Essays about: "Co-benefits"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 33 essays containing the word Co-benefits.
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11. Green Prescribing: Communities of Boundary Practice in Transectoral Collaboration. An Actor-Oriented Approach to Environmental and Public Health Intervention.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : Green prescribing, the referral of patients to nature-based activities, has potential to bring co- benefits for psychological and physiological public health and for environmental health. Literature considers a major limitation to its effective implementation as a holistic, transectoral practice to be lack of a common language and tendency of actors involved to work within their respective paradigms, resulting in silo working and minimising realisation of potential co- benefits. READ MORE
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12. Reforestation & Marine Permaculture: Does the Method Affect the Willingness To Pay for Carbon Offsetting? A Randomised Contingent Valuation Study
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : Failing to limit global mean surface temperature rise to 1.5°C risks leading to irreversible environmental degradation. One measure to mitigate global warming is carbon offsetting through increasing biotic carbon sequestration. READ MORE
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13. An oasis for students : investigating the potential co-benefits of schoolyard redesign for climate adaptation
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Due to climate change and the urban heat island effect, urban areas face increasing heat stress, a change that has severe consequences on human health. While the need for climate adaptation is pressing, the impact of climate adaptation projects on other sectors also needs to be carefully examined. READ MORE
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14. Planning and implementing sustainable urban drainage systems in the built environment
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Arkitektur och vattenAbstract : Our planet stands before many great challenges, where climate change and urbanization are two of the major challenges. One of the challenges due to climate change is the increased amount of precipitation and of extreme rainfall, which creates a higher amount of stormwater within the urban areas and an increased risk of urban flooding. READ MORE
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15. How do cities work with transformative change? Malmö’s and Copenhagen’s approach to energy efficiency in buildings
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : Global inefficient energy use poses a significant risk to climate change and air quality worldwide; therefore, there is an urgent need to transform today's energy system into one that is rooted in efficiency. The building sector represents an opportunity to reduce energy use and has the potential to unlock additional co-benefits. READ MORE
