Palm Turmoil: Spatial guidelines for a future (re)generation of palm oil plantations on Kalimantan

Drastic oil palm plantation expansion has left Kalimantan low on lowland rainforest. Deforestation is accompanied by environmental consequences of establishing and operating a monoculture, as well as effects on biodiversity. Sacrificing spatial complexity comes at the costs of (microclimate) cooling potential, soil erosion, nutrient seepage,...

Coal transport Kalimantan, research on different alternatives for coal transport in the province of South Kalimantan, Indonesia.

This master thesis focuses on the transportation of coal from two coalmines in South Kalimantan to the Java sea. Coal has to be transported from the coal mine area, situated hundred kilometre land inward, to a location with sufficient water depth, at the mouth of the river Barito. The biggest challenge for the new transport system is to increase...

Hydraulic survey Barambai, South Kalimantan

The present report deals with the data collected during the survey period form March 11th until March 21th 1986. Elaboration of the survey (analysis, interpretations, conclusions and recommendations of the results) will be elucidated in a separate paper. Chapter 2 deals with the set-up of the survey. Chapter 3 gives a description of the actual...