Search for dissertations about: "urban mobility"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 119 swedish dissertations containing the words urban mobility.

  2. 6. 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

  4. 7. Urban design of winter cities : Winter season connectivity for soft mobility

    Author : David Chapman; Kristina Nilsson; Agatino Rizzo; Agneta Larsson; Dag Kittang; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Urban form; urban design; seasonal climate variation; winter cities; climate change; Architecture; Arkitektur;

    Abstract : All across the world the form of the built environment is playing a crucial role as enabler or inhibitor for urban outdoor activity such as soft mobility. Urban form can make it more attractive for people to be mobile outdoors and playing a role in the public life, or it can put people off venturing outside. READ MORE

  5. 8. Piety, Intimacy and Mobility : A Case Study of Charismatic Christianity in Present-day Stockholm

    Author : Jessica Moberg; Tuija Hovi; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Charismatic Christianity; Pentecostalism; habituation; learning religion; mobility; ritualization; ritual appropriation; religious consumption; commodification; materiality; embodiment; narrative; late modernity; globalization; inward turn; subjective turn; authenticity; intimacy; prayer; worship; music; testimony; urban religion; religious eclecticism; Historical Studies; Historiska studier; Charismatic Christianity; Pentecostalism; habituation; learning religion; mobility; ritualization; ; ritual appropriation; religious consumption; commodification; materiality; embodiment; narrative; late modernity; globalization; inward turn; subjective turn; authenticity; intimacy; prayer; worship; music; testimony; urban religion; religious eclecticism.;

    Abstract : Stockholm County is a post-industrial Swedish region characterized by high levels of mobility and technologization as well as ethnic and religious diversity. Among its religious minorities exist various strands of charismatic Christianity, some of which originate from the Pentecostal revival of the early 20th century and some of which belong to more recent movements. READ MORE

  6. 9. Crowdsensing-driven Route Optimisation Algorithms for Smart Urban Mobility

    Author : Petar Mrazovic; Mihhail Matskin; Anne Håkansson; Josep Luis Larriba-Pey; Roman Dumitru; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; smart cities; smart mobility; urban mobility; mobile crowdsensing; route journey planning; route optimisation; heuristic algorithms; smarta städer; smart rörlighet; rörlighetsavkänning; mobil publikmätning; ruttplanering; ruttoptimering; heuristiska algoritmer; Ciudades inteligentes; movilidad inteligente; mobile crowdsensing; planificación de viajes rutas; optimización de rutas; algoritmos heurísticos; Informations- och kommunikationsteknik; Information and Communication Technology;

    Abstract : Urban mobility is often considered as one of the main facilitators for greener and more sustainable urban development. However, nowadays it requires a significant shift towards cleaner and more efficient urban transport which would support for increased social and economic concentration of resources in cities. READ MORE

  7. 10. Neighborhood Design and Travel : a Study of Residential Quality, Child Leisure Activity and Trips to School

    Author : Pia Westford; Dick Urban Vestbro; Anders Hagson; KTH; []
    Keywords : urban design; neighborhood; car use; child leisure activity; school trips; lifestyle; perceived environment;

    Abstract : Sustainable urban mobility calls for well-informed design of neighborhoods. Although many studies have been conducted in the field, there is little evidence about the relationships between design elements, urban quality and behavior. Little is also known about residents’ valuation of design and urban quality in this context. READ MORE