Essays about: "Argument construction"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 56 essays containing the words Argument construction.

  1. 1. Constructing Spaces of Intervention in Gothenburg's Urban Periphery; The production of “vulnerable areas” in the City’s official documents

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Melissa Lennartsson; [2024-01-26]
    Keywords : Vulnerable areas; urban policy; place-making; advanced urban marginality; safety security nexus; neoliberalism; Gothenburg;

    Abstract : This study explores the construction of the “vulnerable area” by critically analyzing the assumptions, representations, and discourses that inform official documents targeting such neighborhoods. By conducting a qualitative content analysis on local policy produced in the City of Gothenburg, this thesis finds that such texts – through their imagination of space – produce “vulnerable areas” as spaces of intervention in need of extraordinary treatment. READ MORE

  3. 2. Groddjursåtgärden vid Lillbyasjön i Östhammars kommun : ett hjälpmedel eller ett hinder?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Loviza Sahlén; [2023]
    Keywords : Groddjur; groddjursåtgärd; grodtunnel; amfibiepassage;

    Abstract : Groddjuren hotas av utrotning och minskar snabbt i populationsstorlek. Trafiken är en faktor som kan ge additiv dödlighet till populationer som behöver korsa en väg vid migrationen mellan övervintringsplatserna och lekvattnen. READ MORE

  4. 3. Beyond Conflict : NATO's Just Securitization of Russia

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Signe Prip Bruun; [2023]
    Keywords : Threat perception; securitization; JST; social constructivism; international security; NATO-Russia relations; identity;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the ethical implications of NATO securitizing Russia without being in direct warfare,seeking to contribute to the debate of the integration of ethics into IR. This thesis contributes to that argument by integrating ethical dimensions of normative character through Floyd's Just Security Theory (JST) within the framework of social constructivism to develop new theoretical insights. READ MORE

  5. 4. Possibilities and Challenges of City Planning using 3D Visualization : A systematic literature review on the possibilities of city visualization using 3D computer graphics and the utility of parametric design

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola

    Author : Benjamin Lind Nilsson; [2023]
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    Abstract : There exist numerous previously conducted surveys, studies and written articles on the topic of 3D geo-visualization. The subject has been pursued increasingly for the last two decades. In the late 1960s, digital earth, the idea of a digital copy of the real world was first proposed. However, hardware capabilities were limited. READ MORE

  6. 5. Assessing impacts of climate change on the energy and hygrothermal performance of detached houses in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för bygg- och miljöteknologi; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign

    Author : Najma Habibullah; Busra Duran; [2023]
    Keywords : Detached houses; Hygrothermal performance; Energy performance; Extreme weather conditions; Climate change; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Climate change is one of the most significant challenges that building sector is confronting. For example, Climate change and associated extreme events are posing a significant challenge for the building sector. Buildings should be prepared to withstand the climate changes and extreme weather that will happen in the future. READ MORE