The research is based on research studies during 1992 – 2011 carried out by the author at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, concerning ecological and economic impact assessment of urban development. The EcoBalance model was developed during these studies. The main goal of the research is to present a general view of impacts of urban planning choices on ecological sustainability of urban form. The focus is on solutions at residential area, municipality and regional levels. Assessment covers all structures: buildings and infrastructure, and transportation caused by the functions of the area. The EcoBalance model estimates the total consumption of energy and raw materials, the production of greenhouse gas and other emissions and the c...
EcoGrad-projektin tavoitteena oli kehittää konsepti ekologiselle aluesuunnittelulle Pietarin alueell...
Climate change, in the form of global warming, has been a hot topic throughout the present millenniu...
Due to urbanisation and an increasing knowledge about the climate change and its potential impacts o...
Sustainability of urban development can be assessed on different levels: neighborhoods, municipaliti...
The EcoBalance Model was developed at VTT, the Technical Research Center of Finland, in the early 19...
Urban planning solutions and decisions have large-scale significance for ecological sustainability, ...
Sustainable urban development presents a great opportunity to mitigate climate change as urban areas...
The subject of research in this master's thesis is an ecologically sustainable building that does no...
Rakennetulla ympäristöllä on ratkaiseva rooli ilmastonmuutoksen hillinnässä. Merkittävä osuus energi...
Cities try to create economic growth and now urgently meet the sustainable development goals. This u...
Nykyrakentamisessa ympäristövaikutukset on typistetty energiatehokkuuteen ja hiilijalanjälkeen ja sa...
Tässä diplomityössä tutkitaan ekologisesti kestävää rakentamista pyrkimyksenä löytää keinot suunnite...
Climate change and global warming has brought new challenges to urban development worldwide. It que...
Human actions in the past centuries, along with global population growth and urbanization, have caus...
The main objective of the thesis is to determine appropriate criteria with which to rate the sustain...
EcoGrad-projektin tavoitteena oli kehittää konsepti ekologiselle aluesuunnittelulle Pietarin alueell...
Climate change, in the form of global warming, has been a hot topic throughout the present millenniu...
Due to urbanisation and an increasing knowledge about the climate change and its potential impacts o...
Sustainability of urban development can be assessed on different levels: neighborhoods, municipaliti...
The EcoBalance Model was developed at VTT, the Technical Research Center of Finland, in the early 19...
Urban planning solutions and decisions have large-scale significance for ecological sustainability, ...
Sustainable urban development presents a great opportunity to mitigate climate change as urban areas...
The subject of research in this master's thesis is an ecologically sustainable building that does no...
Rakennetulla ympäristöllä on ratkaiseva rooli ilmastonmuutoksen hillinnässä. Merkittävä osuus energi...
Cities try to create economic growth and now urgently meet the sustainable development goals. This u...
Nykyrakentamisessa ympäristövaikutukset on typistetty energiatehokkuuteen ja hiilijalanjälkeen ja sa...
Tässä diplomityössä tutkitaan ekologisesti kestävää rakentamista pyrkimyksenä löytää keinot suunnite...
Climate change and global warming has brought new challenges to urban development worldwide. It que...
Human actions in the past centuries, along with global population growth and urbanization, have caus...
The main objective of the thesis is to determine appropriate criteria with which to rate the sustain...
EcoGrad-projektin tavoitteena oli kehittää konsepti ekologiselle aluesuunnittelulle Pietarin alueell...
Climate change, in the form of global warming, has been a hot topic throughout the present millenniu...
Due to urbanisation and an increasing knowledge about the climate change and its potential impacts o...