Essays about: "SMA"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 77 essays containing the word SMA.

1. 16. Coupling of Material Flow Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment to Analyze the Urban Metabolism of a Swedish City

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Maria Lívia Real de Almeida; [2022]
   Keywords : Urban Metabolism; Material and Energy Flow Analysis; Life Cycle Assessment; Environmental impact; Sustainable cities;

   Abstract : Cities are responsible for an increasingly large share of environmental impacts linked to their resource consumption and production of waste. Understanding how the flows of materials and energy in urban systems contribute to environmental impacts is fundamental for urban sustainability. READ MORE

3. 17. Developing a Rainfall-Runoff Routing Model using  Spatially Distributed Travel Times : Modelling a Cloudburst Event in an Urban Catchment

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Sara Ekeroth; [2022]
   Keywords : Excess rainfall; Runoff routing; Cloud burst; Pluvials; GIS; ArcPy; Effektiv nederbörd; Avrinningsmodell; Skyfall; Pluviala översvämningar; Geodata; ArcPy;

   Abstract : The future holds challenges for urban areas when it comes to handling pluvial floodings, occurring when the rainfall intensity exceeds both the man-made and natural infiltration and drainage capacity. To gain understanding of the effects and needed measures, tools for modelling the urban response to events such as cloudbursts are needed. READ MORE

4. 18. ‘Masculinity, Migration and Marginalization’: How Male Asylum Seekers are Perceived by the Swedish Migration Agency and its Implications for the Asylum Process

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Jessie Jern; [2021-11-19]
   Keywords : men; asylum; vulnerability; street-level bureaucrats; Swedish Migration Agency; gender mainstreaming; decision-making; masculinities;

   Abstract : This thesis takes a particular interest in the determination of state granted protection needs amongst male asylum seekers in Sweden. Using a mixed research method consisting of textual analysis on official documents by the Swedish Migration Agency (SMA) and semi-structured interviews with SMA officials, along with a feminist post-colonial theoretical framework, this thesis scrutinizes the relationship between masculinity, migration, and vulnerability. READ MORE

5. 19. Application of HEC-HMS modelling on River Storån,Model evaluation and analysis of the processes by using soil moisture accounting loss method

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

   Author : Pooja Makki Vijayaprakash; [2021]
   Keywords : River Storån; HEC-HMS; SMA; streamflow; baseflow; evapotranspiration; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : River Storån, a major tributary of Lake Bolmen which is a source of fresh water to Skåne county of Sweden is found to alter the color of water in the lake due to the presence of natural organic matter. Hence it is of utmost importance to study the river to understand the dynamics of generation and flow of water from the river to the lake. READ MORE

6. 20. The future of agriculture : Creating conditions for a more sustainable agriculture sector with the help of data and connectivity

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Märta Ernfors; [2021]
   Keywords : Agriculture; Arable Farming; Digital Agriculture; Digital Farming; Sustainability; Food Production; 5G; Data; Data Sharing; Big Data; Jordbruk; Odling; Uppkopplat Jordbruk; Hållbarhet; Livsmedelsproduktion; 5G; Data; Datadelning;

   Abstract : The food production rate is required to increase in order to meet the ever-increasing world population. At the same time, this needs to be done in a sustainable manner as the agriculture sector today is responsible for a substantial part of the annual carbon dioxide emissions associated with human activities. READ MORE