Filtyp
Peatlands are important carbon reserves in terrestrial ecosystems. The microtopography of a peatland area has a strong influence on its carbon balance, determining carbon fluxes at a range of spatial scales. These patterned surfaces are very sensitive to changing climatic conditions. There are open research questions concerning the stability, behaviour and transformation of these microstructures,
En av de största utmaningarna i modern tid är att på ett hållbart sätt producera mat och andra varor för en ökande global befolkning, utan att utsätta mark- och vattenresurser för ytterligare belastning och därmed ha negativ inverkan på människors livskvalitet. Storskaligt jordbruk har genererat många fördelar för människan gällande matproduktion, men har även bidragit till många hållbarhetsutmaniA major challenge of our time is to sustainably produce food and other goods for a growing global population, without putting additional pressures on land and water resources and local people’s quality of life. Large-scale agriculture has brought many benefits to humanity in terms of food production but has also caused multiple sustainability challenges, including land and water degradation, defor
This study contributes to debates on the efficacy of institutions in settler colonies by comparing the Cape Colony’s fiscal path to the experiences of Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. I find that the Cape’s fiscal trajectory was divergent. Agricultural and mining taxes were important surrogates of income taxes in other colonies, but the Cape’s narrow interests pushed for insulation from direct
Opposition to immigration has featured prominently in the “cultural backlash” to globalization in Western nations and was a key determinant of Britain’s Brexit referendum. In this article, we draw on theories of intergroup threat to examine the effect of “right-wing authoritarianism” on immigration attitudes in the UK. Previous research suggests that cultural aspects of immigration are especially
As the widespread pessimism about African agriculture has receded, policies for a green revolution in Africa are again called for. This study explores the presence of a national-level green revolution in Ethiopia and finds that an Ethiopian green revolution has taken place since the mid-1990s, mainly among staple-growing smallholders in agroecologically favourable areas and that the state has play
The study has developed an interactive mission benefit analysis (MBA) tool that allows instantaneous evaluation of a range of potential mission designs. The designs are evaluated in terms of their constraint on carbon and water fluxes through calibration of a terrestrial bisphere model. The constraint is quantified by methematically rigorous uncertainty propagation in CCDAS. Applying the MBA tool,
Smoke from western North American wildfires reached the stratosphere in large amounts in August 2017. Limb-oriented satellite-based sensors are commonly used for studies of wildfire aerosol injected into the stratosphere (OMPS-LP (Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite Limb Profiler) and SAGE III/ISS (Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III on the International Space Station)). We find that these m
The European spruce bark beetle ( Ips typographus L.) is a biotic disturbance that devastates forest environmental services, and its activities are exacerbated due to climate change. Accordingly, researchers seek workflows using remote sensing imagery for bark beetle detection in the early stage of the attack, enabling proactive management. Most previous studies attempted to detect attacks with pi
Frost is damaging to plants when air temperature drops below their tolerance threshold. The set of mechanisms used by cold-tolerant plants to withstand freezing is called “hardening” and typically take place in autumn to protect against winter damage. The recent incorporation of a hardening scheme in the demographic vegetation model FATES opens up the possibility to investigate frost mortality to
Sveriges skogar påverkas av de hastiga globala klimatförändringarna. Inverkan av klimatförändringana syns redan med både ökad frekvens och kraftigare extremväder som stormar, värmeböljor, torka och skyfall. Ett tydligt exempel är den extrema torka som drabbade hela landet år 2018. Till följd av torkan har det bland annat skett en explosionsartad ökning av antalet granbarkborrar som angriper och döA changing climate is expected to lead to more extreme weather events, such as an increased frequency of droughts and forest fires. Changing forest conditions can offer benefits to species such as insects, including bark borers that thrive in warm conditions. Warmer temperatures also favor the acceleration of ozone (O3) production, which can cause stress on vegetation. Vegetation stress can have n
Tourism is a vital sector of the global economy, accounting for more than 10 percent of all employment and bringing benefits to numerous individuals and regions. Understanding how the sector can be managed in a socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable manner in tourist destinations around the globe is therefore essential. It is known, however, that different destinations have differ
The study consisted of an analysis of buildings with different forms, based on residential archetypes, and an assessment of their energy demand and environmental impact, for Swedish conditions. A Shoebox Study was performed, including seven building archetypes, developed by assembling basic units, shaped like a shoebox. A number of form-defining properties was selected based on the literature revi
This article examines how the Peace of Westphalia has been interpreted and invoked from the conclusion of the peace itself to the present day. Rather than assessing whether different conceptions of Westphalia are valid or not, this article analyzes how conceptions of Westphalia have been used and reappropriated to legitimize notions of epochal change and constellations of power in international th
Vaccine scepticism is often related to fears of potential side effects and to doubts regarding the safety and effectiveness of the injections. Alongside the medical issues, mass vaccination campaigns like the one related to the COVID-19 pandemic also have civic and epistemic effects connected to the engagement of people on the internet in matters concerning the vaccination and vaccination campaign
Programme syllabus Master of Science Programme in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science Lund university Faculty of Social Sciences SAESS, Master of Science Programme in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science, 120 credits Masterprogram i miljö- och hållbarhetsvetenskap, 120 högskolepoäng Second cycle degree programme requiring previous university study / Program med akademiska
https://www.lumes.lu.se/sites/lumes.lu.se/files/2024-01/SAESS%202021%20ENG.pdf - 2026-09-14
This thesis offers a cultural analysis of climate change, modernisation and sustainable development in the pastoral landscape of Baringo, Northern Kenya. For the majority of the pastoralists living there, life is defined by crippling poverty, ethnic violence and an increasingly erratic and unpredictable climate. In response, a growing number of people have moved away from the traditional reliance
The importance of land-atmosphere biophysical interactions for regional climate and terrestrial ecosystem change: C EC SY N TH ESIS N O 07 | 2021 D ragkam pen om skogen – en syntes om skogsbruk i perspektivet av klim at, m iljö och biologisk m ångfald Dragkampen om skogen – en syntes om skogsbruk i perspektivet av klimat, miljö och biologisk mångfald CEC SYNTES NR 07 | 2021 | LUNDS UNIVERSITET 1
https://www.mgeo.lu.se/sites/mgeo.lu.se/files/2026-08/Dragkamp%20cec%20nr%207%20tillg%C3%A4nglighetsanpassad.pdf - 2026-09-14
Allmän studieplan för utbildning på forskarnivå i sociologi Sida 1 av 9 Fakultetsstyrelsen ALLMÄN STUDIEPLAN SOCIOLOGI Diarienummer U 2025/221 Datum 2025-04-24 Allmän studieplan för utbildning på forskarnivå i sociologi Allmän studieplan för utbildning på forskarnivå i sociologi är fastställd av Samhällsvetenskapliga fakultetsstyrelsen 2025-04-24, dnr U 2025/221. Studier enligt denna allmänna stud
https://www.soc.lu.se/sites/soc.lu.se/files/2025-05/asp-sociologi-20250424.pdf - 2026-09-14
Precision agriculture requires detailed crop status information at high spatial and temporal resolutions. Remote sensing can provide such information, but single sensor observations are often incapable of meeting all data requirements. Spectral-temporal response surfaces (STRSs) provide continuous reflectance spectra at high temporal intervals. This is the first study to combine multispectral sate
