Essays about: "Social Construction of Technology"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 144 essays containing the words Social Construction of Technology.

1. 26. Koloniträdgårdars roll i samhället : för stadens hälsa samt individens psykiska, fysiska och sociala välmående

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Camilla Heimdahl; Emma Sjölin; [2022]
   Keywords : koloniträdgårdar; biologisk mångfald; ekosystemtjänster; psykiskt välmående; fysiskt välmående; socialt välmående;

   Abstract : Redan på 1900-talet var koloniträdgårdar en del i Sveriges stadsplanering, men nu prioriteras dessa grönområden ofta bort för att konstruera nya bostäder. Bostäderna är dock relevanta att prioritera då städernas befolkning ständigt växer. READ MORE

3. 27. Citizens resisting Smart Cities’ initiatives : The case of Concepción (Chile) and the R+D PACYT project.

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

   Author : Natalia Belén Sandoval Quezada; [2021]
   Keywords : Smart cities; urban social conflict; right to the city; flagship projects; corporate storytelling; placebo interventions.;

   Abstract : Parque Científico y Tecnológico (PACYT, Science and Technology Park) is a large-scale R+D project that seems to be framed in a Smart City plan for Concepción, Chile, which the media has presented as “the Chilean Silicon Valley” (Araus, 2015; Tele13, 2019) and promises to bring not only research and development opportunities for the city but also thousands of direct and indirect jobs (Estudio Interdiseño, 2018; la Tercera, 2015) carried out by PACYT Corporation. Nonetheless, voices have raised to question the construction of the 91 hectares initiative, and some of them have even organized in citizen groups targeting the creation of the urban complex, which actively share information contesting the PACYT through social media, and coordinate activities to protest and spread the word. READ MORE

4. 28. Exploring frugal innovation and its enablement of sustainable product development

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Patrik Werius; Emma Ytterström; [2021]
   Keywords : Innovation; sustainability; frugal;

   Abstract : In developed countries, companies' product innovation has the problem of not incorporating sustainability in a sufficiently high degree. Companies in developed countries will however continue to innovate since it is required to stay competitive. READ MORE

5. 29. Mining geosocial data from Flickr to explore tourism patterns: The case study of Athens

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Domna Kanari; [2021]
   Keywords : Geography; Geographical Information Systems; GIS; Spatial Analysis; Spatial Clustering; Density-Based Clustering; HDBSCAN; Web-GIS; Tourism footprints; Social Media data; Geosocial data; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Kanari Domna Mining geosocial data from Flickr to explore tourism patterns: The case study of Athens Social media are providing a new type of geo-tagged data that by processing them, new types of knowledge can be generated and used by decision-makers in different areas including tourism. It includes e.g. READ MORE

6. 30. Leadership as Practice within a Remote Working Environment : Interview Study

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Nemanja Arnaut; [2021]
   Keywords : Leadership as Practice; Relational Leadership; Shared Leadership; Space of Action; Remote Working Environment;

   Abstract : The world is in a pandemic situation. Shifting to remote working has become a priority for many companies and remote work has become new normal. In doing so, industrial organizations are experiencing new challenges. READ MORE