Essays about: "Marktäcke"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 18 essays containing the word Marktäcke.

  1. 6. Addressing the urban heat island effect in Stockholm : An analysis of its presence and relation to land cover and urban planning

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Fanny Igergård; [2021]
    Keywords : urban heat islands; land surface temperature; land cover; urban planning; GIS; urbana värmeöar; yttemperatur; marktäcke; stadsplanering; GIS;

    Abstract : As urbanization and global warming increase, an increasing importance is set on that urban planning processes take the possible effects of urban heat islands into account. In order to provide local city planners with site specific knowledge of the current situation in Stockholm, this study has explored the intra-urban heat island effect in Stockholm municipality by identifying major problem areas as well as addressing the statistical relationship between temperature and factors relating to land cover and urban planning strategies. READ MORE

  3. 7. Analysing the vegetation condition during the 2017 and 2018 growing seasons using indices derived from Sentinel-2 data : a case study over southern Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Camilla Persson; [2019]
    Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; remote sensing; vegetation indices; drought; Geomatics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The summer of 2017 was climatically close to normal in southern Sweden, whereas the following summer was unusually warm and dry. These two years therefore make an interesting case study for investigating the impact of severe drought on vegetation, particularly when considering that climate change is predicted to lead to an increased frequency of drought events in the study area. READ MORE

  4. 8. Automatic Detection of Low Passability Terrain Features in the Scandinavian Mountains

    University essay from KTH/Geodesi och satellitpositionering

    Author : Fredrik Ahnlén; [2019]
    Keywords : Classification; Fuzzy Logic; Fuzzy Inference System; Automatic Mapping; Terrain Features; Land Cover Mapping; Cartography; Shrub; Mire; Stony Ground; Klassificering; Fuzzy Logic; Fuzzy Inference System; Automatisk Kartering; Terrängföremål; Marktäcke; Kartografi; Videsnår; Sankmark; Stenig Mark;

    Abstract : During recent years, much focus have been put on replacing time consuming manual mappingand classification tasks with automatic methods, having minimal human interaction. Now it ispossible to quickly classify land cover and terrain features covering large areas to a digital formatand with a high accuracy. READ MORE

  5. 9. A struggle between reality and reliability: The uncertainties of including indirect land use change in life-cycle assessments

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Nathalie Hjulström; [2019]
    Keywords : Indirect land use change; life-cycle assessment; biofuel; bio-based plastics; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Serious questions have been raised about the environmental impacts of biofuels concerning indirect land use change (ILUC) and this concept may also be applied to other products such as bio-based plastics. The purpose of this study is to identify the uncertainties of including ILUC in life-cycle assessments. READ MORE

  6. 10. Local perceptions of changes in ecosystem services and climate : case study in Ecuadorean Sierra

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Anna Sundqvist; [2018]
    Keywords : traditional ecological knowledge; ecosystem services and goods; climate change;

    Abstract : Anthropogenic-induced land-use and land-cover change is a threat to biodiversity and ecosystem services, and contribute to global climate warming. Forests are essential in the climate system and store a large part of the global carbon. READ MORE