Essays about: "Arctic 2012"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 32 essays containing the words Arctic 2012.

  1. 11. Killing a tree is the same as killing a part of Creation : A comparative study of Western and Indigenous’ worldviews, views of nature and knowledge systems

    University essay from Institutionen för tema; Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Deniz Tütüncü; [2013]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Nowadays there is a great deal of concern for global warming. Researchers and politicians all over the world are urgently trying to find solutions to it. However, most of the solutions which consider sustainable development have a technical perspective to environmental problems. READ MORE

  3. 12. Ice advance-retreat sediment successions along the Logata River, Taymyr Peninsula, Arctic Siberia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Bernhardson; [2013]
    Keywords : Sibirien; Tajmyrhalvön; Weichselian glaciation; Ice advance-retreat stages; Russia; Taymyr Peninsula; Siberia; Ryssland; isframstötar-isreträtter; Weichselistiden; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : A number of sites were investigated in river sections along the Logata River on the Taymyr Peninsula, Russia, and its adjacent areas to shed more light on the glaciation history over the last glacial cycles. The sediments exposed at the investigated sites are correlated and put into a local stratigraphic scheme divided into five main units. READ MORE

  4. 13. Impact of extreme sea levels and waves in the bay of Lundåkra - present situation and future scenarios

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Sandra Ottosson; Karin Vendt; [2013]
    Keywords : bottom profiles; climate change; sea levels; flooding; erosion; wave runup; Bay of Lundåkra; Natura 2000; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This report is a study of the impacts of extreme sea levels and waves on the coastal area of the bay of Lundåkra. The bay is characterized by shallow sea bottoms and a flat topography, particularly in the north. Analyses have been based on historical data. READ MORE

  5. 14. Metal release and mobility in an arctic lake due to artificial drainage : Effects of mining and sulfide oxidation

    University essay from Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Joacim Svahn; [2012]
    Keywords : Arctic environment; Sulfide oxidation; Metal leakage; Contaminated soils; Mine tailing; Arktisk miljö; Sulfidoxidation; Metallutlakning; Förorenad mark; Gruvor;

    Abstract : The aim of this report was to investigate the potential effects of sulfide oxidation in sediments of an arctic lake, N Luossajärvi, induced by lowered water level. Lake water, potentially contaminated by metals, was pumped into a mine tailings impoundment. READ MORE

  6. 15. Learning in student projects and morphological analysis of  Arctic particles.

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskap (SCI)

    Author : Alexander Wahlberg; [2012]
    Keywords : Key words: CDIO; REXUS; learning in projects; experiential learning; ASCOS;

    Abstract :   Abstract This master thesis is divided into two parts, one pedagogical and one engineering. The purpose of the pedagogical part of this master thesis was to investigate how students learn during projects. READ MORE