Essays about: "highlands"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 56 essays containing the word highlands.

  1. 1. Sanctuary : The Lifeworlds of Seaweeds in Loch Hourn

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

    Author : Guadalupe Canale; [2023]
    Keywords : sea anthropology; environmental perception and experience; seaweeds; ethnophycology; multispecies ethnography; the Scottish Highlands;

    Abstract : As living beings, seaweeds exist at the periphery of people’s awareness, and not much is known about what they mean to people, and the relationships we can have with them. They are useful, versatile commodities, and multitask as foodstuffs for people and other beings, as sources of biofuel and medicinal compounds, and the list goes on... READ MORE

  3. 2. Development and evaluation of solar heating solutions for Villages in the highlands of Peru

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Tom Rupert Göransson; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In the Peruvian highlands, hundreds of thousands of people live in dwellings that are completely unheated. In this climate, nighttime indoor temperatures during the winter could be as low as 0°C. Indoor cold can cause thousands of respiratory diseases and increase winter mortality. READ MORE

  4. 3. Hjortdjurs (Cervidae) nyttjande av och beteende vid saltstensplatser i norska fjällen

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Jessica Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Avmagringssjuka; hjortdjur; Norge; saltstensplatser; kronhjort; rådjur; dovhjort; miljösmitta; viltövervakning; viltkamera; bildsortering;

    Abstract : Saltlicks are a common management practice for both wildlife and farm animals. In the Norwegian mountain areas these are typically intended for sheep on summer pasture but are used frequently by wildlife such as deer and reindeer. In 2016 the first European case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) was found in reindeer in Nordfjella, Norway. READ MORE

  5. 4. Effects of afforestation of agricultural land on the water balance in Ethiopian Highlands

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Mwala Silumesi; [2022]
    Keywords : acacia decurrens; aquaCrop Mode; afforestation; water balance; teff;

    Abstract : In this study, I examined how land use change affects the partitioning of water and how soil-plant interactions are impacted by yearly rainfall at a stand scale. Even though many studies have been conducted to evaluate the extent of land use change and the economic impacts, few have attempted to study the rapid farmer-driven afforestation with Acacia decurrens and also disaggregated dry, normal and dry seasons at stand scale. READ MORE

  6. 5. En analys av vildrenars, fårs och kronhjorts nyttjande av saltstensplatser på norska fjäll i relation till avmagringssjuka (CWD)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Cecilia Johansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Avmagringssjuka; CWD Norge; vildren; kronhjort; tamfår; miljösmitta; saltstensplatser; viltkamera; maskininlärning;

    Abstract : A common practice in Norway is to let sheep, goats and cattle roam freely in the mountains during summer. They are provided with salt licks, which is mainly done by farmers having sheep on summer pasture. READ MORE