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1. Examining Conservation Narratives : An Environmental Discourse Analysis of WWF Madagascar
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaSammanfattning : This thesis examines the conservation narratives of Madagascar the ambiguity of forest cover and deforestation estimates, and the difficulty in deconstructing the narratives linked to the idea of a once fully forested island. In particular, shifts in the conservation debate are related to the discursive power of a large-scale international NGO, the WWF. LÄS MER
2. Orsaker till och åtgärder för att förbättra ekonomin i förstagallringar på Åland
Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/School for Forest ManagementSammanfattning : Röjningsbehovet på Åland är stort och andelen eftersatta ungskogar ökar för varje år. Det ekonomiska utfallet i förstagallringar är väldigt dåligt och i många fall obetydlig, vilket gör att intresset för att röja är litet. Det leder många gånger till att ungskogarna röjs för sent och ibland uteblir röjningen helt. LÄS MER
3. Semantisk eller keywords? : En studie av interna sökfunktioner och användarens upplevelse
M1-uppsats, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för datavetenskapSammanfattning : The idea for this study is based on a collaboration with Södra Skogsägarna Ekonomisk Förening, one of Sweden's leading forest industries, who wanted to investigate the possibilities of a new internal search function on its public website, primarily with the help of Azure Cognitive Search. Before and in connection with the implementation of a new search function, the following questions aimed to be answered: • RQ1: How does semantic search differ from keyword search? What are the limitations of semantic search today? • RQ2: In what ways does the user experience of the new search function differ from the old search function? To find answers to the questions, a literature study was conducted and case studies consisting of a survey among the website's visitors and two different user surveys. LÄS MER
4. The modern folkhem
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/IndustridesignSammanfattning : ”Most of Sweden’s surface is covered by forest, 68 percent is woodland; the built-up and landscaped land does not make up more than 3 percent of Sweden’s total land area. About 50% of the forest land is made of pine (Pinus sylvestris), making it the most common tree species in the country’s forests. LÄS MER
5. The restoration period : a new era in forestry
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementSammanfattning : In the last 200 years the boreal forests of Sweden have undergone a dramatic transformation. After a long history of high grading the largest trees foresters grew increasingly concerned about the state of logged over forests. The big question was how to regenerate and increase the productivity of sparse forests. LÄS MER