Essays about: "Biocentric"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word Biocentric.

  1. 1. Dark Ecology: Obscurities Illuminated

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nadja Gollbo; [2024]
    Keywords : dark ecology; object-oriented ontology; internal critique; political theory; speculative realism; ecological philosophy; environmental issues;

    Abstract : This study investigates “dark ecology” – an ecological theory formulated by Timothy Morton, based on an object-oriented ontology and claimed to offer a new perspective on how humans can and should coexist with other “objects” in the world in a better, less hostile way. Dark ecology is a critique of both an anthropocentric and a biocentric worldview, aiming to erase the dichotomy between human/nature and subject/object. READ MORE

  3. 2. Urban äng – ansvar och potential för biologisk mångfald : en jämförande analys av arter och indelningar mellan den svenska ängsfröproducenten Pratensis och Natura 2000

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Ebba Forsberg; Nadia Olausson; [2023]
    Keywords : biodiversitet; biologisk mångfald; äng; urban äng; stadsplanering; urban planering; Natura 2000; Pratensis; handel; utbud;

    Abstract : Global biodiversitet minskar drastiskt vilket utöver att drabba enskilda arter även riskerar att få stora konsekvenser för ekosystem och grundläggande ekosystemtjänster. Ängen är en naturtyp med stor artrikedom och en lång tradition i Sverige men som idag är hotad och naturvårdsklassad till följd av förändrad markanvändning, som bland annat innefattar urbanisering. READ MORE

  4. 3. Design principles to foster respect for nature in video games

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Goutham Jayaraman; [2023]
    Keywords : Respect; Nature; Video Games; Biocentric; Game Design; Environment; Animals; Nonhumans; Climate Change; Ecology; Human-Nature Relationship;

    Abstract : Video games are critical and relevant tools which can be used to influence perceptions of nature. Many games have already sought to educate players about environmental issues, but the effect that games as a whole have on players’ respect for nature is yet uncertain. READ MORE

  5. 4. The relationship between visitors’ environmental values and the perception of nature restrictions in a Swedish nature reserve

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

    Author : Anke Peters; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Environmental orientations have been shown to have a crucial impact on how individuals perceive and behave in nature. So far, research has primarily focused on environmental attitudes, neglecting to fully explore the wide spectrum of environmental values in visitors of nature based tourism destinations. READ MORE

  6. 5. Miljöetik & landskapsarkitektur : teori & praktik med avgränsning våtmarksrestaurering

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Disa Fredriksson Bratthäll; [2021]
    Keywords : miljöetik; antropocentrisk; biocentrisk; ekocentrisk; landskapsarkitektur; restaurering; våtmarker; environmental ethics; anthropocentric; biocentric; ecocentric; landscape architecture; restoration; wetlands;

    Abstract : Miljöetik är ett ungt fenomen, men där finns redan många olika orienteringar. Antropocentrisk, biocentrisk och ekocentrisk miljöetik behandlar människans relation till naturen. READ MORE