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Mosquitoes and Maladies among Men using Marshes: Is the Contraction of Diseases in Wetlands a Question of Use?
(2017-11-09)
In environments where water is scarce, as is the case in semiarid areas in rural East Africa, fragile wetland ecosystems are increasingly being tapped in order to combat food insecurity and to provide important life-support ...
Entwicklung eines automatisierten Wolkendetektions- und Wolkenklassifizierungsverfahrens mit Hilfe von Support Vector Machines angewendet auf METEOSAT-SEVIRI-Daten für den Raum Deutschland
(2013-03-20)
Wolken stellen im Klimasystem der Erde einen zentralen Faktor dar, nicht nur in Bezug auf die Niederschlagsverteilung, sondern auch in Verbindung mit Effekten auf Strahlungsvorgänge innerhalb der Atmosphäre. Eine genaue ...
Modeling hydrological processes in a semi-arid mountainous catchment at the regional scale
(2013-04-02)
In the Upper Drâa Valley (14,988 km2) on the southern slopes of the Moroccan High Atlas Mountains, a highly variable precipitation and large evaporation losses cause major water availability problems. The combined ...
Naivasha as a development hub: What are relevant problems related to ongoing developments in Naivasha?
(2016-01)
“It gives a feeling of security, when everyone is on board!” (Employee of NGO in Naivasha)
Naivasha is known as an economic hub due to its flourish flower industry and divers landscape with the Lake Naivasha and several ...
Biogeomorphic dynamics in the Turtmann glacier forefield, Switzerland
(2017-05-19)
Worldwide, glacier retreat enlarges glacier foreland areas, which are characterized by pronounced geomorphic and ecologic dynamics. Feedbacks between these dynamics are believed to drive glacier foreland landscape development, ...
Modeling climate and land use change impacts on water resources in the dano catchment (Burkina Faso, West africa)
(2016-12-20)
This study investigated the impacts of climate and land use changes on water resources in the Dano catchment combining hydrological processes understanding, hydrological simulations and climate and land use scenarios ......
Das südchilenische Seengebiet: Besiedlung und wirtschaftliche Erschließung seit dem 18. Jahrhundert
(1973)
Besiedlung und Erschließung des südchilenischen Seengebietes, die, so wie sie hier beschrieben wurden, wenig mehr als 200 Jahre alt sind, können als Musterbeispiel für die kulturgeographische Entwicklung eines peripheren ...
Spektakel und Gewalt in der „Wunderbaren Stadt“: Raumproduktionen in der ältesten Favela Rio de Janeiros im Kontext von Megaevents und Hafenrevitalisierung
(2014-10-01)
Mega-events connect state agendas of image production with private sector's aspirations to valorise urban spaces. In the case of Rio de Janeiro mega-events may be scrutinised in the context of Brazil's rise to the league ...
Modeling water availability for smallholder farming in inland valleys under climate and land use / land cover change in Dano, Burkina Faso
(2020-05-05)
Effective water management in inland valley catchments is crucial for adaptation to the adverse impact of climate change and land use and land cover change (LULCC) on smallholder farming systems, poverty reduction, attaining ...
Persistence and Transformation in the Eastern Hindu Kush: A Study of Resource Management Systems in Mehlp Valley, Chitral, North Pakistan
(2007)
In the vogue of modernisation and economic integration of the peripheral and remote areas, the whole society in Odier, together with its centuries'-old traditional practices, is at a crossroads. In this transitional process, ...