Essays about: "ecological modeling"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 30 essays containing the words ecological modeling.

1. 16. Modeling copper pollution from road Runoff in a peri-urban catchment in Portugal by using MIKE SHE, and MIKE 11 coupled with ECO Lab

   University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

   Author : Ricardo Valencia Gudiño; [2017]
   Keywords : Copper modelling; hydrology; water quality; MIKE 11 - ECO Lab;

   Abstract : Economic development in an area attracts more people to live in it. This increment drives the necessity to improve available infrastructure, like roads for instance, to satisfy a higher demand. READ MORE

3. 17. The Impacts of Mining on Arctic Environment and Society from Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Perspectives : The Case of Jokkmokk (Kallak) Iron Mines in Northern Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Yohannes Assefa Hassen; [2016]
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   Abstract : Extractive industry in Arctic is controversial due  to the ecosystems and communities in the region are highly sensitive to natural and anthropogenic disturbances as it is one of the world’s global change hot-spots, as well as its uniqueness and distinctive social and ecological significance. As mining industry has developed into sophisticated operations, yet the basic causes of environmental pollution and degradation and impacts on the natural environment of the Arctic region remain unchanged. READ MORE

4. 18. Estimating leaf area index from satellite data in deciduous forests of southern Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Sandra Persson; [2014]
   Keywords : SPOT; Geography; Physical Geography; Leaf Area Index; Vegetation Index; Geografi; Naturgeografi; Lövyteindex; Vegetationsindex; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Leaf area index, LAI, is an important biophysical parameter in ecological modeling. It is the ratio of leaf area per unit ground area. To obtain LAI over large areas in a fast and convenient way the use of satellite data is important. READ MORE

5. 19. Credit Expansion and Ecology: A study on the impact of increased money supply on the utilization of renewable natural resources

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Robin Rane; Erik Östgren; [2013]
   Keywords : credit expansion; ecological population modeling; money endogeneity; sustainability;

   Abstract : During the recent decades there has been a growing awareness of that the natural resources we have previously thought abundant can not be taken for granted. Different economic schools of thought have different approaches of analyzing how this may affect our economy, and how we may organize our societies in a more sustainable fashion. READ MORE

6. 20. Solar Electricity for Rural Households at the Fiji Islands

   University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

   Author : Erik Linder; Joakim Svantesson; [2012]
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   Abstract : This bachelor’s degree project was conducted as both a literature study and a Minor Field Study in Fiji. Today, many of Fiji's remote villages are supplied with electricity from diesel generators while others have no electricity at all. READ MORE