Essays about: "Landscape Amnesia"

Found 2 essays containing the words Landscape Amnesia.

1. 1. Cultural Amnesia: Imagining Alternatives to the Dystopian Future of Norrland

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Epp Jerlei; [2015]
   Keywords : Cultural Amnesia; Norland; Territorial Plannning; Architetural Intervention; Sapmi;

   Abstract : By the term “Cultural Amnesia” I refer to a diagnosis of a condition that has been caused by external damage or trauma. This may result in a society forced to forget about their roots, culture and connection to the landscape, once been embraced by a community as a whole but now been forgotten and replaced by different ideals that are displaced from context. READ MORE

3. 2. The goats are dying : grassroots initiatives to tackle unwanted plastic garbage in Burkina Faso

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

   Author : Torsten Flyng; [2011]
   Keywords : Plastic Garbage; Burkina Faso; Public Space; Private Space; Recycling; The Commons; Landscape Amnesia;

   Abstract : In Burkina Faso plastic refuse is starting to become a physical threat to humans, livestock and the environment. In light of concerns that plastic garbage is becoming dangerous there are three grassroots initiatives that have sprung up to address the plastic garbage problem. READ MORE