Essays about: "importance of geographic areas"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 33 essays containing the words importance of geographic areas.

1. 11. Green spaces in cities? : Analysis and comparison of green spaces in Stockholm and Madrid

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

   Author : Monica Verduras Dietl; [2017]
   Keywords : Green space; Park; Ecosystem services; Accessibility; Madrid; Stockholm; Geographic Information Systems.;

   Abstract : The presence of green spaces in cities has been increasingduring recent years. The aim of this thesis is to understand the importance of these areas in the city through the ecosystem services approach, and to provide an example on how that approach is undertaken in two different European cities: Madrid and Stockholm. READ MORE

3. 12. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Geographic Data Capture: A Review

   University essay from KTH/Geodesi och satellitpositionering

   Author : Hanna Gustafsson; Lea Zuna; [2017]
   Keywords : UAV; Drones; Geographic data collection;

   Abstract : In GIS-projects the data capture is one of the most time consuming processes. Both how to collect the data and the quality of the collected data is of high importance. Common methods for data capture are GPS, LiDAR, Total Station and Aerial Photogrammetry. READ MORE

4. 13. Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for Flood Risk Mapping and Near Real-time Flooding Extent Assessment in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area

   University essay from KTH/Geoinformatik

   Author : Priscilla Adjei-Darko; [2017]
   Keywords : Natural disasters; Floods; Remote sensing; Geographic information system;

   Abstract : Disasters, whether natural or man-made have become an issue of mounting concern all over the world. Natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, landslides, cyclones, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions are yearly phenomena that have devastating effect on infrastructure and property and in most cases, results in the loss of human life. READ MORE

5. 14. Comparative Analysis of Social Vulnerability Indices: CDC’s SVI and SoVI®

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Hannah Andrea Tarling; [2017]
   Keywords : social vulnerability index; Social vulnerability; indices; SoVI®; CDC SVI; social vulnerability in San Francisco; California; comparative analysis; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : As interest in social vulnerability to hazards grows, more indices are formulated for identifying and mapping population groups that may experience differential consequences from natural hazards. However, less attention has been given to the underlying choices researchers make when creating these indices. READ MORE

6. 15. Can the introduction of the topographic indices in LPJ-GUESS improve the spatial representation of environmental variables?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Alejandra Narváez Vallejo; [2016]
   Keywords : smooth topography; drainage area; slope; topographic wetness index; LPJ-GUESS; GIS; physical geography and ecosystem analysis; geography; geographic information systems; leaf area index; spatial patterns; MODIS LAI.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Ecosystem modelling is an always evolving science trying to catch the complexity of the nature and its principles to model environmental responses in a realistic way. Over and over, models try to introduce more variables and interactions to achieve better representations of phenomena of interest like the responses of the ecosystem to a fast changing world (climate change, land use change). READ MORE