Essays about: "shoreline protection"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words shoreline protection.

  1. 1. A place-making proposal for Karlholm strand based on a planning ethic, community development ideals and landscape aesthetics

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

    Author : Md Ratin; [2021]
    Keywords : aesthetics; community; ethics; housing; Karlholm; place-making; shoreline;

    Abstract : The subject scope of this thesis is about built structure in the landscape close to the water in a specific place, Karlholm, in the municipality of Tierp, Sweden. Karlholm Strand is one of many places in Sweden where there is no shoreline protection. READ MORE

  3. 2. The hydrodynamic impacts of Estuarine Oyster reefs, and the application of drone technology to this study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Oskar Evert Johansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Geography; Geographical Information Systems; GIS; Physical Geography; Oyster Reef; Drone; UAV; Hydrodynamics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The impacts of climate change are being seen within the estuarine environment through erosion and shoreline retreat, associated with sea-level rise and changes in storm activity. Restoration oyster reefs have been identified as a working-with-nature strategy to protect and restore these shoreline environments, stabilising sediment, and reducing erosion. READ MORE

  4. 3. The relative importance of beavers (Castor fiber) and browsers on the recruitment of broad-leaved trees in riparian areas

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Matilda Karlsson; [2019]
    Keywords : beaver; Castor fiber; ungulates; herbivory; broad-leaved; riparian; conservation management;

    Abstract : Managed forest landscapes in Sweden are dominated by boreal coniferous forest and are deficient in broad-leaved trees. Both beavers (Castor fiber) and ungulate browsers prefer broad-leaved trees to conifers, and the interaction between multiple herbivores may have a considerable impact on the recruitment of deciduous trees in riparian areas. 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. Strandnära rekreation : konflikt och samverkansmöjligheter mellan allemansrätten och strandskyddslagen

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

    Author : Elin Lundgren Alm; [2018]
    Keywords : strandskydd; allemansrätt; rekreation; natur; återhämtning; dispens; strand;

    Abstract : Detta kandidatexamensarbete har sin utgångspunkt i den strandnära rekreationen, samt hur Allemansrätten och Strandskyddslagen påverkar den. Arbetet omfattar 15 högskolepoäng och är skrivet inom Landskapsarkitektprogrammet vid Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet, Alnarp. READ MORE