Essays about: "Urban mining"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 69 essays containing the words Urban mining.

  1. 11. Examining the protective services of mangroves at a regional scale in Indonesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Mikaela Gomez; [2022]
    Keywords : Mangroves; Nature-Based Solutions; Disaster Risk Reduction; Exposure; GIS; Remote Sensing; Science General;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine how the exposure of the coastal population of Kalimantan, Indonesia changed as a result of coastal mangrove loss and population growth. The change of exposure has therefore been calculated through the loss of mangrove biomass, through deforestation and degradation, over time, as well the increase in population living within 10km2 of disturbed mangroves. READ MORE

  3. 12. Chunk Metabolism : Exploring how to plan for reuse of structural elements

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Isabella Nilsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Architectural elements; urban metabolism; demolition; deconstruction; design process; structural elements; concrete; steel; circular construction; circular economy; material harvesting; urban mining; Arkitektoniska element; urban metabolism; rivning; dekonstruktion; designprocess; tunga stomelement; betong; stål; cirkulärt byggande; cirkulär ekonomi; material harvesting; urban mining;

    Abstract : With a major share of the negative environmental impacts deriving from construction and its waste, ways to reduce the material and energy use in this sector have been the focus of studies for decades. Reuse of building elements and materials is gaining traction with researchers, architects, developers and real estate owners. READ MORE

  4. 13. Kiruna stadsomvandling : en fallstudie om ett landskaps förändring med kirunabornas perspektiv som utgångspunkt

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

    Author : Jenny Ajanki; Lotta Engvall; [2022]
    Keywords : Kiruna stadsomvandling; plats; platsanknytning; platskänsla; solastalgi; identitet; minne; kulturarv; medborgardialog;

    Abstract : Människan har alltid anpassat landskap utefter sina egna och samhällets behov, och därmed är förändringar en naturlig del av landskapets utveckling. Just nu genomgår staden Kirunas landskap drastiska förändringar till följd av gruv- och mineralkoncernen LKABs järnmalmsbrytning i Kirunagruvan. READ MORE

  5. 14. Orchestrating Industry Transition: A case study of value chain collaboration strategies to enable urban mining in the Danish building industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Mathias Peitersen; [2022]
    Keywords : Urban Mining UM ; Circular Construction; Circular Business Model Innovation CBMI ; Value Chain Collaboration; Supply Chain Partnerships; Transition Management Theory.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Production of building materials is connected to a great deal of environmental degradation, and demand for materials is expected to increase. Currently, the construction industry is responsible for 23 % of the global GHG emissions, 40 % of the raw materials consumed globally, and 32 % of the waste generated in Europe. READ MORE

  6. 15. Mining geosocial data from Flickr to explore tourism patterns: The case study of Athens

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Domna Kanari; [2021]
    Keywords : Geography; Geographical Information Systems; GIS; Spatial Analysis; Spatial Clustering; Density-Based Clustering; HDBSCAN; Web-GIS; Tourism footprints; Social Media data; Geosocial data; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Kanari Domna Mining geosocial data from Flickr to explore tourism patterns: The case study of Athens Social media are providing a new type of geo-tagged data that by processing them, new types of knowledge can be generated and used by decision-makers in different areas including tourism. It includes e.g. READ MORE