Essays about: "Brasilien"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 80 essays containing the word Brasilien.

  1. 6. Policy Tools for the Decarbonisation of Urban Freight Transport in Brazil

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Raghav Somayya Mandana; [2021]
    Keywords : CO2 emissions; transport sector; decarbonisation; battery electric vehicles BEVs ; electromobility; freight transport; total cost of ownership TCO ; light commercial vehicles LCVs ; Koldioxidutsläppen; transportsektorn; avkolning; elektriska fordon EF ; elektromobilitet; godstransport; total ägandekostnad TÄK ; lätta kommersiella fordon LKF ;

    Abstract : There has been an increase in the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the last 3 decades. A large share of these emissions is produced by the transport sector. In 2010 alone, global transport accounted for 7 GtCO2 eq and approximately 23% of total energy-related CO2 emissions. READ MORE

  3. 7. Detecting illegal gold mining sites in the Amazon forest : Using Deep Learning to Classify Satellites Images

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Nathan Labbe; [2021]
    Keywords : Deep Learning; Image Classification; Image Segmentation; Environmental Monitoring; Illegal Gold Mines Detection; Djupinlärning; bildklassificering; bildsegmentering; miljöövervakning; upptäckt av illegala guldgruvor;

    Abstract : Illegal gold mining in the Amazon forest has increased dramatically since 2005 with the rise in the price of gold. The use of chemicals such as mercury, which facilitate the gold extraction, increases the toxicity of the soil and can enter the food chain, leading to health problems for the inhabitants, and causes the environmental scourge we know today. READ MORE

  4. 8. Integrating gender and environmental issues : A case study on gender mainstreaming within the organisation of WIEGO and their waste management projects in Brazil

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Victoria Nordell; Elin Niklasson; [2021]
    Keywords : Waste Management; Environmental Challenges; Gender Mainstreaming; Feminist Political Ecology; FPE; Environmental Justice; Intersectionality; Women’s Empowerment; Gender Equality; Waste Pickers; Waste Picking; Recycling; Informal Sector; Brazil; WIEGO; Climate Crisis; Gender; Avfallshantering; Miljöfrågor; Gender Mainstreaming; Feministisk Politisk Ekologi; FPE; Miljörättvisa; Intersektionalitet; Women’s Empowerment; Jämställdhet; Avfallshanterare; Återvinning; Den informella sektorn; Brasilien; WIEGO; Klimatkrisen; Genus;

    Abstract : The world is facing a global waste crisis due to half of the waste produced not being collected, treated or safely disposed of. Waste not managed in a proper way causes air and water pollution and has negative health and social impacts on people living or working close to the waste. READ MORE

  5. 9. Investigating the state of rural water supply in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - a regional study on the implementation of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6.1: safe and affordable drinking water for all

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Joel Häggqvist; Andreas Larsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Drinking water; Sustainable development goal 6; Rural water supply; Water safety; Rio Grande do Sul; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Access to clean drinking water is a human right and a necessity for life, yet many rely on precarious water sources across the world. The United Nations outlines a great aspiration in Agenda 2030 - that safe and affordable drinking water should be available for all by 2030. READ MORE

  6. 10. Ekologisk kompensation - återbetalning till naturen : en studie av omvärlden och förslag på tillämpning för Uppsalas nya stadsdelar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Felix Havermark; [2020]
    Keywords : ekologisk kompensation; samhällsplanering; samhällsbyggnad; naturvärden; skadelindringshierarkin; balanseringsprincipen; grön infrastruktur; exploatering; hållbarhet;

    Abstract : Ekologisk kompensation är en metod för att gottgöra skadan som uppstår på naturen vid exploatering. Den baseras på skadelindringshierarkin som handlar om att i första hand undvika att skada naturen och sedan att begränsa skadan, därefter restaurera den natur som blivit skadad och i sista hand kompensera. READ MORE