Essays about: "effect of climate change on the land"

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1. 1. Carbon credit schemes & landownership in Scotland : an analysis of policy discourses

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

   Author : Imogen Cadwaladr-Rimmer; [2024]
   Keywords : carbon credit schemes; discourse policy analysis; environmental governance; landownership; land reform; neoliberalisation; rural Scotland; sustainable development.;

   Abstract : Carbon Credit Schemes have become an important feature of governance approaches to climate change in recent years and have been gaining prominence in the Global North. Scotland in particular has seen a rise in the development of carbon projects, with developers looking to sell carbon credits. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring Urban Land Cover Changes and the Effect on Nocturnal Air Temperature Dynamics in Helsingborg - A temperature modeling made with TAPM

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Amanda Bäck; [2023-10-09]
   Keywords : Nocturnal Air Temperature; Intra-Urban Heat Island; Land Cover Classification; Deep learning; The Air Pollution Model TAPM ; Land Cover Change;

   Abstract : In light of increasing global temperatures, urban areas face growing challenges related to heat stress. Alterations in land cover (LC) within cities contribute to changes in the intra-urban climate, predominantly driven by the replacement of vegetated surfaces with impermeable materials. READ MORE

4. 3. Decreases over time in shannon diversity of land snails

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

   Author : Jens Hemming; [2023-02-15]
   Keywords : Climate change; global warming; land snails; species composition;

   Abstract : With rising temperatures as a consequence of climate change, suitable habitats for land snails in the northern hemisphere may be shifting northwards. However, there is a lack of studies that explore the latitudinal effects that climate change has on land snails. READ MORE

5. 4. Modelling Micropollutant Removal Through Ozonation in Wastewater

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

   Author : Maximiliano Andrés Oportus Foster; [2023]
   Keywords : Micropollutants; water reuse; wastewater treatment models; ozonation; computer modeling; water and environmental engineering; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Proper management of water resources is a key to climate change adaptation and resilience in modern societies. Adequate treatment of wastewater is essential for ensuring the sustainability of the water cycle and the health of the environment and the ecosystems that inhabit it. READ MORE

6. 5. Impact of wetland restoration on river discharge - A case study of Bråån, Skåne, Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Ardis Luda; [2023]
   Keywords : wetlands; wetland restoration; HYPE model; river discharge; Sweden; land use change; flooding; hydrological modeling; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Land use change is a factor not often considered when modeling river discharge in regard to future flood risk. The restoration of wetlands is an ongoing land use change which affects water storage capacity in the soils of a catchment and could lead to lower flows in rivers. READ MORE