Essays about: "Pernambuco"

Found 2 essays containing the word Pernambuco.

1. 1. A Hydrological Model of the Mundaú River Basin, Recalibration of a MGB-IPH rainfall-runoff model using updated land-use data

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

   Author : Michael Cockrell; [2016]
   Keywords : Rainfall runoff modeling; MGB-IPH; Mundaú; Brazil; Water allocation grants; ANA; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Avrinningsområdet Mundaú har sitt ursprung i den Brasilianska delstaten Pernambuco och rinner i sydöstlig riktning mot Mundaúlagunen längs Atlantkusten tillhörande delstaten Alagoas. Området faller under nationell jurisdiktion, är relativt oreglerat och erfar både översvämningar och torrperioder. READ MORE

3. 2. The Life Organic : A Minor Field Study on the Socio-Economical Consequences of Small-Scale Organic Farming in Northeast Brazil

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Katharina Beckmann; [2005]
   Keywords : organic farming; Brazil; small-scale farming; smallholding; Pernambuco; sugarcane; world system theory; socio-economic consequences; human ecology; ekologisk odling; Brasilien; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : This Minor Field Study aims to examine how small-scale farmers in Northeast Brazil experience the transition towards organic farming mainly in regard to economy and quality of life but also considering gender equality and national migration. The author finds that organic farming seems to create new meanings and discussion areas for the people involved. READ MORE