Essays about: "Land-use suitability"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 21 essays containing the words Land-use suitability.

1. 6. Spatial modelling of sustainable wind power development

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Martin Andersson; [2021]
   Keywords : wind power; wind turbines; wind turbine siting; spatial modelling; sustainable development; GIS; multi-criteria analysis; AHP; FAHP; vindkraft; vindkraftverk; vindkraftslokalisering; spatiell modellering; hållbar utveckling; GIS; multikriterieanalys; AHP; FAHP;

   Abstract : Measures to mitigate climate change has never been a more pressing matter thanit is today and the global debate over energy security, environmental decline andlimited resources is heated, which motivates decision makers and leaders to searchfor alternative energy sources, renewable sources. The Swedish government has seta goal to make its entire domestic electricity production 100 % renewable and phaseout energy production based on fossil fuels entirely by year 2040, where wind powerwill contribute largely to that goal. READ MORE

3. 7. Demands of Autonomous Vehicles on Urban Infrastructure : A Study of required transformations and global adaptability to AVs

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering

   Author : Apsara Waqas; Esayas Shishore; [2021]
   Keywords : Smart city; Smart Mobility; Sustainability; Autonomous mobility; Urban infrastructure; Road network patterns; Land use; IoT; AV navigation;

   Abstract : This paper aims to assess the limits of urban fabric for the autonomous vehicles and demands of AVs on the infrastructure. It includes the existing road situation and required transformation for successful adaptability of this smart mobility in future. READ MORE

4. 8. Changes in habitat suitability for three declining Anatidae species saltmarshes on the Mersey estuary, North-West England

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Cecilia Baggini; [2020]
   Keywords : Geography; GIS; habitat suitability model; saltmarsh; protected areas; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Saltmarshes are areas of coastal grassland that are regularly flooded by seawater. They support a large number of resident and migratory bird species, both overwintering and breeding. READ MORE

5. 9. Identifying large-scale land acquisitions and their agro-ecological consequences : a remote sensing based study in Ghana

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Jenny Hansson; [2017]
   Keywords : remote sensing; land acquisition; physical geography and ecosystem analysis; Ghana; agro-ecology; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Today there are more than 45 million hectares (ha) of concluded large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in the low- and middle- income countries around the globe. Whether LSLA is referred to as land grabbing or land investment, LSLA means that the right to utilise land is moved from the local people to investors. READ MORE

6. 10. A GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis of wind farm site suitability in New South Wales, Australia, from a sustainable development perspective

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Michaela Bobeck; [2017]
   Keywords : Geography; GIS; MCDA; wind farm; site suitability; Australia; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The interest for renewable energy within Australia is growing and the New South Wales (NSW) Government has committed to a Renewable Energy Target scheme of 20 percent renewable energy by 2020. Wind energy is a mature renewable energy resource, which has been successfully deployed for electricity generation around the world. READ MORE