Essays about: "Antigua"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word Antigua.

1. 1. FindMe Tag - Facilitate rescue efforts during disasters through culture-sensitive design

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

   Author : Ida Dahl; Linnea Kransén; [2022]
   Keywords : human-centered design; culture-sensitive design; wearable; natural hazards; rescue efforts; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Over the last decade, 1.8 billion people worldwide have been affected by disasters triggered by natural hazards and 740 000 lives have been lost. Due to climate change, these numbers are predicted to rise dramatically in the upcoming years. READ MORE

3. 2. Desert garden techniques to ameliorate urban microclimates : an example of application in Granada, Spain

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Otto Lundberg; [2022]
   Keywords : climate change; Egyptian gardens; Persian gardens; Alhambra; urban heat island; desert gardens;

   Abstract : In this day and age we are faced with urban cores getting hotter, with the main drivers being climate change and the urban heat island effect. This gets even more complicated as the parts of Europe that have the largest need too cool down, i.e. the south, has the least amount of space available for interventions in the form of green space. READ MORE

4. 3. Leaving No One Behind : A Minor Field Study with an Intersectional Feminist Analysis of Disaster Management in Antigua and Barbuda

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Melina Kotsinas; [2018]
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5. 4. A circular production of fish and vegetables in Guatemala : An in-depth analysis of the nitrogen cycle in the Maya Chay aquaponic systems

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Erik Björn; [2018]
   Keywords : Aquaponics; Nitrogen balance; Nitrogen cycle; Nitrification; Denitrification; Akvaponi; kvävebalans; kvävecykel; nitrifikation; denitrifikation;

   Abstract : This study was done with the aim of deepening the understanding of the Maya Chay aquaponic systems. To meet the aim, a literature study on aquaponics, with an emphasis on the nitrogen metabolism in such systems, was conducted. READ MORE

6. 5. Affect in A Small Place: Jamaica Kincaid Reverses the Colonial Gaze

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

   Author : Habtu Diana; [2015]
   Keywords : Affect; postcolonial theory; gaze; Jamaica Kincaid; Antigua; anger; shame;

   Abstract : This essay uses Sara Ahmed's theory of affect to analyze Jamaica Kincaid´s A Small Place. I argue that Jamaica Kincaid uses anger to create a position for Western reader and to evoke emotions such as shame. Theorist Sara Ahmed argues that emotions have political dimension. READ MORE