Essays about: "HISTORICAL importance of tourism"

Found 4 essays containing the words HISTORICAL importance of tourism.

  1. 1. Talking Communities : Sámi Trail of Tears as a Model of Habitus-Based Reconciliation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Janne Sirniö; [2023]
    Keywords : Truth Commissioning; Reconciliation; Forceful Displacement; Indigeneity; Slow Violence; Green Transition; Verdi System; Slow Tourism; Theory of Communicative Action;

    Abstract : This conflict study in Theology investigates reconciliation possibilities in indigenous lands in northern Sweden to be discussed through the Sámi Trail of Tears Walking Trail – a real-life innovation project. The historical material is based on the depiction of forcefully dislocated Sámis and the now polarized situation where local indigenous groups risk new conflicts partly with each other, partly with extractive industries, motorized tourism, and the majority’s society. READ MORE

  3. 2. InVíkorate - Exploring self-sufficiency in a tourist-dependent Icelandic village

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

    Author : Vera Wetzels; [2021]
    Keywords : Urban Design; Rural Design; Iceland; Vík í Myrdal; Greenhouse Horticulture; Sustainability; Microclimate; Forestry; Tourism; Walkability; Local Businesses; Arts and Architecture; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In a rapidly urbanising world, the importance of rural towns and villages is often forgotten. Many people see more opportunities for employment, social life and their children’s future in the big city, leaving smaller, rural places empty and abandoned. READ MORE

  4. 3. A green lung for the Stone Town : the challenge of developing a green structure for the users of Zanzibar historical city core.

    University essay from SLU/Landscape Architecture (until 121231)

    Author : Anna Hall; [2009]
    Keywords : Tanzania; Zanzibar; Stone Town; World heritage; City planning; Urban forestry; Open space; Socio-cultural landscape; Urbanization; Urban poverty; Slum; Livelihood strategies; Minor Field Study;

    Abstract : The state of the unique socio-cultural landscape in the World Heritage site Stone Town of Zanzibar, Tanzania, is critical.Current financial and technical aid is focusing on safeguarding the traditional buildings, but there are no clear and up to date planning strategies for the public spaces where the local inhabitants and visitors run their daily life. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Silesia Megapolis : A study of the vision, plans and possibilities.

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för teknokultur, humaniora och samhällsbyggnad

    Author : Jose Daniel Perogordo; [2008]
    Keywords : Silesia; megapolis; megalopolis; spatial planning; regional planning; Slaskie; Upper Silesia; Katowice; Poland; Polen; Polska; polycentric; polycentricity; livability; liveability; polycentric development; sustainability; quality of life; balanced development;

    Abstract : This master’s thesis was aimed at researching the possibilities of a project for building a metropolis out of a former industrial region in southern Poland. The idea was to study the development strategies and plan, and the spatial status of the agglomeration region in Upper Silesia, to measure it against a framework of polycentric development model. READ MORE