Essays about: "land use"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 1759 essays containing the words land use.
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21. Activity Location Assignment Comparison Using Geospatial Landuse and Building Data in MATSim : A Multi-modal Transport Case Study of Stockholm
University essay from KTH/TransportplaneringAbstract : Transport simulation models play a crucial role in transportation planning, design, and operations, allowing for the replication of various scenarios through the incorporation of real-world data and parameters. Recently, agent-based transport models have gained prominence for their ability to simulate intricate metropolitan transport systems. READ MORE
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22. Urban flood risk mitigation : A perspective form urban planning
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurserAbstract : Due to the global warming and climate change, an increased frequency of high intensity rains and other disasters are expected all around the world. To predict this change in climate the IPCC has created a set of climate scenarios, RCPs, that will try to predict the future climate based on how much we are able to adapt and mitigate the effects we as a species have on the environment. READ MORE
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23. Meadowscape : Bring health to ecological systems through actions in the agricultural landscape
University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitetAbstract : The physical landscape is a patchwork of different physical and immaterial structures and networks built up through time, where nature and culture cooperate in processes of shaping the landscape. Since the first settlers in Sweden the grass meadow has taken a central part in the agricultural practices, but today little of this landscape remains. READ MORE
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24. Economic development in a biodiversity hotspot: what is the jungle worth? : A case study of local understandings of forest use in North Sumatra
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Sustainable development as our joint global goal is consensus in the mainstream international arena, in the name of long-term well-being for all living creatures. However economic constraints often limit the choices available to local communities, forcing them to make trade-offs between immediate socioeconomic gains and the long-term sustainability of natural resources. READ MORE
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25. Swedish Settler-Colonialism in the Forest : Forest Samis's Rights and Land Disposal
University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokratiAbstract : This paper delves into the significance of land disposal to indigenous rights and Settler-Colonies. Specifically, it examines land use regulations for forestry management and Forest Sami villages. READ MORE