Essays about: "drip irrigation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words drip irrigation.

  1. 1. The Resource Efficiency Paradox : A Case Study of the Guerdane Irrigation Project in Morocco

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Kevin Perera; [2020]
    Keywords : Resource efficiency; Jevons paradox; Irrigation; Process-tracing; Resource; Efficiency;

    Abstract : How can we explain the paradoxical outcomes of resource efficiency? As a key pillar of worldwide sustainable development policies, the concept of resource efficiency has become increasingly important to scrutinize. The overreliance on efficiency coupled with the intention of conserving scarce resources can sometimes backfire. READ MORE

  3. 2. Hydropower forecast in Ethiopia using the HBV model - A case study in Omo-Gibe river basin

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Youssef Faouzi; [2019]
    Keywords : Hydropower; Omo-Gibe; HBV model; rainfall-runoff; Ethiopia; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Ethiopia produces 86% of its electricity from hydropower source, still they experience frequent power shortages. As they are part of the East African Power Pool, this power shortage is usually made up for by buying energy from other members of the pool. READ MORE

  4. 3. INTEGRATION OF SMALL-SCALE URBAN FARMING IN PUBLIC SPACES OF WINTER CITIES

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Arkitektur och vatten

    Author : Patrik Rönnqvist; [2018]
    Keywords : Urban farming; urban planning; winter cities; vertical farming; portable farming; Urbana odlingar; urban planering; vinterstäder; vertikal odling; portabel odling;

    Abstract : With an increasing urbanization and decreasing food security, the policy places greater demands on the future use of agricultural land and food supply. At the same time as awareness of food consumption increases among individuals, new technologies for farming also develop. READ MORE

  5. 4. Preliminary design of an off-grid photovoltaic system for smallholder water pumping in Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för bygg- energi- och miljöteknik

    Author : Asier Jauregui Prada; [2018]
    Keywords : Photovoltaic; smalholder; water pump; PVWP; irrigation; cooperation;

    Abstract : Sub-Saharan Africa is the region in the world that suffers the most from poverty and its worst effects: hunger, lack of water and diseases. And the problem is not even decreasing: in the past years there has been a peak in undernourishment in the continent. READ MORE

  6. 5. Grönskande takterrass : stensjögatans demensboende, Malmö

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

    Author : Helena Karlsson; [2017]
    Keywords : takterass; demens; sinnesupplevelser; perenner;

    Abstract : Att drabbas av demens är en svår situation för personerna som drabbas men även anhöriga. Det beskrivs i litteraturen om olika häslofrämjande miljöer för att påverka sinnesupplevelser hos demenssjuka för att må bättre och lättare kunna klara av vardagen. En sådan miljö kallas restorativ och använd i terapuetiska sammanhang. READ MORE