Sökning: "environments and food security"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 16 uppsatser innehållade orden environments and food security.

1. 1. Grassroots Initiatives for Urban Sustainability Transition: A Case Study of Urban Farming Projects in Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya

   Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Författare :Margarita Oja Da Silva; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Global South; Grassroots Initiatives; Informal Settlements; Sustainability Transition; Sustainable Development; Urban Farming;

   Sammanfattning : Cities in the Global South are undergoing rapid urbanization, where a high percentage of the urban poor live in informal settlements that lack basic services, are associated with unemployment, low-income levels, and insecurity. The impacts of climate change, intensive agricultural practices, and highly globalized food systems pose challenges to food security. LÄS MER

3. 2. Implementing Artificial Intelligence in Supply Chain Management : A Qualitative Study of How Manufacturing Companies Can Implement AI to Improve Supply Chain Management

   Master-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Författare :Alva Norgren; Wilma Janzon Hägglund; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Supply Chain Management; Artificial Intelligence; Manufacturing Industry; Artificial Intelligence Implementation Process;

   Sammanfattning : The emergence of new technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), is transforming society and changing fundamental beliefs about money, value judgments, and enterprise implications. AI is becoming increasingly prevalent, serving as an exceptional advisor and an omniscient informant. LÄS MER

4. 3. The Ecological and Social Effects of Gentrification and Urbanisation in Thailand's Lower Chao Phraya Delta

   Master-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Författare :Daniel O'Kane; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Gentrification; Urbanisation; Bangkok; Chao Phraya; Bang Kachao; Rangsit; Lower Chao Phraya Delta; Mangrove; Land Speculation; Concretisation; Flood; Flooding; Canals; Permaculture; Liquid Perception; Solid Perception; Land Clearance; Waterscape Urbanism; Salinisation; Agriculture; Food Security; Wealth Inequality; Property Tax; Land Tax; Greenwashing;

   Sammanfattning : Rapid economic development and urban expansion of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR) places pressure on biomes and communities alike. In a world suffering from the increasing effects of climate change, unchecked urbanisation comes at the expense of carbon sequestrating environments. LÄS MER

5. 4. Optimised PCR protocol for ten microsatellite primers (SSRs) in Fragaria vesca : Facilitating future work analysing genetic diversity and developing efficient conservation strategies

   Kandidat-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

   Författare :Lisa Haglund; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Crop wild relatives CWR ; PCR; Microsatellites; Fragaria vesca; Conservation; Genetic diversity;

   Sammanfattning : The world faces severe challenges in providing food security for a growing world population during climate change. This puts pressure on modern agriculture, including adapting crops to new environments and cultivation on less acreage. The tools for adapting crops exist within a species' genetic diversity. LÄS MER

7. 5. Evaluation of Crop Water Use and Rice Yield Using Remote Sensing and AquaCrop Model for Three Irrigation Schemes in Sri Lanka

   Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Författare :Veronika Widengren; [2022]
   Nyckelord :WaPOR; remote sensing; evapotranspiration; crop water productivity; irrigation scheme; AquaCrop; Malwathu Oya; Sri Lanka; paddy rice; humid tropical climate; WaPOR; fjärranalys; evapotranspiration; vattenproduktivitet; bevattningssystem; AquaCrop; Malwathu Oya; Sri Lanka; ris; fuktigt tropiskt klimat;

   Sammanfattning : With a changing climate and an increased competition over water resources for agricultural irrigation, the need to improve crop water productivity using time and cost-efficient methodologies have become critically important. The Malwathu Oya river basin in Sri Lanka is struggling with water scarcity, which threatens food security and the income of farmers. LÄS MER