Essays about: "peri-urban landscapes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words peri-urban landscapes.

  1. 1. Managing diversity : the forest development types as a framework for management within mixed forest systems

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

    Author : Pernilla Fridberg; [2023]
    Keywords : urban forestry; urban woodland; recreational forests; forest structure; vegetation structure; forest development types; mixed forest systems; forest management; close-to-nature management; Scanian forest systems; sustainable forest management; ecological values; resilience; sustainable cities; biodiversity; ; profile diagrams; conservation efforts; herbaceous mixed stands; species diversity; reference landscapes; forest communities;

    Abstract : The demand for both biodiversity and recreational forests is increasing. Management methods under the umbrella term Close-to-Nature management, which aims to incorporate natural successional patterns and disturbances, is considered preferable to traditional forest management methods in terms of both recreational and ecological values (Wimberly et al. READ MORE

  3. 2. The role of peri-urban nature in outdoor sports and outdoor recreation : Insights from Rudan nature reserve in Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Harald Andersson; [2021]
    Keywords : outdoor sports; outdoor recreation; motives; peri-urban landscapes; landscape relations; ecosystem services; utomhusidrott; friluftsliv; motiv; peri-urbana landskap; landskapsrelationer; ekosystemtjänster;

    Abstract : Nature based sports and outdoor recreation activities are much appreciated, but continued densification in urban and peri-urban areas may reduce future opportunities to take part in such activities in a desirable way. To be able to consider the needs of these activities, in relation to other competing land use interests, it is essential to understand why people engage in the activities and how the nature landscape contributes and is used. READ MORE

  4. 3. Tillfälliga hem i tillfälliga landskap : det peri-urbana landskapets funktion som livsmiljö för nyanlända

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

    Author : Oskar Persson; [2020]
    Keywords : peri-urbana landskap; social hållbarhet; integration; nyanlända;

    Abstract : I ytterkanten av städer, vid övergången mellan stad och landsbygd, finns ofta ett landskap vars karaktär är otydlig och svår att sätta fingret på. Dessa platser brukar gemensamt kallas peri-urbana landskap och kännetecknas bland annat av en otydlighet gällande övergripande planering och struktur – något som ofta leder till dålig tillgång till kommunikationer och samhällsservice. READ MORE

  5. 4. Urban gardens found to have higher pollination success than rural gardens

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

    Author : Lisa Bredenberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Recent decline in wild pollinators have been reported and studies have found a connection to increasing urbanisation, larger homogenous landscapes and increased pesticide usage. The pollinators are important to preserve for various ecosystem services, such as plant reproduction, however the effects on pollination success has not been thoroughly studied in relation to urbanisation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Effects of spatial resolution,land-cover heterogeneity and different classification methods on accuracy of land-cover mapping

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Tweneboa Kwame Awuah; [2017]
    Keywords : image classification; spectral unmixing; random forest RF ; feature extraction; spatial resolution; heterogeneity; support vector machine SVM ; endmember extraction;

    Abstract : Despite improved spatial and spectral characteristics of satellite and aerial imaging systems, land-cover classification is still challenged by a continuously evolving and complex rural and urban landscape conditions resulting from diverse land-use scenarios. Sizes and material composition of impervious surfaces changes greatly from urban to rural areas, leading to varying spectral signatures and ultimately misclassification. READ MORE