Essays about: "Wetlands"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 274 essays containing the word Wetlands.

  1. 36. Connecting local stakeholder experiences with wetland policy in Sweden: Drivers, barriers, and success parameters

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Alice Davies; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Survey design; Wetland measures; Policy instruments; Nature-based solutions; Swedens environmental objectives;

    Abstract : To remedy the negative effects of wetland drainage activities that took place in Sweden during the 1800s, measures to create, restore and recreate wetlands have gained increased attention as nature-based solutions. While wetlands provide cost-effective long-term solutions and co-benefits that help achieve national and international environmental objectives, targets relating to wetland measures have fallen short. READ MORE

  3. 37. Wetland Precipitationsheds : Assessing the Potential Vulnerability of 40 RAMSAR Wetlands to Upwind Land Cover and Hydroclimatic Change

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Simon Felix Fahrländer; [2022]
    Keywords : Wetlands; precipitationsheds; moisture import; moisture tracking; Lagrangian moisture tracking; land-atmosphere feedback;

    Abstract : Wetland ecosystems play an important role in the global hydrologic cycle, and their hydrologicregime is a major factor for their general functioning (carbon, biodiversity, biogeochemicalcycle etc.). READ MORE

  4. 38. Mapping wetlands in Sweden using multi-source satellite data and random forest algorithm

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Salvador Hernandez Malave; [2022]
    Keywords : physical geography and ecosystem analysis; multi-temporal; Google Earth Engine; machine learning; classification; country-wide; geomatics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Wetlands are valuable ecosystems, and assets for human life, that must be regularly monitored, starting with accurately mapping their location and extent. However, an updated national inventory of wetlands is needed. READ MORE

  5. 39. Olika typer av våtmarkers roll i översvämningshantering : och vem bestämmer?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Harald Ris; [2022]
    Keywords : våtmark; översvämning; hydrologi; översiktsplanering;

    Abstract : Översvämningar är ett allt mer frekvent förekommande fenomen och riskerna de för med sig ökar i takt med att mer extremväder förutspås. Detta arbete handlar om några av problemen med översvämningar och hur våtmarker kan tänkas begränsa de förödande effekterna av dessa. READ MORE

  6. 40. A preliminary study of evidence-based tool for wetland optimization - A case study using QSWAT+

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Victoria Truong; Sebastian Huynh; [2022]
    Keywords : QSWAT ; SWAT ; QGIS; Hydrology; Wetlands; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This Master´s thesis is a part of the Ecodiver project, conducted by the Water department at LTH. The purpose of this study is to review the open-source software QSWAT+ as a plugin in QGIS, to be able to develop an evidence-based tool for optimization of wetlands. READ MORE