Search for dissertations about: "Mälaren basin"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Mälaren basin.

  2. 1. Understanding ecosystem service bundles and their social-ecological patterns in a Swedish landscape

    Author : Megan Meacham; Albert Norström; Garry Peterson; Erik Gomez-Baggethun; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Ecosystem service; bundles; drivers; landscape; patterns; Sweden; Norrström; Mälaren; Mälardalen; social-ecological; human-nature;

    Abstract : Managing landscapes in a way that ensures sustainable development and the continued production of benefits to a diverse set of people requires an understanding how people use, modify, and depend on their local environment. This thesis uses the concept of ecosystem service bundles to articulate the social-ecological dynamics that define landscapes. READ MORE

  4. 2. Climate Change Impacts on the Catchment Contribution to Lake Water Quantity and Quality

    Author : Karen Moore; Kurt Pettersson; Donald Pierson; Timothy Kratz; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Climate change; water quality modelling; Lake Mälaren; GWLF; nutrient transport;

    Abstract : A key question related to climate change projections is how will aquatic systems respond to changes in variables such as temperature and precipitation? This thesis uses GWLF, a simple catchment scale model to explore potential impacts of climate change on water quantity and quality.River discharge and nutrient loads were modelled for several warmer world scenarios. READ MORE