Essays about: "Earth and Environmental Sciences"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 1470 essays containing the words Earth and Environmental Sciences.

1. 1. Detecting bark beetle damage with Sentinel-2 multi-temporal data in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Shuo Yang; [2019]
   Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis; Remote Sensing; Bark Beetle; Insect Detection; Sentinel-2; Forest Health; Maximum Likelihood; Random Forest; Spectral Signature; Vegetation Indices; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The European spruce bark beetle is considered as one of the most destructive forest insects to Norway spruce trees in Europe. Climate change may increase the frequency and intensity of bark beetle outbreaks. It is therefore of vital importance to detect the bark beetle outbreaks and take it under control to prevent further damages. READ MORE

3. 2. A Spatial Analysis of Homicide Crime’s Distribution and Association with Deprivation in Stockholm Between 2010-2017

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Dennis Lindell Schettini; [2019]
   Keywords : GIS; homicide; deprivation; hot spot; generalized regression; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : A Spatial Analysis of Homicide Crime’s Distribution and Association with Deprivation in Stockholm Between 2010-2017 Homicide crimes are rare events depending on numerous factors and tend to be distributed differently based on geographic location. The use of spatial analysis is substantively important for detecting different predictors in varying geographic areas and for the diffusion process of homicide crimes. READ MORE

4. 3. Sustainable Investment Strategies in Practice: Exploring strategy combination to achieve investment objectives

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Tyler Robinson; [2019]
   Keywords : Sustainable investment strategies; investment objectives; ESG performance; financial performance; sustainable investment spectrum; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Society faces significant funding gaps as it attempts to address crucial social and environmental challenges. One of the key barriers inhibiting the allocation of private capital to alleviate these funding needs is a lack of established methods regarding how investment practitioners can integrate sustainability considerations into investment processes. READ MORE

5. 4. Venturing into Heavy Industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Jonathan Dennis; [2019]
   Keywords : Venture capital; cleantech; innovation; finance; investment; sustainability; Nordic region; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Venture capital (VC) plays a vital role in supporting the development of emerging startup innovation, including cleaner technologies better known as cleantech. The application of VC is, however, distributed unevenly across sectors of the economy, often overlooking difficult to innovate areas such as the industrial sectors. READ MORE

6. 5. Airing Out the Dirty Laundry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Thomas Hallman; [2019]
   Keywords : Demand Side Management; electricity consumption peaks; residential electricity use; grid capacity; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : A variety of demand side management (DSM) methods are needed to ensure electric grid reliability and to integrate increasing shares of renewable energy sources into electricity networks. To investigate whether communal laundry rooms in Stockholm represent a good candidate for employing DSM to reduce the severity of electricity load peaks, tenants are surveyed on their willingness to temporarily lose some laundry schedule availability during typical peak load hours. READ MORE