Essays about: "basa"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 17 essays containing the word basa.

  1. 11. A case study of cob earth based building technique in Matagalpa, Nicaragua – LCA perspective and rate of adoption

    University essay from Avdelningen för ekoteknik och hållbart byggande

    Author : Mariana Estrada; [2014]
    Keywords : cob; house; LCA; rate of adoption; Nicaragua; cob; bostäder; LCA; spridning av innovation; Nicaragua; cob; vivienda; LCA; difusión de la innovación; Nicaragua;

    Abstract : Cob is an earth based building technique that may be an alternative for the construction of new homes in developing countries. Earth based constructions techniques commonly used in the past, like adobe and wattle-and-daub, have increasingly been replaced by buildings using more processed materials commercially available such as bricks or concrete blocks. READ MORE

  3. 12. Assessing the impact of new Individual Vessel Quota legislation on the sustainability of the Peruvian anchoveta fishery

    University essay from Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Falco Mueller-Fischler; [2013]
    Keywords : anchoveta; Peru; El Niño; common-pool resources; access theory; fisheries management; fisheries policy; industrial fishing; forage fish; fishmeal; total allowable catch; individual vessel quota; rights-based management; Humboldt Current System; anchoveta; Perú; Decreto Legislativo 1084; El Niño; recursos de propiedad común; teoría del acceso; gestión de pesquería; política pesquera; pesca industrial; harina de pescado; derechos de pesca; límite máximo de captura por embarcación; Corriente de Humboldt;

    Abstract : The Peruvian anchoveta fishery was for nearly 60 years characterized by the unsustainable dynamics of open access resource pools. This thesis investigates whether the 2009 Peruvian Legislative Decree 1084 on Individual Vessel Quotas (IVQ's) is an effective response to the industrial overcapacity and race-to-fish problems that threatened the environment before its implementation. READ MORE

  4. 13. Overcoming inequalities without challenging women’s loyalty to the indigenous community : case study in the Indigenous Community Nasa Kiwe, Colombia

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

    Author : Blanca Iris Sandoval Ferro; [2013]
    Keywords : Cauca; Colombia; agency; discursive colonization; gender; indigenous woman; power relations; public sphere; social and political participation;

    Abstract : A large amount of resources are devoted by indigenous populations in Colombia to reestablish their political, cultural and territorial autonomy. There is no doubt about the commitment of indigenous men and women with such communal aims. READ MORE

  5. 14. SNR Estimation for Preamble-based Wireless OFDM Systems using Extended Kalman Filter

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

    Author : Shravan Kumar Parsi; Sridhar Basa; [2011]
    Keywords : Extended Kalman Filter; Fading channels; Least squares; OFDM; SNR;

    Abstract : In Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) systems, robustness in frequency selective channels is achieved using adaptable transmission parameters. To reckon these parameters, knowledge of Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) estimates obtained by channel state information is essential. READ MORE

  6. 15. Miljöanpassad offentlig upphandling : en komparativ flerfallstudie av regionala handlingsprogram för miljöupphandling i Spanien

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Marcos Alonso; [2010]
    Keywords : GPP; offentlig upphandling; miljöupphandling; IT-produkter; miljökrav; hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : In Europe, the central governments are the ones to coordinate the international standards and strategies regarding GPP; Green Public Procurement. However in Spain a GPP program was introduced late and only applied to the Central Government Institutions, (AGEA) (BOE nr. 027, 2008). READ MORE