Essays about: "Peri-Urban Agriculture"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 31 essays containing the words Peri-Urban Agriculture.

1. 16. Urban agriculture : experiences from the Swedish horticulture

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Erik Gullers; [2015]
   Keywords : Von Thünen; Economic Geography; Horticulture; Urban agriculture;

   Abstract : Urbanisation has increased the distance between the urban and the rural. Urban agriculture can be a solution to overcome that distance. The characteristic of urban agriculture is the intensive production in intra urban and peri-urban areas. Until 1950s food production in cities was an important part of the urban economy and the urban food supply. READ MORE

3. 17. Driving forces of land use : underlying factors in peri-urban land use

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Matilda Thelin; [2014]
   Keywords : land use; agricultural land; farmers; driving forces; land management; landowners; exploitation; future scenarios;

   Abstract : Swedish agriculture faces future challenges regarding food production and land use. Increased competition for agricultural land creates complex situations, where conflicts may arise when productive crop land is in demand not only for food production but also energy- and fodder production. READ MORE

4. 18. Not for Sale: How home grown Scandinavian eco-cities take climate change imaginaries beyond market mechanisms

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Marcella Carby-Samuels; [2014]
   Keywords : values-based planning theory; critical institutional theory; eco-communities; ecocity; eco-city; ecovillage; eco-village; peri-urban; urban agriculture; urban gardening; urbanization; socio-ecological systems; socio-ecological justice; social sustainability; equity; subnational authorities; climate talks; UNFCCC; cities; climate change; global warming; political ecology; critical realism; adaptation; mitigation; urban heat island effect; green roofs; 8 House; Western Harbour; Augustenborg; Munksøgård; Copenhagen; Malmö; Roskilde; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Inter-governmental climate talks have, over a twenty-year period, had little success in implementing measures to mitigate human-induced climate change. Their fundamental perspective, one of economic rationality, has not provided a compelling or effective basis for achieving their desired goals. READ MORE

5. 19. Brucellosis in small ruminants : an investigation of knowledge, attitude and practices in peri-urban farming around the region of Dushanbe, Tajikistan

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

   Author : Cecilia Grahn; [2013]
   Keywords : Brucellosis; Knowledge; Attitude; Practices; KAP;

   Abstract : Landlocked Tajikistan is situated in Central Asia and is not only the smallest republic of Central Asia, but it is also one of the most mountainous with some of Central Asia’s highest peaks. Tajikistan is currently and historically the most financially disadvantaged country within Soviet Union/Russian territories. READ MORE

6. 20. Prevalence of antibodies for Peste des petits des ruminants virus and Brucella and related risk factors in goat herds in urban and peri-urban agriculture in Kampala, Uganda

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Linn Lernfelt; [2013]
   Keywords : goats; urban and peri-urban agriculture; risk factors; antibodies; seriprevalence; peste des petits ruminants virus; brucella;

   Abstract : The world’s population reached more than 6.9 billion people in July 2011. It is expected that the population growth during the next 40 years will take place mostly in low-income countries and the population increase will be 2.3 billion people during 2011-2050. READ MORE