Essays about: "Natural resource abundance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words Natural resource abundance.

  1. 1. Rainwater Collecting Roofs on Schools in Indonesia : Field Study for a self-sufficient school

    University essay from KTH/Byggteknik och design

    Author : Sofia Andersson; Sophie Collin; Amanda Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : clean drinking water; water quality; water scarcity; Surabaya Indonesia; rainwater harvesting; selfsufficiency; sustainable construction; wastewater management; renewable energy; school design; rent dricksvatten; vattenkvalitet; vattenbrist; Surabaya Indonesien; regnvatteninsamling; självförsörjning; hållbar konstruktion; avloppshantering; förnybar energi; skolplanering;

    Abstract : Denna rapport har delats in i två delar, där den första delen fokuserar på den praktiskatillämpningen av konstruktionen och den andra delen fokuserar på skolans design ochfunktion. Detta för att designen ska byggas på vetenskapliga grunder, där det är bevisat attprocessen är genomförbar och har ett syfte. READ MORE

  3. 2. Blädningsbrukets påverkan på biologisk mångfald : effekten på kärlväxters biodiversitet och specifikt förekomsten av blåbär

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

    Author : Erik Hallgren; Anna Sandberg; [2022]
    Keywords : blädningsbruk; hyggesfritt skogsbruk; kärlväxter; blåbär; Vaccinium myrtillus; artrikedom; biodiversitet;

    Abstract : The utilization of the Swedish forest as a natural resource has intensified during the last decade, which has led to an increase in disturbances on the forest ecosystems as a result of clear cutting. The effect of forestry on species richness and species composition has a large impact on how well the biodiversity and ecological communities can function. READ MORE

  4. 3. Intercropping oats with annual clovers : effects on yields and aspects of biodiversity

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Anna Douhan Sundahl; [2021]
    Keywords : intercropping; cover cropping; pollinators; natural predators; weeds; clover; oats;

    Abstract : The use of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides has contributed to greatly increase the crop yields per hectare. Humanity has become reliant on artificial inputs overshadowing usage of resources from ecosystem services that we continue to weaken further, by using agricultural practises decreasing landscape and species diversity. READ MORE

  5. 4. Resource Abundance and Material Wellbeing in Africa — an investigation of the Resource Curse

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Hedvig Lagercrantz; [2021]
    Keywords : Natural resource curse; Resource abundance; Material wellbeing; Taxation; Africa; Institutions; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Natural resources and their impact on growth has received significant academic attention through the theory of the resource curse. Most literature has studied the relationship between natural resource abundance and economic growth. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Natural Resource Curse at the Regional Level? : The Case of Sweden

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Author : Carl Bellerud; [2020]
    Keywords : Resource curse; convergence; econometrics;

    Abstract : The resource curse thesis states that countries with an abundance of natural resources tend to experience lower economic growth rates. However, does this theory apply also to the regional level? The purpose of this thesis is to both test the natural resources curse theory at the regional level in Sweden, as well to examine if different types of natural resource dependencies appear to have the same effect on regional income growth in the country. READ MORE