Ahmed Nasreldin, Osama (Date of defense: 2015-01-26)
This thesis has been pursued in three papers whose nexus is the use of statistical copulas for the purpose of assessing dependence in the field of agrofood economics. The first paper aims at determining ...
López Roldán, Ramón (Date of defense: 2015-07-10)
An optimal strategy for monitoring water quality should be based on a combination of different technologies depending on the particularities of the system being observed. The final solution will be a ...
Scaini, Chiara (Date of defense: 2015-03-18)
During April-May 2010, the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland caused the larger breakdown of civil aviation after World War II. Although the eruption was weak in intensity, the dispersal ...
Pires Carneiro, Alex (Date of defense: 2015-07-21)
Water is a limited resource essential for life. Human activities have been exercising considerable pressures on it. The unsustainable use and the need to improve the management of water are among the ...
Tollin, Nicola (Date of defense: 2015-12-17)
Actualmente, más del 50% de la población mundial vive en áreas urbanas (75% en EU), y las ciudades concentran entre un 60-80% del consumo energético global y el mismo porcentaje de las emisiones de GEI ...
Lomeña-Gelis, Mònica (Date of defense: 2015-07-28)
Evaluation is the systematic determination of the merit, worth and significance of a programme, initiative or intervention. As a young discipline, its empirical study is still limited, especially in ...
Sotres Fernández, Ana (Date of defense: 2015-07-24)
A microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a bioelectrochemical system (BES) capable of converting the chemical energy contained in the chemical bonds of a substrate into electrical energy by means of electrochemical ...
García-Almiñana, Daniel (Date of defense: 2015-09-01)
This PhD thesis shows the results of 10 years of energy audits for buildings as a proposal for a methodological improvement in the energy audit process itself. The main findings are referred to the three ...
Chaperón Cordero, Wilson (Date of defense: 2015-06-17)
Intensive fish culture in floating cages is one of aquaculture activities that has grown fastest in recent years. However, this activity produces impacts ranging from alterations in the natural environment ...
Bosch González, Montse (Date of defense: 2015-07-16)
Based on the experience gained during more than 10 years working on energy efficiency in public buildings of various uses, this thesis develops a methodology for intervention in school buildings. The ...
504 - Threats to the environment (8)
55 - Earth Sciences. Geological sciences (3)
628 - Public health engineering. Water. Sanitation. Illuminating engineering (3)
332 - Regional economics. Territorial economics. Land economics. Housing economics. (2)
620 - Materials testing. Commercial materials. Power stations. Economics of energy (2)