Essays about: "natural dam"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 46 essays containing the words natural dam.

  1. 1. Hydraulic Modelling of Eurasian Beaver Structural Modifications: Implications for Evaluating their Contributions to Natural Flood Management in Scotland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Maja Christina Pitcairn; [2023]
    Keywords : Beaver reintroduction; Scotland; Flood risk; Natural flood management; Hydraulic modelling.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The concurrent climate and biodiversity crises in Scotland necessitate the exploration of ecosystem-based adaptation to simultaneously address increased flood risk and the loss of native species. This research investigated the contributions of Eurasian beaver reintroductions to natural flood management in Scotland. READ MORE

  3. 2. Manning’s roughness coefficient in small scale nature-like fish passages

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Aleksander Jaworowski; [2022]
    Keywords : Manning’s coefficient; flow measurement; fish passage; fish migration; roughness coefficient; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Fishway construction remains a crucial measure in environmental adaption of flow barriers. A well-functioning fishway should be able to pass all naturally occurring species of fish and other aquatic fauna. READ MORE

  4. 3. Geomechanical testing of non-hardening grout : for determination of flowability and strength properties

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Geoteknologi

    Author : Axel Barrdahl; [2022]
    Keywords : Non-hardening; Grout; Embankment dam; Repair; Fall cone; Uniaxial Compressive Strength; UCS; Triaxial;

    Abstract : Due to an increasing amount of aging tendencies in Swedish embankment dams, failures such as internal erosion has become a more common problem. Internal erosion is a phenomenon where certain soil material within the embankment dam is removed, often over a longer period of time. READ MORE

  5. 4. Porjus Energy Village

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Jenny Heden Malm; [2021]
    Keywords : porjus; hydropower; speculative fiction; luleälven; lule river; renewable energy; dam; erosion; surrealism;

    Abstract : My project attempts to nuance the bodies of knowledge produced in relation to processes of natural resource extraction in Norrbotten, Sweden. Operating between fact and fiction, I have presented the project as a speculative video narrative. The protagonist is the Lule River, where the implications of its domestication and agency is explored. READ MORE

  6. 5. Shifting perspectives through Choreography : a study on bodily rights from an Indigenous perspective

    University essay from Stockholms konstnärliga högskola/Institutionen för scenkonst

    Author : Marit Shirin Carolasdotter; [2021]
    Keywords : Indigenous; Dance; Choreography; Repatriation; Weaving; Body; Ritual; Indigeneity; Retribution;

    Abstract : In the current globalisation of the planet, Indigenous peoples are attempting to reclaim their lands from extraction and natural disruptions due to new sustainable energy projects and dam constructions. This study is exploring how choreography and dance are addressing the issue of exploitation of land and bodies, directly weaving together ideas of ancestry and indigeneity through gathered testimonies from three Indigenous choreographers. READ MORE