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  1. 1. The Ecological and Social Effects of Gentrification and Urbanisation in Thailand's Lower Chao Phraya Delta

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Daniel O'Kane; [2022]
    Keywords : Gentrification; Urbanisation; Bangkok; Chao Phraya; Bang Kachao; Rangsit; Lower Chao Phraya Delta; Mangrove; Land Speculation; Concretisation; Flood; Flooding; Canals; Permaculture; Liquid Perception; Solid Perception; Land Clearance; Waterscape Urbanism; Salinisation; Agriculture; Food Security; Wealth Inequality; Property Tax; Land Tax; Greenwashing;

    Abstract : Rapid economic development and urban expansion of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR) places pressure on biomes and communities alike. In a world suffering from the increasing effects of climate change, unchecked urbanisation comes at the expense of carbon sequestrating environments. READ MORE

  3. 2. Ecosystem Services Based Evaluation Framework of Land-use Management Options for Dryland Salinity in the Avon Region, Western Australian Wheatbelt

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Klara Zoe Kleplova; [2014]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Sustainable Land Use; Ecosystem Resilience; Ecosystem Services Evaluation; Double-counting; Dryland Salinity;

    Abstract : Dryland-salinity management options aim to positively influence the adverse human-induced processes which lead to salinisation of top-soil. Specifically, the processes causing dryland-salinity are rising saline groundwater table and soil erosion. READ MORE

  4. 3. Zinc deficiency and iron toxicity in rice soils of Office du Niger, Mali

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil Sciences

    Author : Hillevi Hägnesten; [2006]
    Keywords : zinc deficiency; iron toxicity; rice cultivation; intermittent irrigation; flooded; West Africa; Mali; Office du Niger;

    Abstract : Most countries in West Africa suffers from problems such as erosion, salinisation and spreading deserts. Mali is one of the poorest countries in this area with a surface that mostly consists of desert and semi-desert. READ MORE