Essays about: "Interdisciplinary approach of social sciences"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words Interdisciplinary approach of social sciences.

1. 1. At the Intersection of Mindfulness and Sustainability - An overview of the emerging field of Mindfulness within Sustainability Science

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Lison Mavon; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability Science; Mindfulness; Transformation; Interdisciplinary Research; Systematic Literature Review; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Climate change is a people-made crisis which requires a shift in our mindsets. Early studies in the field of mindfulness within sustainability science show the potential of mindfulness to influence consciousness, beliefs, and values for sustainability. However, the field is still at its early stages and scattered over various topics and methods. READ MORE

3. 2. Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions - The Impact of Societal Dynamics on Risk and Adaptation Perspectives of Pluvial Floods in Malmö

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Minja Sillanpää; Sofia Ritthammer; [2022]
   Keywords : Nature-based Solutions; Blue-Green Solutions; Mainstreaming Adaptation; Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management; Pluvial Flood-Risk; Climate Change Adaptation; Private Stakeholder Engagement; Capacity Development; Grounded Theory; Social Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Cities around the world are not only facing the impacts of climate change but are also increasingly charged with the responsibility to adapt. The city of Malmö in Sweden, facing the consequences of ever-so-present pluvial floods, has set an objective to increase the use of multifunctional Nature-based Solutions (NBS) in its urban stormwater planning. READ MORE

4. 3. Diving beneath Swedish protected waters : understanding governance and management of the HELCOM Marine Protected Areas (HELCOM MPAs) in Skåne, Sweden.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Maria Andrea Cervantes Becerra; [2020]
   Keywords : Baltic Sea; Marine Protected Area Governance; Social-Ecological Systems; Systems Thinking; marineprotection; conservation goals; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Marine protection has gained global attention following international and national goals for coverage percentages of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) with effective management. In the Baltic Sea, a network of HELCOM MPAs has been established to contribute to international goals through regional collaboration. READ MORE

5. 4. Memory in Becoming: Investigating how the memorial landscape architecture affects memory through the lens of affordance

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

   Author : Chenglan Jin; [2020]
   Keywords : Memorial landscape architecture; Tsunami Memorial Gravitational Ripples; Environmental psychology; Space of memory; Phenomenological method.; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : This paper attempt to explore how memories are affected by memorial landscape architecture through a psychological perspective, known as the affordance. In order to conduct this interdisciplinary research including design, psychology and memory studies, this research project is grounded in a case study of the Tsunami Memorial, Gravitational Ripples, in Stockholm. READ MORE

6. 5. Demonstrating a phytotechnological design-approach : plant biology in stormwater remediation practice

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

   Author : Oscar Yachnin; [2019]
   Keywords : phytotechnology; phytoremediation; landscape architecture; stormwater management; contamination; pollution;

   Abstract : In this master’s thesis the field of phytotechnology is investigated. Phytotechnology is a collection of largely unexploited methods and processes that aim to employ the abilities of plants to manage contaminants in our environments. READ MORE