Essays about: "a study on farmland"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 109 essays containing the words a study on farmland.

  1. 11. Assessing the Potential of Hydroponic Farming to Reduce Food Imports: The Case of Lettuce Production in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Rouzbeh Taghizadeh; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Urban Agriculture; Hydroponics; Food Import; Lettuce Production;

    Abstract : Many studies have investigated the issue of feeding the world’s growing population from different perspectives. Conventional agricultural methods usually have small production yields while requiring large amounts of scarce and unevenly distributed resources such as farmland and water. READ MORE

  3. 12. Rewilding Abandoned Farmland An Analysis of the Impact of Rewilding on Biodiversity in Projects of Rewilding Europe

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Markus Ebel; [2021]
    Keywords : Rewilding; abandoned farmland; biodiversity; sustainability science; ecological integrity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Biodiversity continues its devastating decline while Europe is facing an estimated 20 million ha of farmland abandonment until 2030. By reviewing scientific and grey literature, websites, and reports I investigate the impacts of rewilding on biodiversity in connection to abandoned farmland. READ MORE

  4. 13. NEIGHBORHOOD AS A LIVING ORGANISM

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Parto Jahangiri; [2021]
    Keywords : Neighborhood; Patterns; Design Intervention; Placeholder Concept; Neighborhood Scale; Micro Behavior; Macro Behavior; Territories In-between; Self-organized; Farming; Scandinavian Cities; Lund; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : To encounter the ambiguity of the contemporary understanding of neighborhood, we must fundamentally view the concept from a broad historical and global perspective. A neighborhood should be understood as an organism; this whole organism is alive, constantly changing, and its structure is fluid. READ MORE

  5. 14. Family farm and financial asset : external land ownership and family agriculture on the Swedish Plains

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

    Author : Hedvig Goldhahn; [2021]
    Keywords : financialization; family farming; land ownership; tenancy; Uppsala Akademiförvaltning;

    Abstract : In Sweden, the potential deregulation of the land market has been discussed in recent years, motivated by the increasing demand for external capital in agriculture. Corporate entities’ are currently restricted from purchasing farmland by the Swedish Land Acquisition Act. READ MORE

  6. 15. The effect of habitat type on farmland bird populations : In Tarnava Mare Natura2000 reserve, Romania

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ekologi och genetik

    Author : Krisztina Csiki; [2020]
    Keywords : farmland; birds; agriculture; Tarnava; Mare; Natura2000; reserve; yellowhammer; tree sparrow; skylark; red-backed shrike; common whitethroat;

    Abstract : Widespread extinction is a critical threat to biodiversity and is largely caused by human overexploitation of habitat and populations. A widely used and hence well studied organism group for indication of biodiversity is birds. READ MORE