Essays about: "river history"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 60 essays containing the words river history.

  1. 1. Poggio Aquilone - Survey and Repurposing in a Medieval Italian Village

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Philip Reimers; [2023]
    Keywords : Italy; Repurposing; Transformation; Refurbishment; Renovation; Survey; Umbria; Ruin; Rural Tourism; Lidar; drone; scanning; photogrammetry;

    Abstract : The site of this diploma project is the small hilltop village of Poggio Aquilone. The village, situated in the region of Umbria in central Italy, lies roughly halfway between Rome and Florence. READ MORE

  3. 2. “It was a free and healthy job” : timber floating on the river Ångermanälven in the 20th century

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

    Author : Olivia Forssén; [2023]
    Keywords : timber floating; forest history; women in timber floating; interviews; historical records;

    Abstract : The exploitation of northern Sweden's forests began in about the 1830s and continued expanding northwards over the following decades. A key factor that enabling the exploitation of these forests was the natural infrastructure, such as the network of rivers, creeks and flooding during the summer, which made it possible to float timber from the forests to the sawmills on the coast. READ MORE

  4. 3. Gränslös : An architectural portrayal of Torne River Valley

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Julia Olström; [2023]
    Keywords : Torne River Valley; displacement; identity; heritage; narrative; agency of landscape;

    Abstract : This project takes place in a place far north, in a valley that has three rivers. The place is called Torne River Valley or Meänmaa, meaning “Our land” in Meänkieli. The thesis will address the identity displacement in Torne River Valley and the destructiveness of the colonisation of Sápmi. READ MORE

  5. 4. SWAT Runoff Modeling and Salinity Estimation in the Odra River Catchment

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Tassilo Thebe; [2023]
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    Abstract : In 2022, a significant fish die-off happened in the Odra River due to a bloomof the toxic gold algae species Prymnesium parvum, which occurs in saline andwarm waters. This event is seen as a major ecological disaster in recent Europeanriver incident history. READ MORE

  6. 5. Nyköpings årum : ett gestaltningsförslag av ett stråk längs Nyköpingsån

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

    Author : Johannes Karlsson; Christopher Mörk; [2022]
    Keywords : Årum; stråk; gestaltning; kulturhistoria; tillgänglighet; harmoni;

    Abstract : Arbetet syftar till att visa hur ett utsnitt av Nyköpings årum kan gestaltas för att skapa ett enhetligt och sammanhängande parkstråk längsmed Nyköpingsån, parkstråket ska både vara tillgängligt och upplevas som tryggt. Arbetet tar avstamp i Nyköpings kommuns Utvecklingsprogram för Årummet från 2015. READ MORE