hedin; [2023]
    Keywords : Self-building; adaptive reuse; circular construction; Bromma airport; dynamic plotting; Självbyggeri; återbruk; cirkulär konstruktion; Bromma flygplats; dynamisk plottning;

    Abstract : My thesis, "BMA (Bromma airport) / BEURA (Bromma experimental urban recycling association), an adaptive rebirth", explores the potential for an evolution of self-built circular inhabitation on the airport runway of Bromma through adaptive reuse and circular construction. The Bromma Airport in Stockholm is set to cease operation by 2038, leaving behind a vast expanse of infrastructure that could be repurposed for other uses. READ MORE

  4. 18. Energy Demand and Charging Infrastructure for Electrified Urban Public Transports

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Fordonssystem

    Author : Mathias Hagman; [2023]
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  5. 19. The role of motivations and perceived ability to cycle as a mode of transport in an emerging cycling culture - the case study of Cork Metropolitan Area, Ireland

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

    Author : Nieve Greene; [2023]
    Keywords : travel behaviour; mobility; utilitarian cycling; human infrastructure; built environment; Theory of Planned Behaviour; Politics of Mobility.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Cycling as mode of transport can be seen as a sustainable and active mode of travel that can be part of the solution for climate change and urban congestion. Many cities in Europe are now investing in cycling to reduce their carbon emissions and make their spaces more liveable and accessible. READ MORE

  6. 20. Flodnära utveckling i en social kontex : hur städer kan skapa gröna rekreationsområden på före detta trafikinfrastruktur vid floder

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Olivia Espinosa; [2023]
    Keywords : trafikinfrastruktur; grönyta; flodnära utveckling; rekreation; stadsutveckling; kulturell hållbarhet; friyta;

    Abstract : I denna uppsats har flodnära platsers utvecklingspotential för rekreationsvärde undersökts för att få en större förståelse för flodens roll i staden, hur projekt som främjar rekreation kan se ut och vilka rekreationsvärden som ingår, och hur erfarenheter från internationella projekt och vägledande dokument skulle kunna appliceras i en svensk kontext med en tillämpning i Göteborg. Syftet med uppsatsen är att ge ett underlag som planerare kan använda sig av när de undersöker olika möjligheter i städer som har en låg andel parkmiljöer, men som har tillgång till flodnära mark med potential att utvecklas till urbana parker. READ MORE