Geography and the Lived Environment Research Institute: Recent submissions
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Works of travel in a publishing empire: John Murray III and domestic markets for the far away, circa 1860–1892
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-11-30)This thesis draws upon the literatures of historical geography, book history, and archival theory to investigate the production of travel narratives by the London publisher John Murray during the second half of the ... -
Understanding and predicting grain nitrogen concentration in malting barley
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-11-30)Grain nitrogen (N) concentration is a major quality criterion of malting barley for which there is a narrow range that producers must meet to satisfy market requirements (1.52 – 1.84 %). In recent years growers in Ireland ... -
Trans-frontier conservation and the neoliberalisation of nature: the case of the Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve, Mozambique
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-07-03)Trans-frontier conservation areas (TFCAs), large cross-border areas dedicated to biodiversity conservation, multi-national co-operation and development are expanding in southern Africa, fast becoming the dominant ... -
Built environment, walking and health inequalities in urban Scotland
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-03)Background: Many adults do not take recommended amounts of physical activity (PA). This is associated with adverse health outcomes such as obesity, overweight, diabetes and heart disease. Moreover, physical inactivity ... -
Value base of water governance in the Upper Paraguay River basin, Mato Grosso, Brazil
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-11-30)Values have been identified as important factors that guide decision-making and influence preferences in water governance. Comparing the values reflected in water governance decisions with the values held by stakeholders ... -
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: fieldwork, rescue and archive
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-11-30)This thesis examines the role and work of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland from a geographical perspective in the period 1908 – c.1975, with especial reference to the historical ... -
Impact of boreal biomass burning on North American air quality
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-11-30)Understanding the quality of the air we breathe is critical in quantifying the impact that atmospheric chemistry has on health. Poor air quality increases the risk of heart and lung diseases as well as having a detrimental ... -
Spatial and temporal statistics of SAR and InSAR observations for providing indicators of tropical forest structural changes due to forest disturbance
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-11-30)Tropical forests are extremely important ecosystems which play a substantial role in the global carbon budget and are increasingly dominated by anthropogenic disturbance through deforestation and forest degradation, ... -
Urban vulnerability assessment of the coast of Chile
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-11-30)Vulnerability to weather-related hazards is a considerable humanitarian, economic and environmental concern for cities, especially in developing countries. However, there is a limited understanding of urban vulnerability ... -
Science at sea: voyages of exploration and the making of marine knowledge, 1837-1843
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-07-03)This thesis is about the historical geography of scientific knowledge production at sea. It focuses on three expeditions of exploration and discovery undertaken, respectively, by France, the United States of America, and ... -
Carbon and nitrogen cycling in Scottish upland grassland soils and the influence of excretal returns
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-03)Upland grasslands comprise a large proportion of the UK’s land area and are primarily used to graze sheep. These grasslands store large quantities of carbon (C). Changes in land use or climate could affect the ability ... -
Biodiversity of the African savanna woodlands: how does it change with land use?
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-03)The savanna woodlands of Southern Africa, colloquially termed the miombo, are poorly described in terms of biodiversity compared to other biomes. They have therefore been underrepresented in the wider understanding of ... -
Assessing the effects of urban development and climate change on flooding in the Greater Port-Harcourt watershed, Niger Delta, Nigeria
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-03)Developing countries have been rapidly urbanising over the last decades, resulting in major environmental pressures and increased vulnerability to natural disasters. A complex combination of factors, including climate ... -
Capital mapping: geographies of Enlightenment Edinburgh
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-07-03)This thesis maps the different geographical processes by which people in Enlightenment Edinburgh encountered, understood and ordered space. It analyses the knowledge-making practices that were an integral part of ... -
Devolution, democracy, and the challenge of diversity: community energy governance in Scotland
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-11-30)This research investigates the emergence of new participatory spaces in the transition towards a low-carbon society. Specifically, it focuses on the emerging spaces and roles for community groups in renewable energy ... -
Identification and quantification of noise sources in marine towed active electromagnetic data
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-07-03)The towed streamer controlled source electromagnetic (CSEM) system collects data faster than the conventional static node-based CSEM system. However, the towed streamer CSEM is typically much noisier than the conventional ... -
Ochre and biochar: technologies for phosphorus capture and re-use
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-07-03)Despite recent instability in the global supply of phosphate-rock derived fertiliser and the potential for this to continue into the future, the recovery of phosphorus (P) from wastewater treatment systems, where P is ... -
Modelling submarine melting at tidewater glaciers in Greenland
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-11-30)The recent thinning, acceleration and retreat of tidewater glaciers around Greenland suggests that these systems are highly sensitive to a change in climate. Tidewater glacier dynamics have already had a significant ... -
Exploiting sparsity for persistent scatterer detection to aid X-band airborne SAR tomography
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-11-30)This thesis evaluates the potential for using line of sight returns and return signals from underneath a forest canopy using X-band, airborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) tomography. Approximately 30% of the Earth’s ... -
Investigating the global stakeholder engagement process that informed the development of the Key Biodiversity Area Standard
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-07-03)This thesis investigated the development of the Global Standard for the Identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA Standard), which is a new approach to identifying important sites for biodiversity. Key Biodiversity ...