Essays about: "urban sewage"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 49 essays containing the words urban sewage.
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16. (in)Visible rivers - creating a flooding resilient system and new urban spaces in Curitiba, Brazil
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : Curitiba is the capital of the state of Paraná, in the south of Brazil. One of the main environmental issues Curitiba faces today is related to flooding and cloudburst events. READ MORE
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17. WasteLess Musings- A sensitive approach to Urban Renewal in Chennai, India
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : The city of Chennai evolved around the river, Cooum. The river supports irrigation to agricultural fields in the north and supplies water to the city of Chennai. It also acts as a major flood carrier for the city. Before the 1960s, the river was clean and used for activities such as bathing, boating and fishing. READ MORE
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18. Assessing water security and urban poverty linkages : a case study of Mathare informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Water has various multiple uses not only in the household but also globally, this therefore means that ensuring water security is very vital. Even though water is a basic need for the household, the poor who are highly represented in the urban informal settlement are faced with multiple challenges to accessing water. READ MORE
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19. En studie av hållbar växtnäringstillförsel vid ökad ekologisk produktion i Sverige
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production EcologyAbstract : Målsättningen för ekologisk produktion är att producera produkter av hög kvalitet och samtidigt visa omsorg om natur och ekosystem. De ekologiska regelverken syftar till att minimera användning av ändliga resurser samt att bygga upp markens bördighet, vilket är bakgrunden till att exempelvis mineralgödselkväve inte är tillåtet och att man istället ska cirkulera den växtnäring som finns i livsmedelssystemet. READ MORE
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20. Environmental Communication for sustainable development in Kenya : A qualitative study focusing on solid and liquid waste
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskapAbstract : This research has investigated how environmental communication is reaching out in urban Kenya and what knowledge and attitude exists. Key aim was finding what perception stakeholders had on effective ways to communicate to reach goals of a sustainable development. READ MORE