Essays about: "peri-urban"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 97 essays containing the word peri-urban.

1. 16. 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

3. 17. Rooftop plant factories: effects on energy use for heating, cooling and electric lighting

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Yizhi Zhang; [2021]
   Keywords : Urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry UPAF ; urban farming UF ; rooftop greenhouse RTG ; lighting; daylighting; energy conservation; roof; greenhouse; food; cities.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Within the next thirty years, two thirds of the human population will live in a city. This growing urban population requires a major shift in the way we produce and distribute food, since industrial agriculture practices contribute to climate change, biodiversity losses, pollution of waterways, soil degradation, etc. READ MORE

4. 18. Sustainability assessment of sanitation systems in El Alto, Bolivia : A pre-study

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Malin Smith; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainable sanitation; peri-urban; urine-diverting dry toilet; waste stabilization pond; stakeholder; Hållbar sanitet; peri-urban; urinsorterande torrtoalett; stabiliseringsdamm; intressent;

   Abstract : The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 6.2 aims at providing access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and to end open defecation by 2030. Yet, 47 % of the population in Bolivia lacked access to basic sanitation services in 2012. READ MORE

5. 19. Vägledning i naturen : gestaltningsförslag för naturvägledning i landskapet vid Kung Björns hög i Uppsala

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

   Author : Carl Henning; Stina Johansson; [2020]
   Keywords : naturum; naturvägledning; utomhus; natur; upplevelse;

   Abstract : Idag utövar nästan varje svensk friluftslivsaktiviteter. Människans relation till naturen har genom tiderna förändrats och samtidens urbanisering kan distansera människan ifrån dess sammanhang. READ MORE

6. 20. Japanese encephalitis in small-scale pig raising in rural Cambodia : Seroprevalence, reproductive disorders and disease awareness

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

   Author : Ellinor Henriksson; [2020]
   Keywords : Japanese encephalitis; JE; Japanese encephalitis virus; JEV; Cambodia; pig; swine; vaccination; seroprevalence; reproduction; disease knowledge; mosquito-borne diseases; prevention;

   Abstract : Japanese encephalitis (JE) is endemic in several Asian countries, including Cambodia. It is a neurologic disease caused by the mosquito-borne virus JEV, which infects a wide range of vertebrate hosts. In humans, infection is usually subclinical, but one out of around 250 infected people develop acute encephalitis. READ MORE