Sökning: "sustainable cities"

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  1. 1. Livable and Sustainable Cities : Explorations of the City Soul and Energy-Efficient Housing based on Swedish Data on Citizens’ Preferences

    Författare :Marie Wahlström; Hans Westlund; Hans Lööf; Thomas Niedomysl; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Attractive cities; place identity; green housing; urban planning; quantitative studies; residential satisfaction; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Sammanfattning : Contemporary cities face many challenges, none the least from an urban planning perspective. Global climate change and urbanization is putting pressures on planning for combatting and adapting to, e.g., a warmer climate and an increased need for housing in already dense environments. LÄS MER

  3. 2. En hållbar trafiklösning för nya Slussen? : Uppfattningar om hållbarhet och hållbar stadsutveckling i Slussenprojektet

    Författare :Jesper Bjarnestam; Eva Andersson; Johan Jansson; Lennart Tonell; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sustainability; sustainable urban development; sustainable development; sustainable city; sustainable cities; sustainable transport; new mobilities; planning; traffic planning; urban planning; policy; hållbarhet; hållbar stadsutveckling; hållbar trafikplanering; hållbara transporter; hållbar utveckling; samhällsplanering; stadsplanering; trafikplanering; fysisk planering; Slussen; Stockholm; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; Geography; Geografi; Social and Economic Geography; Kulturgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines perceptions of sustainability and sustainable urban development among actors involved in the project of rebuilding Slussen in central Stockholm. Views on the suggested new traffic solution and what would make a sustainable solution, the concepts of sustainability and sustainable urban development and how these concepts are interpreted and applied as policy, are especially investigated. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Energy analysis for sustainable mega-cities

    Författare :Aumnad Phdungsilp; Björn Palm; Ivo Martinac; Charles Heaps; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Asian mega-cities; energy demand; metabolism of cities; energy modeling; sustainable energy; energy planning; multi-criteria decision-making; Mechanical energy engineering; Mekanisk energiteknik;

    Sammanfattning : ABSTRACT Cities throughout Asia have experienced unprecedented economic development over the past decades. In many cases this has contributed to their rapid and uncontrolled growth, which has resulted in a multiplicity of problems, including rapid population increase, enhanced environmental pollution, collapsing traffic systems, dysfunctional waste management, and rapid increases in the consumption of energy, water and other resources. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Hållbara inköpsresor : Stads- och handelsutveckling i samverkan

    Författare :Mathias Wärnhjelm; Göran Cars; Lars Pettersson; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :Sustainable trade policy; stakeholder involvement; FMCG Fast moving consumer goods ; Shops with Consumer goods; governance; traffic-dependence and short-range structure; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is focused on the objective: How can the city's transport system and land use be coordinated and stakeholder collaboration be developed, to make the proportion of environmentally sustainable shopping trips increase?Trading and transportation in the town has been developed so that consumer’s traffic dependence has increased and the elderly, children and people without cars have got poorer accessibility to basic services. The consequences in terms of increased car use is negative for environmentally sustainable development. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Sustainable tourism development : Social sustainability, planning and strategic development for better cities

    Författare :Anna-Paula Jonsson; Hans Westlund; Jan-Henrik Nilsson; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :Sustainable tourism; urban tourism; urban planning; decision-making processes; strategic governance; Hållbar turism; urban turism; stadsplanering; beslutsprocesser; strategisk samhällsplanering; Urban and Regional Studies; Urbana och regionala studier;

    Sammanfattning : The main goal of this thesis has been to contribute towards improved understanding of how cities can influence tourism development. A great deal of earlier tourism studies has been concerned with aspects of social sustainability. This has naturally concentrated on potential as well as real anomalies and conflicts related to urban tourism. LÄS MER