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    • A model to evaluate the environmental and energetic efficiency of the territorial functionality (transport and activity location) 

      Cerdà Troncoso, Jorge Francisco; Marmolejo Duarte, Carlos Ramiro; Roca Cladera, Josep (The European Regional Science Association, 2011)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      The main objective of the study is the development of a model for the evaluation of the environmental and energy efficiency of the interaction (mobility) and land use structure (called as
    • Actualización de la herramienta informática CICLOPE para análisis de ciclo de vida 

      Niembro García, Isabel Joaquina; García Rangel, Sheoane; Sierra Garriga, Carlos; González Benítez, María Margarita (2009-07)
      Conference lecture
      Open Access
    • Adaptation to environmental factors shapes the organization of regulatory regions in microbial communities 

      Fernandez, Leyden; Mercader, Josep M.; Planas-Fèlix, Mercè; Torrents, David (BioMed Central, 2014-10-08)
      Article
      Open Access
      Background: It has been shown in a number of metagenomic studies that the addition and removal of specific genes have allowed microbiomes to adapt to specific environmental conditions by losing and gaining specific functions. ...
    • Aerodynamics of Cronuz with Kratos multiphysics 

      Call Piñol, Oriol (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-05-19)
      Master thesis
      Restricted access - author's decision
      Electric vehicles are becoming an increasing need since the traditional and pollutant combustion engines are about to be extinguished. The future, in the present moment, is the design of better, more efficient and less ...
    • Air freight in the Stockholm region with focus on Eskilstuna Airport 

      Brorsson, Kjell-Åke (Omnia Science, 2016-06)
      Article
      Open Access
      Purpose: The purpose of this article is to analyse the conditions for commencing air freight operations at the regional Eskilstuna Airport in Sweden, which require investments in airport infrastructure of at least SEK 140 ...
    • Alternative 4D trajectories for the avoidance of weather- and contrail-sensitive volumes 

      Sáez García, Raúl; Cabrera Ramírez, Bryan Gustavo; Melgosa Farrés, Marc; Prats Menéndez, Xavier; Riccio, Angelo; Verbeek, René; van den Dungen, Nick (Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR), 2022)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      We present a framework to generate, in a multi-aircraft environment, 4D optimized trajectories in a scenario with several weather constraints obtained with advanced weather prediction models. We focus on the trajectory ...
    • An approach to the modelling of stability of waste containers during urban flooding 

      Martínez Gomariz, Eduardo; Russo, Beniamino; Gómez Valentín, Manuel; Plumed Gómez, Áurea (2020-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      Before the solid waste is dumped in landfills, the collection process for large Spanish cities starts from a regular collection of household waste municipal service which is carried out through street containers. When an ...
    • An explanatory model of the organisational factors that explain the adoption of e-business 

      García-Moreno, Marta Beatriz; García-Moreno, Susana; Nájera-Sánchez, Juan Jose; Pablos Heredero, Carmen de (2016-06)
      Article
      Open Access
      Purpose: To describe the factors that facilitate the adoption of e-business in firms. To go in deep on the factors, resources and capabilities that need to be present in those firms seeking to improve their levels of ...
    • Análisis de Ciclo de Vida de bienes de equipo 

      Garcia Rangel, Sheoane (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2009-06)
      Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
      Open Access
      El Análisis de Ciclo de Vida (ACV) es una herramienta medioambiental útil en el diseño de soluciones alternativas, que busquen la reducción de impactos potenciales y se orienten hacia la búsqueda de un desarrollo ...
    • Análisis de eco-eficiencia del Municipio de Barcelona 

      Zheng, Qianhui (Centre de Politica de Sol i Valoracions, CPSV / Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, UPC, 2019-12)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      La evaluación de la Ecoeficiencia es medir los beneficios generados por el consumo unitario del sistema. Al definir varios consumos ecológicos y los beneficios correspondientes que produce, se puede obtener una relación ...
    • Análisis de la energía solar térmica: situación tecnológica, comparativa con otras energías renovables, marco normativo, ventajas medioambientales y estudio de caso práctico 

      Prieto Serra, Carlos Alberto (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2010)
      Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
      Restricted access - author's decision
      Este Proyecto Final de Carrera se enmarca en el contexto de la Energía Solar Térmica, desde los conocimientos basicos del Sistema Solar, claves para el desarrollo y cálculo de una instalación solar, hasta el análisis actual ...
    • AOX y medio ambiente. 

      Riva Juan, Mª del Carmen; López Ribas, David (Instituto de Investigación Textil y Cooperación Industrial, 1996-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      Los productos organohalogenados son muy utilizados por la industria y su presencia en el medio ambiente está siendo controlada. En los últimos años se han desarrollado varias técnicas de detección, siendo desde finales de ...
    • Applying design for environment to a technical equipment for outdoor sports 

      Martínez Capellà, Laia (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-02)
      Master thesis
      Restricted access - author's decision
      Throughout the following Master's Thesis, the focus will be on winter sports, where skiing can easily stand out as an elegant sport that requires very specialized and different materials depending on the modalities. ...
    • Apropiación antrópica informal en el área de protección del medio ambiente: la resiliencia del paisaje cultural y el patrimonio en un sitio histórico en Duque de Caxias (Río de Janeiro, Brasil) 

      Filho, Raphael David (DUOT, UPC, 2020-09-28)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      Recorte analítico de un sambaquis ubicado en el barrio de San Bento, Municipio Duque de Caxias (Estado de Río de Janeiro, Brasil), un entorno con importancia histórica y cultural ubicado en una Zona de Preservación Ambiental ...
    • La arquitectura moche del Perú : análisis, interpretación y relación con la arquitectura peruana (1924-2020) 

      Alva López, Florentino Gerardo (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-02-27)
      Doctoral thesis
      Open Access
      (English) The latest archaeological discoveries and research on the Moche or Mochica culture (circa 200 A.D.-800 A.D.), developed in the northern coast of Peru, has allowed us to have a better vision and understanding of ...
    • Atmósfera®: una experiencia pedagógica para la creación y comunicación multisensorial 

      Guimaraens-Igual, G; Navalón-Martínez, V (Universitat Politècnica de València / Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Iniciativa Digital Politècnica / Grup per a la Innovació i la Logística Docent en l'Arquitectura (GILDA), 2016-10)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      The pedagogical product atmósfera® put as a final result the creative and credible environment executed by students of the subject composition Atmospheres (ETSA, UPV) in the 2015-2016 course. It is an object of final ...
    • Auroville: the sustainable laboratory: an alternative human settlement 

      De Sousa E Castro, Marta (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-10-15)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      Sustainability and ecology are ver y present concepts nowadays, on which humanity ’s future and development on this planet depend. The impact of uncontrolled growth and use of resources begins to affect human life and all ...
    • Avaluació de l’eficiència de vol a l’espai aeri europeu 

      Mumbrú Coma, Maria (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-10-31)
      Bachelor thesis
      Restricted access - confidentiality agreement
    • Álvaro Siza : lugar y crisis 

      Illescas Marín, Ángel (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-04-03)
      Doctoral thesis
      Open Access
      The initial interpretations of Álvaro Siza’s work outside Portugal put the notion of place at the core of his architecture, in line with certain critical positions that appeared in Europe after the Second World War. From ...
    • Breaking barriers on reuse of digital devices ensuring final recycling 

      Franquesa Griso, David; Navarro Moldes, Leandro; López Álvarez, David; Bustamante, Xavier; Lamora, Santiago (Atlantis Press, 2015)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      Digital Devices or Electric and Electronic Equip- ment (EEE) are scrapped at an alarming rate instead of being salvaged, fixed, and reused. For the reuse sector to flourish, donors, receivers, and reuse centers need services ...