Essays about: "cross-scale interactions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words cross-scale interactions.

1. 1. Creating the landscape, one stand at a time : the role of timber buyers in landscape-level planning in southern Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Keeli Jo Curtis; [2020]
   Keywords : landscape; forestry; biodiversity; cross-scale interactions; Hägerstrand; conservation; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : A central tension within forestry is balancing timber production and nature. This tradeoff is important when managing individual stands, but also has effects on biodiversity across spatial and temporal scales. READ MORE

3. 2. Bridging the regional scale and local contexts in the pursuit of sustainable interventions : Three cases along the Mapocho River in Santiago, Chile

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Andrea Saleh Selman; [2019]
   Keywords : Urban sustainability; Resilience; Cross-scale interactions; Ecosystem services; Trade-offs; Santiago; Mapocho River;

   Abstract : Alike many urban rivers, the Mapocho River in Santiago withstands enormous pressures from urban development. In the last decades there has been an increasing interest in the river, opening an opportunity to intervene its riparian areas where land is still available. READ MORE

4. 3. The impacts of formal and informal institutions on a forest management project in Cameroon

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

   Author : Samuel Tabi Nkongho Ashu; [2016]
   Keywords : institutions; values; rural; development; community; forestry;

   Abstract : The thesis explores how the implementation of a new forest law in Cameroon affects and interacts with the traditional authority system that previously regulated the forest use and forest management. The concepts of “Institutional Interplay”, “Cross scale institutional linkages” and “Institutional design (Ostrom 2005)” were used to analyse how interactions of local institutions and stakeholders influence community based forest management (CBFM) process in Bimbia Bonadikombo (BB) community. READ MORE

5. 4. Assessing Social-Ecological Justice in Projects, Plans and Processes : A Workbook for Sustainable development

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Anton Bertilson; [2016]
   Keywords : Sustainable development; Social-Ecological Justice;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to develop a workbook to assess social-ecological justice (SEJ) in projects, plans and processes. Social-ecological justice bridges many sustainability discourses in order to create a more inclusive and wider sustainability concept than previous ones (Gunnarsson Östling & Svenfelt, (Submitted Book Chapter)). READ MORE

6. 5. Aquatic food production and resource management : Freshwater use in Chinese aquaculture

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Lara D. Mateos; [2015]
   Keywords : China; freshwater; aquaculture; sustainability; water footprint; social-ecological system; resilience; water footprint network; water management;

   Abstract : Aquaculture will play an important role for future seafood supply, but its increasing dependency on freshwater resources may pose a challenge for its growth. This thesis explores the freshwater footprint of cultured aquatic animals, using the global aquaculture giant, China, as a case study. READ MORE