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Tracking Electricity Production Patterns for Residential Solar Electric Systems in Massachusetts
(2015-10-29)
The number of residential small-scale solar electric, or photovoltaic (PV) systems installed in Massachusetts has increased over the past five years. However, expanded deployment of residential solar PV may be hindered by ...
a Feasibility Study for Transitioning Louisville, Kentucky’s Transportation and Electricity Generation to Renewable Sources
(2016-05-15)
Climate change is caused mainly by humans and there is a great risk of “severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems” (IPCC, 2014). It has been proposed by many that America can address climate ...
Mitigating Health and Environmental Risks From E-Waste Dismantling via Plasma Arc Gasification WtE and Sustainable Materials Management Modeling
(2016-05-24)
Informal E-waste recycling is an epidemiological and environmental crisis of unprecedented scale and complexity in human history. The expanding demand for electronics and the growing human population is putting indeterminable ...
Sustainability of Self-Driving Mobility: An Analysis of Carbon Emissions Between Autonomous Vehicles and Conventional Modes of Transportation
(2017-03-05)
The primary contribution of this paper is to identify the potential variables through which vehicle automation may affect carbon emissions in the transportation sector, and compare modal shifts between conventional vehicles, ...
Concepts from Traditional Indian Architecture to Reduce Energy Consumption in Modern Indian Architecture
(2017-03-09)
The unprecedented growth in population in Bangalore city, India - 5.1 million (2001) to 11.5 million (2016) - has led to an exponential increase in residential construction activities (fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse ...
A Demographic Analysis of the Distribution of Farmers Markets and Grocery Stores in Northern Virginia
(2017-12-13)
Increasingly, consumers are seeking opportunities to buy locally grown fresh foods at farmers markets in lieu of conventionally sourced foods at grocery stores due to perceptions of environmental, economic and social harms ...
Vacant Land Conversion in Detroit, Michigan: A Spatial Analysis of Neighborhood Stabilization and Communal Access
(2017-05-20)
This research explores vacant land conversion in Detroit, Michigan and the extent to which vacant land is being utilized towards sustainability through urban agriculture. The main statistical hypotheses of this study are ...
Assessing the Potential Environmental Impacts of Controlled Environment Agriculture in Detroit and the Future of This Industry Based on Local Food Trends
(2017-05-31)
The main objectives of this research project were to assess the capacity for Detroit to be a model for a variety of methods of urban agriculture; to assess the sustainability and environmental impact of an urban CEA farm; ...
Floodwater Governance as Key Urban Challenge in Beira, Barranquilla and Ho Chi Minh City
(2017-11-27)
Urbanization will be one of the major global trends of the years to come. And, although cities are seen as engines of growth, if not planned carefully they also can be responsible for increased CO2 emissions, depletion of ...
Understanding Canals in Bangkok Using Historic Maps and GIS
(2018-01-02)
Bangkok the capital of Thailand is a semi –aquatic city. Constructed in, rather than around, the Chao Phraya delta for centuries it has relied on canals for irrigation, flood mitigation and transportation.
As the city has ...