Essays about: "foodscape"

Found 4 essays containing the word foodscape.

  1. 1. Matlandskap : om kommuners fysiska planering för hållbara livsmedelssystem

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

    Author : Karolina Wingård; [2021]
    Keywords : livsmedelssystem; jordbruk; matproduktion; foodscape; biologisk mångfald; biotoper; ekosystem; ekosystemtjänster; miljömål; Tanum;

    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

  3. 2. Metropolitan foodscapes with multifunctional land use : a design proposal for a peri-urban area in the Metropolitan region of Rotterdam - The Hague

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

    Author : Malin Gustafsson; Matilda Olsson; [2016]
    Keywords : foodscape; Farmer s Garden; multifunctional use; mixed use; agriculture; recreation; education; food production; peri-urban; rural; urban; farming;

    Abstract : Multifunctional land use in and around cities is becoming increasingly important to meet many sustainability objectives of today. Due to today's rapid urbanisation, a division has been developed between urban and rural areas, which in turn has resulted in a gap between producers and consumers. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Creation of a Sustainable Urban Foodscape in San Francisco City and County

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Ksenia Pushkarskaya; [2014]
    Keywords : Sustainable Urban Foodscape; San Francisco; Food Access; Nutrition education; Local Food; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Food policies have become increasingly relevant for the federal and municipal planning in the recent decades. Poor quality diets are associated with a number of diseases, such as obesity, heart diseases, diabetes, and some cancers. I have done a case study of food policy in San Francisco. READ MORE

  5. 4. Alternative Food Networks and Economic diversity in the Malmö Ethical Foodscape

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Alexander Groom; [2011]
    Keywords : agriculture; alternative; Malmö; economy; Food; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Power and control over global food production and distribution is becoming increasingly concentrated in a small number of multinational corporations. Corporately produced food is not principally produced to be eaten, but to be sold in order to make financial gain as with any other commodity. READ MORE