Essays about: "change in population pattern"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 42 essays containing the words change in population pattern.

1. 11. Why is Uganda experiencing a stall in fertility decline and what implications does the high desired fertility have for the fertility transition? - A case study of Uganda as a deviant case of the Demographic Transition Theory

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Elin Svensson; [2019]
   Keywords : The Demographic Theory Fertility Reproductive behaviour Desired fertility; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : WHO The World Health Organisation (WHO) recognises that demographic trends play an essential role in the overall development of a country and improvements in economic, social and health conditions. One of the grand theories of population studies is the Demographic Transition Theory, a linear and universal model of population change. READ MORE

3. 12. UAV based hyperspectral grassland monitoring in an alpine shallow erosion area : lessons learnt from classifying vegetation indicating shallow erosion risk

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : John Peitz; [2019]
   Keywords : Physical Geography; Ecosystem Analysis; Shallow Erosion; Blaiken; UAV; Hyperspectral Imaging; Alps; Grassland; Spectral Signatures; Geomatics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : UAV based hyperspectral grassland monitoring in an alpine shallow erosion area Recent research in the Alps found that a reduction in grassland management is correlated to an increase in a certain type of shallow erosion areas called blaiken. This change also entails changes to the dominant grassland vegetation. READ MORE

4. 13. Analysis of spatial-temporal pattern of Land Surface Temperature (LST) due to NDVI and elevation in Ilorin, Nigeria

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Elijah A Njoku; [2019]
   Keywords : GIS; LST; Vegetation cover; Ilorin; Elevation; Urban Heat Island; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The rate of global urbanization in the 21st century has been unprecedented especially in the African and the Asian continents. Urbanization typically causes a removal of natural vegetation and replacement of same with impervious and non-evaporative urban materials with high heat capacity and low solar reflectivity. READ MORE

5. 14. Biodiversity in assisted migration trials : a study comparing the arthropod diversity between different populations of cottonwood (Populus Fremontii) translocated to new areas

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

   Author : Maria Noro Larsson; [2018]
   Keywords : assisted migration; biodiversity conservation; arthropods; climate change;

   Abstract : This study aims at investigating how diversity and community structure of arthropods are affected by assisted migration of foundation species. This is proposed to counter biodiversity loss in the tracks of climate change. By focusing on foundation species, a larger quantity of biodiversity could be protected. READ MORE

6. 15. Tjuvjakt och bevarande av giraffer

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Alexandra Valfridsson; [2018]
   Keywords : giraff; tjuvjakt; giraffe camelopardalis; bevarande; nätgiraff; rothschild giraff;

   Abstract : Giraffen är väldens högsta landlevande däggdjur och förekommer i vilt tillstånd på Afrikas savanner söder om Sahara. De lever solitärt eller i ostabila, små hjordar och konkurrerar inte med andra arter om födan vilken huvudsakligen består av blad från träd och buskar av arten Acacia. Spp. READ MORE