Essays about: "history of transportation"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 58 essays containing the words history of transportation.

  1. 6. Online Prediction of Network-Level Public Transport Demand : Case Study in Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

    Author : Cheng Zhong; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Public transport, a vital part of transportation systems, plays an essential role in our society to reduce many social issues. however, the issue of mismatching in operation and management in public transport causes passenger dissatisfaction and waste of energy. READ MORE

  3. 7. Assessing the potential for vertical urban agriculture for multi-storey buildings : a case study of the proposed Culture Casbah development in Rosengård, Malmö

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

    Author : Francisco Javier Valerio Trujillo; [2020]
    Keywords : urban agriculture; well-being; sustainable development; urban ecological infrastructure; food security; densification; urban ecology infrastructure; community gardens;

    Abstract : This thesis proposes the use of urban agriculture as a tool to address three global challenges related to population growth in cities; densification, climate change and health risk by studying the history and benefits of urban agriculture, it is possible to understand the benefits in better integrating urban agriculture into new urban infrastructure, particularly in high-density housing areas. These benefits include; better living conditions, reduced food transportation, stormwater management and strong links between communities. READ MORE

  4. 8. Life Cycle Cost Analysis for Turnouts : A comparison between straight and bent turnouts

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

    Author : VASILIKI-ROUMPINI ARGYRI; [2020]
    Keywords : LCC; railways; straight turnouts; bent turnouts; maintenance; failure rate;

    Abstract : In a world with unlimited travel options, railways play a key role in transportation. In order to serve the demand at a satisfactory level, it is important that the infrastructure quality remains high and safe. Maintenance is then the most important aspect of railway infrastructure. READ MORE

  5. 9. Creating a model for providing personal travel recommendations : Predicting the destination from the commuter search history

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/JTH, Datateknik och informatik

    Author : Gabriella Stenlund; Oskar Neuman; [2020]
    Keywords : Machine learning; collaborative filtering; predicting journeys; public transport; commuting; the commuter; recommendation system; data analysis; predictive statistics;

    Abstract : Following the recent surge of implementations of various recommender systems, this study applied the technique of collaborative filtering to the area of commuting in the system of public transportation. This study processed and analyzed commuter search patterns collected from the travel planning mobile application MobiTime. READ MORE

  6. 10. Landskapets lekvärden : Harald Aronssons park då, nu och i framtiden

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

    Author : Lisa Jonsén-Skanebo; [2019]
    Keywords : leklandskap; lek; Rosta; Harald Aronssons park; Örebro;

    Abstract : Världshälsoorganisationen (WHO) rekommenderar att barn utövar någon form av fysisk rörelse minst 60 minuter per dag. Fysisk inaktivitet är ett växande samhällsproblem, barn rör på sig allt mindre i vardagen och aktivitetsnivåerna tenderar att ytterligare försämras under helgerna. READ MORE