Search for dissertations about: "water in architecture thesis"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 69 swedish dissertations containing the words water in architecture thesis.

2. 6. Water management and performance on local and global scales : A comparison between two regions and their possibilities of knowledge transfer

   Author : Nasik Najar; Sweden Stockholm Department of Land and Water Resources Engineering School of Architecture and the Built Environment Royal Institute of Technology (KTH); []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Abstract : The problem to secure safe water supply, good sanitation and a good watercourse and marine environment status has become increasingly complex and at the same time more and more important to meet. It has been recognized, that an integrated approach must be used to meet not only technical and scientific aspects, but the role should also be included of factors such as economics, acceptability, capacity building, and efficient management in the overall view. READ MORE

4. 7. Assessing sustainable approaches to sanitation planning and implementation in West Africa

   Author : Jennifer R. McConville; Gunno Renman; Jan-Olof Drangert; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Decision-Making; Implementation; Planning; Sanitation; Sustainable; Civil engineering and architecture; Samhällsbyggnadsteknik och arkitektur;

   Abstract : The challenge of achieving global sanitation targets is that it requires application of both technology that is appropriate and a supporting organizational structure. The interactions between the two begin during the planning/decision-making process and continue throughout the system lifetime. READ MORE

5. 8. 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

6. 9. The Casa del Torello di Bronzo (V 1,7) in Pompeii : Investigating a residential house and its complex water system

   Author : Thomas Staub; Anne-Marie Leander Touati; Arja Karivieri; Eric Moormann; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Pompeii; Roman domestic architecture; Atrium house; Roman wallpainting; Roman water technology; Pompeii sidewalk; inscriptions; Roman fountains; antikens kultur och samhällsliv; Classical Archaeology and Ancient History;

   Abstract : The goal of the thesis is to present the thorough documentation and analysis of a private dwelling in Pompeii, the Casa del Torello di Bronzo (V 1,7), the largest and most dominating dwelling in insula V 1. Its system of water use and distribution was particularly outstanding. READ MORE

7. 10. Applying Industrial Ecology in Urban Planning for the local integration of data centers

   Author : Cristina Ramos Caceres; Adolfo Sotoca; Marcus Sandberg; Cornelia Redeker; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Data centers; Industrial Ecology; Urban Planning; Spatial Planning; Energy Planning; Arkitektur; Architecture;

   Abstract : The data center industry’s rapid development raises questions about how to regulate data center locations and expansion, becoming a matter of high concern regarding Urban Planning. Data center facilities are commonly located and scaled (regarding power and size) responding to business profitability interests steered by the global market. READ MORE