Essays about: "tree risks"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 57 essays containing the words tree risks.
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1. Kommunal trädförvaltning i Karlstad : vanliga misstag och dess konsekvenser
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Att förvalta träd är komplicerat och kräver planering, resurser och kompetens för att lyckas väl. Utifrån stödjande och styrande dokument kan en förvaltning få omfattande insikter i hur arbetet med träden bör prioriteras. READ MORE
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2. Heat Stress at Playgrounds A case Study in Gothenburg, Sweden
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : The climate will change in the future as it will become warmer with higher temperatures generating extreme weather events such as heat waves. Children are a particularly vulnerable group when it comes to being exposed to heat which is partly due to the fact that they have a harder time thermoregulating themselves. READ MORE
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3. Integrated Solar Cooking : Materials and Manufacturing of Conical Solar Cookers
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : This bachelor thesis is written as a Minor Field Studies (MFS) project and funded by SIDA, Sweden’s International Development Cooperation Agency. The project was made in cooperation with Engineers Without Borders Sweden and the local organization Asulma Centre in Nairobi. READ MORE
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4. The design of a hydraulic equalizer bar for the feeding mechanism on forest harvester heads
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för teknikvetenskap och matematikAbstract : Due to the importance of a correct tree placement and the wear that occurs to equalizer bars inharvester heads, Komatsu Forest AB in Umeå was interested if the bar could be replaced with ahydraulic system. According to Komatsu, the problems were that the equalizer bars that are responsible forsynchronizing the delimbing knives and feeding mechanism add weight, take up space and have atendency to break before their life expectancy. READ MORE
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5. Trendspaning på skogsintressenter – Lärk
University essay from SLU/School for Forest ManagementAbstract : Med en medeltemperatur som ökar och ett torrare klimat till följd av klimatförändringar står det svenska skogsbruket inför utmaningar. Det torrare klimatet medför en ökning av skadeinsekter som gynnas av högre temperaturer och angriper de trädslag som utgör majoriteten av det svenska skogsbruket. READ MORE