Essays about: "watershed transformation"

Found 4 essays containing the words watershed transformation.

  1. 1. Smartphone-based shade analysis using hemispherical fisheye imaging for local solar energy potential

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Jonas Andersson; [2020]
    Keywords : solar power; shading analysis; smartphone-based; fisheye lens; image segmentation; watershed transformation; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : In the emerging trend of smartphone use and a rising demand for solar photovoltaic (PV) power worldwide, this master thesis project explores the potential to utilize commercially available fisheye lens optics in combination with a smartphone camera to capture and analyze local shading conditions. Photogrammetric studies involving hemispherical sky photos have since long been used for environmental studies and solar energy applications, although mostly with high-end costly equipment. READ MORE

  3. 2. Infrastructure Projects and Climate Change Adaption in the Era of Grassroots Movement Resurgence : Suggestions fro Transformational Actions

    University essay from KTH/Historiska studier av teknik, vetenskap och miljö

    Author : Valentine Gabrielle Huet; [2020]
    Keywords : climate change adaptation; transformation; paradigm shift; environmental justice; Hawai’i; indigeneity; urban political ecology.;

    Abstract : In an ever-moving world, urban governance and infrastructure have to adapt to climate change. In the meantime, people's concerns and engagement towards urban projects which will affect their lives are growing. The climate change adaptation process is inevitable to implement, considering the multiplicity of climate change threats. READ MORE

  4. 3. Exploring Change Agents in Watershed Governance: The Case of Lake Mälaren, Sweden.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Katharina Fryers Hellquist; [2016]
    Keywords : Change agents; transformations; resilience; water governance;

    Abstract : The world is changing rapidly and it has become increasingly important to build resilience, through adaptation and transformation, to maintain the ecosystem services that watersheds provide. The importance of change agents to prepare for and navigate the transformation, as well as build resilience in the new state has been highlighted by scholars, however not in a comprehensive way, but rather as a final conclusion. READ MORE

  5. 4. About dam time! The emergence of dam removal in river management policy : lessons from the Elwha River restoration project

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Bjorn Berg; [2012]
    Keywords : river management; policy change; Elwha River; dam removal; river restoration; sustainability science; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Dams are pervasive features of the river systems in the United States. More than 80,000 large dams, and as many as 2.5 million small dams, are spread throughout every major watershed in the country. READ MORE