Essays about: "social-ecological systems"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 112 essays containing the words social-ecological systems.
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6. Democratization of the Swedish Housing Policy
University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitetAbstract : This report explores an alternative housing policy to Sweden’s overpriced and problematic housing situation. Research has revolved around how flexible frameworks of Swedish regulations and standardizations in the housing policy can improve sustainability through planning participation and self-building processes. READ MORE
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7. Changes in the Core Work Inside the Foreign Embassies due to the Russo- Ukrainian War : How the work of Nordic embassies’ employees due to the war has changed on macro, meso and micro levels by applying the Social Ecology Model by Urie Bronfenbrenner
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)Abstract : In the current state of the world, embassies provide a crucial perspective to world matters as an inspectional office to view the status quo from the front row of the global politics. The embassies as organizations are sensitive and reactive to the events in the global politics, making them organizations worth studying for more profound in the various levels they impact. READ MORE
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8. Strategies for biodiversity, ecosystem services and climate adaptation in management of trees among actors in the city of Stockholm
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience CentreAbstract : Urban trees provide a wide array of benefits and values for urban dwellers as a foundational part of the biodiversity, the generation of ecosystem services and mitigation of negative impacts of climate change. However, management in cities often fail to acknowledge the diversity of ecosystem services in urban landscapes needed for improving resilience. READ MORE
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9. The role of alternative food networks in times of crises : A case study about the effects of covid 19 on the REKO network in Sweden
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience CentreAbstract : The food we consume and how it is produced constitutes a significant driver of environmental change, degrading the ecological base on which life depends. Moreover, the food system is highly globalized and geographically scattered, connected by global value chains. This creates potential vulnerabilities. READ MORE
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10. Pathways to resilient apple orchards –Economic and ecological aspects of Integrated Pest and Pollination Management
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience CentreAbstract : Apple orchards as social-ecological systems provide high value crops and habitat for a variety of species. Yields are influenced by pest control and pollination services, and profit-oriented management often motivates the use of inputs, e.g., pesticides, to complement or replace these services. READ MORE
