Essays about: "Swedish functionalism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Swedish functionalism.

1. 1. Potentializing Values in Museum Entrepreneurship : On Board the Swedish Naval Museum

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

   Author : Thomas Billet; Luna Hsu; [2022]
   Keywords : Museum entrepreneurship; public entrepreneurship; becoming; metamorphosis; sociality; values; desires; case study;

   Abstract : Museums in Sweden are found to be more and more mission-laden, as they gradually evolve from a custodian role to a visitor-focused socio-cultural institution. In their efforts to live up to their newly acquired role, more and more museums are prompted to inject entrepreneurial mindset and practices into their activity, leading to a nascent interest from the academic field in the possibility offered by entrepreneurship in the context of museums. READ MORE

3. 2. Evaluating Greenery in Urban Typologies - A Study with a Mixed Method Approach in Gothenburg , Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Cornelia Wing; [2021-06-14]
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   Abstract : A growing number of cities are experiencing challenges with adapting to stresses originating from a changing climate, such as an increase in air temperature and extreme weather events, where urban greenery has shown mitigating qualities. Apart from offering a strategy for climate mitigation and adaptation, added greenery in cities can also contribute to a large variety of ecosystem services, where qualities for human wellbeing are enhanced. READ MORE

4. 3. More than just Finding a Job: Comparative Case Study of Christian Belief-Based Employment Integration Projects in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : HUIYU CHUANG; [2020]
   Keywords : Church; Employment; Functionalism of Religion; Integration; Social Capital;

   Abstract : In the year of 2015 and 2016, the European Union had experienced the refugee crisis in relation to the unprecedented influx of refugees. In collaboration with other member states, Sweden granted a significant number of residence permits to these refugees, and has continued this work proportionally when the number of asylum applications decreases. READ MORE

5. 4. Back to the Future: Public Space Design by Girls : A case study of #UrbanGirlsMovement in Fittja, Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

   Author : Caroline Wrangsten; [2019]
   Keywords : Public space; livability; urban feminist geography; case study; multiple methods; #UrbanGirlsMovement; Minecraft; Fittja;

   Abstract : Livability, sustainability, and accessibility in urban public space are growing concerns in urban research and policy agendas. The professional field, however, lacks perspectives for public space qualities. Academic research about women and girls’ involvement in the re-design of public spaces is scarce. READ MORE

6. 5. Det var en gång – en trädgårdsgång : en litteraturstudie av markmaterial i svenska villaträdgårdar 1850 - 1950

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

   Author : Christina Haglind; [2019]
   Keywords : markmaterial; slitlager; gångar; trädgårdsgångar; grusgångar; sandgångar; singel; marksten; historiska trädgårdar; trädgårdshistoria;

   Abstract : Uppsatsen vänder sig till alla som äger, restaurerar, sköter eller har ett intresse för äldre trädgårdar och berör huvudsakligen de markmaterial som var vanligast förekommande i villaträdgårdar mellan 1850 och 1950. Gångar och markmaterial spelar stor roll för hur trädgården uppfattas och vilka signaler den sänder. READ MORE