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  1. 16. Ecosystems Services in swidden agriculture in the Peruvian tropical Andes : the Kechwa-Lamas farm-forestry system

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

    Författare :Geannine Gisset Chabaneix Portocarrero; [2023]
    Nyckelord :swidden agriculture; ecosystem services; Peru; Amazon;

    Sammanfattning : In the Amazon, life supporting services are importantly associated to forest areas. Nevertheless, the connection of ecosystem services to agricultural systems it is also of great importance, because agriculture is one of the most important causes of degradation and loss of these areas. LÄS MER

  3. 17. The grass is always tastier on the fruitful side : exploring the potentials, opportunities and challenges of urban food production: a case study of Uppsala

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Författare :Sanaz Kalantari; Rana Toprak; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Urbanization; grass lawns; urban agriculture; food production; Uppsala; Ultuna Permakultur; municipal sector; planning; establishing; management; ecosystems; human-nature connectedness; extinction of experience; top-down; bottom-up; landscape architecture;

    Sammanfattning : Urbanization has globally led to economic and infrastructural growth but has also resulted in environmental degradation, decreased access to fertile agricultural land, increased food demand, and fragmentation of essential ecosystems. These challenges are prevalent in Swedish cities, including Uppsala, where green spaces are predominantly covered by lawns. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Frying The Brain: The Effect of Prenatal Heat Exposure on Fetal Brain Development

    D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Författare :Samuel Svensson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :health; memory; brain development; heat; climate change;

    Sammanfattning : Due to climate change, temperatures are rising and are expected to keep rising-leading to an increase in exposure to hot temperatures. This paper presents an analysis of the effects of prenatal exposure to heat on fetal brain development and cognitive abilities later-in-life. LÄS MER

  5. 19. From wheat to lawns : urban expansion to agricultural lands in Finland from 2000 to 2018 and its implications to food security

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Författare :Antti Olof Ilari Säkkinen; [2023]
    Nyckelord :agriculture; food security; GIS; Sustainable Development; urban expansion;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis evaluates the extent of urban expansion on agricultural lands in Finland, its effects on the national agricultural output and the implications to national food security and sheds some light to the reasons of why agricultural land is converted to urban land in Finland. This complex issue was approached through mixed research methods. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Upscaling agroecology in Sweden : a participatory-backcasting approach to investigate top-down measures for promoting an agroecological transition of the Swedish agricultural system

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Författare :Pablo Ratti; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Agroecology; transition; top-down; scenario; participatory policies;

    Sammanfattning : Alongside its important contribution to the increase of yields, industrial agriculture has also generated environmental, social and economical negative side effects. Moreover, the forecasted growth of the world’s population puts more pressure for solutions on how to increase food supply while reducing the negative effects of the current agricultural system. LÄS MER