MSc research

The research topics in the Department of Environmental Resources are very diverse.

After 12 months of lectures, lab sessions, fieldwork etc the students of the Environmental Science programme will select a topic for their 6 months research period.

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MSc theses:

2008

Urban Flood, Its Effects and Management Options: A Case Study of Dhaka City. Ahmed, Bangladesh Abstract

Impact of Tourism on Environment: A Case Study of Lake Phewa Area, Pokhara Valley, Nepal. Adhikari , Nepal

Improving EIA Implementation: A Case Study of Wastewater Treatment Plant in IBB City, Yemen. Al Mashraqi,Yemen

Comparing Public Environmental Expenditures with Environmental Priorities – Jordan. Alshatarat , Jordan

Framework for Selecting MCA Methods to Support Decision Making in Wetland Management . Cabrera , Ecuador

Enhancing Environmental Sustainability in Road Sector of Ethiopia: An EIA Perspective. Debela , Ethiopia

Performance of River Basin Organizations in Brazil: A Case Study of PCJ Committee. Dos Santos, Brazil

Enforcement and Compliance: Exploring the Missing Links in the Case of Lake Victoria Fisheries (Kenya). Etiegni , Kenya

Quality of Compliance and Enforcement of the Environmental Organic Law for Wetlands Uses in Kigali City – Rwanda. Kabanda , Rwanda

The Applicability of Benthic Macroinvertebrate-Based Bioassessment Methods for the Evaluation of Water Quality in Zambia. Kapoma , Zambia

Effectiveness of Environmental regulations and the Quality of Enforcement and vompliance Focused on Agricultural Chemical Use in Shinyanga Region, Tanzania. Matata , Tanzania

Nigeria Enforcement and Compliance of Logging Activities in Ogun State, Nigeria. Okojie , Nigeria

The Mathematical Modelling of Natural Nitrogen Removal in a Biofilm Waste Stabilization Pond. Ta,Vietnam

Vulnerability Assessment of Regional Agricultural Development under Climate Change Conditions. Tugjamba , Mongolia

Past Climatic trends and Future Impact of Climate Change on Crop Yield in the Sudan-Sahel Region of Northern Nigeria. Alhassan , Nigeria

The Effect of Surface Characteristics on the Sticking Efficiency Distribution of Various Environmental E.coli Isolates. Basnet , Nepal

Heavy Metal Removal by Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria in Bench-Scale Upflow Anaerobic Packed Bed Reactors Packed by Gravel and Waste Tyre. Hutriadi , Indonesia

Three dimensional process Modelling of Secondary Facultative Pond System. Kaluarachchi , Sri Lanka

Analysis of Health Benefits versus Costs of Interventions in the Urban Water System in Accra, using Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment. Labite, Benin

Set-up of a Water Quality Model of the Markermeer, a Turbid Shallow Lake. Mukhopadhyay , India

Formulation of Strategies for Municipal Solid Waste Management – A Life Cycle Case Study for the City of Nairobi, Kenya. Mwai , Kenya

Industrial Symbiosis, an Approach to reduce Industrial Environmental Impact. Orellana , Bolivia

Evaluation of Household Solid Waste Processing Options in Accra, Ghana. Owusu-Ansah , Ghana

Application of a Total Urban Water Cycle and Energy Balance Model to Develop Sustainable Urban Water Systems, A Case Study in Hamburg, Germany. Reid , Brazil

Mechanisms of Ammonium Release from Municipal Solid Waste in Simulated Anaerobic Bioreactor Landfills. Salazar , Philippines

Heavy Metal Removal in Duckweed and Algal-Based treatment Systems as Influenced by Redox Conditions. Saleh , Egypt

Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste – a Case Study for the City of Awassa, Ethiopia. Senato , Ethiopia

Urban Water Cycle Modelling: an Approach for Future Urban Water Supply Alternatives, A case study in Accra, Ghana. Situmorang , Indonesia

Quantification of Oxygen Transfer Pathways in Subsurface flow Constructed Wetlands. Songa , Rwanda

Sediment Characteristics of Lake Markermeer, The Netherlands. Ang’weya, Kenya

Design of a Water Quality Monitoring Network for the Akaki Rivers in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. Degefu , Ethiopia

Flux Pathway of Constituents in Lake Alpnach. Liu , China

Effect of Some Environmental Factors on Nitrification in Algae-Bacterial Biofilm. Munezvenyu , Zimbabwe

A Constructed Wetland for Wastewater Treatment with Emphasis on Optimization of Nitrogen Removal. Berhanu , Ethiopia

Organic Carbon Burial in a Swiss Hydro-electric Reservoir: Roles of Sedimentaton and Mineralization. Wongfun , Thailand

Nutritional quality of the major fish feed ingredients and commercial fish feeds from different sources in East Africa for Nile Tilapia cage culture. Nalwanga Rosemary, Kampala, Uganda

Potential influence of fish cage farming on water quality, phytoplankton biomass and plankton species composition in fish ponds: a case study in the Rift Valley & North Shoa Reservoirs, Ethiopia. Degefu Abera, Fasil, Sebeta, Ethiopia

Evaluation of faecal indicators and influence of elevated copper concentrations on indication capacity in tropical source water of Ndola, Zambia. Mwiche Monica Mitti, Kitwe, Zambia

Variations in abundance and diversity of parasites infecting catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) and tilapia Oreochromis urolepis (Norman, 1922) in the Mindu dam - Morogoro municipality, Tanzania. Mukama Shelard, 2008, Tanzania

Examining past variability in sea water temperatures and primary production from the Sahel margin/Guinea coast region. Lopes dos Santos Monteiro Raquel Alfama, Mindelo, Cape Verde

Influence of wetland-based agriculture on nutrient status and buffer capacity of wetlands: a study of pristine and impacted wetlands in Uganda. Namaalwa Susan, Kampala, Uganda