Essays about: "school gardens"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words school gardens.

  1. 1. 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 teknik

    Author : Maritza Carlsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Risks in La Paz; Urban Parks; Urban Forest; Urban Nature-Based Solutions; Gender in Planning;

    Abstract : 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

  3. 2. Innovative agricultural intensification to cope with demographic and climatic changes for subsistence producers : a case study of Sandfly Island, Solomon Islands

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Matthieu Michelet; [2020]
    Keywords : Subsistence agriculture; fallow; mulching; composting; innovative intensification; Melanesia; climate change;

    Abstract : This research aims to study the dynamics of agricultural intensification amongst the small island community of Sandfly Island, Solomon Islands, and to observe the spreading of new agricultural practices of intensification that can help mitigate the pressures of climate change on the one side; and on the other side of a growing food demand from a growing population. The intention is to describe the variety of agricultural practices and the variation of production parameters such as fallow length, length of cropping period, number of plots in agricultural rotation and size of plots as to assess the state of agricultural intensification and to find what are the environmental constraints to production. READ MORE

  4. 3. Conditioned atria in the built environment - A possible solution for unsustainable urbanization and climate change in Nordic climates?

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekoteknik- och hållbart byggande

    Author : Lucas Cupello de Vasconcellos; [2020]
    Keywords : Conditioned atrium; built environment; final energy consumption; energy efficiency; indoor gardens; green spaces; Internationella Engelska Skolan Östersund; International English School Östersund; temperate climates; Nordic climates; weather damage; refurbishment; repair; impact; environmental impact;

    Abstract : The aim of the research is to explore the differences in final energy consumption and environmental impact of the construction materials related to the atrium alternative and a business-as-usual and evaluate how to improve thermal properties of old buildings that require renovations to fit thermal efficiency standards and comfort in operational conditions while reducing the overall impact of the projects. Results show that for the low-rise atrium most of the parameters related to the final energy demands and environmental impacts of the atrium construction materials are proportional and linear to the increase of the glazing area size. READ MORE

  5. 4. Growing change : an analysis of learning processes in community gardens in Budapest

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Dóra Ádám; [2018]
    Keywords : community gardens; learning for sustainability; Budapest; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Cities have a crucial importance from the sustainability point of view. More than 50% of the global population lives in cities, therefore urban dwellers’ environmental knowledge can be of critical importance. READ MORE

  6. 5. Skolträdgårdar nu och då : ett gestaltningsförslag för en skolträdgård vid Lagga skola

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

    Author : Fanny Ciszuk; Cecilia Eriksson; [2016]
    Keywords : landskapsarkitektur; skola; skolgård; trädgård; trädgårdshistoria;

    Abstract : I detta arbete har argument för en skolträdgård från förr och idag tagits fram och undersökts. Även ett gestaltningsförslag för en skolträdgård vid en nutida skola, baserad på argumenten från förr och idag, har utformats med syfte att se hur en skolträdgård som liknar en skolträdgård från förr kan se ut på en modern skolgård idag. READ MORE