Essays about: "range shifting"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 45 essays containing the words range shifting.

  1. 1. Shifting focus from yields to food supply : an evaluation of the ‘number of people fed per hectare’ indicator at farm and national level

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Ida Ekqvist; [2024]
    Keywords : Land use efficiency; Sustainability indicators; Agricultural productivity; Food production;

    Abstract : The challenge of feeding a growing global population while reducing the pressure on climate and ecosystems has gained much attention in research over the last decades. A crucial yet often overlooked aspect in research addressing this complex challenge is the efficiency of food production in meeting nutritional needs within the constraints of global cropland resources. READ MORE

  2. 2. Feasibility of Increasing Major Airlines’ Hub Connectivity through Electric Aircrafts

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Cosimo Masotti Guerra; Giovanni Meggiato; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In a constantly developing European economy, people are also starting to grow their sustainability consciousness. As a result, European citizens are accordingly adapting their lifestyle to a more environmentally friendly way of traveling. READ MORE

  3. 3. Decreases over time in shannon diversity of land snails

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Jens Hemming; [2023-02-15]
    Keywords : Climate change; global warming; land snails; species composition;

    Abstract : With rising temperatures as a consequence of climate change, suitable habitats for land snails in the northern hemisphere may be shifting northwards. However, there is a lack of studies that explore the latitudinal effects that climate change has on land snails. READ MORE

  4. 4. Shape depiction using Local Light Alignment : Evaluating the shape enhancement capabilities of the Local Light Alignment technique at multiple scales

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Edvard Ahlsén; [2023]
    Keywords : Shape depiction; Non-photorealistic rendering; Shading; Multiple scales; Formskildring; ickerealistisk rendering; skuggning; skalrymdsmetoder;

    Abstract : Local Light Alignment is a new shading based technique in the field of shape depiction, a field which concerns itself with techniques to represent and enhance the three-dimensional (3D) shape of objects in two-dimensional (2D) visual media. The main idea of Local Light Alignment is to locally adjust the incoming direction of light to create contrast in a way that enhances the perception of shape and surface detail. READ MORE

  5. 5. A Guilt-free Guilty Pleasure - A Qualitative Study of Consumers’ Process of Coping with the Tension between Health and Hedonism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Y Nhi Do; Georgia Kakaletri; [2023]
    Keywords : Guilt-free Narratives; Healthism; Hedonic Food Consumption; Sensemaking; Cultural Branding; Identity; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Title: A Guilt-free Guilty Pleasure: A Qualitative Study of Consumers’ Process of Coping with the Tension between Health and Hedonism Course: BUSN39 - Degree Project in Global Marketing Authors: Y Nhi Do & Georgia Kakaletri Keywords: Guilt-free Narratives, Healthism, Hedonic Food Consumption, Sensemaking, Cultural Branding, Identity Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to explore the way consumers make sense of guilt-free narratives in the case of hedonic food consumption and how they cope with the tension between healthism-hedonism. Background: Most relevant studies in the field of food and health focus on psychological motives, and mainly follow a quantitative methodology, which lacks an in-depth analysis of the topic. READ MORE