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  1. 1. On becoming an organic farmer2.14.0.0 : An autoethnographic reflection2.14.0.0

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Cliona Jane Lyle Bredius; [2024]
    Keywords : WWOOF; sustainable tourism; Gotland; autoethnography; agriculture;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how the Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) network may constitute a form of sustainable tourism on the Baltic Island of Gotland, Sweden. To do this, I narrate my own personal journey as a WWOOF volunteer trying to find my way as an organic farmer, in an autoethnographic account of my experience at Tjeldervik Gård during the spring and summer of 2023. READ MORE

  3. 2. Relationship between waste management in student accommodation and students' knowledge of waste management in relation to energy transition

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Yong Lin; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Energy Transition; Waste Management; Waste Sorting; Pearson’s correlation coefficient; Student Accommodation;

    Abstract : In the context of the current energy transition and sustainable development, the promotion of waste separation and waste management is a good means of promoting the energy transition. Waste, when recycled, can contribute to the energy transition in many ways, for example by generating electricity, heating, recycling into raw materials for reuse and producing biofuels. READ MORE

  4. 3. Centering farmer perspectives on a dry-fertiliser made from human urine: a case study on Gotland, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Nicola Parfitt; [2023]
    Keywords : circular nutrient economy; human urine fertiliser; ecological sanitation; eutrophication; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : To reduce eutrophication and close the nutrient loop between sanitation and agriculture, innovations to recycle human waste are being further developed. As there is little research on Swedish farmer perspectives towards human urine fertilisers, this study investigates Gotlandic farmer perspectives on a dry-fertiliser derived from human urine, developed by Sanitation360. READ MORE

  5. 4. Collaboration for Environmental Sustainability on Gotland, Sweden. Nature’s Blueprint: Biomimicry as a Potential Strategy.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Thao Le; [2023]
    Keywords : Local Development; Sustainability; Development; Sustainable Destination Development; Collaboration; Environmental Sustainability; Environment; Biomimicry; Natural Phenomena; Cherry Trees; Hermit Crabs; Qualitative Research; Nature; Trust; Trust-Building; Strategies; Diverse Actors; Entrepreneurs; Businesses; Competition; Sequential Orders; Interdisciplinary; Humans and Nature; Social Sustainability; Gotland; Sweden;

    Abstract : This master's thesis explores the potential for collaboration among diverse actors on the island of Gotland to achieve environmental sustainability. The study employs the concept of biomimicry, utilising selected natural phenomena as a source of inspiration. READ MORE

  6. 5. Geological 3D Modelling ofthe File Hajdar Quarry, Slite

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Friberg Nils; [2023]
    Keywords : 3D-modelling; Cementa; limestone; resistivity; Gotland; 3D-modellering; Cementa; kalksten; resistivitet; Gotland;

    Abstract : Located on the island of Gotland, Sweden, the File Hajdar limestone quarry is an important locality for domestic cement production. With depositional settings generally related to shallow sea carbonate ramps, the lithologies encountered on File Hajdar range from reef-associated limestone units to more basinal deposition of marls. READ MORE