Dissertations on Environmental Studies

Environmental studies is a broad field of study that combines scientific principles, economics, humanities and social science in the study of human interactions with the environment with the aim of addressing complex environmental issues.

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Environmental Degradation, Mobility and Human Rights: Conceptions of Rights Among Migrants and Displaced Persons

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The central question that this thesis addresses is: How do environment-related migrants and displaced persons in Bangladesh conceptualize notions of rights?...

Last modified: 21st Feb 2022

Transparency and Public Participation Rights in Madagascar Environmental Law

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Mining in Madagascar has tremendous potential to further the country’s development but is the most controversial area of economic development....

Last modified: 21st Feb 2022

Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ontario’s Solid Waste Landfills; Assessment of Improvement Scenarios

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The main objectives of this work are to apply LandGEM model in order to quantify the LFG currently generated in the landfills in Ontario....

Last modified: 21st Feb 2022

Impact of Climate Change on Human Health

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The purpose of this literature review is to give an overview of the causes of climate changes and to focus on how these changes affect humans health and the living quality....

Last modified: 17th Feb 2022

Environmental Management System for Hydraulic Fracking

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Our team was assigned to develop an environmental management system for our oil company to manage & reduce the effect of Hydraulic Fracturing operation by following international and local standards of ISO 14001....

Last modified: 16th Feb 2022

Are All Sharks Equally Vulnerable to Anthropogenic Disturbances and Therefore Equally Vulnerable to Extinction?

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Sharks are vitally important within our marine ecosystems, and it is extremely important that the efforts to conserve these species are extensive and effective....

Last modified: 15th Feb 2022

Earthquake Hazard and Risk Analysis of Turkey

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This document aims to investigate the risk of earthquakes to local residents and infrastructure across Turkey....

Last modified: 4th Feb 2022

Sustainability Assessment Framework to Evaluate Food Systems Performance

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This paper presents an innovative participative, systems and place-based approach to sustainable food system assessments....

Last modified: 1st Feb 2022

Dissertation Proposal on Biotech Wastewater System Control

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The focus of the project is to monitor maximum information on the state of the system and to control dissolved oxygen, needed by microorganism in the ASP to grow....

Last modified: 1st Feb 2022

The Use of Recycled Material in Concrete

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The aim of this project was to look at the use of recycled materials in concrete mix designs. This report gives a detailed insight into the mix design and pouring process of a standard concrete mix and adapts this method for use for recycled aggregate mixes....

Last modified: 28th Jan 2022

History of Urbanization and Expansion of Cities: The Need for Sustainable Cities

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This paper is going to analyse 'The City' and its development in sociological perspective which gives us an awareness and understanding about the social world....

Last modified: 28th Jan 2022

To what extent are pollutant emission intensified by international tourist arrivals?

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This study investigates the impact of tourist arrivals, energy use, and economic growth on  CO2 emissions in the G7 countries for the period 1995–2018....

Last modified: 25th Jan 2022

How Architecture Can Respond to the Declining Number of Honey Bees?

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The project will discuss on how architecture can reverse the deteriorating numbers of honey bees with a particular emphasis on reducing extinction of experience as well....

Last modified: 20th Jan 2022

In the UK: How Has the Development of Passivhaus Technology Impacted the Reduction of Carbon Emissions?

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This study is aimed to identify and examine the Passivhaus Standard and how it may reduce the carbon emissions produced by residential housing in the UK....

Last modified: 6th Jan 2022

Impacts of Ecotourism: A Case study of Pulau Ubin Island, Singapore

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Objectives of this research are: To assess possible physical environmental, economic and socio-cultural impacts of ecotourism, and To investigate the potential of ecotourism as a strategy for local sustainable development....

Last modified: 5th Jan 2022

The Effectiveness of Current Flood Defences in the UK

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Naturally occurring floods can be difficult to prevent, however, effective control is required to significantly reduce the impacts socially, economically and environmentally. This literature review will examine literature relating to the 2015 Cumbria flood event and other high-risk flood areas in the UK....

Last modified: 4th Jan 2022

Environmental, Social and Economic Impacts of Fracking

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The aim of this literature review is to illustrate the fracking operation in oil exploration and identify its impact on environmental, social and economic standards for countries and in turn clarify the main reason beyond choosing this particular option for oil and gas explorations. ...

Last modified: 20th Dec 2021

Nitrification Process in Landfill Leachate Treatment

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The aim of the project was to the study of nitrification of landfill leachate and choosing a suitable treating system to eliminate key contaminants....

Last modified: 17th Dec 2021

Honey Markets of the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve (NBR)

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This project is on ‘Honey flow in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve’. In this study the flow of honey from the native indigenous honey hunters in the forest to the end consumers in the area of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is analysed....

Last modified: 17th Dec 2021

Relationship Between Naval Operations and Maritime Environmental Issues

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The objectives of this study are to examine the relationship between naval operations and maritime environmental issues and whether naval operations are constrained by environmental policies....

Last modified: 30th Nov 2021

What is Impact Investing? Green Investments in Climate Change

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Introduction to a dissertation that aims to provide insight and knowledge into the decision-making processes of impact investors....

Last modified: 26th Nov 2021

Re-using Waste Glass in the Construction Industry

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This dissertation investigates the use of recycled waste glass as a partial replacement of concrete components in the construction industry....

Last modified: 25th Nov 2021

Dissertation on Evaluating Habitat Quality for Fish Conservation

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The Performance of a bioenergetics model in a system with an abundant population of salmonids:  A case study of cutthroat trout in the Logan River, Utah....

Last modified: 23rd Nov 2021

Dissertation on Growth and Chemical Production of Cyanobacteria

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of light intensity and carbon dioxide concentration on growth and ethanol production of the model cyanobacteria Synechocystis PCC 6803 and Synechococcus PCC 7002....

Last modified: 17th Nov 2021

Dissertation on Hydrological Models

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The objective of this study is to compare two hydrological models that are different in terms of physics and discretization based on their ability to generate flows at the basin outlet....

Last modified: 17th Nov 2021