Essays about: "waste landscapes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words waste landscapes.

  1. 1. BSF-colony management efficiency at a large scale fly larvae composting company in Kenya – A field study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Hilda Anderberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Black soldier fly composting; BSF-colony; industrial scale; parasitic wasps; Amerikansk vapenfluga; fluglarvskompostering; storskaligt; parasitsteklar;

    Abstract : The majority of organic waste globally is either dumped or placed on landfills, which can result in spreading of disease and pests, methane gas emissions, the deterioration of landscapes and odour pollution. One of the solutions to poor organic waste management is to create value from waste. READ MORE

  3. 2. Rocks in Vogue : on material flows within electronic devices

    University essay from Konstfack/Institutionen för design, inredningsarkitektur och visuell kommunikation (DIV); Konstfack/Industridesign

    Author : Giorgia Burzio; [2021]
    Keywords : Design research; Material flows; Electronics; Energy; Battery; Care; Waste; Recycling; Craft; Critique; Landscape;

    Abstract : Landscapes have been exploited and polluted by humans in order to obtain metals. Materials are treated as commodities: extracted, used inside our devices and appliances, then discarded as useless matter. The timespan of efficiency is shortened more and more due to obsolescence, material desire and constant innovation. READ MORE

  4. 3. The landscape architect's guide to the world of solid waste

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Justyna Grudziecki; Pitchayan Buachoom; [2016]
    Keywords : waste; solid waste; waste management; municipal solid waste; waste landscapes; landfill; deponi; avfall; avfallshantering;

    Abstract : The objective for this master's thesis was to highlight the magnitude of the waste-related issues through investigation of the impacts that solid waste has on the landscape. Our ambition was to prove the potential of creating new landscape values with waste. To get a deeper understanding on the topic, a literature review was carried out. READ MORE

  5. 4. Effects of Environmental Variables on Four Aquatic Insect Taxa among Smaller Water Bodies of Different Ages on Farmland; A Pilot Study

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Bio- och miljösystemforskning (BLESS)

    Author : Assad Jaggwe; [2015]
    Keywords : Water bodies; Age; Insect species; Biodiversity; Agricultural land; Conservation;

    Abstract : High anthropogenic modification like infrastructural development, drainage, eutrophication, dumping garbage, is a threat to biodiversity of smaller water bodies in agricultural landscapes. However, smaller water bodies have historically been constructed for drainage, waste treatment and other purposes. READ MORE

  6. 5. Between Chinampas : Recovering the prehispanic urban structure towards a sustainable megacity in the Tláhuac borough.

    University essay from KTH/Stadsbyggnad

    Author : Carolina Crespo Uribe; [2012]
    Keywords : chinampas; sustainable design; megacity; landscape urbanism; Mexico City;

    Abstract : The area that once were “The Great Tenochtitlán”, the aztec city surrounded by five lakes, greenery and impressive sustainable systems for housing and agriculture has turned out to be a megacity growing uncontrollably, leaving a negative environmental and social impact within. Over the last 60 years the population has increased from 5.2 to 8. READ MORE