Essays about: "multi-scalar"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the word multi-scalar.

  1. 1. Investigating the response of terrestrial evapotranspiration to droughts in Africa : A combined remote sensing and modeling approach

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Rymdteknik

    Author : Yang Foo; [2023]
    Keywords : earth observation; terrestrial evapotranspiration; drought; vegetation-climate interactions;

    Abstract : Climate change is posing a significant threat to terrestrial ecosystems worldwide, in part due to the more frequent occurrence of extreme climatic events such as droughts. While the importance of drought impacts on vegetation has been widely recognized, the time-dependent characteristics of drought-induced response remain insufficiently understood. READ MORE

  3. 2. Strain/Stress profile investigation of crystals mounted in an optical instrument via FEM simulation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industriell Produktion

    Author : Matheus Amarante Machado; [2023]
    Keywords : Modeling; Abaqus; Y2SiO5; Finite Element Modeling; Strain; Stress; Yttrium Orthosilicate.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Abstract This work is one of a series of related papers that were made in Lund University. They were done to analyze in a multi scalar way the Yttrium Orthosilicate crystals (YSO), analyzing the variation of material properties stemmed from the mounting, composition and other parameters in the optical properties of Yttrium Orthosilicate crystals. READ MORE

  4. 3. Youtubing Sápmi : Sámi multisemiotic repertoires, decolonial mobilization and interdiscursivity in the wired age

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

    Author : Tom Rudberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Sámi languages; multisemiotic repertoires; interdiscursivity; sociolinguistic scales; revitalization; coloniality; decolonial mobilization; youtube;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the practice of “youtubing Sápmi”, which entails Sámi decolonial mobilization, multisemiotic and multilingual language use on YouTube. The aim is to understand how YouTube videos can function as a tool for discursive mobilization and as a complement or alternative to linguistic and cultural revitalization. READ MORE

  5. 4. Labour market integration in an MNC- Crafting social sustainability from below

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Amanda Thynell; Olivia Öjeskär; [2021-06-29]
    Keywords : institutional entrepreneurship; social sustainability; multi-scalar; collective change;

    Abstract : The growing demand of corporations to take social responsibility for their businesses has contributed to a spectrum of corporate social responsibility literature. Though how companies actually operationalise social sustainability is less established. READ MORE

  6. 5. At the margins of the German energy transition: A multi-scalar analysis of tenant electricity in Berlin

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Jelte Burfeind; [2021]
    Keywords : Tenant electricity; Energy transition; Political economy; Energy geography; Solar power; Capital accumulation; Berlin; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Tenant electricity is heralded as a model that could accelerate the urban energy transition in Germany. The hopes are especially high in the city-state of Berlin. In this thesis, I critically analyze why tenant electricity has not fulfilled these expectations. READ MORE