Essays about: "about deforestation"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 51 essays containing the words about deforestation.

  1. 11. A Spatially Explicit Agent-Based Model of Human-Resource Interaction on Easter Island

    University essay from KTH/Numerisk analys, NA

    Author : Peter Steiglechner; [2020]
    Keywords : Agent-based modelling; applied mathematics; socio-economic modelling; Agentbaserad modellering; tillämpad matematik; socioekonomisk modellering;

    Abstract : The history of Easter Island, with its cultural and ecological mysteries, has attracted the interests of archaeologists, anthropologists, ecologists, and economists alike. Despite the great scientific efforts, uncertainties in the available archaeological and palynological data leave a number of critical issues unsolved and open to debate. READ MORE

  3. 12. Assessment of coastal erosion to create a seagrass vulnerability index in northwestern Madagascar using automated quantification analysis

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Nat Arslan; [2020]
    Keywords : Seagrass; Coastal erosion; Vulnerability index; Python; Google Earth Engine; Deforestation; Turbidity; Mangrove; Madagascar;

    Abstract : The seagrass extent has been declining globally. The human activities that are most likely to cause seagrass loss are those which affect the water quality and clarity. However, turbidity following coastal erosion is often left out from marine ecosystem vulnerability indices. READ MORE

  4. 13. För- och nackdelar med köttkonsumtion : en sammanställning av de möjliga konsekvenserna med kött i människans diet, ur ett västerländskt perspektiv

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Moa Rönnhagen; [2020]
    Keywords : kött; näring; hälsa; klimat; miljö och kultur;

    Abstract : Att livsmedel tar upp en stor del av människans liv är grundläggande och förståelsen för att det även har så stor betydelse på vår hälsa, miljö och klimatet, är en förutsättning för att framtida generationer ska kunna leva utan hunger och fattigdom. Köttkonsumtionen i västvärlden bygger framförallt på rekommendationer som tagits fram av världshälsoorganisationen samt respektive lands motsvarighet till Livsmedelsverket. READ MORE

  5. 14. An Analysis of Alternative Building Materials in the Coastal Rural Areas of Bangladesh

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Nabil Hossain; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Alternative Building Materials; Bangladesh; Coastal Rural Area; Hallbar utveckling; Alternativa Byggnadsmaterial; Bangladesh; Kustliga Landsbygden;

    Abstract : This study will provide background information about the region of Bangladesh,more specifically the coastal rural area of Bangladesh. This region has due to theglobal warming become a very disaster-prone region where disaster resilience workhas become increasingly relevant. READ MORE

  6. 15. Women’s fuelwood collection and deforestation : Effects on women’s everyday lives and environments in Kabadio, Casamance and Diagane Barka, Sine-Saloum.

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Sofia Tiainen; [2019]
    Keywords : Women; fuelwood collection; forest degradation; livelihoods; feminist political ecology; West Africa; Senegal;

    Abstract : Previous research and literature commonly agree to the fact that women, especially rural women, is the most vulnerable group in society. Many of them tend to be found in the poorest sections of society. READ MORE