Essays about: "living space reduction"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words living space reduction.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. Towards Energy Sufficiency in the Residential Housing Sector?: Evaluating the design and implementation of policies for living space reduction in Göttingen

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Emily Meret Bankert; [2022]
    Keywords : energy sufficiency; living space reduction; realist evaluation; policy implementation; Göttingen; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Energy sufficiency has been recognised as a strategy to promote sustainable energy use and achieve climate neutrality. It aims to reduce energy demand in absolute terms. ‘Living Space Reduction’ (LSR) is one way to achieve energy sufficiency in the housing sector. READ MORE

  4. 3. Land Rover BackPacker : A minimal travel vehicle

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Edwin Senger; [2019]
    Keywords : Future; mobility; shared; service; tourism; adventure; Land Rover; sustainable; sustainability;

    Abstract : How can reductionism lead to a greater experience and add to the appeal of a product? The Land Rover BackPacker is a minimalistic travel vehicle that questions the space and the complexity needed in a vehicle while exploring the world 4x4 inspired by the necessity of reduction in today's consumerist world to fight climate change and the freedom of travelling light. Its open design creates an interactive space with it's surroundings for 2 people which is created in a multifunctional approach to be more then a car but a space to hang out and a place to sleep in the wild. READ MORE

  5. 4. Human Activity Recognition using Deep Learning and Sensor Fusion

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematik LTH

    Author : Klas Berggren; [2018]
    Keywords : Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : The subject of this thesis is human activity recognition in health care. The data set used is the SBHAR data set. It contains accelerometer and gyroscope of 30 different individuals walking, walking upwards, walking downwards, sitting, standing and lying. READ MORE

  6. 5. Att ordna gatan efter cykeln : en undersökning av omställningen från bilstad till stadsanpassad trafik

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

    Author : Marja Berg; [2017]
    Keywords : cykel; cykeltrafik; biltrafik; Malmö; planering; Friisgatan;

    Abstract : Genom en litteraturstudie tillsammans med en fallstudie av Friisgatan i Malmö belyses frågor om hur stadens rum och gatans utformning skapar olika förutsättningar för cykeltrafik och stadsliv. Uppsatsen riktar sig till planerare och intresserade och syftar till att lyfta frågor om staden som livsmiljö och hur den kan bli mer tillgänglig, tyst, hälsosam, hållbar och attraktiv genom att främja och skapa förutsättningar för ett transportsystem som genomgående gynnar cykeltrafik istället för motoriserad transport. READ MORE