Essays about: "Peri-Urban"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 97 essays containing the word Peri-Urban.

  1. 6. Exploring learning processes and social capital in community urban agriculture projects in Bogotá, Colombia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Lily Begg; [2023]
    Keywords : urban and peri-urban agriculture UPA ; social capital; social learning; knowledge transfer; capacity-building; agroecology; community UPA; Bogotá; huerta;

    Abstract : As the world’s population becomes increasingly urban, the social, economic and environmental living conditions of city-dwellers are under pressure. High levels of pollution, lack of transport links, informal housing, unemployment rates and increasing inequalities are just some of the challenges that rapidly urbanising cities face. READ MORE

  3. 7. Antibiotic use and resistance in the food and agricultural sectors in Bangladesh : present risk factors and possible improvements

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Linnea Eberson; [2022]
    Keywords : AMR; Bangladesh; AMU; multidrug resistant MDR ; low-and middle-income countries;

    Abstract : Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats against public health in the world. Antimicrobial substances are used within all different sectors and contribute to development of AMR. READ MORE

  4. 8. Restorative urban forests. A study of nature affordances along forest bathing trails in Northeast Italy : a study of nature affordances along forest bathing trails in Northeast Italy

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Beatrice Guardini; [2022]
    Keywords : restoration; affordances; forest bathing; wellbeing; Italy;

    Abstract : In the framework of newly-emergent forest-based initiatives for health and well-being, forest bathing and the benefits deriving from this practice are widely explored in the fields of medicine, psychology, and forestry. However, besides the significant body of research about the impacts of forest immersions on human health and well-being, few studies investigate the physical characteristics of forests that support this activity. READ MORE

  5. 9. Produktiva grönytor i periferin : en studie i att introducera mångbruk på kommunala grönytor i stadens ytterkant

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

    Author : Anna Schön; [2022]
    Keywords : mångbruk; multifunktionalitet; förvaltning; urbant skogsbruk; skogsträdgård; betesdjur; slåtteräng; stadsodling; peri-urban; stadsranden; Växjö; Lund;

    Abstract : I mötet mellan staden och jordbruket finns möjlighet att skapa en god levnadsmiljö med närhet till service och natur. Men i stadens periferi kan det även uppstå väldigt hårda gränser där underutnyttjade gräsytor möter ett otillgängligt, exkluderande odlingslandskap och där jordbrukets hantverksmässiga skötselmetoder känns avlägsna. READ MORE

  6. 10. Vägen till framtiden : temporär gatuomvandling vid Helsingforsgatan och Roslagsgatan i Stockholm

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

    Author : Anna-Stella Eriksson; Kirsten Waaler; [2022]
    Keywords : Landskapsarkitektur; temporär gatuomvadling; semipermanent gestaltning; taktisk urbanism; urbana gator;

    Abstract : När staden växer och byggs tätare, ökar kampen om utrymmet. Städernas allmänna ytor består till stor del av gator, vars främsta funktion är att transportera gående, cyklister och motorister. Vi står inför ett val där vi antingen kan låta gator endast fylla en funktion, som transportled. READ MORE