Essays about: "river travel"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words river travel.

  1. 1. Microplastics in Scanian wetlands : Sege river & Kävlinge river

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Ludvig Stoltz; Pernilla Leijon; [2023]
    Keywords : plastic pollution; wetlands; microplastics; Scania; density separation; plastföroreningar; våtmarker; mikroplaster; Skåne; flotteringsmetod;

    Abstract : It is estimated that 75 million tons of plastics waste is currently in the ocean and expects to increase in line with plastic consumption. Plastic items in natural or aquatic environments are fragmented into smaller pieces called microplastics. Microplastics can enter rivers and lakes through sewage water to end up in wetlands where they sediment. READ MORE

  3. 2. Complexity of improvement : a sustainability analysis of the park along Riachuelo river connected to marginalized areas in Buenos Aires

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

    Author : Anna Jogefalk; Cassandra W. Kallifatides; [2022]
    Keywords : Landscape architecture; urban planning; informal settlement; water pollution; sustainability; Riachuelo river; Buenos Aries; Argentina;

    Abstract : The Riachuelo river in Buenos Aires was considered one of the most polluted watersheds in the world, where industries, sewers and illegal dumping have contaminated the river for over 200 years. Over 8 million people live in the Matanza-Riachuelo Basin, many of which live in informal settlements without official waste management, sanitation- or water systems. READ MORE

  4. 3. Kvillepiren purifying park : exploring phytotechnology in site-specific landscape design

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

    Author : Laura-Kristine M. G. Bergman; [2019]
    Keywords : Phytotechnology; Phytoremediation; Kvillepiren; Frihamnen; Jubileumsparken; Jubilee park; Harbour development; Purifying Park; Sustainable aesthetics; Site-specific;

    Abstract : In this master’s thesis I examine how phytotechnology can be used in a site-specifi c design at Kvillepiren. The pier was built in the river Göta Älv, to be one of Gothenburg’s ports. Today, the harbours have moved and the area where the Kvillepiren is part of a major urban development project. READ MORE

  5. 4. Coastal erosion in the region of Thu Bon River mouth, Vietnam

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Eric Asplund; Hanna Malmström; [2018]
    Keywords : Coastal erosion; Cua Dai Beach; longshore sediment transport; EBED; Cascade; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Coastal erosion has increased worldwide during the last decades, mostly due to human activities. Vietnam is not spared, where many places within the country suffer from beach erosion. This report focuses on the region around Thu Bon river mouth in the central part of Vietnam. READ MORE

  6. 5. När färden är målet : upplevelser av ett rekreationsstråk i Uppsala

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

    Author : Niklas Aldén; Jakob Andersson; [2016]
    Keywords : Experiential Landscape Analysis; rekreationsfärd; färdsätt; rekreationsstråk; rörelse; upplevelse;

    Abstract : I en tid av förtätning får städernas grönområden allt större betydelse för stadens invånare. Hur grönområden upplevs beror på hur de är gestaltade, men också på hur de som rör sig genom dem färdas. I denna studie undersöktes hur olika färdsätt påverkar upplevelsen av det omgivande landskapet vid en rekreationsfärd. READ MORE