Essays about: "environmental features"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 388 essays containing the words environmental features.

  1. 1. Development and Implementation of Techniques for the Simulation and Processing for Future SAR Systems

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

    Author : Tim Kinnunen; [2023]
    Keywords : Synthetic Aperture Radar; SAR; Reverse Backprojection Algorithm; RBPA; Backprojection Algorithm; SAR simulator; SAR processing;

    Abstract : Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is a type of radar system that can generate high-resolution images with which one can detect subtle changes on the scale of centimetres from space. It can operate in any weather condition and during both day and night, making it unique compared to optical sensors. READ MORE

  3. 2. Governance and decision-making : Lessons from three French eco-villages

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Gwenaël Bertrand; [2023]
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    Abstract : In a context of rising environmental pressure and slow societal changes in response, the emergence of ecovillages comes as a small-scale solution to actively propose sustainable alternatives to the modern consumerist society. The human factor plays a key role in enabling such ecovillages to last. READ MORE

  4. 3. Electric Leisure Boats: Enablers and Barriers : A case study of leisure boat manufacturers

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

    Author : FREDRIK IHRFELT; [2023]
    Keywords : Leisure boats; electric boats; electrification; technology management; innovation; industrial transformation; accelerators.; Fritidsbåtar; elbåtar; elektrificering; teknikledning; innovation; industriell transformation; påskyndare.;

    Abstract : Combustion engines and fossil fuels have traditionally driven motor-powered leisure boats. Electrification is quickly transforming the transportation sector, but electric boats are rare. The primary drawback of the electric boat is the high production cost. READ MORE

  5. 4. Studies on future Mine Countermeasure Vessels (MCMV)

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för matematik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Philip Somehagen; [2023]
    Keywords : Concept development; Mine countermeasure vessels; ROV; Sonar; Konceptutveckling; Minjaktsfartyg; ROV; Sonar;

    Abstract : Background Maritime transportation is vital for international trade, and any disruption to this flow can have severe financial and environmental consequences. Ship mines, both old and new, present significant risks as man-made obstacles. READ MORE

  6. 5. Incorporation of Environmental Features into Peacebuilding Initiatives at Three Actor Leadership Levels : A Case Study of Liberia

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Mathilda Olsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Environmental Peacebuilding; Conflict; Natural resources; Forest resources; Forest resource management; Human needs; Actors in peacebuilding; Community forestry; Liberia;

    Abstract : Environmental change and degradation, and increasing intrastate armed conflict are two pressing challenges of our time. Regions with highest rates of intrastate armed conflict have shown to overlap with regions of highest dependency on natural resources for livelihood provision and survival, where research of interrelatedness between conflict and environmental degradation, the environment-conflict nexus, increased during the 1990s. READ MORE