Essays about: "Self-sufficient level"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 20 essays containing the words Self-sufficient level.

  1. 11. Saltwater intrusion and agriculture: a comparative study between the Netherlands and China.

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Yuxin Duan; [2016]
    Keywords : saltwater intrusion; agriculture; coastal low-lying land; Texel; Shouguang; comparative study; water resource management;

    Abstract : Saltwater intrusion, which can be facilitated by natural conditions, human activities and climate change, is a big threat to mankind from social-economic, environmental and ecological perspective. Agriculture, the largest consumer of water, is identified as both contributor and most vulnerable sector to saltwater intrusion, especially in coastal low-lying areas, with the increasing demands and competition of water owing to economic bloom, population growth and climate fluctuations. READ MORE

  3. 12. Water purification with a biosand filter in Tanzania : A minor field study - Karagwe District, Tanzania

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Johanna Gjerstad Lindgren; Zarah Olivecrona; [2016]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In Karagwe district in northwest Tanzania, the non-governmental organisation Mavuno is working with water scarcity and drinking-water quality issues within the local community. Mavuno started a boarding school for girls in Chonyonyo village in the district in January 2016. READ MORE

  4. 13. An investigation of new markets for the bagasse in Cuban sugar mills

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Emanuel Onoszko; Mattias Hallersbo; [2015]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Historically, the production and exportation of sugar have been of immense significance for Cuba and although sugar remains to be the product of most vitality in the mills the diversification of sugar cane usage is now of a greater extent. This development has resulted in an increased production and consequently the mills provide by-products in a more considerable degree. READ MORE

  5. 14. Evaluation of Skåne County’s capacity to be self-sufficient in foodstuffproduction: now and for the years 2030 and 2050.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Johan Stenmark; [2015]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Re-localization; Local Food; Resilience; Food production; Self-sufficiency.;

    Abstract : Sweden is becoming increasingly dependent on the import of foodstuffs from a globalfood system that is unsustainable due to its responsibility for environmental degradation and itsdependency on finite resources like fertilizers and fossil fuels. The diminishing ability to be selfsufficientin a time when peak oil, climate change, environmental degradation, exponentialpopulation growth, and a troublesome global economy might reshape the structures of the currentsystems, in a not so distant future, could be a cause for great worry. READ MORE

  6. 15. Vindkraftverk på gårdsnivå

    University essay from SLU/Rural Buildings and Animal Husbandry (until 121231)

    Author : Filip Källner; [2012]
    Keywords : gårdsverk; vindkraft; nettodebitering;

    Abstract : Lantbrukare blir mer och mer intresserade av att kunna producera el och ge sin verksamhet ytterligare ett ben att stå på, men för att detta ska vara intressant krävs lönsamhet. Då energipriserna varierar och kraven på energieffektivisering blir hårdare, ökar intresset i gårdsbaserad elproduktion. READ MORE