Search for dissertations about: "sustainable car"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 swedish dissertations containing the words sustainable car.

  2. 1. Making travel sustainable with ICT? : The social practice of travel planning and travel information use in everyday life

    Author : Åsa Nyblom; Mattias Höjer; Greger Henriksson; Marie Thynell; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Travel planning; travel information; travel information services; travel planners; sustainable social practices; practice theory; everyday life; ICT; urban transport; user-centred perspective; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Abstract : Adopting the perspective of the traveller, this thesis examines how travel plans are actually made in the everyday situation and how information is used and drawn on when planning the many, often unremarkable, trips of ordinary urban life. Ethnographical field studies in southern Stockholm, Sweden, employing a practice theory perspective showed that people use a vast mixture of different types of information when planning and making trips. READ MORE

  4. 2. Drivers to and barriers against sustainable consumption : exploring the role of consumer anticipated emotions in the context of consumer adoption of alternative fuel vehicles

    Author : Zeinab Rezvani; Johan Jansson; Maria Bengtsson; Patrick De Pelsmacker; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Consumer behavior; sustainable consumption; anticipated emotion; moral norm; attitudes; electric vehicles; alternative fuel vehicles; marketing; marknadsföring;

    Abstract : With the increasing environmental problems, sustainable consumption is an important consumer behavior. Therefore, it is important to investigate further the significant drivers to and barriers against sustainable consumption, in order to increase the share of sustainable consumption and understanding of consumer behavior. READ MORE

  5. 3. Government vs Market in Sustainable Residential Development? : Microdata analysis of car travel, CO2 emission and residence location

    Author : Xiaoyun Zhao; Johan Håkansson; Kenneth Carling; Stefan Schönfelder; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Allmänt Mikrodataaanalys - transporter; General Microdata Analysis - transports;

    Abstract : Increasing car usage and travel demands between residential locations and destinations in order to fulfill the various needs of residents is a primary cause of CO2 emissions. To win the battle against climate change, a better understanding of the question relating to which urban residential form may most effectively mitigate the CO2 emissions is the key pathway. READ MORE

  6. 4. An Approach to Business Modeling for Sustainable Personal Road Transport

    Author : Lisiana Nurhadi; Tobias Larsson; Henrik Ny; Erik Sundin; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Business Modelling; Sustainable Transport;

    Abstract : Between 1950 and 2013 the total amount of Swedish travelling has increased from about 20 billion to about 140 billion passenger kilometers. This included an increase in travelling with private cars from about 3 billion to about 105 billion passenger kilometers, and in bus travelling from about 2.5 billion to about 5 billion passenger kilometers. READ MORE

  7. 5. Urban Form and Mobility - Analysis and Information to Catalyse Sustainable Development

    Author : Todor Stojanovski; Andrew Karvonen; Tigran Haas; Karl Kottenhoff; Haris N. Koutsopoulos; Lars-Göran Mattsson; Cervero Robert; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; urban form; sustainable mobility; mobility choices; urban design; accessibility; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Abstract : Urban transportation today consumes scarce resources of fossil fuels and it is a major cause for environmental damage and accelerating climate change. To achieve sustainable mobility in the cities, it is necessary to improve energy efficiency and lower carbon emissions through the promotion of walking, cycling and especially public transportation. READ MORE