Essays about: "The Andes"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 45 essays containing the words The Andes.

1. 16. Legal Rights to Nature as a Fundamental Step towards a Planet in Harmony : Exemplified by the process that led up to Ecuador’s Constitution of 2008

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Daniela Torstensson Portocarrero; [2019]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The Rights of Nature is an emerging concept within sustainable development, it states that the current environmental laws are not enough to protect nature from human harm. The movement emphasize the need to acknowledge other living entities in our law systems, regardless of their use or benefit for humans. READ MORE

3. 17. Relaxin as a tool for pregnancy diagnosis in al-pacas : evaluation of the point-of-care test FASTest Relaxin

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

   Author : Linnea Lindgren Kero; [2019]
   Keywords : Alpaca; Relaxin; pregnancy diagnostics; point of care test; FASTest Relaxin;

   Abstract : The alpaca is a South American camelid that originates from the Andes. Their popularity and numbers in Sweden and other western countries have increased over the last few decades and they are kept as pets and for their fleece (fiber). READ MORE

4. 18. Adaptive co-management for local water resilience: the case of community-led ecosystem-based adaptation in the Peruvian Andes

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Nicole Chabaneix; [2019]
   Keywords : Ecosystem-based adaptation EbA ; Peruvian Andes; community-led water sow and harvest WSH ; water ecosystem services;

   Abstract : Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) champions the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services to help people adapt to the adverse effects of climate change. Moreover, EbA presents an exemplary opportunity to confer social-ecological resilience. READ MORE

5. 19. Improving indoor thermal comfort in residential buildings in Andean regions of Peru

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Benjamin Basmaci; [2018]
   Keywords : Peru; Sustainable development; Thermal comfort; Heat transfer; inadequate housing; Relative humidity; Temperature;

   Abstract : In the Peruvian Andes, inadequate housing represents an important problem for the local rural people. Over 3000 meters above sea level, communities suffer from very low indoor temperatures this becomes an issue which affects the health and indoor thermal comfort of the building. READ MORE

6. 20. Periglacial and glacial landform mapping in the Las Veguitas catchment, Cordillera Frondal of the Andes (Argentina).

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Eirini Makopoulou; [2018]
   Keywords : Geomorphological map; thermokarst lakes; glaciers; GIS; Argentinian Andes; spatial and temporal analysis;

   Abstract : The semi-arid and arid Andes of South America are characterized by large areas with glacial and periglacial environments. This study focusses on the distribution of glacial and periglacial landforms in the Las Veguitas catchment, Cordillera Frontal, Argentina. READ MORE