Essays about: "columbia"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 54 essays containing the word columbia.

  1. 11. The difficulty of predicting risky decisions : - An experiment investigating present and future affective states influence on risk-taking

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Lisa Nilsson; [2019]
    Keywords : risk-taking; affect; CCT; mood-cues; affective evaluation; affect regulation;

    Abstract : Affect and feelings states influences decision-making and risk-taking, however is it not clear yet how. This report presents a between-subject experiment on the two mechanisms, affective evaluation and affect regulation, and on how risk-taking redirects depending on which of the two is active. READ MORE

  3. 12. Influence from long-distance transport, local sources and precipitation on black carbon concentrations at a rural background field station in southern Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kärnfysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

    Author : Kit Ming Yam; [2019]
    Keywords : Black carbon; black carbon concentrations; Hyltemossa station; Aethalometer; HYSPLIT; long-distance transport; local sources; precipitation; Physics and Astronomy; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The year 2018 was the first complete year with aerosol observations at the rural background station Hyltemossa in southern Sweden. The aim of this thesis was to analyse and investigate the influence from long-distance transport (LDT) aerosols, local sources and precipitation on the black carbon (BC) mass concentration by utilising the Aethalometer and the HYSPLIT model, which estimated the BC mass concentration ([BC]) and simulated the origin of the LDT air masses to Hyltemossa, respectively. READ MORE

  4. 13. Adding sustainability to salmon farming regulations : a comparative case study of salmon farming regulations and the ASC salmon standard

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

    Author : Ola Nilsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Aquaculture; Salmon farming; Additionality; Sustainability; Policy analysis;

    Abstract : Food scarcity is one of the main challenges related to our planet’s growing population and changing environment. Furthermore, our current food production is aggravating and accelerating climate change, as almost 24% of global greenhouse gases derive from agriculture (Troell, Jonell, & Henriksson, 2017). READ MORE

  5. 14. The Past, Present and Future of Collective-Action to Address Water Related Issues in the Fraser Basin

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : James Joshua Young; [2018]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The enactment of the Water Sustainability Act by the province of British Columbia, Canada, in 2016 signals a shift towards a more decentralized and localized approach to water governance in the province. In this context, this thesis explores the history of development in the socio- ecologically significant Fraser Basin and identifies that a unique and successful form of collective- action to address water related issues exists. READ MORE

  6. 15. Income recovery in urban and rural areas in Columbia

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Linda Hamp; Clara Segerstedt; [2017-07-03]
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    Abstract : This thesis investigates whether the household income recovery after a negative income shock, caused by a health or death shock, differs between urban and rural areas in Colombia. The hypothesis is that urban areas are financially worse off compared to rural areas after a shock due to differences in availability of formal and informal insurances. READ MORE