Search for dissertations about: "Landcover"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the word Landcover.
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1. Continuous Landscapes in Finite Space : Making Sense of Satellite Images in Social Science
Abstract : Questions of landscape values connected to agriculture and environment are always related to local land use. In order to study land use it is necessary to understand the intentions of the users as well as the conditions for land use in a specific landscape. READ MORE
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2. Soil organic carbon stocks in high mountain periglacial settings of Patagonia (SW Argentina) and Vindelfjällen (NW Sweden)
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3. Satellie Monitoring of Urban Growth and Indicator-based Assessment of Environmental Impact
Abstract : One of the major consequences of urbanization is the transformation of land surfaces from rural/natural environments to built-up land that supports diverse forms of human activity. These transformations impact the local geology, climate, hydrology, flora and fauna and human-life supporting ecosystem services in the region. READ MORE
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4. Subsurface dams in water resource management : methods for assessment and location
Abstract : Natural groundwater storage can be improved by constructing a subsurface barrier that is a subsurface dam, in order to capture the subsurface flows and raise the groundwater levels (GWLs) in the sediment layers. Subsurface dams are preferable to surface dams because of lower evaporation, higher functionality, lower cost of construction, lessened risk for contamination and the possibility of utilizing land over the dam. READ MORE
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5. Effects of landscape patterns on small mammal abundance
Abstract : Several studies indicate a long-term decline in the numbers of voles in northern Fennoscandia. Altered land use and forest management practices have been proposed as possible causes of the decline. READ MORE