Essays about: "urban Settlement"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 92 essays containing the words urban Settlement.

  1. 16. Walking the tight rope of local conservation practices : the challenge of both preserving wildlife and increasing human well-being simultaneously

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

    Author : Mahamoud Hussein Hussen; [2021]
    Keywords : wildlife; community-based conservation; pastoralists; tribal elders; values; norms; Somalia; Ethiopia;

    Abstract : Wildlife conservation is a critical global environmental challenge. Understanding the local community’s perceptions about wildlife is crucial for any wildlife conservation project. READ MORE

  3. 17. Skapa slåtterängar : en jämförande studie om etablering och skötsel

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Emil Wallin; Agnes Hofmann; [2021]
    Keywords : slåtteräng; etablering; pluggplantor; frösådd; äng; urban äng; hö; slåtter; skötsel; Hay meadow; establishment; plug plant; seed sowing; meadow; urban meadow; hay;

    Abstract : Den biologiska mångfalden i vår natur minskar och ängsmarkerna som förr var en stor del av vårt jordbruk har försvunnit till följd av mer effektiva odlingsmetoder. Detta har resulterat i att insekter, vildbin och andra pollinatiörer, som även förser oss människor med mat, försvinner allt snabbare. READ MORE

  4. 18. NEIGHBORHOOD AS A LIVING ORGANISM

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Parto Jahangiri; [2021]
    Keywords : Neighborhood; Patterns; Design Intervention; Placeholder Concept; Neighborhood Scale; Micro Behavior; Macro Behavior; Territories In-between; Self-organized; Farming; Scandinavian Cities; Lund; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : To encounter the ambiguity of the contemporary understanding of neighborhood, we must fundamentally view the concept from a broad historical and global perspective. A neighborhood should be understood as an organism; this whole organism is alive, constantly changing, and its structure is fluid. READ MORE

  5. 19. Guidelines for Integrated Flood Control Design in the Informal Settlements of Cape Town Municipality : A case study of Kosovo Informal Settlement in Philippi District

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Erasmus Mseleku; [2021]
    Keywords : climate change; community participation; flooding; informal settlements; integrated water management systems; nature-based solutions; spatial inequality; sustainability; urban flooding;

    Abstract : Flooding over the last few years has become the most frequent and devastating of the natural disasters. This has accounted for approximately half of the death-rate and a third of economic losses as a result of weather-related events. READ MORE

  6. 20. COVID-19’s Impact on Food Security Among Refugees in Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Jonas Bork Bosak; [2021]
    Keywords : Food security; Settlement-Based Refugees; Urban-Based Refugees; Uganda; COVID-19; Bidibidi; Kampala; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Uganda’s development-based refugee model is widely recognised as the most progressive in the world by the international community. The model has however come under solid pressure owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, and food insecurity among refugees in the country has become a major problem. READ MORE