Essays about: "Affordance theory"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 41 essays containing the words Affordance theory.

1. 31. Design Elements of Shop Facades and Affordances : a case study in Stockholm

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Mei Morimoto; [2019]
   Keywords : affordance; bottom-up urbanism; facade; walkability; Stockholm;

   Abstract : As inhabitants on the earth and as designers in societies, we always think and try to make the world better, to be sustainable. Regarding everyday life in city, to enhance social sustainability, it is revealed that walkability and diversity mean a lot to livability and lovability. READ MORE

3. 32. Looking for nurses: The relation between agency salience in job advertisements and the appeal of nursing for men

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : My Eriksson; [2019]
   Keywords : Social role theory; belongingness; goal congruity; communion; agency; gender segregation; job advertisements; nursing; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In Sweden, nursing is strongly gender segregated. Additionally, there is a national nursing shortage. READ MORE

4. 33. Aesthetic Affordances for Wellbeing Enhancing Atmospheres in Healthcare Environments

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

   Author : Minna Eronen; [2019]
   Keywords : Built environment; healthcare; design; aesthetic experience; aesthetic affordance; aesthetic atmosphere; wellbeing;

   Abstract : This master thesis explores the relationships between the human being and the built environment in the context of healthcare and from the perspective of aesthetics. The aim is, by identifying the aesthetic experiences the built environment evokes, to enhance the understanding of how the design of the built environment can support and sustain wellbeing. READ MORE

5. 34. Beyond 'common sense' : unveiling human behaviour in nudging and affordance theory and how it informs social-ecological transformation theory

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Krisztina Jónás; [2019]
   Keywords : affordance theory; behavioral economics; social-ecological transformation; interpretive research design;

   Abstract : The major driver of the global environmental crisis is the human, whose behavior is necessary to understand and transform. Humans and human behavior are perceived in various ways through worldviews that are embedded in different disciplines and theories such as affordance theory and nudging. READ MORE

6. 35. Perceived Affordance and Socio-Technical Transition: Blockchain for the Swedish Public Sector

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

   Author : JOHAN R. JONSSON; [2018]
   Keywords : blockchain; distributed ledger technology; public sector; digitalization; socio-technical transition; multi-level perspective; affordance theory; general purpose technology; blockkedja; distribuerad huvudbok; offentlig sektor; digitalisering; socio-teknisk övergång; multinivåperspektiv; görlighetsteori; genombrottsteknologi;

   Abstract : The Swedish public sector is under constant pressure to improve processes and services through further digitalization. Blockchain is a novelty technology which shows promise of enabling functionalities which are desired within the sector. READ MORE