Essays about: "global health security"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 34 essays containing the words global health security.
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11. Gas Flaring in Nigeria: Analyzing the Impact of Governance and Sustainability in the Niger Delta
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global StudiesAbstract : Gas flaring is a global issue but more especially for developing countries who are faced with various health and environmental challenges. This research paper focusses on the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, who are among the highest ranked for the amount of natural gas flared in the process of oil exploration and extraction. READ MORE
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12. Assessing the potential for vertical urban agriculture for multi-storey buildings : a case study of the proposed Culture Casbah development in Rosengård, Malmö
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : This thesis proposes the use of urban agriculture as a tool to address three global challenges related to population growth in cities; densification, climate change and health risk by studying the history and benefits of urban agriculture, it is possible to understand the benefits in better integrating urban agriculture into new urban infrastructure, particularly in high-density housing areas. These benefits include; better living conditions, reduced food transportation, stormwater management and strong links between communities. READ MORE
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13. Urban Farming: Production comparison of Basil and Oak Leaf lettuce in two hydroponic growing systems : an industrial collaborated study in Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : The modern agriculture of the world is facing huge challenges in terms of increasing scarcity of natural resources such as water and land. The increase in global population is not only enabling in expansion of big cities but also raising questions of accommodating and feeding this amount of population. READ MORE
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14. Crop diversity in Scania : geographical and cognitive mapping
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : Modern agriculture is characterized by large scale and large-scale farming of a few crops, which rely heavily on external inputs. These kinds of intensive and specialized farming systems are contributing to exceeding the planetary boundaries for our ecosystems. READ MORE
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15. Energy, Environment and Transportation : An Actor-Role Network Analysis of the World Energy Outlook 1977-2016
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : This thesis explores how energy and environmental issues have been presented in the transportation sector over time in World Energy Outlook (WEO) publications; the flagship publication of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The thesis covers WEO publications from the first publication of 1977 up to 2016 (with the exception of WEO 1982). READ MORE
