Essays about: "commuting flows"

Found 5 essays containing the words commuting flows.

1. 1. Cykelbanan i fokus vid arbetspendling : en undersökning om konsekvenser i stadsbilden vid huvudnätsstandard

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Oskar Persson; [2018]
   Keywords : Alingsås; cykelplanering; cyklism; cykelbanor; konsekvenser i landskapet; stadsplanering;

   Abstract : Cykelplanering ställs inför stora utmaningar i dagens samhälle. Bara genom att cykla korta sträckor i svenska städer upplever jag brister i cykelinfrastrukturen. I detta arbete undersöker jag vilka konsekvenser i stadsbilden det skulle bli om policydokuments krav på cykelbanor appliceras i fysisk struktur. READ MORE

3. 2. Commuting at the speed of sound: Potential effects of the Hyperloop on passenger flows in the Stockholm-Helsinki region

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Johan Tedestål; [2017]
   Keywords : Hyperloop; Commuting; Border region; Stockholm; Helsinki;

   Abstract : In a pre-feasibility study from 2016 KPMG and Ramböll showed the potential for a Hyperloop connection between Stockholm and Helsinki that could enable daily commutes in a region where that as of today is impossible. The Hyperloop, a technology using train-like pods in a vacuum tunnel was first proposed by Elon Musk in 2013 and would enable faster than airplane travel at ground level and have significant effects on city-to-city travel. READ MORE

4. 3. Commuting patterns, infrastructure and the location of economic activity. A study of sector concentration and municipality specialisation in Sweden.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Cecilia Carlsson; [2012]
   Keywords : commuting; infrastructure; concentration; specialisation; New Economic Geography; OLS; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the impact of commuting and the quality of infrastructure on the degree of sector concentration and municipality specialisation in Sweden. Data on seven sectors and 286 Swedish municipalities for the years 2001 and 2003 is used in the empirical study performed using Ordinary Least Squares (OLS). READ MORE

5. 4. Statistical flow data applied to visual analytics

   University essay from Medie- och Informationsteknik; Tekniska högskolan

   Author : Phong Hai Nguyen; [2011]
   Keywords : Visual Analytics; Information and Geographic Visualization; Flow Data Visualization;

   Abstract : Statistical flow data such as commuting, migration, trade and money flows has gained manyinterests from policy makers, city planners, researchers and ordinary citizens as well. Therehave appeared numerous statistical data visualisations; however, there is a shortage of applicationsfor visualising flow data. READ MORE

6. 5. The Oresund Bridge and the commuting trends

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Roberto Cerrato; [2010]
   Keywords : Infrastructures; commuting flows; labor mobility.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Ten years ago a giant infrastructure named Oresund Bridge has been created connecting two regions, Scania and Zealand, as well as two nations, Sweden and Denmark; since the date of this spatial union, different trends related to economic, cultural and social issues have been under the investigation of the academic work. The present research has the purpose to analyze the main characteristics and the key forces interesting a section of the economic sphere, gaining internationally more and more importance in every day life: commuting flows phenomenon. READ MORE