Essays about: "local search"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 216 essays containing the words local search.

  1. 1. Planning neighbourhoods for local living. New Urbanism ideas in practice

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

    Author : Vejuna Zalalyte; [2023-11-20]
    Keywords : neighbourhood; urban planning; density; mixed-use; walkability; access to services; local living; travel behaviour; behaviourism; New Urbanism;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the effect of New Urbanist planning theory on facilitating sustainable local living behaviours in inner city neighbourhoods. Drawing on the empirical evidence of two New Urbanist neighbourhoods in Lithuania and Sweden, the residents’ everyday lived experiences of the key guiding New Urbanist principles of density, mixed land use and walkability are explored. READ MORE

  3. 2. Optimization Methods for Snow Removal of Bus Stops

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tillämpad matematik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Author : Corina Hüni; [2023]
    Keywords : Snow removal; Travelling Salseman Problem with Time Windows; Heuristic; Local search; Tabu search; Snöröjning; Handelsresandeproblemet med Tidsfönster; Heuristik; Lokalsökning; Tabusökning;

    Abstract : Snow removal is an important optimization problem in countries with snowfall. Bus stops can only be cleared after the adjacent street is cleared. READ MORE

  4. 3. The German Imigrants in New Knoxville, Ohio

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Birgitta Sundell-Rånby; [2023]
    Keywords : Agriculture; German immigration; habitus; historic archaeology; landscape archaeology; Agrikultur; tyska immigranter; habitus; historisk arkeologi; landskaps arkeologi;

    Abstract : America is a nation of immigrants and all immigrants brought culture with them. There is not one American culture. Many Ohioans are descended from German ancestors, their German heritage is still present in the cultural and social landscapes. German immigrants came to America in search of farmland and independence. READ MORE

  5. 4. Imagining and Enacting Desirable Futures : A Study of French Eco-Communities

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Hélène Clouet; [2023]
    Keywords : Eco-communities; imaginaries; transformative change; local change; desirable futures; Écolieux;

    Abstract : This thesis departs from the assumption that the current socio-ecological crises require new and alternative imaginaries as well as lifestyle changes. Following a qualitative research method, seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with eco-community members and analysed thematically to determine their motivations, values and beliefs, and search for a potential common imaginary. READ MORE

  6. 5. Using Quality Diversity in Genetic Programming to Improve Automatic Learning of Behaviour Trees

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Alexander Willemsen; [2023]
    Keywords : Behaviour Trees; Genetic Programming; Quality Diversity; Gedragsbomen; Genetische Programmering; Kwaliteitsdiversiteit; Beteendeträd; Genetisk Programmering; Kvalitetsmångfald;

    Abstract : One of the main purposes of the fields of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence is to develop solutions that can autonomously solve problems. An important part of this is synthesising behaviours of robots. Behaviour Trees are a tree structure that enables combining existing lower level behaviours into a high level behaviour through task switching. READ MORE