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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"S Amaethyddiaeth (Cyffredinol)"”.
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Assessing the Role of 'Green Hay' in the Creation of Hay Meadows at the National Botanic Garden of Wales and the Implications for the Management of Amenity Land for Biodiversity.
Flower-rich hay meadows contain some of the highest levels of biodiversity of any habitat in the world. However, as a result of agricultural intensification they have all but disappeared in the UK. It is assessed that there are only 1605 hectares of lowland hay meadows left in Wales. This is …
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Salvadore
This report discusses the creative journey in developing creative responses to theory around Memory, Identity and the importance of biodiversity within the agriculture and the recycling of items destined for landfill.
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An analysis of environmental data and corresponding stakeholder perceptions with respect to climate change and crop production in Nigeria.
The Nigerian agricultural sector is threatened by climate change and its impacts, and this work investigated how environmental forcing influenced crop productivity over a 30-yearperiod. Decadal variations of key staple food crops were assessed based on annual yields, and directly compared with …
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Science and the farmer: the development of agriculture in West Wales, 1900-1950
This study contends that agricultural science significantly contributed to the development of agriculture in West Wales and argues that farming during the decades under study was progressive and not, as portrayed by some historians, that farmers in general were suspicious of change, resentful of …
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"No to the bear" : contested power and truths behind the reintroduction of brown bears in the Pyrenees.
“No to the Bear”: Questions of Power and Truths behind the Reintroduction of Brown Bears into the French Pyrenees At this beginning of the twenty-first century, global climate and biodiversity, including human survival, are seriously threatened. Fuelled by culturally constructed anthropocentric …
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Rus in urbe: greening the English town, 1660-1760
This thesis looks at the ideas behind the weaving of greenery into the urban fabric, expressed in the form of parks, gardens and walks. It underlines just how important urban attitudes are and the urban environment has been in shaping our experience and perceptions of the natural world. In turn, …
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Changes in nature connection: A study of the effects on the participants of taking part in an antique seed, natural farming, and seed balls workshop
This dissertation examines the impact of workshops about antique seeds, natural farming, and seed balls as agents of change for individuals’ connections to nature. The research investigates whether these workshops, using a combination of theoretical and practical teaching methods, can enhance …