Essays about: "Irrigation management"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 130 essays containing the words Irrigation management.

1. 6. Mellan skyfall och höjd havsvattennivå : en gestaltning på Atlantparken i Helsingborg

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Andrea Stjernström Cronberg; [2023]
   Keywords : landskapsarkitektur; klimat; klimatförändringar; klimatanpassning; dagvattenhantering; skyfall; höjd havsvattennivå; Atlantparken; havsnära park; grönyta; urban grönyta;

   Abstract : En framtida utmaning vad det gäller gestaltning av grönytor är klimatförändringarna. Till följd av den stigande temperaturen i jordens atmosfär kommer extrema väderhändelser som skyfall och torka att öka i frekvens och intensitet samtidigt som den globala havsvattennivån kommer att höjas. READ MORE

3. 7. Odlingsförsök med Pinus sylvestris i gransågspån blandat med hydrokol respektive pyrokol

   University essay from SLU/School for Forest Management

   Author : Annica Berglund; Ninja Bernzen; [2023]
   Keywords : alternativt odlingssubstrat; näringsläckage; biokol;

   Abstract : Torv är det vanligaste odlingssubstratet som används idag till de mer än 400 miljoner skogsplantor som årligen levereras till det svenska skogsbruket. Det låga näringsinnehållet och goda vattenhållande förmågan gör att torven går att anpassa efter behov med gödsling och kalkning. READ MORE

4. 8. Assessing the EnvironmentalPerformance of an In-Store VerticalFarming System : Identifying environmental hotspots for an in-store hydroponic vertical farmingsystem, using Life Cycle Assessment

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Axel Karlsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Vertical Farming”; “Life Cycle Assessment; Sweden; Environmental impacts; industrial symbiosis; Urban farming; Vertical Farming; Livscykelanalys; Sverige; Miljöpåverkan; Industriell symbios; Stadsodling;

   Abstract : The world is facing many challenges to be able to ensure food security, such as anincreased food demand coming from an expanding world population andurbanisation, worsened agricultural opportunities from increased land deteriorationand significant environmental impacts coming from the food sector. Thus, there is aneed for new agricultural solutions to meet our needs whilst decreasing impactssimultaneously. READ MORE

5. 9. Smallholder Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Improved Access to Irrigation Water Supply in Egypt : a Contingent Valuation Approach

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Tabeer Riaz; [2023]
   Keywords : contingent valuation; double-bounded; interval model; willingness to pay; irrigation water supply; attitude; agriculture income; access to loans;

   Abstract : The agriculture sector in Egypt is heavily dependent on the River Nile's water. However, the country is facing a severe water scarcity problem, affecting crop yields, farmers' income, food security, and the environment. READ MORE

6. 10. Land? Gone. Water? Gone. What Next? A Systematic Review of Impacts of Large-Scale Land Acquisitions on Water Security of Smallholders in Sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Ahmed Asadullah; [2023]
   Keywords : Large-Scale Land Acquisition LSLA ; Water Security; Smallholders; Impact; Sub-Saharan Africa SSA ; Hydrosocial Cycle; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Recent land grabs in Sub-Saharan Africa are influenced by both land availability and access to water resources beyond seasonal rains. However, much of the literature has treated land grabs and their attendant water resource appropriations as separate phenomena until recently. READ MORE