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  1. 16. School bikeability index: A case study of primary schools in Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Transport och systemanalys

    Author : Ivana Paulusová; [2023]
    Keywords : Bikeability index; School accessibility; Urban cycling; Sustainable mobility;

    Abstract : Despite the recognised positive benefits of cycling overall and for school children specifically, in most developed countries, a decline rather than an increase in active travel to and from school has been observed during the past few decades. In recent years, the concept of bikeability (or bicycle accessibility) emerged, and together with it various bikeability indices that enable to assess the bicycle friendliness of a location and contribute to prioritization of future investments. READ MORE

  3. 17. “God Lives in Peru Today” : The israelita religious movement and the transmission of faith across digital and transnational networks

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nordiska Latinamerikainstitutet

    Author : Andrea Villa Franco; [2022]
    Keywords : AEMINPU; religious transmission; transnationalization; embodied religious practice; modernity; AEMINPU; transmission religieuse; transnationalisation; pratique religieuse; corporalité; modernité; AEMINPU; transmisión religiosa; transnacionalización; práctica religiosa; corporeidad; modernidad;

    Abstract : After emerging from the central Peruvian Andes in the 1950s, the israelita religious movement has expanded across Latin America and beyond, reaching the urban centers of the Global North. The growth of the Peruvian israelitas makes part of a regional trend that has transformed the Latin American religious field. READ MORE

  4. 18. Urban Planning for Better Air Quality : A case study of the Low-Traffic Neighbourhoods in London

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Greta Gustafsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Low-Traffic Neighbourhoods; London; Green Infrastructure; Urban Planning; Air Pollution;

    Abstract : Air pollution affects the environment negatively, boosts climate change, and is the cause of millions of deaths per year, first and foremost affecting the people living in urban areas. Since the early 20th century, many cities have been planned around cars, which are the main contributors to the bad air quality. READ MORE

  5. 19. Ground-nesting bees in the age of urbanization : quality of sandy habitat and wild bee diversity in Uppsala, Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Indre Cepukaite; [2022]
    Keywords : ground-nesting bees; wild bees; cleptoparasitic bees; indicator taxon; urbanization; sandy soil; bare soil; habitat age; ground cover; diversity; pollinator protection and conservation;

    Abstract : Wild bees are indispensable pollinators of most flowering plants and agricultural crops, and thus are vital components of functioning ecosystems and provide essential ecosystem services to humans. This study primarily aimed to discover the environmental features of nesting habitat that are mostly associated with wild ground-nesting and associated cleptoparasitic bee species diversity in urban landscape. READ MORE

  6. 20. Urbana ängar och deras betydelse för vilda pollinatörer

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

    Author : Amanda Folkesson; Felicia Wigbratt; [2022]
    Keywords : urbana ängar; vilda pollinatörer;

    Abstract : Antalet vilda pollinatörer har minskat globalt och även i Sverige, där ett stort antal arter är rödlistade. Samtidigt visar studier att städer har blivit en viktig tillflyktsort för vilda pollinatörer då de kan innehålla en variation av livsmiljöer. READ MORE