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Hamel, Sherdon. "Strategic business plan: Senior Planning Solutions." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1875.
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Mueller, Anne, and Berit Janssen. "Production Planning Solutions for Mass Customised Fashion." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-16810.
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This thesis concentrates on different production planning solutions for mass customised fashion with regard to machine setups. The purpose of this research is to reveal the significant aspects and challenges for SMEs that have to be considered when production steps need to be aligned to the mass customisation principle. Therefore a theoretical framework will approach the subject of production planning, as well as mass customisation. In addition, a case study will assure scientific support by developing and examining production planning solutions. The different levels of production set-ups induce the technological facilities that are indispensable for an integration of mass customisation. Finally it will be analysed and discussed whether it is feasible for an SME to invest in such a business strategy. Especially in a SME the boundaries between pure tailor- made customisation and pure mass customisation are often blurred, wherefore the findings should contribute to a clarification. Since mass customisation is a future- oriented concept, this paper is of definite interest to small companies, which intend to successfully achieve mass customisation.<br>Program: Master programme in Applied Textile Management
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Thrash, Tunna E. 1975. "Commercial gentrification : trends and solutions." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46687.
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McKenna, Heidi J. "Collaborative planning solutions : using USMC standard collaboration tools to assist with mission planning and execution." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2001. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA397192.
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Thesis (M.S. in Information Technology Management)--val Postgraduate School, Sept. 2001.<br>Thesis advisors: Brinkley, Douglas E. ; Brock, Floyd J. "September 2001." Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-84). Also available online.
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Subramanian, Shwetha. "Structured financial solutions for green affordable housing projects." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33176.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2005.<br>This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 63).<br>Environmentally responsible buildings are increasing gaining recognition in the building industry because they address objectives such as conserving natural resources, improving energy efficiency and indoor air quality and they make more economic sense. Affordable housing and Green buildings in particular combine well together as the goals of both overlap. A joint team comprising of New Ecology Initiatives, the Tellus Institute, LISC Boston and the Green CDC's Initiative is currently investigating the Costs and Benefits of Green Affordable Housing. This thesis builds on the research in progress, by focusing on the financial challenges and opportunities faced by green affordable housing. In an attempt to incentivize green affordable housing, this thesis investigates the capital sources that are available at key stages of the development process and how they can best be allocated to meet the costs and needs that arise at each developmental stage. Specifically, the fiscal sources utilized on two representative projects- one rental project and one homeownership project, were analyzed and solutions were found to restructure these resources to pay for green premiums. Several viable solutions emerged to offset the incremental costs of greening in the early phases of the two projects.<br>(cont.) But the most significant finding of this thesis was the opportunity for cost savings and enhancement of economic value of Green Affordable housing by capitalizing savings from lowered operating costs. This is a powerful mechanism that has the ability to service more debt on the project and cover costs incurred during the interim stages. This thesis demonstrates that there are several ways of structuring successful financing solutions to meet the objectives of all the participants involved, thereby making Green Affordable housing a financially sustainable proposition.<br>by Shwetha Subramanian.<br>S.M.
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Longato, Davide. "Methods and Tools for Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions in Urban Planning." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Trento, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11572/350225.
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This thesis addresses three interlinked aspects that are relevant for mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions in urban planning.
The first aspect concerns the integration and use of ecosystem service knowledge in spatial planning. A literature review aimed at analysing practical applications of ecosystem services in real-life planning processes and instruments reveals both the outcomes generated and the procedures adopted to integrate them, as well as the main advantages, constraints, enabling factors, and open issues associated with ecosystem service knowledge integration in spatial planning processes and instruments.
The second aspect is related to the use of spatial assessments of ecosystem service demand to support an effective planning of Nature-based Solutions at the city scale. An approach is developed to allocate and prioritize Nature-based Solutions in cities in order
to deliver ecosystem services for addressing the existing urban challenges while maximising the benefits for residents. The approach is tested in the case study area of Valletta (Malta), identifying the potential sites for the implementation of eleven types of Nature-based Solutions, assessing the demand for five priority ecosystem services, and identifying what type(s) of Nature-based Solutions, among the eleven proposed, should be implemented in each potential site, as well as the sites that should be prioritized first.
The third aspect involves the promotion of the implementation of Nature-based Solutions in urban plans through the use of suitable policy instruments. A matrix that links the suitable instruments identified to different typologies of Nature-based Solutions reveals the range of instruments that can be deployed to promote the implementation of each type of Nature-based Solution. The matrix is then applied to analyse which instruments are currently deployed and which are not in the two urban plans covering the case study area of Valletta, hence the missing opportunities that could be further exploited.
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Blanchet, Richard J. "Investigating mothballed brownfield properties : understanding the causes and potential solutions." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34178.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2005.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 54-56).<br>An interview survey with 14 participants representing large corporations, non-profit organizations, regulatory agencies, and law firms was performed to determine the barriers to redeveloping brownfield properties and the proposed policies that might reduce the likelihood of mothballing properties. Based on these interviews, two overarching factors leading to mothballing include the on-going threat of liability for past disposal practices and land values that are too low to make assessment and cleanup an economically viable option for the disposition of a mothballed brownfield property. Even though federal and state statutes were amended to facilitate assessment and cleanup of contaminated property, the specter of the strict liability scheme enshrined in the environmental statutes in the 1980s still haunts corporate owners. Land values are also an important consideration for large property owners. If the sale of the property cannot at least pay for the assessment and cleanup of the property, site owners are less likely to sell the property and prefer to mothball until economic conditions are more favorable. Large property owners need to realize that the regulatory climate of the 1980s is no longer applicable in light of the amendments to federal and state environmental statutes and the enactment of new federal and state brownfield regulations.<br>(cont.) These new brownfield regulations have a respectable record of completing brownfield cleanup and reuse projects with little recourse to re-openers. For sites located in areas where property values are low, newly available financial incentives including tax credits for remediation costs, lower-cost insurance policies to cover remaining long-term concerns, and better application of engineering and institutional controls can all help manage long-term risks to sellers while improving the economics for a property transaction. The underlying premise here is that risk can be managed and need not, necessarily, be eliminated altogether. This approach to cleanup balances multiple considerations, including costs, public health risk, end use, community acceptance, and technical feasibility.<br>by Richard Blanchet.<br>S.M.
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Johnson, Robert E. "Creative Solutions for Environmental Issues in Morocco and the Mediterranean Region." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin153563618700368.
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Kodl, Jindrich. "Mechanisms of human arm motion planning in the presence of multiple solutions." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/6315.
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How do humans choose their movement and what are the mechanisms involved in motion planning? This thesis explores the interaction of the central nervous system (CNS) and the external environment, focusing on mechanism it employs for successful execution of fast, complex hand movements. Previous studies have generally assumed that the motion results from the optimisation of a cost function with single optimum. However, this task, similar to many day-to-day tasks, can be performed by more than just one solution. An environment was created that allowed for investigation of complex fast movements. Initially the subjects had to navigate through number of target confi gurations and their respective orientations. The results indicated that the subjects generally utilise multiple plans to achieve the same task. Further experiments presented subjects with alternative trajectories. The results show that the memory of previous motor exploration influences the choice of particular trajectory for explored and unexplored orientations, providing evidence for a motor plan. Analysis of solutions in diff erent directions shows that the choice of a plan depends on previous experience as well as characteristics of motion execution. This choice can be modelled as a Markov process that describes CNS' selection process and how exploration affects it. Considering the results, a computational model was developed, incorporating a set of patterns, which allow generation of successful movements despite large motor variability. A sequence of patterns, a plan, is first prepared and when the movement is executed, accuracy is realised by online prediction of the motion through forward model that utilises derived families of strokes for each pattern. The model takes the visual feedback and by interpolating the corresponding pattern strokes onto the completed trajectory predicts the future trajectory, applying corrective movements if necessary. Despite the feedback delay the outputs demonstrate successful recreation of the observed experimental results.
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Schaefer, Chloe. "Pipe dream : why Utah's water managers continue to prioritize supply-side solutions." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/99087.
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Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2015.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 51-59).<br>More than 150 years ago, the Mormon pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley and immediately set to work digging irrigation ditches and canals to harness what water there was for their farms. Since then, Utah water managers have solved water supply problems by building large infrastructure projects. Today, Utah's population is growing rapidly, but the water supplies that enable its desert oases are not, and climate change is expected to make matters worse. This increasing tension between growing populations and dwindling water supplies is not unique to Utah. However, while other states in the region have implemented aggressive demand-side measures to conserve water, Utah's conservation efforts have been relatively minimal. Utah's history of water engineering, the cultural importance of agriculture, the precedent of federal funding for large water projects, and some of the cheapest water rates in the country make demand-side measures a tough sell for addressing water needs in Utah. However, supply-side projects are costly for taxpayers and for the environment, take decades to complete, and are based on unreliable forecasts of future water demand and uncertain water sources. It is time for Utahans to look past traditional supply-side solutions and embrace water conservation measures, requiring changes to the dominant water planning mindset. In order to do this, the state could take regulatory action, and both the state and LDS Church can act as water efficiency exemplars. It is also time for Utahans to become more involved in Utah's water planning and decide for themselves whether to continue attempting to conquer nature or to live within its bounds.<br>by Chloe Schaefer.<br>M.C.P.
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Ardila, Gómez Arturo. "The decentralization of the government of Bogotá : benefits, problems, and possible solutions." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/63212.
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Anderson, Constance M. "Seeking solutions to fiscal equity in the Truckee Meadows Region /." abstract and full text PDF (free order & download UNR users only), 2007. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1447800.
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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2007.<br>"May, 2007." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 50-51). Online version available on the World Wide Web. Library also has microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [2007]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
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Henry, Sheilagh. "Watershed planning at the farmstead scale, problems and solutions, a Honduran case study." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ47332.pdf.
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Clark, Janine Genevieve. "Regional Planning Solutions to Changing the Culture of Water Consumption in Phoenix, Arizona." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/594938.
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Arizona has put time and effort into drought preparation—with water banking, surface water storage, and laws to dictate water planning for future developments. However, these securities are stretched thin and weakened by the wake of Arizona's rapid development. In this paper I will focus on the state catalyst for growth, and precedent for political decisions: Phoenix. With a political-economic foundation rooted in a culture of consumption, Phoenix has enabled boundless growth within its impermanent borders—gaining population and short-term economic benefits, while losing its unique desert identity. If adjustments are not made to current means of allocation and rates of demand, Phoenix will face a supply gap in the future. These issues are compounded by climate change, which threatens the longevity of surface water supplies. This paper will outline the strengths and highlight the shortfalls of previous water policies and projects, then discuss threats to available supplies. Embodying a desert identity and embracing conservation in both the urbanized area and economy will be key to the future success of Phoenix, as the necessary changes in policies that link water and land use planning will not be possible without an engaged public base.
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Lorenzo, Sarah-Jane Lasek. "Planning Postsecondary Pathways: An Exploration ofCollege and Career Access through Solutions-Based Reporting." Ohio University Honors Tutorial College / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1502999397675549.
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Montelli, Andrew. "Possible solutions to the graduate housing shortage at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71065.
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Wade, Ruth H. (Ruth Helena). "Dry solutions for drought relief--institutional innovation in relief delivery in Ceará, Brazil." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70668.
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Zang, Peng. "Scaling solutions to Markov Decision Problems." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/42906.
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The Markov Decision Problem (MDP) is a widely applied mathematical model useful for describing a wide array of real world decision problems ranging from navigation to scheduling to robotics. Existing methods for solving MDPs scale poorly when applied to large domains where there are many components and factors to consider.
In this dissertation, I study the use of non-tabular representations and human input as scaling techniques. I will show that the joint approach has desirable optimality and convergence guarantees, and demonstrates several orders of magnitude speedup over conventional tabular methods. Empirical studies of speedup were performed using several domains including a clone of the classic video game, Super Mario Bros. In the course of this work, I will address several issues including: how approximate representations can be used without losing convergence and optimality properties, how human input can be solicited to maximize speedup and user engagement, and how that input should be used so as to insulate against possible errors.
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V, Tromsa Ye. "FEATURES OF ARCHITECTURAL-PLANNING ORGANIZATION OF MEDIUM-RISE HIGH-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL HOUSING." Thesis, ПОЛІТ.Сучасні проблеми науки.Гуманітарні науки:тези доповідей XVII Міжнародної науково-практичної конференції молодих учених і студентів:[y 2-x т.].Т.2(м.Київ,4-7 квітня 2017 р.)/[ред.кол.:В.М.Ісаєнко та ін.]; Національний авіаційний університет.-К.:НАУ,2017.-374 с, 2017. http://er.nau.edu.ua/handle/NAU/27739.
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Constant population growth creates demand for land resources including residential space. Population growth requires certain density of city environment and architecture with the correspondent qualities. Under the conditions of high density, architectural forms may be the most viable models of future architecture in general and residential buildings in particular.
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Jones, Christopher Mark. "Enabling Low Carbon Communities| The Roles of Smart Planning Tools and Place-Based Solutions." Thesis, University of California, Berkeley, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3686343.
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<p> The scale of the climate crisis is immense and solutions are urgently needed. This dissertation develops tools to provide highly tailored carbon footprint information and place-based solutions to U.S. households and communities in three complimentary studies. The first study quantifies the greenhouse gas (GHG) savings potential of different U.S. metropolitan areas and household types within locations, developing average household carbon footprint (HCF) profiles for 28 metropolitan areas, 6 household sizes and 12 income brackets. The model includes emissions embodied in transportation, energy, water, waste, food, goods, and services, and further quantifies GHG and financial savings from potential mitigation actions across all locations and household types. The size and composition of carbon footprints vary dramatically between geographic regions (38 to 52 tCO<sub>2</sub>e) and within regions based on basic demographic characteristics (<20 to >80 tCO<sub>2</sub>e). Despite these differences, large cash-positive carbon footprint reductions are evident across all household types and locations. </p><p> Using national household surveys, the second study develops econometric models to estimate HCF for essentially all U.S. zip codes, cities, counties, and metropolitan areas. The results demonstrate consistently lower HCF in urban core cities (∼40 tCO<sub>2</sub>e) and higher carbon footprints in outlying suburbs (∼50 tCO<sub>2</sub>e), with a range from ∼25 to >80 tCO<sub>2</sub>e in the 50 largest metropolitan areas. In contrast to a vast literature demonstrating GHG savings in more dense cities, analysis of all U.S. locations presents a more complex picture. Population density exhibits a weak but positive correlation with HCF until a density threshold is met, after which range, mean, and standard deviation of HCF decline. While population density contributes to relatively low HCF in the central cities of large metropolitan areas, the more extensive suburbanization in these regions contributes to an overall net increase in HCF compared to smaller metropolitan areas. Suburbs alone account for ∼50% of total U.S. HCF. </p><p> Results from this quantitative research have informed the development of "smart" online carbon management tools that allow users to quickly calculate, compare and manage household carbon footprints, and to visualize average community carbon footprints using high spatial resolution interactive maps. Yet, the potential benefits of such tools are limited to those who find them, and the information may often do little to increase intrinsic motivation to adopt new low carbon technologies and practices. Following lessons from behavioral sciences, a subsequent study engaged ∼2,700 residents in eight participating cities to track and reduce household carbon footprints and compete for the title of "Coolest California City." The yearlong pilot project achieved an estimated 14% reduction in electricity consumption, lending evidence that community-scale climate initiatives, enabled by sophisticated information and communication technologies and motivated local program implementers, can help scale up tailored, place-based climate solutions. Together, this research and accompanying tools and programs provide a framework for individuals and communities to prioritize GHG mitigation opportunities and stimulate collective climate action.</p>
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AICARDI, IRENE. "UAVs for spatial data acquisition. Sensors evaluation, flight design and planning, multi-temporal solutions." Doctoral thesis, Politecnico di Torino, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11583/2672315.
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During past years, UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) have become very popular and, for this reason, my research activities were concentrated on the use of these systems as geomatic tools for measurements taken in monitoring and change-detection scenarios.
The interest in these aerial platforms is due to their capability of performing aerial surveys in an easy and flexible way using low-cost sensors. The improvements in hardware and software frameworks allow for their use in different environmental fields and by non-expert users.
In fact, the most significant difference between common aerial platforms and UAVs is that the latter have no pilot on-board. This issue allows for a reduction in the cost of the entire platform, but it is even more advantageous for safety reasons.
UAVs can be big, like common manned platforms, or as small as insects. Obviously, also their uses can be very different: bigger systems are mainly used for military applications, while smaller systems are preferable for surveillance or games.
In the civil field, the most investigated categories are mini and micro UAVs (payload <30 Kg) both fixed wings and multi-rotor. The advantages are their easy use and also the possibility of easily transporting the systems to perform surveys in different areas. On the other hand, their small size requires specifically designed sensors that have to be both reliable and lightweight enough to respect the limits of the payload.
For this reason, three fundamental topics related to the use of UAVs for monitoring application are investigated along this thesis:
- evaluation of navigation sensors;
- photogrammetric flight design and planning;
- proposal of an automatic procedure for the usage of multi-temporal data.
All the addressed issues used applications based on different geomatics techniques related to photogrammetry, positioning, navigation and topography.
The first part of the thesis was devoted to the analyses of on-board and external (installable on-board) sensors to evaluate their accuracy in relation to well-known topographic measurements. The navigation platform of a UAV was analysed to investigate the reliability of the internal GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver and the IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) platform.
Then, an external GNSS receiver and a IMU were housed on-board and analysed to assess if it is possible to improve positioning and attitude information of the UAV through external sensors. In particular, strategies for their installation on-board, for the flight and for the data acquisition and processing were evaluated and tested to obtain a reliable solution.
Performed tests showed that internal navigation sensors have metrical accuracy and, for this reason, another fundamental issue in the use of UAVs for data acquisition is the flight plan. UAVs can be programmed to fly along predefined trajectories, but in most cases, real flights are different to the planned ones due to the untrustworthiness of the navigation platform.
For this reason, the second part of the thesis was related to the investigation of the flight planning for photogrammetric purposes. Different features of the flight (such as overlaps, cross and border stripes) were evaluated by analysing the final block orientation in relation to different parameter configurations. This was undertaken following a simulation approach which implemented the image orientation through collinearity equations in a Matlab code.
The results were then evaluated through different real case studies (two of which were reported in the thesis) to assess if outcomes corresponded to reality.
Finally, if we are able to calibrate different flight features to the expected final result, it is easily possible to repeat the same flight plan in different times. This is the case of monitoring scenarios where the availability of time-series information can be a useful instrument of investigation.
In this context, the open issue was to relate (co-register) different 3D models derived from this time information. Currently this problem is solved with the introduction of Ground Control Points (GCPs) whose use is time consuming, costly and sometimes not possible at all. For this reason, the last part of my thesis was related to the development of an automatic technique to co-register multi-temporal high-resolution image blocks from UAVs without the introduction of GCPs. The proposed strategy is instead based on the use of a reference epoch (considered fixed) and the registration of the others according to it. The methodology (developed in collaboration with the University of Twente, The Netherlands) was finally evaluated using two real cases, one for testing and the other for validation.
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ILARDI, DAVIDE. "Data-driven solutions to enhance planning, operation and design tools in Industry 4.0 context." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Genova, 2023. https://hdl.handle.net/11567/1104513.
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This thesis proposes three different data-driven solutions to be combined to state-of-the-art solvers and tools in order to primarily enhance their computational performances. The problem of efficiently designing the open sea floating platforms on which wind turbines can be mount on will be tackled, as well as the tuning of a data-driven engine's monitoring tool for maritime transportation. Finally, the activities of SAT and ASP solvers will be thoroughly studied and a deep learning architecture will be proposed to enhance the heuristics-based solving approach adopted by such software. The covered domains are different and the same is true for their respective targets. Nonetheless, the proposed Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning algorithms are shared as well as the overall picture: promote Industrial AI and meet the constraints imposed by Industry 4.0 vision. The lesser presence of human-in-the-loop, a data-driven approach to discover causalities otherwise ignored, a special attention to the environmental impact of industries' emissions, a real and efficient exploitation of the Big Data available today are just a subset of the latter. Hence, from a broader perspective, the experiments carried out within this thesis are driven towards the aforementioned targets and the resulting outcomes are satisfactory enough to potentially convince the research community and industrialists that they are not just "visions" but they can be actually put into practice. However, it is still an introduction to the topic and the developed models are at what can be defined a "pilot" stage. Nonetheless, the results are promising and they pave the way towards further improvements and the consolidation of the dictates of Industry 4.0.
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Ramukhubathi, Collin. "A business plan for launching a material handling company - HELM solutions." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96202.
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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Mobile lifter (ML) is a product that is used to lift loads or materials ranging from 20–600 kilograms
(kg), and to move the loads to anywhere within the factory up to a height of 2.3 metres (m). The ML
is ideal for loads heavier than human comfort, dangerous to touch by hands, requiring repetitive
moving and not heavy enough for a forklift. As the need for labour rises and manufactures want to
increase productivity, the ML becomes the solution.
Currently, there is no company that specialises in ML, and that provides good service to the
customers. HELM intends filling that gap in the markets.
HELM plans to acquire exclusive distribution rights with a European base supplier of MLs. HELM
will become the distributor of MLs in Southern Africa. HELM will have its base or office in Cape
Town (CT), but also secure subcontractors in three other provinces, namely Gauteng, KwaZulu-
Natal (KZN), and the Eastern Cape (EC).
HELM will sell products from its supplier partner and it will offer services and a maintenance plan to
its clients at a competitive rate.
The ML can be used in manufacturing, wholesale, the retail trade and motor trade, and transport
and storage. The three sectors account for over 35 percent of South Africa’s gross domestic
product. The manufacturing sector is the largest sector with many industries. The most attractive
industries are the fast moving consumer goods, automotive, pharmaceutical and chemical
manufacturing industries.
Although the industry or market is fragmented, Gauteng has the largest target market with over
9000 registered manufacturing enterprise. It is followed by KwaZulu-Natal, then the Western Cape
and finally the Eastern Cape.
The ML industry is still in its infancy, and HELM Solutions intend to sell 25 units in the first year, 33
in the second and then 36 in the third year.
The current distributors of MLs only have one point of service per distributor in South Africa and
MLs are non-core products for them. HELM also intends differentiating itself from other distributors
by being a solution provider to clients, and not a product distributor. HELM wants to understand the
clients’ business, understand their needs, and provide them with solution that will also increase
their profit. This should give HELM a competitive advantage and make it difficult for clients to
substitute the HELM products and service. Franck Tshilombo is one of the three entrepreneurs who will be directly involved in the business.
He will start as the only employee of the business. He has been working with MLs for the past four
years. His experience ranges from selling and marketing to ordering, assembling, service and
maintenance of MLs.
Kevin French brings experience in the financial field of investments. He holds a B Com degree and
is a CFA charter holder. He has 25 years combined experience in financial services at large
corporates and smaller entrepreneurial start-ups. He owns an investment management business
and two paint distribution businesses. His experience includes starting new businesses, takeovers
and turnarounds in financial services, and construction and electrical engineering.
Collin Ramukhubathi who has a mechanical engineering degree and is an MBA candidate, has 15
years working experience in general management in construction and the mining sector.
HELM Solutions require funding for fixed assets and working capital. The fixed asset will be funded
by shareholders in the form of assets worth R30 000 and cash of R15 000.
The amount of external funding required is R154 000. The desired funding should be in the form of
an overdraft loan, as not all the funds will be needed in the beginning. This funding will be used
towards the monthly expenses for the period of three months and towards increases in sales within
the first five months. The funds will be needed during sales growth as the cash conversion cycle of
the business is long.
The overdraft loan is based on the interest rate of 12 percent. Based on these estimates, the loan
will be fully repaid within 11 months.
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Cooper, Coralie. "Encouraging environmental technologies : three states' initiatives to foster the use of innovative solutions to environmental problems." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65241.
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Kirschbaum, Julie B. "Paying for transit operations : challenges and solutions for the Chicago Transit Authority." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17714.
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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2004.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-144).<br>This research identifies the challenges Chicagoland must confront to maintain a quality transit system. It analyzes the organizational and funding structure of the Regional Transportation Authority and its three service providers, including the Chicago Transit Authority. This investigation revealed that the greatest regional challenges are declining ridership (especially on bus) and increasing congestion from limited subsidies and a cost recovery statute. To address these challenges a series of alternatives were evaluated using a framework that considers revenue potential, incidence, side effects, and political feasibility. Based on this analysis, a four part strategy is recommended: 1. Change the current distribution formula. Unless a new allocation formula is established, CTA may not benefit from increased resources. The new formula should reduce reliance on discretionary funds by stabilizing current funding levels to the three service providers. 2. Increase RTA revenues. Currently the two wealthiest counties in the region (DuPage and Lake) pay significantly less than Cook County while enjoying comparable service. The RTA should increase their sales tax contributions to improve regional equity and increase resources. These resources should be used to address growing paratransit needs.<br>(cont.) 3. Develop a set of performance measures that respond to distinct transit markets. Rather than focusing exclusively on the cost recovery ratio, which risks the long-term vitality of the system, the RTA should develop a set of performance measures that maximize efficiencies within markets. This will allow the region to control costs, while still protecting weaker markets like bus and paratransit. 4. Include a transit pass as part of the personal vehicle registration tax. Having people prepay for transit services will provide an incentive for replacing some automobile trips, while generating regional subsidies. In the short run, this funding mechanism will serve as an incentive for RTA to promote fare integration. If expanded over time, it offers RTA the opportunity to increase transit service. The above recommendations will help reverse the current negative trends and stabilize ridership; however to increase ridership and mode share, more subsidy will be needed. Other promising revenue generators should be considered in the future to meet these goals.<br>by Julie B. Kirschbaum.<br>S.M.<br>M.C.P.
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Orta, Ortiz Maria Susana. "Scaling Nature-based Solutions in Urban Areas: Assessment Methods and Insights for Planning and Design." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Trento, 2022. https://hdl.handle.net/11572/355525.
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Nature-based solutions, through the protection, restoration, management, and creation of new and
novel urban ecosystems and the provision of ecosystem services, constitute a promising option for
pursuing urban sustainability. Despite the scientific evidence of numerous environmental, social, and
economic benefits, pilot projects remain the dominant implementation mechanism of NbS in urban
contexts. Considering this, the EU policy and scientific community promote scaling NbS, that is, their
systematic integration in urban planning and other decision-making processes to impact more people
over a longer time frame. This thesis addresses three main scaling mechanisms that can contribute
to mainstream NbS in urban areas: the application of NbS in multiple contexts (scaling out), changes
in planning regime (scaling up), and new thinking and values (scaling deep).
The first part of the thesis assessed the three scaling mechanisms through a qualitative content
analysis of policy and planning documents in a real-life Spanish multilevel planning and governance
context. Several scaling patterns were identified, upon which planning characteristics that hinder
signs of progress on the scaling out, scaling up, and scaling deep of NbS, as well as opportunities,
emerged. The rest of the thesis focused on the key challenges of the scaling-out mechanism. The
implementation of multiple NbS was simulated stepwise for the case study of Las Palmas de Gran
Canaria, and curves of cumulative impacts were quantified in terms of ES supply and beneficiaries.
The non-linear relationships between NbS implementation and impacts served to discuss critical
issues for planning NbS scaling-out strategies. The last study of the thesis investigated the design of
specific NbS at the local scale for urban stormwater management, considered a determinant issue for
ensuring the adaptability and efficiency of scaled-out NbS. A review of the scientific literature
identified a broad set of design variables, related impacts on runoff mitigation and stormwater
treatment, and assessment indicators. By critically analyzing the relationship between design
variables and impacts, the thesis drew some NbS design recommendations for practitioners.
The thesis concluded by providing several insights for the NbS planning and design that can facilitate
pursuing scaling goals in urban areas. Finally, further research opportunities emerged concerning
assessment methods in various urban contexts and how actions across governance levels and
sectors, the role of actors’ coalitions, and co-production/co-learning of knowledge can aid in supporting
the flourishment of NbS in cities.
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Kato, Huerta Jarumi. "Concepts and methods for integrating environmental justice and Nature-based solutions in cities." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Trento, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11572/350201.
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Over the past decades, the environmental justice movement has developed growing concerns about the unequal distribution of environmental harms and the uneven access to environmental amenities. The movement rapidly became an academic field that has criticised diverse urban sustainability strategies for failing to address environmental justice issues in its three dimensions: recognition, procedure and distribution. Hence, this thesis aims to explore how this concept could be integrated into the planning of Nature-based solutions in cities through advancing conceptual and methodological contributions.
Through an extensive revision of academic literature, several setbacks in the inclusion of environmental justice for urban Nature-based solutions are addressed. This information helped operationalise a distributive environmental justice index that could identify intra-urban injustices related to existing and compounding issues such as the overburdening of environmental risk for socially disadvantaged communities and a lack of access to multifunctional green space benefits. Once these injustices are identified, alternative scenarios for implementing Nature-based solutions are assessed by considering relevant urban planning and policy goals. The last part of this thesis focuses on the level of integration of environmental justice in the context of climate change adaptation and mitigation. An extensive review of Urban Climate Action Plans in Latin America reveals that environmental justice concerns are rarely translated into concrete climate actions. Moreover, the transformative potential of Nature-based solutions for ameliorating environmental justice conditions in cities is not fully explored. With these results, potential opportunities and recommendations that could enable environmental justice are discussed, especially highlighting that the integration of diverse social perspectives and realities is integral to the process of giving rise to just and sustainable urban futures.
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De, Wet Andres MG. "Toronto: Linking the Lake - Solutions for an Urban Infrastructural Disconnect." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1491557866968756.
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Deen, Gary T., and Glenn G. Buni. "Development of a steady state model for forecasting U.S. Navy Nurse Corps personnel." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/1699.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited<br>This thesis developed a deterministic Markov state model to provide the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps a tool to more accurately forecast recruiting goals and future years force structure. Nurse Corps data was provided by the Nurse Corps Community Manager's office covering fiscal years 1990 to 2003. The probabilities used in the Markov model were derived from the fiscal year data. Transitions used in this model were stay at present grade, move up one grade or exit the system. Backward movement was not allowed and individuals could only move up one grade per year. The model was limited to eleven years and focused primarily on the ranks of O-1 to O-3. O-4's and O-5's that appeared in the data were allowed to flow through the system. Logistic regression was then used to investigate the probability of "staying" in the Nurse Corps to certain career decision points. Nurse Corps cohort data files for fiscal years 90 through 94 were merged for analysis, as was cohort data for fiscal year 96 through 98. Results of the markov model show that the O-1's and O-2's reach a steady state at the eight-year mark while the O-3's reach a steady state at the seventeen-year mark (based on provided data). The steady state values are compared to actual Nurse Corps goals. Results of the logistic regression show that Recalls, Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program and Nurse Candidate Program were all significant at increasing the probability of staying in the Nurse Corps. Males were more likely than females to stay in the Nurse Corps and changes in education levels decreased the probability of staying in the Nurse Corps.<br>Lieutenant, United States Navy
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LUCCHITTA, BENEDETTA. "INTEGRATION OF NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS IN URBAN AREAS: EXPLORING EMERGING APPROACHES." Doctoral thesis, Università IUAV di Venezia, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11578/319196.
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Nature-based Solutions (NBS) have assumed an increasingly important role in urban planning. Given their relevant potential in enhancing natural capital at different scales and in providing several Ecosystem Services (ES), they are particularly relevant for climate adaptation and mitigation. By definition, they are multifunctional, as they are assumed to provide at the same time multiple benefits on environmental, social, and economic domains.
Despite the increasing fame of NBS, cities are still facing some difficulties in the identification of policies for the implementation of such solutions. Since cities include a complex set of stakeholders, it is necessary to identify flexible schemes that allow engaging them in light of their social, economic, and cultural diversity. Another relevant challenge consists in the assessment and economic valuation of the benefits generated by NBS at the urban scale. An overall and integrated assessment of all the impacts generated by NBS is necessary to fully compute the benefits related to the environmental, economic, and above all social dimensions. The NBS impact assessment is a prerequisite for the definition of policies capable of implementing NBS at the urban scale.
This research seeks to analyze and assess methodologies and policy instruments to foster the NBS implementation and management at the urban scale. Such a task requires integrating knowledge from different disciplines (urban planning, natural sciences, economic and social sciences) to include all the elements and the scales involved in NBS planning. The aim is to identify the main drivers for the implementation of NBS, taking into consideration how these infrastructures impact on the social and public value of ES in cities. For this purpose, the thesis investigates i) the assessment methodologies to measure the impacts generated by ES provided by NBS; ii) the approaches to valuate these impacts considering the social, economic, and environmental dimensions and, iii) the instruments that can be adopted to foster the implementation of NBS with a particular focus on Payment for Ecosystem Services schemes (PES).
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Gould, Solange M. "Advancing Health Equity and Climate Change Solutions in California Through Integration of Public Health in Regional Planning." Thesis, University of California, Berkeley, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3733400.
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<p> Climate change is a significant public health danger, with a disproportionate impact on low-income and communities of color that threatens to increase health inequities. Many important social determinants of health are at stake in California climate change policy-making and planning, and the distribution of these will further impact health inequities. Not only are these communities the most vulnerable to future health impacts due to the cumulative impacts of unequal environmental exposures and social stressors, they are also least likely to be represented in climate change decision-making processes. Therefore, it is imperative that public health and social equity advocates participate in climate change policy-making that protects and enhances the health and well-being of vulnerable communities. Regions have emerged as important policy-making arenas for both climate change and public health in California, because many drivers of climate change are also social determinants of health (e.g. land use, housing, and transportation planning); these play out regionally and are under regional governmental authority. However, the public health sector is not engaged adequately with climate change planning given the magnitude of risks and opportunities inherent for health. Examination of where public health and equity partners have engaged in regional climate change planning and policy-making may offer lessons for how to change the drivers of health inequities and climate change through this work. </p><p> This dissertation examines why the public health sector in California is not more engaged with climate change work and regional scale planning given current threats to and opportunities for health, and whether and how public health and social equity stakeholders’ participation in climate change solutions and regional scale planning can improve health and inequities outcomes and decision-making processes. The overarching goal of this research was to inform efforts to increase public health work on climate change and regional-scale planning, strengthen partnerships between public health, social equity, and climate change stakeholders, and formulate strategies that address climate change and health equity. </p><p> The first chapter of this dissertation was conducted in conjunction with a study at the Center for Climate Change and Health at the Public Health Institute, where we conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews (n=113) with public health and climate change professionals and advocates. I performed structured coding and conducted inductive-deductive thematic analysis within and across respondent groups. I found that individual-level barriers to public health engagement with climate change include perceptions that climate change is not urgent, immediate, or solvable, and insufficient understanding of public health impacts, connections, and roles. Institutional barriers include a lack of public health capacity, authority, and leadership due to risk aversion and politicization of climate change; a narrow framework for public health practice; and professional compartmentalization. Opportunities include integrating climate change into current public health practice; providing support for climate solutions with health co-benefits; and communicating, engaging and mobilizing impacted communities and public health professionals. </p><p> In the second chapter, I conducted two case studies of Sustainable Communities Strategies planning to achieve greenhouse gas reduction targets through integrated regional land use and transportation planning under California Senate Bill 375 (San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California). I used in-depth interviews (n=50) with SCS planning participants, public document review, and participant observation. I analyzed interviews using thematic analysis in an iterative inductive-deductive process. In both regions, climate change planning was a major lever for increasing the language, consideration, funding, and measurement of health impacts into the SCS plans. Public health’s analytic skills and social determinants of health conceptual framework were valuable for both regional planning agencies and equity groups. Political context influenced the priority concerns, framing, and outcomes. Desire to improve public health was influential in both of these environments. In the Bay Area, a health equity frame promoted regional solutions that can improve health, equity, and climate change. In SCAG, a public health frame increased awareness, language, and future funding for active transportation. Public health was a less contested and commonly held value across diverse political jurisdictions that may be an entry point for future discussions of equity and climate change. In both regions, reform of regional governance processes was pursued to sustain institutionalization of health and equity concerns and improve regional democracy. I discuss implications and recommendations for engaging in multi-system integrated regional planning that can simultaneously improve climate change, health, and equity. </p><p> In the third chapter, I analyze the same data as a case for understanding regional-scale public health, social equity, and regional planning staff efforts to slow climate change and improve social determinants of health and social equity. In both regions multi-year SCS planning processes, public health and equity stakeholder engagement was instrumental in getting health goals, targets, and indicators into plans. In the Bay Area, advocacy efforts yielded health and equity language in policies and implementation funding guidelines and changes to the basic governance structure. In SCAG, advocacy efforts yielded significant future funding for active transportation and more metrics to monitor the health and equity impacts of planning. Participants in the SCS planning process described their motivations for engaging at the regional level, the barriers to effective regional planning, the achievements of their engagement, and recommendations for improving future efforts. In the interviews, three main themes emerged related to the opportunities and challenges of working at the regional scale: (1) Building regional identity as a foundation for advancing health and equity; (2) The importance of governance structures for health and equity, and the need for regional governance reform; (3) The prospects and barriers of building regional coalitions both within public health networks and with regional equity partners. I discuss implications and recommendations for public health’s engagement with regional planning agencies, creation of coalitions, and reforming of regional governance structures to sustain better consideration of climate change, health, and equity.</p>
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Lindenmayer, Sarah. "Local government policy and planning solutions for sustainable refugee housing outcomes : the case of Maroochy Shire Council /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2002. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17075.pdf.
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Lilja, Ellen. "The role of nature-based solutions for ecological urban planning in the sustainable city : How is the Green Space Factor system presented in urban planning strategies?" Thesis, Malmö universitet, Malmö högskola, Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-43614.
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The thesis covers the role of the Green Space Factor (GSF) system as a nature-based solution for ecological urban planning in the sustainable city. One main focus for sustainable urban development is the aspect of constructing green spaces and green buildings in order to improve land-use efficiencies and thus minimize negative environmental impacts. Hence, in this study research is made through conducting a qualitative municipal document analysis on how the GSF system is portrayed and implemented in urban planning strategies based on the municipalities of Malmö and Gothenburg. To limit the study, two urban areas are selected for further investigation, the Western harbour in Malmö City and the Freeport in Gothenburg City. The documents included in the study are based on three categories of developing the chosen urban areas: visions, area programs and detailed plans. From the document analysis, several categories or themes were extracted consisting of future goals and vision, actors and trademarks, visionary sustainability, climate change adaptation strategies, sustainable urban development models, green infrastructure, and lastly strategies and design principles of the Western harbour and the Freeport. The results are analysed through the theory of neoliberalised urban climate change adaptation strategies and green fix as crisis management. In order to include the local context of sustainable urban development, environmental policy localization is also included in the analysis of the results. The results from the analysis of the empirical material show that the municipalities of Malmö and Gothenburg have implemented the GSF planning system into the local context of their visions, area programs and detailed plans of both the Western harbour and the Freeport. The GSF system is included in both urban planning strategies through indirect terminologies connected to general sustainable development, such as climate change adaptation, green infrastructure and design principles showcasing the desired sustainability strategies. However, the results present the risk of market-based sustainability trademarking. The study concludes on the mark that it is important for the cities to on one hand implement the GSF system into the overall policies design, and on another hand face sustainable urban development at a variety of spatial scales in order to meet the external requirements originating in the localization of environmental policies.
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Smit, Georgina. "Sustainable energy solutions for the residences of Stellenbosch University." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2103.
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Thesis (MPhil (Sustainable Development Planning and Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.<br>The research objective of this assignment is to investigate technological options for
sustainable energy solutions in the residences of Stellenbosch University. Conventional
energy systems are contributing towards the degradation of global environmental
sustainability. An alternative energy future exists if sustainable energy solutions, via
renewable energy or energy efficiency, are adopted but these solutions await the political will
and institutional governance to be implemented. A niche group of universities are modelling
themselves around the sustainable energy agenda. As institutional spaces of learning,
research and breeding grounds for new ways of thinking, universities stand poised to engage
future leaders with local solutions to global energy dilemmas.
It is argued that sustainable energy is necessary, it is possible and other universities are
implementing it in various formats. The author of this thesis, a student at Stellenbosch
University, was prompted to ask: what opportunities exist for Stellenbosch University to
implement sustainable energy? The research objective focused on end use energy efficiency
as means, out of all the technical options theoretically possible today, to implement
sustainable energy solutions in the residences of Stellenbosch University. The focus of end
use efficiency was specific to water heating, lighting and appliance use, for which technical
solutions exist.
This exploratory research was conducted via a macro, secondary data analysis of the
quantitative data which detailed the energy consumption of residences in kilowatt hours as
well as a micro, case study to facilitate a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the
behavioural and leadership dynamics involved with technological implementation.
The findings revealed that end use energy efficiency is a possible means for sustainable
energy use within the residences of Stellenbosch University. However, the use of heat pump
water heating technology in the majority of the residences and the omission of air
conditioning in the residences results that the greatest potential for energy efficiency
measures are not available. The centralised kitchen infrastructure requires highly rated
equipment to deal with the swift throughput of meal times during the residences. The
remaining focus areas of energy consumption, residential living, therefore, poses the greatest
opportunity for end use energy efficiency. This posits residential lighting and appliance use
as the focal point of the investigation.
The findings concluded recommended courses of action for the University, residential leaders
and students. The holistic and integrated approach to the research objective, guided by
systems thinking and ecological design, capacitates actors at three different levels to pro
actively implement end use energy efficiency. A by product of the micro, case study was a
tool which the new Green House Committee members can now use to identify key points of
energy efficiency and energy conservation in their residences. The local solutions generated
by this thesis significantly contributed towards taking the first step towards mitigating global,
national and community problems. Sustainable energy solutions are necessary, available and
being implemented in other universities. End use energy efficiency, as a means to sustainable
energy, is necessary, available and possible to implement within the residences of
Stellenbosch University.<br>Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies
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Purnomo, Deavi. "Developing collaborative planning support tools for optimised farming in Western Australia." Thesis, Curtin University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2295.
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Land-use (farm) planning is a highly complex and dynamic process. A land-use plan can be optimal at one point in time, but its currency can change quickly due to the dynamic nature of the variables driving the land-use decision-making process. These include external drivers such as weather and produce markets, that also interact with the biophysical interactions and management activities of crop production.The active environment of an annual farm planning process can be envisioned as being cone-like. At the beginning of the sowing year, the number of options open to the manager is huge, although uncertainty is high due to the inability to foresee future weather and market conditions. As the production year reveals itself, the uncertainties around weather and markets become more certain, as does the impact of weather and management activities on future production levels. This restricts the number of alternative management options available to the farm manager. Moreover, every decision made, such as crop type sown in a paddock, will constrains the range of management activities possible in that paddock for the rest of the growing season.This research has developed a prototype Land-use Decision Support System (LUDSS) to aid farm managers in their tactical farm management decision making. The prototype applies an innovative approach that mimics the way in which a farm manager and/or consultant would search for optimal solutions at a whole-farm level. This model captured the range of possible management activities available to the manager and the impact that both external (to the farm) and internal drivers have on crop production and the environment. It also captured the risk and uncertainty found in the decision space.The developed prototype is based on a Multiple Objective Decision-making (MODM) - á Posteriori approach incorporating an Exhaustive Search method. The objective set used for the model is: maximising profit and minimising environmental impact. Pareto optimisation theory was chosen as the method to select the optimal solution and a Monte Carlo simulator is integrated into the prototype to incorporate the dynamic nature of the farm decision making process. The prototype has a user-friendly front and back end to allow farmers to input data, drive the application and extract information easily.
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Sudhalkar, Amruta Anand. "Adaptation to water scarcity in glacier-dependent towns of the Indian Himalayas : impacts, adaptive responses, barriers, and solutions." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/61573.
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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning; and, (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2010.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-203).<br>Among the existing and projected impacts of climate change, impacts on water resources are expected to exacerbate the current and future threat of global water scarcity. Glacier-dependent societies are especially vulnerable to water scarcity due to the more pronounced effects of climate change on glacial systems that govern the water availability of these societies. In this thesis, water scarcity is examined as an impact of climate change in Dharamshala and Leh, two glacier-dependent towns of northern India, while recognizing that climate change is not the only factor causing depletion of water resources in these towns. In order to show the linkage between climate change and water scarcity, evidence is presented on changes occurring in the towns' local climate parameters such as snowfall, rainfall and temperature, as well as changes in the hydrology of the water bodies that make water available to these towns. This establishes that water scarcity in these towns has been induced not only by increasing demand, but also by decreasing supply of water. In light of the water scarcity facing these towns, an investigation of the measures taken by their local governments to address this issue is presented, which reveals that the primary adaptive response employed in both towns has been supply augmentation. The driver behind this response has been the pursuit of economic development to improve the standard of living of Dharamshala and Leh's constituents. It is argued that economic development as a driver has not been effective in inducing holistic adaptive responses to water scarcity. Additionally, climate change considerations have been largely absent in the policy/planning processes that govern water management in both towns, implying that the responses of Dharamshala and Leh to water scarcity have been influenced by the pursuit of short-term economic benefits in a local economy that fails to recognize the importance of the integrity of water resources to its sustenance. The perpetuation of unsustainable economic development and failure to account for climate change impacts in local water management points to the presence of several technological, structural, financial, and political barriers to the planning/implementation of holistic climate-centric strategies for adaptation to water scarcity in Dharamshala and Leh. Therefore, in the concluding part of this thesis, recommendations are offered to enable the local governments of Dharamshala and Leh to overcome these barriers.<br>by Amruta Anand Sudhalkar.<br>M.Eng.<br>M.C.P.
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Ajegunma, Solomon, Kennedy Onoberhie, and Ramadevi Pasupathy. "Exploring the Integration of Enterprise Systems Solutions Within A Supply Chian." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Informatik, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-16717.
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Over the decades, as organizations begin to move globally there has been a sporadic flow of information in their supply chain. Competition today is forcing companies to integrate tightly with their suppliers and customers, in order to reduce the time available to flex the supply chain (SC) (Koh S.C, Saad S, Arunachalam S, 2006). The integration of firms and departments and information is getting more and more complicated. Regardless of enterprise system solutions being introduced as “integrated suites” they have failed to accomplish application and supply chain integration (Themistocleous, M. Irani, Z. O‟Keefe, and R. 2001). Therefore, this thesis aims to explore, gain better understanding and to explain the balance that may occur between the challenges and benefits gained from integrating enterprise resource planning and supply chain management.Our topic of interest could be view from both developers and user perspective. Developer/consultant‟s perspective is based on the viewpoint of those involved in and responsible for developing enterprise solutions. User‟s perspective, this perspective gives insight to how the integration process is perceived by organisations actually using the solutions. We chose the User perspective because we consider the user to be the direct beneficiary of whatever outcome is gotten from both the business solutions and its integration.In order to achieve a purposeful thesis. We decided to use an interpretive perspective which focus on exploring and gaining insight into issues of integrating enterprise system solution. We used both the inductive and the deductive approaches in our research. This would be advantageous due to the nature of our research topic, as there is little existing knowledge about the integration of enterprise systems solution within supply chain and there are lots of literatures related to the enterprise system solutions (ERP and SCM) been observed. The inductive approach would guide us to choose one or a few specific interactions to explore in-depth, while the deductive approach would aid us when making an hypothesis, since we would be collecting ideas about previous research and theories in order to guide us and make comparison.Conclusively, we found that the balance between challenges and benefits of ERP and SCM are unequivocal, as the benefits surpass the challenges and the effect of challenges on organisation‟s benefit is that it prolongs the short term benefit.
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Sutton-Day, Jonathan. "Endorsing Solidarity: Root Causes of Riots & Viable Solutions." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2012. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/475.
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This article is about the causes of riots and collective social violence. The root causes are explored within context to the theoretical framework of social identity theory. The root causes were attributed to being caused by socioeconomic, ethnic and racial differences among individuals, especially immigrants and racial minorities. Also, the mass media and neglectful governments were partly to blame. We also propose a few viable solutions with regards to achieving better social cohesion through improved government interaction, the role of multinational corporations and the fostering of social tolerance.
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Porwisz, Laura, and Patrick Gustafsson. "An investigation of logistical solutions for exploitation of urban environments." Thesis, KTH, Byggteknik och design, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-287765.
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The exploitation of Veddesta in Järfälla county, Stockholm, is currently the largest exploitation site in Scandinavia. The project includes not only the construction of living quarters and work places but also an extension of the city’s blue subway line from Akalla with an additional two stations. The complications with the exploitation, from a logistic perspective, arises with the fact that the exploitation site is open for public use along with multiple entrepreneurs and builders sharing the compact and busy roads. The county of Järfälla has identified the need of a collective logistics solution to manage the issue of coordinating the traffic generated by the exploitation.The report aims to suggest a logistic solution to coordinate all transports within the exploitation of urban areas and form effective transportation paths from the supplier to the construction site. The investigation is based on an examination of three project situated in the Stockholm region, Hagastaden, Gallerian and Norra Djurgårdsstaden along with traffic analyses for the area compiled by Prolog Bygglogistik AB. The assignment of creating and implementing a logistic solution for the exploitation of Veddesta is assigned to Prolog Bygglogistik AB, with Järfälla county as the employer and the report as an independent investigation.The logistical solution for Veddesta is based on principles from the conventional logistic method, Lean and Supply Chain Management. It will be situated at the existing checkpoint that has been implemented for Barkarbystaden, due to high capacity of parking trucks. This logistical model requires the use of a logistical planning system to create an even distribution of deliveries during the day, along with the requirement of a 75% usage of the trucks loading capacity. All being requirements implemented in the investigated projects.
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Poskiparta, Laura. "Collaborative Dialogues in Strategic Multi-Modal Studies - New Tool for Exploring Efficient Solutions in Transport Planning : Experiences from the Swedish and the Finnish Contexts." Thesis, KTH, Urbana och regionala studier, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-123675.
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In recent years, the development considerations within transport planning have started to examine needs from a more comprehensive perspective in order to shift the focus of planning away from favoring automobile travel. New approaches are emerging around the world to face the challenges we are confronted with, such as urbanization, dispersion of community structures, change in population structure, aging, climate change, and tightening budgets. Therefore, this thesis is aiming to gain more insight on new approaches in transport planning by comparing emerging systems in Sweden and in Finland. The comparison is focused on the renewed procedures at the early stages of transport planning; the methods to conduct multi-modal studies through collaborative decision-making processes in both countries. Thus, in this thesis the renewed preliminary transport planning in Finland and the Swedish method of Strategic Choice of Measures are compared based on implications from practice. The main purpose is to learn from practice and therefore, the data for comparison is based on conducted test cases that aim to develop the emerging planning processes in both countries. In Sweden, the preliminary version of the new planning method, developed by the Swedish Transport Administration, was tested with six cases during 2011. KTH was commissioned to conduct a study to examine the collaborative planning of involved actors in each of these cases, and the cases together. Thus, in the Swedish context, the data for comparison will be collected from the earlier study conducted by a KTH researcher John Odhage. In the Finnish context, a case study will be carried out for the data collection. The chosen case consists of a pilot study initiated in Finland in 2012 for the purpose of collecting ideas for the development of a renewed preliminary planning process. In general, both countries approaches aim at creating efficient procedures that would contribute to cost-efficiency and sustainable development as well as fulfilling other aims of the transport policy of each country. The focus of the comparison is on the critical aspects of multi-modal studies and three features of a collaborative process; the choice of actors, the problem formulation, and the process management. The comparison is carried out based on theoretical implications and the experiences from practice are scrutinized against the ideal approach of each country. It has become apparent that three clearly distinctive differences between the approaches can be pointed out: the role of the transport administration, the creation of a steering committee, and creation of a concept for process guidance. In addition, the four-step principle is the multi-modal tool used in both countries approaches to generate alternative measures to transport related issues. The basic idea of the principle is in the first place to influence land use, transport demand, and choice of travel mode, and secondly to examine if the use of existing transport system can be optimized prior to construction. However, based on the experiences from practice, it seems that in both countries processes the focus of generating alternative measures is leaning more against minor or large new investments. Thus, the search for complementary measures to achieve considerable cost-savings and more importantly, sustainable development, is perceived challenging.
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Gomes, Hugo André do Monte. "Extraction of caffeine from spent coffee using aqueous solutions of ionic liquids." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/19137.
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Mestrado em Engenharia Química<br>The main objective of this work consists on the development of a more benign and efficient technique for the extraction of added-value compounds from biomass. In particular, the use of ionic liquids (ILs) for the extraction of caffeine from spent coffee was investigated. This compound display important properties with relevance in food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and agrochemical industries. Spent coffee grounds (SCG) are a waste product without commercial value, being thus a raw material with virtually no cost and with a huge potential of value-added compounds able to be extracted. To this end, solid-liquid extractions from biomass were carried out using aqueous solutions of various ILs as well as mixtures of ILs and salts. As a first attempt, several protic Ils (PILs) were synthesized and characterized. These were chosen since they have unique characteristics that facilitate their recovery as well as the separation of the extracted components. The results obtained indicate that triethanolammonium acetate is the best candidate to extract caffeine. More specifically, at the concentration of 2 M, a temperature of 358 K (85°C), a solid-liquid ratio of 0,1 and 45 minutes of extraction time, it was achieved a value of extracted caffeine of 3.01% (w/w). Aqueous solutions of different aprotic ILs, with a common cholinium cation, were also investigated for the extraction of caffeine. A factorial planning was carried out in order to identify the optimum operating conditions. The optimum operating conditions for caffeine extraction with aqueous solutions of cholinium bicarbonate were obtained in the following conditions: time of 30 minutes, temperature of 323 K (50°C), solid-liquid ratio of 0.05 and LI concentration of 1.5 M, where the value of caffeine extraction obtained was of 1.85% (w/w). Mixtures of salts with hydrotropic characteristics with ILs were finally investigated for the extraction of caffeine in order to combine the properties of both classes of compounds. It has been found that the compounds containing the tosylate anion have a higher ability to extract caffeine. In addition, the LI 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tosylate or an equimolar mixture of sodium tosylate with 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride, lead to similar values of extracted caffeine. More specifically, for a concentration of 1M, the value obtained for the extraction of caffeine was of 3.50% (w/w), at a temperature of 348 K (75°C), extraction time of 30 minutes and solid-liquid ratio of 1:10.
In summary, this thesis describes the application of aqueous solutions of ILs foreseeing the development of more efficient and sustainable extractive processes.<br>O principal objetivo desta dissertação recai sob o estudo de técnicas de extração alternativas de compostos de valor acrescentado a partir de biomassa, mais benignas e eficientes do que as habitualmente utilizadas. Em particular, estudou-se a utilização de soluções aquosas de líquidos iónicos (LIs) para a extração de cafeína a partir de borras de café. O interesse da extração deste composto deve-se às suas propriedades e consequente interesse pelas indústrias alimentar, farmacêutica, cosmética e agroquímica. De salientar ainda que as borras de café são um produto residual sem valor associado, constituindo uma matéria-prima praticamente sem custos e com um enorme potencial de compostos químicos de valor acrescentado passíveis de serem extraídos. Para tal, efetuaram-se extrações do tipo sólido-líquido a partir de borras de café utilizando várias soluções aquosas de LIs, assim como misturas de LIs com sais.
Começou-se pela síntese de líquidos iónicos próticos (LIPs) e sua caracterização. A utilização de LIPs prende-se com o facto de possuírem características muito singulares que facilitariam a recuperação bem como a separação dos compostos extraídos. Os resultados obtidos mostraram, que dos LIPs sintetizados, o mais promissor na extração de cafeína foi o acetato de trietanolamina. Mais concretamente, para uma concentração de 2 M, uma temperatura de 358 K (85˚C), uma razão sólido-liquido de 0,1 e um tempo de extração de 45 minutos, conseguiu-se obter uma percentagem de cafeína extraída de 3,01% (m/m).
Também se estudou a otimização da extração da cafeína de borras de café utilizando como solvente soluções aquosas de diferentes LIs apróticos, com o catião colínio em comum, em que se recorreu a um planeamento fatorial por forma a obter o ponto ótimo de extração, relativamente à temperatura, razão sólido-liquido, tempo e concentração do LI. Verificou-se que o ponto ótimo de operação para a extração de cafeína com soluções aquosas de bicarbonato de colínio ocorre para um tempo de 30 minutos, um temperatura de 323 K (50ºC), uma razão sólido-liquido de 0,05 e concentração de LI de 1,5 M, onde a extração de cafeína obtida foi de 1,85% (m/m).
Foram também testadas misturas de sais com atividade hidrotrópica com LIs apróticos, com um catião imidazólio em comum, a fim de conjugar as propriedades de ambos os compostos de forma a potenciar a extração de cafeína. Constatou-se que os compostos (sal ou LI) que contêm o anião tosilato tem capacidade de extrair uma maior percentagem de cafeina. Os valores de extração obtidos, utilizando o LI tosilato de 1-butil-3-metilimidazólio ou uma mistura equimolar de tosilato de sódio com cloreto de 1-butil-3-metilimidazólio, foram semelhantes, sendo que para a concentração de 1M a extração de cafeina foi de 3,50 % (m/m), a uma temperatura de 348 K (75ºC), tempo de 30 minutos e razão sólido-liquido de 1:10.
Em suma, esta tese descreve a aplicação de soluções aquosas LIs visando o desenvolvimento de processos extrativos mais eficientes e sustentáveis.
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Ribes, Lisa J. "A comprehensive bicycle parking plan for the University of Arizona campus: Large scale planning and site-specific design solutions." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291411.
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As the University of Arizona Campus continues to grow, change and expand, automobile parking in and around Campus becomes increasingly scarce. As a result of this growth, bicycling to and around Campus may become the more convenient mode of transportation and can be expected to increase. This poses new problems of safety and efficiency relating to commuting to Campus on a daily basis by bicycle. Currently, Campus does not have a comprehensive plan for bicycle parking facilities. The purpose of this thesis was to evaluate existing data and site conditions and produce a comprehensive bicycle parking plan predominantly based on building capacity, building use, and circulation routes. From this plan, five parking clusters were identified and a prototype of a facility designed. Results from the study suggested that current bicycle parking allotments were not positively associated with high building use and capacity.
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Joelsson, Yuri, and Rebecca Lord. "Urban Solid Waste Management in Mumbai Current challenges and future solutions for Urban Development : Minor Field Study." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekologi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-189137.
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This study was conducted as a bachelor thesis at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm in the spring of 2016. The study was carried out as a Minor Field Study (MFS) funded by the Swedish public authority Sida - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. The aim of the study is to provide an overview of the elements of the Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) system in the city of Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, India. The main current challenges were identified and discussed with focus on social and political aspects such as waste management planning, strategies and legislations. The data for this research were gathered from literature studies and in-depth interviews with officer level stakeholders responsible for MSWM in Mumbai. The results show that the MSWM in Mumbai is facing many challenges and that there is a lack of coordination and a system approach on all levels. Further, a deeply rooted negative attitude towards the field of MSW could be observed. The main problems were shown to be related to politics and lack of awareness. The overall conclusion is that it is not enough that a small fraction of the society, with partially contradictory interests, is taking initiatives to improve the MSWM in Mumbai. In order to achieve a sustainable long-term solution, coordination and a more holistic system approach is necessary.
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Baier, Camilla. "Integration of ecosystem-based adaptation measures in urban planning : Insights from Copenhagen and Malmö." Thesis, KTH, Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-284343.
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A key challenge for sustainable urban development is to deal with the effects of climate change. To approach this issue, ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA), i.e. the use of ecosystem services for climate adaptation, has been promoted by both scholars and practitioners. In this context, the thesis addresses two research questions: how EbA is included in strategic climate adaptation planning and how EbA is implemented in practice. To tackle these topics, the study uses a multiple case study design, where the process from strategic planning to its implementation is investigated in two Northern European cities: Copenhagen and Malmö. To collect in-depth data, qualitative methods were used: a document analysis and semi-structured interviews with planning officials were conducted. The findings of the study show that there is a high degree of awareness of the different EbA measures, their potential role to address climate change effects and their co-benefits in climate adaptation plans. However, the practical implementation of the plans was executed only at a project-based scale to address some climate change impacts rather than holistically and on a regional level. The main EbA measure that was used was the expansion and transformation of public green space. The thesis concludes that a more comprehensive approach concerning the use of EbA is needed and further mainstreaming is highly required.<br>En viktig utmaning för hållbar stadsutveckling är att adressera effekterna av de stundande klimatförändringar. För att ta sig an denna fråga har användningen av ekosystembaserad anpassning (EbA), dvs. användningen av ekosystemtjänster för klimatanpassning, främjats av både forskare och utövare. I detta sammanhang behandlar studien två forskningsfrågor: hur EbA ingår i strategisk klimatanpassningsplanering och hur EbA implementeras i praktiken. Studien innehåller en fallstudie- design, där processen från strategisk planering till dess genomförande undersöks i två nordeuropeiska städer: Köpenhamn och Malmö. För att samla in data användes två kvalitativa metoder: en dokumentanalys och semistrukturerade intervjuer med tjänstepersoner på kommuner. Resultaten från studien visar att det finns en hög grad av medvetenhet om de olika EbA åtgärderna, deras potentiella roll för att hantera klimatförändringseffekter och deras synergier i klimatanpassningsplaner. Det praktiska genomförandet av planerna utfördes endast i en projektbaserad skala för att ta med vissa klimatförändringseffekter snarare än på ett holistiskt vis och på en större regional nivå. Den viktigaste EbA åtgärden som användes var utbyggnaden eller omvandlingen av de offentliga grönytorna. Sammanfattningsvis har studien visat på att det finns behov av ett mer heltäckande tillvägagångssätt och ytterligare integrering beträffande användandet av EbA krävs.
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Kanai, Rieko. "Case study: Applied Digital Solutions I3 services platform." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1734.
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The purpose of this project is to analyze whether i3 Strategy of Applied Digital Solutions (ADS) was necessary to meet the fast-moving IT industry. i3 Services Strategy is an integrated corporate strategy to reengineer the organizational structure of ADS.
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Kurakina, Svetlana. "Translating Sustainability Rhetoric into Urban Planning Practice: interpreting ideas, finding solutions and dealing with conflicts, cases of Saskatoon and Uppsala." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för fysisk planering, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-12937.
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This study examines two urban renewal projects in Saskatoon (Canada) and Uppsala (Sweden). The central subject of inquiry is urban planning process and complex dilemmas of sustainable development. What is seen as “a sustainable city”? What are the concerns and conflicts, which planners have to face with? Which arguments are used to justify the planning decisions and how are these arguments constructed? The study proposes a three-step framework to compare sustainability interpretation processes in urban planning of the two cities: through identification of the ideas, which are associated with the concept of sustainability; through analysis of local objectives of sustainable development; and, finally, through examination of actions, which are perceived as appropriate to achieve stated goals. Furthermore, the research examines conflicts of interests, values and scale occurring throughout planning process; and analyses arguments, which are used to justify need “to be sustainable” and choices of solutions for urban renewal projects. The arguments are categorised as rational or normative depending on the type of reference planners use to construct them. The study reveals obvious differences in the interpretation of the sustainability concept in Uppsala and Saskatoon: with reliance on normative considerations in one case and rational ones in another. It also shows, that arguments working well for one type of conflict, do not help in resolving conflict of another type; and that Swedish and Canadian planners, facing pretty close challenges, choose different strategies to respond to them.
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Sousa, Rodolfo Neiva de. "Planning and implementing solutions for artisanal gold mining sites, preventing environmental impacts and rehabilitating degraded areas : a Brazilian case study." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/27950.
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Artisanal small scale gold mining (ASGM) is a large source of environmental, health and safety problems in more than 70 developing countries, employing more than 15 million people, motivated by the current high price of gold and lack of better economic opportunities. Around 200,000 miners are located in Brazil with 40,000 concentrated in the Tapajos River Basin, in the Amazon. In this region, they extract gold by using rudimentary processes, causing mercury contamination, river siltation and deforestation. This thesis conducted research in the Tapajós region highlighting the strengths of some initiatives introduced by the GEF/UNDP/UNIDO Global Mercury Project from 2002 to 2008. Its training program was delivered to 4,200 artisanal miners in 141 mining sites, and it focused on disseminating 20 good mining practices. Performance indicators have shown that the conformance to standards before and after the program improved from 22 to 51%, with highest success on reduction of mercury (43%) and river siltation (37%), and improvement of sanitation (40%) in the participating sites. This study suggests the use of a heuristic approach to environmental impact assessment and ways to address those variables in intervention programs through training and education. The study also presents a successful rehabilitation initiative using simple local materials. In the participating sites 128 pits were backfilled after training and some of them revegetated. In another case study, a pilot plant to pre-concentrate gold with centrifuge followed by intensive cyanidation of the concentrate in a ball mill has demonstrated to be a fast and advantageous alternative to replace the current 20-day vat leaching or even amalgamation. This pilot study reduced cyanide consumption more than 20 times and may represent an economy of US$150,000/a in NaCN. Finally, this study analyzes 20 Brazilian regulations that affect ASGM, shows that many of them have not been effective, and suggests recommendations that would help to organize the miners and give them proper access to training, technical assistance and technology.
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Hofflander, Malin. "Implementing video conferencing in discharge planning sessions : leadership and organizational culture when designing IT support for everyday work in nursing practice." Doctoral thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för hälsa, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-774.
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The overall aim of this thesis has been to study the implementation process concerning the use of video conferencing in discharge planning, during and after a development project in a region in southeast Sweden. The research approach has been developed within a new interdisciplinary research area, Applied Health Technology. The main focus of the research has been on how the new IT solution has affected everyday work, and in what ways management supported staff during the implementation process. The study design has a qualitative approach. Phenomenological hermeneutics, content analysis and Participatory Action Research (PAR) have been used in the analysis process. Study I aimed to describe primary healthcare nursing staff’s experiences of discharge planning, along with their concerns about using video conferencing in discharge planning sessions. It was found that there is need for improvement in communication and understanding between nursing staff working in hospitals and in primary healthcare, and need for nursing staff to obtain more information about how IT solutions could support their work. The aim of Study II was to examine the implementation process of using video conferencing in discharge planning, according to a theoretical framework composed from theories about implementation processes. It was found that implementation frameworks can be useful, and that framing the implementation process supports the exposure of factors and highlights relationships and states of dependency between those factors which may affect implementation. Study III set out to describe managers’ reflections about leading the implementation process of using video conferencing in the discharge planning session. The results indicate that managers experienced two leadership perspectives when they reflected on the implementation process. On one hand, they described a desired way of leading implementation, on the other hand they described an actual way of leading implementation. The aim of Study IV was to describe the reflections of professionals about what is needed in order to create what should become a new best practice using videoconferencing in the discharge planning sessions. The results indicate that the professionals experienced lack of knowledge and understanding about each other’s everyday work and that the absence of well-functioning common routines obstructed the process. The results also indicate that there is a lack of common arenas to enable discussions, negotiations and agreements about adopting new routines as the discharge planning process changes over time. This thesis contributes to the much-needed discussions about how to manage the many ongoing IT implementation processes in Swedish healthcare organizations, by highlighting challenges and difficulties that both healthcare professionals and managers have experienced during an implementation process. The results indicate that implementation frameworks can be useful when new IT solutions are introduced in healthcare, and that there is a need for dedicating time, space and support for involved professionals in designing their everyday work.
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Nguyen, Xuan Thanh. "The injury poverty trap in rural Vietnam : causes, consequences and possible solutions." Doctoral thesis, Umeå : Public Health and Clinical Medicine, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-627.
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Holgerson, Line. "Exploring the role of multi-functional solutions when planning for climate change : A case study of stormwater management in a Swedish city." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Tema Miljöförändring, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-122934.
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Managing stormwater sustainably in the face of extreme weather events has increasingly been recognized as a strategy for climate adaptation in the urban planning context. Sustainable stormwater management intends to reduce urban vulnerability while ensuring the overall sustainability and robustness of future cities. To add to the emerging research field of green infrastructure, the objective of the study is to explore the role of multi-functional solutions as a climate change response in urban planning and development. This study has been driven by an inductive research process and draws on empirical data collection through workshops and interviews with City Hall officials in Motala City. The study concludes that despite the lack of preventative planning to anticipate climate change, city renewal and urban development of Motala City presented a window of opportunity to implement potential multi-functional stormwater solutions in the urban environment through urban planning. Further, increased focus on internal and external collaboration through the process of envisioning the future of the city have enabled new forms of governance and facilitated arenas for public acceptance and an integrative planning-approach. Lastly, discourses on attractiveness enabled greenery to be viewed from a social, economic and environmental perspective, supporting multi-functional stormwater solutions as a strategy for climate adaptation and urban sustainability.