Essays about: "forest scarcity"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words forest scarcity.
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1. Exploring the conditions for a shift to Continuous Cover Forestry in Sweden : a practice-based approach to understanding what enables and challenges forest management practitioners to practice Continuous Cover Forestry
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : This thesis investigates the adoption of Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) in response to mounting environmental concerns stemming from conventional forestry in Sweden. Utilising a social practice-based approach with qualitative interviews and observations of forest managers who engage in CCF “on the ground”, the study uncovers a complex of practices connected to CCF, encompassing policy and regulation, research, advice, services, and forest ownership. READ MORE
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2. Assessing Textile Raw Materials and Exploring Sustainable Sources for Future Renewable Textile Materials for IKEA of Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : This degree project at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has been conducted in collaboration with IKEA of Sweden. The textile industry contributes to significant environmental challenges, including pollution and global water scarcity. READ MORE
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3. Corporate default prediction: a comparison between Merton model and random forest in an environment of data scarcity
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The aim of this paper is to compare the performance of the Merton model to a machine learning technique (random forest), in a context where the number of predictors is low or the dataset is quite small. Since random forest is a data-intensive method, the main goal is to find the minimum number of explanatory variables and observations that is needed for it to perform at least as well as the Merton model, an approach developed in the 70s that gives the probability of the firm defaulting. READ MORE
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4. Improved Understanding of Water Balance in the Malwathu Oya River Basin Using SWAT and Remote Sensing
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : As the need for climatic data is increasing in times of climate change and water scarcity, remote sensing (RS) and hydrological modelling are ways to battle these problems, especially in data scarce areas. The actual evapotranspiration (ETa) is one of the key parameters when assessing the water balance and a good estimate of this parameter is thus of great importance. READ MORE
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5. Carta ex Machina: Testing object-based machine learning and unsupervised classification in land use change detection mapping in the semi-arid governorate of Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia is an inland governorate in Tunisia that has undergone a rapid agricultural and urban development since the Tunisian independence in 1952 from being a rural and largely nomadic region into a hub of irrigated agriculture. In 2010 Mohamed Bouazizi sparked the Tunisian revolution by lighting himself on fire int he city of Sidi Bouzid, with some blaming the inequality and water scarcity created by this rapid expansion in the irrigation farming as an important cause (Bayat, 2017; Malka, 2018). READ MORE
