Sökning: "dry lands"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden dry lands.

  1. 1. East African Hydropatriarchies : An analysis of changing waterscapes in smallholder irrigation farming

    Författare :Martina Angela Caretta; Lowe Börjeson; Margreet Zwarteveen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; smallholder irrigation farming; local gender contract; landesque capital; common property regimes; dry lands; feminist epistemology; member checking; Kenya; Tanzania; Geography with Emphasis on Human Geography; geografi med kulturgeografisk inriktning;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the local waterscapes of two smallholder irrigation farming systems in the dry lands of East African in a context of socio-ecological changes. It focuses on three aspects: institutional arrangements, gender relations and landscape investments. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Novel Moderate Halophiles: Application of Halomonas boliviensis in Biopolyester Production

    Författare :Jorge Quillaguaman; Bioteknik; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Biotechnology; biopolymers; Polymer technology; poly b-hydroxybutyrate accumulation; moderate halophile; Halomonas boliviensis; Chromohalobacter sarecencis; Polymerteknik; Bioteknik;

    Sammanfattning : The south-west Andean region of Bolivia has vast landscapes comprising salt deserts and dry lands interspersed with a number of saline lakes. Much of this region lies above 4000 m above sea level that allows the survival of limited and unique flora and fauna. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Land degradation and mitigation in northern China. Evaluated from the biological production

    Författare :Micael Runnström; Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; marklära; geomorfologi; Fysisk geografi; climatology; kartografi; klimatologi; cartography; pedology; desertification; China; GPP; Mu Us; LUE-model; overgrazing; Physical geography; geomorphology;

    Sammanfattning : Land degradation is commonly perceived to be severe in many parts of semi arid China. The transition towards market economy since the 1978 reforms, have set marginal dry lands under added pressure in the form of increased livestock numbers and expanding cultivation on erosive soils. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Improving supply chains for logging residues and small-diameter trees in Sweden

    Författare :Raul Fernandez Lacruz; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Nyckelord :LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Forestry is expected to play a key enabling role in the transition towards a low-carbon, sustainable, and circular biomass-based economy in Europe. This will increase demand for forest biomass as a source of energy and traditional and new wood-based products. LÄS MER

  7. 5. The interplay between atmosphere, hydrology and land use by environmental modelling

    Författare :Fabio Pereira; Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Land use changes; expansion of sugarcane; hydrological cycle; coupled models;

    Sammanfattning : Interactions between land surface and atmosphere induced by human activities and natural environmental dynamics act on a time scale that varies from seconds to millions of years. It is by exchanging heat, water, energy and carbon that land surface and atmospheric processes are closely interrelated and influence each other in reciprocal ways. LÄS MER