Essays about: "Polder"

Found 3 essays containing the word Polder.

  1. 1. Conservation assessments of Văcărești urban wetland in Bucharest (Romania) : land cover and climate changes from 2000 to 2015

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Luana Andreea Simion; [2016]
    Keywords : land cover types; climate change; Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis; urban wetland; biodiversity; protection and preservation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Văcărești Urban Wetland, a recently instituted nature park, is situated in Bucharest (Romania). It has been established over the last 27 years within an abandoned retention polder, built during the communist era. READ MORE

  3. 2. A comparison of two citizen initiatives in contrastingflood risk management systems,the Netherlands and Wales

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering

    Author : Petrus Rudolfus Cornelis Louwers; [2015]
    Keywords : Flood Risk Management; Citizen Initiatives; Bottom-up; Citizen Participation; Collaboration; Community Resilience;

    Abstract : This master thesis analyses two citizen initiatives; the flood action plan of LLanddowror, Wales and the mount plan of the Overdiepse Polder, the Netherlands. It uses the collaboration theory, the ladder of citizen participation, cross-scale interaction and community resilience to explain the role of citizens in flood risk management. READ MORE

  4. 3. Parallel Worlds in British Fantasy Film

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media; Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Jelena Irina Deutscher; [2010]
    Keywords : Otherworld; Tolkien; Todorov; Subversion; Stardust; Secondary World; Narnia; Multiverse; Magic Time; Magic Space; Magical Worlds; Legitimation; Jackson; Harry Potter; Film; Fantasyland; Fantasy; The Fantastic; Faerie; Crosshatch; Britishness; Alternative World; Alternate Reality; Parallel Universe; Parallelwelt; Parallel World; Primary World; Polder; Portal; Wonderland; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The thesis deals with the representation of fantasy in modern film with special regards to parallel-world stories. In order to demarcate parallel worlds from other types of magical worlds in fantasy stories, the thesis contains an extensive chapter of definitions. READ MORE