Essays about: "Social and economic geography"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 63 essays containing the words Social and economic geography.

1. 1. Using a GIS to enable an economic, land use and energy output comparison between small wind powered turbines and large-scale wind farms: the case of Oslo, Norway.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Colin Potter; [2023]
   Keywords : Geography; GIS; Wind power; Renewable energy sources; urban wind energy; urban areas; planning; vertical axis wind turbines; comparative studies; urban integrated energy systems; Oslo; Roan; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Responding to an identified knowledge gap, the study aims to determine if smaller wind turbines located on top of existing urban buildings are more resource efficient (land utilization and economically) than large scale wind farms. To answer this question, using a GIS, the resource efficiency of the Roan wind farm in Northern Norway was compared to a theoretical modeled installation of small-scale wind turbines on top of buildings within a 2km radius study zone in central Oslo. READ MORE

3. 2. Usability of Sentinel-1 C-band VV and VH SAR data for the detection of flooded oil palm

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Sarah Lee Sienaert; [2023]
   Keywords : Geography; GIS; Sentinel-1; SAR; C-band; VV; VH; Oil Palm; Flood; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Flooding in oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia is a common problem. The oil palm’s habitable range is restricted to lowland equatorial areas, and the high rainfall and degraded landscapes associated with oil palm cultivation leaves oil palm prone to flooding. READ MORE

4. 3. High tide flooding in near future projections for popular travel destinations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : David Ebert; [2023]
   Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; High tide flooding; Projections; Adaptation and mitigation strategies; Lunar precession; Nodal cycle; Cycle of lunar perigee; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : High tide flooding (HTF) is becoming more common in coastal regions of the United States, although this phenomenon remains largely undocumented in published literature from other parts of the world. No matter the emissions scenario over the next decades, sea level rise (SLR) is projected to continue worldwide until at least the end of the 21st century, continually pushing the frequency and severity of HTF. READ MORE

5. 4. Elderly’s everyday travel as an effect of the pandemic. Understanding travel in Gothenburg from a capability and gender approach

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

   Author : Siri Antonsson; [2022-08-23]
   Keywords : Capability; Constraints; Elderly; Everyday travel; Gender Perspective; Time Geography;

   Abstract : People's everyday travel changed dramatically when the world was affected by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. One group that has been particularly affected by the pandemic, not least by limiting their social contacts or avoiding travel altogether, but also because of the high risk of becoming very ill, is elderly people. READ MORE

6. 5. Regional development & resilience in the Gotland region - An analysis of regional development plans

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Jonathan Olsson; [2022]
   Keywords : regional development; resilience; tourism; Gotland; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This paper is a case study analysis of the region of Gotland, and it investigates how Gotland as a tourist dependant region can improve their resilience. I analyzed two different regional development plans “Vision Gotland 2025” and “Vårt Gotland 2040”, look at key differences between these and also look at employment data in Gotland from 2005-2018. READ MORE