Essays about: "landscape geography"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 85 essays containing the words landscape geography.

1. 1. Spatial Stories of Peace. The case of the Greater Gola Landscape.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Nicholas Eklund; [2024]
   Keywords : spatial theory; Liberia; Sierra Leone; environmental peacebuilding; conservation; case study; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis follows the interdisciplinary tradition that exists in global studies by performing a spatial analysis of the imaginary of peace(s) and conservation as a practice of peace(s) and thus contributing to the fields of environmental peacebuilding, peace- and conflict studies, and geography. The thesis has its theoretical starting point in environmental peacebuilding and is drawing and building on spatial theory as a way of understanding the construction of peace(s) in the context of the Greater Gola Landscape, straddling the border of Sierra Leone and Liberia. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring the use of mobile warehouses in midsized urban and rural regions for last-mile transportation

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för information och teknik

   Author : Mfon Etuk; Radu Ștefan Mihai; [2023]
   Keywords : Mobile Warehouse; Last-Mile Logistics; Supply Chain; Logistics; Distribution;

   Abstract : Abstract: Efficient last-mile transportation is a continuous difficulty for businesses, particularly in e-commerce, necessitating the development of creative solutions. This thesis investigates the use of mobile warehouses in mid-sized urban and rural areas to help with this problem. READ MORE

4. 3. Tree Species Impact on Forest Fire Spread Susceptibility in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Sara Sharon Jones; [2023]
   Keywords : Geography; GIS; Physical Geography; Forest Fire; Forest Fire Susceptibility; Sweden; logistic regression modelling; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Klimatförändringar förväntas leda till längre brandperioder och ökad brandrisk. I Sverige, där homogen produktionsskog utgör största delen av landskapet, finns ett behov av bättre förståelse för skogens mottaglighet för bränder för att kunna mildra risker. READ MORE

5. 4. Usability of Sentinel-1 C-band VV and VH SAR data for the detection of flooded oil palm

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Sarah Lee Sienaert; [2023]
   Keywords : Geography; GIS; Sentinel-1; SAR; C-band; VV; VH; Oil Palm; Flood; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Flooding in oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia is a common problem. The oil palm’s habitable range is restricted to lowland equatorial areas, and the high rainfall and degraded landscapes associated with oil palm cultivation leaves oil palm prone to flooding. READ MORE

6. 5. Aesthetics of Urban Culture: Corporeal Experience of Copenhagen

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

   Author : Mikaela Sjöberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Aesthetics; Atmosphere; Commerce; Globalization; Identity; Mythology; Urbanity; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the visual culture of the streets; images and sensory experiences that shape our sense of space and ideas of identity and belonging. The atmospheres of cities, partly constructed by planners and partly lived by those who inhabit its spaces, produce audio-visual material that affect the atmosphere of the city, influencing dynamics of hierarchal structures in society. READ MORE