Essays about: "Riesgo"

Showing result 11 - 13 of 13 essays containing the word Riesgo.

  1. 11. Putting Your Ass on the Line : The Conceptualization of Risk in English and Spanish

    University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Tjasa Arcon; [2010]
    Keywords : conceptual metaphor; risk; English; Spanish; corpus linguistics; cognitive linguistics;

    Abstract : The present study sets out to shed light on the conceptualization of risk in two different languages, English and Spanish. In order to reveal how risk is perceived in the minds of speakers of the two languages, I undertook a comprehensive cross-linguistic survey of the conceptual metaphors related to risk-taking. READ MORE

  3. 12. Spatial distribution of hydraulic conductivity in the Rio Sucio drainage basin, Nicaragua : a minor field study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Magnus Eckeskog; [2006]
    Keywords : saturated hydraulic conductivity; physical geography; geography; geologi; geomorfologi; hydrologi; hydrogeologi; constant compact head permeameter; interpolering; geostatistik; mättad hydraulisk konduktivitet; GIS; geografi; naturgeografi; geostatistics; interpolation; hydrogeology; hydrology; geomorphology; geology; soil; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Vattendragen i Nicaraguas centrala bergsområden är utsatta för hög miljöpåverkan. I över hundra år har kvicksilver använts för att utvinna guld i dessa områden, vilket förorenat vattenresurserna. Det har gjorts få undersökningar av områdets vattenkvalité, vilket främst beror på avsaknaden av infrastruktur. READ MORE

  4. 13. Cultivation of trees as a way to achieve diversification for smallholdings in Nicaragua

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Products

    Author : Hugo Delavaux; [2005]
    Keywords : Nicaragua; cultivation of trees; farmer attitudes; PRA; forestry;

    Abstract : This study was carried out in the two villages of Buena Vista and Santa Teresa, department of Jinotega in north central Nicaragua. The purpose of the study was to investigate farmers' attitudes toward timber trees and forests, and to investigate the occurrence of tree species with high timber value in the area. READ MORE