Essays about: "Eco-Village"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the word Eco-Village.

1. 1. Exploring the Role of Eco-Communities in Fostering Environmental Stewardship : A Study of Volunteer Tourism at Cloughjordan Eco-Village

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

   Author : Maximilian Kress; [2023]
   Keywords : Place attachment; transformative learning; environmental stewardship; voluntourism; eco-communities; ecovillages; Cloughjordan ecovillage; community attachment;

   Abstract : In recent years, there has been a shift in interest in travel, toward an increasing interest in sustainable travel and alternative forms of travel. As a result, there is also an interest in research studying these alternative travel concepts. Therefore, this qualitative study looks at experiences in ecovillages, focusing on volunteer workers. READ MORE

3. 2. From Grassroot to Global: Community-Based Entrepreneurs Shaping Systemic Change

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Merel Evers; Merel Jasmijn Hulst; [2023]
   Keywords : Depletion of natural resources; re-organizing the economy; bottom-up efforts; community-based entrepreneurship; common-based economy; eco-villages; community boundary management; collective action; social and environmental change; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This research explores how community-based entrepreneurs can contribute to the reorganization of natural resource management and find solutions to environmental problems within the current capitalist economy. Recent scholars on post-capitalism, believe that the economy can be organized by different institutions than the market and investigate the role of individuals as catalyst of environmental and social change from the bottom up. READ MORE

4. 3. Visiting food sovereignty : exploring the relations of food sovereignty and tourism

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

   Author : Mislav Petrusic; [2022]
   Keywords : food sovereignty; alternative agriculture; alternative tourism; Ireland; eco village; rural development;

   Abstract : Both the agriculture and tourism sectors have been heavily criticized for the social and environmental imprints they leave on the world, especially in rural areas. This thesis explores the intersection between alternative approaches to both agriculture and tourism which seek to bring positive social and ecological effects to rural areas. READ MORE

5. 4. The Rural Awakening

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Philipp Westhauser; [2022]
   Keywords : settlement structure; agricultural industry; housing affordability; social impacts; co-living; eco-village; sufficiency; resilience; community; recycle; square farm; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : This Master‘s thesis is not about ocean acidification or the sixth species extinction. I want to address the loss of soils, extensive agriculture and inequalities in society. My thesis is not just about listing and analyzing problems; it is about finding a solution through a concrete project. READ MORE

6. 5. Shading and natural ventilation, addressing indoor overheating in the present and future through the case study of Bysjöstrand eco-village

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för information och teknik

   Author : Pardis Ahmad Nia; [2021]
   Keywords : Passive design; natural ventilation; shading; indoor overheating; climate change; neighborhood;

   Abstract : Climate change temperatures expected to rise and extreme heat events (HW) canbe intensified. The influence of climate change on the built environment willbecame more apparent over the coming years. For example, there would be ashift in the risk of overheating in buildings, as well as the cooling and heatingneeds. READ MORE