Essays about: "Uses of deforestation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words Uses of deforestation.

  1. 1. Case study of a solar-powered Crematorium

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

    Author : Jonathan Bunse; [2022]
    Keywords : Cremators;

    Abstract : This master thesis involves a study concerning human crematorium equipment and includes the cremation furnace and all components between the machine and chimney. Cremation is a common burial ritual in many countries worldwide, where fossil fuel is a common support fuel in the process. READ MORE

  3. 2. Environmentally friendly diets : perceptions and behaviours of sustainability students

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Amelie Claire Grassl; [2022]
    Keywords : Environmentally friendly diets; sustainable diets; theory of planned behaviour; sustainability students; food choices; food behaviour; eating environmentally friendly; perceptions; views;

    Abstract : The food sector has massive consequences on the environment as it causes, among others, GHG emissions, deforestation, water scarcity and climate change. Therefore, it is essential to transform the food sector and the related diets of individuals. READ MORE

  4. 3. Examining the protective services of mangroves at a regional scale in Indonesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Mikaela Gomez; [2022]
    Keywords : Mangroves; Nature-Based Solutions; Disaster Risk Reduction; Exposure; GIS; Remote Sensing; Science General;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine how the exposure of the coastal population of Kalimantan, Indonesia changed as a result of coastal mangrove loss and population growth. The change of exposure has therefore been calculated through the loss of mangrove biomass, through deforestation and degradation, over time, as well the increase in population living within 10km2 of disturbed mangroves. READ MORE

  5. 4. Protected Areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo: An Effective and Equitable Tool for Forest Conservation?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Malte Ladewig; [2021]
    Keywords : Deforestation; poverty alleviation; geographic regression discontinuity; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Tropical rainforests cover large parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In light of recent surges in deforestation in the country, protected areas are a decisive component of the national conservation strategy. READ MORE

  6. 5. Forest Cover and Economic Development : A cross-country study on the relationship between forest cover and economic development in South America

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Terry Dalberg; Felix Svensson; [2021]
    Keywords : Forest cover; Economic Development; Environmental Kuznets Curve; Deforestation;

    Abstract : Ongoing deforestation is an urgent, global issue with both direct and indirect impacts on a nation’s future development. This as change in forest cover and economic development provides an intuitive link between each other. READ MORE