Essays about: "land pollution causes"

Showing result 11 - 14 of 14 essays containing the words land pollution causes.

  1. 11. Detection and analysis of changes in desertification in the Caspian Sea Region

    University essay from Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

    Author : Tahira Abbasova; [2010]
    Keywords : Caspian Region; desertification; Normalized Difference Vegetation Index NDVI ; ENVI; ArcGIS;

    Abstract : The Caspian Region includes the Caspian Sea and five littoral states: Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Russian. 40% of the Caspian coastal zone is arid, 69% of this territory undergone desertification according to international reports. READ MORE

  3. 12. Efficient Irrigation Water Allocation and Use for Enhanced Paddy Productivity : Case study of Mugerero in Imbo lowland Region in Burundi

    University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälle

    Author : Tharcisse Ndayizigiye; [2009]
    Keywords : Mugerero low land; Efficient irrigation water use; Paddy productivity; Water allocation; Water pricing;

    Abstract : To address increasing irrigation water demand consecutive to the increasing population pressure in terms of food demand, there is an imperative of developing relevant mechanisms to regulate irrigation water consumption patterns. A radical shift from uncontrolled flooding irrigation as currently practiced by farmers in Mugerero paddy farming zone towards efficient allocation and use of water resources is important to save water that could be allocated to other water users. READ MORE

  4. 13. Personal Rapid Transit systems for reduction in car dependence Karlskrona case study

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Avdelningen för maskinteknik

    Author : Rose Lichtenberg; Patricia Guimarães; Heleen Podsedkowska; [2008]
    Keywords : Personal Rapid Transit; sustainable development; sustainable mobility; land-use; energy; behaviour change; car dependency; driverless;

    Abstract : This research project is designed to enhance the planning process that can aid authorities moving towards sustainable and economically feasible local and regional mobility systems. The improvements that have been made to transit so far have not been successful in breaking the trend of increasing car traffic and decreasing transit trip making. READ MORE

  5. 14. Status och hotbild för den oceaniska laven broktagel Bryoria bicolor i sydvästsverige

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Lena Sunnanquist; [2007]
    Keywords : lavar; broktagel; Bryoria bicolor; rödlistade arter; jordbrukslandskap; Sverige;

    Abstract : Horse-hair lichen Bryoria bicolor is a red-listed lichen species in the category Vulnerable. It is an oceanic lichen and it is often found on boulders and cliffs in a semi-open environment with a high humidity in the agricultural landscape. READ MORE