Essays about: "Norgaard"

Found 3 essays containing the word Norgaard.

1. 1. The elephant in the protest march: socially organised denial within climate movements at the UNFCCC

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Frances Mills; [2021]
   Keywords : UNFCCC; climate change; environmental activism; social movements; NGOs; cultural hegemony; NGOization; socially organised denial; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In 2011, Kari Norgaard detailed how socially organised denial facilitates inaction on climate change, even among individuals who express concern. Here, I expand on Norgaard’s theory by exploring how a form of this denial could exist even among those who centre climate activism in their personal or professional lives. READ MORE

3. 2. We are not idealists: A qualitative case study on the role of residents’ climate change concerns in rural mobility practices

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

   Author : Cathrine Højrup Gustafsson; [2019]
   Keywords : mitigation – everyday mobility – climate change concerns – rural – Kari Marie Norgaard – social practice theory – Denmark; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Citizens concerned about climate change could represent a potential for changes in everyday travel behaviour in a less carbon intensive way, or even put public pressure on governmental decisions to mitigate climate change emissions from the transport sector. Situated in the context of rural residents’ everyday life in Denmark, this study explores how the role of climate change concerns within residents’ everyday travel practices might be understood. READ MORE

4. 3. On the Grammars of Fractal Sequences : Music in infinite patterns

   University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för komposition, dirigering och musikteori

   Author : Patrik Ohlsson; [2014]
   Keywords : fractal sequences; composition; algorithm; Norgaard; math; fraktal sekvens; komposition; algoritm; Nörgård; matematik;

   Abstract : Den fraktala geometrin slog igenom i västvärlden under 60-70-talet och inspirerade vetenskapen till nya framsteg inom allt från datorteknologi till antennkonstruktion samt influerade konstens metodik och filosofi. Fraktaler som matematiska modeller hade studerats i väst redan på 1800 talet och ur afrikansk konst samt ur fontida egyptiska skulpturer kan vi skåda en betydligt äldre förståelse för de metoder som genererar dessa komplexa mönster. READ MORE