Sökning: "human settlement distribution"

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  1. 1. A lynx in a sheep's pasture : environmental factors and hunting affecting lynx depredation on domestic sheep in Sweden

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Författare :Marc Velling; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Lynx lynx; Scandinavia; conservation; human-wildlife conflict; depredation; spatial analysis; survival analysis; protective hunting; carnivore; lethal control;

    Sammanfattning : Large predators have made a return in Europe in the past decades. In Scandinavia, the Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) has expanded its distribution further south and recolonized past areas. Due to the recolonization, lynx management has become part of the public discourse in Sweden. One factor of this discourse is depredation on domestic sheep. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Analysis of floodplain population dynamics in the USA from 1790 to 2010​

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Författare :Firoza Akhter; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Floodplain; levee; flood damage; flood insurance; population dynamics; population growth rate;

    Sammanfattning : Floodplain is an important location for the economic and social development of society throughout history, although it afflicted by different disasters like floods and bank erosion from time to time. Population dynamics and distribution trends have important effects on the landscape and society. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Data-driven design for sustainable behavior : A case study in using data and conversational interfaces to influence corporate settlement

    Master-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

    Författare :Joakim Ljungren; [2017]
    Nyckelord :sustainability; sustainable development; sustainable design; data; data analysis; AI; machine learning; conversational interfaces; chatbots; design influence; persuasive design; hållbarhet; hållbar utveckling; hållbar design; data; data analys; AI;

    Sammanfattning : Interaction with digital products and interfaces concern more and more of human decision-making and the problems regarding environmental, financial and social sustainability are consequences much due to our behavior. The issues and goals of sustainable development therefore implies how we have to think differently about digital design. LÄS MER

  5. 4. An exploratory study of Middle Stone Age and Later Stone Age site locations in Kenya’s Central Rift Valley using landscape analysis : a GIS approach

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Författare :Angela Kabiru; [2017]
    Nyckelord :geography; geographical information systems; archaeology; Kenya; Central Rift Valley; landscape analysis; Middle Stone Age; Later Stone Age; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The Kenyan central rift has witnessed dramatic climatic changes over relatively short periods of time in response to global climatic changes, with the water levels of the lakes within the rift rising and falling with these changing conditions. There is considerable evidence showing extreme wet and dry phases throughout their existence. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Spatial assessment of NDVI as an indicator of desertification in Ethiopia using remote sensing and GIS

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Författare :Gezahagn Negash Seboka; [2016]
    Nyckelord :NDVI and Rainfall; land degradation; climate change; desertification; NOAA AVHRR; land cover; GIS; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Desertification is a serious environmental and socio-economic problem occurring at global, regional and local scale. According to Article 1(a) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), define the term “desertification” means “land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid (dry lands) areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities”. LÄS MER