Essays about: "geographical and geological engineering"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 16 essays containing the words geographical and geological engineering.

  1. 6. Monitoring of Incomati River Basin with Remote Sensing

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Bijan Khalili; [2007]
    Keywords : Civil engineering; teknisk geografi; teknisk geologi; Radar Altimetry; Synthetic Aperture Radar; Remote Sensing; Optical method; hydraulic engineering; Water Resource; GIS; Landsat; Hydrogeology; Hydrogeologi; geographical and geological engineering; offshore technology; soil mechanics; Väg- och vattenbyggnadsteknik; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Incomati river basin is located in the continent of South Africa and is shared between three countries of Republic of Mozambique, Republic of South Africa, and the Kingdom of Swaziland. Located in a water-stressed region and shared between three countries it has importance in both sociopolitical and water scarcity aspect. READ MORE

  3. 7. Modelling water intrusion impacts on pollutant transport from a municipal solid waste landfill in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Aamir Ilyas; [2007]
    Keywords : Civil engineering; teknisk geografi; reactive transport models; PHREEQC; water intrusion; Environmental studies; offshore technology; Miljöstudier; Hydrogeology; geographical and geological engineering; teknisk geologi; Hydrogeologi; hydraulic engineering; soil mechanics; Väg- och vattenbyggnadsteknik; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The landfills located at the sea shore or below the ground water table are a severe cause of concern due to their close proximity to sensitive coastal ecosystems and pristine ground waters. Therefore, it is important to assess the long term environmental risks of coastal landfills before their final closure. READ MORE

  4. 8. Impact of Market Gardening on Surface Water Reservoirs in Burkina Faso - Impacts of current agricultural practices around the reservoir of Toukoumtouré, Nariarlé basin, on natural phytoplankton communities.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Stina Pernholm; Wille Hyrkäs; [2007]
    Keywords : Physical geography; teknisk geologi; Hydrogeologi; geographical and geological engineering; Hydrogeology; West Africa; Reservoirs; Burkina Faso; cyanobacteria; reservoir; dam; environment; water; fertilizers; ecology; pesticides; IMPECA; phyto-PAM; fluorometer; market gardening; smallholders; small scale farming; paraquat; lambdacyhalothrin; LOEC; Lampride; Calloxone; surface water; irrigation; WPI; xenobiotics; phytoplankton; phytoplancton; Nariarlé; questionnaire; survey; evaporation; water balance; toxicity; engineering; socio-economic; water quality; bluegreen algae; algal bloom; anthropogenic; ecosystem; minor field study; MFS; Pernholm; Hyrkäs; Cecchi; Berndtsson; pollution; microorganisms; drinking water; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; Naturvetenskap; Natural science; teknisk geografi; geomorphology; pedology; cartography; climatology; Fysisk geografi; geomorfologi; marklära; kartografi; klimatologi; Civil engineering; hydraulic engineering; offshore technology; soil mechanics; Väg- och vattenbyggnadsteknik; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : An evaluation of the ecological status of 23 small water reservoirs in Burkina Faso was made in 2004 by IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement), Large dominance of cyanobacteria in some of the reservoirs was one of the signs of an imbalance in the ecology of the water (Cecchi et al. 2005). READ MORE

  5. 9. Water utilization in a river basin in the Lake Poopó region of Bolivia : problems and conflicts.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Anna Ekdahl; [2007]
    Keywords : teknisk geografi; teknisk geologi; Poopó; altiplano; Bolivia; water resources; hydraulic engineering; Civil engineering; water contamination; acid mine drainage; Hydrogeology; Hydrogeologi; geographical and geological engineering; offshore technology; soil mechanics; Väg- och vattenbyggnadsteknik; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The main objective of this thesis is to investigate the distribution of hydrological resources over time and space in two sub basins of the Lake Poopó area in Bolivia. This investigation is made in order to evaluate how supply and demand can be balanced and what effect the insufficiency of hydrological resources has on the socio economic situation. READ MORE

  6. 10. Extreme water levels and wave run-up in Falsterbo peninsula, Sweden - Future scenarios by extreme value analyses

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Meric Pakkan; [2006]
    Keywords : Civil engineering; teknisk geografi; water level; waves; Falsterbo; run-up; sea levels; future; offshore technology; global warming; Hydrogeology; geographical and geological engineering; teknisk geologi; Hydrogeologi; hydraulic engineering; soil mechanics; Väg- och vattenbyggnadsteknik; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Located in the Baltic Sea coast, the study area, Falsterbo peninsula is in the south-west corner of Sweden and a very low-lying area, which makes it very vulnerable to a future sea-level rise phenomenon and wave action. High water levels and large waves and run-up heights in connection with the global warming can cause serious damages within the area, which is a very prestigious place regarding its location and all the facilities it holds. READ MORE