Search for dissertations about: "evaluation of land"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 83 swedish dissertations containing the words evaluation of land.

2. 1. Global-Scale Modelling of the Land-Surface Water Balance : Development and Analysis of WASMOD-M

   Author : Elin Widén-Nilsson; Sven Halldin; Chong-yu Xu; Lars-Christer Lundin; Jens Christian Refsgaard; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Hydrology; Global; Water balance; Runoff; Regionalisation; Model uncertainty; Multi-objective; Parameter; Evaluation criteria; Routing; Climate change; Hydrologi;

   Abstract : Water is essential for all life on earth. Global population increase and climate change are projected to increase the water stress, which already today is very high in many areas of the world. The differences between the largest and smallest global runoff estimates exceed the highest continental runoff estimates. READ MORE

4. 2. An evaluation of biodiesel policies : The case of palm oil agro-industry in Indonesia

   Author : Fumi Harahap; Semida Silveira; Serina Ahlgren; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; palm oil; biodiesel; Indonesia; policy evaluation; policy coherence analysis; land allocation; sectoral policy goals; life cycle cost analysis; biodiesel cost competitiveness; biorefinery; Energy Technology; Energiteknik;

   Abstract : Oil palm has flourished as an economically vital crop in Indonesia given its use in both food and non-food products (including biodiesel) for domestic and export markets. However, the expansion of oil palm plantations in Indonesia is controversial. READ MORE

5. 3. An Analysis of Consequences of Land Evaluation and Path Optimization

   Author : Rachel Mundeli Murekatete; Takeshi Shirabe; Gerhard Navratil; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Least-cost paths; Most-suitable paths; Raster cost surfaces; Raster suitability surfaces; Shortest path problem; Minimax path problem; Scales of measurement; Minsta-kostnad rutter; Mest-lämpliga rutter; Raster kostnadsytor; Raster lämplighets ytor; kortaste vägen problem; Minimax väg problem; Mätskalor; Geodesy and Geoinformatics; Geodesi och geoinformatik;

   Abstract : Planners who are involved in locational decision making often use raster-based geographic information systems (GIS) to quantify the value of land in terms of suitability or cost for a certain use. From a computational point of view, this process can be seen as a transformation of one or more sets of values associated with a grid of cells into another set of such values through a function reflecting one or more criteria. READ MORE

6. 4. Kind of turquoise : Effects of seafood eco-certification and sustainable consumption

   Author : Malin Jonell; Patrik Rönnbäck; Max Troell; Michael Tlusty; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; eco-certification; eco-labeling; seafood; aquaculture; shrimp; LCA; consumer behavior; marin ekotoxikologi; Marine Ecotoxicology;

   Abstract : Aquaculture and fisheries hold promise for supplying a growing world population with healthy food produced without undermining the earth’s carrying capacity. However, just as livestock production and agriculture, seafood production can have negative environmental impacts and if a continuous or even increased supply is to be guaranteed, the pressure on affected ecosystems needs to be limited. READ MORE

7. 5. Dynamics of nutrient mass transport : A river basin evaluation

   Author : Gunnar Karlsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Motala ström; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Abstract : Human settlements and activities can dramatically change and accelerate the rate of eutrophication in a river basin. An undesirable increase in the input of nutrients, e.g. phosphorus and nitrogen, to a surface water causes adverse water quality conditions. READ MORE