Essays about: "Peace Parks"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Peace Parks.

1. 1. Age-friendly planning of urban green spaces : A case study regarding older adults and park design in Östersund, Sweden

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

   Author : Simon Strömqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : age-friendly parks; planning; urban green spaces; aging population; outdoor recreation; health;

   Abstract : Age-friendly parks support older adults' health as places for urban outdoor recreation when more remote nature becomes inaccessible. I analyzed data from a previous survey (n = 266) to explore factors important for older adults' nature experience knowledge to find essential features of age-friendly park design. READ MORE

3. 2. Rum för kontemplation i staden

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

   Author : Frida Nilsson; Josefina Granberg; [2022]
   Keywords : landskapsarkitektur; kontemplation; transcendens; rum för eftertanke; Galatheas hage; Östra kyrkogården; Nordisk Djungel;

   Abstract : Det tycks bli allt svårare att hitta stunder i vardagslivet där en kan stanna upp, koppla från och koppla av från alla de krav och intryck som stadens höga tempo utgör i dagens moderna samhälle. Med rådande brist på grönområden, börjar allt fler platser för stillhet och reflektion försvinna till fördel för ”multifunktionella” miljöer. READ MORE

4. 3. How to sow peace? : a value chain approach for environmental peacebuilding in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, Colombia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Kathrin Sybille Hegger; [2020]
   Keywords : environmental peacebuilding; systems theory; post-conflict; value chain approach; deforestation; non-timber forest products; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Ecological rehabilitation projects - as a form of reforestation interventions - are increasing worldwide and present an opportunity for climate change mitigation and supporting local livelihoods. Implemented in post-conflict situations, they are increasingly promoted as solutions for peace. READ MORE

5. 4. IS TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION OVERCOMING THE PITFALLS OF LARGE-SCALE COLLECTIVE ACTION? A case study of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area in southern Africa

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sharon Plotzki; [2019-04-09]
   Keywords : Transfrontier conservation; the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area; collective action; resource management; common-pool resource;

   Abstract : Management of migrating resources is typically referring to fish or water, but wildlife such as elephants, rhinos and lions can also classify as a migratory resource. These animals are generally constrained by political borders, but by implementing large wildlife-parks called transfrontier conservation areas the political borders between two or more states are opened. READ MORE

6. 5. Framing Transfrontier Nature Conservation : The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park and the Vision of 'Peace Parks' in Southern Africa

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

   Author : Kristina Berglund; [2015]
   Keywords : Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park; Peace Parks; Transfrontier Conservation Areas; Actor-Network; Framing; Global Environmental History;

   Abstract : Within the broad field of global environmental history this master thesis analyses transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) also known as 'peace parks', and explores how the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park (GLTP) has been envisioned, described, motivated and implemented. Using Actor-Network Theory and Framing Analysis, the thesis analyses how the idea of the GLTP and the critique against it has been framed over time through the analysis of official reports and academic research in combination with in-depth interviews with key actors. READ MORE