Essays about: "urban and peri-urban agriculture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words urban and peri-urban agriculture.

  1. 1. The grass is always tastier on the fruitful side : exploring the potentials, opportunities and challenges of urban food production: a case study of Uppsala

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

    Author : Sanaz Kalantari; Rana Toprak; [2023]
    Keywords : Urbanization; grass lawns; urban agriculture; food production; Uppsala; Ultuna Permakultur; municipal sector; planning; establishing; management; ecosystems; human-nature connectedness; extinction of experience; top-down; bottom-up; landscape architecture;

    Abstract : Urbanization has globally led to economic and infrastructural growth but has also resulted in environmental degradation, decreased access to fertile agricultural land, increased food demand, and fragmentation of essential ecosystems. These challenges are prevalent in Swedish cities, including Uppsala, where green spaces are predominantly covered by lawns. READ MORE

  3. 2. From wheat to lawns : urban expansion to agricultural lands in Finland from 2000 to 2018 and its implications to food security

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Antti Olof Ilari Säkkinen; [2023]
    Keywords : agriculture; food security; GIS; Sustainable Development; urban expansion;

    Abstract : This thesis evaluates the extent of urban expansion on agricultural lands in Finland, its effects on the national agricultural output and the implications to national food security and sheds some light to the reasons of why agricultural land is converted to urban land in Finland. This complex issue was approached through mixed research methods. READ MORE

  4. 3. Med ån som följeslagare i ett föränderligt landskap : en studie om vattenvård som medel för att tillgängliggöra rekreation i det stadsnära odlingslandskapet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Wilma Johnte; [2023]
    Keywords : vattenvård; rekreation; stadsnära odlingslandskap; stadsrand; multifunktionalitet;

    Abstract : I detta examensarbete behandlas vattenvårdsinsatser som medel för att tillgängliggöra rekreation i det stadsnära odlings- landskapet. Vattenvårdsinsatserna grundar sig i att hantera den historiska dränering och utdikning som förändrat vattenmassor i stor del av det svenska odlingslandskapet. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exploring learning processes and social capital in community urban agriculture projects in Bogotá, Colombia

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

    Author : Lily Begg; [2023]
    Keywords : urban and peri-urban agriculture UPA ; social capital; social learning; knowledge transfer; capacity-building; agroecology; community UPA; Bogotá; huerta;

    Abstract : As the world’s population becomes increasingly urban, the social, economic and environmental living conditions of city-dwellers are under pressure. High levels of pollution, lack of transport links, informal housing, unemployment rates and increasing inequalities are just some of the challenges that rapidly urbanising cities face. READ MORE

  6. 5. Antibiotic use and resistance in the food and agricultural sectors in Bangladesh : present risk factors and possible improvements

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Linnea Eberson; [2022]
    Keywords : AMR; Bangladesh; AMU; multidrug resistant MDR ; low-and middle-income countries;

    Abstract : Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats against public health in the world. Antimicrobial substances are used within all different sectors and contribute to development of AMR. READ MORE