Essays about: "Louisiana"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word Louisiana.

1. 1. Intryck av Sävsjön : en förstudie till gestaltningen av en naturcamping

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Henrik Wangsten; [2022]
   Keywords : camping; naturturism; platsupplevelse; genius loci; fenomenologi; kvalitativ analys; landskapsanalys; analysmetoder; platsanalys; stedsanalys; Louisiana; landskapsarkitektur; förstudie;

   Abstract : How does one design with respect to the place? A large part of our built environment today has taken existing natural prerequisites into little or no consideration, which has resulted in a widespread loss of place – a bland expression of architetcure. The answer may lie in our fundamental understanding of place and how we choose to perceive our surroundings. READ MORE

3. 2. What Happened to Louisiana? A Case Study on the Economic Growth Effects of Hurricane Katrina

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Moa Belaieff Kronborg; John Wernsten; [2021]
   Keywords : Hurricane Katrina; Natural disasters; Economic growth; Transmission channels; Labour;

   Abstract : This paper investigates the short-run and long-run effects of Hurricane Katrina on state-level economic growth in Louisiana. To provide explanatory value for any findings, the paper additionally includes an analysis of Katrina's effects on possible transmission channels to economic growth, including residential population, labour, and physical capital. READ MORE

4. 3. Climate change beliefs, environmental policies support and the fossil fuels industry

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Tommaso Piseddu; [2020]
   Keywords : Environmental Policies; Climate Change Beliefs; Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Coal Plants;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to provide a contribution to the analysis of how relevant the presence of the fossil fuels industry is in shaping the attitudes toward climate change and environmental policies. This presence is studied in the form of coal plants at county-level and in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 in Louisiana, a state that largely relies on oil and gas extractive activities. READ MORE

5. 4. Procedural Justice for All: Community Participation within Flood Risk Management in New Orleans, Louisiana

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Emelia Warzewska; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainable development; flood risk management; procedural justice; social vulnerability; community participation;

   Abstract : Traditional grey infrastructure in New Orleans, Louisiana has become increasingly less efficient and adaptable to changing flood risks in the face of climate change and increasing development of flood-prone areas. City planners and decision-makers are beginning to use integrated flood risk management as a tool to increase community flood resiliency, however inequalities between communities’ representation still exist. READ MORE

6. 5. The Role of Arts in Nordic Society: Health and Lifestyle

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

   Author : Soledad Zamora; [2019]
   Keywords : Arts; Education; Lifestyle; Society; Sustainable development; Welfare;

   Abstract : The role of arts in both formal and non-formal education has been scientifically demonstrated to create positive outcomes in people to deal with all kinds of social problems in daily life. At present, there are international public and private institutions that support this view, such as the International Arts Education Week, celebrated for the first time by UNESCO on 21-27 May 2012 when not only artists participated, but also educators, researchers, NGO actors, and international associations. READ MORE