Essays about: "reforestation"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 61 essays containing the word reforestation.

  1. 16. Testing the long-term sustainable development of a Central American country: The Genuine Savings of Costa Rica between 1890 and 2015

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Aurélie Pollak; [2021]
    Keywords : Genuine Savings; Weak Sustainability; Natural Capital; Development; Costa Rica; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to test the sustainable development of Costa Rica between 1890 and 2015 based on Genuine Savings. The Genuine Savings estimations are composed of indicators on fixed capital, natural capital, and human capital. READ MORE

  3. 17. Exploring the potential of Green Infrastructure to enhance urban resilience as part of the 2040 Development Plan La Paz, Bolivia

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Maritza Carlsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Risks in La Paz; Urban Parks; Urban Forest; Urban Nature-Based Solutions; Gender in Planning;

    Abstract : Cities continue to grow, and the rapid population growth, and overcrowding are increasing the pressure on local governments to provide basic services (e.g., housing, clean water, sanitation, basic health services, and education) and green space planning. READ MORE

  4. 18. Reforestation & Marine Permaculture: Does the Method Affect the Willingness To Pay for Carbon Offsetting? A Randomised Contingent Valuation Study

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Elice Fällström; August Schelin; [2020-07-24]
    Keywords : Carbon offsetting; Reforestation; Marine permaculture; Contingent valuation; Willingness to pay; Samhällsvetenskapligt miljövetarprogram;

    Abstract : Failing to limit global mean surface temperature rise to 1.5°C risks leading to irreversible environmental degradation. One measure to mitigate global warming is carbon offsetting through increasing biotic carbon sequestration. READ MORE

  5. 19. One island, two worlds: A comparative political ecology of deforestation disparity causes in Haiti and the Dominican Republic

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Milla Marzelius; [2020]
    Keywords : Political ecology; deforestation; dynamic case-study approach; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Hispaniola; soil degradation; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : On the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, two countries share the same environmental and climatic pre-conditions, but show monumental differences in current forest-cover. While tropical forests are covering almost half of the Dominican Republic, Haiti is down to just a few percent. READ MORE

  6. 20. The meaning of tree planting : a symbolic interactionist understanding of the behaviour of tree planting in the Byron Shire

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

    Author : Zia Flook; [2020]
    Keywords : Tree planting; reforestation; participation; pro-environmental behaviour; symbolic interactionism; meaning; Byron Bay;

    Abstract : As we enter a changed climate the understanding of what motivates and sustains participation in pro-environmental behaviours has never been more important. Planting trees to reforest vast areas of the world has the potential for numerous ecological and human benefits. READ MORE