Essays about: "RIVER danube"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words RIVER danube.

  1. 1. Brăila- The tale of a city (re)defined by water

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Ana-Maria Negru; [2018]
    Keywords : Sustainable urban design; Storm-water management; Urban system; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The city of Brăila, Romania, has been undergoing a lot of changes in the last two decades, but as the city is shrinking there is a new initiative to change the current paradigm and to reinvent the city. This process starts with the creation of an urban system with the neighboring city of Galați that will attract more funds from a regional and national level. READ MORE

  3. 2. Single-Grain Zircon U-Pb Dating and Magnetic Susceptibility of Polish Loess to Determine Late Quaternary Dust Provenance and Paleoclimate

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Alexandra Engström Johansson; [2018]
    Keywords : dust provenance; Polish loess; paleoclimate; single-grain zircon U-Pb dating; magnetic susceptibility; härkomstområden för atmosfäriskt stoft; polsk lössjord; paleoklimat; U-Pb datering av zirkoner; magnetisk susceptibilitet;

    Abstract : Windblown mineral dust has accumulated into thick loess layers across the European continent. Loess deposits are valuable paleoclimatic archives as they record climate change on centennial- to glacialinterglacial timescales. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Forgotten Light

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Sonja Tomic; [2015]
    Keywords : Belgrade; Serbia; power plant; industrial zone; revitalization; school of architecture; Belgrad; Serbien; kolkraftverk; industriområde; ombyggnad; arkitekturskolan;

    Abstract : On river Danube in Belgrade, Serbia, abandoned coal power plant Power and Light and the surrounding historical industrial zone have been laying in shadows for decades, waiting to be reconnected to the city life.  This project deals with the revitalization of the old power plant giving it a new function – a school of architecture. READ MORE

  5. 4. Living on the water : a social innovation approach to flood adaptation planning in the river basin Eferding, Austria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Tobias Gebetsberger; [2015]
    Keywords : participatory action research; proactive flood-adaptation; social innovation; social media research; resilience; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the summer of 2013, devastating floods caused heavy damage along various streams in central Europe. In the river basin Eferding in Austria, the Danube River reached record water levels and flooded hundreds of homes in the low-lying areas over night. READ MORE

  6. 5. To what extent can the European Union influence as an external actor on Turkeys integrated water management policy? In particular with regard to the Euphrates-Tigris river basin

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Jason Michael Davies; [2012]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; European Union; Turkey; Euphrates-Tigris; Water Framework Directive; Water Security;

    Abstract : Research focus: This paper asks to what extent the European Union (EU) can influence as an external actor Turkey’s integrated water management policy. In particular this paper focuses on the case example of the water conflict arising over the usage of the transboundary Euphrates-Tigris river basin and what extent the EU can bring to bear its influence on Turkey to bring a resolution to the management of this river basin. READ MORE