Essays about: "Vegetation history"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 120 essays containing the words Vegetation history.

  1. 11. Go with the flow - can environmental flows save us? : A study of the flow patterns in Bredforsen and possibilities for the future

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Hilda Brynjarsdotter; [2022]
    Keywords : Riparian zone; Riparian vegetation; Riparian vegetation zones; Regulated rivers; Floodings; hydropower;

    Abstract : Freshwater systems have, during human history, endured large-scale impacts. According to the water framework directive, measures must be developed to create a better environment for species in, and connected to, freshwater systems. Hydropower plants has caused loss of natural disturbance (e.g. READ MORE

  3. 12. Promoting a better public health quality with urban green space in an informal settlement, Bogota, Colombia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Pamela Okinedo; [2022]
    Keywords : public spaces; urban green spaces; climate change; air pollution; informal settlements; ecosystem services;

    Abstract : Heat waves, rising temperatures, air pollution, and loss of biodiversity are examples of issues that will and are already rising due to climate change. The urban environment is one that continues to steadily grow at the cost of natural vegetation in the city, and this will only worsen with population growth. READ MORE

  4. 13. Could horse grazing be used to restore abandoned fields? : a comparison of the vegetation between horse pastures and abandoned fields, and an inventory of the effects of grazing- history and intensity

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Jantien Vogel; [2022]
    Keywords : abandoned field; grazing; horse pasture; functional traits; species richness; vegetation;

    Abstract : Semi-natural fields, created by traditional land-use systems like low-intensity cattle grazing, have high ecological value due to the occurrence of numerous plant species, and their associated faunal communities. In Sweden, this habitat is threatened by both land-abandonment and agricultural intensification. READ MORE

  5. 14. Gyllins trädgårds alléer och kulturella ekosystemtjänser : en underlag- och platsanalys

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Lovisa Jakobsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Gyllins trädgård; Husie; Malmö; allé; alléer; ekosystemtjänster; kulturella ekosystemtjänster; hamling;

    Abstract : Alléer i landskapet bidrar med ett flertal viktiga ekosystemtjänster och nyttor för oss människor och den biologiska mångfalden. Genom att skapa dessa möjligheter är äldre alléer skyddade enligt biotopsskyddslagen. READ MORE

  6. 15. Vägskäl : ett gestaltningsförslag för Resta gårds parkområde med fokus på miljöpsykologi

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

    Author : Sofia Hane; [2021]
    Keywords : miljöpsykologi; återhämtning; stress; park; rekreation; Resta gård; gårdsmiljö;

    Abstract : Det är viktigt att finna återhämtning i vardagen för att undvika mental trötthet, inte minst för de som utsätts för mycket stress eller lider av utmattning (Johansson 2020). Genom att ta hjälp av forskning inom miljöpsykologi är det möjligt att gestalta miljöer som erbjuder hög potential till mental återhämtning. READ MORE