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Showing 1 to 20 of 1430 for “"Urban areas"”.
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An ecohydrological impact assessment in urban areas
… growing at a faster rate, resulting in increased urbanisation, especially in developing countries. More than half of the global population currently lives in urbanised areas with an increasing tendency. The growth of cities results in a significant loss of vegetation cover, soil compaction and …
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Zoning for mixed uses in urban areas
Thesis (M.C.P.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of City and Regional Planning, 1949.
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Inequality within and between New Zealand urban areas
… in the distribution of income in New Zealand urban areas from 1986 to 2013, using data from the Censuses of Population and Dwellings. The thesis examines the role of changes in the age structure, immigration and patterns of educational assortative matching on the changes in the distribution of …
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Outdoor thermal comfort index in Malaysian urban areas
Rapid urbanisation and industrialisation have adversely impacted the urban environmental heat stress due to urban heat island phenomenon. These thermal environmental problems can be even more challenging to people living in urban areas with tropical hot and humid climatic conditions throughout the …
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Identification of centers of influence for urban areas
… of the spatial locations about which urban population densities tend to be distributed. The identification of these "influence centers" is based upon the use of available census data. The method is developed for application to any population characteristic which can be logically …
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Development of Soil Survey Methods for Urban Areas
<p>Urban soils are the foundation of urban ecosystems and play a vital role in long-term urban sustainability and resiliency. Accurate soil surveys of urban areas should be done at higher resolution since extensive human activities often result in urban soil being highly disturbed and spatially …
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Estimating material and energy intensities of urban areas
… analyze and visualize the resource intensity of urban areas. Understanding the resource consumption of the built environment is particularly relevant in cities that are rapidly growing, as the urban forms that emerge have long-term consequences for both the quality of life of the inhabitants, and …
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Perceived Effect of Obesity in Rural Vs. Urban Areas
… normal weight), and geographic area (rural, urban); three-factor analysis of variance (ANOVA) tested for main effects and interactions. Obese participants reported a poorer QOL than the non-obese, and females reported a poorer QOL than males; there were no significant differences for rural …
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Single-handed general practice in urban areas of Scotland
… single-handed in the UK, concentrated in rural areas and areas of urban deprivation. This gradual decline of single-handed practice has resulted partly from the continued advocacy of partnership by the government, but is also indicative of NHS modernisation itself focusing on the delivery of …
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Towards an understanding of mental disorders in urban areas
… increased risk of schizophrenia associated with urbanicity has presented one of the most frequently replicated findings within psychiatric epidemiology. Despite the exclusion of several potential confounders, few specific socioenvironmental risk factors, which presumably underpin the 'urbanicity' …
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Applications of sustainable technology to retrofits in urban areas
Energy Losses from old buildings comprise a significant percentage of the total residential energy consumption in the United States. Retrofitting buildings for conservation can greatly decrease the present energy demand and help prevent an eventual depletion of the world's natural resources. This …
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Sorption and leaching of glyphosate on partly sealed urban areas
… dass die obere 0-1 cm Schicht aufgrund von urbaner Deposition (z.B. Feinstäube, Ruß, Bremsenabrieb, Laub, Kot) gegenüber der unteren 1-5 cm Schicht deutlich veränderte physiko-chemische Eigenschaften aufweist. Mit Hilfe der Batchversuche konnte eine signifikant höhere Sorptionskapazität der …
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Transshipment networks for last-mile delivery in congested urban areas
… enabling transshipment operations in congested urban areas, based on two fundamental city logistics needs: efficient utilization of existing infrastructure and flexibility for logistics operators. Specifically, this research introduces the concept of urban transshipment networks (UTNs), a …
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Selection and Evaluation of Potential Stormwater Harvesting Sites in Urban Areas
Urban cities are universally becoming water stressed due to combined pressures of increasing urbanisation, growing populations, and fluctuating climate change regimes. Therefore, water resource managers are globally developing strategies to ensure water security and associated long term sustainable …
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Feasibility of Satellite Water Tanks for Urban Areas in Developing Countries
An intermittent distribution system delivers water to the end users for limited hours on certain days. End users often rely on service pumps, private tanks and on-site filters to cope with the unreliable low quality water supply. These coping mechanisms lead to uneven distribution of the already …
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Battery Energy Storage Systems Applications and Deployment in Dense Urban Areas
… with deploying this nascent technology in dense urban area such as New York City (downstate NY). In this dissertation, we will address techno-economic barriers to energy storage deployment as it relates to available space, challenges with developing brownfield properties, risks and uncertainty …
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Digital media to inspire and sustain sport participation in urban areas
This research looks to understand the role digital media plays to inspire and sustain sports participation and how digital media could be used as a socially inclusive tool. The study explores if strategically packaged digital media could be used in a socially inclusive way to increase or sustain …
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A robust motion planning approach for autonomous driving in urban areas
… of the Robust RRT algorithm for planning in an urban environment is demonstrated through numerous simulated scenarios and real data corresponding to its implementation in MIT's robotic vehicle that competed in the DARPA Urban Challenge.
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