Essays about: "reframing history"

Found 3 essays containing the words reframing history.

  1. 1. Authentic Adobe and Off-the-Grid Earthships : Investigating the potential for a green rating system and sustainability-oriented accommodation platform in Taos, New Mexico

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Evelina Elf Donaldson; [2021]
    Keywords : Earthship; Adobe; New Mexico; Taos; Off-the-grid; Southwest; Sustainable Construction; Sustainable Architecture; Green Building; Sharing Economy; Accommodation; Airbnb: Green Rating System; Sustainability Accreditation; Content Analysis; Resource Management; Life-Cycle Design; Design for Human;

    Abstract : In an age where the sharing economy has proliferated as a preferred means of travel in the tourism industry, and the accommodation sharing platform Airbnb has risen to the forefront, there is much criticism and discussion about the need for such nascent platforms to operate in alignment with sustainable development. Currently, economic benefits for the host and guest lie at the core of Airbnb’s sustainability appeal, while few concrete steps have been taken to advance environmental and social values. READ MORE

  3. 2. On the way to sustainability through social learning : an action research approach to 4H farms in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Frida Samuelsson; [2013]
    Keywords : action research.; social learning; sustainability science; 4H farms; city farms; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The world is facing complex sustainability challenges, and the quest for a more sustainable world is characterized by uncertainty, both regarding goals and means. It is argued that this uncertainty requires a social learning process, where people collectively find shared problem perception and directions for sustainable solutions. READ MORE

  4. 3. (Re)framing national discourse: an analysing perspective of the role of one object in several (dis)plays

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Linnea Berg Björk; [2012-10-02]
    Keywords : Norsk Folkemuseum; museology; national representation; reframing history;

    Abstract : Exhibitions, as frames for displayed objects, mediate and talk about the past as if it had just happened. Stories are being told through arrangement and physical categorization of museum materials, which were collected in order to tell something about past times. READ MORE