Essays about: "the Big Island"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 35 essays containing the words the Big Island.

  1. 11. Big Goals - Small Island: Will Fiji achieve sustainable food security? : Comparing the plans and policies built by the Fijian government under the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Helene Elvira Berg Henriksen; [2018]
    Keywords : Food security; Vulnerability; Poverty; Small Island Developing States; Republic of Fiji;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how global development goals affect Fijian plans and policy strategies to achieve food security. The concept of food security is vast and complex, as several development issues contribute to the difficulty in achieving such security. READ MORE

  3. 12. The effect of groundwater extraction on nitrate vulnerable recharge areas (NFI) in Denmark. MIKE SHE simulations of different extraction scenarios.

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

    Author : Sophie Gruschka; [2018]
    Keywords : Groundwater modelling; MIKE SHE; Nitrate vulnerability; NFI; Brokilde; Halsnæs; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to outline the effect of different abstraction scenarios on the extent of nitrate vulnerable recharge area (NFI) in two study areas in Denmark. NFI were designated in order to protect vulnerable groundwater resources from nitrate pollution, where the geology overlying the aquifers does not serve as a sufficient barrier. READ MORE

  4. 13. Död ved i Nordöstra Finlands tallskogar : restaurering ur ett Fennoskandiskt perspektiv

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Irene Hjort; Linda Zetterkvist; [2018]
    Keywords : diversitet; skogsbränning; pyrofil; saproxyl; boreal skog;

    Abstract : Död ved är en stor bristvara i dagens industriellt skötta skogar. Detta ger stora konsekvenser på många vedlevande organismer som behöver död ved för att kunna leva och föröka sig, något som gör att många av dessa organismer idag är rödlistade. READ MORE

  5. 14. Case Studies on Fractal and Topological Analyses of Geographic Features Regarding Scale Issues

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Samhällsbyggnad, GIS

    Author : Zheng Ren; [2017]
    Keywords : scale; fractal geometry; big data; topological analyses;

    Abstract : Scale is an essential notion in geography and geographic information science (GIScience). However, the complex concepts of scale and traditional Euclidean geometric thinking have created tremendous confusion and uncertainty. READ MORE

  6. 15. What are reasons that refugee children seek for emergency health care in Lesbos island, Greece:a cross-sectional study; Primary data collection.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

    Author : Christina Krikigianni; [2016]
    Keywords : refugee children; health; diagnoses; symptoms; Lesbos; Greece; migration 2015; Syria; Iraq; Afghanistan;

    Abstract :   BACKGROUND: Millions of people have fled from their countries, due to war or conflict, in order to find a safer environment for themselves and their children. One common destination is Europe, which people can reach only through the sea from the Turkish coast to the Greek coast after walking hundreds of kilometers through the mountains. READ MORE