Essays about: "A social- ecological system"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 269 essays containing the words A social- ecological system.
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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 SciencesAbstract : 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
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2. Exploring foreign language teachers’ professional agency in Romanian Public Secondary schools.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogikAbstract : Aim: This research aims to explore how seven foreign language teachers in a few urban public secondary schools in Romania understand and enact their professional agency and how contextual factors support or constrain its achievement. The purpose is to understand the ways in which the participants’ teaching philosophies and experiences inform their awareness and achievement of agency, what they perceive as the available contextual resources within contextual constraints, and how that reflects in their beliefs and professional aspirations. READ MORE
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3. Multifunktionella dagvattenlösningar : en jämförande studie av tre dagvattenanläggningar
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Förtätning av våra städer ökar andelen hårdgjord mark och således ökar belastningen på dagens ledningssystem vid kraftiga regn. En lösning är att utnyttja möjligheter till att fördröja dagvattnet genom olika typer av dagvattenanläggningar i staden. READ MORE
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4. The Plight of the Pangolin: Key patterns enabling the illegal wildlife trade of pangolins in Namibia - A multi-perspective case study
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : The pangolin is the most trafficked mammal on earth and is believed to be on the brink of extinction. However, in many affected countries including Namibia, research and conservation efforts do not match their endangered status. READ MORE
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5. Interacting futures of the Swedish food system
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience CentreAbstract : Food systems are complex social-ecological systems. Currently, they are the source of large-scale health problems and environmental impacts, and there is widespread agreement that transformative change is needed. Scenarios are useful tools for directing such change, as they provide engaging future visions that work well with complex systems. READ MORE