Sökning: "waste landscapes"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 uppsatser innehållade orden waste landscapes.
1. BSF-colony management efficiency at a large scale fly larvae composting company in Kenya – A field study
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperSammanfattning : The majority of organic waste globally is either dumped or placed on landfills, which can result in spreading of disease and pests, methane gas emissions, the deterioration of landscapes and odour pollution. One of the solutions to poor organic waste management is to create value from waste. LÄS MER
2. Rocks in Vogue : on material flows within electronic devices
Master-uppsats, Konstfack/Institutionen för design, inredningsarkitektur och visuell kommunikation (DIV); Konstfack/IndustridesignSammanfattning : Landscapes have been exploited and polluted by humans in order to obtain metals. Materials are treated as commodities: extracted, used inside our devices and appliances, then discarded as useless matter. The timespan of efficiency is shortened more and more due to obsolescence, material desire and constant innovation. LÄS MER
3. The landscape architect's guide to the world of solid waste
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Sammanfattning : The objective for this master's thesis was to highlight the magnitude of the waste-related issues through investigation of the impacts that solid waste has on the landscape. Our ambition was to prove the potential of creating new landscape values with waste. To get a deeper understanding on the topic, a literature review was carried out. LÄS MER
4. Effects of Environmental Variables on Four Aquatic Insect Taxa among Smaller Water Bodies of Different Ages on Farmland; A Pilot Study
Master-uppsats, Högskolan i Halmstad/Bio- och miljösystemforskning (BLESS)Sammanfattning : High anthropogenic modification like infrastructural development, drainage, eutrophication, dumping garbage, is a threat to biodiversity of smaller water bodies in agricultural landscapes. However, smaller water bodies have historically been constructed for drainage, waste treatment and other purposes. LÄS MER
5. Between Chinampas : Recovering the prehispanic urban structure towards a sustainable megacity in the Tláhuac borough.
Master-uppsats, KTH/StadsbyggnadSammanfattning : The area that once were “The Great Tenochtitlán”, the aztec city surrounded by five lakes, greenery and impressive sustainable systems for housing and agriculture has turned out to be a megacity growing uncontrollably, leaving a negative environmental and social impact within. Over the last 60 years the population has increased from 5.2 to 8. LÄS MER