Essays about: "example of local literature in thesis"

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  1. 31. Agroecology as a social movement : a case study of the Prince George's County Food Equity Council in Maryland, United States

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Emma Tozer; [2016]
    Keywords : social movements; food policy councils; Prince George s County; Maryland; United States; agroecology; food systems; systems thinking; equity; resilience; food policy;

    Abstract : The United States has experienced a drastic change in its food system within the last century. A locally-based, self-sufficient model has been replaced by one that is characterized by a consolidation of business and farms into fewer hands; a mechanization and specialization of agriculture management; and the looming threat of urban development encroaching on farmland. READ MORE

  3. 32. Wind Energy Development in Mexico - A case study of the potential for local socio-economic benefits in Mareña

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Armando Hurtado Sandoval; [2015]
    Keywords : Wind energy; Mexico; Oaxaca; Isthmus of Tehuantepec; political economic social technical legal environmental PESTLE Framework ; indigenous communities; international wind energy companies; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In the State of Oaxaca in Southern Mexico exist abundant natural resource and excellent wind conditions. Currently in the region of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca has an extensive area with wind farm projects due to their excellent wind speed conditions. READ MORE

  4. 33. En tillfällig plats : om tillfälliga interventioners inverkan på planerarrollen och medborgardeltagande, och en fallstudie av Södra Förstadsgatans tillfälliga förvandling

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

    Author : Fredrik Magnusson; [2014]
    Keywords : tillfälliga; interventioner; medborgardeltagande; stadsutveckling; stadsplanering; planerare; planerarroll; Malmö; Södra Förstadsgatan;

    Abstract : Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka, diskutera och bidra till kunskapsutvecklingen kring vilken inverkan tillfälliga interventioner kan ha på stadsutvecklingen. Fokus ligger på hur medborgardeltagande och planerarens olika roller i stadsutvecklingsprocesser kan påverkas. READ MORE

  5. 34. Stranden : gestaltningsförslag för lek och aktivitet i Marnäsparken

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

    Author : Josephine Yngvesson; [2014]
    Keywords : aktivitet; gestaltning; Marnäs; lek; lekpark; Ludvika; utomhusmiljö;

    Abstract : Lekplatser, förskolegårdar och skolgårdar är några av barns vardagsmiljöer utomhus. Barn är beroende av att vuxna tar ansvar för att skapa stimulerande utomhusmiljöer som erbjuder lek och aktivitet samt främjar deras hälsa. READ MORE

  6. 35. Impacts on Flood Risk from Land Use Strategies for Coping with Climate Change – An Assessment using the Time-Area Method

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Agneta Green; [2014]
    Keywords : environmental science; physical geography; climate strategies; land use; hydrological modeling; flooding; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate change places pressure on rural land in terms of carbon sequestration, biomass for substitution and adaptation of crops. Land use can both positively and negatively influence the runoff regime, therefor a catchment perspective is important when developing climate strategies. READ MORE