Essays about: "urban rivers"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 47 essays containing the words urban rivers.

1. 6. Hållbar parkskötsel : parkskötsel för att gynna rödlistade arter, ekosystemtjänster och människors välbefinnande

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Madelen Karlsson; [2022]
   Keywords : parkskötsel; rödlistade arter; skötselplaner; urban miljö;

   Abstract : Syftet med arbetet är att skapa tre olika skötselplansförslag för Cytivas båda parker. Målet är att förbättra förutsättningar för parkernas arter, rödlistade arter i området, bedöma möjliga ekosystemtjänster och att skapa inbjudande miljöer för människor. READ MORE

3. 7. To create multifunctional riverscapes : the example of Älvkarleby in the Nedre Dalälven River, Sweden

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

   Author : Xuan Ye; [2022]
   Keywords : river space; municipal nature reserve; ecological restoration; landscape planning; fish migration passage; human recreation;

   Abstract : The natural environment and ecological services of rivers and the needs and expansion of human activities using rivers causes conflicting interests. Human survival is inseparable from the dependence on the natural environment, but at the same time, the continuous demand for natural resources has also caused an irreversible impact. READ MORE

4. 8. The Role of Public Innovation on Water Governance in Brazil

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Isabel Gennaro; Panagiota Christodoulou; [2021]
   Keywords : water governance; public sector innovation; social innovation; interactive governance; system change; cross-sector stakeholder engagement;

   Abstract : It is impossible for the world to exist without water, then why do socio-political systems treat it like an unnecessary, disposable resource?  Currently, there is a water crisis happening globally, and specifically in Brazil it encompasses tremendous socio-ecological, political, cultural and economic injustices and challenges. The water resources management and the national infrastructures are inadequate to conserve and treat this valuable commodity. READ MORE

5. 9. The hydrodynamic impacts of Estuarine Oyster reefs, and the application of drone technology to this study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Oskar Evert Johansson; [2021]
   Keywords : Geography; Geographical Information Systems; GIS; Physical Geography; Oyster Reef; Drone; UAV; Hydrodynamics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The impacts of climate change are being seen within the estuarine environment through erosion and shoreline retreat, associated with sea-level rise and changes in storm activity. Restoration oyster reefs have been identified as a working-with-nature strategy to protect and restore these shoreline environments, stabilising sediment, and reducing erosion. READ MORE

6. 10. Modeling the microbial fate and transport in rivers of South Africa

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

   Author : Stina Perman; [2021]
   Keywords : Water quality modelling; HYPE; waterborne pathogen transport; microorganism; E. coli; Vattenkvalitetsmodellering; HYPE; vattenburna patogener; mikroorganism; E. coli;

   Abstract : In recent years, surface water used for domestic, industrial, and irrigation purposes in South Africa has deteriorated due to inadequate wastewater treatment, urban and agricultural runoff, and rural settlements with deficient sanitation. Access to safe drinking water and sanitation is a basic human right, and if waterborne pathogens are present in the water environment, they compose a human health risk. READ MORE