Essays about: "coastal landscapes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words coastal landscapes.

  1. 1. Shifting shorelines : reflection on visulization of sea level rise

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

    Author : Essi Seiskari; [2023]
    Keywords : sea level rise; climate adaptation; managed retreat; visualization;

    Abstract : Sea level rise is predicted to radically transform coastal landscapes in the coming centuries. Caused by climate change, the impact is already felt in low-lying communities around the world. READ MORE

  3. 2. Identification of restoration hotspots in landscape-scale green infrastructure planning based on model-predicted connectivity forest

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Xiaoming Wang; [2023]
    Keywords : boreal forest; conservation; restoration; connectivity; green infrastructure; GIS; Sweden; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Boreal forest landscapes have undergone severe anthropogenic fragmentation and their enormous values concerning, e.g., ecosystem service, biodiversity and culture are hazarded. READ MORE

  4. 3. All Is Fish that Comes to His Net - contextualising subsistence strategy, animal economy and mobility in coastal Sweden's Mesolithic past

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk osteologi

    Author : Hanna Rosenborg; [2022]
    Keywords : Blå Jungfrun; coastal landscapes; mesolithic; osteology; zooarchaeology; mobility; diet; sedentism; subsistence strategy; hunter-gatherer; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : In an extensive analysis of seven coastal sites that are spread across the East and West coast of southern Sweden, animal economy and specialised hunting is at the forefront of interpreting the subsistence strategy and mobility in Mesolithic hunter-gatherer societies. Through comparative data, the following thesis will observe the differences and similarities between the aforementioned coastal regions of southern Sweden in an attempt to study the possible seasonality and sedentism of residential locations. READ MORE

  5. 4. Kenyas mangroveskogar : en analys av estetiska, miljömässiga och sociala värdens förekomst inom mangroveskogarna i Mida Creek

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

    Author : Sofie von Kauffmann; [2022]
    Keywords : Mangroveskogar; ekosystemtjänster; värden; Mida Creek; Kenya;

    Abstract : Mangroveskogar bildar ett ekosystem som växer i tidvattenzonen längst med kustområden, bland annat Mida Creek i Kenya, och har bidragit med ekosystemtjänster för lokalbefolkningen sedan 800 före vår tid. Globalt har en minskning av mangroveskogar skett i yta, vilket påverkar många människor dagligen, därför är förvaltningen och planeringen för dem väsentlig för framtiden. READ MORE

  6. 5. Alteration of the forest structure in historically impacted Nothofagus spp. forests on the Brunswick peninsula : recommendations for their protection and management

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Leon Hauenschild; [2022]
    Keywords : Nothofagus spp. forests; Brunswick peninsula; Forest history; Indigenous land use; Holistic conservation;

    Abstract : Despite exhibiting a seemingly low degree of human alteration when compared to other types of landscapes, most forest ecosystems in the world have a long history of human use and are prod-uct thereof. The southern Brunswick peninsula is no exception to this and has an extensive history of anthropogenic activity, both pre-colonial and modern. READ MORE