Essays about: "problems of urban population"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 160 essays containing the words problems of urban population.

1. 21. Living In The In Between: Transforming The Urban Fringe in Bettahalsuru, Bangalore

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Anusha Muralidhar; [2021]
   Keywords : Urban Fringe; Urban Design; Peri-Urban Agriculture; Peri Urban Interface; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : India is and has always been an agricultural country. The country’s Agri-exports touched Rs 2.52 lakh crores (about USD 35 billion) in the financial year 2019-20 (Sally, 2021), out of a total income from exports of around USD 300 billion (Sally, 2021). This makes rural regions and agricultural lands incredibly important to the country. READ MORE

3. 22. Rooftop plant factories: effects on energy use for heating, cooling and electric lighting

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Yizhi Zhang; [2021]
   Keywords : Urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry UPAF ; urban farming UF ; rooftop greenhouse RTG ; lighting; daylighting; energy conservation; roof; greenhouse; food; cities.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Within the next thirty years, two thirds of the human population will live in a city. This growing urban population requires a major shift in the way we produce and distribute food, since industrial agriculture practices contribute to climate change, biodiversity losses, pollution of waterways, soil degradation, etc. READ MORE

4. 23. Polemics around genetically modified crops : understanding the “problematizations” by the researchers and farmers in India

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

   Author : Mayuri Kumari; [2020]
   Keywords : agriculture; problematization; WPR; discourse; GM debate; GM crops; farmers; agriculture researchers;

   Abstract : India is an agriculture based country where a big chunk of its population is employed in the agricultural sector. Despite significant improvements in food security mainly as a result of the Green revolution, farmers are still facing a list of problems. READ MORE

5. 24. Klimatanpassning av Malmös framtida trädbestånd : en studie av tillämpade forskningsmetoder i syfte att utveckla klimatanpassningen av Malmös urbana trädbestånd

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Matilda Hellman; Maja Skog; [2020]
   Keywords : klimatanpassning; stadsträd; resiliens; klimatförändringar; urbana trädbestånd; Malmö;

   Abstract : Klimatförändringar såsom den globala uppvärmningen påverkar och förändrar förutsättningarna för livet på jorden. Den naturliga distributionen av träd förändras i och med att mönster för temperatur och nederbörd skiftar, men även i urbana miljöer påverkas vegetationens situation. READ MORE

6. 25. Planning for Physical Activity in Public Open Spaces - Insights from Malmö and Copenhagen

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Sandro Vita; [2020]
   Keywords : Physical activity; urban planning; collaboration; built environment; PABE;

   Abstract : The urban population of cities world-wide is steadily growing, causing pressure on land use for different purposes, such as residential, commercial, or recreational use. A growing urban population will also create new public health challenges, especially due to the epidemic increase of Non-Communicable Diseases. READ MORE