Essays about: "Gothenburg :"

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1. 1. An attempt to promote ground-nesting bees in an urban landscape. Investigating the use of sand beds as a conservation effort.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Instiutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

   Author : Bodil Mattson; [2024-02-16]
   Keywords : ground-nesting bees - pollinator conservation - sand beds – conservation in urban parks;

   Abstract : Pollinators provide crucial services for the ecosystems by pollinating around 80-90% of all plants. However, pollinating insects are declining worldwide which may cause a parallel decline in plant species leading to large biodiversity losses. READ MORE

3. 2. DIFFERENCES ON THE IMPACTS AND ORIGINS OF POLLEN IN FOUR MAJOR SWEDISH CITIES BETWEEN 2014 AND 2019

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

   Author : Jean-Patrick Ridet-Lagorce; [2024-02-12]
   Keywords : Pollen; Allergy; Antihistaminic; Airborne transport; Geographical origins;

   Abstract : Allergies are widespread in the world and coming from various sources, one of the causes being airborne allergens and especially, pollen. The negative impact of pollen is enhanced by pollution and climate change which are some of the biggest issue humankind is facing today. READ MORE

4. 3. The paint loss of Callmander’s stained glass windows: An investigation of the prevalence and causes behind the paint loss on Callmander and Svenska Glasmåleri AB’s stained glass windows

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

   Author : Victor Eisfeldt; [2024-02-06]
   Keywords : Grisaille; Stained-glass; Callmander; Vitreous Paint;

   Abstract : This MA-thesis investigates the loss of grisaille paint in the stained-glass windows created by the artist Reinhold Callmander and Svenska Glasmåleri AB, with the aim of understanding the prevalence as well as the reasons behind the issue. Stained glass has historically been in the periphery of conservation. READ MORE

5. 4. FINDING TRACES OF THE MODERN MOVEMENT IN GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN Implementing personal value through visualisation as a conservation tool

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

   Author : Inès Vandesompele; [2024-01-30]
   Keywords : The Modern Movement; personal value; conservation; Swedish built environment;

   Abstract : The organisation Docomomo International is engaged in the documentation and conservation of the built environment related to the Modern Movement. Therefore, it was essential to discuss what this means for our modernist heritage. READ MORE

6. 5. 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