Sökning: "emergy synthesis"

Hittade 3 uppsatser innehållade orden emergy synthesis.

  1. 1. Food consumption in Rosendal : the environmental support to diets in a “green” urban district

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

    Författare :Jacinda Maassen; [2017]
    Nyckelord :food consumption; emergy; environmental support; urban; green district; sustainability;

    Sammanfattning : Food is a vital component to the survival of all life forms. Development of a global food system has increased food security yet produced greater environmental impacts, amplified by various threats to the global food system as well as a major use of natural resources. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Emergy synthesis on the initial phase of a sustainable urban food garden

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

    Författare :Attila Marádi; [2014]
    Nyckelord :sustainability; emergy synthesis; systems ecology; sustainable agriculture; urban food production;

    Sammanfattning : In recent years various benefits of small scale, sustainable agriculture have been revealed. However such systems have rarely been assessed on a system level. In this study emergy synthesis of a sustainable urban, food-producing plot was performed in order to assess the benefits and possible obstacles of such systems. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Biofuel - opportunities and challenges for the poor in Cameroon : what can Cameroon learn from Brazil and South Africa?

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

    Författare :Ayuk Remi Effanga; [2010]
    Nyckelord :agriculture; biofuel; Cameroon; emergy; energy; food ; land; production; renewable; rural development;

    Sammanfattning : Ever since the shell geologist M. King Hubbert came up with his prophesy predicting the depletion of peak oil (regarded as "Hubbert peak" in the 1940s and 1950s), several countries in the world including Brazil, Sweden and the United States of America have been looking for alternative energy means with more emphasis on renewable energy such as bio-energy. LÄS MER