Essays about: "local ecological knowledge"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 108 essays containing the words local ecological knowledge.

  1. 1. TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN AGRICULTURE FOR ADAPTATION/ RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE: HIGH MOUNTAIN ASIA

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Dulani Lavanya Samarasekara Witharana; [2023-06-22]
    Keywords : climate change adaptation; resilient agroecosystems; Hindu Kush Himalaya; indigenous knowledge; traditional farming; traditional ecological knowledge;

    Abstract : Mountain agricultural systems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) are in a unique position to contribute to promoting nature-based solutions in adaptation and resilience to climate change since they are least impacted by the influence of commercial high-production agriculture. This study aims to explore currently available literature for evidence of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) based agriculture in the HKH region and analyse their contribution to region and location specific climate change adaptation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Villaträdgårdens potential för en klimatsmart framtid : en glömd resurs i Sveriges hållbarhetsarbete?

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

    Author : Mille Jensen; [2023]
    Keywords : villaträdgård; trädgård; biologisk mångfald; ekosystem; ekosystemtjänster; klimatanpassning; klimat; kommuner; internet; hemsida;

    Abstract : De privata trädgårdarna har stor potential att vara en aktiv och betydande aktör för att vi ska nå Sveriges hållbarhetsmål, genom att bidra med ekosystemtjänster. För att de privata villaträdgårdsägarna ska få den roll som behövs i det nationella hållbarhetsarbetet, så har ett antal faktorer definierats som avgörande. READ MORE

  4. 3. Grönare gata på 25 kvadrat : en studie av utmaningar och möjligheter med biodiversitetsfrämjande parklets i urban miljö

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

    Author : Amanda Freng Blümke; [2023]
    Keywords : parklet design; biodiversitet; pollinatörer; innovation; taktisk urbanism; växtdesign; ekologisk hållbarhet; SPUGS; urban ekologi; ekosystemtjänster; framtidsvisioner; ruderatmarker; naturen som förebild; torktåliga arter; sociala värden;

    Abstract : Idag lever nästan 90% av Sveriges befolkning sina liv i urbana miljöer. Eftersom expansionen i många städer blivit begränsad riktas i stället blickarna mot den täta staden som lösning på problemet. Men med förtätning följer också många utmaningar. READ MORE

  5. 4. Using a GIS to enable an economic, land use and energy output comparison between small wind powered turbines and large-scale wind farms: the case of Oslo, Norway.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Colin Potter; [2023]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Wind power; Renewable energy sources; urban wind energy; urban areas; planning; vertical axis wind turbines; comparative studies; urban integrated energy systems; Oslo; Roan; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Responding to an identified knowledge gap, the study aims to determine if smaller wind turbines located on top of existing urban buildings are more resource efficient (land utilization and economically) than large scale wind farms. To answer this question, using a GIS, the resource efficiency of the Roan wind farm in Northern Norway was compared to a theoretical modeled installation of small-scale wind turbines on top of buildings within a 2km radius study zone in central Oslo. READ MORE

  6. 5. Ecosystems Services in swidden agriculture in the Peruvian tropical Andes : the Kechwa-Lamas farm-forestry system

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

    Author : Geannine Gisset Chabaneix Portocarrero; [2023]
    Keywords : swidden agriculture; ecosystem services; Peru; Amazon;

    Abstract : In the Amazon, life supporting services are importantly associated to forest areas. Nevertheless, the connection of ecosystem services to agricultural systems it is also of great importance, because agriculture is one of the most important causes of degradation and loss of these areas. READ MORE