Essays about: "effects of culture on buildings"
Found 5 essays containing the words effects of culture on buildings.
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1. Tomar and its People : On the relationship between local people and their heritage
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknikAbstract : Heritage has been defined by the Cambridge Dictionary as “features belonging to the culture of a particular society, such as traditions, languages, or buildings, that were created in the past and still have historical importance”. In plain words, it is what defines a cultural expression and allows this cultural expression to survive, reproduce and thrive like a living organism. READ MORE
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2. Evaluating structural landscape development in the municipality Upplands-Bro, using landscape metrics indices
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : The aim of this study was to evaluate and describe the landscape development in an area located in the municipality of Upplands-Bro, Sweden. The main hypothesis was that the landscape patterns in the study area have changed, as I expected to discover that the landscape has undergone structural changes, in form of both changed land use and changed landscape patch composition. READ MORE
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3. A Foucauldian–Fairclaughian Discursive Analysis of the Social Construction of ICT for Environmentally Sustainable Urban Development – the Case of European Society
University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : ICT has become so deeply embedded into the fabric of European society – in economic, political, and socio-cultural narratives, practices, and structures – that it has been constructed as holding tremendous untapped and inestimable potential for instigating and unleashing far-reaching societal transformation, addressing key societal challenges, and solving all societal problems. It has recently been seen, given its ubiquity, as a critical driver and powerful catalyst for sustainable urban development due to its potential to enable substantial energy savings and GHG emissions reductions in most urban sectors, especially buildings. READ MORE
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4. Houses with mould problems : Comparison of two methods for verifying mould growth in buildings
University essay from Nordiska ministerrådet/Nordic School of Public Health NHVAbstract : During the last ten years, the adverse health effects in upper respiratory system and irritation symptoms have become increasingly evident in residents living in moisture damaged houses with dampness and mould growth. In the mid of 1995, Finnish environmental health authorities faced the problem with an increasing demand for investigations to verify the microbial growth in suspected buildings and thereby taking appropriate control measures to protect the health of occupants. READ MORE
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5. Zone 19 : revitalization of public space in La Florida, Guatemala City
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering och byggteknikAbstract : This diploma work concerns revitalization of public space in zone 19, La Florida, in Guatemala City. The main objective of the study was to develop planning and design proposals as well as implementation strategies that aim at gaining more public open space and revitalizing existing public open space, in a way that will define and emphasize La Florida?s identity. READ MORE
