Essays about: "close-to-nature management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words close-to-nature management.

  1. 1. Managing diversity : the forest development types as a framework for management within mixed forest systems

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

    Author : Pernilla Fridberg; [2023]
    Keywords : urban forestry; urban woodland; recreational forests; forest structure; vegetation structure; forest development types; mixed forest systems; forest management; close-to-nature management; Scanian forest systems; sustainable forest management; ecological values; resilience; sustainable cities; biodiversity; ; profile diagrams; conservation efforts; herbaceous mixed stands; species diversity; reference landscapes; forest communities;

    Abstract : The demand for both biodiversity and recreational forests is increasing. Management methods under the umbrella term Close-to-Nature management, which aims to incorporate natural successional patterns and disturbances, is considered preferable to traditional forest management methods in terms of both recreational and ecological values (Wimberly et al. READ MORE

  3. 2. Towards recognition in governance: an exploratory study of biodiversity protection in Swedish forestry.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Anna Berg Grimstad; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; biodiversity protection; recognition; environmental governance; feminist political ecology; private forest owners;

    Abstract : Loss of biodiversity and interest in the promises of the bioeconomy creates pressure on forests and implications for their governance. In Sweden, forest policy for the protection of biodiversity is known as “freedom with responsibility”, which puts an onus on the many private forest owners in the country to reverse the critical loss of biodiversity. READ MORE

  4. 3. Vegetationens betydelse på skolgården : för barns lek och aktivitet

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

    Author : Malin Wahlström; [2021]
    Keywords : vegetation; skolgård; lekplats; utemiljö; barn; lek; aktivitet;

    Abstract : När vuxna människor minns tillbaka på sin skolgång, är oftast de starkaste minnena kopplade till skolgården. Skolgården är en viktig plats i vardagen för barn, där de kan utvecklas, hålla sig fysiskt aktiva och leka under sina raster. Forskning visar att det är bra för barns hälsa att vistas nära naturen. READ MORE

  5. 4. Varför flyttar folk till landet? : en fallstudie av en landsbygdsort i en lågpendlingskommun

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

    Author : Sara Hjalmarsson; [2021]
    Keywords : landsbygd; landsbygdsboende; tätort; naturnära; glesbygd; rural; rural areas; rural living; urban areas; close to nature;

    Abstract : Målet med uppsatsen har varit attsammanställa en tematisk analys av argument för varför människor väljer att bosätta sig på landsbygden i en lågpendlingskommun. Detta har jag gjort genom att intervjua boende i en landsbygdsort i en lågpendlingskommun i Östergötland. READ MORE

  6. 5. Killing a tree is the same as killing a part of Creation : A comparative study of Western and Indigenous’ worldviews, views of nature and knowledge systems

    University essay from Institutionen för tema; Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Deniz Tütüncü; [2013]
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    Abstract : Nowadays there is a great deal of concern for global warming. Researchers and politicians all over the world are urgently trying to find solutions to it. However, most of the solutions which consider sustainable development have a technical perspective to environmental problems. READ MORE