Essays about: "sustainable cities"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 943 essays containing the words sustainable cities.

1. 31. Future of Sustainable Mobility in Nordic Winter Cities : An explorative study of sociotechnical imaginaries

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Moa Ribjer; [2023]
   Keywords : Winter Cities; Sustainable Mobility; Society Transformation; Sustainable Transition; Mobility Systems; Sociotechnical Imaginaries; vinterstäder; hållbar mobilitet; samhällsomställning; hållbar transformation; mobilitetssystem; sociotekniska föreställningar;

   Abstract : The thesis aims to explore future mobility system alternatives in the context of “winter cities” to achieve a more sustainable society. This is done by interviewing a broad range of mobility experts - encompassing those focused on cities in the northern regions and those with global expertise. READ MORE

3. 32. Levande historia i Nilstorp : biologiskt kulturarv och hållbar stadsutveckling i 1950-talets omsorgsfulla stadsplanering

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

   Author : Ingrid Björkman; [2023]
   Keywords : biologiskt kulturarv; grönstruktur; landskap; kulturlandskap; hållbar stadsutveckling; kulturmiljöer; trädgårdsstad; omsorgsfull gestaltning;

   Abstract : Kulturhistoriska miljöer återfinns i många olika skepnader i dagens samhälle och gemensamt för alla kulturhistoriska miljöer är att de på ett eller annat sätt har formats eller skapats av människan. Biologiskt kulturarv är en del av vår kulturhistoria och handlar om hur människan nyttjat naturen för eget behov och brukande. READ MORE

4. 33. Freight Transport in the Car-Free City : Towards a more sustainable urban freight sector

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Melisa Marta; [2023]
   Keywords : Car-free city; sustainable urban freight transport; urban consolidation center; cargo bicycles;

   Abstract : Freight transport of goods is an indispensable part of everyday life. Without it there would be no delivery of products such as food, water, construction material, technology, furniture, clothes and society, as we know it today, would collapse.  However, there are more and less sustainable ways of transporting goods. READ MORE

5. 34. Storm Water Management with BlueGreen Infrastructure in Urban Planning : A case-study in Krokom, Sweden

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, design och hållbar utveckling (2023-)

   Author : Lena Suleiko Allansson; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable drainage system SuDS ; nature-based solutions; ecosystem services; urban water management; climate change adaption;

   Abstract : As changing climate and growing urban populations present new challenges for managing both the quantity and the quality of storm waterin cities, nature-based solutions such as blue-green infrastructure arebecoming widely considered as an alternative to grey infrastructure. The benefits, above providing storm water management at a lower cost, are increased ecosystem services. READ MORE

6. 35. Sharing Economy Accommodation Platforms and their Perceived Effects : A Case Study on Stakeholders in Italian Rural Tourism

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

   Author : Francesca Papais; [2023]
   Keywords : sharing economy; Airbnb; rural areas; rural tourism; accommodation; perceived effects; stakeholders; Social Exchange Theory; SET; community;

   Abstract : Sharing economy accommodation platforms, particularly Airbnb, influence tourism, generating copious socioeconomic effects in cities, regions and greater areas. However, the impact of this phenomenon remains understudied in rural areas. This study aims to examine the perceived effects of Airbnb in a rural context. READ MORE