Essays about: "forest development"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 952 essays containing the words forest development.

  1. 11. Economic development in a biodiversity hotspot: what is the jungle worth? : A case study of local understandings of forest use in North Sumatra

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sydney Laewen; [2023]
    Keywords : Minor Field Study; Sustainable development; Economic development; Natural resource use; Biodiversity; Conservation; Discourse analysis;

    Abstract : Sustainable development as our joint global goal is consensus in the mainstream international arena, in the name of long-term well-being for all living creatures. However economic constraints often limit the choices available to local communities, forcing them to make trade-offs between immediate socioeconomic gains and the long-term sustainability of natural resources. READ MORE

  3. 12. Can an alternative cosmovision challenge the market hegemony? : an analysis of article 6.8 in the Paris agreement

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

    Author : Amanda Björksell; [2023]
    Keywords : climate negotiations; Paris agreement; Buen Vivir; ; Vivir Bien; article 6.8; climate justice; Bolivia; non-market approaches;

    Abstract : A rising global temperature and increased emissions, in combination with the slow progress of the yearly climate negotiations shows that there is something hindering the radical improvement needed to protect both the planet and humanity. The outset for this thesis is to study the UN climate negotiations and the alternative discourse that can question the hegemony. READ MORE

  4. 13. Skogens produkter och dess rykte : konsumenters attityder till förnybara engångsartiklar och dess industriella sektor

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

    Author : Thule Grubbström; Vera Janlert; [2023]
    Keywords : attityder; bioekonomi; enkät; enkätundersökning; förnybara produkter; hållbarhet; hållbar konsumtion; hållbar utveckling; konsumtion; papperspåsar; skog; skogsbruk; skogsindustrin;

    Abstract : Klimatförändringarna och hållbarhetsfrågan kopplat till skogsnäringen har gett upphov till en del av skogsdebatten, där mål kring bioekonomi ligger i konflikt med att avsätta mer skog till förmån för biologisk mångfald. Förnybara produkter tillverkade av skoglig råvara har en roll i denna debatt, och är idag ett kontroversiellt ämne. READ MORE

  5. 14. Where there is road, there is fire (influence): An exploratory study on the influence of roads in the spatial patterns of Swedish wildfires of 2018

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Gabriel Romeo Ferriols Pavico; [2023]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Wildfire; Fire Spatial Patterns; Road; Conformity; FWI; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This study focuses on the Swedish wildfire season of 2018, when the country incurred ten times more than the average burnt area that occurred in previous years. The study aims to address a broad research question: Do roads influence the size of the burned area? This study fills the gap in research on the effects of roads in the spatial patterns of wildfires. READ MORE

  6. 15. Real-time Energy Performance Tracking

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Huu Thien Nguyen; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Energy performance tracking is becoming increasingly significant in the building industry as a means of improving energy efficiency. This thesis provides answers to the questions related to improving energy tracking system in general, including its potentials, problems and challenges. READ MORE