Essays about: "physical geography"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 456 essays containing the words physical geography.

1. 21. Market life and the city (of Vienna) - The social infrastructure of attachment to place

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

   Author : Ulrika Elina Stevens; [2023]
   Keywords : place attachment; public markets; Vienna; social infrastructure; production of space; emotional geography; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In this thesis, the relationship between people and places is investigated through examining how migrants in Vienna create place attachment to food markets in the city. A place attachment is understood as the emotional bond that forms between an individual and a specific space, the theoretical foundation of this thesis lies within emotional geography, a sub-field of human geography which examines the relationship between emotions and spatial practices. READ MORE

3. 22. Tree Species Impact on Forest Fire Spread Susceptibility in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Sara Sharon Jones; [2023]
   Keywords : Geography; GIS; Physical Geography; Forest Fire; Forest Fire Susceptibility; Sweden; logistic regression modelling; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Klimatförändringar förväntas leda till längre brandperioder och ökad brandrisk. I Sverige, där homogen produktionsskog utgör största delen av landskapet, finns ett behov av bättre förståelse för skogens mottaglighet för bränder för att kunna mildra risker. READ MORE

4. 23. Evaluating the impact of agriculture on albedo using Sentinel-2 data in southern Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Victor Andréasson; [2023]
   Keywords : Physical geography and ecosystem science; Remote sensing; Sentinel-2; Albedo; Agriculture; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The climate impact of food production plays a big part in the anthropogenic climate impact. Mitigation strategies from this sector are hence of great importance. One area which mainly has been used to calculate climate impact is albedo, the overall reflectance of incoming radiation in all directions. READ MORE

5. 24. High tide flooding in near future projections for popular travel destinations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : David Ebert; [2023]
   Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; High tide flooding; Projections; Adaptation and mitigation strategies; Lunar precession; Nodal cycle; Cycle of lunar perigee; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : High tide flooding (HTF) is becoming more common in coastal regions of the United States, although this phenomenon remains largely undocumented in published literature from other parts of the world. No matter the emissions scenario over the next decades, sea level rise (SLR) is projected to continue worldwide until at least the end of the 21st century, continually pushing the frequency and severity of HTF. READ MORE

6. 25. Environmentally friendly, or friendly environment? Exploring environmental sustainability as a motive for residential mobility

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

   Author : Felix Stööp Lindgren; [2022-08-10]
   Keywords : Residential mobility; residential migration; life course migration; amenity migration; lifestyle migration; time-geography; environmental sustainability; sustainable urban development; proximity.;

   Abstract : Considering worldwide urban growth, and the challenges involved concerning sustainable development, the aim of this thesis is to broaden knowledge about the drivers and motivations concerning intra-urban residential mobility. With a specific focus on exploring environmental sustainability as a possible motive for residential mobility, the empirical data is gathered from fourteen semi-structured, in-depth interviews with residents in the Gothenburg metropolitan area, in Sweden. READ MORE