Essays about: "parklands"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word parklands.

  1. 1. Japanese knotweed: the "nightmare plant" haunting Scania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

    Author : Mikael Ståhlberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Invasive alien species (IAS) are one of the most important direct drivers of biodiversity loss and changes in ecosystem services. Over the last 20 years IAS are estimated to have cost the EU at least 12 billion euro per year. These costs continue to increase. READ MORE

  3. 2. CLASSIFYING DOMINANT PARKLAND SPECIES IN A WEST AFRICAN AGROFORESTRY LANDSCAPE USING PLEIADES SATELLITE IMAGERY

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Simon Lunn; [2020]
    Keywords : Remote Sensing; Burkina Faso; Pleiades Satellite; Tree species; Agroforestry;

    Abstract : As we move towards a digital based society, technology continues to improve. It is important to take advantage of this to inform and facilitate our sustainable development goals in the most cost-effective and time efficient manner. READ MORE

  4. 3. Tree cover and tree traits affects soil carbon and soil compaction in parklands in central Burkina Faso

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Gustaf Dal; [2016]
    Keywords : Burkina Faso; soil; soil organic carbon; dry bulk density; parklands; trees; agroforestry; vegetation density; tree density;

    Abstract : Burkina Faso is a country with an insufficient agricultural production and this is partly due to the fact that the population is growing and also because of environmental factors such as drought, erosion and poor soils. The most common agricultural system in this part of the world is the parkland which can be defined as farmlands with scattered well-grown trees. READ MORE

  5. 4. Integrated Green Spaces in Urban Areas : a case study of inner Brisbane

    University essay from SLU/Landscape Architecture (until 121231)

    Author : Hanna Olsson; [2012]
    Keywords : Green space; perceived dimensions; Brisbane; challenges; design; planning; characteristics; SWOT; landscape values;

    Abstract : The review of Integrated green spaces in urban areas – A case study of inner Brisbane highlight the significance of addressing characteristics, qualities and landscape values in our outdoor environment. The importance of green spaces to the wellbeing of people in the city and the ecological, social and cultural values they carry are widely recognised in the field of urban and regional planning. READ MORE

  6. 5. Effects of trees and termite nests in agroforestry parklands on preferential water flows : image analysis of soil profiles after rain simulations and dye experiments

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Addisu Almaw Semeneh; [2012]
    Keywords : Preferential water flow; macro pores; infiltration capacity; termites; Vittelaria paradoxa; tropics; Burkina Faso; brilliant blue tracer;

    Abstract : Water scarcity is a critical problem in semi-arid tropics of Burkina Faso. Agroforestry parklands, a land use where scattered trees are maintained with annual crops, is commonly practiced by farmers in which termite nests are integral components of the system. READ MORE