Essays about: "decline human values"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words decline human values.

1. 1. När rekreation och naturvärden möts i den tätortsnära skogen : en analys av Thorslundsskogen

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

   Author : Cecilia Ewerlöf; [2024]
   Keywords : tätortsnära skog; tätortsnära natur; rekreation; biologisk mångfald; naturvärde; förtätning;

   Abstract : Den tätortsnära skogen är av stor betydelse för den biologiska mångfalden och för invånarnas möjlighet till rekreation. Närhet till en park eller ett grönområde är något som många värdesätter högt och en stor del av vårt dagliga friluftsliv sker i de tätortsnära skogarna. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring youth’s nature values and desirable future visions of the Royal National City Park in Stockholm

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning (BIG); Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Hannah Thiel; [2023]
   Keywords : Desirable future visions ∙ Natures Futures Framework ∙ Royal National City Park Stockholm ∙ Three Horizons Framework ∙ Transformation ∙ Youth;

   Abstract : As human activity continues to cause significant global issues, such as the decline of biodiversity, there is an increasing demand to engage with desirable visions of the future. Sustainability research emphasizes the significance of participatory approaches prioritizing nature and incorporating diverse human-nature relationships to promote more inclusive and sustainable paths to a positive future. READ MORE

4. 3. Evaluating structural landscape development in the municipality Upplands-Bro, using landscape metrics indices

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Marcus Eriksson; [2020]
   Keywords : Geography; Geographical Information Systems; landscape development; land use; landscape indices; FRAGSTATS; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to evaluate and describe the landscape development in an area located in the municipality of Upplands-Bro, Sweden. The main hypothesis was that the landscape patterns in the study area have changed, as I expected to discover that the landscape has undergone structural changes, in form of both changed land use and changed landscape patch composition. READ MORE

5. 4. Floristic change in the province of Scania in southernmost Sweden 1800-2020: using fragmented data to study landscape-level shifts

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

   Author : Cassandra Hallman; [2020]
   Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

   Abstract : Vascular plant observances were compiled for 10 well-documented parishes throughout southernmost Sweden from published floras, herbarium specimens, modern inventories, and a large citizen-science database to provide presence/absence of species from 1800-2020 at the decade level. A regionally-specific database of species-specific plant traits and ecological indicator values was used to examine floristic and ecological changes across an extended timeline which indicates that several of the most apparent conservation issues including climate warming, woody encroachment, and soil chemistry alterations have acted for long over a century. READ MORE

6. 5. Effects on the Hippocampal Volume and Function : Stress and Depression Versus Physical Exercise

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

   Author : Emelie Olson; [2018]
   Keywords : hippocampus; hippocampal volume; hippocampal function; memory; stress; depression; physical exercise;

   Abstract : In this essay, changes in the human hippocampal volume and function induced by stress, depression and physical exercise are examined. Hippocampus is crucially involved in the acquisition and retrieval of episodic and spatial memory, and hippocampal volume correlates with episodic and spatial memory performance. READ MORE