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1. 1. The Austerical City. : London at the crush test of austerity

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Tommaso Aquili; [2018]
   Keywords : London; UK; Austerity; Viability Assessment; Governance; Regeneration; Displacement; Gentrification; Neoliberalism; Heygate; Elephant Castle;

   Abstract : In the UK, the unprecedented cuts to local budgets, implemented by the national governments from 2010 to the present day, have pushed local authorities to reconsider their scope, their role and their action. The ever decreasing budgets have de facto transformed local councils from service providers to territorial entrepreneurs, as the pressing pursuit of revenues has placed the economic profit at the core of the local policy-making. READ MORE

3. 2. Mechanical properties dependence on microstructure in aerogel-like Quartzene®

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper

   Author : Alexander Ekström; Olof Gustafsson; Anders Kvarned; Elinor Löf-Nilsson; Sebastian Proper; Markus Sköld; Pär Snögren; Oscar Ullsten; [2014]
   Keywords : aerogel; pore size; crush-test; mechanical properties; Quartzene; density; microstructure; fracture;

   Abstract : In this project the relation between pore size/porosity and the mechanical properties has been studied in the aerogel-like material Quartzene®. Quartzene® is a patented material produced by Svenska Aerogel AB. Density measurements were made on three different types of Svenska Aerogels ABs Quartzene® in the shape of pellets. READ MORE