Essays about: "KM assessment"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 42 essays containing the words KM assessment.

  1. 11. Assessment of Urban Sprawl in Mowe/Ibafo Axis of Ogun State using GIS Capabilities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Haruna Jimoh; [2020]
    Keywords : GIS; Urban sprawl; expansion; assessment; Shannon’s entropy; Mowe Ibafo; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Urban Sprawl is one of the challenges to urban development in many nations. Different aspects of the phenomenon have been researched with a view to providing solutions to myriad of ills attributed to it. For any meaningful intervention, however, assessment of development to ascertain sprawl is essential. READ MORE

  3. 12. Analysis of floodplain population dynamics in the USA from 1790 to 2010​

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Firoza Akhter; [2020]
    Keywords : Floodplain; levee; flood damage; flood insurance; population dynamics; population growth rate;

    Abstract : Floodplain is an important location for the economic and social development of society throughout history, although it afflicted by different disasters like floods and bank erosion from time to time. Population dynamics and distribution trends have important effects on the landscape and society. READ MORE

  4. 13. Estimating the probability of levee failure for flood risk mapping : An application to Paglia River

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Theodora Neromylioti; [2020]
    Keywords : Levee failure; inner erosion; piping; backward erosion; seepage; probability of failure; fragility curves; time-dependent failure; hydraulic modelling; flood risk; flood inundation; HEC-RAS;

    Abstract : Climate change results to more extreme and frequent flood events that induce extra risk to flood protection structures such as levees. Thus, estimation of the probability of levee failure is of utmost importance when it comes to structural safety and flood risk assessment. READ MORE

  5. 14. Evaluation of Local Scour along Rönne Å at Ängelholm

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Mohamed Fainaz Mohamed Inamdeen; [2020]
    Keywords : HEC RAS; Rönne å; Bend scour; Contraction scour; Abutment scour; River flow; HEC 18; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Riverbed scouring is an emerging problem aligned with higher frequent river discharges, experiences in a short period of time with shifting climate conditions. This problem brings a huge challenge to relevant authorities to safeguard river stability and hydraulic structures. READ MORE

  6. 15. The impact of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissances Dam on the Water-Energy-Food security nexus in Sudan

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Mugahid Elnour; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainability; WEF-Nexus; GERD; Sudan; Ethiopia;

    Abstract : Controversy in transboundary rivers usually arises due to a lack of inclusive agreement and cooperation between the basin countries. Originating from Ethiopia, the Blue Nile River contributes most of the Nile River water making it vital for water, energy, and food security at downstream Sudan and Egypt. READ MORE