Essays about: "rural geography"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 58 essays containing the words rural geography.

1. 1. Planning for and Experiencing Rural Schools : A Case Study of Two Rural Schools in Sweden

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

   Author : Louise Kraft; [2023]
   Keywords : rural planning; rural schools; municipal planning; community development;

   Abstract : Rural schools are facing threats due to global processes such as globalization, urbanization and demographic changes. However, schools have been shown to be significant for rural communities in geographical and social contexts, as they contribute to a sense of place through being hubs for communities, places for relationship building and integration alongside holding and reproducing local identity. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring the use of mobile warehouses in midsized urban and rural regions for last-mile transportation

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för information och teknik

   Author : Mfon Etuk; Radu Ștefan Mihai; [2023]
   Keywords : Mobile Warehouse; Last-Mile Logistics; Supply Chain; Logistics; Distribution;

   Abstract : Abstract: Efficient last-mile transportation is a continuous difficulty for businesses, particularly in e-commerce, necessitating the development of creative solutions. This thesis investigates the use of mobile warehouses in mid-sized urban and rural areas to help with this problem. READ MORE

4. 3. The Role of Education in Shaping Migration Decisions: An Analysis of the Higher Education Reform of 1977 in Sweden

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

   Author : Patrick Andersson; [2023]
   Keywords : migration; educational reforms; geography; causal effect; difference in differences;

   Abstract : This study examines whether or not Sweden’s education reform in 1977, which established new university colleges in selected urban municipalities, had a spillover effect on people’s migration decisions toward rural municipalities and, if so, how that effect varied across demographic groups. To test this, a difference-in-differences method with a fixed effect setting is used in combination with Coarsened Exact Matching to create the best-matched control group. READ MORE

5. 4. Use of Satellite Remote Sensing for Detecting Archaeological Features: An Example from Ancient Corinth, Greece

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Emmanouil Papadakis; [2023]
   Keywords : Geography; GIS; Satellite Remote Sensing; Vegetation Indices; Classification; Archaeology; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : During the last few decades, satellite remote sensing has proven to be an important non-invasive method for archaeological research in order to detect ancient sites and manage existing ones. Archaeologists have tried in the recent past to embed Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and image processing techniques in their research as non-destructive approaches, which can allow a wider perception of archaeological landscapes and predict past behaviors. READ MORE

6. 5. Testing aerosol vertical profiling methods with portable instruments on unmanned and manned aircraft

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Ellen Grace Soroka; [2023]
   Keywords : Physical Geography; Ecosystem Analysis; Aerosols; Vertical Profile; Black Carbon; PM2.5; Nanoparticles; UAV; Drone; Master degree thesis; 30 credits in Atmospheric Science Biogeochemical Cycles; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis employed several portable sensors on board an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and manned aircraft in order to test new methods of measuring vertical profiles of aerosol particles and contribute to knowledge of aerosol distributions in the atmosphere. More data in this area is required to improve atmospheric modelling and future climate scenarios. READ MORE