Essays about: "land preservation"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 61 essays containing the words land preservation.

  1. 6. Agribusiness possible threats to food security of a Kalunga Community

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Bruna Iervolino; [2023]
    Keywords : Agribusiness; Brazilian Cerrado; Engenho II; Family Farming; Food Security; Food Systems; Kalunga; Sustainable Development.;

    Abstract : This master's thesis explores the impact of agribusiness on food security in the Kalunga community of Engenho II, located in the Brazilian Cerrado. Agribusiness is a significant cause of water withdrawal and climate change in the region, with extensive lands converted into monocultures to export commodities. READ MORE

  3. 7. Ecosystem Employment in Jakarta, Indonesia - Ecological Applications in Urban Design

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Holley Nicole Stringham; [2023]
    Keywords : ecosystem services; ecology; urban design; disaster management; climate change; urban resiliency; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Nature has a special knack for survival. After millennia of beating the odds against an inhospitable planet, many species have found clever ways to ensure self-preservation on an often inhospitable planet. By refining special skills and working alongside other members of the ecosystem, countless species have found a stable role in the landscape. READ MORE

  4. 8. 3-30-300 som metod för en grönare stad : en jämförelse mellan Möllevången Väst och Söderkulla i Malmö

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

    Author : Julia Henrohn; Nora Juneholm; [2023]
    Keywords : 3-30-300; stadsplanering; grönplanering; förtätning; grönstruktur; urban miljö; hållbara städer;

    Abstract : Urbaniseringen fortsätter i Sverige och Malmö är den stad där befolkningen ökar mest i hela landet. Genom ett förtätat stadsplaneringsideal, där fler människor och funktioner ska få plats, effektiviseras markanvändningen och exploatering på värdefull natur- och jordbruksmark minskar. READ MORE

  5. 9. Remembering Imbros Island : Studying The Memory Of Imbros Greeks From The Imvriwtika Magazine

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Iason Giannakis; [2022]
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    Abstract : Once a thriving community of farmers and fishermen consisting mostly of ethnic Greeksbelonging to Christian Orthodoxy who inhabited the Aegean island of Imbros, the ImbrosGreeks left their natal land between 1923 and the 1970s. Through the theory on culturalmemory and the method of thematic analysis, this study aims to uncover the story of thiscommunity and the way their suffering is depicted through the Imvriwtika magazine, aquarterly publication by the Imbros Greeks residing in Thessaloniki, Greece. READ MORE

  6. 10. Feasibility of Science-based targets in the Wine, Champagne & Spirits sector : A study of five companies’ cases

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Clément Janiere; [2022]
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    Abstract : The number of companies seeking to match with the Paris agreement to be in line with the best climate science has been skyrocketing. This is particularly crucial for agriculture, forest and other land use sector which represents 25% of anthropogenic emissions. However, nothing yet proves the feasibility of these commitments. READ MORE