Essays about: "resilience water supply"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words resilience water supply.
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1. Managing Domestic Wells in Sweden. Investigating the role of domestic wells in ensuring a reliable drinking water supply and assessing their vulnerability to climate change
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Domestic wells provide drinking water for a significant proportion of the population in Sweden, especially in rural areas where public water supplies are not available (Drage, 2022; Hjerne et al., 2021). Domestic wells typically lack regulation (Gunnarsdottir et al., 2020; Stoll et al. READ MORE
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2. Modelling Micropollutant Removal Through Ozonation in Wastewater
University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)Abstract : Proper management of water resources is a key to climate change adaptation and resilience in modern societies. Adequate treatment of wastewater is essential for ensuring the sustainability of the water cycle and the health of the environment and the ecosystems that inhabit it. READ MORE
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3. Upscaling agroecology in Sweden : a participatory-backcasting approach to investigate top-down measures for promoting an agroecological transition of the Swedish agricultural system
University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and SocietyAbstract : Alongside its important contribution to the increase of yields, industrial agriculture has also generated environmental, social and economical negative side effects. Moreover, the forecasted growth of the world’s population puts more pressure for solutions on how to increase food supply while reducing the negative effects of the current agricultural system. READ MORE
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4. Trädens växtplats i staden : jämförelse mellan två växtbäddsystem med fokus på konstruktion och tillväxt
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Extrema väderförhållanden blir allt vanligare på grund av klimatförändringarna vilket leder till ökade risker för värmeböljor, skyfall och torka. Samtidigt växer världens städer och fler människor flyttar in till mer urbana miljöer. För att klara ett förändrat klimat behöver städerna anpassas. READ MORE
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5. Exploring Urban Rainwater Harvesting in the city of Madrid applying GIS based MCDA expert tools
University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studierAbstract : Due to climate change, water resources’ scarcity and distribution variability have generated a growing interest in sustainable water management in recent years. In addition, the growing interest in implementing nature-based solutions for urban resilience leads to the development of decentralized water supply systems such as rainwater harvesting systems (RWHS) as a complementary resource to conventional centralized water supply systems. READ MORE