Essays about: "ecological self"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 115 essays containing the words ecological self.

  1. 11. Drivers of flower size evolution in the selfing species Arabidopsis thaliana

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Clàudia Fernández Mestre; [2023]
    Keywords : Arabidopsis thaliana; petal size; fitness; selection; evolutionary drivers; GWAS;

    Abstract : The influence of pollinators on the evolution of flower morphology has been extensively explored. Yet, the effect of other ecological factors, such as genetic drift, environmental filtering, and allometric constraints, gained less attention. In this study, we addressed the importance of those drivers in a predominantly selfing species. READ MORE

  3. 12. Democratization of the Swedish Housing Policy

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Emelie Berglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Self-building; participatory design; autonomous architecture; demo- cratic housing policy; sustainable transitions; standardizations;

    Abstract : This report explores an alternative housing policy to Sweden’s overpriced and problematic housing situation. Research has revolved around how flexible frameworks of Swedish regulations and standardizations in the housing policy can improve sustainability through planning participation and self-building processes. READ MORE

  4. 13. Examining governance change in wetland restoration. Case: Linnunsuo, Finland

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Laura Maria Valkonen; [2023]
    Keywords : Co-management; governance change; Linnunsuo; resilience; restoration;

    Abstract : Collaborative governance approaches can advance resilience, equity and effectiveness in the restoration of degraded ecosystems. Often co-management arrangements are not static and should be understood as dynamic process between actors. Yet, management and governance dynamics in restoration are not fully understood. READ MORE

  5. 14. Ecosystem Employment in Jakarta, Indonesia - Ecological Applications in Urban Design

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Holley Nicole Stringham; [2023]
    Keywords : ecosystem services; ecology; urban design; disaster management; climate change; urban resiliency; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Nature has a special knack for survival. After millennia of beating the odds against an inhospitable planet, many species have found clever ways to ensure self-preservation on an often inhospitable planet. By refining special skills and working alongside other members of the ecosystem, countless species have found a stable role in the landscape. READ MORE

  6. 15. The motivation of immigrant children's heritage language learining. A case study on Chinese immigrant children in Gothenburg, Sweden.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Yue Zhang; [2022-11-28]
    Keywords : heritage language; children education; motivation;

    Abstract : Aim: The purpose of this study is to examine children's perceptions of the heritage language learning process in order to gain a better understanding of the heritage language environment in which they live and the motivations for heritage language learning. The goal is to provide theoretical models and empirical evidence to promote children's motivation to learn heritage languages. READ MORE