Search for dissertations about: "firewood"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the word firewood.
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1. Residential biomass combustion - emissions of organic compounds to air from wood pellets and other new alternatives
Abstract : It is important to increase the use of biofuels for residential heating in order to decrease the use of fossil fuels and their impact on global warming. The smoke from the combustion of biomass contains a large number of compounds, which to varying degrees can affect the environment and human health. READ MORE
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2. Dioxin emissions from small-scale combustion of bio-fuel and household waste
Abstract : Denna avhandling behandlar rökgasutsläpp av persistenta organiska föroreningar, framförallt dioxiner, vid förbränning av fasta biobränslen och torrt hushållsavfall i relativt små anläggningar (5-600 kW) utan avancerad rökgasreningsteknik.Samförbränning av avfall och biobränsle i effektiva mindre biobränslepannor testades som en alternativ strategi till den vanligen förekommande storskaliga hanteringen och förbränningen fast hushållsavfall. READ MORE
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3. My house is my husband - A Kenyan Study of Women´s Access to Land and Housing
Abstract : This thesis explores women’s access to property in Kenya. It consists of three parts. The first gives the Kenyan background, the theoretical and methodological approach. READ MORE
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4. On the Adoption and Dis-adoption of Household Energy and Farm Technologies
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5. Essays on the impact on households of natural resource scarcity and climate change
Abstract : This thesis comprises four empirical papers aimed at comprehending the interdependencies among climate change, scarcity of natural resources such as water and forests, human health, and households’ responses.Paper I investigates the impact of precipitation variability on households’ sanitation technology choices in Ethiopia. READ MORE