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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Umhverfis- og auðlindafræði"”.
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Hvernig bjargar maður heiminum? Skapandi kennsluefni í umhverfis- og auðlindafræði
Þetta M.Ed. verkefni er kennsluefni í umhverfis- og auðlindafræði fyrir framhaldsskólanemendur sem er ætlað að ýta undir skapandi starf. Kennsluefnið er í formi frásagnar sem leiðir lesandann inn í heim umhverfis- og auðlindafræðinnar. Efninu er fylgt úr hlaði með greinargerð þar sem farið er yfir …
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Microbial Diversity in Young Volcanic Soils
Soil is an integral part of the global carbon cycle with a high capacity for storing carbon. Understanding the factors influencing carbon respiration is required to identify potential responses to changing climate. Icelandic soils have characteristics allowing for unique studies of soil formation …
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Life Cycle Assessment of a Fiberglass House in Iceland
… threat of climate change, policy and technological changes are urgently needed to reduce environmental impacts from the building sector. More research on the environmental impacts from alternative building options, addressed in this study, will be necessary to inform such changes.
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The Nordic industrial CCS system as a large-scale superpower of negative emissions
… countries. Nevertheless, the lack of technology openness in the policy and regulatory framework for CCS activities must be resolved, where it’s suggested that governing bodies should aim to set tough standards and goals but allow the industry to be innovative and decide the technology path to …
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Integration of Just Transition Strategies into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
Climate policies have traditionally emphasized economic and technical effectiveness, often overlooking their social impacts. Recently, the concept of just transition has emerged as a significant approach to support countries to assist countries in minimising the adverse effects of the transition …
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Photo-identification of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) between Iceland, Norway and Guadeloupe
… and several high-latitude feeding grounds. The geographical segregation of feeding grounds through maternally-directed site philopatry and the spatial distribution of prey has helped identify five separate feeding grounds in the North Atlantic: Gulf of Maine, Eastern Canada (Newfoundland / …
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Plastic packaging in meal kits: A life-cycle comparison of reusable and single-use packaging
Previous research on meal kits suggests they have lower environmental impacts than groceries, while notably the packaging is a significant contributor in the case of meal kits. To counter this, there has been a call for more environmental assessments of possible changes to meal kit packaging. This …
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Mitigating Pollution from Cruise Ships: Analysing the Environmental Port Index
Cruise ship tourism is a growing econmic industry worldwide that has faced criticism due to its environmental footprint. With the increased number of cruise ships calling Icelandic ports, increased air emissions from port operations need mitigating. The Environmental Port Index (EPI) is a financial …
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Micro Hydroelectric Reservoir Use for creating and Uninterrupted Power Supply; Production case Studies in Iceland
… system was found to be suited to powering hydrogen electrolysers, small scale aquaponics farming systems, and a 1 to 2 rack data centre for personal use. These were found to be heavily reliant on the reservoir to meet key power shortages across the yearly generation period.
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Developing a Satellite-Based Methodology to Estimate Built-up Biocapacity for Use in the National Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts: A Comparative Study of Pléiades Neo and Sentinel-2 Imagery, Classification Algorithms, and Segmentation Approaches
… land is an important component of the ecological footprint accounting framework, yet the National Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts (NFBA) assume built-up land has the biocapacity of cropland. The NFBA uses equivalence factors and yield factors to transform raw area data into global …
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What Do Editorial Cartoons about the 21st United Nations Conference on Climate Change Have in Common?
This research seeks to explore the humorous interpretations of negotiations on climate change by satirists from states bearing greatest responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions. It contemplates the question of what might constitute the essence of humor related to global warming. Editorial …
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Living with Natural Hazards on the Icelandic South Coast
… Þorpið er staðsett á Suðurlandsbrotabeltinu og býr þar af leiðandi við reglubundna skjálftavirkni. Í maí 2008 reið yfir síðasti stóri skjálftinn á svæðinu en hann var 6.3 á Richter skalanum. Sjávarflóð eru tíð á Stokkseyri þar sem þorpið rís ekki hátt yfir sjávarmáli og er opið fyrir …
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Perceived Landscape Qualities: A Case Study of Snæfellsjökull National Park
… been long overlooked and ignored. This thesis recognises the need for an integrated approach to landscape analysis, which tackles the perception of qualities found within a specific landscape. Basing its framework on an adapted version of the Norwegian Landscape Analysis and the Landscape …
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Accounting for Wetlands in Biocapacity: Data Integration, Sensitivity Analysis, and Implications
… their transitional nature and variable hydrology complicate precise definition and consistent assessment across the globe, leading to data gaps and limited representation in environmental accounting frameworks. The Footprint (EF) and Biocapacity (BC) are paired sustainability indicators that …
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The impact of environmental volunteering on nature conservation: The case of Iceland Conservation Volunteers.
… the Icelandic Conservation Volunteers (ICV) program has on the environment. The research questions aim to find out the governance system of ICV, to what degree volunteers consider their work to make an impact, and what is the perceived impact on conservation of the program according to the …
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Greining á samrýmanleika landnotkunar frístundabyggða við stefnumörkun stjórnvalda er varðar náttúruminjar, með áherslu á Suðurland
… í sveitarfélögum á Suðurlandi, við lög og reglugerðir og aðra stefnumörkun stjórnvalda er varða náttúruminjar. Tilgangur greiningarinnar er að fá svar við þeirri spurningu hvort landnotkun frístundabyggða í ofangreindum sveitarfélögum samrýmist þeim lögum og reglugerðum er varða …
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The effects of land use, temperature and water level fluctuations on the emission of nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) from organic soil cores in Iceland
… Gas samples were collected by a common methodology based on a static chamber technique for N2O and CH4 and a dynamic chamber method for CO2. The results show that landuse type significantly affects soil GHG’s production (P=0.000). Raised temperatures increased the emission of CO2 (P<0.001) and …
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„Mig langar til að næsta kynslóð hafi Jörð til að lifa á“ : könnun á þekkingu og viðhorfum nemenda í Grænfánaskólum til umhverfismála
Hugtakið umhverfismennt merkir það að fræða, mennta og vekja athygli fólks á öllum aldri á umhverfismálum. Tilgangur umhverfismenntar er að efla færni fólks til að vinna að lausn þeirra vandamála sem steðja að umhverfinu og auka skilning þess á náttúrunni. Skólar á grænni grein (e. Eco-Schools) eða …