Essays about: "cultural ecosystem services"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 94 essays containing the words cultural ecosystem services.

1. 21. Spatiotemporal changes in Gothenburg municipality's green space, 1986 to 2019

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Kristin Blinge; [2021-04-01]
   Keywords : NDVI; multitemporal change analysis; incremental change; urbanization;

   Abstract : As the world’s population is becoming increasingly more urban the infrastructure expands to accommodate the inhabitants’ needs. In a dense urban environment green space has an important function since it provides vital ecosystem services, contributes to recreational and cultural values and is essential for biodiversity. READ MORE

3. 22. Sorgträd : ett grönt kulturarv med ena roten i graven? – en undersökning av utvecklingen av sorgträd mellan 1967 och 2021 på Gamla kyrkogården i Malmö

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

   Author : Elna Strömvall; [2021]
   Keywords : sorgträd; sorgeträd; kyrkogård; begravningsplats; kulturhistoria; kulturarv; hängask; hängalm; paraplyalm; hängbjörk; tårbjörk; hängbok;

   Abstract : Grönområden och träd i urbana miljöer bidrar med för oss människor nödvändiga ekosystemtjänster, men grönområden riskerar att försvinna i och med en ökad exploatering. Många kyrkogårdar fyller idag en funktion både som begravningsplats och som en grön miljö för rekreation och återhämtning. READ MORE

4. 23. Sustainable Destination Development in Practice : Can accommodation businesses contribute to cultural landscape preservation? The case of the Ökomodell Hindelang

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Lorenz Schwarzenbach; [2021]
   Keywords : tourism; destination; development; sustainability; cultural landscape; ecosystem services; accommodation businesses; entrepreneurship;

   Abstract : The focus of this research lies on the possibilities and willingness of accommodation businesses to work for and towards sustainability in a destination. The area of investigation is the municipality of Bad Hindelang located in the German Alps. READ MORE

5. 24. Revitalising urban public green space : Exploring lived experiences of teenage girls in socio-economically challenged neighbourhoods in Stockholm,Sweden, using Google Maps

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

   Author : Emma Blomquist; [2021]
   Keywords : Urban public green space; cultural ecosystem services; gender; intersectionality; power; lived experience; social- and environmental justice; environmental governance;

   Abstract : Urban public green space is a core contributor to cultural ecosystem services in cities, comprising the non-material benefits that people obtain from contact with nature. Due to the many benefits that have been ascribed to it, green space has become subject to debates on justice about its fair distribution and equal opportunities to use it. READ MORE

6. 25. Facilitation of experiences in natural environments

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Kajsa Hansson; [2021]
   Keywords : cultural ecosystem services; facilitation; human ecological triangle; experiences; human-nature interaction; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : There are many and varied benefits associated with experiences in natural environments. This thesis examines the practices and perspectives of people who professionally facilitate and thus enable such experiences. READ MORE