Essays about: "the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 103 essays containing the words the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.

  1. 16. “Looking for the trees in the forest“ An attempt to finding the best segmentation-based methodology to discriminate deciduous trees in the Dubbarp area, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Mihai Patrascu; [2021]
    Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; segmentation analysis; tree crown recognition; eCognition; Scania; Geomatics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Finding a solution to automatically identify tree crowns in has been a well discussed topic in the academic community. Different ideas have been put to practice, with researches mainly targeting coniferous forests. In a global context, papers concerning deciduous trees are rare and their results differ in relation to their respective study zone. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Role of Municipal Planning in the Permit Decisions on Large Onshore Wind Power Projects in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Sarah Abboud; [2021]
    Keywords : Sweden; wind power; onshore; planning and permitting; municipal approval; local governance;

    Abstract : Sweden wants to produce 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2040 and achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. While wind power is key to this transition, the permit process for large onshore wind power projects is one of the major challenges the country is currently facing, specifically the provision on municipal approval in the Environmental Code, the so-called municipal veto. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Green Area Factor, Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity : An investigation of the preservation of urban biodiversity within the city of Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Alice Wikström; [2020]
    Keywords : Biodiversity; Urban Areas; Ecosystem Services; Green Infrastructure; Biotope Area Factor; Urban Planning; Urban Biodiversity; Sustainable Environment; Development District; Green Area Factor; Stockholm; Sweden; Green Infrastructure; Sustainable Urban Planning; Sustainable Development;

    Abstract : Urbanization is increasing around the world and causes distress on the urban green areas as more and more people moves into cities. This leads to expansion and densification of the city and green areas within and around the cities run the risk of being exploited and fragmented. READ MORE

  5. 19. Movement ecology of ungulate communities : effect of species densities and habitat selection

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

    Author : Linda Zetterkvist; [2020]
    Keywords : step-selection; wildlife management; diurnal activity; moose Alces alces ; red deer Cervus elaphus ; roe deer Capreolus capreolus ;

    Abstract : Animal movement is a topic important in various different ecological perspectives. Ungulate species are an important source of income, hunting game and subject for protection and management all across the globe. READ MORE

  6. 20. How the story of control limits the reproduction of knowledge : a study of narratives in the Swedish Climate Policy Action Plan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Jonas Linde; [2020]
    Keywords : Climate Change; Master narratives; Story of control; Discourse; Narratives; Storylines; Swedish climate policy; De-politicization; Apocalyptic imaginary; Frontrunner; Sweden; Green Keynesianism; Power; Knowledge; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Responses to combating worsening climate change are legitimized through narratives employed in government policy which build on existing master narratives about climate change produced in the subpolitics of international mega-science mainly influenced by IPCC as an expert authority. In Sweden the climate law forces the government to produce a Climate Policy Action Plan (CPAP) every four years that seeks to show how the set net zero emission target by 2045 is to be reached. READ MORE