Essays about: "Historical documents"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 142 essays containing the words Historical documents.

  1. 16. Strategic Planning for Climate Adaptation - a case study of Åre municipality

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Kajsa Kronkvist; [2022]
    Keywords : Climate change adaptation; municipal planning processes; landslide risk management; mountain tourist destinations; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Åre municipality, a well-known skiing resort in Sweden, has been classified as a primary risk area for landslides, due to a combination of global warming and increased pressure from expansion. The purpose of this study is to explore options to strengthen climate adaptation planning and reduce vulnerability in Åre. READ MORE

  3. 17. Nomen est Omen: Nation Branding in the Republic of Moldova through the lens of discourse

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Gianina Vulpe; [2022]
    Keywords : Nation branding; national identity; critical discourse analysis; discursive practice; social practice; Moldova;

    Abstract : The Republic of Moldova is a relatively new state in Eastern Europe, formed as an independent country in 1991, after the fall of the Soviet Union. While nation branding efforts in Moldova are still in their infancy, the country’s tensioned historical legacy, divided identity and current discursive struggles make it a valuable, albeit highly unexplored subject for nation branding research. READ MORE

  4. 18. Post-processing of optical character recognition for Swedish addresses

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Moa Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : OCR; OCR post-processing; OCR post-correction; NMT; Lexical model; OCR; efterbehandling för OCR; post-korrigering för OCR; NMT; lexikal modell;

    Abstract : ​​Optical character recognition (Optical Character Recognition (OCR)) has many applications, such as digitizing historical documents, automating processes, and helping visually impaired people read. However, extracting text from images into a digital format is not an easy problem to solve, and the outputs from the OCR frameworks often include errors. READ MORE

  5. 19. Data (De)colonization: Case of the “Safe City” Project in Belgrade

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

    Author : Petar Korac; [2022]
    Keywords : decoloniality; data colonization; datafication; big data; biometric surveillance; Safe City; data double; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In my thesis, I follow the argument of the authors belonging to the school of decoloniality, who explore the phenomena of coloniality of power outside of historical colonialism. This gives me the freedom to look through decolonial lances into phenomena of undergoing colonization through data. READ MORE

  6. 20. Mer än ett minne från svunna tider : en analys av häradsallmänningarnas institutionella utveckling

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

    Author : Anna Ek; [2022]
    Keywords : häradsallmänning; allmänning; institution; kritisk institutionell teori;

    Abstract : Häradsallmänningar är en av många svenska typer av allmänningar men är fortfarande i stort sett outforskade. Denna studie undersöker utvecklingen av häradsallmänningar, och studerar vilka olika roller de innehaft, betydelser de tillmäts och vilka anspråk som gjorts på häradsallmänningarnas resurser under deras 1000-åriga historia. READ MORE