Essays about: "kolonilotter"

Found 2 essays containing the word kolonilotter.

  1. 1. Facing Peak Oil and Climate Change: A Pragmatic Approach to a Re-localized Food Production System in Uppsala, Sweden

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Anne Lönnerud; [2012]
    Keywords : sustainable development; landscape planning; re-localization; local food; resilience; peak oil; climate change; hållbar utveckling; landskapsplanering; re-lokalisering; lokal mat; resiliens; oljetoppen; klimatförändringar;

    Abstract : Globalization and industrial agriculture have enabled consumers in Sweden and other countries in the Western world to enjoy foodstuffs from many parts of the world at very affordable monetary prices, but at the same time involving a lot of external costs in the form of environmental degradation, and a high dependency on foreign agricultural ecosystems as well as on oil and other non-renewable inputs, thus degrading sustainability and resilience in the food system. Accelerated climate change and the upcoming peak oil crisis call for a reorientation and a transition to a more locally-based system. READ MORE

  3. 2. Koloniträdgården : odling eller rekreation?

    University essay from SLU/Horticulture

    Author : Lena Boström; [2007]
    Keywords : kolonier; koloniträdgårdar; koloniområden; kolonilotter; Månslyckan;

    Abstract : The movement of the allotment gardens reached Sweden in the beginning of the last century. The allotment gardens quickly spread among the big towns from Malmö in the south and to the far north of the country. Today, there are about 42 000 owners of allotment gardens in Sweden. READ MORE