Essays about: "no rains"

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  1. 6. Curse of the Good Rains - The Long-Run Impacts of Locust Infestations: Evidence from the 1986-89 Locust Plague in the Sahel

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Sebastian Manthey; [2020]
    Keywords : Income Shocks; Child Health; Education; Natural Disasters; Sahel; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis estimates the long-run impacts of a desert locust plague, which lasted from 1986 to 1989. It considers the effect of in utero exposure and during young ages for both men and women. READ MORE

  3. 7. Nya vägar för trafik och vatten : sänkta hastigheter ger plats för klimatanpassning

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Niklas Tengheden; [2017]
    Keywords : planering; klimatanpassning; dagvattenhantering; gatumiljö; trafik; helsingborg;

    Abstract : Uppsatsen tar sin utgångspunkt i klimatförändringarna och de förväntade följderna av dessa, vilket bland annat innebär kraftigare och intensivare regn. Kraftigare regn innebär stora utmaningar för städer och tätbebyggda områden där stora andelar av markytorna är hårdgjorda. READ MORE

  4. 8. Msimbazi Wetland Park : restoration of an urban flood plain in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Karin Axi; Elin Lindström; [2016]
    Keywords : floods; flood water management; pollution reduction; urban river restoration; urban wetland;

    Abstract : Degradation of urban river systems is a global problem that poses challenges in Tanzania and other low-income countries, as well as in the rest of the world. To a large extent this is a result of fast urbanization, pollution and floods, that changes and deteriorate natural riverine systems and their ecosystems. READ MORE

  5. 9. Effect of soil tillage system and straw retention on soil aggregation and water capacity

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Emma Lindqvist; [2015]
    Keywords : soil; tillage; structure; aggregation; straw; water capacity;

    Abstract : Arable land supplies food and it is therefore important to develop the production and land-use in a sustainable way. To grow crops for food should be both economical and environmentally sustainable and the soil structure and quality should be taken in consideration when cultivating our land. READ MORE

  6. 10. Patient safety in operating theatres in Bangladesh

    University essay from KTH/Medicinsk teknik

    Author : Michaela Sjödin; Sara Norén; [2014]
    Keywords : patient safety; Bangladesh; operating theatres; operating rooms; patientsäkerhet; Bangladesh; operationsavdelningar; operationssalar;

    Abstract : Background Because of extreme population and a lack of resources the risk of beeing harmed while admitted to a hospital in Bangladesh is big. Mistakes made at operating theatres can result in devastating consequences, but by evaluating the patient safety that risk can be minimized. READ MORE