Essays about: "artificial irrigation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words artificial irrigation.
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1. Assessing the EnvironmentalPerformance of an In-Store VerticalFarming System : Identifying environmental hotspots for an in-store hydroponic vertical farmingsystem, using Life Cycle Assessment
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : The world is facing many challenges to be able to ensure food security, such as anincreased food demand coming from an expanding world population andurbanisation, worsened agricultural opportunities from increased land deteriorationand significant environmental impacts coming from the food sector. Thus, there is aneed for new agricultural solutions to meet our needs whilst decreasing impactssimultaneously. READ MORE
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2. Evaluation of restoration efforts in Dalälven - conditions for survival rate of Salmo trutta and Salmo salar
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : Rivers are among the most anthropogenically affected ecosystems in the world by irrigation, transportation, channelizing, and hydropower. Habitat restorations have become a popular method to restore the heterogeneity and complexity of rivers aiming for improvement of biodiversity. READ MORE
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3. Exploring Spatiotemporal Relationships between InSAR-derived Land Subsidence and Satellite-based Hydrological Variables
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Shabestar basin in the East Azerbaijan province, Northwest Iran, where irrigation is the main groundwater consumer, has experienced large-scale subsidence and groundwater deletion, which poses a threat to the local agricultural activities, economic development, and food security. With the emergency of mitigating the risk, satisfying future demand for groundwater, and improving resilience considering climate change, this study proposes a satellite-based approach to explore the spatio-temporal relationships between measured subsidence and hydrological variables in the basin to assist groundwater management strategy. READ MORE
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4. Effects on Groundwater Composition by the Koga Irrigation Scheme
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Access to clean drinking water is one of the most important resources for any society and its citizens. Without access to clean drinking water, health and living quality will be affected when pathogens will make people ill. READ MORE
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5. A competitor’s reflections : reflections about competing in an international architectural competition: LE:NOTRE Student Competition - (re)discovering the emerald necklace of Colentina
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : In the profession of architects there is an element called architectural competitions, where several architects compete in submitting the best solution for a certain task. In this master’s thesis I am studying the competitor’s perspective of an international architectural competition, while at the same time gaining experiences for my future career as a landscape architect. READ MORE
