Essays about: "Alternative Paradigm"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 103 essays containing the words Alternative Paradigm.
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6. A Changing Utopia : A critical analysis of a heritage of change in a Swedish 20th century single-family housing area
University essay from Uppsala universitet/KulturvårdAbstract : During the past decades there has been an increasing interest in the conservation of the cultural-historical character of 20th century single-family housing areas in Sweden. Many of these areas are characterised by the fact that they have changed significantly over time, creating highly diverse historic urban landscapes. READ MORE
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7. Social infrastructures of urban solidarity : Neighborhood art spaces and their potential for negotiating difference
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionenAbstract : In the context of negative consequences following an economic growth paradigm, in the urban sphere, such as uneven urban development, marginalization, gentrification and austerity measures, the present study directs the focus towards the spaces of civic promise. These spaces have the potential to challenge the commoditized and consumerist urban practices and imagine alternative futures. READ MORE
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8. The EU’s Problem with Migration: A critical policy analysis and mobility justice
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : Access to mobility and migration have become highly charged topics. Since the so-called refugee crisis in 2015 the EU has developed a holistic approach to control migration. The 2015 European Agenda on Migration is a policy which has significantly shaped mobility governance since being implemented. READ MORE
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9. Profit over subsistence? – The role of private corporations, the state and academia in embracing an ecofeminist forest concept as part of an agroecological transformation : a case study of Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : In recent times which require systemic change, agroecology demands a conceptual transformation of the food system. Its counter-hegemonic approach aligns with radical theories like ecofeminism and envisions an alternative future: a new socio-ecological paradigm which rethinks different landscape structures as one interconnected ecosystem. READ MORE
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10. Towards a new aesthetics of care : a critical reading of Nassauer’s cues to care
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Joan Nassauer’s concept of cues to care has been influential within landscape design since her seminal essay Messy Ecosystems, Orderly Frames was published in 1995 and her research is often used to justify the need for marking landscapes as owned, although there have been critical voices too. The enduring popularity of cues to care as a design method is due to how open it is to interpretation, and this thesis examines various landscape interventions that can be classed as cues to care, both explicitly and implicitly. READ MORE
