Essays about: "factors affecting degradation"
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6. Economic development and national environmental performance: A cross-country comparison
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : The relationship between economic development and environmental performance has gained much attention since the development of the environmental Kuznets curve, which predicted that economic growth would lead to environmental degradation at early stages of development but would eventually improve environmental quality at higher income levels. This assumption of economic growth alone driving both causing and solving environmental issues is a potentially risky idea, and thus, scholars are examining the other potential factors behind the relationship. READ MORE
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7. Linkages between land degradation and economic inequality in global drylands
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Land degradation has a negative effect on agriculture, food security and ecosystems. It severely impacts the livelihood of the many people directly depending on agriculture around the world. Drylands are some of the most vulnerable areas around the world. READ MORE
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8. Parameter setting on catalytic controller : Using Design of Experiments and Scanning Electron Microscope Analysis
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/JTH, ProduktutvecklingAbstract : This thesis work has been conducted in the Handheld Laboratory at Husqvarna AB with the purpose of finding the parameters responsible for the performance of the catalytic converters used in the test rig. The catalytic converters are used in the test rig during the long term testing of the chain saws to reduce the hydrocarbon content from the exhaust before it enters into the environment. READ MORE
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9. Connecting Hydrological Processes to the Hypersaline Conditions of the Wetland Complex of Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografiAbstract : Wetlands and coastal wetlands are important ecosystems for many aquatic and terrestrial flora and fauna as well as for the sustainable development of humans. Unfortunately, many of the world’s wetlands and coastal wetlands are subjected to degradation due to both natural processes and human activities changing the hydrodynamics of the area. READ MORE
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10. Land cover change and its influence on soil erosion in the Mara region, Tanzania : using satellite remote sensing and the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) to map land degradation between 1986 and 2013
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from land degradation, depletion of natural resources and rural poverty. In the Lake Victoria Basin, where large parts of the population are small scale farmers, people are facing such issues coupled with altered climatic conditions. READ MORE
