Essays about: "The ancient city"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words The ancient city.
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1. Bidding Farewell to the Ancient City of Ashur: A Qualitative Case Study of the Social and Cultural Impacts of the Makhoul Dam in Iraq
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This qualitative case study explores through semi-structured Interviews the social and cultural impacts of the Makhoul Dam, planned as part of Iraq’s climate change mitigation work. It was based on the research question: How do local individuals experience the Makhoul Dam’s impact on their home environments including the surrounding archaeological sites? And supported by the two operational questions: How are individuals in the dam-affected areas wellbeing and identity interlinked to their native areas including the surrounding archaeological sites? and How does the Makhoul Dam including its decision making process affect individuals in the dam-affected areas’ wellbeing and identity? By using Albrecht's theory of solastalgia, the theory of place attachment, where a broader definition of the theory was applied and community participation theory, eight sub-themes were identified under three main themes; “Our Area”, Who’s decision? and Wellbeing and identity. READ MORE
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2. Holmöarna archipelago and its forgotten Iron Age period : Uncovering the past through morphology and GIS-analysis
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudierAbstract : The geographical focus area of this essay is Holmöarna archipelago, which is a very large group of islands that are located a short distance to the east of the city Umeå, in northern Sweden, Västerbotten county. This essay is an attempt to uncover and provide knowledge regarding Holmöarna archipelago’s forgotten Iron Age period through the means of GIS-analysis, literary studies, a field visit, as well as morphological comparisons of ancient artefacts and monuments from the area. READ MORE
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3. Faience production and use in the Late Period Lower Egypt from an international perspective
University essay from Uppsala universitet/EgyptologiAbstract : Faience objects were first produced in Egypt in the pre-Dynastic era and were since then deeply connected with ancient Egyptian material culture and everyday life. Faience has been used for vessels, jewellery and for religious objects and the techniques and trends have evolved over time. READ MORE
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4. The Blue Spine
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : Rivers were always an important factor in the evolution ofcities. From ancient times, rivers were used in cities forirrigation, transportation, leisure and other activities. In the lastcouple of decades, urbanism paid special attention to therelationship between the river and the city.Bucharest makes no difference. READ MORE
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5. Desert garden techniques to ameliorate urban microclimates : an example of application in Granada, Spain
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : In this day and age we are faced with urban cores getting hotter, with the main drivers being climate change and the urban heat island effect. This gets even more complicated as the parts of Europe that have the largest need too cool down, i.e. the south, has the least amount of space available for interventions in the form of green space. READ MORE
