Essays about: "Sense of place theory"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 87 essays containing the words Sense of place theory.
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1. SOCIAL HERITAGE AS LEVERAGE: Recognising the Social Dimension of Heritage in Sustainable Urban Development
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : In 2015, numerous countries committed to supporting the United Nations' Agenda 2030, which aims to address global challenges such as urban growth and climate change through the Sustainable Cities and Communities goal (SDG11). During this time, experts in heritage and urban development began emphasizing the significant role that cultural heritage plays in sustainable urban development. READ MORE
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2. THE NEW ERA OF HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY? LIFESTYLE, FREEDOM AND COMMUNITY; A social anthropological study about how living in a co-housing building can affect the elderly’s quality of life and freedom.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : This thesis explores the elderly’s choice to change their housing situation and their option to move to a co-housing building. Cohousing is a type of housing arrangement that promotes social contact and community between the neighbors. READ MORE
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3. Local Nature Matters : A Story of How Empowerment from Tourism Contributes to Local Nature Stewardship in Rural Communities
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)Abstract : This Master thesis examines the role of resident empowerment in rural nature tourism in shaping the relations between how residents engage with local places and local nature stewardship in Plouguerneau, France. Through a conceptual framework that includes the concepts of empowerment, place attachment, care for nature, and nature stewardship, the study models the effect of place attachment and care for nature on resident stewardship attitudes and how resident empowerment in tourism mediates this relationship. READ MORE
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4. ‘‘Mötesplatsen’’ - An Outcome Evaluation of Uppsala Stadsmission’s Integration Program
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbeteAbstract : Four years following the refugee crisis of 2015, Uppsala Stadsmission’s integration program “Mötesplatsen” begun its activity offering a ‘meeting place’ for unaccompanied young adults, who had received temporary residence according to the Swedish Upper Secondary School Act. The program offered individual support and guidance in their contact with the Swedish agencies, civic information, help in searching and applying for jobs and school homework assistance. READ MORE
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5. Frankenstein and the Timelessness of Queer Identities: Teaching Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein through Queer Theory in the Upper-Secondary EFL classroom
University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelskaAbstract : This paper analyses the pivotal gothic novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley through a close queer reading, focusing on excerpts featuring the artificially created creature and their maker, Victor Frankenstein. The queer perspective is applied to the gender identity and expression of the creature, which is a reading that lends itself to the teaching of the novel to Swedish upper-secondary students because of the timelessness of the themes and its close ties to the 2022 recommendations of the Swedish National Agency for Education regarding sexuality, consent, and relationships. READ MORE
