Essays about: "eradication of pollution"

Found 4 essays containing the words eradication of pollution.

  1. 1. Assessing water security and urban poverty linkages : a case study of Mathare informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya

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

    Author : Lucy Awino Okumu; [2018]
    Keywords : water security; urban poverty; informal settlement;

    Abstract : Water has various multiple uses not only in the household but also globally, this therefore means that ensuring water security is very vital. Even though water is a basic need for the household, the poor who are highly represented in the urban informal settlement are faced with multiple challenges to accessing water. READ MORE

  3. 2. Charging electric cars from solar energy

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för tillämpad signalbehandling

    Author : Xusheng Liang; Elvis Tanyi; Xin Zou; [2016]
    Keywords : AC Net; Converter; Controller; Electric Car Charging; Photovoltaic; Solar Energy; Solar Panel; Storage Battery; Solar Irradiance; System design;

    Abstract : Before vehicles were heavily relied on coal, fossil fuels and wind for power.  Now, they are rapidly being replaced by electric vehicles and or plug-in hybrid electric cars. But these electric cars are still faced with the problem of energy availability because they rely on energy from biomass, hydro power and wind turbines for power generation. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Effects of Palm Oil Biodiesel in Producer Developing Countries: A Case Analysis of Malaysia Linking National Perspectives with Ground Realities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Tahia Devisscher; [2007]
    Keywords : modern biofuels; palm oil; alternative energy source; stakeholder analysis; rural development; sustainability of local livelihoods; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The growing economic risk of relying primarily on fossil fuels with unstable prices and which availability highly depends on limited reserves and poor global distribution has increased the international interest on modern biofuels as an alternative energy source. Moreover, the growing awareness of energy-related pollution and of climate change consequences, and the international and national strategies to comply with Kyoto Protocol, has put biofuels on the global agenda. READ MORE

  5. 4. Pålsjö forest : actual situation and evaluation of the forest management

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

    Author : John Moscoso; [2006]
    Keywords : Pålsjö; Helsingborg; urban forestry; forest; urban greening; forest management;

    Abstract : According to the Statistic Central Bureau the municipality of Helsingborg has 122.000 inhabitants and the green areas close and around 5 Km downtown are very scarce. In the Reconnaissance maps of 1820, a big area in the northern part of the town of Helsingborg was covered with agricultural lands. READ MORE