Essays about: "Timber"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 821 essays containing the word Timber.

  1. 31. Urban living in Wood CLT housing in Slakthusområdet

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Fadri Horber; [2023]
    Keywords : Residential housing out of CLT material in Slakthusområdet; Stockholm;

    Abstract : This project aims to investigate a sustainable approach to housing construction by utilizing CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber) as a fundamental structural element. Emphasizing the significance of pedestrian and bicycle accessibility, this aspect was integrated into the design proposal. READ MORE

  3. 32. Characteristics of instream wood following alluvial river restoration : Using Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Martina Fjällberg; [2023]
    Keywords : River restoration; instream wood; uncrewed aerial vehicles; fluvial geomorphology.;

    Abstract : River restoration is something that is often used to help restore watercourses that were historically used for timber floating. In these restorations, instream wood (IW) plays a big role in increasing biodiversity and habitat heterogeneity in watercourses. READ MORE

  4. 33. A Cost Benefit Analysis of Continuous Cover Forestry in Djurholmen, Skåne

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Moa Morency; [2023]
    Keywords : continuous cover forestry CCF ; clear-cut forestry CF ; cost-benefit analysis CBA ; ecosystem services; climate mitigation; timber production; Norway Spruce Picea abies ; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Forests and forest products are important, not just for timber production, the forest ecosystem plays several important roles, such as water purification, carbon sequestration for climate mitigation and recreational values. How the forests are managed varies throughout the globe, in Sweden the most used system is the clearcutting system (CF), however continuous cover forestry (CCF) is gaining popularity and is being tested in several places. READ MORE

  5. 34. Differences and similarities in stand characteristics after prescribed burning and wildfire : implications for conservation of forest biodiversity

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Hannah Sophie Jakob; [2023]
    Keywords : coarse woody debris; conservation; biodiversity; boreal forest; Daldinia loculata; Fennoscandia; prescribed burning; regeneration; wildfire; woodpecker;

    Abstract : 1. Wildfires are a natural disturbance in the boreal forests of Fennoscandia and have shaped and formed forests in the past, resulting in very heterogeneous forests containing large amounts of dead and living trees in various age classes. READ MORE

  6. 35. To clear-cut or not to clear-cut; Cost-benefit analyses of post-fire management approaches in the Ljusdal fire-complex

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Bella Blomqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Clear-cut forestry; Continous cover forestry; Nature reserve; Cost-benefit analysis; Wildfires; Sweden; Ljusdal; Post-fire management; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Wildfires causes natural disturbances to ecosystems which can have potentially damaging results for ecosystem services and economic income from timber production. The post-fire management approach can be essential for the environmental work regarding the recovery of ecosystems and maintaining ecosystem services. READ MORE