https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/41609 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:32:57 GMT 2026-04-25T10:32:57Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/123146 Title: Parking problems within the Planning Authority and the solution Abstract: Transport has always been a fundamental part of growing communities, but with advanced industrial countries it has become a vital part of society. Although generally taken for granted, few people can imagine how their lives would be without the use of their car. The Maltese islands, being under British rule (1799-1964), were not excluded from the revolutions and innovations in the different modes of transport. The horse driven cart was the first to give way to the short lived endeavour of train and tram. Then an influx of a variety of transport modes occurred after the Second World War. The social influence of the motor vehicle stems from its usefulness as a means of personal and group transport. With higher income levels, car ownership has grown and created the desire for more space for roads, parking and other transportation infrastructure. With the growing population and the increasing car ownership per household, urban traffic problems in the Maltese Islands are becoming more severe. This increase in car ownership have been the major cause of traffic congestion, pollution, parking difficulties and traffic accidents to become the order of the day. Though, this is reality, the subject "lends itself to hasty and often contradictory opinions when it comes to prescribing remedies ... Some say the problem is insoluble, and therefore it is a waste of money to try to do anything. .. Some consider that growth in numbers will of itself 'solve ' the problem because traffic will then become so thick that users will tend to stay off the roads ... others say more parking space is needed. " The transportation aspect in our society has a major influence on the spatial and economic evolvement of cities and localities. "The attractiveness of particular locations depends in part on the relative accessibility, and this in turn depends on the quality of the transport infrastructure". The environment of such locations are dynamic since they all depend on the movement patterns of people. In this dissertation, the focus will be more on the 'home to work' journey since this is one of the major journey purposes and result in particular types of problems. Description: HIGHER CERT.LAND ADMIN. Wed, 01 Jan 1997 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/123146 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/123027 Title: Housing affordability in Malta Abstract: Library has: Part 2, Appendix & Analysis, including Extracts from conditions re Housing Authority Schemes available, Advertised properties cost price during period 11-25th November 2000 ; Advertisement authors 11-25th November 2000 ; Advertisement authors distribution ; Advertised properties rental during period 11-25th November 2000 ; Advertised properties cost price 1996- 2000 Description: B.E.&A.(HONS) Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/123027 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/123024 Title: Ornament in architecture Abstract: "Decor autem est", Vitruvius writes, "emendatus operis aspectus". Decoration is the "correct" aspect of work, which the Roman theorist links with a series of very different requirements: statio, which refers to the conceptual appropriateness of architecture to its end, consuetudine, which refers to the correspondence to linguistic rules, and naturalis décor, which consists of the correctness of the site and its orientation, in light's of the building's purpose. Description: B.E.&A.(HONS) Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/123024 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/122932 Title: The effects of an ever-changing technology on the domesticity of living spaces Abstract: This dissertation is a study of the effects of technology upon domestic interiors linking the past to present and future spaces. The effects are not limited to the tangible product but also take into account the development of domesticity and how this in turn affected the home. The relationships between technology and domesticity are highlighted as to provide a build up on how both play an important role in the home as we know it today. Description: B.E.&A.(HONS) Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/122932 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z