Essays about: "forest land use planning thesis"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words forest land use planning thesis.
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1. Produktiva grönytor i periferin : en studie i att introducera mångbruk på kommunala grönytor i stadens ytterkant
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : I mötet mellan staden och jordbruket finns möjlighet att skapa en god levnadsmiljö med närhet till service och natur. Men i stadens periferi kan det även uppstå väldigt hårda gränser där underutnyttjade gräsytor möter ett otillgängligt, exkluderande odlingslandskap och där jordbrukets hantverksmässiga skötselmetoder känns avlägsna. READ MORE
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2. Wind Power Development in Economical Forest in Lower Saxony, Germany - Mapping Challenges and Opportunities using a Constellation Analysis
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Forests provide ecosystem services, whereby near-natural forests offer mainly cultural as well as regulating services, and economical forests offer mainly provisional services. Even though wind resources above forests show a strong wind shear and veer as well as high turbulence intensity, the development of tall and low-wind-speed-adapted turbines led to the feasibility of wind power development in economical forests, adding a new land use. READ MORE
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3. Exploring the potential of Green Infrastructure to enhance urban resilience as part of the 2040 Development Plan La Paz, Bolivia
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Cities continue to grow, and the rapid population growth, and overcrowding are increasing the pressure on local governments to provide basic services (e.g., housing, clean water, sanitation, basic health services, and education) and green space planning. READ MORE
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4. Sustainable Forests? : values, perceptions and expectations among three stakeholder groups in the light of the Swedish bioeconomy transition
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : This research investigates different perspectives on the current forest bioeconomy investments in the north of Sweden. The research takes its stance from a broad definition of the concept of diversity, transecting both social and natural science, in its attempts to answer the thesis question: What suggested changes in forestry and forest governance follow from different visions of the bioeconomy transition, and what impacts do these have on aspects of diversity in the north of Sweden? The research is conducted in the light of the National Forest Program, which is currently being developed for the government through a series of working group processes, where a transition from a dependency on fossil fuel towards bioeconomy is highlighted as one of the driving motives behind the program. READ MORE
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5. Analysing Nigeria’s Energy system in light of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals : A CLEWs assessment
University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologiAbstract : Today 57.7 % of Nigerians has access to electricity with less than 1 % using electric stoves for cooking. Fuelwood is used for cooking in 63.7 % of the households and is one of the main contributors to Nigeria having the third highest deforestation rate in the world with 410 000 hectares of forest cut down per year. READ MORE
