Search for dissertations about: "Land-use"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 517 swedish dissertations containing the word Land-use.
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16. Recent changes in land use and productivity in agro-pastoral Inner Mongolia, China
Abstract : This study challenges the prevailing assumption that the expansion of cultivated land areas and increasing number of livestock in the agro-pastoral regions of northern China have aggravated the process of land degradation since the start of the rural reforms in 1978. Land-use and productivity trends in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR), with special attention to the Keerqin steppe region, have been analysed. READ MORE
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17. What is the Point of IT? : Backcasting urban transport and land-use futures
Abstract : Sustainable development, future studies, informationtechnology, urban land-use and passenger transport. These arethe five concepts upon which this thesis and the eight papersit contains are based. READ MORE
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18. Wild bees in agricultural landscapes: Modelling land use and climate effects across space and time
Abstract : Wild bees are declining in many parts of the world, which poses a risk for crop pollination and ecosystem health. Land use and climate change are two of the main drivers of the decline, and understanding the interactive effects of these two drivers and wild bees is very important to be able to develop proper responses and mitigate future negative effects. READ MORE
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19. Brazilian land use policies and the development of ecosystem services
Abstract : Concerns related to global environmental changes due to land use changes have been driving international communities towards more sustainable land use systems. Brazil is a country of global strategic importance in this matter considering that it is the nation with the largest extension of preserved tropical native vegetation, recognised for its ecosystem services and high and unique biodiversity. READ MORE
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20. Tourism attractions and land use interactions : Case studies from protected areas in the Swedish mountain region
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