Essays about: "Human Ecology"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 296 essays containing the words Human Ecology.

  1. 21. Human-Mangrove Entanglements in Shyamnagar, Bangladesh

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

    Author : Gabriela Bernal Liller; [2023]
    Keywords : Multispecies Political Ecology; Resilience Narrative; Imagination; Care;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the intricate relationship between mangroves and humans in Shyamnagar, Bangladesh. Mangroves in Shyamnagar are found both in the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest on earth, and in adaptation projects called nature based solutions (NbS), framed by the resilience narrative. READ MORE

  3. 22. Ecosystem Employment in Jakarta, Indonesia - Ecological Applications in Urban Design

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Holley Nicole Stringham; [2023]
    Keywords : ecosystem services; ecology; urban design; disaster management; climate change; urban resiliency; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Nature has a special knack for survival. After millennia of beating the odds against an inhospitable planet, many species have found clever ways to ensure self-preservation on an often inhospitable planet. By refining special skills and working alongside other members of the ecosystem, countless species have found a stable role in the landscape. READ MORE

  4. 23. Climate, Coloniality and Financialization: A Decolonial Analysis of Global Climate Finance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Judith Rybol; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Providing adequate climate finance, meaning funding for mitigation, adaptation or loss and damage, has been very high on the global policy agenda recently. The political economy and ecology behind it are much more complex and morally multidimensional than the mainstream finance world likes to present it though, which results in grave colonial injustices, international debt crises, deepened global inequalities and heightened climate vulnerabilities. READ MORE

  5. 24. Design principles to foster respect for nature in video games

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Goutham Jayaraman; [2023]
    Keywords : Respect; Nature; Video Games; Biocentric; Game Design; Environment; Animals; Nonhumans; Climate Change; Ecology; Human-Nature Relationship;

    Abstract : Video games are critical and relevant tools which can be used to influence perceptions of nature. Many games have already sought to educate players about environmental issues, but the effect that games as a whole have on players’ respect for nature is yet uncertain. READ MORE

  6. 25. Möjligheten för biologisk mångfald på bostadsgårdar : hur olika typologier av bostadsgårdar skapar förutsättningar för habitat som gynnar biologisk mångfald

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Lovisa Lindved; [2023]
    Keywords : biologisk mångfald; fragmentering; habitat; biotop; konnektivitet; spridningsmöjligheter; ekologiska nischer; supplementering; källa-sänkadynamik; kantzon; strukturrika planteringar; skiktning; boplats;

    Abstract : Biologisk mångfald i staden är avgörande för flertalet livsviktiga funktioner. Dessa inkluderar omhändertagande av dagvatten, luftrening och minskning av buller. Stadens grönytor bidrar till ökat välmående hos människorna och synlig biodiversitet har en positiv inverkan på människor. READ MORE