Essays about: "overlay analysis"

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1. 1. Exploring patterns in risk factors for bark beetle attack during outbreaks triggered by drought stress with harvester data on attacked trees: A case study in Southeastern Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Nikolaos Kouskoulis; [2023]
   Keywords : Geography; GIS; Geographic Information Science; Forest ecosystems; Bark beetle outbreak; Southeastern Sweden; Predisposing factors; Triggering factors; Drought stress; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT Raising temperatures and climate variability have intensified extreme weather events worldwide. These extremes can enhance and trigger possible pest outbreaks. Bark beetle attacks have become a major concern in regions with extensive spruce forest areas. Southeastern Sweden has faced repeated outbreaks resulting in widespread tree loss. READ MORE

3. 2. From wheat to lawns : urban expansion to agricultural lands in Finland from 2000 to 2018 and its implications to food security

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Antti Olof Ilari Säkkinen; [2023]
   Keywords : agriculture; food security; GIS; Sustainable Development; urban expansion;

   Abstract : This thesis evaluates the extent of urban expansion on agricultural lands in Finland, its effects on the national agricultural output and the implications to national food security and sheds some light to the reasons of why agricultural land is converted to urban land in Finland. This complex issue was approached through mixed research methods. READ MORE

4. 3. Assembling Paint, Parties and Toxins

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

   Author : Mina Planting Mollaoglu; [2023]
   Keywords : Malmö; Sofielund; cultural sound zone; municipality policy; culture; urban planning; built environment; industry; graffiti; associations; community culture; cultural analysis; materialism; assemblage; tactics; space; terrain vague.; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : Over the last decade, Swedish cities like Stockholm and Gothenburg have seen a decline in cultural events due to noise complaints, unsuitable locations, and changing demographics. Malmö, facing similar issues amid urban growth, introduced a 2021 planning program for the Sofielund industrial district, featuring a "cultural sound zone" to support cultural activities. READ MORE

5. 4. Prospects for Wind Energy Development in Consideration of a Cumulative Appraisal of Botanical, Faunal, Societal, and Cultural Values in Swedish Boreal Forests

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Robin Alexander Gallus; [2023]
   Keywords : Wind Energy; Boreal; Forest; Sweden; Cumulative; Weighted Overlay Analysis; Woodland Key Habitat;

   Abstract : Renewable energy development is breaking global records each year. European and national Swedish legislation target substantial portions of wind energy production by 2040. Sweden has ambitious objectives for wind energy, with plans to nearly triple its wind energy proportion in the next 17 years. READ MORE

6. 5. Wildlife-vehicle collisions : An evaluation of the mitigation effect by ecoducts and fauna bridges in Sweden

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

   Author : Anna Rietz; [2023]
   Keywords : Space time pattern mining; Space time cube; Emerging hot spot analysis; Overlay analysis; Bivariate choropleth map; ArcGIS Pro; Wildlife-vehicle collision WVC ; Annual daily traffic;

   Abstract : The occurrence of wildlife vehicle collisions (WVCs) is an increasing problem in Sweden with a calculated increase of 45 percent from 2015 to 2022. The highest measured number of WVCs occurred in 2021 with over 67,000 reported incidents, where only the payment for the search of wounded animals were approximately 60 million Swedish crowns. READ MORE