Essays about: "coastal city"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 64 essays containing the words coastal city.
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1. Multicriteria Evaluation in Real Estate Land-use Suitability Analysis: The case of Volos, Greece
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : The integration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) into real estate analysis has long been considered an interesting interdisciplinary pursuit, but has yet to become mainstream. Despite the increasing academic focus over the last twenty years, this endeavour has mostly been approached from the scientific side of Geography. READ MORE
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2. Analys av lösningsmetoder för stranderosion : fokus på Ystad kommun
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Stranderosion är ett världsomspännande problem som drabbar kuster och strandsträckor som är betydelsefulla för människan och naturen. Detta i kombination med havsnivåhöjningar, som bidrar till större konsekvenser av erosion, gör det viktigt att kunna hitta inte bara den bästa lösningen på stranderosion utan också den mest miljövänliga. READ MORE
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3. Post-Traumatic Urbanism
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : Terrorism, conflict, and natural disasters. How can architecture respond to a world at odds with itself?On a daily basis we see tragic news about cities around the world that are undergoing trauma. READ MORE
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4. Sink or Swim: Sea Level Rise Adaptation in Venice, Italy : A case of citizen non-participation
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Due to global warming, sea levels will irreversibly continue to rise around the world throughout this century. Therefore, coastal urban communities will need to adapt to new environmental challenges, such as more frequent and intense flood events. READ MORE
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5. Future challenges of Kalmar City : coastal adaptation strategies design in relation to sea level rise
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Sea level rise has steadily increased and is anticipated to rise further by the end of the century and beyond 2100. Low-lying coastal areas are affected by rising sea levels as they will be more susceptible to flooding and land loss. READ MORE