Essays about: "alternative lifestyles"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words alternative lifestyles.

1. 1. urStory : A Tool to Connect Generations Through Voice-Recorded Memories and Experiences

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Ecenur Bacaksizlar; [2023]
   Keywords : Intergenerational Connections; Generational Gap; Digital Storytelling; Designing for Cultures; Interaction Design; Ageism;

   Abstract : Over the last decades, there has been a decline in the recognition and prevalence of communication and interaction between people of different age groups. This change can be perceived as a loss of value in societies on several different levels while this societal segregation continues to create larger divisions within societies. READ MORE

3. 2. Imagining and Enacting Desirable Futures : A Study of French Eco-Communities

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

   Author : Hélène Clouet; [2023]
   Keywords : Eco-communities; imaginaries; transformative change; local change; desirable futures; Écolieux;

   Abstract : This thesis departs from the assumption that the current socio-ecological crises require new and alternative imaginaries as well as lifestyle changes. Following a qualitative research method, seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with eco-community members and analysed thematically to determine their motivations, values and beliefs, and search for a potential common imaginary. READ MORE

4. 3. Car Use: An Analysis of Motorists’ Transport Decision-Making

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Simone Pastori; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The deep-seated role of private vehicles in our lifestyles limits the pursuit of sustainable urban development from an economic, social, and environmental standpoint. As such, this qualitative study aims to identify and explain the determinants behind the car phenomenon. READ MORE

5. 4. ‘Enacting change for a different future’ : An exploration of the practices and lifestyle of the new green wave

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Anny Mattsson; [2023]
   Keywords : New green wave; lifestyle change; self-sustainability; sustainable development; social practice theory;

   Abstract : This thesis departs from an understanding that humanity stands on the cusp of a global crisis, caused to a large degree by the lifestyle choices of humans. Therefore, posing the argument that it is changes in human action, behaviour and lifestyles that are needed to ensure that the development doesn’t continue on its current path. READ MORE

6. 5. Coliving - Transition towards sustainability : A comparable case study of coliving and single-living

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Jonathan Andersson; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable Lifestyles; Coliving; Practice theory; Clan control theory; Institutional theory; Sharing economy;

   Abstract : Background Modern capitalist societies have consumption at the core of their social and economic activities. This is one of the underlying problems that sustainability is facing. READ MORE