Essays about: "spatial scales"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 151 essays containing the words spatial scales.

1. 11. Climate, Conflict, and Fire: Examining Correlations and Fire Indicators in Manisa and Diyarbakir, Turkey

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Christina Elena Albus; [2023]
   Keywords : Geopolitics; Vegetation fires; Armed conflict; Earth observation; Kurdistan; PKK; Turkey; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Climate issues are currently of attention in various contexts as changing climate factors affect us in many ways. One of these effects is the influence on the probability and frequency of fires, although other factors, especially anthropogenic ones, also play a role. READ MORE

3. 12. Evaluation of the effect of conflict on fire and GPP in Ukraine

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Lilith Kastens; [2023]
   Keywords : Climate Change; Armed Conflict; Fire; GPP; Remote Sensing; Russia-Ukraine War; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The war in Ukraine in 2022 has caused environmental damages on different scales which come with their own challenges. One of the factors that can cause environmental damage is vegetation fire. READ MORE

4. 13. Production of critical minerals and metals: Empirical investigation of sustainability aspects

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Johanna Askros; [2023]
   Keywords : Energy transition; environmental justice; sustainable development; sustainable mining; systems thinking;

   Abstract : The threat of global climate change has brought on the need for a transition towards renewable energy sources and electrification, thereby creating a significantly increased demand for energy minerals and metals. Despite being on a path towards an energy system with net-zero emissions, the European Union (EU) is currently highly dependent on the import of these minerals and metals from outside of the Union. READ MORE

5. 14. A Comparative Study on Two Offshore Wind Farm Siting Approaches in Sweden

   University essay from KTH/Geoinformatik

   Author : Anders Nyberg; Oskar Sundström; [2023]
   Keywords : Multi-Criteria Decision Making; Analytical Hierarchy Process; Cost Benefit Analysis; Offshore Wind Farm Siting; Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone; Levelized Cost of Energy; GIS; Sweden; Renewable Energy; Offshore Wind Energy; Spatial Model Comparison; Multikriterieanalys; Analytisk hierarkiprocess; Kostnadsintäktsanalys; Siting av havsbaserade vindkraftverk; Sveriges exklusiva ekonomiska zon; Nivåkostnad för energi; GIS; Sverige; Förnybar energi; Havsbaserad vindkraft; Jämförelse av spatiala modeller; Multi-Criteria Decision Making; Analytical Hierarchy Process; Cost Benefit Analysis;

   Abstract : This study aims to explore the ability of a multi-criteria decision making with analytical hierarchy process (MCDM-AHP) model to emulate the results of a cost benefit analysis (CBA) model in the context of offshore wind farm siting within the Swedish exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The research question addressed is whether the MCDM-AHP analysis produces similar results to the CBA analysis. READ MORE

6. 15. Is it out of our hands? : A case study of sustainability interpretations and implementations regarding Tiveden National Park

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

   Author : Rosanna Stridell; [2022]
   Keywords : sustainability; Tiveden National Park; management; interdisciplinarity; nature-based tourism; hållbarhet; Tivedens nationalpark; förvaltning; transdisciplinärt; naturturism;

   Abstract : Sustainable changes become increasingly urgent with the climate crisis, which makes it necessary to study the human-environmental relationship. Tiveden National Park is a shared environment, and this thesis studied how sustainability was interpreted and implemented in the management of the park. READ MORE