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  1. 1. Ekosystemtjänster och grön infrastruktur i urban miljö : exempel från New York

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

    Author : Alexander Ivarsson; [2018]
    Keywords : ekosystemtjänster; grön infrastruktur; urbanisation; luftföroreningar; buller; hälsa; dagvattenhantering; hållbar stadsutveckling; stadsparker; utomhusmiljö;

    Abstract : Urbaniseringen vi ser runt om i städerna idag är en global trend som påverkar utformningen av stadsmiljön. Vad kan vi göra för att minska utsläpp av miljöfarliga ämnen och sänka bullernivåerna i staden? På vilket vis påverkas ekosystemtjänsterna och hur bidrar de till en hållbar stadsutveckling? I den förtätade staden är grön infrastruktur en annan viktig källa till att skapa attraktiva och hållbara samhällen. READ MORE

  3. 2. Unreal Realms : Coney Island and Immersion as a Lost Sense of the Real

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Anna Grankvist; [2010]
    Keywords : Embodiment; Visual Culture; Coney Island; Immersion; Space; Haptic; Hyperreality; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the concept of immersion concerning a physical space rather than a cinematic or virtual reality. The term has, within contemporary research of visual culture, often been ascribed to computer-generated realities in which the spectator is absorbed within a hermetically closed-off image space of illusion. READ MORE

  4. 3. Implementation of a change process within Smaland Airport

    University essay from Ekonomihögskolan, EHV

    Author : Jérémie Corbeau; Jānis Sijāts; [2006]
    Keywords : change process; business development; management strategic;

    Abstract : Abstract Change process in the company nowadays is one of the main factors, for sustainable growth and development in the market. Moreover, a change process should be dynamic – the company should take into consideration many factors; not only the ones happening inside the organization, like education of the employees and their motivation, but also the processes outside the organization – change in the environment, new requirements from the state, and competition. READ MORE

  5. 4. The financial benefits of building ?green? An analysis of New York City high performance law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Alessandro Pereira Sanches; [2004]
    Keywords : Environmental design; design strategies; Int. No. 324; financial benefits; Leadership on Energy and Environmental Design; LEED; high performance buildings; New York City; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In New York City, in the United States as a whole, and in the rest of the world, there are many projects with high performance features and environmental ambitions already completed or being built. Unfortunately, few projects are consistently followed-up and evaluated, which means that valuable information is lost. READ MORE