Essays about: "natural resource management"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 264 essays containing the words natural resource management.

  1. 36. Impact of social-ecological changes on resilience in the Senegalese Sahel

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Frida Åberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Sahel; Ferlo; Resilience Assessment; Wayfinder; Agro-silvo-pastoralism;

    Abstract : Understanding how social-ecological changes influence the resilience of dryland agro-silvo-pastoral systems can offer new perspectives on current sustainability challenges. In this study I use mixed methods to explore how resilience thinking can guide development towards sustainable and just future pathways in the Sahelian part of northern Senegal. READ MORE

  3. 37. Smart components : Creating a competitive edge through smart connected drive train on mining machines

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : KAJOL SINGH; [2021]
    Keywords : Drivetrain; downtime; sensor system; operating data; planned maintenance; spare parts inventory; Drivlina; stillestånd; givarsystem; driftsdata; planerat underhåll; reservdelsinventering;

    Abstract : Major drivetrain components of the Epiroc machines like axles, gearboxes, transmission, torqueconverter, clutch, and bearings are critical components which are focused upon in this thesis. Failure of these major component results in breakdown of the vehicle and if early fault detection is not existing, then this causes engineers and technicians to spend a substantial amount of time to identify the root cause of the failure. READ MORE

  4. 38. The call of the condor: Community-based initiatives as ecosystem conservation in Colombia's páramos

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : María Daniela González; [2021]
    Keywords : Community-based conservation; Sustainability science; biodiversity; páramos; Colombia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Colombian government aims to minimize the impacts of human activities in páramos. This requires finding balance between the conservation of the natural resources and maintaining the livelihoods of people living in these areas. READ MORE

  5. 39. The Guardian Forest : sacred trees and ceremonial forestry in Japan

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Oscar Nilzén; [2021]
    Keywords : sacred forests; shrine; Japan; religion; forest management;

    Abstract : Forests have played a major role in the development of human society across the world. It is therefore no surprise that a natural resource which is such an integral part of human life gave rise to religious beliefs, superstition and notions of the supernatural in connection to trees. READ MORE

  6. 40. Renegotiating Institutions: Institutional Bricolage in the Zambian Woodfuel Sector

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Alice Castensson; [2021]
    Keywords : natural resource governance; critical institutionalism; institutional bricolage; woodfuel; institutions; multifunctional landscapes; Zambia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Governing multifunctional resource landscapes in ways that protect ecosystems without aggravating poverty is a critical task for development efforts. This thesis adopts an institutional bricolage approach to scrutinise institutional interplay in the Zambian woodfuel sector. READ MORE