Essays about: "Iréne"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 74 essays containing the word Iréne.

  1. 6. Promoting Listening in the Public Sphere : Practitioner’s Perspectives in Malmö

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Caroline Ulvros; [2022]
    Keywords : political capabilities; public sphere; critical pedagogy; citizenship; conscientization; Iris Young; Susan Bickford; Markus Holdo; Irene Bloemraad;

    Abstract : This essay examines how projects aspiring to improve the democratic inclusion of minorities are intended to change how the majority society listens. Assuming that the recognition of marginalized individuals as political equals is central to social change, the recognition of their voices in public spheres is deemed crucial for empowerment. READ MORE

  3. 7. Exploring culture as a driver for urban sustainability

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Annete Priyadarshini; Irene Riquelme Fernández; Nicole Macharová; [2022]
    Keywords : cultural governance; collaborative governance; culture for urban sustainability.;

    Abstract : Many scholars and practitioners consider culture an essential ingredient of sustainability that is often underrepresented in the mainstream discourse on sustainability. However, in the last decade, the idea of culture as an agent of transformation capable of driving urban sustainability has gained momentum. READ MORE

  4. 8. Optimal Day Ahead Planning and Bidding Strategy for Participating in Frequency Markets with a Specific Battery : Study of the Technical and Economic Viability

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

    Author : Irene Manzanares Casla; [2022]
    Keywords : Frequency; Balancing markets; Optimisation; Operational plan; Bidding strategy.; Frekvens; Balansmarknad; Optimering; Operativ plan; Anbuds strategi;

    Abstract : The growing need of grid stability derived from the current energy transition is favouring the expansion of the ancillary services markets. Thanks to their fast response, this situation can be exploited by different kinds of batteries, even by those that were initially designed for a different application. READ MORE

  5. 9. Evaluation of mini-grid versus stand-alone projects: a tool for decision-making on household connections in last-mile rural electrification projects

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Irene Noguera Alonso; [2022]
    Keywords : Last-mile rural electrification; isolated from the network; polygeneration; modelling; network design; costs; mini-grid; stand-alone system; investment costs; Sista milen elektrifiering p˚a landsbygden; isolerad fr˚an n¨atverket; polygeneration; modellering; n¨atverksdesign; kostar; minin¨at; frist˚aende system; investeringskostnade;

    Abstract : Electrification of isolated rural areas in developing countries is a key action for the total eradication of energy poverty. A growing number of authors argue that this electrification should be done with distributed energy systems that combine different renewable energy sources, rather than trying to reach these communities with grid extensions. READ MORE

  6. 10. Whose Land Are We Standing On? : Negotiating Borders, Governance, Land, and Selfhood in the North American Borderlands

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Irene de Boer; [2022]
    Keywords : indigenous border nations; colonialism; international borders; relational place-making; thematic analysis;

    Abstract : The imposition of European borders in North America has given rise to a need to inquire into the impact of the overlay of colonial borders upon earlier ideas of geographical boundaries, and upon indigenous border nations and their connections to places and ways of being. Here, we look to delineate a tentative approach to further such inquiries into indigenous border nations who have found themselves on or near an international border by examining the relationship with ancestral lands. READ MORE