Essays about: "Materiality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 92 essays containing the word Materiality.

  1. 1. Daylighting and sunlighting in street canyons. A quantitative research on the visual perception and in-situ daylight measurements of four urban canyons in Copenhagen.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; Lunds universitet/Energi och ByggnadsDesign

    Author : Olesja Lami; [2019]
    Keywords : daylighting; sunlighting; urban canyon; visual perception; visual comfort; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : “Light creates ambience and the feel of a place, as well as the expression of a structure.” Le Corbusier With the current urban pressure and large waves of immigration, cities are facing an increase in population and therefore urban densification. This increase in building quantities affects daylight reaching the public space. READ MORE

  3. 2. DETERMINANTS OF ACCOUNTING CHOICE REGARDING LOCATION OF VOLATILITY: THE FVOCI OPTION - Early indications from the adoption of IFRS 9

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Erik Erlandsson; Mikael Gustafsson; [2018-07-02]
    Keywords : IFRS 9; accounting choice; equity investments not held for trade; FVOCI option; irrevocable; recycling; changes in fair value; salient volatility; leverage; job security; materiality; cash compensation;

    Abstract : MSc in Accounting.... READ MORE

  4. 3. Sustainability reporting and the related challenges of the United Nations Global Compact signatories : A qualitative study in the Nordic region

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi; Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Donata Nissim; Tatenda Mugwira; [2018]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility; GRI; UNGC; SDGs; Sustainability reporting; Nordic region; Challenges; Non-Financial disclosure; Sustainability accounting; Materiality assessment;

    Abstract : Abstract Sustainability has been one of the most discussed topics among the business world and society for the last decade. The globally growing concern about sustainability related issues has led to businesses and non-businesses meet the demand of their stakeholders by producing a sustainability report to demonstrate their work and development in sustainability and how they have measured it. READ MORE

  5. 4. Agency, Resistance and Embodiment in The Context of PMS : a Qualitative Study

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Andrea Nordlander; [2018]
    Keywords : PMS; premenstrual change; agency; resistance; embodiment; sisterhood;

    Abstract : Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) was originally coined to describe the various changes that many women experience the days before their period. Today, we understand PMS as a complex phenomenon that not only involves the materiality of the body, but also discursive ideas and cultural mythology around women and femininity. READ MORE

  6. 5. Materialitetens betydelse för estetiska och restorativa vårdmiljöer : ett gestaltningsförslag

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

    Author : Caroline Sjetne; [2018]
    Keywords : materialitet; sinnesupplevelser; restorativa kvalitéer; perception; estetik; vårdmiljöer; landskapsarkitektur;

    Abstract : Material och materialitet i landskapet är något vi ofta upplever med alla våra sinnen och är en viktig komponent i hur vi tolkar och tillskriver vår omgivning estetiska värden. I detta arbete undersöks främst de sinnliga och estetiska upplevelserna av materialitet och hur det genom landskapsarkitekturen kan kopplas till utemiljöer i vårdsammanhang. READ MORE