Essays about: "small islands"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 88 essays containing the words small islands.

1. 21. “We survive or we sink together” : A Discursive Study of Argumentation by Small Island Developing States Leaders in a Climate Change Context

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hanna Berg; [2021]
   Keywords : Personal pronouns; Climate Change; Small Island Developing States; Pacific Islands; Climate Change Discourse; Conference of the Parties; United Nations;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the discursive use of first person plural pronoun we through a discourse analysis of the variety of arguments by leaders of Pacific Island States in political debates, specifically within a climate change context. The research question is “How do political leaders of Pacific Island states make discursive use of the first person plural pronoun we in political debates in a climate change context?” By using a textual discourse analysis to study statements made by Pacific Island leaders at the UN Conference of the Parties, the investigation finds a wide variety of argumentation styles and pronominal choices. READ MORE

3. 22. Assessment of the Contribution of Groundwater Flow and Surface Flow from Bolmsö Island to Lake Bolmen, Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk geologi; Lunds universitet/Väg- och vattenbyggnad (CI)

   Author : Angelique Uwera; [2020]
   Keywords : Groundwater; Surface water; GMS-MODFLOW; Bolmsö Island; Lake Bolmen; Brownification.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The increase of brownification in surface waters has been a problem for rivers and lakes from the northern hemisphere. The main factors of this water brownification are the increase of dissolved organic matter and iron in water bodies. READ MORE

4. 23. Climate-Induced Human Mobility in Policy : A Comparative Analysis of Problem Representations in Policy of Two Small-Island Cases

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Nora Söderberg; [2020]
   Keywords : Climate; climate change; human mobility; migration; environmental migration; problem representations; WPR; policy; Kiribati; Andaman and Nicobar Islands; SIDS; small-island developing states;

   Abstract : This thesis is a descriptive study of problem representations of climate-induced human mobility in policy. Two cases which are severely impacted by climate change have been selected for the analysis: Kiribati and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. READ MORE

5. 24. Spegla : ett gestaltningsförslag över det vattennära stråket längs Skeppsbrokajen, över Strömbron och längs Strömkajen

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

   Author : Ellen Bramler; Malin Ciftci; [2020]
   Keywords : kaj; gång- och cykelbro; vatten; Strömbron; Skeppsbrokajen; Strömkajen;

   Abstract : En promenad från Skeppsbrokajen mot Strömkajen erbjuder idag utblickar över långa vattenrum och siluetten men dess potential som stadens offentliga vattennära huvudstråk är delvis outnyttjad. Biltrafik och parkering upptar stor yta och antalet platser att stanna upp vid som främjar möten är begränsat. READ MORE

6. 25. Economic Consequences of Select Water-Energy Links : An Investigation of the Potential of Water-Energy Links Used to Improve the Economics and Added-Benefits of the Electrical System on Grand Cayman

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

   Author : Lewis McNamee; [2020]
   Keywords : Water-Energy Nexus; Grand Cayman; Renewable Energy; Water Resources; Islands;

   Abstract : This investigation posits the hypotheses: 1) Renewable energy is a viable economic alternative to current electricity sources on Grand Cayman and 2) focus on the water-energy nexus reveals positive synergies in water and energy economics on Grand Cayman.             These were investigated by examining the water-energy links of wastewater as a resource, and water produced from a hydrogen fuel cell. READ MORE