Essays about: "anthropocentric"

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1. 6. The Influence and Potential Use of Values in Swedish Forestry - From the perspective of private forest owners and interactive methods

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

   Author : Sofia Nyrell; [2023]
   Keywords : IPBES value typology; relational values; private forest owners; Swedish forestry; climate mitigation; biodiversity conservation; ecosystem services; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The starting point of this study is the perspective of Swedish private forest owners. From that point of view, I aimed to discover the possible influences of values on climate mitigation and biodiversity in Swedish forests. READ MORE

3. 7. Reconnecting Gävle’s Delta : a post-industrial urban transformation project for Sweden’s coastal landscape

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

   Author : Rachel Murray; [2023]
   Keywords : resilience; blue-green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; flooding; brownfield development; post-industrial urban development; landscape architecture; urban planning; climate adaptation; water-sensitive urban design; urban ecology;

   Abstract : This speculative design-led research project addresses the challenges of transforming dilapidated post-industrial brownfield sites into thriving, sustainable, resilient urban neighbourhoods. Tasked with allocating urban growth, municipality planning departments increasingly look towards underused but centrally located industrial sites for future development. READ MORE

4. 8. ​Malmö municipality employees’ relation with nature in the context of flowering plants, pollinators and ecosystem services : An investigation of goals and conflicts within municipality work

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

   Author : Andrea Håkansson; Hanna Takkinen; [2023]
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   Abstract : Cities are facing a loss of green areas that are important for reasons such as the support of pollinators. Pollination of flowering plants is a part of the concept of ecosystem services and is beneficial for humans in providing food security and the upkeep of urban ecosystems. READ MORE

5. 9. Human-Mangrove Entanglements in Shyamnagar, Bangladesh

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

   Author : Gabriela Bernal Liller; [2023]
   Keywords : Multispecies Political Ecology; Resilience Narrative; Imagination; Care;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the intricate relationship between mangroves and humans in Shyamnagar, Bangladesh. Mangroves in Shyamnagar are found both in the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest on earth, and in adaptation projects called nature based solutions (NbS), framed by the resilience narrative. READ MORE

6. 10. Fighting Doomsday : an Ecocritical Discourse Analysis of Coursebooks

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Fanny Vik; [2023]
   Keywords : Ecocriticism; Climate Psychology; Education for Sustainable Development; Upper Secondary School; Coursebook Analysis;

   Abstract : The aim of the present study is to investigate how three coursebooks used in upper secondary school in Sweden portray nature and promote agency to enact the environmental perspective as outlined by Skolverket (2022). The data for this study was obtained through a close reading of the coursebooks, and the criteria for selecting data were that the texts should touch upon subjects related to nature, sustainability and the environment. READ MORE