Essays about: "leisure recreation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words leisure recreation.
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1. Deconstructing Intersectional Oppression in Outdoor Recreation : A case-study of the Feminist Hiking Collective
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för temaAbstract : This research aims to deconstruct the discretionary character of outdoor recreation, in view of the hegemonic nature of intersectional oppression. Once deconstructed, it also questions how outdoor recreation, inspired the Scandinavian concept of friluftsliv, can become a feminist space for resistance against this oppression. READ MORE
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2. Dynamisk vegetationsbyggnad i en folkparksmiljö : ett gestaltningsförslag för Folkets park i Lomma
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Folkets hus och parker är en del av svensk parkhistoria. Parkerna var tillägnade arbetarklassen under 1900-talet och de skapade möjligheter för sociala möten, kultur och nöjen. Det här arbetet fokuserar på Lomma Folkets park, som ursprungligen var en levande park med växtlighet och mänsklig aktivitet. READ MORE
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3. Post-Extraction Mine-Scape. Alternate Production and Recreation Protocol for Slite.
University essay from KTH/StadsbyggnadAbstract : Quarrying of limestone on the Swedish island of Gotland dates all the way back to the 5th century but saw the rise of its modern form during the early 20th century, with the establishment of Cementa AB at Slite, which since then has developed as an industrial town. Cementa has been progressively mining limestone in three large open pit quarries in Slite. READ MORE
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4. Consuming nature : Toward Transformational Sustainability in Swedish outdoor brands
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : The accelerated cycle of production and consumption has had tremendous environmental consequences since the 20th century. Corporate interest needed a society of over-consumption, creating the take-make-waste linear systems as we know it. READ MORE
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5. Outdoor Recreational Activities in Bali, Indonesia : The Cultural Landscape Subak as a Respite
University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and SocietyAbstract : While Indonesia faces countless environmental challenges due to the deforestation and exploitation of nature, the terraced rice landscapes of Bali – known as subak – appear to be not only more protected, but also better preserved than the rest of the country’s greenspaces. It is therefore imperative to ponder upon the question of why this discrepancy may be and, in this case, investigate how subak visitors have been using these areas for outdoor recreational activities and thus contribute to greater environmental awareness. READ MORE