Essays about: "eco-city"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the word eco-city.
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1. The Histography of Eco City Tokyo : A Neoliberal Sustainable Urban City?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : Trend of Sustainability is applied to city planning and try to achieve the sustainable development of a city and a town that is generous to people, environment and vitalise the economy at the same time. Initiatives for sustainable city planning in Japan is organized by the national Government, so called, FutureCity Initiative. READ MORE
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2. Building Low Carbon Lifestyles : A qualitative study of the built environment’s potential to encourage low carbon lifestyles
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : With over half of the world’s population living in urban settlements and an ongoing urbanization, cities today offer a unique opportunity to tackle climate change. Emissions of greenhouse gases derive from all products and services used, and in Sweden the average inhabitant emit 7 tons of greenhouse gases in carbon dioxide equivalents every year from privately acquired products and services, calculated from a consumption perspective. READ MORE
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3. Are residents living in eco-districts environmentally conscious? A case study of environmental attitudes of residents living in the European Green Capital of Stockholm, Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : With rapid urbanization, climate change and population growth in the 21st century, the development of eco-cities, especially in those fast-growing populated countries such as China and India, is important to minimize human impact on the planet. Nevertheless, despite that there is a very well-designed eco-city, if residents living in an eco-city are not environmentally conscious, the eco-city is sustainable only in its tangible part – technologies and infrastructure, but not in its intangible part – environmental attitudes and behavioral patterns of residents. READ MORE
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4. A case study of runoff coefficients for urban areas with different drainage systems
University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)Abstract : According to the United Nations, half of humanity now lives in cities. In recent years, many countries have seen a rise in the number of and intensity of heavy rainfall events due to the effects of climate change. The consequences of urban flooding in such a context can vary between just causing mild discomfort to tremendous devastation. READ MORE
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5. Gestalta för ökade ekosystemtjänster : en exempelsamling för lösningar på bostadsgårdar
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Syftet med examensarbetet är att skapa en exempel- samling som kan användas vägledande och inspirerande vid omgestaltning av bostadsgårdar, till förmån för ekosystemtjänster. Exempelsamlingen tar även upp skötselaspekten, då denna påverkar resultatet på kort och lång sikt. READ MORE