Essays about: "sustainable housing development"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 251 essays containing the words sustainable housing development.

  1. 6. Lessons for municipalities to steer the sustainable development of alternative housing : A case study of two co-housing projects in Helsingborg and Hamburg

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema teknik och social förändring

    Author : Jule Jeske; [2023]
    Keywords : co-housing; co-living; alternative housing; sharing; sustainable housing; Co-Housing; Co-Living; alternatives Wohnen; Sharing; nachhaltiges Wohnen;

    Abstract : Decades of globalisation and urbanisation are posing intersecting social, economic, and environmental pressures on urban housing markets, that are pushing conventional housing provision to its limits. Accelerated by the covid-19 pandemic, alternative approaches to housing are coming to the fore. READ MORE

  3. 7. Managing diversity : the forest development types as a framework for management within mixed forest systems

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

    Author : Pernilla Fridberg; [2023]
    Keywords : urban forestry; urban woodland; recreational forests; forest structure; vegetation structure; forest development types; mixed forest systems; forest management; close-to-nature management; Scanian forest systems; sustainable forest management; ecological values; resilience; sustainable cities; biodiversity; ; profile diagrams; conservation efforts; herbaceous mixed stands; species diversity; reference landscapes; forest communities;

    Abstract : The demand for both biodiversity and recreational forests is increasing. Management methods under the umbrella term Close-to-Nature management, which aims to incorporate natural successional patterns and disturbances, is considered preferable to traditional forest management methods in terms of both recreational and ecological values (Wimberly et al. READ MORE

  4. 8. A VR carbon emissions calculator game to encourage sustainable lifestyle

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Hongyi Luo; [2023]
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    Abstract : The aim of this study is to introduce the design and implementation process of a Virtual Reality (VR) carbon emissions calculator game, with the goal of educating and encouraging participation in carbon offsetting activities. The objective of the game is to increase users' awareness of carbon footprints and environmental protection, and motivate them to adopt sustainable behaviors. READ MORE

  5. 9. Living with the surrounding conditions - Towards a more sustainable way of dwelling in an urban context

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Raphael Börlin; [2023]
    Keywords : adaptive housing; performative dwelling; lowtech; typology; climate conditions; urban housing; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Historically, inhabitants have always altered their domestic spaces to adapt to different environmental conditions and to meet personal needs. Especially in rural dwellings, lowtech but very effective and simple ways of adaptations have been and are still in use. READ MORE

  6. 10. A Changing Utopia : A critical analysis of a heritage of change in a Swedish 20th century single-family housing area

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturvård

    Author : Jelrik Ate Hupkes; [2023]
    Keywords : cultural heritage; built heritage; change; authenticity; sustainable conservation; environmental humanities;

    Abstract : During the past decades there has been an increasing interest in the conservation of the cultural-historical character of 20th century single-family housing areas in Sweden. Many of these areas are characterised by the fact that they have changed significantly over time, creating highly diverse historic urban landscapes. READ MORE