Essays about: "community gardens"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 55 essays containing the words community gardens.

  1. 21. Sustainable development in Änggärdet : A Backcasting Approach for what a Sustainable Community Farm Might Comprise in the Future

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Jordi Balbin Vila; [2020]
    Keywords : Production; consumption; driving forces; short and long-term challenges; sustainable awareness;

    Abstract : It can be argued that the growing threat of climate change, of a culture of capitalism and consumption established in today’s society, drives networks of people to form unions and not to follow standard production and consumption systems, of which Änggärdet is a representation. This thesis project aims to create a desirable and sustainable future scenario for Änggärdet in 2030 based on a backcasting methodology. READ MORE

  3. 22. Plats för odling : om stadsodlares relationer till stad och bostadsområden i en hållbar stadsutveckling

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

    Author : Malin Sjöstrand; [2019]
    Keywords : stadsodling; social hållbarhet; platsanknytning; socialt kapital;

    Abstract : I den här uppsatsen undersöks stadsodling som social företeelse med ett fokus på odlingar som engagerar barn, unga och familjer. Stadsodlingen har varit ett alltmer vanligt inslag i städerna och ett alltmer undersökt ämne inom forskningen under senare år. READ MORE

  4. 23. Growing change : an analysis of learning processes in community gardens in Budapest

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Dóra Ádám; [2018]
    Keywords : community gardens; learning for sustainability; Budapest; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Cities have a crucial importance from the sustainability point of view. More than 50% of the global population lives in cities, therefore urban dwellers’ environmental knowledge can be of critical importance. READ MORE

  5. 24. Architectural Footnotes

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Mathew Newton; [2018]
    Keywords : Architectural Footnotes; Bandhagen; Högdalen; Drinking fountain; Planting; Fences; Enclosure; Privatisation; Outsourcing; Participatory Planning; Deregulation;

    Abstract : In this work I have been looking at three small everyday sites that can tell big and unexpected stories of how we live together. These sites appear unremarkable at first glance, but on a second look are filled with contradictions and conflicts of interest. READ MORE

  6. 25. Biodiversity in assisted migration trials : a study comparing the arthropod diversity between different populations of cottonwood (Populus Fremontii) translocated to new areas

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Maria Noro Larsson; [2018]
    Keywords : assisted migration; biodiversity conservation; arthropods; climate change;

    Abstract : This study aims at investigating how diversity and community structure of arthropods are affected by assisted migration of foundation species. This is proposed to counter biodiversity loss in the tracks of climate change. By focusing on foundation species, a larger quantity of biodiversity could be protected. READ MORE