Essays about: "Prince George s County"

Found 2 essays containing the words Prince George s County.

1. 1. Agroecology as a social movement : a case study of the Prince George's County Food Equity Council in Maryland, United States

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

   Author : Emma Tozer; [2016]
   Keywords : social movements; food policy councils; Prince George s County; Maryland; United States; agroecology; food systems; systems thinking; equity; resilience; food policy;

   Abstract : The United States has experienced a drastic change in its food system within the last century. A locally-based, self-sufficient model has been replaced by one that is characterized by a consolidation of business and farms into fewer hands; a mechanization and specialization of agriculture management; and the looming threat of urban development encroaching on farmland. READ MORE

3. 2. Urban grönstruktur : rain gardens som ett hållbart inslag i vägmiljö

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

   Author : Tanja Mason; [2015]
   Keywords : dagvattenhantering; rain garden; vegetation; ekosystemtjänster; infiltrationsbädd; vägmiljö; biorentention; stormwater planter; infiltration planter; street swale;

   Abstract : Det kommer fler och fler rapporter om översvämningar med katastrofala konsekvenser som följd. Klimatforskare menar att regnmängden i Skåne förväntas öka samtidigt som det sker en enorm exploatering där städerna förtätas och gröna ytor med naturlig infiltrationskraft minskar drastiskt. År 2000 infördes ”Vattendirektivet”. READ MORE