Essays about: "factors affecting earth environment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words factors affecting earth environment.

  1. 1. NDVI time series analysis for desert locust outbreak detection and quantification analysis of its impact on vegetation productivity of Sahel

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Evangelos Oikonomopoulos; [2020]
    Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis; Primary Productivity; Desert Locust; NDVI; Time Series Analysis; Outbreak Detection; Food Security; Sahel; Insect Disturbances; GEM; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : It has been shown that the semi-arid environment of the Sahelian belt plays an important role in the global carbon uptake as the fluctuation of its primary productivity can be determinant for the global carbon uptake. The insect Schistocerca gregaria commonly known as the desert locust is a disturbance factor that can affect the vegetation productivity for consecutive seasons. READ MORE

  3. 2. Overcoming Scale Challenges in Policies Through Analysing Governance Architecture : The Case of Chemical Management Policies in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Michelle san Martin Bucht; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; chemical toxins; Sweden; governance; policy analysis; in-depth interviews;

    Abstract : The release of harmful chemicals into the Earth system is a threat to the survival of human societies and ecosystems. There are different types of harmful chemicals, some possess characteristics that are more harmful than others. Chemicals causing local effects have a short-term impact on the Earth system, whereas others are persistent in nature. READ MORE

  4. 3. Massive stress or sustainable entertainment – Perceived sensory dimensions to combat stress and to enhance the sustainable city. A case study of Massive Entertainment.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Andreas Johansson; [2018]
    Keywords : Perceived sensory dimensions; stress; green roof; nature content; Massive Entertainment; sustainable urban development; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : More and more people around the world are feeling stressed, and the consequences have become a global burden. At the same time, cities are growing both spatially and from within, creating competition for land which sometimes comes at the cost to our access to nature. READ MORE

  5. 4. The possible effects of the blue economy on gender equality in the Republic of Seychelles

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Alexandra Allard; Charlotta Bauer; [2018]
    Keywords : Blue Economy; Gender Equality; Maritime Sustainability; Technological Innovation; New Market and Job Opportunities; Blå Ekonomi; Jämlikhet mellan Könen; Marin Hållbarhet; Teknologisk Utveckling; Nya Marknads- och Arbetsmöjligheter;

    Abstract : In order to ensure the Earth’s future prosperity and welfare gender inequalities need to be tackled and our marine environment needs to be safeguarded. In this thesis we therefore evaluate the possible effects of a blue economy on gender equality in the Republic of Seychelles. READ MORE

  6. 5. Does location also matter? : a spatial analysis of social achievements of young South Australians

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Oluwatomi Esther Adejoro; [2016]
    Keywords : South Australia; GIS; social achievement determinants; spatial patterns; spatial determinant; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : There are spatial elements and factors in every social activity. Physical environment in particular and its characteristics has a significant effect in the social decisions and outcomes of a location and of the residents of disadvantaged areas. READ MORE