Sökning: "Human ecology"

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  1. 6. Meadowscape : Bring health to ecological systems through actions in the agricultural landscape

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Författare :Anna Östlund; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Actor-network theory; landscape ecology; agriculture; artifacts; patterns;

    Sammanfattning : The physical landscape is a patchwork of different physical and immaterial structures and networks built up through time, where nature and culture cooperate in processes of shaping the landscape. Since the first settlers in Sweden the grass meadow has taken a central part in the agricultural practices, but today little of this landscape remains. LÄS MER

  3. 7. "Allt liv är möte" : En posthumanistisk läsning av Martin Bubers Jag och Du

    Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Filosofi

    Författare :Marie Klawitter; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Buber; Braidotti; I and Thou; human-non-human relationships; ethics of joy; natureculture; subject; posthumanism; anthropocentrism; rights of nature; dialogue; deep ecology;

    Sammanfattning : This work examines a relational ontology with the focus on our relationships with the more-than-human world. The aim is to investigate a subject that is more suitable to face the challenges of our times. Inspired by the posthumanistic project as presented by Rosi Braidotti I propose a non-anthropocentric reading of Martin Buber’s I and Thou. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Land Use Changes After Drought Periods in California, USA

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Författare :Mak Uscuplic Saravanja; [2023]
    Nyckelord :droughts; land use; severe; devastating; natural hazards; torka; markanvändning; allvarlig; förödande; naturfaror;

    Sammanfattning : Since ancient times, mankind has faced a constant battle against natural hazards. From the earlieststages of human communication, when human beings communicate by some sort of harsh gruntsand unintelligible words, people were struck by the awe-inspiring power of nature as floods, storms,earthquakes, and other events which reshaped their environment and way of living. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Behavioral response of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) to acoustic stimuli

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Författare :Johanna Börs; [2023]
    Nyckelord :reindeer; Rangifer tarandus; acoustic stimuli; behavioral response; flight response; induced fear;

    Sammanfattning : Scare systems based on acoustic stimuli have been tested on several ungulates in recent years. The aim has been to investigate whether the method can be useful in situations where the animals must quickly be displaced from a specific site, for example, to prevent wildlife accidents. LÄS MER

  7. 10. The political ecology of wildfires, at the intersection of climate change and landscape - A case study of rural Tuscany, Italy

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Författare :Lauren Chastain; [2023]
    Nyckelord :wildfire; landscape mosaic; political ecology; Tuscany; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Wildfires are a climate change indicator whose increasing activity poses a threat to biodiversity and to ecosystem and human wellbeing. In the Mediterranean region, examination of the foundational drivers of intensifying wildfire regimes is necessary for the identification of sustainable wildfire mitigation measures. LÄS MER