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Copenhagen’s Struggle to Become the World’s First Carbon Neutral Capital: How Corporatist Power Beats Sustainability

open access: yesUrban Planning, 2022
Nordic cities are often perceived as frontrunners of urban sustainability and their planners increasingly embrace and combine environmentalist ideas with communicative planning approaches.
Ulrik Kohl, John Andersen
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Affordable housing production for low income groups by land use zoning plans in harbor areas of Copenhagen

open access: yesUrban, Planning and Transport Research, 2021
Housing expenses have the highest share in household budgets of low-income groups in Copenhagen leading to affordability problems. To provide affordable housing (AH) for low-income groups, the municipality developed a zoning plan in 2015 aimed to reserve
Suheyla Turk
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Stretching or conforming? Financing urban climate change adaptation in Copenhagen

open access: yesBuildings & Cities, 2022
Cities worldwide are struggling to build resilience to the risks posed by climate change for their infrastructures, economies and quality of life. However, no city government has sufficient capacities to fund the adaptations required to ensure such ...
Stella Whittaker, Kristjan Jespersen
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Environmental, Social and Economic Sustainability in Smart Cities, the Case of Copenhagen

open access: yesJournal of Architectural Sciences and Applications, 2021
Cities, where smart city technologies are not a goal, but are evaluated as a useful tool to ensure urban sustainability, are guides for other cities. This study aims to examine the environmental, social and economic sustainability in smart cities in the ...
Seval Cömertler, Necmiye Cömertler
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Cyclists′ Exposure to Road Traffic Noise: A Comparison of Three North American and European Cities

open access: yesAcoustics, 2020
According to the World Health Organization, high levels of exposure to road traffic noise are associated with adverse health effects. Earlier studies suggest that cyclists are exposed to higher noise levels than motorists. Other studies have demonstrated
Philippe Apparicio, Jérémy Gelb
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Habitat and Experience

open access: yesKulturstudier, 2021
This contribution provides a contemporary introduction into research and artistic practices related to the study of sonic agglomerations from the perspective of an anthropology of sound.
Holger Schulze
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Pipe Dreams: Cities Get Creative With Water

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes, 2019
A photo and sound essay to demonstrate creative ways in which cities are using water to increase resilience, and bring comfort and stability to the lives of residents.
Matthew Bach   +3 more
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Does Controversial Science Call For Public Participation? The Case Of Gmo Skepticism

open access: yesLes Ateliers de l’Ethique, 2017
Many instances of new and emerging science and technology are controversial. Although a number of people, including scientific experts, welcome these developments, a considerable skepticism exists among members of the public.
University of Copenhagen   +2 more
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Innovations in the context of a sustainable city Copehagen

open access: yesActa Economica et Turistica, 2021
The concept of sustainable cities is based on a development paradigm that recognizes the rapid growth of the urban population and makes an important contribution to the formation of the urban plan.
Helena Šlogar, Tomislav Čakanić
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Multifunctional applications of batteries within fast-charging stations based on EV demand-prediction of the users’ behaviour

open access: yesThe Journal of Engineering, 2019
This study presents a methodology to improve the operation of the power system and to deal with technical issues caused by electric vehicles (EVs) fast charging load.
Marjan Gjelaj   +4 more
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