Essays about: "extraction of natural cities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words extraction of natural cities.

  1. 1. Urban infrastructure inundation risk from permanent sea-level rise scenarios in London (UK), Bangkok (Thailand) and Mumbai (India): A comparative analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Shawn Pace; [2021]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Climate Change; Sea-Level Rise; Urban Infrastructure; DEM; London; Mumbai; Bangkok; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Due to anthropogenically created climate change, global cities are facing inundation by rising sea levels. This study aimed to fill knowledge gaps in understanding the exposure of urban infrastructure such as roads, railways, buildings and parks to sea-level rise (SLR) scenarios, and how this would affect local populations. READ MORE

  3. 2. Nyckelparametrar för en levande landsbygd

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

    Author : Hanna-Louise Aasen; [2020]
    Keywords : landsbygd; landsbygdsutveckling; urbanisering; ruralisering; avfolkning; resiliens; klimatförändringar; jordbruk;

    Abstract : Denna uppsats behandlar frågan om levande landsbygd, där människor bor och trivs i hela landet, samt vilka förutsättningar gjort att så idag inte är fallet i Sverige. Upptäckten av fossila energislag har förändrat den mänskliga civilisationen på många sätt, inte minst genom förändrade produktionssätt inom framställningen av livsmedel och skogsråvara samt fabriksproduktionen av varor. READ MORE

  4. 3. Energy-water nexus in Mexico: A network-based approach of polycentric governance.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Ricardo Gómez Zamudio; [2019]
    Keywords : Energy-water nexus; polycentric governance; social network analyis; sustainability science; Mexico; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : By 2050, sixty percent of human population worldwide is going to live in cities. This will increase natural resource consumption to provide products and services in cities. Additionally, current policy making is done through a silo thinking mindset where unintended consequences can undermine natural resources availability. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Hydrological Model of the Mundaú River Basin, Recalibration of a MGB-IPH rainfall-runoff model using updated land-use data

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Michael Cockrell; [2016]
    Keywords : Rainfall runoff modeling; MGB-IPH; Mundaú; Brazil; Water allocation grants; ANA; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Avrinningsområdet Mundaú har sitt ursprung i den Brasilianska delstaten Pernambuco och rinner i sydöstlig riktning mot Mundaúlagunen längs Atlantkusten tillhörande delstaten Alagoas. Området faller under nationell jurisdiktion, är relativt oreglerat och erfar både översvämningar och torrperioder. READ MORE

  6. 5. Extraction of DTM from Satellite Images Using Neural Networks

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Datorseende

    Author : Gustav Tapper; [2016]
    Keywords : DTM; DSM; classification; neural networks; satellite images;

    Abstract : This thesis presents a way to generate a Digital Terrain Model (dtm) from a Digital Surface Model (dsm) and multi spectral images (including the Near Infrared (nir) color band). An Artificial Neural Network (ann) is used to pre-classify the dsm and multi spectral images. This in turn is used to filter the dsm to a dtm. READ MORE