Essays about: "rush"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 61 essays containing the word rush.

  1. 16. ‘It is they, the elders, that have thrown away the land’ : a case study on power hierarchies in the community of Babator, Northern Ghana

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Johanna Caminati Engström; [2020]
    Keywords : Ghana; customary land; global land rush; large-scale land acquisition; customary hierarchies; power; resource access; conflict and cooperation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In a global context of proliferating land-based investments, growing demographic pressure, and increasing urbanization, this thesis investigates a case of large-scale land acquisition (LSLA) in Babator, Norther Ghana. The objective is to provide a better understanding of how local power structures within affected communities influence the outcome of LSLAs. READ MORE

  3. 17. Landscapes of change and resistance : a case study of the mineral industry’s establishment in south-east Skåne

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Tove Berg; [2020]
    Keywords : struggles over the landscape; the production of landscape; mining conflict; environmental politics; green transition; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper studies the struggles over the landscape that emerge in south-east Skåne due to the exploration permission which was given to ScandiVanadium in 2018. It also examines how this permission has a background in trends of a green transition in the mineral industry. READ MORE

  4. 18. Passenger Influence on Dwell Time : A Case Study on the Light Rail Transit Line Tvärbanan in Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Optimeringslära och systemteori

    Author : Felix Mir; Fredrik Rahm; [2020]
    Keywords : Dwell Time; Boarding; Alighting; Platform; Light Rail Transit; Public Transportation; Passenger Behavior; Train; Stockholm; Sweden; Uppehållstid; Påstigning; Avstigning; Plattform; Light Rail Transit; Kollektivtrafik; Passagerarbeteenden; Tåg; Stockholm; Sverige;

    Abstract : This thesis conducts research on the light rail transit (LRT)-line Tvärbanan in Stockholm regarding punctuality of dwell time (DT), focusing on the influence passengers have on the mean and the variance of DT. The eight major stops during rush-hours are analyzed through a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis. READ MORE

  5. 19. Correcting biological infrared spectroscopy data for atmospheric gases and Mie scattering

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Beräkningsbiologi och biologisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation

    Author : Stéphan Pissot; [2020]
    Keywords : FTIR; spectroscopy; chemometrics; infrared absorption microscopy; atmospheric correction; scattering correction; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : Infrared absorption microscopy is a powerful chemometric tool with a wide variety of applications. It is, however, subject to considerable disturbances from atmospheric gases and scattering effects. READ MORE

  6. 20. Björnars (Ursus arctos arctos) hägnutnyttjande och beteenderespons under hundträning och test : vad blir effekten om björnarna får möjlighet att lämna hundträningen?

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

    Author : Janina Bäckström Maclean; [2020]
    Keywords : björn Ursus arctos; beteende; hägnutnyttjande; aktivitet; björnjakt; jakthund; välfärd; fångenskap; stress;

    Abstract : To date, no scientific research has investigated how training of dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) on captive bears affect the welfare of bears. The Swedish Animal Welfare Act (2018:1192) includes a prohibition on training animals or using animals in tests if it causes the animal to suffer. READ MORE