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  1. 1. House price and fertility behavior among different families - Empirical study from CFPS data

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Huichan Chen; [2023]
    Keywords : House Price; Fertility Rate; Gender Effect; Birth Plan Policy; One Child Policy;

    Abstract : This paper uses panel data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) to examine the relationship between housing prices and fertility behavior in China, this paper analyzes sample data from 2014, 2016 and 2018 and uses Probit model and the logit model to study how house price affects fertility behavior among different families, furthermore, after the removal of One Child Policy, how the fertility behavior would react to house price. The study found that rising housing prices have a significant negative impact on fertility behavior, and that this negative impact persists even when using instrumental variables to control for endogeneity. READ MORE

  3. 2. Energy renovation packages for the decarbonisation of Swedish multifamily buildings

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign

    Author : Bhavik Daya; Hugh Nolan; [2022]
    Keywords : Decarbonisation; Renovation; Multi-family homes; Life Cycle Assessment; Life Cycle Costing; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Sweden and Europe aim to be carbon neutral by 2045 and 2050 respectively. Upgrading the existing building stock has been identified as having great potential in assisting to realise these goals. READ MORE

  4. 3. Evaluation of pollutant removal performance of stormwater biofilters in a Swedish climate : Comparison of three different filter media designs

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : Anna Träff; [2022]
    Keywords : Stormwater biofilter; stormwater treatment; cold climate; filter media design; low impact development;

    Abstract : In the recent century, a process of urbanization has increased globally. Previously rural or natural land have been converted into impervious surfaces to make way for housing, industries, and roads. This anthropogenic process has resulted in an increased amount of surface runoff from precipitation, so-called stormwater. READ MORE

  5. 4. Life in Vila Laboriaux : a social and physical analysis shaped into guidelines for a Rio de Janeiro favela landscape development

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

    Author : Chiro Eliassi Sarzeli; Hannah Rodin Borne; [2019]
    Keywords : Rio de Janeiro; Rocinha; Vila Laboriaux; favela; landslides; housing removal; gentrification; civil dialogue;

    Abstract : The urbanization is a rapid movement that has been continuously increasing for the last one hundred years in several places around the world. In Brazil, poverty and urban migration have led to informal settlements, also known as favelas, in cities such as Rio de Janeiro. READ MORE

  6. 5. Bostäder enligt reglerna : förutsättningarna att bygga ekonomiskt överkomliga bostäder för unga vuxna och studenter enligt det svenska byggregelverket

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

    Author : Emil Markström; [2019]
    Keywords : bostadsmarknad; byggregler; ekonomiskt överkomliga bostäder; bostadsbrist; studentbostad; bostadsaktör; stadsutveckling; hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : Människors tillgång till bostäder är en viktig aspekt av planeringen för en hållbar stadsutveckling. Den bostadsbrist som råder på den svenska bostadsmarknaden bromsar därmed progressionen mot en mer en hållbar bostadssituation i Sverige och i förlängningen även en övergripande hållbar utveckling. READ MORE