Essays about: "public understanding of science and technology"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 23 essays containing the words public understanding of science and technology.

  1. 6. Implementation of Citizens’ Observations in Urban Pluvial Flood Modelling

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Fredrik Schück; [2021]
    Keywords : Calibration; Crowdsourcing; Citizen science; CDS-rainfall; 2D flood model; Spatial variability;

    Abstract : Damages caused by urban pluvial floods are believed to increase due to climate change and urbanization as more citizens are impacted in densely populated cities and extreme rainfalls occur more frequently with higher intensities. To prepare cities for these calamities, urban pluvial flood models are created to provide knowledge about how an extreme rainfall event could inundate the studied city. READ MORE

  3. 7. Designing public transportation : how a future Scania city bus concept could look and function

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Author : Alexander Fernberg; Robin Pöhnert; [2020]
    Keywords : Industrial Design Engineering; Public transportation; Electrification; City bus; Bus component packing; Bus seat layout; Teknisk Design; Kollektivtrafik; Elektrifiering; Stadsbuss; Busskomponentförpackning; Bussäteslayout;

    Abstract : Modern cities are growing, and with them comes increases in green-house gas emissions, congestion and demands for transportation. Urban traffic in 2025 and forward is set to change drastically, with demands for only zero emission vehicle operation in city centres across the world. READ MORE

  4. 8. Designing a Trustworthy Voice User Interface for Payments and Transactions- A study in user experience design

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Jessica Lundqvist; [2019]
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    Abstract : Talking to computers originated as a science fiction element but is now becoming a reality with the developments of Intelligent Personal Assistants from big companies such as Google, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon.This thesis aims to investigate the design aspects to get users to feel trust in voice user interfaces with the use case of performing an invoice payment. READ MORE

  5. 9. Understanding Community Resilience: Resilience in the community response to the 14th June 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Edward Persson; [2019]
    Keywords : resilience; community; community resilience; social capital; post-disaster; community based organisations; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Community resilience is a highly relevant topic and the focus of much contemporary research, however it has yet to be distilled down to an exact science. The current thesis applies a theoretical framework for community resilience as an analytical lens when investigating the community response to the Grenfell fire and tragedy of 14th June 2017. READ MORE

  6. 10. THE ROLE OF PRINT AND SOCIAL MEDIA IN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: THE CASE OF BRING BACK OUR GIRLS

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)

    Author : ABDULAZEEZ MAJEK KAREEM; [2017]
    Keywords : MEDIA; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; PRINT MEDIA; SOCIAL MEDIA; BRING BACK OUR GIRLS; SOCIAL MOBILISATION; RESOURCE MOBILISATION;

    Abstract : AbstractThis thesis critically examines the impact of print and social media in a social movement by using Bring Back Our Girls as a case study, which depicts the abduction of girls by warlords in Africa. Today, due to social inequality, activists do not possess the same budget as larger companies for advertising and mass communications. READ MORE