Essays about: "urban agriculture"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 364 essays containing the words urban agriculture.

  1. 16. Upscaling agroecology in Sweden : a participatory-backcasting approach to investigate top-down measures for promoting an agroecological transition of the Swedish agricultural system

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Pablo Ratti; [2023]
    Keywords : Agroecology; transition; top-down; scenario; participatory policies;

    Abstract : Alongside its important contribution to the increase of yields, industrial agriculture has also generated environmental, social and economical negative side effects. Moreover, the forecasted growth of the world’s population puts more pressure for solutions on how to increase food supply while reducing the negative effects of the current agricultural system. READ MORE

  3. 17. Att nära relationer : en utforskande studie om samstyrning av en kort matkanal

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

    Author : Flynn Smedman; [2023]
    Keywords : alternativa matnärverk; co-governance; alternativa mellanhänder; matsystem; relationer; styrning;

    Abstract : I denna uppsats undersöker jag Stadsdelsmat, en modell för ett alternativt matsystem. Modellen syftar till att skapa en kort matkanal med närmare relationer mellan matens s.k. tre roller, nämligen medlemmar, kök och jordbruk, där dessa har möjlighet till medbestämmande i det lokala matsystemet. READ MORE

  4. 18. RE+: A permaculture approach to regenerate Gastelyckan through urban design and urban farming

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

    Author : Matheus Simon dos Santos; [2023]
    Keywords : Permaculture; Sustainable Urban Design; Urban farming; Regenerative Urban Design; Regenerative agriculture; Sustainability; Sustainable Lifestyle; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The global food system is facing significant challenges, for example, Sweden is a big partner of the European Union in terms of imported and exported food, like many countries in the world, Sweden depends on other countries for food production. In addition to it, the agriculture industry is responsible for 26% of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, due to the transportation of food, use of land, livestock and farming. READ MORE

  5. 19. Community awareness regarding the páramos: an exploratory study on Colombian eco-social organizations

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi

    Author : Mariana Caviativa Rojas; Marie Karunaratne Chathurika; [2023]
    Keywords : Rural and urban communities; eco-social work; environmental justice framework; eco-social approach; eco-social organizations; páramos; Colombia.;

    Abstract : This qualitative study explores how eco-social organizations in Colombia work with the communities to protect the páramos, and the issues affecting the páramos. Workers, volunteers, and advisors of the organizations were interviewed to examine the issues affecting the páramos and how they work with the communities to protect this ecosystem. READ MORE

  6. 20. Förändrade genusrelationer i en ny grön våg : en undersökning om hur genusroller och genusrelationer utmanas och förändras i omställningen till ett mer självhushållande liv

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

    Author : Evelina Sollander; [2023]
    Keywords : Gröna vågen; back-to-the-land; genus; genusordning; genuskodade sysslor; ansvarsfördelning; osynligt arbete; jämställdhet;

    Abstract : Nya gröna vågen är mer än bara en trend, snarare förespås den vara en ny framtida standard av flertalet forskare. Trots det har lite forskning gjorts kring gröna vågen och än mindre i förhållande till genusrelationer. READ MORE