Essays about: "shipwrecks"

Found 5 essays containing the word shipwrecks.

1. 1. A Pirate's Life For Me : A comparative study of the Queen Anne’s Revenge and the Quedagh Merchant shipwrecks

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Amanda Oxonius; [2019]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Dagens syn på pirater har länge blivit influerad av olika medier. Allt från böcker och filmer har kontinuerligt påverkat allmänhetens syn på en viktig del av marinhistoria och på så sätt har den perioden av historien blivit näst intill översedd av forskare. READ MORE

3. 2. Jarðnæði; Tranquil Terra

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Katla Maríudóttir; [2014]
   Keywords : architecture; nature and dwelling; critical studies in architecture; new materialism and architecture; Icelandic vernacular architecture; Iceland; arkitektúr; heimili og náttúra; torfbær; arfur;

   Abstract : “Jarðnæði; Tranquil Terra” is a meditation on the relationship between the dwelling and the dramatic ever-changing landscapes of the rural Icelandic countryside. The project is anchored in a place with a long and complex history and with a profound relationship with its landscapes - a place of wandering churches, lifesaving shipwrecks, growing houses, teeth in the ground, paths lined with crosses to protect against the ghosts and other dark creatures. READ MORE

4. 3. Geophysical Mapping around Björkö Island in Lake Mälaren, South central Sweden

   University essay from Institutionen för geologiska vetenskaper

   Author : Oscar Fransner; [2013]
   Keywords : Marine geosciences; geophysics; archeology; Birka; Mälaren; subbottom profiling; sediment stratigraphy; multibeam echosounder; backscatter; angular range analysis; shipwrecks.;

   Abstract : The former Viking settlement Birka is located on Björkö Island in Lake Mälaren, the third largest lake in Sweden. Birka is a well-known archeological site that onshore has been carefully examined. READ MORE

5. 4. Insurance aspects of wrecks and recycling of ships from an environmental sustainability perspective

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Kristoffer Tedenhag; [2013]
   Keywords : wrecks; shipwrecks; shiprecycling; ship dismantling fund; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis is about, as the title reveals, wrecks and recycling of ships. The selected angles are economic and legal aspects of the ship that has become a wreck or sent for recycling. READ MORE

6. 5. The Importance of Solving Legal Problems Regarding Wrecks - Risks Posed by Dangerous Wrecks in Swedish Waters

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Katarina Kepplerus; [2010]
   Keywords : Folkrätt; Transporträtt; Sjörätt; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis discusses legal problems in relation to shipwrecks, with focus on dangerous and abandoned wrecks, and takes a de lege ferenda perspective on regulations regarding wreck liability, responsibility for wreck removal and prevention of pollution on the marine environment. Abandoned wrecks may obstruct navigation and pose hazard to the marine environment. READ MORE