Essays about: "transportation and pollution"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 97 essays containing the words transportation and pollution.

  1. 11. Impact of the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) IOTA on Smart Cities

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : BENEDIKT STEINER; VINCENT NEIDLINGER; [2021]
    Keywords : IOTA; DAG; Tangle; Distributed Ledger Technology DLT ; Blockchain; Smart City; IoT; IOTA; DAG; Tangle; Distributed Ledger Technology DLT ; Blockchain; Smart City; IoT;

    Abstract : This article analyses the impact of the IOTA distributed ledger technology (DLT) on smart cities. The world population is rapidly increasing while at the same time trends such as urbanization shape future demographics. READ MORE

  3. 12. Are There Co-benefits on Air Quality from Adopting Electric Cars? : An empirical study of the effect electric cars have on air pollution in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Andrea Breuer; Sofia Andersson; [2021]
    Keywords : Air pollution; Electric vehicles; NOX; OLS; Fixed effects; Panel data; Sweden;

    Abstract : Deteriorating air quality has attracted the interest of policymakers in most parts of the world. Poor air quality is behind many severe health problems on both a global and a local scale. READ MORE

  4. 13. Eco-route modelling using GIS : How to find the most sustainable route option 

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Malin Gillman; [2021]
    Keywords : Eco-routing; Route modelling; GIS; Transportation; Sustainability; Road impacts; Network analysis; Network analyst; Sustainable transportation; Geographical information systems;

    Abstract : In a time when the concept of sustainability is gaining increasing attention among the public, as well as among stake holders and policy makers, informing people about what the most sustainable choice to make is, is crucial in leading people in the right direction.  Travelling is an activity requiring a traveller to make multiple choices, with one of the choices being which route between two places to take. READ MORE

  5. 14. The hydrodynamic impacts of Estuarine Oyster reefs, and the application of drone technology to this study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Oskar Evert Johansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Geography; Geographical Information Systems; GIS; Physical Geography; Oyster Reef; Drone; UAV; Hydrodynamics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The impacts of climate change are being seen within the estuarine environment through erosion and shoreline retreat, associated with sea-level rise and changes in storm activity. Restoration oyster reefs have been identified as a working-with-nature strategy to protect and restore these shoreline environments, stabilising sediment, and reducing erosion. READ MORE

  6. 15. Creating Value from Last Mile Deliveries to First Mile Recycling : A Case Study of an Urban Consolidation Center

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : GUSTAV WESTERLUND; DARIN BABAN; [2021]
    Keywords : Urban consolidation center; Urbanization; Urban waste management; Urban freight delivery; Business models; Value creation; Value proposition; Value capture; Urban samlastningscentral; Urbanisering; Urban sophantering; Urbana varuleveranser; Affärsmodeller; Värdeskapande; Värdeerbjudande; Värdefångst;

    Abstract : This study is a part of the HITS-project at the Integrated Transport Research Lab at KTH. The demand for urban freight transportation has continued to grow during the last decades due to increased urbanization. Road-based freight transport contributes to air pollution, traffic congestion and noise pollution. READ MORE