Essays about: "Natural trajectories"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 23 essays containing the words Natural trajectories.
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6. Sustainable Forests? : values, perceptions and expectations among three stakeholder groups in the light of the Swedish bioeconomy transition
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : This research investigates different perspectives on the current forest bioeconomy investments in the north of Sweden. The research takes its stance from a broad definition of the concept of diversity, transecting both social and natural science, in its attempts to answer the thesis question: What suggested changes in forestry and forest governance follow from different visions of the bioeconomy transition, and what impacts do these have on aspects of diversity in the north of Sweden? The research is conducted in the light of the National Forest Program, which is currently being developed for the government through a series of working group processes, where a transition from a dependency on fossil fuel towards bioeconomy is highlighted as one of the driving motives behind the program. READ MORE
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7. A Sustainable Transition to Renewable Energy Resources in Oil Producing Countries: A Case Study of Iran
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Iran owns various resources for energy production, including natural resources and land. Although the country holds one of the biggest fossil fuel reserves, the country's development plan and international commitments requires the reduction of GHGs and the implementation of clean energy generation. READ MORE
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8. What explains success and failure in Community Based Natural Resource Management? A comparison of Botswana and Zambia
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study was set out to understand why some African countries succeed in implementing co-management programmes in natural resource management while others fail to do so. This relevant problem is at the center of this thesis and was examined in a comparative empirical investigation of Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) in Botswana and Zambia. READ MORE
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9. Global Sensitivity of Water Quality Modeling in the Gulf of Finland.
University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknikAbstract : The Gulf of Finland is the most eutrophied water body in the Baltic Sea, which is mainly caused by nutrient loads produced by human activities in its surrounding cities. In order to solve this environmental problem, a computational model based on the understanding the relations between eutrophication, water quality and sediments is needed to forecast the water quality variance in response to the natural and anthropogenic influences. READ MORE
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10. Post-disaster recovery trajectories and community-based management: A case of community-based marine protected areas and their recovery from an earthquake in Bohol, Philippines
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience CentreAbstract : In a time when natural disasters are increasing, and much of the population that are impacted are from the most vulnerable populations, it has become increasingly important to understand how these populations recover. Vulnerable communities often rely on their natural resources as a source of livelihood, and use forms of community-based management (CBM) to govern resource use. READ MORE