Essays about: "land use trajectories"
Found 5 essays containing the words land use trajectories.
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1. Nitrogen legacies in agricultural catchments : an analysis of 170 years of nitrogen legacies data in four Swedish agricultural catchments
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and EnvironmentAbstract : Despite the enforcement of legislation and application of measures, nitrogen (N) levels continue to be high in streams. One of the reasons for the low N reduction, is the legacy accumulation of N. READ MORE
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2. Sustainable Forests? : values, perceptions and expectations among three stakeholder groups in the light of the Swedish bioeconomy transition
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : This research investigates different perspectives on the current forest bioeconomy investments in the north of Sweden. The research takes its stance from a broad definition of the concept of diversity, transecting both social and natural science, in its attempts to answer the thesis question: What suggested changes in forestry and forest governance follow from different visions of the bioeconomy transition, and what impacts do these have on aspects of diversity in the north of Sweden? The research is conducted in the light of the National Forest Program, which is currently being developed for the government through a series of working group processes, where a transition from a dependency on fossil fuel towards bioeconomy is highlighted as one of the driving motives behind the program. READ MORE
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3. Assessment of numerical integration schemes and boundary conditions for Lagrangian tracking of marine debris
University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematik LTHAbstract : A growing environmental issue today is the amount plastic pollution in the ocean. To investigate how it might affect marine life, an important aspect is to study how plastics are transported by ocean currents and where it ends up. This can be done by use of Lagrangian simulation of plastic particles in computer ocean models. READ MORE
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4. Estimating Nighttime and Daytime PopulationsUsing Space Syntax : A Case Study of the Greater Copenhagen Area
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och SamhällsbyggnadAbstract : Space syntax uncovers hidden perspectives on geographic spaces and facilitates the study of the structure and form of spaces. Correlations of the human movement and space configurations are interesting observations revealed by space syntax. READ MORE
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5. Multiple scale habitat selection of the Siberian jay Perisoreus infaustus in a sub arctic managed forest landscape
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Habitat selection studies are important in increasing our understanding of population patterns and processes in fragmented and spatially heterogeneous landscapes. Identification and characterisation of a species' habitat requirements are essential in guiding land-use management practices aimed at the protection of critical habitats. READ MORE