Essays about: "Erosion Protection"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 47 essays containing the words Erosion Protection.

  1. 21. The Grass is Always Bluer. An investigation into the applicability of Market-based Governance for Seagrass in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : David Boyd; [2019]
    Keywords : Blue carbon; Seagrass; Sweden; Payment for ecosystem services; Loss and Damage; coastal management; market based environmental governance; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In recent years the concept of “Blue carbon” has brought attention to the importance of Mangroves, Seagrass and Saltmarsh ecosystems in carbon cycles. Concerns over climate change has had countries commit to decreasing CO2 emissions, often using natural processes to sequester CO2. READ MORE

  3. 22. People’s perception of seagrass ecosystems - a Step Zero analysis in establishing marine protection of seagrass around Gotland, Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Sofie Elggren; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; seagrass; ecosystem services; participation; natural resource management; Step Zero analysis;

    Abstract : The marine environment is under stress. This study will address seagrass around the island of Gotland, Sweden. Seagrass is a marine flowering plant which grows on the seabed and provide a multitude of important ecosystem services such as nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration, erosion mitigation and serve as habitats for primary fisheries. READ MORE

  4. 23. Beslutsstöd för att finna diken och bedöma behov av dikesrensning

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Elias Hannus; [2019]
    Keywords : hydrologi; erosion; flödesschema; markfuktighetskarta; höjdmodell; bildtolkning; hydrology; erosion; flow chart; soil moisture map; digital elevation model; image interpretation;

    Abstract : En betydande areal torvtäckt mark dikades i Sverige under första halvan av 1900-talet i syfte att omvandla myrimpediment till produktiv skogsmark. Många av dikena hos markvärden för denna studie, Svenska Cellulosa AB (SCA), är nu i behov av rensning för att produktionen skall bibehållas. Rensning medför också allvarliga miljörisker. READ MORE

  5. 24. Coastal erosion in the region of Thu Bon River mouth, Vietnam

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Eric Asplund; Hanna Malmström; [2018]
    Keywords : Coastal erosion; Cua Dai Beach; longshore sediment transport; EBED; Cascade; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Coastal erosion has increased worldwide during the last decades, mostly due to human activities. Vietnam is not spared, where many places within the country suffer from beach erosion. This report focuses on the region around Thu Bon river mouth in the central part of Vietnam. READ MORE

  6. 25. Grön klimatanpassning i fysisk planering : förslag till åtta gröna strategier för Mariestads klimatanpassningsplan

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

    Author : Mona Nilsson; [2018]
    Keywords : fysisk planering; grön klimatanpassning; långsiktig hållbarhet; grönstruktur; ekosystemtjänster;

    Abstract : Just nu pågår en global uppvärmning. Forskning visar att det sker globala förändringar i klimatet till följd av de ökade koldioxidutsläpp som människan varit orsak till under 1900-talet. Globalt märks temperaturförändringarna tydligt genom stigande havsnivåer och minskningar av glaciär- och inlandsisar (Naturvårdsverket, 2016a). READ MORE