Essays about: "Human Ecology"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 296 essays containing the words Human Ecology.

  1. 11. Hawk-kite as a scaring method for avian pests in Kenyan rice fields

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Linnea Hollsten; [2023]
    Keywords : bird; crop; damage mitigation; pest control; repellent;

    Abstract : The human population is increasing globally, and so are the human-wildlife interactions and conservation conflicts. One source of conservation conflict is the crop damage caused by wildlife. Crop damage is negatively affecting farmers, but also the wildlife due to lethal methods used to reduce the damage. READ MORE

  3. 12. Pigeon Tales : An Exploration of Humanimal Entanglement in Urban Spaces

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Anna Hoekman; [2023]
    Keywords : Pigeons; humanimal relations; animal rights; posthumanism; companion species; historical ecology;

    Abstract : This thesis is an exploration of the humanimal entanglements between humans and pigeons in the urban setting. It traces human-pigeon histories from pigeons’ domestication forward to the contemporary conceptions of pigeons as a pest animal. READ MORE

  4. 13. Slow environmental violence and the socio-political recognition of air pollution : The case of Poland

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Speelman Chantal; [2023]
    Keywords : Slow environmental violence | human-nature relations | political ecology | medical anthropology | air pollution | social perception | health | young-adults;

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  5. 14. Rosendalsängen på Djurgården : en restaurering med naturalistiska planteringsprinciper

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

    Author : Mikaela Karlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Rosendals slott; historisk trädgård; trädgårdsrestaurering; hållbarhet; biologisk mångfald; naturalistisk planteringsdesign; äng;

    Abstract : Bevarandet av historiska parker och trädgårdar är en viktig del av förvaltningen av det kulturhistoriska arv som finns i den bebyggda miljön, både i urbana och mer naturnära kontexter. Forskning har visat att det inom historiska trädgårdsanläggningar finns en anmärkningsvärt hög biodiversitet och att dessa platser därför kan spela en viktig roll i den hållbara utvecklingen eftersom de ofta är lagstadgat skyddade från exploatering till skillnad från övrig grönyta i städerna. READ MORE

  6. 15. Major forest companies and owner associations interpretation of policies and certification programs regarding riparian buffer zones

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Eric Lundström; [2023]
    Keywords : Buffer zone; Water quality; Buffer zone policy; Forestry; Policy interpretation;

    Abstract : Human intervention in forests such as clearcut forestry have a negative impact on water quality and biodiversity. To maintain water quality and its biological values a commonly used method is to leave trees and shrubs closest to the water, in so called a buffer zone. READ MORE