Essays about: "human settlements"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 85 essays containing the words human settlements.

  1. 1. Investigating the use of olfactory cues to re-direct African savannah elephant pathways. A potential conflict mitigation tool.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Vera Ruijs; [2023-06-30]
    Keywords : African savannah elephants – conflict mitigation – elephant pathways – human-elephant conflict – olfactory cues;

    Abstract : Human-elephant conflict resulting from, for example crop raiding behaviour, poses a significant threat to the conservation of African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana). These conflicts can lead to fatalities in both humans and elephants. READ MORE

  3. 2. Post Occupancy Evaluation of Estero de San Miguel Pilot Project

    University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Byggnadsteknik och belysningsvetenskap

    Author : Zainab Al-maliki; Wanessa Baross; [2023]
    Keywords : Post Occupancy Evaluation; Urbanization in Philippines; Urban Poverty; Sustainability in construction; low-budget construction project.; Efterbosättningsutvärdering; Urbanisering på Filippinerna; Stadsfattigdom; Hållbarhet inom byggsektorn; Lågbudgetbyggprojekt.;

    Abstract : Abstract Introduction: This thesis focuses on the housing situation and sustainability in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. According to a report by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, approximately 25% of Manila's population resides in substandard living conditions and informal settlements. READ MORE

  4. 3. Ecosystem Employment in Jakarta, Indonesia - Ecological Applications in Urban Design

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Holley Nicole Stringham; [2023]
    Keywords : ecosystem services; ecology; urban design; disaster management; climate change; urban resiliency; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Nature has a special knack for survival. After millennia of beating the odds against an inhospitable planet, many species have found clever ways to ensure self-preservation on an often inhospitable planet. By refining special skills and working alongside other members of the ecosystem, countless species have found a stable role in the landscape. READ MORE

  5. 4. Geographical expansion rate of a brown bear population in Fennoscandia and the factors explaining the directional variations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Lisbet Hougaard Baklid; [2022]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; brown bear; expansion rate; Ursus arctos; Fennoscandia; Sweden; barrier; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The brown bears, Ursus arctos L., in the Scandinavian peninsula were distributed in almost all counties before aimed reduction during the 1700-1900s (Swenson et al. 1995). From 1981-2013 the population increased more than five times (Chapron et al. READ MORE

  6. 5. Optimizing the Cash Reserve in a Portfolio of US Life Insurance Policies

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Alva Happe; Wassim Seifeddine; [2022]
    Keywords : portfolio optimization; risk management; monte carlo; value at risk; life settlements; longevity risk; cash reserve; closed-end fund;

    Abstract : Hoarding a too large cash reserve is often unfavourable due to lost investment opportunities. Similarly, an insufficient cash reserve can be detrimental, as one might fail to meet payment obligations. Finding the optimal balance is nothing that is done in the blink of an eye, particularly when the underlying variable is stochastic, e.g. READ MORE