Essays about: "foodscape"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word foodscape.
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1. 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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2. Factors determining agricultural damage from foraging ungulates : an experimental study using exclosures in oat- and grass fields
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Ungulates foraging on and damaging agricultural crops are a common phenomenon worldwide, which create conflicts between stakeholders with different economic interests. Further, the spatiotemporal distribution of food and the quality of food is often referred to as the “foodscape”. READ MORE
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3. Bridging the gap between food production and consumption : how alternative food networks forage the Berlin Foodscape
University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular SciencesAbstract : Venturing into bridging the gap between food production and consumption, metropolitan Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) are increasingly gaining momentum in the Global North. Nevertheless, people interested and participating in these initiatives form a rather homogenous group of highly educated and better-off consumers. READ MORE
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4. 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 DevelopmentAbstract : 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
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5. The Creation of a Sustainable Urban Foodscape in San Francisco City and County
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : 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
