Essays about: "alternative history"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 168 essays containing the words alternative history.

  1. 6. Halvvägs mellan dåtid och framtid : ett anslutande gestaltningsförslag för Gjuteriparken

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

    Author : Sara Höglund; [2023]
    Keywords : järnväg; industri; postindustriella landskap; sanering; successiv gestaltning;

    Abstract : Det här arbetet tar avstamp i Malmö kommuns planer att utveckla Gjuteriparken, ett avlagt järnvägsfragment i norra Limhamn. Förfallet av tidigare järnvägsverksamhet gav upphov till platsen som den är idag: när växter etablerat sig på den gamla banvallen och ny, spontan användning uppkom i hålrummet som uppstått efter tågen slutat gå. READ MORE

  3. 7. Resisting from within : Analysis of intersectional narratives in the "burkini" case in France

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Anne-Lise Denoeud; [2023]
    Keywords : Intersectionality; Burkini; Islamophobia; Muslim women; Gender; Race; White gaze; Anti-racism; Feminism; France; Intersectionnalité; Burkini; Islamophobie; Femmes musulmanes; Genre; Race; Regard blanc; Anti-racisme; Féminisme; France;

    Abstract : Since summer 2016 France has experienced several episodes of “moral panic” about a three-pieces swimsuit worn by Muslim women, the “burkini”, whether on the occasion of attempts to ban it from beaches, or on the opposite to allow it in the swimming pools. These Islamophobic expressions are part of a French history of shaping the figure of “Muslim women”, controlling their bodies through their clothing, from “veil” to “burkini”, and silencing them. READ MORE

  4. 8. Risk Assessment of Digital Assets – Insurance Applications in Cryptocurrencies and NFTs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik

    Author : Roberto Delgado Ferrezuelo; [2023]
    Keywords : Blockchain; NFTs; private key; phishing; floor price; rarity; cold wallet; hot wallet; risk premium; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The aim of the project is to develop a framework for an insurance policy for digital assets. The project comprised several stages, starting with the identification of risks associated with these assets. Policyholders were then categorized into two groups based on a predefined rating factor. READ MORE

  5. 9. Perennproduktion : kan historien vägleda oss till en hållbar framtid?

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

    Author : Linda Sjögren Jonsson; [2023]
    Keywords : perennproduktion; plantskola; odlingssubstrat; torv; våtmark; hållbarhet;

    Abstract : Studien undersöker den hortikulturella näringen i ett historiskt perspektiv, perennproduktionens utveckling och användning av torv fram till idag. I och med de utmaningar som trädgårdsdesigners står inför då torv är det substrat som nu dominerar i branschen vill studien belysa möjligheterna till mer hållbara metoder. READ MORE

  6. 10. Void Evolution and Cosmic Star Formation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för fysik och astronomi

    Author : Joel Wasserman; [2023]
    Keywords : Void; Void Evolution; Cosmic Void; Star Formation Rate; Star Formation History; Cosmic Star Formation; Cosmology; Spherical Evolution Model; SvdW; Vdn; Excursion Set Theory; Excursion Set Formalism; Astrophysics; Astronomy; Cosmic Web; Matter Transfer; Tomrum; Tomrumsutveckling; Kosmiska Tomrum; Stjärnbildningshastighet; Stjärnbildningshistorik; Kosmisk stjärnbildning; Kosmologi; Sfärisk Evolutionsmodell; SvdW; Vdn; Exkursionsset teori; Exkursionsset Formalism; Astrofysik; Astronomi; Kosmiska Spindelnätet; Masstransport;

    Abstract : The rate at which stars have formed throughout the history of theuniverse is not constant, it started out slow, increased until around redshift ∼ 2 when it reversed and became slower again. The reason for this behaviour is still being investigated with various models and simulations usually based upon dark matter halos. READ MORE