Essays about: "footwear"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 41 essays containing the word footwear.

  1. 1. Barefooting: A Tool for Environmental Consciousness

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Camille-Fleur Moraux-Pizano; [2023]
    Keywords : Barefooting; Critical Animal Studies; Environmental Consciousness; Nature Connectedness; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Modern human animals’ relationship with Nature is damaged and damaging. An emotional and physical separation is at play in this broken bond, with footwear literally and metaphorically embodying the disunion between spirit and body. READ MORE

  3. 2. The factors affecting young Chinese people’s fashion choices - The importance of conspicuous consumption

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Bo Ting Li; [2023]
    Keywords : conspicuous consumption; fashion consumption; young Chinese people; China’s economic growth; Chinese middle class; consumption factors; sustainability; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which young Chinese consumers are making conspicuous consumption of fashion products. With China's increasingly rapid economic development, the income and consumption levels of the Chinese middle class are rising. READ MORE

  4. 3. Study of the possibilities of 3D-printing for Footwear design and development of models for this new market. : Studie av möjligheterna med 3D-printing för Skodesign och utveckling av modeller för denna nya marknad.

    University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Industridesign

    Author : Enrique Jimenez Moreno; [2022]
    Keywords : Product Design; Sneakers; Shoes; Footwear; Fashion; ergonomic; 3D-scan; 3D-printing; Sustainability;

    Abstract : The fashion industry is going through a radical change with new technologies. Footwear designers are taking advantage of CAD-software to create groundbreaking models. READ MORE

  5. 4. Advanced Footwear Technology, Are Ground Reaction Forces and Lower Extremity Loading Dependent on Shoe Energy Return Characteristics?

    University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

    Author : Kalle Torniainen; [2022]
    Keywords : Biomechanics; Running; Advanced FootwearTechnology; Running mechanics; Motion analysis; Biomekanik; Löpmekanik; Rörelseanalys;

    Abstract : In the long distance running community there is currently controversy as a result of the release of Advanced Footwear Technology (AFT) type of shoes. The AFT shoes with performance enhancing mechanical properties are currently used with great success. READ MORE

  6. 5. Individual Musculoskeletal Characteristics of Runners and Advanced Footwear Technology

    University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för fysisk aktivitet och hälsa

    Author : Sebastian Stattin; [2022]
    Keywords : Advanced Footwear Technology; AFT; Running Mechanics; Anthropometry; Neuromuscular Characteristics; Sports Equipment;

    Abstract : Background: In recent years, sudden improvements in long-distance running performance have been suggested to be due to the latest technological innovations in running footwear. However, inter-individual differences appear to be large in the performance enhancing effect these shoes elicit where some runners experience a decline in performance while others improve substantially. READ MORE