Essays about: "peri-urban"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 97 essays containing the word peri-urban.
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1. Perception of urban blue-green infrastructure during winter in Gothenburg
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Life in urban settlements is often associated with insufficient physical activity and continuous stress. By implementing blue-green infrastructure (BGI) consisting of parks, trees, ponds, and rain gardens, amongst others, recreational values can be provided for the residents. READ MORE
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2. 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)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
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3. 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 DevelopmentAbstract : 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
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4. From wheat to lawns : urban expansion to agricultural lands in Finland from 2000 to 2018 and its implications to food security
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : This thesis evaluates the extent of urban expansion on agricultural lands in Finland, its effects on the national agricultural output and the implications to national food security and sheds some light to the reasons of why agricultural land is converted to urban land in Finland. This complex issue was approached through mixed research methods. READ MORE
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5. Med ån som följeslagare i ett föränderligt landskap : en studie om vattenvård som medel för att tillgängliggöra rekreation i det stadsnära odlingslandskapet
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : I detta examensarbete behandlas vattenvårdsinsatser som medel för att tillgängliggöra rekreation i det stadsnära odlings- landskapet. Vattenvårdsinsatserna grundar sig i att hantera den historiska dränering och utdikning som förändrat vattenmassor i stor del av det svenska odlingslandskapet. READ MORE
