Sökning: "Historical geography"

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1. 6. Till prästens bruk och nytta : Jord till prästgårdar i Sverige under medeltid och tidigmodern tid

   Författare :Elisabeth Gräslund Berg; Mats Widgren; Mats Riddersporre; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; glebe; parsonage; rectory; vicarage; church land; legal relations; place; form; process; Middle Ages; historical geography; Sweden; Human geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : The thesis examines the origins and the subsequent developments of glebes and parsonages in Sweden. How was land for the provisioning of parish priests, i.e. LÄS MER

3. 7. Cross-scale perspectives on heterogeneity in Swedish boreal forests

   Författare :Sofia Eriksson; Monica Hammer; Helle Skånes; Risto Kalliola; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; sustainable forest management; biodiversity conservation; landscape analysis; historical maps; ownership; Physical geography; Naturgeografi; geografi med naturgeografisk inriktning; Geography; Physical Geography;

   Sammanfattning : Maintaining species diversity, ecosystem functioning, and socioeconomic values requires continued ecosystem heterogeneity across scales. This thesis aims to bridge gaps between ecological theory, environmental goals, and practical application of sustainable forest management needed to maintain such heterogeneity. LÄS MER

4. 8. När floden märkte marken : Om bruket av översvämningsmark längs med Emån och Ätran 1500–1910

   Författare :Oscar Jacobsson; Anders Wästfelt; Johan Berg; Jesper Larsson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; historical geography; agricultural history; water history; floodplain; Sweden; wetland reclamation; meadows; Emån; Ätran; agricultural transformation; human-environment relations; geografi med kulturgeografisk inriktning; Geography with Emphasis on Human Geography;

   Sammanfattning : Large landscape transformations were an integral part of the agricultural revolution in Sweden, starting during the late 18th century. The 19th century was an especially intensive century when it comes to the transformation of the cultural landscape, not the least marked by extensive changes in the use of agricultural wetlands with interventions in watercourses, lowering of lakes and wetland reclamation. LÄS MER

5. 9. Food insecurity and coping strategies in semiarid areas : the case of Mvumi in central Tanzania

   Författare :Emma T. Liwenga; Tor A Benjaminsen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Food insecurity; semiarid; local knowledge; seasonality; coping strategies; livelihood strategies.; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; Human Geography; kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : This study examines how people in dryland areas cope with food insecurity and adversities over time. It draws from the experience of the Gogo people living in Mvumi in the semiarid zone of central Tanzania, an area with a long history of food shortages. The study specifically examines the potential for dryland resources to sustain livelihoods. LÄS MER

7. 10. Property fragmentation : Redistribution of land and housing during the Romanian democratisation process

   Författare :Karin E. K. Dawidson; Göran Hoppe; Iréne Nilsson; Örjan Sjöberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social and economic geography; Romania; restitution; re-privatisation; democratisation; political geography; Kulturgeografi; Human geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : In the context of democratisation in the early 1990s, the governments in Central and East Europe (CEE) had to decide how to deal with property that had been confiscated under state socialism. Nationalised housing and collectivised land were to a varying extent returned to former owners and their heirs by means of restitution, as well as being distributed to other citizens who were in possession of the users’ rights to such properties. LÄS MER