Sökning: "the Andes"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 53 uppsatser innehållade orden the Andes.

  1. 21. Adaptive co-management for local water resilience: the case of community-led ecosystem-based adaptation in the Peruvian Andes

    Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Författare :Nicole Chabaneix; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Ecosystem-based adaptation EbA ; Peruvian Andes; community-led water sow and harvest WSH ; water ecosystem services;

    Sammanfattning : Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) champions the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services to help people adapt to the adverse effects of climate change. Moreover, EbA presents an exemplary opportunity to confer social-ecological resilience. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Improving indoor thermal comfort in residential buildings in Andean regions of Peru

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

    Författare :Benjamin Basmaci; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Peru; Sustainable development; Thermal comfort; Heat transfer; inadequate housing; Relative humidity; Temperature;

    Sammanfattning : In the Peruvian Andes, inadequate housing represents an important problem for the local rural people. Over 3000 meters above sea level, communities suffer from very low indoor temperatures this becomes an issue which affects the health and indoor thermal comfort of the building. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Periglacial and glacial landform mapping in the Las Veguitas catchment, Cordillera Frondal of the Andes (Argentina).

    Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Författare :Eirini Makopoulou; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Geomorphological map; thermokarst lakes; glaciers; GIS; Argentinian Andes; spatial and temporal analysis;

    Sammanfattning : The semi-arid and arid Andes of South America are characterized by large areas with glacial and periglacial environments. This study focusses on the distribution of glacial and periglacial landforms in the Las Veguitas catchment, Cordillera Frontal, Argentina. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Identification of Phenolic Compounds in Quinoa Milk Fermented with Lactic Acid Bacteria Strains

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för livsmedel och läkemedel

    Författare :Tawanda Mandoga; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Inocolum; Fermented quinoa milk; Polyphenols compounds; Antioxidant evaluation; Food technology; Technology and Engineering;

    Sammanfattning : Phenolic compounds, abundant in plants, are of significant interest and are increasingly becoming a subject of intensive research due to their bioactive properties such as antioxidant activity. The objective of this study was to identify phenolic compounds present in formulated quinoa milk fermented by two probiotic bacteria strains; Lactobacillus pentosus and Pediococcus pentosaceous by HPLC and evaluate their antioxidant capacity. LÄS MER

  7. 25. SOFT POWER - The Intercultural Bilingual Education policy as a window onto larger processes of governance

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Författare :Elin Bergner; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Social anthropology; policy; EIB; Andean Nations; Governmentality; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : This study looks into Intercultural Bilingual Education among the Indigenous Peoples of the Andes. Using the policy as a vantage point it shows the interconnectedness of the different parts of a larger network of processes influencing it. LÄS MER