Essays about: "biodiversity for sustainable environment"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 121 essays containing the words biodiversity for sustainable environment.

1. 6. Kartläggning av utbildande information på svenska djurparkers hemsidor

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

   Author : Helena Lindberg; [2023]
   Keywords : bevarandeutbildning; djurpark; hemsida; biologi; djurvälfärd;

   Abstract : The way that we as a global society live our lives at the moment is resulting in a decline of biodiversity worldwide. A lot of people want to do something to change this but they do not know how. READ MORE

3. 7. Littering behaviors and communication: The case of Strängnäs municipality, Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Desirée Halvarsson Amberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable development; Cognitive Dissonance; Litter; Pro-Environmental Behaviors; Social Norms; Social Practice Theory;

   Abstract : Consumption of everyday products is an unintentional behavior most individuals act out without thinking of it. These products can end up as litter discarded in nature. Littering is an important field to study in order to achieve a sustainable future. READ MORE

4. 8. Wind energy and environmental impacts of wind turbine projects

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

   Author : Chadi Kattach; [2023]
   Keywords : wind; wind turbine; landscape;

   Abstract : My goal in writing this paper was to become more familiar with with wind farm planning and its relationship to the landscape, as a strong and bold intervention in the existing landscape. I examined some of the side effects of onshore wind farms in general, By studying different research on the effects of wind turbines on the surrounding key species such as humans, terrestrial mammals, bats and birds. READ MORE

5. 9. Amphibia : Living on both sides

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Elvira Nielsen; [2023]
   Keywords : zero growth; lithium-ion battery factory; agenda 2030; great crested newt; local global sustainability; the rights of the child;

   Abstract : Mariestad municipality participated in a global competition to become Volvo’s site for a new lithium-ion battery factory. The competition was between eleven different countries and three different locations in Sweden. READ MORE

6. 10. Increasing ecosystem services at an industrial area : A study applied to Rönnskärsverken

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Lisa Larsson; Petra Ljunggren; [2023]
   Keywords : Green areas; Biodiversity; Environmental regulation; Nature Based Solutions; Stormwater management;

   Abstract : What are ecosystem services, what are the possibilities to use them as a solution to remediate environmental problems, and how can they be increased in an industrial area such as Rönnskärsverken? The aim of this master thesis was to investigate the potential and the incentive for increasing ecosystem services in Rönnskärsverken’s industrial area through green areas and nature based stormwater management solutions on the site.  Ecosystem services is a concept that was put on the political agenda in the UN in 2005 in order to create a common definition and valuation to raise awareness of the values that nature provides to human beings. READ MORE