Essays about: "the natural step sustainable"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 44 essays containing the words the natural step sustainable.

  1. 21. Alternative energy concepts for Swedish wastewater treatment plants to meet demands of a sustainable society

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

    Author : Carl Brundin; [2018]
    Keywords : Wastewater treatment; Paris agreement; Energy-land nexus; Land-use intensity; Wind power photovoltaics; High-temperature heat pumps; Synthetic inertia; Energy storages; Modular chemical plants; Haber-Bosch; Electrochemical ammonia synthesis; Fischer-Tropsch; Methanol synthesis; BioCat biological methanation; Electrofuels; Blue crude; Synthetic diesel; Synthetic gasoline; Synthetic natural gas; Synthetic Ammonia; Methane cracking; Combined cycle gas turbines; Fuel cells electrolysers; Reversible Solid Oxide Cells; Battolysers; Smart grids; Electrification; Fuel cell mobility; Hydrothermal carbonization; Ultra-high temperature hydrolysis;

    Abstract : This report travels through multiple disciplines to seek innovative and sustainable energy solutions for wastewater treatment plants. The first subject is a report about increased global temperatures and an over-exploitation of natural resources that threatens ecosystems worldwide. READ MORE

  3. 22. Storm water treatment in a multi-step system compared to a single-step system

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Maria Schoeps; [2017]
    Keywords : storm water; storm water treatment; open storm water system; storm water dams; multi-step treatment; StormTac; pollutant load;

    Abstract : Urban areas are expanding at an increasing pace around the world as well as surfaces with impervious layers, such as streets and rooftops. Precipitation, melt water and water from human activities, which temporarily flow on these surfaces are defined as storm water. READ MORE

  4. 23. Integrerat växtskydd i rapsodling

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Annika Nilsson; [2014]
    Keywords : integrerat växtskydd; direkta metoder; ogräs; förebyggande åtgärder; rapsodling; växtskadegörare;

    Abstract : Under andra delen av 1900-talet utvecklades ett stort antal kemiska bekämpnings-medel (pesticider) som gav goda kontrolleffekter mot ogräs och växtskadegörare. Dessa medel blev vanliga att använda inom det konventionella lantbruket. Under senare år har dock resistens mot bekämpningsmedel börjat utvecklas hos insekter, svampar och ogräs. READ MORE

  5. 24. Wetland development in the context of ecotourism : a conceptual design proposal for a wetland site in Lake Victoria, Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Freija Carlstén; [2014]
    Keywords : conservation; ecotourism; landscape architecture; sustainable development; Wetland;

    Abstract : The travelling sector is expanding worldwide, which puts all destinations under pressure to have a functioning social system and good resources to manage the problems and take advantage of the opportunities that the tourism sector can offer a community. The area around Kisumu in Kenya, like much of Africa, tourism can simultaneously ensure a stable financial future while it removes, as a result of a growing population, more and more of the scenery that many tourists want to experience. READ MORE

  6. 25. Chișinău : the green structure of a city in transition

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Johanna Hagberg; Karin Winroth; [2012]
    Keywords : Chișinău; Moldova; The Republic of Moldova; Green Structure; Plan; Bluegreen structure; General Urban Plan; Infrastructure; River Bic;

    Abstract : The Republic of Moldova is not very well known among people living in the rest of the world. It is a rather small country and its borders are not more than 20 years old. As a former part of the Soviet Union it is a country in transition. READ MORE