Essays about: "rivers"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 357 essays containing the word rivers.
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21. Traditional Knowledge and Practices for Resilience to Climate Change in Nepal’s Mid-Hills: Perspectives from Darma and Madi Rural Municipalities
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : With climate change impacting countries around the world, rural communities in Nepal are among those most affected. As acknowledged by global climate discourses, traditional knowledge plays a vital role in understanding and adapting to climate change. READ MORE
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22. Pilot Study: Test Rig for Self-lubricating Kaplan Runner Bearings
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Hydropower has a relatively small impact on the climate and contributes to almost half of Sweden’s electricity production. Vattenfall own and operate roughly 125 large scale hydro power units of which about half utilizes a Kaplan turbine. READ MORE
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23. DEVELOPING METHODS FOR WATER QUALITY MEASUREMENT : Using machine learning and remote sensing to predict absorbance with multispectral imaging
University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknikAbstract : Water resources play an important role in society and fulfill various functions such as providing drinking water, supporting industrial production and enhancing the overall landscape. Water bodies, such as rivers and lakes, are particularly important in this context. READ MORE
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24. Optimal Discharge from a Hydropower Plant for Fish Reproduction: An Aquatic Habitat Model
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : Hydropower is the dominant source of electricity in Sweden, constituting 45% of the national supply. While pivotal for decarbonization and climate goals, its environmental impact on freshwater biodiversity is concerning. READ MORE
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25. “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 ManagementAbstract : 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
