Search Results - "aesthetics"

Utemiljö för motion by Bilfeldt, Johanna

“…Short distance between the private residence and working places, good conditions for walk- and bike traffic, good access to parks and green areas, aesthetic attractive design and that areas feel safe and secure are examples of factors in the built environment that encourage people to physical exercise. …”
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Reykjavík’s roadsides : using roadside vegetation as a source to increase biological diversity in urban environments by Hafliðadóttir, Hrönn

“…Proper plant selection, species composition, sustainable stormwater management and respect for ecosystem services and the planning site itself, are essential links to promote sustainable and biologically diverse urban environments, which at the same time preserve the city’s aesthetical values. The Reykjavík roadsides and the Icelandic flora play a leading role in this master thesis. …”

Breeding objectives for Central Highland goats using participatory and bio-economic modelling approaches by Tesema, Z., Deribe, B., Shenkute, A., Gobeze, M., Kefale, A., Gizaw, Solomon

“…Besides, coat colour was the second preferred trait by goat keepers next to body size. Thus, this aesthetical trait should be included in the designed breeding programme besides economically important quantitative traits. …”
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Puesta en valor de espacios verdes públicos con fines ecológicos, educativos y recreativos. Una propuesta para Bernardo de Irigoyen by Besold, Silvana Soledad

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Sorgeprocessens stöttestenar by Timmerholm, Sara

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Fysisk aktivitet i stadsmiljö : en studie av förutsättningar för fysisk aktivitet i Uppsalas stadskärna by Fahlgren Brodin, Johanna

Placemaking som metod för landskapsarkitekter : en studie av möjligheter och svårigheter by Eriksson, Anna-Stella, Waaler, Kirsten

Studie av studio by Onoszko, Benjamin

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Sustainability principles for St. Petersburg landscape with Scandinavian experience in mind : application of Swedish green space research result of “the eight characteristics” by Aleksandrova, Silviia

“…The utmost importance during the Soviet Times was given to creating urban green spaces according to the functional needs of residents, public health and high aesthetical qualities of place. Therefore introduction of “The Eight Characteristics”(result of Swedish green space research) into the St. …”

Utformning av dagvattendammar genom tri-valent design by Simonsson, Anton

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Blå-gröna synergier by Petersson, Johanna, Sjödin, Sofia

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Improving the knowledge of plant potential biodiversity-ecosystem services links using maps at the regional level in Southern Patagonia. by Rosas, Yamina Micaela, Peri, Pablo Luis, Lencinas, María Vanessa, Lasagno, Romina Gisele, Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José

“…In addition, links with ecosystem services detect potential synergies and trade-offs, where areas with the lowest potential biodiversity are related to cultural ecosystem services (e.g. aesthetic values) and areas with the greatest potential biodiversity showed threats related to productive activities (e.g. livestock).…”
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Bergsbrunna södra by Westin, Sandra

“…The people living in housing areas next to the farm use the old gravel roads for walking in the recreative and aesthetically attractive surroundings. When planning the area consideration also must be taken to Uppsala city's vision of "the town on the plain". …”
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Stenmuren i landskapet by Bylander, Anneli

“…Today, the stone wall is a valuable element in the landscape with ecological, culture-historical and aesthetic values. Since the stone walls arose as elements in the landscape a lot has been changed within the agriculture. …”
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Vildvuxet och ordnat : brukares upplevelser av gradienten från vildvuxna områden till gräsmattedominerade områden i staden by Hörnell, Hanna Vilde

“…The best thing that could be done to make as many people in the study as possible think that an area was aesthetically pleasing and useful was to make the area interesting, as in worth discovering, and clearly taken care of. …”

Garbage to gardens : design proposals for two decentralised waste management units in Pune, India by Karlsson, Manda, Söder, Annie

“…The initiative intends to decrease the environmental degradation caused by unrecycled waste, enhance the life quality of the ragpickers and give the concerned areas heightened aesthetical, educational and recreational values. To achieve this, the units are to be incorporated with garden space. …”

Rangelands Atlas by International Livestock Research Institute, International Union for Conservation of Nature, World Wide Fund for Nature, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, United Nations Environment Programme, International Land Coalition

“…Rangelands have significant cultural and aesthetic value too, and for many, are places of inspiration and beauty. …”
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Potential use of denitrifying bacteria in reduction of nitrogenous compounds in the effluent discharged into lake Victoria, Kenya by Wachira, J.M.

“…This has negatively affected not only the economic but also aesthetic as well as ecological functions. Nitrogen cycle in the atmosphere is driven by symbiotic and free-living microorganisms, which reduces dinitrogen gas to bioavailable ammonia. …”
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The impacts of hydropower and mining on water quality: an example from the Nam Ngum catchment, Lao PDR by Kallio, M.

“… • Chemical: pH, dissolved oxygen, biological oxygen demand, nutrients (including nitrogen and phosphorus), organic and inorganic compounds (including toxins). • Aesthetic: odours, taints, colour, and floating matter…”
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Den urbana stäppen by Ekman, Ida

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