Search for dissertations about: "urban design 2011"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the words urban design 2011.

  2. 1. Designing the Edge : An Inquiry into the Psychospatial Nature of Meaning in the Architecture of the Urban Waterfront

    Author : Konstantinos Ioannidis; Katja Grillner; Lars-Henrik Ståhl; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Urban design and theory; spatial psychology; spatial meaning; compositional strategies; formulative logic; waterfront design and spatial organization; psychospatial reading; transformational relations; design of the edge; Architecture; Arkitektur;

    Abstract : The initial goal of this effort is to develop a discussion on urban design process and thinking that acknowledges the needs of places with meaning in the design of the urban waterfront. The thesis addresses the fact that the problematic of the coastal formulation is intricate, comprising not only aspects related to the spatial organization and design of its domain but also shared properties originated by the presence and movement of the perceiving subject in the area. READ MORE

  4. 2. Electromagnetic Analysis of Hydroelectric Generators

    Author : Martin Ranlöf; Urban Lundin; Georg Traxler-Samek; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Contra-rotating rotors; damping torque; damper winding; finite element method; hydroelectric generators; permeance model; pole shoe shape; rotational losses; single machine infinite bus; slot ripple; synchronizing torque; synchronous machines; voltage waveform.; Engineering physics; Teknisk fysik; Engineering Science with specialization in Science of Electricity; Teknisk fysik med inriktning mot elektricitetslära;

    Abstract : Hydropower maintains its position as the most important source of renewable electric energy in the world. The efficiency of large hydropower plants is unsurpassed, and after more than hundred years of development, the technology is mature and highly reliable. READ MORE

  5. 3. Opportunistic Content Distribution

    Author : Ólafur Helgason; Gunnar Karlsson; Mostafa Ammar; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Telecommunication; Telekommunikation;

    Abstract : In recent decades, communication networks have had a profound effect on society. Wireless communication has affected our lifestyle and altered how humans communicate and the Internet has revolutionized how we access, publish and disseminate information. READ MORE

  6. 4. Planning in the 'New Reality' : Strategic Elements and Approaches in Swedish Municipalities

    Author : Charlotta Fredriksson; Göran Cars; Raine Mäntysalo; KTH; []
    Keywords : planning theory; planning practice; municipality; region; comprehensive planning; strategic planning; forum-arena-court; case study; planeringsteori; planeringens praktik; kommun; region; översiktsplanering; strategisk planering; forum-arena-court; fallstudie;

    Abstract : Central to this dissertation is a discourse in contemporary Swedish planning practice referred to as the ‘new reality’. The name of this discourse reflects the notion that planning practice interprets the conditions of today as differing from those which occurred previously. READ MORE

  7. 5. PETTY TRADING IN MARKETPLACES: Space Generation, Use and Management at Temeke Stereo Marketplace in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Author : Daniel Mbisso; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; space use; space generation; space management; institutions; marketplace; planning; social norms; design; Petty trading;

    Abstract : Petty trading is a prevailing socioeconomic activity serving a multitude of the low-income population in rapidly urbanising developing countries. Petty trading marketplaces thus, have an important role to play in urban development processes. READ MORE