Essays about: "Large-scale History"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 88 essays containing the words Large-scale History.

  1. 1. Examining Conservation Narratives : An Environmental Discourse Analysis of WWF Madagascar

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Félice Rubin; [2024]
    Keywords : Conservation; Discourse; Deforestation; Community management; Biodiversity; Ecosystem services; Hegemony; Baselines; Environmental History; Miljövård; diskurs; avskogning; samhällsförvaltning; biodiversitet; ekosystemtjänster; hegemoni; miljöhistoria;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the conservation narratives of Madagascar the ambiguity of forest cover and deforestation estimates, and the difficulty in deconstructing the narratives linked to the idea of a once fully forested island. In particular, shifts in the conservation debate are related to the discursive power of a large-scale international NGO, the WWF. READ MORE

  3. 2. FIT FOR IMPLEMENTATION? A WPR - analysis of how the European Commission frames implementation challenges in the Fit for 55 proposals

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nathalie Ahlstedt Mantel; [2023-08-31]
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    Abstract : Climate change is a large scale problem, in need of swift emission reduction to ensure a secure future for all. The EU has a long history of policymaking in the environmental field, and a vast body of previous research dwelve deeper into the development, compliance and results of the legislation. READ MORE

  4. 3. Playing with the Third Reich: Conceptual Relocation from Nazi Film to WWII Game : An Experiment to measure Filmic concepts in Digital Games

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Laqi Li; [2023]
    Keywords : Nazi Germany; Propaganda Films; Science Fiction Trilogy; Industrial Films; WWII FPS Games; WWII Simulation Games; Fascist Aesthetic; Futuristic Utopianism; Steel-like Romanticism; History.;

    Abstract : Film produced by Nazi Germany has been a classic that has drawn scholars from a wide range of academic disciplines as well as innumerable cineastes from various cultural backgrounds. The simultaneous rise in the number of players acting as observers and operators in digital games with a WWII theme has drawn recent scholarly attention since it is thought that this pattern is contributing to players' hazy understanding of historical events. READ MORE

  5. 4. SWAT Runoff Modeling and Salinity Estimation in the Odra River Catchment

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Tassilo Thebe; [2023]
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    Abstract : In 2022, a significant fish die-off happened in the Odra River due to a bloomof the toxic gold algae species Prymnesium parvum, which occurs in saline andwarm waters. This event is seen as a major ecological disaster in recent Europeanriver incident history. READ MORE

  6. 5. Att se framtiden i historien : att utforska platsers tidsjup och låta historiken motivera fortsatt utveckling och gestaltning, med fallstudie av Björnsnäs säteri

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Johanna Trozelli; [2023]
    Keywords : landskapsarkitektur; trädgårdshistoria; gestaltning; Björnsnäs; Rudolf Abelin; Trozelli; kulturmiljö; kulturvärde;

    Abstract : Förestående arbete har syftat till att utforska hur landskapsarkitekten kan arbeta med platsers tidsdjup och historiska kontext utifrån sin gestaltande roll. Grunden för arbetet är tesen att platsers historik kan utgöra en resurs och resultera i mer välgrundade utvecklingsförslag. READ MORE