Essays about: "Coastal zone"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 45 essays containing the words Coastal zone.

  1. 1. Drivers of sea level variability using neural networks

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Linn Carlstedt; [2023-05-10]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Understanding the forcing of regional sea level variability is crucial as many people all over the world live along the coasts and are endangered by extreme sea levels and the global sea level rise. The adding of fresh water into the oceans due to melting of the Earth’s land ice together with thermosteric changes has led to a rise of the global mean sea level with an accelerating rate during the twentieth century. READ MORE

  3. 2. Brace for Impact: Military Activities in the EEZ and Varying State Practice

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Johanna Carlsson; [2023-02-02]
    Keywords : Exclusive Economic Zone; EEZ; Military Activities; Article 58 of UNCLOS; Due Regard; Peaceful Purposes;

    Abstract : The issue of the legality of military activities conducted in the exclusive economic zones of other states is a contentious issue within the law of the sea. This contentiousness stems from the ambiguity of several key provisions of UNCLOS. READ MORE

  4. 3. Coupling between iron and humic substances in a land-sea transitional zone in the northern Baltic Sea

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Anna Osterman; [2023]
    Keywords : Iron; Humic substances; Dissolved organic carbon; Baltic Sea; Rivers;

    Abstract : In marine ecosystems around the world, iron (Fe) is a well-studied and important trace element which has been found to stimulate phytoplankton and cyanobacteria growth, as well as limit nitrogen fixation and being essential for Legionella pneumophila which is known as the main cause of Legionnaires’ disease. Fe also contributes to the brownification of freshwater and has recently been documented to increase in concentration in rivers in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 4. Coastal protection through NbS in times of uncertainty. A case study of Bjärred, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Anna Nohed; [2023]
    Keywords : Nbs; Coastal protection; Sustainability science; Bjärred; Uncertainty; Beach nourishment; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Den globala klimatkrisen innebär betydande sociala utmaningar och hotar biologisk mångfald. Klimatförändringar ökar sårbarheten i kustområden, vilket leder till ökad erosion och översvämningar. Naturbaserade lösningar (NbS) erbjuder en mångfacetterad metod för att adressera dessa problem. READ MORE

  6. 5. Living in a lifeless sea : how the ecological degradation of the Baltic Sea is affecting people living in its coastal zone on Gotland

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Lara Johanna Katharina Kerschl; [2023]
    Keywords : Baltic Sea; ecological degradation; lifeworlds; Gotland; phenomenology;

    Abstract : Facing a number of different environmental problems, such as intense oxygen depletion, overfishing and various forms of marine pollution, the Baltic Sea is one of the most degraded seas on earth. While the aspects of its ecological degradation are well-researched, only few studies have focused on how the Baltic Sea’s state is affecting the 85 million people living in its coastal zone. READ MORE