Essays about: "noise pollution"

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  1. 26. Reducing the number of cars in Europe: Effects on quality of urban life

    University essay from

    Author : Lina Apsheva; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; quality of life; urban planning; car use; public transport; pollution; health;

    Abstract : The transportation sector is the biggest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions, as well as air and noise pollution in urban areas. City planners and policy makers increasingly recognize the importance of changes in transportation systems that would decrease the use of private motor vehicles and promote more sustainable modes of transport, such as public transport, cycling and walking. READ MORE

  3. 27. Public transport origin-destination matrices: pattern recognition and short-term prediction

    University essay from KTH/Numerisk analys, NA

    Author : Francesco Ferranti; [2020]
    Keywords : Statistics; machine learning; clustering; regression; OD matrices; Statistics; machine learning; clustering; regression; OD matrices;

    Abstract : Origin-Destination (OD) matrices are an essential tool in transport planning and management to model user travel patterns. An OD matrix is a picture of the public transport passengers demand in a specific temporal window The use of the metropolitan transportation system as an alternative to private cars enables a decrease of CO2 emissions, air pollution and traffic noise. READ MORE

  4. 28. Airport Growth through Stakeholder Theory   A Study on Heathrow 2.0 Sustainability Strategy Plan in Preparation for a Third Runway Expansion

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Defne Kahraman; [2020]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Stakeholder involvement plays a critical role in ensuring the success of projects. Projects in whichthe interests of all stakeholders are taken care of have high chances of being successful. The samecannot be said with the proposed expansion of Heathrow Airport by the construction of a new thirdrunway. READ MORE

  5. 29. Mobility-as-a-Service and Electrification of Transport : A Study on Possibilities and Obstacles for Mobility-as-a-Service in Stockholm and Implications for Electrification of Vehicles

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Albert Petersson; [2020]
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    Abstract : Increasing urbanization drives the need for cities to make transport more efficient, both to meet climate goals as well as creating an attractive living environment for its residents, with less congestion, noise and local pollution. As vehicles are increasingly electrified, further innovations will be needed in order to meet environmental, social and economic sustainability targets, and a more efficient use of vehicles and public transport is central in this endeavor. READ MORE

  6. 30. Accessibility to social utilities within urban green space. A method-developing thesis.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Johan Wedberg; [2019-10-08]
    Keywords : accessibility; urban green space; sociotope; social utility; cultural ecosystem services; outdoor recreation; GIS; noise pollution; mobility; proximity; public health;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to develop a methodological framework for analyzing the accessibility to potential social utility environments within urban green spaces from a broad population spectrum within a weekday context. The thesis departs with a scientific literature review, which investigates what types of social utilities urban green spaces potentially can provide to an urban population and what kind of attributes that are important for each utility. READ MORE