Essays about: "Micro climate adaptation"

Found 5 essays containing the words Micro climate adaptation.

1. 1. Multifunktionalitet i mikroformat : gestaltning av en urban mikroskog med fokus på biologisk mångfald samt barns tillgång till natur

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Molly Owen; [2022]
   Keywords : urbanekologi; urbana skogar; mikroskogar; Miyawakimetoden; lekvärden;

   Abstract : Med den förtätning som många städer genomgår idag har möjligheterna för människor att komma i kontakt med naturen minskat. Barn och unga är en av de åldersgrupper som har förlorat mest daglig kontakt med natur. READ MORE

3. 2. Including a Vulnerability Centred Adaptation Perspective in Urban Climate Assessment : The Case of International Women in the Malmö Lund Region

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Severine Renard; [2022]
   Keywords : climate; climate adaptation; climate change; climate analysis; hazard; impact assessment; international women; Malmö Lund Region; risk assessment; vulnerability assessment;

   Abstract : The topic of climate adaptation has gained momentum in the last decade as a response to the increasing rate at which global climate is changing. There are two leading discourses to climate adaptation, Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) perspectives, which focuses on adapting to specific climate hazards and scenarios, and Vulnerability Centred Adaptation (VCA), which focuses on the socio-economic and environmental factors that compound climate impacts. READ MORE

4. 3. Open The Gates: New Cairo City, Egypt

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Asmaa Abdellahy; [2018]
   Keywords : Sustainable Urban Design; New Cairo City; Gated communities; Public spaces; Public areas; Mobility; Transition areas; Micro climate adaptation; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : This thesis project explores the relationship between social and spatial factors on many different levels: relation between two kinds of people living standards; buildings and the land; indoors and outdoors spaces; public and private. So coexistence, communication, and interaction are my keywords to translate all my ideas in a project. READ MORE

5. 4. Sustainable Livelihoods: Household adaptation strategies to climate change and Gender structures : - A case study in two mid-hills agrarian mountain communities of Nepal

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

   Author : Jonna Elofsson Bjesse; Sara Gräntz; [2017]
   Keywords : Climate Change; Vulnerability; Adaptation; Livelihood diversification; Gender; Nepal;

   Abstract : This study aims to investigate the influence of livelihood strategies and gender structures for climate change adaptation among rural households in two mid-hills agrarian mountain communities in Nepal. The Sustainable Livelihoods (SL) framework has been used to provide a holistic and micro-level perspective of livelihood strategies. READ MORE

6. 5. Towards improving smallholder agriculture : role of climate information services in Ethiopia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Mulugeta Mallede Gessei; [2012]
   Keywords : climate information; smallholders; development; agriculture; food security; information and communication technology; Sub-Saharan Africa.; sustainability science; climate change impacts; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Several studies have suggested effective climate information outreach is invaluable for smallholders’ decision-making on farming operations as a viable strategy to cope with extreme effects of climate change and increased productivity. Starting with the review of development and agriculture issues, this thesis seeks to investigate the knowledge and practice of improved agro-ecological techniques as well as roles of actors and access to information communication technology options among smallholders. READ MORE