Essays about: "flooding risk reduction"

Showing result 16 - 17 of 17 essays containing the words flooding risk reduction.

1. 16. Planning green infrastructure using habitat modelling : a case study of the common toad in Lomma Municipality

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : William Walker; [2014]
   Keywords : adaption to climate change; green infrastructure; planning; ecosystem services; habitat model; common toad; Bufo bufo; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : For an ecosystem to be able to continue to provide important services to society, it must be able to adapt to change. As part of an ecosystem, the ability of a species to migrate in the landscape is vital for the adaption to change. A green infrastructure allows the movement of species in a landscape fragmented by human influenced land use. READ MORE

3. 17. Design program for Kombolcha Campus site

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

   Author : Ida Karlsson; Josephine Philipsen; [2014]
   Keywords : Kombolcha; Campus site; design program; planning tool; landscape architecture; design approach; water management; vegetation; placemaking;

   Abstract : The objective for this Masters thesis is to conduct a Design program, as a planning and design tool, for the outdoor environment at the campus site of Wollo University in Kombolcha, located in northern Ethiopia. The geographical location as well as the social and political context of the site has constituted the framework for this Design program and Masters thesis. READ MORE