Essays about: "hybrid knowledge systems"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 47 essays containing the words hybrid knowledge systems.

  1. 21. Infrastructure Projects and Climate Change Adaption in the Era of Grassroots Movement Resurgence : Suggestions fro Transformational Actions

    University essay from KTH/Historiska studier av teknik, vetenskap och miljö

    Author : Valentine Gabrielle Huet; [2020]
    Keywords : climate change adaptation; transformation; paradigm shift; environmental justice; Hawai’i; indigeneity; urban political ecology.;

    Abstract : In an ever-moving world, urban governance and infrastructure have to adapt to climate change. In the meantime, people's concerns and engagement towards urban projects which will affect their lives are growing. The climate change adaptation process is inevitable to implement, considering the multiplicity of climate change threats. READ MORE

  3. 22. Digital tools for urban green infrastructure: : Investigating the potential of e-tools to inform and engage stewards

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Sophia Plitt; [2019]
    Keywords : Urban ecology; urban green infrastructure; urban environmental stewardship; digitization;

    Abstract : As the planet rapidly urbanizes and demand for locally-produced ecosystem services grows, the effective management of urban green infrastructure is increasingly important. A number of digital tools have recently been developed and released that share information and incite citizen participation in the governance, management and planning of urban green infrastructure. READ MORE

  4. 23. The potential benefits to balance power shortage in future mobility houses with hydrogen energy storages

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Elektricitetslära

    Author : Melissa Eklund; [2019]
    Keywords : Hydrogen storage; hybrid energy storage; renewable energy; power peaks; power shortage;

    Abstract : This master thesis investigated how a hydrogen energy storage could be used anddimensioned to reduce the problem of power shortage in the local distributiongrid in Uppsala, Sweden. By implementing such a storage system in mobilityhouses, which are parking garages with integrated charging stations for electric vehicles and smart renewable energy solutions for power generation, the problem with power shortage could be decreased. READ MORE

  5. 24. A Critical Review of the UNDP Guyana Hinterland Rural and Poor Communities (HRPC) Project

    University essay from KTH/Energisystemanalys

    Author : Gisela Norman; [2019]
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    Abstract : The Government of Guyana sees the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) diffusion as critical in quality of life improvement. Together with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) they are conducting a project to provide internet access to Hinterland, Rural and Poor Communities (HRPC) through Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs) powered by stand-alone hybrid energy systems including solar Photovoltaics (PV) and Li-Ion batteries. READ MORE

  6. 25. Human-in-the-loop Computing : Design Principles for Machine Learning Algorithms of Hybrid Intelligence

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

    Author : Julia Ostheimer; [2019]
    Keywords : Human-in-the-loop computing; hybrid intelligence; design principles; design science research; machine learning; artificial intelligence;

    Abstract : Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing contemporary industries and being applied in application domains ranging from recommendation systems to self-driving cars. In scenarios in which humans are interacting with an AI, inaccurate algorithms could lead to human mistreatment or even harmful events. READ MORE