Theseus - Selaus asiasanan mukaan "urban design"
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A hedonic pricing model in Helsinki, Finland : exploring the impacts of green infrastructure on apartment listing prices
(2022)Green Infrastructure (GI) is a critical element of urban sustainability that provides environmental, economic, and social benefits. Adoption, however, has been slow. It is critical to demonstrate the paybacks in localized ... -
Actualising the sustainable development goals with the Vertical Tower Farm
(2020)Civilisation requires food security, food security depends on agriculture, and agriculture depends on the environment and climate. Unsustainable food production practices threaten ecosystems, biodiversity, climate, and ... -
Assessing local climate functions of urban green open spaces : a case study on public and institutional open spaces in Glasgow
(2022)Urban Green Open Spaces are one of the essential elements that narrate a city's liveability and life-stream. Due to the emergence impact of global climate change and increasing urbanization, 21st century is at a critical ... -
Assessing sustainable mobility scenarios and their influence on street level air pollution : a comparative analysis in Kesselsdorfer Street in Dresden, Germany
(2023)Air pollution is a major threat to human health and the environment. For this reason, cities must control and assure better air quality for their citizens, by enhancing a more environmentally sound urban planning and ... -
Assessment and adaption of urban cultural heritage assets as touristic destination towards the impact of UHI : case study: City of Edinburgh
(2022)Preserving cultural heritage sites has always faced many challenges in a rapidly growing and changing world, mainly in urban areas [Dastgerdi et al., 2019]. Overall, the urban environment faces imminent risks due to climate ... -
Assessment of wind characteristics and urban heat island dynamics for urban planning : a case study of Toulouse, France.
(2020)To build liveable, resilient and climate responsive cities today, there is a need for city planners to understand the local complexities of the urban environments, especially in a changing urban climate. The prevailing ... -
Between buildings : An evaluation of London’s microclimate policy
(2020)Urban centres play a crucial role in climate change. Therefore, it is necessary to think about the role of urban planning in these changes. This thesis aims to investigate what we know about how urban factors influence the ... -
Biomimicry approaches to mitigate the urban heat island
(2020)Mitigating Urban Heat Island Intensity (UHII) requires a comprehensive understanding of its relationship with global climate change, the underlying reasons, and adoption of all sorts of ideas from multidisciplinary fields. ... -
Building a Sustainable Future: A review of Carbon Footprints of Finnish cities and municipalities, and community-led solutions.
(2024)My thesis offers a review of carbon footprint and emissions for various cities and municipalities throughout Finland. The meta-analysis is based on results published from the projects conducted by Sitowise, the Centre for ... -
Building stock-level life cycle carbon assessment on strategies of cities in the temperate climate zone : a case study of residential buildings in Lahti and Tampere, Finland
(2024)This research aims to explore the pivotal role of decarbonising the existing building stock to reach national Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) and resource consumption targets. In Europe alone, the building sector consumes ... -
Circularity in Cities: socio-spatial dimension of the circular economy as a step towards climate-sensitive urban planning.
(2020)The contribution of urbanisation to resource consumption, environmental degradation and climate change is a reminder of the need of stronger mitigation and adaptation approaches. This has brought a considerable amount of ... -
Creating sustainable and equitable communities in a post-Covid context : development of the Scottish 20-minute neighbourhood concept
(2022)The aim of the research is to contextualise the 20-minute neighbourhood in Scotland as a place-based approach to a post-pandemic green recovery; to understand how the concept is being received and understood by stakeholders, ... -
Emphasising and enabling urban agriculture for local authorities : elaboration of urban agricultural activities and policies in Glasgow and Dresden
(2024)Urban agriculture (UA) holds significant potential for enhancing food security, promoting social cohesion and providing environmental benefits, contributing to sustainable urban development. However, its integration into ... -
Evaluating the implementation potential of nature-based solutions for heat and flood hazard mitigation in Lahti, Finland.
(2023)Extreme weather events triggered by climate change is affecting urban populations of Europe on multiple forms. Strategies for mitigating heat and flood hazard and facilitating adaptation to inevitable impacts of climate ... -
Evaluating the integration of urban heat island mitigation and adaptation into current green certification and assessment systems
(2022)Owing to the effects of climate change, the concept of sustainability, which has been around for more than three decades, is now more important than ever. One of the most vital sectors for a quick switch to sustainability ... -
Evaluation matrix for noise pollution
(2024)Noise pollution, stemming from various human activities such as transportation, industrial processes, and urbanization, poses significant threats to human health and ecological stability. The adverse effects of noise ... -
Exploring the triadic relation of urban form, wind, and air quality at street level : a case of City of London, UK
(2020)The triadic relation on urban form, air quality and the wind environment at street level in a dense setting of the City of London is investigated through detailed characterisation of the urban form, wind simulation and ... -
Future of Urban Mobility in Europe : Case City Analysis: Freiburg and Tampere
(2023)This thesis explores the changes in urban mobility by looking at the impact of the targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions set by the European Commission and the European Green Deal. The future changes in technologies ... -
Green infrastructure cooling strategies for urban heat island mitigation in cities : case study of Glasgow city centre
(2021)Synergy of the warming produced by the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect and current climate trends is likely to affect the thermal environment of the cities. Urban green infrastructure (UGI) has been promoted as a key strategy ... -
Green roof runoff modelling in Dublin for climate resilience : runoff reduction performance of a single green roof for stormwater management using hydrological modelling with climate change projections
(2021)This thesis aims to show the runoff reduction performance of green roofs based on climate change projection scenarios using hydrological simulation tools for mitigating and adapting to flooding events in a flood prone city, ...



















