Essays about: "Sustainable aesthetics"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 47 essays containing the words Sustainable aesthetics.

  1. 31. Beyond the Surface : Bringing attention to the origin of food with the fish finger as canvas

    University essay from Konstfack/Institutionen för design, inredningsarkitektur och visuell kommunikation (DIV)

    Author : Lara Benevides; [2017]
    Keywords : transition design; critical food design; discursive design; fish finger; overfishing; sustainable processed food; industrial symbiosis; fish farming; sustainable fish consumption; attentiveness;

    Abstract : The many technological processes that products go through can make consumers less related to the systems behind them and their origins. The same thing happens to food. READ MORE

  3. 32. From Boring Boxes to Beautiful Cost-Effective Houses : A study about housing development and exterior architectural preferences

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Rebecca Granström; Sofia Wahlström; [2017]
    Keywords : exterior architecture; housing development; multifamily houses; aesthetics; environmental psychology; residential area; exteriör arkitektur; bostadsutveckling; flerfamiljshus; estetik; miljöpsykologi; bostadsområde;

    Abstract : The last time Sweden did face a major housing shortage was during the 1960’s. As a solution to the housing shortage, The Million Homes Programme was initiated. The programme did manage to get rid of the housing shortage, but has received a lot of criticism concerning its architecture and environment since its completion. READ MORE

  4. 33. The more comfortable you feel, the more power you have : A study on modest style consumption among young women

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Sarah Lindgård; Aneta Machova; [2017]
    Keywords : modest style; identity; femininity; modesty; body;

    Abstract : As clothing is the most visible type of consumption, what we wear often says a lot about who we are. We buy what we consider in line with our identity and avoid what we consider as not. Our consumption is influenced by a number of factors, whether internal or external and throughout the years we adopt a certain way of style. READ MORE

  5. 34. Peri urban agriculture in Casablanca : a multifunctional solution to a sustainable urban food supply?

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

    Author : Georg Krüger; [2016]
    Keywords : urban agriculture; urban farming; agroecology; sustainable agriculture;

    Abstract : The urbanisation in the world today is at its highest pace so far in history. More than half of the world’s population is already living in cities. In the developing countries the cities and mega regions are expected to grow in the coming decades (United Nations, 2014). READ MORE

  6. 35. In search for sustainable alternatives to lawns : connecting research and landscape design

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Ameli Hellner; Julia Vilkénas; [2014]
    Keywords : Alternative lawns; Sustainable lawns; Lawns; Landscape design history; Sustainability; Ecosystem services; Design; Ultuna; Demonstration Trail; Lawn trail; Sustainable design;

    Abstract : A large part of Sweden’s green, urban landscape is covered by lawns. Approximately 80 000 ha of maintained grass lawns are part of public courtyards, schoolyards, parks, golf courses, sport fields and traffic environments. Beyond this figure, the lawn is also an essential element in most private villa-gardens. READ MORE