Essays about: "educational tourism"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 25 essays containing the words educational tourism.

  1. 11. Volvo Volem

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Moritz Seifert; [2018]
    Keywords : Lighter than Air Vehicle Design Airship Future Tourism;

    Abstract : What if the future of transportation was more diverse, more exciting and more responsible? What if Volvo became a true mobility provider with a broader product palette? What if the airship would finally get its great renaissance and what would it look like if Volvo developed it? With these questions in mind, I started my thesis and eventually designed an airship for Volvo. The word Volvo is derived from Latin and means “I roll” which inspired me to pick the name “Volem” which is equally derived from Latin and means “I fly”. READ MORE

  3. 12. Möt Klarälvsdeltat : pedagogiskt friluftsliv och naturism i ett tätortsnära 2000 område

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

    Author : Karin Pettersson; [2017]
    Keywords : landscape literacy; läsa landskap; friluftsliv; naturism; platsidentitet;

    Abstract : Överallt i världen lever människan sida vid sida av naturens stora system. Dessa ekosystem ligger som grund för vårt välstånd och välbefi nnande på jorden. De har hög biologisk mångfald vilket gör att de har en god motståndskraft och anpassningsförmåga vid stora förändringar. READ MORE

  4. 13. Quantitative model of present and future well-being in the EU-28 : a spatial multi-criteria evaluation of socioeconomic and climatic comfort factors

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Joakim Jörwall; [2017]
    Keywords : GIS; well-being; multi-criteria evaluation; EU-28; physical geography and ecosystem analysis; UTCI; Tourism Climatic Index; Predicted Mean Vote; Analytic Hierarchy Process; Fuzzy membership; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Both within the EU and within other regions/countries, there is a need to measure and monitor the well-being/Quality of Life (QoL) of people, in order to identify, anticipate, and address potential social or economic problems, at national and regional levels. This study presents a model to quantitatively estimate the spatial well-being (QoL) distribution across the EU-28 member states down to the municipal level, using tools offered by GIS. READ MORE

  5. 14. Strengthening The Link Between Conservation and Sustainable Development: Can Ecotourism Be a Catalyst? The Case of Monviso Transboundary Biosphere Reserve, Italy

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Elena Mondino; [2017]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Conservation; Ecotourism; UNESCO Biosphere Reserve; Learning tool; ECST; Monviso; Environmental Education;

    Abstract : The dichotomy of conservation vs. sustainable development has generated numerous debates since the introduction of the latter in the late 1980s. When UNESCO introduced the Biosphere Reserve concept in the early ‘70s, it drew even more attention to the matter. READ MORE

  6. 15. Ten days of Taglit : How emotions work on a Birthright trip in Israel

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Sacha Buisman; [2017]
    Keywords : Taglit Birthright; Israel; Jewish heritage tourism; emotional reflexivity; organized trips;

    Abstract : Taglit Birthright is an organization that provides free ten-day diaspora-heritage trips to Israel for young Jewish adults between 18 and 26 years old. Taglit is Hebrew for discovery and this is the ambition of the organization: providing young Jewish people with an opportunity to discover their socio-cultural Jewish heritage. READ MORE