Essays about: "encroachment"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 39 essays containing the word encroachment.

1. 11. Let's save the lomas! : exploring the barriers and opportunities for the collective action at Lomas de Pamplona in Lima, Peru

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Evelyn Lisseth Salas Alfaro; [2020]
   Keywords : Social-ecological systems; coastal lomas; urban commons; collective action; urban ecosystems; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Urban populations are growing rapidly with several environmental and social effects in the process. At a governance level, resources go from being regulated by federal and state institutions into being considered urban areas governed by the local government. READ MORE

3. 12. Autonomous and Accurate Landing of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för reglerteknik

   Author : Louise Tylstedt; Simon Ågren; [2020]
   Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : During recent years, advancements in mobile technology have enabled the development of quadcopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to the point where their size and maneuverability enable indoor flight. In such GPS-denied environments, accurate positioning is a challenge which poses difficulties during flight, navigation and landing. READ MORE

4. 13. Floristic change in the province of Scania in southernmost Sweden 1800-2020: using fragmented data to study landscape-level shifts

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

   Author : Cassandra Hallman; [2020]
   Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

   Abstract : Vascular plant observances were compiled for 10 well-documented parishes throughout southernmost Sweden from published floras, herbarium specimens, modern inventories, and a large citizen-science database to provide presence/absence of species from 1800-2020 at the decade level. A regionally-specific database of species-specific plant traits and ecological indicator values was used to examine floristic and ecological changes across an extended timeline which indicates that several of the most apparent conservation issues including climate warming, woody encroachment, and soil chemistry alterations have acted for long over a century. READ MORE

5. 14. Humanizing (Anti)corruption: The socio-legal values of a human rights-based approach to corruption

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Bruna de Castro e Silva; [2019-09-03]
   Keywords : human rights-based approach; corruption; economic and social rights; justicia-bility; socio-legal values; social harm; inequality; legal empowerment; Human rights;

   Abstract : This master’s thesis intends to contribute to the current academic and policy debate on the values of determining whether a particular human rights violation was caused by a corrupt behavior; and to defend a human rights-based approach to corruption, based on its added socio-legal values. With this purpose, it analyzes and compares the legal reasoning and socio-legal dynamics of three human rights court cases involving and not involving corruption. READ MORE

6. 15. COMPARING THE COMPOSITION OF SAPROXYLIC BEETLE FAUNA ON OLD HOLLOW OAKS BETWEEN TWO TIME PERIODS

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi

   Author : Chipango Kamboyi; [2019]
   Keywords : Saproxylic beetles; Guilds; Species composition; Canopy Cover; Forest Regrowth; Trunk Circumference; Cavity size. Species turnover;

   Abstract : Oak habitats are rich in saproxylic species, but the habitat is declining with loss of diversity due to encroachment which decrease the vitality of oaks. The present explorative study compared results from a study conducted in 1994, with present species communities to observe if there has been change in species composition and what factors that can explain species diversity and composition. READ MORE