Search for dissertations about: "Protected area management"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 37 swedish dissertations containing the words Protected area management.

2. 21. Incentives and Forest Reform: Evidence from China

   Author : Yuanyuan Yi; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Forest devolution; Household management; Forest investment; Deforestation; Allocative efficiency; Household welfare; Forestland rental markets; Collective forest tenure reform; Managerial incentives; Environmental protection; State-owned forests; State-owned enterprises; Chinese-style federalism; Two-principal; one-agent model; China;

   Abstract : Chapter I: Forest Devolution Reform in China: A Trigger for Investment or Deforestation? I investigate whether and how the devolution of forestland to households in China triggered investment in forestland, and its effect on forest resource conditions. The investment analysis is based on a panel dataset of a two-round survey of 3,000 households in eight provinces before and after the implementation of the forest devolution reform, while the analysis of resource conditions is based on satellite imagery on forest cover and vegetation during 2001-2012. READ MORE

4. 22. Predation and shorebirds: predation management, habitat effects and public opinions

   Author : Daniel Isaksson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Conservation; waders; predation; coastal pastures; redshank; lapwing; attitudes; human dimensions;

   Abstract : Many shorebird populations are rapidly declining and a high nest predation rate is one of the threats facing these populations. Thus, factors that affect predation and how to manage it in an effective way are receiving increased attention. READ MORE

5. 23. Essays on Behavioral Economics and Policies for Provision of Ecosystem Services

   Author : Anna Nordén; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; behavioral economics; economic experiments; monetary incentives; conditional payments; Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation REDD ; payment for ecosystem services PES programs; targeting; spillovers; field experiment; cash payments; in-kind payments; stated preferences; crowding out; entrance fee; donation; voluntary contribution; protected areas; Costa Rica;

   Abstract : Forests provide key ecosystem services such as clean water, timber, habitat for fisheries, carbon sequestration, pollination, and biodiversity. However, many of these services are being lost or degraded at a furious pace, brought about by human activity. READ MORE

6. 24. Linking movement ecology with the management of mobile species : managing moose in Sweden

   Author : Andrew Allen; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : A central goal in conserving, or managing, biodiversity is to identify the spatial scale of management. Traditional approaches like protected areas aim to delineate boundaries, within which species are managed. These boundaries are set using, among others, species richness targets and political borders, but often fail to consider species movements. READ MORE

7. 25. Fragmented landscapes : Assessment and communication of landscape connectivity in human-dominated landscapes

   Author : Arvid Bergsten; Örjan Bodin; Bo Ebenman; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Fragmentation; Connectivity; Network; Spatial; Landscape; Dispersal; Planning; Social-Ecological; Scale; IIC; STS; naturresurshushållning; Natural Resources Management;

   Abstract : This licentiate thesis summarizes the first half of my PhD on the theme of management of fragmented landscapes. The thesis applies – and reflects on the use of – network analysis of connectivity in relation to landscape planning. READ MORE