Sökning: "Urban Agricultural Gardens"

Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 13 uppsatser innehållade orden Urban Agricultural Gardens.

  1. 6. Crop production upgrading strategies and their role for household food security in Chamwino District, Tanzania

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Författare :Charles Ndimbwa; [2018]
    Nyckelord :food security; upgrading strategies; smallholder farmers; food value chain; agriculture-nutrition pathway;

    Sammanfattning : Food insecurity is still a challenge affecting many people in the world, whereby the majority live in developing countries in Southern Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. In Sub-Saharan Africa, many who are food insecure are poor smallholder farmers in rural areas who depend on rain-fed agriculture for food and income. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Cultivating Social Capital in Thessaloniki : Contesting neoliberal governance on Urban Agricultural Gardens

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Författare :Andrew Gallagher; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Sustainable Development; Urban Agricultural Gardens; Social Capital; Empowerment; Neoliberal Governance; Contestation.;

    Sammanfattning : The economic crisis of 2008 and subsequent implementation of austerity policies in Greece has had profound negative socio-economic impacts on Greek citizens. One way people seek to improve their socio-economic conditions is through participation in community organisations that have been studied for their ability to provide access to resources and representation. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Staden som habitat för vilda pollinerande insekter : en möjlig tillflykt för missgynnade arter

    Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Författare :Julia Serfezi; [2017]
    Nyckelord :solitärbi; humla; fjäril; blomfluga; blommande; nektarväxt;

    Sammanfattning : Vilda pollinerande insekter spelar en viktig roll i upprätthållandet av såväl naturliga som konstgjorda, av människan skapade, landskap. De underhåller exempelvis pollineringen av blommande växter. Då insekter är mycket känsliga för miljöförändringar har deras biologiska mångfald och antal minskat under de senaste årtiondena. LÄS MER

  5. 9. INDUSTRIELLT EKOLOGISK STADSODLING : EN KVALITATIV STUDIE SOM UNDERLAG FÖR EN STADSODLINGSREVOLUTION I  STOCKHOLM

    Kandidat-uppsats, KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Författare :Hampus André; Max Jonsson; [2013]
    Nyckelord :stadsodling; industriell ekologi; hållbar utveckling; Stockholm;

    Sammanfattning : Rooted in Industrial Ecology (IE) theory, this report evaluates how urban agricultural concepts and techniques, can contribute to improved ecological sustainability within the inner city boundaries of Stockholm. An overarching literary study as well as an interview was carried out, resulting in a qualitative analysis followed by suggestions for practical implementations. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Facing Peak Oil and Climate Change: A Pragmatic Approach to a Re-localized Food Production System in Uppsala, Sweden

    Master-uppsats, Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Författare :Anne Lönnerud; [2012]
    Nyckelord :sustainable development; landscape planning; re-localization; local food; resilience; peak oil; climate change; hållbar utveckling; landskapsplanering; re-lokalisering; lokal mat; resiliens; oljetoppen; klimatförändringar;

    Sammanfattning : Globalization and industrial agriculture have enabled consumers in Sweden and other countries in the Western world to enjoy foodstuffs from many parts of the world at very affordable monetary prices, but at the same time involving a lot of external costs in the form of environmental degradation, and a high dependency on foreign agricultural ecosystems as well as on oil and other non-renewable inputs, thus degrading sustainability and resilience in the food system. Accelerated climate change and the upcoming peak oil crisis call for a reorientation and a transition to a more locally-based system. LÄS MER