Essays about: "Azores islands"

Found 4 essays containing the words Azores islands.

  1. 1. Understanding ecological tourism by different local business stakeholders: a case study of Sao Miguel.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Author : Maureen Le Vaillant; [2020]
    Keywords : ecotourism; local stakeholders; sustainable destination development; Sao Miguel; Portugal; Azores; case study;

    Abstract : Tourism represents 10.3% of the global GDP. Moving abroad for holidays has never been simpler and cheaper. Destinations answer tourist's demands, they build more hotel complex, create new fun activities, provide more resources. READ MORE

  3. 2. Sustainable Energy for Islands: Opportunities versus Constraints of a 100%Renewable Electricity Systems. El Hierro (Canary Islands) and Flores (Azores) case studies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Beatriz Medina Warmburg; [2006]
    Keywords : renewable energy sources; 100% renewable electricity systems; holistic approach; driving forces; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Islands? characteristics provide several advantages as laboratory for studying 100% renewable energy sources (RES) systems. Their isolation makes them a ?unique laboratories, to gain knowledge and understanding of people/environment relationships? ; to prove its feasibility and acquire the needed knowledge for such systems to work; to be pioneer project, basis of other islands? projects and even a global 100%RES electricity system. READ MORE

  4. 3. Gene conservation and breeding of tree species in Azores islands

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Plant Biology

    Author : Miguel Gomes Caetano Ferreira; [2004]
    Keywords : germplasm conservation; tree breeding; Azores islands;

    Abstract : Since no forest tree gene conservation activities were carried in the Azores islands with its unique flora, it is urgent to develop a strategy for management of the Azorean forest tree genetic resources. To safeguard the potential for adaptation was identified as the prime objective for gene conservation of tree species in Azores. READ MORE

  5. 4. Turbulence Structure of Marine Stratocumulus

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Anna Rune; [2000]
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    Abstract : Aircraft measurements are analysed from the “First Lagrangian” of the Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) from south east of the Azores Islands. In this experiment, Lagrangian strategy was used and the marine air mass, that advected southward, was followed during 12 to 14 June 1992. READ MORE