Essays about: "Minor Field Studies"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 160 essays containing the words Minor Field Studies.

  1. 21. Diffusion and adoption ofrenewable energy products forenhanced societal wellbeing : Minor field study in Handeni, Tanzania

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Fredrik Lind; Beatrice Åman; [2022]
    Keywords : Agenda 2030; Diffusion of innovation; End-user; Handeni; Minor Field Study; Non-renewable energy; Renewable energy; Smallholders; Solar energy lamp; Sustainability; Sustainable livelihoods approach; Tanzania.;

    Abstract : This study aims to understand and assess the diffusion and adoption of RES forenhanced societal wellbeing in developing countries. Furthermore, the purpose is tocontribute to a deeper understanding of the drivers and barriers (D&B) to the diffusionand adoption of RES among smallholders in rural Tanzania. READ MORE

  3. 22. Impact from Sargassum macroalgae on energy content in biogas, Grenada

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

    Author : Alexander Klimkowicz Nordin; Elin Svensson; [2022]
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    Abstract : This study is part of the Minor Field Studies programme and includes a project carried out in Grenada in the spring of 2022. Grenada is one of several countries affected by the huge amounts of Sargassum macroalgae that has infested marine areas and coasts in the last decade. This has resulted in environmental, social and economic problems. READ MORE

  4. 23. Becoming a UNESCO City of Literature : A discourse analysis of the Gothenburg effort to become a City of Literature in the UNESCO creative cities network

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

    Author : Ebba Wahlbom; [2022]
    Keywords : discursive formations; ideology; UNESCO; creative cities network; literature; literary work; cultural policy research;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to create knowledge on discursive formations surrounding literature that is being produced and/or reproduced in Sweden today. This is achieved by studying how the project group members responsible for writing the Gothenburg application to become a UNESCO City of Literature, and other key players involved in this process, argue for the values of literature and why a membership in the UNESCO creative cities network would be beneficial for Gothenburg city, its citizens and the literary field. READ MORE

  5. 24. Restoration strategies in boreal forests : prescribed burning and gap cutting effects on plant diversity and community composition

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Clara Espinosa Del Alba; [2020]
    Keywords : restoration ecology; boreal forest; fire; gap cutting; biodiversity; voluntary set-asides; vascular plants; bryophytes; forest management;

    Abstract : The boreal biome is one of the largest in the world and their forests have been widely exploited for centuries. Consequently, it has suffered ecological simplification and loss of biodiversity. Under these circumstances passive conservation is no longer enough and active restoration techniques need to be tested. READ MORE

  6. 25. Foreland evolution of Blåisen, Norway, over the course of an ablation season

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Alexander Hamilton-Foyn; [2020]
    Keywords : Geomorphological Mapping; Structure from Motion; Glacial Landforms; Ice-Marginal Landforms; Landform Preservation; Hardangerjøkulen; Norway; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This study presents a detailed investigation into the evolution of sedimentary landforms over an ablation season at Blåisen, an outlet of the Hardangerjøkulen Icecap, Norway. The two visits to Blåisen, one each side of the ablation season, allowed the preservation and evolution of the landforms to be studied. READ MORE