Essays about: "health and air pollution"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 104 essays containing the words health and air pollution.

  1. 16. Sustainable Urban transport to meet SDG 11.2 & combat climate change : Increasing active transport in Sundbyberg city

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : Mohamed Abdi Muse; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable transport; Active transport; walking cycling; climate change; global warmning; air pollution; noise pollution; driving infrastructure;

    Abstract : Aim: The aim of this degree project is to investigate the current condition of sustainable infrastructure in Sundbyberg City and how the city can encourage and increase active transport. Method: The methods used are interviews with politicians and a transport expert within the city of Sundbyberg as primary data collection. READ MORE

  3. 17. Möjligheten för biologisk mångfald på bostadsgårdar : hur olika typologier av bostadsgårdar skapar förutsättningar för habitat som gynnar biologisk mångfald

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Lovisa Lindved; [2023]
    Keywords : biologisk mångfald; fragmentering; habitat; biotop; konnektivitet; spridningsmöjligheter; ekologiska nischer; supplementering; källa-sänkadynamik; kantzon; strukturrika planteringar; skiktning; boplats;

    Abstract : Biologisk mångfald i staden är avgörande för flertalet livsviktiga funktioner. Dessa inkluderar omhändertagande av dagvatten, luftrening och minskning av buller. Stadens grönytor bidrar till ökat välmående hos människorna och synlig biodiversitet har en positiv inverkan på människor. READ MORE

  4. 18. Soot Pollution in Port Harcourt, Nigeria: A Grand Societal Challenge

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Faith Ayomikun Omisakin; [2022]
    Keywords : Soot pollution; Air pollution; Grand societal challenges; Environmental Governance; Illegal bunkering; Stakeholder Theory; Sensemaking Theory; Climate Change;

    Abstract : Soot pollution is a form of air pollution that can severely damage public health and the environment. The Residents of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, and its environs have been suffering from the negative environmental effects of particle (soot) pollution since the fourth quarter of 2016. READ MORE

  5. 19. Urban Planning for Better Air Quality : A case study of the Low-Traffic Neighbourhoods in London

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Greta Gustafsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Low-Traffic Neighbourhoods; London; Green Infrastructure; Urban Planning; Air Pollution;

    Abstract : Air pollution affects the environment negatively, boosts climate change, and is the cause of millions of deaths per year, first and foremost affecting the people living in urban areas. Since the early 20th century, many cities have been planned around cars, which are the main contributors to the bad air quality. READ MORE

  6. 20. Prediction of Air Quality Index Using Supervised Machine Learning

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola

    Author : Vamsi Sri Naga Manikanta Murukonda; Avan Chowdary Gogineni; [2022]
    Keywords : Air Quality Index; Air Quality Monitoring; Machine Learning; Regression;

    Abstract : Background: Air pollution has become a serious environmental issue. It is responsible for hundreds of fatalities each year and it poses a serious threat to human health and environment. It leads to global warming, greenhouse effect and it also causes respiratory problems like asthma, lung cancer etc. READ MORE