Essays about: "retreat"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 79 essays containing the word retreat.

1. 16. Residual People, Residual Spaces : Framing Roma (Social) Housing Exclusion in Light of the Housing Regime

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Livia Del Duca; [2021]
   Keywords : Social Exclusion; Housing Exclusion; Housing Regimes; Italy; Roma; Urban Policy; Discourse Analysis;

   Abstract : Italy is the only country in Europe that has institutionalized a completely parallel and segregating housing system - the camp system for Roma people. These camps were created purely based on an elusive nomadic character innate to the population. READ MORE

3. 17. The hydrodynamic impacts of Estuarine Oyster reefs, and the application of drone technology to this study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Oskar Evert Johansson; [2021]
   Keywords : Geography; Geographical Information Systems; GIS; Physical Geography; Oyster Reef; Drone; UAV; Hydrodynamics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The impacts of climate change are being seen within the estuarine environment through erosion and shoreline retreat, associated with sea-level rise and changes in storm activity. Restoration oyster reefs have been identified as a working-with-nature strategy to protect and restore these shoreline environments, stabilising sediment, and reducing erosion. READ MORE

4. 18. Euthanizing single or pairs of sick, injured or weak piglets with nitrogen foam : effects on animal welfare

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

   Author : Emma Nilsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Euthanasia; animal welfare; anoxia; controlled atmosphere; nitrogen; behaviour;

   Abstract : In pig production, it is inevitable having to euthanize some piglets due to sickness, injuries or weakness. The methods available for euthanizing piglets that are 0-42 days are blunt force trauma and captive bolt followed by sticking. READ MORE

5. 19. Modelling the effects of climate change on ice dynamics at Kangerlussuaq Glacier, Greenland

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Jamie Barnett; [2021]
   Keywords : Glacier; Greenland; Ice Sheet; Outlet; Discharge; Sea level; Kangerlussuaq; calving; ice mélange; melt; retreat;

   Abstract : A consequence of climate change is rising global sea levels, predicted to bring increased socio-economic and environmental impacts to coastal communities. The Greenland Ice Sheet has become a prominent contributor to rising sea levels, a consequence of the Arctic warming at twice the rate of the global average. READ MORE

6. 20. Between a Rock and a Hard Place : Navigating the Housing Pathways of Newcomers in Ireland

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Mark Connaughton; [2021]
   Keywords : housing; housing studies; housing in Ireland; housing pathways; housing regimes; migration; reception policy; direct provision; housing assistance payment; marketised social housing;

   Abstract : This thesis presents research into the housing pathways of newcomers in Ireland who receive status to remain in the country and come through the Irish direct provision reception system. In the global context of financialisation of housing and local context of state reliance on the private market to provide housing to all sections of society, cities in Ireland are experiencing severe housing crises like many other cities across the globe, characterised by shortage, increasing rents and persistent homelessness rates. READ MORE