Essays about: "environmental deterioration"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 48 essays containing the words environmental deterioration.

  1. 21. Using geographical information systems in epidemiology : mapping & analyzing occurrence of diarrhea in urban–residential area of Islamabad, Pakistan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Mirza Amir Liaquat Baig; [2017]
    Keywords : Islamabad; hotspots; GIS; geographic information system; disease; cluster; diarrhea; mapping; Pakistan; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Almost 2 million people are living in Islamabad, significant number of workforce commute from neighboring areas and other parts of the country. The city is facing restraint on natural resources due to increased urban migration coupled with rapid population growth. READ MORE

  3. 22. Environmental stress of electrical machine winding insulation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Elektricitetslära

    Author : Martin Risemark Eriksson; [2017]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The conducting winding of an electrical machine is insulated in order to prevent any short circuits to occur within the machine. This insulation is during its lifetime exposed to several environmental stresses and therefore plays an important role in the life length of the machine. READ MORE

  4. 23. Environmentally friendly agriculture in Tanzania : A case study of a farm in Himiti village, Babati

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Marie Karlsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Sustainable agriculture; agroforestry; fertile soils; biodiversity;

    Abstract : Total agriculture area has during the last decades been reduced because of urbanization, land deterioration, and inputs of chemicals. Today many farmers produce monocultures and the agricultural production system has been reaching far away from a natural system. READ MORE

  5. 24. LEED Neigborhood Development certifieringens bidrag till hållbar stadsutveckling : en fallstudie där Östra Sala backe granskas utifrån LEED Neigborhood Development manualen

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Clara Södergren; [2016]
    Keywords : certifiering; LEED Neigborhood Development; LEED certifiering; bygg- och fastighetsbranschen; hållbar stadsutveckling; klimatförändringar; klimatanpassning; Östra Sala backe;

    Abstract : Bygg- och fastighetsbranschen står för en betydande del av världens negativa miljö- och klimatpåverkan i form av bland annat växthusgasutsläpp. Med ökad urbanisering samt behov av bostäder och verksamhetsutrymmen står städer inför stora utmaningar när det kommer till att nå en hållbar stadsutveckling. READ MORE

  6. 25. Spatial assessment of NDVI as an indicator of desertification in Ethiopia using remote sensing and GIS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Gezahagn Negash Seboka; [2016]
    Keywords : NDVI and Rainfall; land degradation; climate change; desertification; NOAA AVHRR; land cover; GIS; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Desertification is a serious environmental and socio-economic problem occurring at global, regional and local scale. According to Article 1(a) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), define the term “desertification” means “land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid (dry lands) areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities”. READ MORE