Essays about: "Urban forestry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 108 essays containing the words Urban forestry.

  1. 1. Can urban tree re-inventories inform future species selection? : diameter at breast height as an indicator for tree performance in Malmö municipality’s tree database

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

    Author : Hannah Kit Kraynick Braegelmann; [2023]
    Keywords : DBH; ; diameter at breast height; tree inventories; tree re-inventories; urban forestry; species selection; tree management;

    Abstract : Using the inventory database of trees for Malmö municipality, Sweden, this study explored the potential of using the diameter at breast height (DBH) measurement in re-inventories, as a decision-making tool for species selection and management in urban forests. With the escalating pressures of urbanization and unpredictable climate change effects, there is an urgent need for urban forest managers to possess reliable tools that can facilitate the selection of resilient tree species capable of thriving in diverse and changing urban contexts. READ MORE

  3. 2. Can an alternative cosmovision challenge the market hegemony? : an analysis of article 6.8 in the Paris agreement

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

    Author : Amanda Björksell; [2023]
    Keywords : climate negotiations; Paris agreement; Buen Vivir; ; Vivir Bien; article 6.8; climate justice; Bolivia; non-market approaches;

    Abstract : A rising global temperature and increased emissions, in combination with the slow progress of the yearly climate negotiations shows that there is something hindering the radical improvement needed to protect both the planet and humanity. The outset for this thesis is to study the UN climate negotiations and the alternative discourse that can question the hegemony. READ MORE

  4. 3. Värdväxter hos Coleophora - säckmalar : koppling till utbredning och hotstatus

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : David Lundgren; [2023]
    Keywords : värdväxter; insekter; nattfjärilar; säckmalar; Lepidoptera; Coleophora; lövminerare; småfjärilar; fjärilslarver; rödlistade arter; hotade arter; pollinerare;

    Abstract : Att stoppa utarmning av biologisk mångfald och livsmiljöer är en stor utmaning och en ödesfråga för mänskligheten. Klimatförändringar, exploatering, kalhyggesskogsbruk, intensivt brukad jordbruksmark, invasiva arter och miljögifter medför att jorden är inne i sitt sjätte utdöende. READ MORE

  5. 4. Nature representation in forest fire management in Jämtland, Sweden

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

    Author : Swenja Dorn; [2023]
    Keywords : nature; representation; nature representation; forest fire management;

    Abstract : With a globally increasing mean temperature and drier summers in Europe, forest fires are becoming a wider known issue in the forest landscape. Having been part of the boreal forest landscape for millennia, their influence becomes more pronounced due to these changes. READ MORE

  6. 5. Ängens potential för ekosystemtjänster i staden

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

    Author : Matilda Iggström; [2023]
    Keywords : urban äng; ekosystemtjänster; urbanekologi;

    Abstract : Den rådande urbaniseringstrenden och klimatförändringar ökar behovet av ekosystemtjänster i städer. Ängen som är en av våra mest artrika marker i landskapet, trängs undan i det moderna jord- och skogsbruket, vilket hotar många ängsväxters existens. READ MORE