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  1. 1. Parken vid den rödmålade stenen : gestaltningsförslag för Röda sten med fokus på sociala, estetiska och ekologiska värden

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

    Author : Jonatan Jönsson; Emma Tibbling Lingwall; [2023]
    Keywords : Analys genom syntes; Göteborg; Mångfunktionalitet; Perceived Sensory Dimensions; Vattennära park;

    Abstract : Urbaniseringen i Sverige har varit kraftig de senaste 200 åren och tillväxten sker främst genom förtätning då det ses som en resurseffektiv och hållbar markanvändning. Förtätning bidrar dock till att grönområden utsätts för högre besökstryck vilket medför att dess potential att bidra med sociala, estetiska och ekologiska värden försämras. READ MORE

  3. 2. Impact Investments for the Social Economy: Reframing the impact investing phenomenon by evaluating impact investment strategies from a social ecological economics perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Nicol Mayr; [2022]
    Keywords : Social economy; impact investing; relationship-to-profit; social ecological economics; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Social economy organisations are attributed a major role in solving societal and environmental problems and in implementing social innovations in Europe. These organisations are private entities running economic activities whose main purpose is to provide goods and services to their members or the community at large, with profits coming second. READ MORE

  4. 3. Assessment of the sustainability of the small-scale food production system in Guachetá, Colombia : opportunities for agroecological interventions

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Alejandro Barrios Latorre; [2021]
    Keywords : agroecology; agroecological assessment; TAPE; small-scale agriculture; climate change; participation; Colombia;

    Abstract : Small-scale farming systems in the Colombian Andes are vulnerable to threats that affect not only the food production and self-sufficiency of local communities, but that can affect the wellbeing of farmers and the environment. A holistic perspective of agriculture leads to understanding of the complexity of agroecosystems including its elements, processes, dynamics, interactions, synergies and trade-offs. READ MORE

  5. 4. Betesdjur i förvaltning av rekreationsområden : en studie av Skåneleden

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

    Author : Anna Schön; [2020]
    Keywords : betesdjur; förvaltning; rekreation; naturområden; Skåneleden; hållbar utveckling; betesmarker; landskapsplanering;

    Abstract : The keeping of livestock has, for a long time, been a part of how humans affect the Swedish landscape. Some areas have been used for grazing for hundreds of years and have formed complex habitats for a variety of different plants and animals. READ MORE

  6. 5. Searching for consensus: A study of hydrosocial relations in the water management of river Eurajoki in southwestern Finland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Milla Susi; [2019]
    Keywords : Hydrosocial cycle; Political ecology; Multi-stakeholder; Water management; Sustainability Science; Finland; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Water management tackles complexities within the interconnected social, political, economic and ecological systems across scales, while aiming to meet the needs of multiple stakeholders dependent on water. Many tensions and unsolved issues persist in water management regarding socio-political power structures, spatial scale, and relations between stakeholders who have different perceptions on problems and solutions in water management. READ MORE