Essays about: "land reclamation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words land reclamation.

  1. 1. Towards Water Resource Recovery Facilities : Environmentally Extended Techno-Economic Assessment of Emerging Sewage Sludge Management Technologies in Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Harry Tibbetts; [2023]
    Keywords : Circular Economy; Waste Valorisation; Systems Analysis; LCA; MFA; EFA; TEA; Hydrothermal Carbonisation; Cirkulär ekonomi; Waste Valorisation; Systems Analysis; LCA; MFA; EFA; TEA; Hydrotermal Carbonization;

    Abstract : Municipal sewage sludge (MSS) management varies widely between countries and legislative regimes. Within the European directive for sewage treatment France applies over half of MSS to arable land, while The Netherlands has banned the practice (Kelessidis et al, 2012). READ MORE

  3. 2. Implementation of shepherdism in the reclamation of the Bełchatów brown coal mine as care for the environment, people and the economy

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Aleksandra Arent; [2023]
    Keywords : mine reclamation; agroforestry; common pool resource; wood pasture; heritage tourism; Bełchatów; coal mine; remediation; shepherdism; pastoralism; post-capitalism; care;

    Abstract : The EU is currently under an energy transition and the phase-out of coal mining and burning. The Bełchatów brown coal mine is scheduled to stop its operations in 2036. READ MORE

  4. 3. Between the tracks. Reclaiming an abandoned railyard in Gdynia, Poland

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

    Author : Dominika Misterka; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainable Urban Recycling; Brownfield Redevelopment; Land Reclamation; Railyard Transformation; Inspired by Community Ideas; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : “Between the tracks” builds upon the concept of reclaiming a brownfield. It explores what can happen when industrial activity vacates valuable land in the city center. Through urban recycling, the project unlocks the value of an underutilized railyard and reimagines the last, such a large, and free area in the center of Gdynia in Poland. READ MORE

  5. 4. Land reclamation by reindeer lichens : On the complexity of substrate and reindeer grazing on Cladonia spp. dispersal

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Christine Godeau; [2019]
    Keywords : Artificial dispersal Quartzite quarry; Reindeer lichens; Reindeer winter grazing; Substrate.;

    Abstract : Reindeer lichens are on a dramatic decline in Sweden, with a 71 % decrease in abundance over the last 60 years. Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.) management, undertaken by indigenous Sámi people, depend upon extensive winter grazing grounds with abundant reindeer lichen cover. READ MORE

  6. 5. A prologue to the post coal-mining era

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Lisa Jonas; [2019]
    Keywords : surface coal mine; land art; soil; water; vegetation; excavator; reinforced embankment; spiral; meander; pier; lake; landscape architecture; remediation; reclamation;

    Abstract : The surface mine Hambach is located in the west of Germany, close to Cologne and was founded in 1978 from the electric company RWE to dig up brown coal and produce electricity. The mine measures a surface of 8.500ha and a depth of 470 m and was planned to be operated until 2045. READ MORE