Browsing by Subject "Geography, Ph.D."
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A mid to late Holocene environmental history of Munsa archaeological site, Uganda
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2005)Multi-proxy palaeoenvironmental data in the form of microfossil pollen, fungal spores, phytoliths and charcoal have provided a means of reconstructing the mid to late Holocene environmental history of the Munsa archaeological ... -
A political ecology approach to extra-legal rural livelihoods : a Lesotho-based case study of cultivation of and trade in cannabis
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2008)Rural livelihood strategies that in part comprise criminalised activities and hidden economies are an important, yet understudied, aspect of achieving economic diversification in many less developed regions. Drawing ... -
Alternative nitrate reduction pathways in sandy sediments hosting Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD)
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2012)Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) is now recognized as an important transport vector of nutrients to the coastal ocean. The role of benthic sandy ecosystems in mitigating SGD NO3- loads to coastal marine ecosystems is ... -
An analysis of urban public space in three European cities : London, Dublin and Amsterdam
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2009)This thesis sets out to enquire into the relationship between recent urban transformation and urban public space in three European cities: London, Dublin and Amsterdam. This involves an analysis of the manner in which ... -
An evaluation of GIS technology as a potential tool for coastal watershed management in Jamaica : case study: The Negril and Green Island watersheds
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2002)This thesis has collated and consolidated existing datasets on natural resources and pollution for the Negril and Green Island watersheds in Western Jamaica. It developed techniques to assess the state of the environment ... -
An examination of public attitudes and behaviour towards waste management: the case of Galway
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2006)An examination of public attitudes and behaviour towards waste management: The case of Galway. In recent years waste and general environmental issues have become an area of prime concern for national governments, policymakers ... -
An examination of temporal and spatial water quality variations in lakes, with emphasis on the limnology and palaeolimnology of Lough Currane, Co. Kerry, Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2011)An aim of the WFD is that all waters achieve good water status by 2015 and includes the chemical and ecological status of rivers, lakes, groundwater estuarine and coastal waters. If member states of the EU are to meet the ... -
An historical geography of social class in early nineteenth-century Dun Laoghaire
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2006)The remit of this study is to explore the relationship between class and place through a local case study. The geographical region under consideration in this thesis is the south-east of Co. Dublin, centred on the town of ... -
Application of spatial and statistical analysis in identifying the settlement patterns of Irish ringforts
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Are natural resource windfalls a blessing or a curse in democratic settings: a case study - Ghana?
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2016)SUMMARY OF METHODS AND FINDINGS: In order to analyse the problematic impact of oil on Ghana's development, this study relied on qualitative methods, supported by descriptive statistics, tables and graphs. These qualitative ... -
Barriers and stimulants to the development of university-industry links : perspectives from the Republic of Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2004)The aim of this research is to investigate barriers and stimulants to the development of university-industry (U-I) links in the Republic of Ireland (hereafter referred to as Ireland) from the perspectives of academia, ... -
Biodiversity politics : policy, planning and public understandings
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2010)The past fifty years have seen dramatic losses in biodiversity and associated ecosystem services despite increased environmental policy at global, EU, national and local scales. Increasingly, biodiversity policy has moved ... -
Climate justice : a multi-scalar analysis
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2014)The thesis first explores, summarises and evaluates the diffuse climate justice literature in Chapter 2. The review reveals climate justice as a concern for various disciplines, including Economics, Political Science, ... -
Correspondence, power and the state : an historical geography of the Irish Postal Service, 1784-1831
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2006)An Historical Geography of the Irish Postal Service, 1784-1831 Summary The aim of this thesis is to outHne an historical geography of the Irish postal service during the period of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth ... -
Cultural landscape conservation in the Boyne Valley Archaeological Park, Counties Meath and Louth, Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2000)The establishment of the Boyne Valley Archaeological Park in 1987 and its subsequent designation as a World Heritage Property in 1993 were significant steps in landscape conservation in Ireland. For the first time, the ... -
Ecological alterations associated with Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD), utilising Stable Isotope Analysis (SIA)
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2014)Research was conducted in three systems over two ecoregions to examine the ecological impacts associated with SGD. The potential applications of stable isotope analysis (SIA) in the field of SGD ecological research were ... -
Environmental risk communications : waste, incineration and dioxins
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2010)Industrialisation and modern technologies have contributed to economic and social progress, but the benefits are being eroded by the environmental and health risks associated with these technologies. Against this backdrop, ... -
Evaluating digital change detection techniques for landscape monitoring in a data-poor tropical environment. A case study of New Providence Island, The Bahamas
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2008)This thesis addresses the problems associated with conducting remotely sensed change detection for landscape monitoring in tropical island environments, with poor data accessibility and availability. The common unavailability ... -
Evaluation of nitrate fluxes into a coastal lagoon through Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD)
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2016)Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) delivers substantial land-derived nitrate (NO3-) to coastal regions, which potentially influences the environmental status and ecological balance in the receiving water. A systematic ... -
Garden tourism in Ireland : an exploration of product group co-operation, links and relationships
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2010)This thesis explores the use of co-operative approaches, links and relationships that exist (or not) in the garden tourism sector, and whether the sector constitutes sustainable tourism provision. A brief history of gardens ...
