Essays about: "urban energy balance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words urban energy balance.

1. 1. END-OF-LIFE FOR A QUARRY, WHAT IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT?

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

   Author : Kimia Golamian Yosaf Abadi; [2023-06-21]
   Keywords : Quarrying; Aggregates; Life cycle; Environmental impact; Restoration; Permit;

   Abstract : Aggregates products are the largest non-energy mining industry in the world, which is the most extracted materials after water. The most prevalent source of aggregates is from quarries, or mines that target the rock itself. READ MORE

3. 2. Ökade produktionskostnader och krisberedskap : en intervjustudie från ekologiska nötköttsproducenters perspektiv

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Hanna Lundberg; [2023]
   Keywords : lantbruk; nötköttsproduktion; livsmedelssystem; livsmedelssäkerhet; försäljningskanaler; krisberedskap;

   Abstract : Kriget i Ukraina har bidragit till stora utmaningar för dagens producenter i form av ökade produktionskostnader. Kostnader för insatsvaror, el och drivmedel har skjutit i höjden vilket har bidragit till att lantbrukare tvingats skära ner sin produktion eller i vissa fall lägga ner den helt (LRF 2022b). READ MORE

4. 3. Towards a Positive Energy District : Analyzing Key Performance Indicators in Urban Planning for a Sustainable District: A Case Study

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Kritika Singh; [2022]
   Keywords : carbon-free; climate-neutral goals; sustainable neighborhood; Positive Energy Districts PEDs ; environmental; social; economical; people; Key Performance Indicators KPIs ; stakeholders;

   Abstract : Urban neighborhoods that work toward carbon-free, climate-neutral goals, attain apositive energy balance, and aspire for excess renewable energy production aredefined as Positive Energy Districts (PEDs). PEDs are designed to contribute tosustainable urban growth, and it is also true that sustainable urban growth can leadto the creation of PEDs. READ MORE

5. 4. Mitigating the Urban Heat Island Effect in a Local Context : how wind and vegetation regulate temperatures during summer, with an example from the grounds of Karlstad Central Hospital, Sweden

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

   Author : Patricia Kirkhorn; [2022]
   Keywords : GIS; Envi-met; microclimate; climate change; vegetation; wind; city planning; urban heat island; thermal comfort;

   Abstract : Climate change is the cause of more weather extremes. Cities' dense configuration, heat absorbing surfaces and low amount of vegetation leads to higher temperatures within cities known as the urban heat island effect (UHI). READ MORE

6. 5. The cooling potential of Rain Gardens and Green Roofs - The influence on energy partitioning in Kvillebäcken, Gothenburg

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Julia Cederbrant; [2021-07-05]
   Keywords : urban energy balance; urban water balance; SUEWS; energy partitioning; Blue-green infrastructure;

   Abstract : Blue-green infrastructure (BGI) has become a popular way of combating the effects of climate change, both regarding heat mitigation and runoff from precipitation. This thesis aims to understand the potential of two BGI types, namely rain gardens and green roofs, of increasing the latent heat fraction in an urban area and thereby also understand the possible cooling effect from these measures. READ MORE