| Author | Schmidt, Andreas Johannis |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no.EV-13-02 |
| Subject(s) | City planning--Environmental aspects
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| Note | A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Environmental Engineering and Management |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | |
| Abstract | Efforts to achieve ecological sound and resilient Cities (Eco - Cities) are becoming increasingly acknowledged by urban planning and management. Various concepts and a wide range of strategies are applied to mitigate human impacts on the urban biosphere and to tackle climate change. Through an interlinked and integrated sanitation strategy, such as provided by the CITYBLUES++ concept, these objectives can be achieved. Where combined effects of a resource based sanitation provides synergetic advantages, the questions is raised how far does the CITYBLUES++ concept coincide with Eco - city concepts reflected in scientific literature. Ontological approach is chosen to investigate Eco - city concepts and their associations by analyzing available Eco - city and CITYBLUES++ literature in a semi - quantitative way by comparing their configurations and specific variations . A novel method mapped the terms of vector space model into the concepts of Eco - city and CITYBLUES++ and their hierarchical associations are found to be the same (Null Hypothesis). Providing that there is no statistical differences identified between bot h concepts. As opposed to the semi - quantitative ontology approach, objectives are identified which could further improve the synergetic combined effects of the CITYBLUES++ concept approach. These include the aspects of “Best Management Practices” for urban runoff and community gardening projects for extended “Clean Development Mechanism” application under the project frame |
| Year | 2013 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Environmental Engineering and Management (EV) |
| Chairperson(s) | Shipin, Oleg |
| Examination Committee(s) | Ebbers, Theo Wilhelm;Vilas Nitivattananon |
| Degree | Research report (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2013 |