Essays about: "Land Grab"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Land Grab.

  1. 1. Platsens betydelse för växtnäringsläckage från jordbruksmark i Sverige

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Frida Lundell; [2023]
    Keywords : kväve- och fosforutlakning; rumslig variation; långtidsövervakning;

    Abstract : Växtnäringsläckage av kväve (N) och fosfor (P) från jordbruksmark tillför näringsämnen till hav och vattendrag. Det är viktigt att minska transporten av N och P av flera anledningar, då det bland annat är en stor bidragande faktor till övergödning. READ MORE

  3. 2. The role of agricultural drainage in controlling the effectiveness of two-stage ditches in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Neerajaa Nagarajan; [2021]
    Keywords : Subsurface drainage; Absorbance flourescence spectroscopy; Suspended sediments; NO3N; NH4N; PO4P; TP values; DOM indices;

    Abstract : Increased agricultural activities are causing eutrophication in downstream water bodies. To mitigate nutrient leaching from cropland, various in-field and edge-of-field practices have been implemented. READ MORE

  4. 3. Dispossessed: Exploring the Factors That Enable Post-Disaster Land Grabs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Taylor McCammon Lightman; [2020]
    Keywords : Land Grab; Land Tenure; Land Tenure Security; Gender; Globalization; Neoliberalism; Dispossession; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to better understand what factors produce an enabling environment for land grabs after a disaster. Looking at eight selected case studies, this research tests the role of land tenure security, private capital investment and global financial institutions, and gender. READ MORE

  5. 4. Foreign large-scale land acquisitions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Boon or bane for domestic food security?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Laura Baiker; [2018]
    Keywords : land grab; food security; foreign investments; smallholder agriculture; large-scale farming; Africa; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Since the boom in global food prices in 2008, governments and companies around the world seek to boost agricultural output and sustain internal food security through the purchase and lease of farmland in Sub-Saharan Africa. There is no consensus in the literature whether land acquisitions by foreign investors are beneficial to the livelihoods of the local people in Africa. READ MORE

  6. 5. Landscape factors related to performance of in-situ sensors for prediction of total phosphorus : a statistical analysis of data from 194 streams in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

    Author : Cham Hoang; [2017]
    Keywords : surface water monitoring; surrogate parameters; total Phosphorous; turbidity; catchment; land-use; soil type;

    Abstract : Accurate monitoring data of phosphorus concentrations in the water will benefit the evaluation of measures taken to reduce the problems of eutrophication. Today, the quantification of phosphorus loads from diffuse sources involves large uncertainties. READ MORE