Essays about: "Quarry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 63 essays containing the word Quarry.

1. 1. END-OF-LIFE FOR A QUARRY, WHAT IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT?

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

   Author : Kimia Golamian Yosaf Abadi; [2023-06-21]
   Keywords : Quarrying; Aggregates; Life cycle; Environmental impact; Restoration; Permit;

   Abstract : Aggregates products are the largest non-energy mining industry in the world, which is the most extracted materials after water. The most prevalent source of aggregates is from quarries, or mines that target the rock itself. READ MORE

3. 2. Geological 3D Modelling ofthe File Hajdar Quarry, Slite

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Friberg Nils; [2023]
   Keywords : 3D-modelling; Cementa; limestone; resistivity; Gotland; 3D-modellering; Cementa; kalksten; resistivitet; Gotland;

   Abstract : Located on the island of Gotland, Sweden, the File Hajdar limestone quarry is an important locality for domestic cement production. With depositional settings generally related to shallow sea carbonate ramps, the lithologies encountered on File Hajdar range from reef-associated limestone units to more basinal deposition of marls. READ MORE

4. 3. Quarry Stories - Architecture through Narrative Exploration

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Anastasia Bos; Lycke Förell; [2023]
   Keywords : Book; Exhibition; Post-humanism; Limestone; Quarry; Storytelling; Narrative; Landscape; Exploration; Non-human;

   Abstract : This book, Quarry Stories - Architecture through Narrative Exploration, collects the process and proposals of our thesis, responding to the question: How can critical post-humanist philosophy, using stories as a tool, enhance our understanding of architecture and activate narratives in limestone quarries? We view the limestone quarries on Gotland as an example of humans’ relationship with nature: we take what we want and leave. Although significant for the industry, the quarries are troublesome from an ecological perspective. READ MORE

5. 4. “We need another form of dialogue” : A qualitative case study of civil servants’ experiences of organizing citizen dialogues in socio-economic vulnerable neighborhoods in Sweden

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Sara Forell; [2023]
   Keywords : citizen participation; dialogue facilitator; participatory communication; socio-economic inequality;

   Abstract : With the widening socio-economic gap and growing social exclusion in the global north as a backdrop, this study seeks to address the topic of citizen participation in the context of socio-economic inequality by contributing to a deeper understanding of the relatively unexplored perspective of the civil servant organizing and facilitating citizen dialogues. The aim of the study is to describe the lived experiences of civil servant citizen dialogue facilitators/organizers in three Swedish municipalities regarding the implementation of “citizen dialogue on complex issues” in socio-economic vulnerable neighborhoods. READ MORE

6. 5. Rewilding industrial wounds : A re-evaluation of closed quarries through the integration of rewilding

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Beatrice Malmberg; [2023]
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   Abstract : This thesis departs from previous research, attached as Appendix 1, which investigated how the management and perception of quarries has changed over time. It also addressed a more recent inquiry regarding the demand for a more open restorative approach that departs from the idea that landscapes should be restored to their original state. READ MORE