Essays about: "socio-economic and environmental degradation"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 essays containing the words socio-economic and environmental degradation.

  1. 11. Spatial assessment of NDVI as an indicator of desertification in Ethiopia using remote sensing and GIS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Gezahagn Negash Seboka; [2016]
    Keywords : NDVI and Rainfall; land degradation; climate change; desertification; NOAA AVHRR; land cover; GIS; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Desertification is a serious environmental and socio-economic problem occurring at global, regional and local scale. According to Article 1(a) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), define the term “desertification” means “land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid (dry lands) areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities”. READ MORE

  3. 12. A Social Ekonomic Study of a Small-Scale Biogas Facility. : Designing and construction for a single household for the production of biogas from easily accessible substrates such as human faeces, household waste, garden waste and manure.

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för ingenjörs- och kemivetenskaper

    Author : Viktor Nygren; [2013]
    Keywords : biogas; substrate; small-scale; firewood; hygienization; socio-economic; ;

    Abstract : Increased access to energy is a key factor to reduce poverty and to gain increased development and prosperity. Access to energy is not equally distributed globally. On average a Swedish person consumes more energy than 12 individuals in Tanzania. The Msambara village arose in the 1930s. READ MORE

  4. 13. BIOGAS DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS TOWARDS 2020 IN RWANDA: The contribution to the energy sector and socio-economic and environmental impacts

    University essay from Akademin för teknik och miljö

    Author : JEAN DE LA CROIX SINARUGULIYE; JEAN BAPTISTE HATEGEKIMANA; [2013]
    Keywords : Anaerobic digestion; biogas; biomass; dissemination; scenario;

    Abstract : Access to modern energy is essential to achieve sustainable development and poverty reduction. However, with about 321 kWh per capita, Rwanda is ranked among the countries that have a lower consumption of primary energy in the world. READ MORE

  5. 14. "With the Strength of a Group" : A Minor Field Study of Small-Scale Farmers’ Socio-Economic Situation in Kagera, Tanzania

    University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, SV

    Author : Helena Fransson; Madeleine Karlsson; [2010]
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    Abstract : This thesis is based on a minor field study conducted in Kagera, Tanzania, during approximately two months in 2009. In the Kagera region, agriculture is seen as the main dependent factor for the small-scale farmers' livelihoods, which is an activity challenged by environmental constraints including soil degradation and deforestation. READ MORE

  6. 15. The impact of participatory forest management on Miombo woodland tree species diversity and local livelihoods : a case study of Bereku Miombo woodland, Babati District, Tanzania

    University essay from SLU/Swedish Biodiversity Centre

    Author : Zacharia John Lupala; [2009]
    Keywords : Babati; Bereku woodland; local livelihoods; Miombo; participatory management; tree species diversity; Tanzania;

    Abstract : Enabling local community participation in management is a key to stop alarming degradation in the Miombo woodlands. This study examined the socio-economic and ecological impact of participatory management practised in Bereku woodland, Babati district, Tanzania. READ MORE