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  1. 21. The Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management on a Local Level in Burkina Faso

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ebba Holmström; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This study seeks to investigate how Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) has been implemented on a local level in Burkina Faso, by focusing on 1) how the local context has been considered in the top-down implementation, and 2) what role formal and informal institutions play in the Local Water Committees (CLEs). Burkina Faso is facing issues of water scarcity, and in times of climate change management of water resources has become a topic of great concern. READ MORE

  3. 22. A Practical Approach of an Internet of Robotic Things Platform

    University essay from KTH/Mekatronik

    Author : Robert Yousif; [2018]
    Keywords : Robotics; Internet of Things; Cloud Services; Amazon Web Services; Robot;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to design and develop a platform based on a novel concept - the Internet of Robotic Things (IoRT) constructed by a robotic platform, an Internet of Things (IoT) platform and cloud computing services. A robotic platform enables hardware abstraction, facilitating the management of input/output between software, mechanical devices  andelectronic systems. READ MORE

  4. 23. Putting the power in plants : using green infrastructure to reduce nonpoint source pollution in aquatic ecosystems in the urban center of Dublin

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Tessa Mazar; [2018]
    Keywords : green infrastructure; Dublin; non-point source pollution; urban run-off; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Coastal ecosystems are some of the most productive, and most at risk, in the world. These ecosystems are at risk due to the high levels of pollution entering the system. Most of this pollution comes from either run off or atmospheric deposition. READ MORE

  5. 24. "The Seat of an Alien Tyranny": Intentionality, the Mediation of Colonial Power, and Dublin's Custom House

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Edward Digman; [2018]
    Keywords : architecture; built environment; power; conflict; colonial planning;

    Abstract : This historical case study applies the theoretical and methodological framework of Kim Dovey, Ambe Njoh, and Liora Bigon to examine the ways in which a colonial administrative building, the Dublin Custom House, served as a mediator of colonial power over Ireland, and how this process was understood by the creators of the building. This investigation is a response to the inconsistent way that intentionality is discussed in existing academic literature on the relationships between built environments and societal power structures. READ MORE

  6. 25. Dublin IV - Making transfers (im)possible) -- An analysis of human rights concerns in the envisioned Dublin IV Regulation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Johannes Mortenlind; [2018]
    Keywords : public international law; EU law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to analyse the prohibitions of transfers of asylum seekers in the Dublin System, and how compatible the Commission’s Proposal for a Dublin IV Regulation is with human rights law. The Dublin System is meant to allocate responsibility between Member States regarding asylum applications. READ MORE