Search for dissertations about: "Integrated ecosystem approach"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words Integrated ecosystem approach.

  2. 1. Trade-off analysis of forest ecosystem services – A modelling approach

    Author : Xi Pang; Ulla Mörtberg; Berit Balfors; Brian Fath; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Forest bioenergy feedstock; Landscape simulation; Forest simulation; Ecosystem services modelling; Integrated sustainability assessment; Spatial optimization; Optimization heuristics; Mark- och vattenteknik; Land and Water Resources Engineering;

    Abstract : Forest is a resource that is increasingly utilized for multiple purposes. The balance between energy demands and the long-term capacity of ecosystems to support biodiversity and other ecosystem services is crucial. READ MORE

  4. 2. Law in Integrated and Adaptive Governance of Freshwaters : A Study of the Swedish Implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive

    Author : Johanna Söderasp; Christina Allard; Carina Lundmark; Maria Pettersson; David Langlet; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; water framework directive; integrated; adaptive governance; adaptive management; law; environmental law; freshwater; Law; Rättsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Water is essential for sustaining life and providing ecosystem services for different human needs. In 2000, the European Union Water Framework Directive (WFD) was adopted against the background of increasing pressure on the waters of Europe. READ MORE

  5. 3. Adapting Cities : Ecosystem-based approaches and citizen engagement in municipal climate adaptation in Scania, Sweden

    Author : Ebba Brink; LUCSUS; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Climate change adaptation; disaster risk reduction; ecosystem-based adaptation; ecosystem services; citizen engagement; participation; transformation; Sustainability Science; hållbarhetsvetenskap; klimatanpassning; katastrofriskreducering; ekosystembaserad klimatanpassning; ekosystemtjänster; medborgarengagemang; deltagande; transformation; kommunal planering;

    Abstract : Even if current attempts to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions would succeed, society-wide adjustment to the harmful effects of climate change is urgently needed. This process is known as climate adaptation. READ MORE

  6. 4. How elephants utilize a miombo-wetland ecosystem in Ugalla landscape, Western Tanzania

    Author : Elikana Kalumanga; Sara Cousins; Steve Lyon; Jan Bengtsson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Biodiversity; Browsing; Elephants; Forage; GPS collars; Mineral elements; Miombo woodlands; Protected areas; Termite mounds; Ugalla; Water hyacinth; Woody plants abundance; Physical Geography; naturgeografi;

    Abstract : African elephants are ‘keystone’ species with respect to biodiversity conservation in Africa since they maintain habitats that support several animal communities by changing vegetation structure through foraging and by dispersing seeds between landscapes. Elephants are also ‘flagship’ species because, given their impressive size, they can make people sympathetic and stimulate local and international concerns for their protection. READ MORE

  7. 5. Pastoral pasts in the Amboseli landscape : An archaeological exploration of the Amboseli ecosystem from the later Holocene to the colonial period

    Author : Anna Shoemaker; Paul Lane; Andrew Reid; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Pastoralism; Amboseli; Historical Archaeology; Eastern Africa; Eastern African Iron Age; Maasai; Pastoral Archaeology; Usable Pasts; Archaeology; Arkeologi;

    Abstract : The Amboseli ecosystem, home of Amboseli National Park, is renowned for its extraordinary biodiversity, and has long drawn the attention of conservationists and ecologists hoping to safeguard the healthy functioning of this Kenyan rangeland and the pastoral traditions that have brought this landscape into being. There is major concern currently however, as present day Amboseli pastoral livelihoods are said to be in decline owing to rangelands being settled, fenced, and converted to farmland. READ MORE