Essays about: "California"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 162 essays containing the word California.

  1. 6. Post-Fire Vegetation Recovery Monitoring using MODIS Time Series: A Case Study in California

    University essay from KTH/Geoinformatik

    Author : Julia Edje; [2023]
    Keywords : vegetation recovery; MODIS; HRT; EVI; fire; burn severity; land cover; climate zone; California;

    Abstract : Human-caused forest fires have increased in magnitude and frequency, affecting global vegetation and requiring a re-evaluation of fire regimes. Changing fire regimes have led to reduced burned areas in fire- dependent ecosystems and increased areas in fire-independent ecosystems, resulting in changes in land cover and posing a threat to native plant communities. READ MORE

  3. 7. The effect of the California cap-and-trade on green innovation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Stina Åberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Green innovation; California cap-and-trade; policy evaluation; green technology patents; directed technological change; synthetic control method;

    Abstract : Current environmental policies have not performed effectively enough to mitigate climate change. Continuous evaluation of economic policy is imperative to close the gap between projected emission reductions and actual performance. READ MORE

  4. 8. Analysis of 2022 Demand Response Events in California: Baseline Modelling using the SARIMAX-GARCH Model

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Norbert Oros; [2023]
    Keywords : Demand response; Energy modelling; Electricity demand;

    Abstract : This study investigates the use of a combination of SARIMAX and GARCH models to create baselines for electricity demand, generation, and interchange in order to analyze deviations during demand response events. Demand response plays and will continue to play a crucial role in the management of the electric grid during periods of extreme imbalances. READ MORE

  5. 9. The impact of school closures on educational return rates in Kenya : A regression analysis of socioeconomic differences and other influential factors

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Mimmi Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Kenya; Covid-19; socio-economic differences; school closures; gender differences.;

    Abstract : This paper studies how the school closures in Kenya as a result of the corona pandemic have affected students in Kenya depending on different socio-economic classes. In addition, the study examines how access to the internet, the gender of the student, access to education during the school closures and location of residence affected the return to school after the school closures in Kenya. READ MORE

  6. 10. A Comparative Study between the EU-GDPR and the US-CCPA

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Angela Djerf; [2023]
    Keywords : CCPA; GDPR; personal data; data subject; consumer; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The development of the Internet is the most significant reason as to why Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation / EU GDPR) with its improvements, applicable since 25th May 2018, is replacing the Directive (Dir.) 95/46/EC. Outside the EU, American California Privacy Act (CCPA) of 2018 was adopted. READ MORE