Essays about: "land use changes thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 105 essays containing the words land use changes thesis.

  1. 1. Shifting focus from yields to food supply : an evaluation of the ‘number of people fed per hectare’ indicator at farm and national level

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Ida Ekqvist; [2024]
    Keywords : Land use efficiency; Sustainability indicators; Agricultural productivity; Food production;

    Abstract : The challenge of feeding a growing global population while reducing the pressure on climate and ecosystems has gained much attention in research over the last decades. A crucial yet often overlooked aspect in research addressing this complex challenge is the efficiency of food production in meeting nutritional needs within the constraints of global cropland resources. READ MORE

  3. 2. PERCEPTION OF URBAN TREES AND THEIR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Emma Dalros Sköld; [2023-08-03]
    Keywords : perceptions; tree preferences; urban trees; ecosystem services;

    Abstract : Global urbanization is one of the most wide-ranging, irreversible, and rapid land-use changes in modern history. Natural elements, such as trees, should be incorporated into cities to produce sustainable urban environments. READ MORE

  4. 3. Urban äng – ansvar och potential för biologisk mångfald : en jämförande analys av arter och indelningar mellan den svenska ängsfröproducenten Pratensis och Natura 2000

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

    Author : Ebba Forsberg; Nadia Olausson; [2023]
    Keywords : biodiversitet; biologisk mångfald; äng; urban äng; stadsplanering; urban planering; Natura 2000; Pratensis; handel; utbud;

    Abstract : Global biodiversitet minskar drastiskt vilket utöver att drabba enskilda arter även riskerar att få stora konsekvenser för ekosystem och grundläggande ekosystemtjänster. Ängen är en naturtyp med stor artrikedom och en lång tradition i Sverige men som idag är hotad och naturvårdsklassad till följd av förändrad markanvändning, som bland annat innefattar urbanisering. READ MORE

  5. 4. Land Use Changes After Drought Periods in California, USA

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Mak Uscuplic Saravanja; [2023]
    Keywords : droughts; land use; severe; devastating; natural hazards; torka; markanvändning; allvarlig; förödande; naturfaror;

    Abstract : Since ancient times, mankind has faced a constant battle against natural hazards. From the earlieststages of human communication, when human beings communicate by some sort of harsh gruntsand unintelligible words, people were struck by the awe-inspiring power of nature as floods, storms,earthquakes, and other events which reshaped their environment and way of living. READ MORE

  6. 5. Mandating transparency on deforestation and ecosystem conversion

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Moritz Driescher; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainability reporting; mandatory disclosure; deforestation; ecosystem conversion; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The production of eggs, meat, and dairy products in the EU indirectly contributes to deforestation and ecosystem conversion (DEC) in Latin America due to extensive imports of soy for animal feed. This thesis explores under which preconditions the mandatory European Sustainability Reporting Standards for the agriculture and farming sector can increase transparency in the opaque soy supply chains and incentivize reductions of imported DEC. READ MORE