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1. Assessing the EnvironmentalPerformance of an In-Store VerticalFarming System : Identifying environmental hotspots for an in-store hydroponic vertical farmingsystem, using Life Cycle Assessment
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : The world is facing many challenges to be able to ensure food security, such as anincreased food demand coming from an expanding world population andurbanisation, worsened agricultural opportunities from increased land deteriorationand significant environmental impacts coming from the food sector. Thus, there is aneed for new agricultural solutions to meet our needs whilst decreasing impactssimultaneously. READ MORE
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2. Assessment of oyster mushroom production employing urban-based materials in Stockholm Stad
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : This thesis investigates the opportunities and challenges regarding urban oyster mushroomproduction (Pleurotus Ostreatus) employing urban-based materials in Stockholm Stad as agrowing medium. Additionally, the availability of the five most suitable substrates has beenfurther explored with the indicator’s availability in Stockholm Stad, and the Biologicalefficiency (BE%) for a suitable growing medium and the quantity of the substrates have beenmapped out. READ MORE
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3. Caring about a legacy of care: Hökarängen
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : Honorable mention, degree project in architecture 2022 Beginning with the adjustment of a single room and culminating through an addition to the dwelling itself, this thesis describes the incremental development of a residential point-block in Hökarängen, a southern suburb of Stockholm. With a careful approach to alteration and addition, the project aims to build on the richness and social ambition of the neighbourhood’s original 1944 urban plan. READ MORE
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4. Industrial Symbiosis of Vertical Hydroponic Farming System at SweGreen
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : The United Nations projects that by the year 2050, there will be as many as 9.7 billion people on earth (UN, 2019). Along with the world population growth, the demand for food production will be increased. On the other side, agriculture plays a crucial role in global warming, increasing food production challenges. READ MORE
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5. Den artrika stadsparken : ekosystembaserad gestaltning med natur- och kulturlandskapet som förebild
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Vi lever i en tid där människans relation till naturen förändrats radikalt under de senaste århundradena. I tusentals år har vår existens präglats av ett liv i direkt kontakt med naturen, där samspelet mellan naturliga processer och människans bruk varit uppenbart och direkt avgörande för hennes överlevnad. READ MORE