Essays about: "spatial data"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 1194 essays containing the words spatial data.

  1. 16. Behaviours of older adults in urban outdoor environments during warm days

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Sandra Lujic; [2023-08-18]
    Keywords : Older adults; urban outdoor environments; behaviour; preferences; thermal comfort;

    Abstract : As a result of climate change, heat waves are expected to increase in frequency, duration, and severity, which is particularly threatening to the urban population. Vulnerable groups, including the older population, are more likely to be affected by adverse health effects due to heat exposure. READ MORE

  3. 17. Estimating historic ranges of extinct scavenging birds from North America during the late Pleistocene using co-occurrence data from the fossil record

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Melissa Miranda; [2023-06-30]
    Keywords : Scavenging birds; Vultures; Co-occurrence Data; Range Estimates; Spatial Autoregressive Models; Co-extinction;

    Abstract : The aim of my study was to estimate and compare the historic range of nine scavenging birds from North America that went jointly extinct with their mammalian megafaunal prey in the Late Pleistocene. Although the severity and timing of their co-extinction are strongly correlated, there has been little analytical support in providing estimates for the possible geographic distribution of scavenging birds prior to the extinction event. READ MORE

  4. 18. Gun violence and school achievement: Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ellinor Stensson; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Gun violence; Educational outcomes; Sweden;

    Abstract : This paper examines how educational outcomes in grade six are affected by gun violence that occurs in proximity to primary schools in Sweden. With geo-referenced data on gun violence over the period between 2018 and 2022, the thesis geographically matches spatial data on 1,811 shootings with national test results in mathematics and background data on 2,304 Swedish primary schools. READ MORE

  5. 19. Spatial Price Equilibrium in the World Natural Gas Market

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Linava Lahoni; Mattias Malmgren; [2023-02-09]
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    Abstract : Characteristic for the world natural gas market is that the markets in different continents are not completely integrated. In some cases, this leads to exceptionally large price differences. There are two reasons for this; first the technical difficulties related to shipping natural gas, second the pricing mechanism of the natural gas market. READ MORE

  6. 20. WILL THE MUNICIPALITIES BENEFIT? : The impact of wind power deployment on the local economy- Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Jessica Lidberg; [2023]
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    Abstract : Investment in wind energy has increased rapidly in the past few decades in Sweden and is believed to be important for mitigating climate change and contributing to energy independence. Despite this, wind power projects are frequently met with local opposition, and many wind power projects are rejected by the municipal veto. READ MORE