Essays about: "Participatory Action Research"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 118 essays containing the words Participatory Action Research.

  1. 11. Designing Hope and Resilience : The Architecture Students ́ Role in Improving Living Conditions for Displaced Communities in Turkey

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Ellen Moiso; Benjamin Roobol; [2023]
    Keywords : Displacement; Turkey; Refugees; Activism; Proto- typing; Architecture; Participatory Action Research; Design Thinking; Informal Refugee Camps;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to depict Syrian refugees' detrimental livelihoods in the area of Izmir, Turkey and to through mapping, prototyping building and analysing two live projects - developed using a combination of Participatory Action Research and Design Thinking - provide examples on how architects and architecture students can work within the field of displacement. The projects are in two different contexts and have been carried out by students at Umeå School of Architecture, including the authors of this paper. READ MORE

  3. 12. Collaborating for knowledge: : Environmental re-trial of Swedish hydropower in a collaborativegovernance perspective

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Klara Bergsten; [2023]
    Keywords : hydropower; collaborative governance; stakeholder collaboration; participatory water management; water environment; energy production;

    Abstract : Hydropower generates renewable energy, but also local environmental damage. In Sweden, hydropower facilities are undergoing a process of environmental adaptation which aims at protecting water environments while also ensuring electricity production. Regional stakeholder collaboration has been introduced as part of the decision-making process. READ MORE

  4. 13. Citizen Science in the EU strategy for the inclusion ofrefugees : Potential benefits and limitations

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Erandi Guerrero Mavrou; [2022]
    Keywords : Citizen Science; Refugees; Inclusion; Integration; Empowerment;

    Abstract : As long as the world continues to experience war, climate change, financial adversity,and persecution; the number of refugees will only continue to grow along with the needto develop more effective and innovative integration strategies. Currently, to address theongoing challenges that refugees face in Europe, the European Commission has publishedthe Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion 2021-2027, illustrating the criteria for theadequate inclusion of migrants and refugees in EU Member States. READ MORE

  5. 14. My Body, My Image: The Digital Staging of the Female Self : A posthuman feminist analysis of female self-representation on Instagram

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Jessica Rische; [2022]
    Keywords : cyberfeminism; posthuman feminism; participatory action research; focus group discussion; female self-representation; digital photo-practices; Instagram;

    Abstract : In recent years, the use of social media has grown significantly, yet associations between digital photo-practices and female self-representation in cyberspaces remain unknown. This thesis aims to assess how female self-images shared on Instagram are being associated and evaluated. READ MORE

  6. 15. Re-adapting the Laundry : Inquiring about culture-graded buildings By Participatory Action Research

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

    Author : Ture Askvall; [2022]
    Keywords : Participatory Action Research; Culture-Grades; Participatory design; design inquiry.;

    Abstract : According to the Stockholm City municipality’s publication The City Museums Cultural and Historical Classifications[Stadsmuseets kulturhistoriska klassificering], culture-graded buildings in Stockholm are classified by The Stockholm CityMuseum, according to a model of evaluation created by the National Heritage Board, seeking to define what cultural heritage brings to the table (Stockholm City, 2022). As it says in the Swedish National Board of Housing´s Building and planning publication Corruption Prohibition, to ensure the preservation of the positive impacts culturally significant buildings provide for their surroundings, the municipalities enforce laws that affect the development process of the built environment (Boverket, 2021). READ MORE