Essays about: "sustainable building developing"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 124 essays containing the words sustainable building developing.

  1. 36. A comparative study of Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) and EN 15804 in the construction sector concentrating on the End-of-Life stage and reducing subjectivity in the formulas

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Seyed Shahabaldin Seyed Salehi; [2020]
    Keywords : LCA; EN 15804; PEF; Circular Footprint Formula; Recyclability Assessment; Circular Economy; End of life; recycling rate; construction; building; Energy margin; LCA; EN 15804; PEF; Formulär för cirkulär fotavtryck; bedömning av återvinningsbarhet; cirkulär ekonomi; livslängd; återvinningsgrad; konstruktion; byggnad; Bygg; LCA;

    Abstract : One of the main polluting industries in the world with high environmental impact is the construction industry which also generates a huge amount of waste. To overcome the seburdens, we need to reduce the impacts through new solutions, technologies and by injecting circular economy concept into the industry. READ MORE

  3. 37. Reimagining agriculture with perennial crops : a study on the diffusion of innovation and soil ecosystem services in the new perennial grain Kernza

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Robin Meijer; [2020]
    Keywords : Intermediate Wheatgrass; Kernza; Thinopyrum Intermedium; perennial grain; polyculture; wheat; annual; microbial biomass; soil microbial community structure; PLFA; NLFA; sustainability; agroecology; ecological intensification; innovation;

    Abstract : Perennial crops have been identified as a pathway to implement ecological intensification, which in extent could make agriculture more socio-economically and ecologically sustainable. This is a master thesis in Agroecology – a growing scientific discipline that aims to investigate problems in the food system using a holistic and transdisciplinary approach, incorporating and integrating both natural and social sciences to transform the food system. READ MORE

  4. 38. RECLAIMING KIRUNA : Ecological reclamation of post-exhaustion Kiruna mine

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

    Author : DIKSHA ANAND; [2020]
    Keywords : Reclamation; Kiruna; Post-exhaustion mine; Brownfield redevelopment; Landscape ecology; Restore; Revive; Regenerate; Bio-economy; Sustainable urban design;

    Abstract : In brownfield regeneration models, extraction sites are often left out of the question because of degradation, severe contamination, or economic viability and are usually abandoned, after the minimal remediations. These exhaustions not only impact the environment and economy in spatial relations but also influence the growth of the communities cultured by them. READ MORE

  5. 39. Practices for co-productive planning modes: Urban development in Cape Town : A case study based on the implementation of a design and building development incubator

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Idil Warsame; [2019]
    Keywords : Co-production; spatial planning; housing; urban development; informal settlements; small-scale; local communities;

    Abstract : Together with a steadily increasing urban population, South Africa and the city of Cape Town is facing continuously expanding informal settlements and communities with no access to basic human services or adequate housing. There’s an urgent need to design, plan and implement alternative and creative approaches to help stimulate an equal, inclusive and sustainable urban development and strategic spatial planning. READ MORE

  6. 40. GSM Based Technology as a Tool to Reach Higher Financial Inclusion in Rural Areas : The Digitising of Savings Groups

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

    Author : Jeanna Peebo; Alexandra Kosovic; [2019]
    Keywords : USSD; Savings Groups; Xitique; Financial inclusion; Women empowerment; M-pesa;

    Abstract : Digital aid to increase financial inclusion in developing countries is an increasing area of interest growing together with the global expansion of mobile phone penetration. This paper analyzes technical, social and financial aspects of the possibility of digitizing Xitique, a local community-based microfinance model in rural Mozambique. READ MORE