Essays about: "Beauty of nature"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 37 essays containing the words Beauty of nature.

  1. 11. The Wild and the Beautiful : Aetiology and awareness in the aesthetics of nature

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för estetik

    Author : Una Thorlaksdottir; [2021]
    Keywords : Nature; aesthetics; beauty; wilderness; environmental aesthetics; environmental ethics; Natur; estetik; skönhet; vildmark; miljöestetik; miljöetik;

    Abstract : In this paper I argue that aesthetic appreciation of nature should be reflective and based on respect for nature. I believe first-hand experience is crucial and that nature can be aesthetically experienced freely in a multi-sensory way. READ MORE

  3. 12. Sublime Transactions. The Gestures of Poetry and Criticism with Anne Carson, the Scholar-Poet

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media

    Author : Edda Ahrent; [2021]
    Keywords : Anne Carson; hermeneutics; Massumi; Kristeva; Greenblatt; literary criticism; poetry; affect; play; intertextuality; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The 20th century, as well as the 21st, is ripe with hermeneutic anxiety concerning the survival of the object of interpretation and the right way to study literature. In this thesis, the Canadian scholar-poet Anne Carson is studied as a framework to an understanding of how poetry and literary criticism – the event of hermeneutics – co-occur, converge, and diverge. READ MORE

  4. 13. Balancing social and environmental sustainability: A qualitative case study about the social impacts of the Payments for Ecosystem Services program on rural farmers in Costa Rica

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Emma Ramirez; [2020-11-11]
    Keywords : Costa Rica; Guacimal; Monteverde; Environment; Payments for Environmental Services; Sustainability; Critical Sustainability;

    Abstract : Costa Rica has long been considered a leader in environmentally sustainable policy actions as the country aims to have 70% forest cover and much of their success has been attributed to the Payment for Environmental Services (PES) program. The program pays landowners to conserve their forests for the benefits nature provides, such as biodiversity, storing carbon, scenic beauty and fresh water regulation. READ MORE

  5. 14. "THREATENED AND THREATENING SEAS" Children’s Perceptions of the Marine Environment and Environmental Attitudes towards Marine Pollution in Kuta, Lombok

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    Author : Roos van der Meijden; [2020-10-19]
    Keywords : Early childhood learners; environmental attitudes; environmental perspectives; human-nature relation; marine pollution;

    Abstract : Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate early childhood learners’ (5-8 years old) perceptions of the marine environment (beach and sea) and their environmental attitudes towards marine pollution through an educational intervention consisting of a drawing exercise and an in-class discussion. Theory: Social-cognitive theory was used from which to explore environmental perspectives environmental attitudes, and the human-nature relation/connection. READ MORE

  6. 15. After the storm - Environmental art in a textile practice

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Steneby - Institutionen för Konsthantverk och Design

    Author : Maja Nederman; [2020-07-09]
    Keywords : Land art; Fiber art; Craft; Organic; Nature; Environment; Beach; Ocean;

    Abstract : When we look closer at the world around us, there is so much art and beauty that we tend to overlook. There are aspects of nature that we can reexamine and explore. This can be done by reorganizing that which has grown and settled organically or by placing something foreign into the environment and seeing how the land responds. READ MORE