Essays about: "allotment garden"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the words allotment garden.
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6. Odla ditt bostadsområde! Stadsodlingens betydelse, drivkrafter och genomförande : en fallstudie av Odlingsnätverket Seved i Malmö
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Vi står inför en mycket spännande framtid inom utvecklingen av odling i stadsmiljö. Den trend av stadsodling som svept över Sverige de senaste åren har lett till att en mängd nyskapande och spännande odlingsprojekt har initierats runt om i landet. Att odla i staden och att odla kollektivt är dock inget nytt fenomen. READ MORE
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7. Socialt kapital : en skörd från den urbana odlingen
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Hur kan urban odling skapa nya sociala nätverk mellan människor och få dem att mötas i staden? Litteraturstudien har till syfte att undersöka vilka studier som gjorts kring urban odling och socialt kapital, med fokus på överbryggande socialt kapital. Begrepp som community garden, community, kolonilott samt socialt kapital förklaras inledningsvis för att skapa ett ramverk till litteraturstudien. READ MORE
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8. Facing Peak Oil and Climate Change: A Pragmatic Approach to a Re-localized Food Production System in Uppsala, Sweden
University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Globalization and industrial agriculture have enabled consumers in Sweden and other countries in the Western world to enjoy foodstuffs from many parts of the world at very affordable monetary prices, but at the same time involving a lot of external costs in the form of environmental degradation, and a high dependency on foreign agricultural ecosystems as well as on oil and other non-renewable inputs, thus degrading sustainability and resilience in the food system. Accelerated climate change and the upcoming peak oil crisis call for a reorientation and a transition to a more locally-based system. READ MORE
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9. An analysis of the potential of local stewardship as a management mode for increasing and enhancing ecosystem services in the urban landscape : Three case studies in Stockholm Municipality – Igelbäcken Allotment Garden, Akalla Allotment Garden and the Vinterviken Garden
University essay from Stockholm Resilience CentreAbstract : The capacity of urban areas for generating quality of life is largely dependent on theecological processes and the green spaces of the cityscape. The ecosystem services supportedand generated by urban green spaces are fundamental to human well being in cities. READ MORE
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10. Community Gardens i USA : en studie av rörelsens uppkomst, funktioner och effekter samt en jämförelse med liknande fenomen i Sverige
University essay from SLU/Landscape Architecture (until 121231)Abstract : This paper originates in a study of Community Gardens in the United States. An overview of how and why the gardens have emerged, their functions today, and their effects and problems is presented. The reader will also be introduced to a selection of Swedish movements that correspond with the phenomenon of the American Community Garden. READ MORE