Essays about: "ekosystemtjänster"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 201 essays containing the word ekosystemtjänster.
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1. Skolgårdsgestaltningen påverkar användningen : gröna kvaliteter stärker ungdomars rätt till lek och vila
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Kring ungdomars skolgårdar finns en osäkerhet, målgruppen räknas som barn samtidigt som de närmar sig vuxen ålder. FNs Barnkonvention blev 2020 svensk lag vilket ger ungdomar rätt till lek och vila, under pauser från skolarbetet. Skollagen ger dock inget uttalat stöd för en skolgård utan fokuserar på målstyrda kunskapskrav. READ MORE
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2. Matlandskap : om kommuners fysiska planering för hållbara livsmedelssystem
University essay from SLU/Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Food production and land use could be blamed for a lot of the global environmental issues present in todays society. With an ever increasing global population and steadily increasing effects of climate change, which threaten our crops, there is likely potential for issues to increase in scope and severity. READ MORE
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3. The intraspecific drought tolerance of Betula pendula Roth. : ecotypic aptitude as tree selection criteria for the urban landscape
University essay from SLU/Department of Plant Breeding (from 130101)Abstract : The ecosystem services provided by urban trees are substantial contributors to the quality of urban living, and their environmentally regulating capabilities are increasingly regarded as integral in order to efficiently secure urban resilience, by ameliorating the human and material impacts of extreme weather events. However, current trends of urban development presents challenges of how to preserve urban greenery ecosystem functioning, particularly in light of the ongoing climate change; which also has brought forth the importance of taxonomically diverse urban forests, to mitigate risks of catastrophic tree loss associated with these conditions. READ MORE
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4. The Swedish policy framework for Forest Ecosystem Services : a study of integration of objectives, policy instruments and local actor’s knowledge about policies and policy objectives
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest EconomicsAbstract : Paper 1 There is a trend towards intensification of forest use in many European countries, fuelled by an increased demand for forest products and services, driven by the global population, income growth and an increasing per capita consumption of forest products and forest ecosystem services, and politically promoted by a shift towards a bio-based economy. Based on the assumption that decisions on forest management relate to synergies—e. READ MORE
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5. GIS modeling of green roof ecosystem services to optimize green infrastructure placement and to map multifunctionality : a case study in Sydöstra staden, Uppsala, Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Green roofing has emerged as a viable option for developers and planners seeking to integrate ecosystem services into the built environment, while, at the same time, responding to the constraints posed by urban densification. Urban green infrastructure (UGI) has been placed at the core of sustainable urban planning enabling the integration of ecosystem services in urban development. READ MORE
