Search for dissertations about: "GARDENS"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 31 swedish dissertations containing the word GARDENS.
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6. Cultivating responsible citizenship : Collective gardens at the periphery of neoliberal urban norms
Abstract : The growing human population is concentrating in urban environments across the globe, leading to urban expansion and densification. Consequently, political debates and social movements concerned with urban planning and land use have increased in relevance. READ MORE
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7. Untangling ambiguities in the microbial fossil record : experimental abiotic and biological approaches
Abstract : Life on early earth has long been the topic of discussion for many researchers: how did it come to be? Which cells came first? Where can we find them? The most ancient rocks on our planet may hold some of the answers to these questions, but many may only be answered in laboratories. Chemical and morphological traces can be found from Archaean deposits, tantalisingly similar to modern day prokaryotes. READ MORE
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8. Pests and pest controlling organisms across tropical agroecological landscapes in relation to forest and tree-cover
Abstract : A major challenge in agroecosystems is how to manage the systems so that it reduces crop pests and enhances natural pest control. This thesis investigates patterns of crop pests and top-down effects of birds and arthropod predators in relation to land-use composition across spatial scales. READ MORE
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9. Imagining Urban Gardening Space : An Ethnographic Study of Urban Gardening in Sweden
Abstract : Urban gardening is a phenomenon that increasingly occupies the limited space in cities. In discourse, urban gardening is constructed as a positive element and as something that can build a productive environment in urban areas. However, using urban space for gardening raises questions about the delimitations of public space. READ MORE
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10. On the use and experience of a health garden : exploring the design of the Alnarp rehabilitation garden
Abstract : During the last decades an increasing amount of research suggests that a stay in a natural environment could reduce stress and help people restore. Furthermore, several decades of horticultural therapy have shown good outcomes in treating for example post-traumatic stress symptoms. READ MORE