Essays about: "smart city"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 186 essays containing the words smart city.

  1. 26. Sustainable solutions and important factors for developing Smart Tourism in Estonian Cities

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Turismvetenskap

    Author : Sirle Toots; [2022]
    Keywords : Smart tourism; smart city concept; smart city dimensions; sustainability; information and communication technology;

    Abstract : Over the last few decades, major changes have taken place in the world due to the riseof technology. Industrial mass-based cities have been replaced by post-industrial cities. At the same time, urban development is affected by both global and local processes. READ MORE

  3. 27. Reuse and Rethink the Smart City : Co-designing Other Ways of Seeing for a More-Than-Human World

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Sanna Klefbom; [2022]
    Keywords : posthumanism; more-than-human design; design for social innovation; co-design; critical fabulations; smart cities;

    Abstract : The promise of smart cities to deliver new urban efficiencies and optimizations for sustainability is increasingly being questioned for its anthropocentric, universal, and top-down perspectives. Framingcities as computers has been critiqued for its limiting understanding of cities, as well as its lack of dealing with the complexities of real messy cities, with diverse knowledge and lived experiences. READ MORE

  4. 28. Overcoming social barriers to urban green adaptation : a social representations approach to local environmental governance

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Johanna Desthon; [2022]
    Keywords : urban green adaptation; green infrastructure; climate adaptation; nature-based solutions; social representations;

    Abstract : In May 2020, the Stockholm City Council adopted a new environmental program for the period 2020–2023. The sustainability goals within Agenda 2030 have been a guide for the environmental program, and the purpose of the program is to manage and coordinate the city's operations to achieve the vision of a climate-smart and ecologically sustainable Stockholm. READ MORE

  5. 29. Decision-support tool for identifying locations of shared mobility hubs : A case study in Amsterdam

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

    Author : Pietro Podestà; [2022]
    Keywords : Shared-mobility hubs; GIS; cluster analysis; stated preference; discrete-choice models; hub usage prediction;

    Abstract : Shared mobility is considered a more sustainable alternative to private modes. Nonetheless, its sudden and sometimes “out of control” emergence poses issues that need to be addressed. READ MORE

  6. 30. Greening the city - A critical discourse analysis of the urban development project Brunnshög

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Josefine Dahl; [2022]
    Keywords : green gentrification; critical discourse analysis; sustainable cities; Brunnshög; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In recent years there has been a rising trend to develop urban areas to become more sustainable, as an answer to the ongoing climate crisis. However, studies show that labelling the city as sustainable and green may cause equity issues and may lead to what is called green gentrification. READ MORE