Essays about: "historical maps"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 81 essays containing the words historical maps.

1. 16. Spatiotemporal change of stream and wetland features over 140 years in an agricultural catchment in southern Sweden : an assessment of historical maps in GIS

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

   Author : Linnea Lindelöf; [2021]
   Keywords : historical map; wetland; stream; GIS; sinuosity index; land cover change; georeferencing; vectorizing;

   Abstract : The Swedish agricultural landscape has historically changed by draining wetlands and hydromorphological impacts by straightening and redirect watercourses. Drainage has been a part of Sweden’s agricultural history, dating back to the 13th century with its peak in the 19th and 20th centuries. READ MORE

3. 17. Change in surface area of semi-natural grassland in the Osby municipality, Scania and potential consequences for plant diversity

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Katharina Borgström-Lohde; [2021]
   Keywords : Land use change; Semi-natural grasslands; Biodiversity; Scania; Historical land use; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : During the past, land use has changed and still is. It has been recognized that land use changes affect biodiversity all over the world. In Sweden semi-natural grasslands are a habitat with high biodiversity. The topic of this thesis is how land use change has affected the habitat of semi-natural grasslands in the area around Osby, Scania. READ MORE

4. 18. Mapping Future Canadian Arctic Coastlines

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Pia Blake; [2021]
   Keywords : Isostatic Rebound; Canadian Arctic; Climate Change; RCP scenarios; Coastlines; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The Canadian Arctic currently faces changing coastlines due isostatic rebound and climate change-driven sea-levels rising. This thesis seeks to answer how local coastlines will change over time under different Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) scenarios, where errors in modelled coastlines come from, and how much of an impact isostatic rebound has on sea-levels compared to climate-change driven changes. READ MORE

5. 19. Finding a place for old things: The role of pre-Norse features in constructing Norse conceptual landscapes in the Scottish Isles

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

   Author : Jake Clarke; [2020]
   Keywords : Iron Age; Viking Age; Scotland; Picts; Norse; Norway; Orkney Isles; Outer Hebrides; Isle of Lewis; Rousay; landscape archaeology; GIS; perception; memory; monuments; postmodern archaeology; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : The Viking Age saw the colonisation of most of the isles of Scotland by settlers from Norway. These newcomers brought their own customs, practices and perceptions to the Isles, maintaining close links with the Scandinavian world. READ MORE

6. 20. Historisk hävdtidpunkt i landskapets gräsmarker

   University essay from SLU/Swedish Biodiversity Centre

   Author : Marta Åkesson; [2020]
   Keywords : gullviva; hävdtidpunkt; historisk markanvändning; gräsmarker; biologisk mångfald; bete; ängar; storskifteskartor;

   Abstract : Denna studie i biologi berör gräsmarkernas historiska hävdtidpunkt och dess betydelse för den viktiga biologiska mångfalden. Under det senaste århundradet har många av de artrika och hävdade gräsmarkerna i Sverige försvunnit till följd av den intensifiering av jordbruket som skett. READ MORE