Essays about: "transit country"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 24 essays containing the words transit country.

  1. 6. Paratransit and Bus Rapid Transit Interaction Approaches and Corresponding Barriers

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Messner Laura; [2020]
    Keywords : informal public transport; multi-regimes; socio-technical transition theory; stakeholder theory; Sub- Saharan Africa; sustainable development;

    Abstract : Public transport in many Sub-Saharan African cities consists of paratransit, mini-to-medium-sized buses, which provide public transport and operate demand-driven and unscheduled. This form of public transport is often seen as less safe, less dependable, and environmentally unfriendly. READ MORE

  3. 7. Refugees, Othering, and Acculturation in Athens: How Can the “Other” Possibly Integrate?

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

    Author : Kathryn Dyas; [2019]
    Keywords : integration; othering; uneven geographies; Athens; refugees; acculturation strategies; Greece; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the past ten years, Greece has been hit by two “crises”. The first, an economic crisis in 2009, which consisted of a series of bailouts from the European Commission, European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund, leading to a trend of anti-Greek sentiment within the EU. READ MORE

  4. 8. Revising urban mobilities : Transformation of Essingeleden motorway into a safer, more walkable and transit-friendlier mobility corridor

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Iraklis Papaeracleous; [2019]
    Keywords : Mobilties; Highway; Tramline; Essingeleden;

    Abstract : Many cities including Stockholm gave highways as a solution to traffic congestion. Essingeleden motorway is part of European route E4 and today is the busiest road in Sweden. It connects the north and the south part of the country, by crossing islands of central Stockholm. READ MORE

  5. 9. Smelly sustainability : the case of the 1st Polish food waste to biogas plant

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Vera Chudnikova; [2018]
    Keywords : biogas; food waste; renewable energy; waste management; Zabrze; Poland; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Poland with its long coal and landfilling traditions struggles to reach the European Union goals for both the share of energy produced from renewable sources and management of biodegradable waste. Biogas is proven to be a part of a sustainable solution addressing the problem of organic waste utilisation while providing an opportunity for renewable energy generation as well as for nutrients recycling. READ MORE

  6. 10. Diffusion of Electric Busses for Public Transportation : A Case Study in Three Indian Municipalities

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Aravind Venkatanarasimhan; Saivenkat Cherukuri; [2018]
    Keywords : Automotive; Sustainability; Electric buses; Public transportation; Diffusion theories;

    Abstract : INTRODUCTION: In India, internal combustion (IC) engines are the main concern, due to the exhaustion of natural fossil fuelled buses. These are the three major factors which is considered as an urgency to find an alternate solution. First, the energy and emission trends from transports. READ MORE