Essays about: "local public goods"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words local public goods.

  1. 1. Freight Transport in the Car-Free City : Towards a more sustainable urban freight sector

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Melisa Marta; [2023]
    Keywords : Car-free city; sustainable urban freight transport; urban consolidation center; cargo bicycles;

    Abstract : Freight transport of goods is an indispensable part of everyday life. Without it there would be no delivery of products such as food, water, construction material, technology, furniture, clothes and society, as we know it today, would collapse.  However, there are more and less sustainable ways of transporting goods. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Value of School Quality Under Free Choice : An Empirical Study of School Quality on Residential Prices in Västerås, Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

    Author : Akarsh Desai; Simon Karlsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Capitalization ; School Quality ; Choice Schools ; Compulsory School ; Hedonic Pricing Model ; Segregation ; Kapitalisering ; Utbildningskvalité ; Fritt skolval ; Grundskola ; Hedonisk Prismodell ; Segregation ;

    Abstract : Education is one of the most important public goods that society can provide, and researchers have since long agreed that schools' performances are capitalized into residential property prices. However, all previous research is based on residential markets where school districts prevail. READ MORE

  4. 3. Implementing Sharing Economy on a Local Governance Level : A Case Study from Uppsala Municipality

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Heiðdís Inga Hilmarsdóttir; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Sharing Economy; Local Governance; Implications; Municipalities’ Role;

    Abstract : With an expanded increase in consumption and production in the last decades, the Western societies’ unsustainable way of living has started to have a destructive effect on the planet. Energy use and greenhouse gas emissions linked to production and waste control in societies can be reduced immensely with fewer goods. READ MORE

  5. 4. Open data in Swedish municipalities? : Value creation and innovation in local public sector organizations

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : ERSHAD TAHERIFARD; [2021]
    Keywords : Open data; public sector; municipalities; public goods; market failure; business model; innovation; Öppna data; offentlig sektor; kommuner; kollektiva varor; marknadsmisslyckande; affärsmodell; innovation;

    Abstract : Digital transformation is highlighted as a way of solving many of the problems and challenges that the public sector faces in terms of cost developments and increased demands for better public services. Open data is a strategic resource that is necessary for this development to takeplace and the municipal sector collects information that could be published to create value inmany stages. READ MORE

  6. 5. Adding Value to the Urban Realm: A Study on Pedestrianization and Property Prices

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Sigurd Log Roeren; Elias Höckerfelt; [2019]
    Keywords : difference-in-differences; hedonic price model; housing market; public space; Stockholm;

    Abstract : Understanding the value of public space is central to local authorities and stakeholders as cities develop their physical environment. The purpose of this thesis is to elicit preferences for a car-free urban environment. READ MORE