Essays about: "urban and peri urban forestry"
Found 5 essays containing the words urban and peri urban forestry.
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1. Managing diversity : the forest development types as a framework for management within mixed forest systems
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : The demand for both biodiversity and recreational forests is increasing. Management methods under the umbrella term Close-to-Nature management, which aims to incorporate natural successional patterns and disturbances, is considered preferable to traditional forest management methods in terms of both recreational and ecological values (Wimberly et al. READ MORE
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2. Restorative urban forests. A study of nature affordances along forest bathing trails in Northeast Italy : a study of nature affordances along forest bathing trails in Northeast Italy
University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and SocietyAbstract : In the framework of newly-emergent forest-based initiatives for health and well-being, forest bathing and the benefits deriving from this practice are widely explored in the fields of medicine, psychology, and forestry. However, besides the significant body of research about the impacts of forest immersions on human health and well-being, few studies investigate the physical characteristics of forests that support this activity. READ MORE
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3. 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 miljöAbstract : 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
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4. Opportunities and challenges of urban and peri-urban forestry and greening in Bangladesh : Dhaka city as a case
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : This research discusses the opportunities and challenges of the urban and peri-urban forestry and greening (UPFG) in Bangladesh taken Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh as a case. The conceptual overview of UPFG, overall description of the present status of green resources in and around Dhaka city as well as current efforts for greening were the background to propose the ways to transforming the mega city Dhaka into a greener tropical metropolis in the long run. READ MORE
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5. The relationship between urban forestry and poverty alleviation : Dhaka as a case study
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Among different benefits of urban forestry, economic benefits can be given more priority in the developing parts of the world. This report described how the poor people of Dhaka can be benefited by well planned Urban Forestry Programme. READ MORE
