Essays about: "green environments"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 408 essays containing the words green environments.

  1. 26. The grass is always tastier on the fruitful side : exploring the potentials, opportunities and challenges of urban food production: a case study of Uppsala

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

    Author : Sanaz Kalantari; Rana Toprak; [2023]
    Keywords : Urbanization; grass lawns; urban agriculture; food production; Uppsala; Ultuna Permakultur; municipal sector; planning; establishing; management; ecosystems; human-nature connectedness; extinction of experience; top-down; bottom-up; landscape architecture;

    Abstract : Urbanization has globally led to economic and infrastructural growth but has also resulted in environmental degradation, decreased access to fertile agricultural land, increased food demand, and fragmentation of essential ecosystems. These challenges are prevalent in Swedish cities, including Uppsala, where green spaces are predominantly covered by lawns. READ MORE

  3. 27. Mångfunktionella lekytor i den urbana staden : en studie av hur funktionerna lek och ekosystemtjänster samverkar

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

    Author : Maja Billing; Maja Hansson Brusewitz; [2023]
    Keywords : Mångfunktionella ytor; ekosystemtjänster; lekvärden; lekmiljö; hållbara städer;

    Abstract : Den ökade urbaniseringen medför flera hållbarhetsutmaningar gällande utvecklingen av våra städer och samhällen. Förtätning är det rådande stadsbyggnadsidealet då det anses hantera urbaniseringstrenden utmaningar. READ MORE

  4. 28. Malmö stad & Lunds kommuns arbete med biologisk mångfald i stadsmiljö

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

    Author : Clara Wahlberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Malmö stad; Lunds kommun; biologisk mångfald; stadsmiljö;

    Abstract : I detta arbete undersöker jag hur Malmö stad och Lunds kommun arbetar med att bevara och främja biologisk mångfald i stadsmiljö. Den biologiska mångfalden är livsviktig för människor och den värld vi lever i. READ MORE

  5. 29. Identification of restoration hotspots in landscape-scale green infrastructure planning based on model-predicted connectivity forest

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Xiaoming Wang; [2023]
    Keywords : boreal forest; conservation; restoration; connectivity; green infrastructure; GIS; Sweden; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Boreal forest landscapes have undergone severe anthropogenic fragmentation and their enormous values concerning, e.g., ecosystem service, biodiversity and culture are hazarded. READ MORE

  6. 30. Assessing the affordability of biophilic designed apartments

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för byggnadsteknik, energisystem och miljövetenskap

    Author : Daniela Larsson; Dharshini Krishnaraj; [2023]
    Keywords : biophilic design; affordability; sustainable change; biophilic architecture; building architecture affordability; biophilic pattern score; housing affordability metrics;

    Abstract : Over the last two decades, biophilic design and green architecture have been gaining moremomentum throughout the world, to combat climate change and promote sustainability.Biophilic design states that humans have an innate connection with nature, and thatconnection invokes human well-being, productivity, coexistence with nature, andbiodiversity. READ MORE