Essays about: "abandoned agriculture land"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words abandoned agriculture land.

1. 1. Relating the impacts of regenerative farming practices to soil health and carbon sequestration on Gotland, Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

   Author : Laerke Daverkosen; Alena Holzknecht; [2021]
   Keywords : regenerative agriculture; soil health; carbon sequestration; Gotland Sweden ;

   Abstract : Land degradation, greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss through agriculture are some of the greatest challenges we are facing today. Fertile and productive soils are the basis of life on this planet and need to be protected and restored to support a growing population and lower negative impacts of climate change. READ MORE

3. 2. Agrivoltaic system : A possible synergy between agriculture and solar energy

   University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologi

   Author : Charline Ninon Lolita Dos Santos; [2020]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The development of photovoltaic energy requires a lot of land. To maximize the land use, agrivoltaic systems that combine an agricultural and an electrical production on the same land unit are developed. READ MORE

4. 3. Food and the City : The case study of Athens, Greece. Investigating the role of the food cycle and food dependencies of the contemporary city centers from the periphery

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

   Author : Marianna Patelida; [2020]
   Keywords : food; dependency; city; urban; agriculture; community; local;

   Abstract : Food and City Project is about investigating the role of the food cycle and the food dependencies from the periphery that appear in contemporary city centers. Food as a multidimensional network can have a significant impact spatially, by mapping the food miles that the food is traveling, in terms of values when there is knowledge about the value of the product that is consumed. READ MORE

5. 4. Appropriate experimental design and pre-commercial thinning regime in Norway spruce stands on former agriculture lands in Latvia

   University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

   Author : Aksels Edgars Loks; [2020]
   Keywords : management regime; heureka; randomized complete block design; density; economical rotation age; land expectation value;

   Abstract : Recent decades Latvian land usage has change and lot of unused agricultural lands has been reforested. These areas show difference by increased growth from typical forest land, because of this trait stands need different silvicultural treatments, implementation time and intensity. READ MORE

6. 5. Urban Farming: Production comparison of Basil and Oak Leaf lettuce in two hydroponic growing systems : an industrial collaborated study in Sweden

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

   Author : Omer Hafeez Malik; [2020]
   Keywords : Hydroponics; Lactuca sativa; Ocimum basilicum; precision farming; vertical farming;

   Abstract : The modern agriculture of the world is facing huge challenges in terms of increasing scarcity of natural resources such as water and land. The increase in global population is not only enabling in expansion of big cities but also raising questions of accommodating and feeding this amount of population. READ MORE