Sökning: "built environment"

Visar resultat 31 - 35 av 522 avhandlingar innehållade orden built environment.

  1. 31. Predicting the sound field from aeroacoustic sources on moving vehicles : Towards an improved urban environment

    Författare :Nicolas Pignier; Ciarán O'Reilly; Susann Boij; Michael Carley; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; pass-by simulations; aeroacoustic sources; urban sound propagation; direct numerical beamforming; linear programming deconvolution; Kirchhoff approximation; moving sources; detached-eddy simulation; Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings; vehicle design; förbifartssimuleringar; aeroakustiska källor; urban ljudutbredning; direkt numerisk lobformning; avfaltning med hjälp av linjärprogrammering; Kirchhoffs approximation; rörliga källor; detached-eddy simulation; Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings; fordonsdesign; Vehicle and Maritime Engineering; Farkostteknik;

    Sammanfattning : In a society where environmental noise is becoming a major health and economical concern, sound emissions are an increasingly critical design factor for vehicle manufacturers. With about a quarter of the European population living close to roads with heavy traffic, traffic noise in urban landscapes has to be addressed first. LÄS MER

  3. 32. Staden och resandet : Mötet mellan planering och vardagsliv

    Författare :Åsa Waldo; Sociologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; travelling; qualitative research; behaviour; everyday life; time; planning; motoring; public transport; service; sociology; segregation; Sociology; environment; segregation; Sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : Urban areas are geographically dispersed. There are built-in distances between housing, jobs and services. These distances call for mobility and fast means of conveyance. Society is dominated by and dependent on motoring. LÄS MER

  4. 33. City structure - societal driving forces and effects (in Book & Eskilsson: City structure. Why and how?)

    Författare :Karin Book; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Town and country planning; Socialgeografi; Social geography; local societal effects; local prerequisites; environmental-strategic development; social development; economic development; technological development; transport; city structure; built environment; Stads- och glesbygdsplanering; Economics of development; Utvecklingsekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Why do cities appear the way they do? What are the underlying forces that contribute to its built environment and transport system? What/whom are the factors/actors that influence the ways in which the city is shaped? How can the international differences in the shape of cities be explained? The driving forces that shape the city are numerous and complex. City structure, has through the ages, been influenced by new technologies, social agencies and planning ideals. LÄS MER

  5. 34. Towards Better Urban Spaces in Harmony with Microclimate: Urban design and planning regulations in hot dry Damascus, Syria

    Författare :Moohammed Wasim Yahia; Boende och bostadsutveckling; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Architecture; Arid zones; Built environment; Climate; Climatic design; Damascus; Hot dry regions; Landscape elements; Microclimate; Planning regulations; Thermal comfort; Thermal indices; Urban climate; Urban design; Urban planning;

    Sammanfattning : This research is an attempt to develop further understanding of the relationship between microclimate, thermal comfort, urban design and outdoor space users in the hot dry city of Damascus. This is done by studying the impact of urban regulations on microclimate in different urban design patterns in Damascus. LÄS MER

  7. 35. See and Be Seen : An Inquiry into the Role of Public Space in Combating Loneliness

    Författare :Jing Jing; Tigran Haas; David Canter; Lena Dahlberg; Fran Tonkiss; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :Loneliness; social isolation; public space; third place; social infrastructure; streetscapes; care; aging; age-friendly; theory of place; built environment; social interaction; sense of community; belonging; neighborhood attachment; sorting; mixed-methods; urban design; urban planning; intervention; Ensamhet; social isolering; offentliga rum; tredje plats; social infrastruktur; gatumiljöer; omsorg; åldrande; äldrevänlig; teori om plats; byggd miljö; umgås; känsla av gemenskap; tillhörighet; tillgivenhet mot grannskap; sortering; mixade metoder; urban design; stadsbyggnad och stadsplanering; bekämpa ensamhet; Urban and Regional Studies; Urbana och regionala studier;

    Sammanfattning : Loneliness in cities has been an issue of great concern in public discourse, particularly during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The detrimental impact of loneliness on health and well-being is well documented and has recently become a rising priority for governments worldwide. LÄS MER