Essays about: "conservation in town"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words conservation in town.

  1. 1. People and Baboons in Cape Town: Rethinking Interactions with Wildlife in Urban Areas

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Kinga Psiuk; [2022]
    Keywords : wildlife management; human-baboon interactions; Cape Town; values; WVO; Q-method; reflexivity; inclusive conservation;

    Abstract : Humans and wildlife live in increasing proximity, which leads to negative human-wildlife interactions. Management efforts are often focused on “controlling” species that are considered problematic, often downplaying, or even neglecting the perceptions and values of affected communities. READ MORE

  3. 2. Bits & Bobs : Finds from a research excavation of Birka’s rampart: A study with focus on material distribution and metal conservation

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Arkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet

    Author : Mikael Heljeback; [2019]
    Keywords : Archaeology; Metal conservation; Birka; Rampart; Iron age; Viking; Excavation; XRF; Comb; Beads; Osteoarchaeology; Ceramics; Hillfort; Artefacts; Database; Corrosion;

    Abstract : In the spring of 2018, a prospection and subsequent research excavation of a previously unstudied area related to the rampart of the Viking age town of Birka, Sweden, was undertaken by students and professors from the archaeological science department affiliated with Stockholm University.The purpose of this paper is to examine and categorise the various excavated finds, the ensuing conservation and preservation of the metal objects as well as to investigate the context and possible function of the site regarding the spatial distribution of said finds. READ MORE

  4. 3. Anthropogenic changes in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Mikaela Gomez; [2019]
    Keywords : land cover change; protected areas; encroachment; habitat fragmentation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Since the 1950s the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) has experienced several changes in land use policy. In the early 1990s the NCA’s policy was changed for the last time and the area became considered an experimental multiple land use system. READ MORE

  5. 4. Artilleriparken : upprustning av en park i Visby innerstad

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

    Author : Klara Samuelsson; [2018]
    Keywords : gestaltning; Hansestaden Visby; omgestaltning; parkupprustning; växtgestaltning;

    Abstract : Artilleriparken är en liten park på ungefär 2000 kvadratmeter belägen i Hansestaden Visby. År 1995 upptogs hela Visby innerstad inklusive grönområden och parker på UNESCOS världsarvslista. Sverige åtog sig då ansvaret för att skydda, bevara och levandegöra det utnämnda världsarvet. READ MORE

  6. 5. Att utforma en plats i en historisk miljö : ett gestaltningsförslag för en ny utemiljö kring Café Mandeltårtan i Ronneby

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

    Author : Emma Svensson; [2017]
    Keywords : Café Mandeltårtan; Ronneby Brunnspark; historisk miljö; gestaltning; bevarande; plats;

    Abstract : Denna uppsats med tillhörande gestaltningsförslag tar sin utgångspunkt i en historisk miljö i anslutning till Ronneby Brunnspark. På platsen ligger idag ett populärt café. Min uppgift har varit att göra ett gestaltningsförslag för utemiljön kring cafébyggnaden. READ MORE