Essays about: "city-scale"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the word city-scale.

  1. 1. Algorithmic Bias in City Scale Digital Twin Data Management Processes: A qualitative exploration of the pragmatic, ethical, and moral prioritization surrounding algorithmic bias in city scale digital twin projects

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Wing Yi Lam; Elin Wernholm; [2023]
    Keywords : City scale digital twin; Algorithmic bias; The principle of discourse; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The application of digital twins in the city setting is emerging, the massive amounts of data and algorithms used raise the concern of algorithmic bias. This research focuses on examining how city scale digital twin practitioners prioritize the pragmatic, ethical, and moral domains in data management processes and when encountering algorithmic bias. READ MORE

  3. 2. Sustainable Urban Energy Transition for the City of Bitola, North Macedonia : A City-Scale Urban Building Energy Model

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

    Author : Emilie Andersson; Hillevi Höijer; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban building energy model; UBEM; Urban energy simulation; Urban energy transition; City Energy Analyst; CEA; Bitola; North Macedonia; Byggnadsmodellering på stadsnivå; Stadsenergimodellering; Stadsenergiomställning; Urban Building Energy Model; City Energy Analyst; CEA; Energisystemmodell; Bitola; Nordmakedonien;

    Abstract : Cities play a crucial role in sustainable energy system transformation. Urban energy systems account for 75% of global primary energy use, and 70% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (IEA, 2021). READ MORE

  4. 3. Modelling Mosquito Prevalence on a City-Scale in Gothenburg, Sweden. A Methodological Development Study

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Ville Stålnacke; [2021-06-14]
    Keywords : Culex pipiens; Weighted Multi-Criteria Analysis; mosquito suitability; Species Distribution Model; city-scale;

    Abstract : Mosquitoes are one of the most prominent carriers (or vectors) of diseases worldwide, which has an impact on human societies, as up to 1 million people pass away each year from mosquitorelated diseases. Mosquitoes are known carriers of, e.g., malaria, dengue fever and West Nile virus. READ MORE

  5. 4. Loneliness is a Very Special Place: A Cultural Analysis of Urban Loneliness within Scandinavia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Martina Gnewski; [2020]
    Keywords : loneliness; Sweden; Denmark; city planning; urban living; trust; belonging; cultural analysis; ethnography; public health; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : Denna uppsats är ett kulturanalytiskt forskningsprojekt som syftar till att förstå hur sociala och kulturella processer i olika rum i staden bidrar till upplevelsen av ofrivillig ensamhet. Uppsatsen undersöker den ofrivilliga ensamheten i olika skalor i staden, från bostaden, kvarteret, ut i bostadsområdet och vidare ut i staden. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Power of Talk : Creating Space for Social Interaction to Build Stress-Resilience

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Aurora Engfeldt; [2020]
    Keywords : mental health; young adults; stress-resilience; preventing stress; social interaction; tool of talk; podcast; spatial tools; permanent-mobile; levels of interaction; architectural strategy;

    Abstract : Mental health issues are an increasing public health problem in Sweden and the most common reason for sick leave. As many preventive measures take a reactive approach, this thesis argues for more preventive work done at an earlier stage. READ MORE