Essays about: "example of local literature in water"

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  1. 6. Hydrological and hydrogeological consequences of rapid and large-scale urbanization

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Väg- och vattenbyggnad (CI); Lunds universitet/Teknisk geologi

    Author : Archana Ema Akhilesh; [2018]
    Keywords : Rapid and large-scale urbanization; ArcGIS; HEC-HMS; surface runoff; surface infiltration.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Urbanization is a process where rural population move to urban places for better job opportunities and facilities. This is a natural process and more or less unavoidable. But when this process takes place rapidly and at large -scale, the urban cities will undergo various changes that will impact the environment. READ MORE

  3. 7. Providing clean water to rural communities: Cases from Mexico

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Juan Garcia Padron; [2016]
    Keywords : Clean Water Provision Systems; Rural Communities; Mexico; Guanajuato; Practical Example; PAUL; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Despite the international efforts, clean water provision to all remains a task to be solved around the world. As this challenge accentuates in rural areas, this thesis contributes to the body of knowledge of clean water provision in to rural communities, focusing on seven cases from Guanajuato and Oaxaca in Mexico. READ MORE

  4. 8. Impacts on Flood Risk from Land Use Strategies for Coping with Climate Change – An Assessment using the Time-Area Method

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Agneta Green; [2014]
    Keywords : environmental science; physical geography; climate strategies; land use; hydrological modeling; flooding; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate change places pressure on rural land in terms of carbon sequestration, biomass for substitution and adaptation of crops. Land use can both positively and negatively influence the runoff regime, therefor a catchment perspective is important when developing climate strategies. READ MORE

  5. 9. A multi-scale analysis of biofuel-related land acquisitions in Tanzania : with focus on Sweden as an investor

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Emma Johansson; [2013]
    Keywords : social impacts; environmental impacts; jatropha; sugarcane; Tanzania; Sweden; biofuel; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; Land acquisition; DPSIR; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Spurred on by pressure to find sustainable energy production alternatives to fossil fuels, many industries have been acquiring land in order to plant crops for biofuel production. In Tanzania, biofuel development is in an early stage, and over the last decade, several foreign actors have tried to start up biofuel projects in the country (without success). READ MORE

  6. 10. Gröna tak i städer : en jämförelse mellan marknadsföring från företag och en fallstudie

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

    Author : Malin Törnqvist; [2013]
    Keywords : gröna gårdar; naturtak; SEB USIF Arena; sedumtak; takträdgårdar;

    Abstract : Att bygga med gröna tak börjar bli allt vanligare för att öka grönskan i städer. I västvärlden består en stor del av städerna av outnyttjade, mörkfärgade hustak. Takytorna kan förbättra det lokala klimatet om de istället blir omsorgsfullt designade till gröna ytor – ”greening the skyline”. READ MORE