Essays about: "Tropical Paradise"

Found 4 essays containing the words Tropical Paradise.

  1. 1. Destruction in Paradise: Using the capabilities approach to assess the causes of marine debris in the Bahamas -The case of Hurricane Dorian and informal settlements in the Abaco Islands

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Greta Simonaviciute; [2022]
    Keywords : marine debris; capabilities approach; informal housing; disaster impact index; sustainable development; the Bahamas; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Marine debris is a major threat to wildlife and human health. This study examines the socioeconomic vulnerability of informal housing as arguably one of the main drivers of the abundance of marine debris in the aftermath of a tropical cyclone. READ MORE

  3. 2. Tropico : Civilization Bar

    University essay from Konstfack/Keramik & Glas; Konstfack/Institutionen för konsthantverk (KHV)

    Author : Sebastian Hägelstam; [2020]
    Keywords : Colonialism; Post-Colonialism; Cultural Appropriation; Oceania; Tiki; Tropical Paradise; Colonial Gaze; James Cook; Paul Gaugain; Donn Beach;

    Abstract : Some years ago I stumbled upon and straight into the bliss of the tropical paradise when setting foot in a Tiki bar for the first time. The story behind this enchanting pop cultural institution unfolded a history built upon colonial power, cultural appropriation and hegemonies. READ MORE

  4. 3. Through a Second Glance at Chinese Hawaii: Is Hainan housing market in a forever tropical Paradise?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Ren Xin Erixon; [2014]
    Keywords : Hainan housing market; Bubble definition and measures; Economic fundamentals; Correlation and Granger causality analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Hainan province, as the only tropical region in China, suffered a housing bubble in the 1990s when the bubble burst. This was the first case of a bubble in the Chinese housing market. READ MORE

  5. 4. Landscaping paradise? : investigating the possibility of promoting landscape literacy through the design of an educational trail in a mangrove swamp on the Andaman Islands

    University essay from SLU/Landscape Architecture (until 121231)

    Author : Marie Janäng; Emelie Melin; [2012]
    Keywords : landscape literacy; mangroves; Andaman Islands; swamps; outdoor education; wilderness; representations; landscape; paradise; eco-tourism;

    Abstract : This master thesis is based on fieldwork conducted on the Andaman Islands, part of the Andaman and Nicobar Union Territory of India, during the winter of 2011/2012. The Andaman Islands have undergone vast changes during the last century and are now struggling to find sustainable strategies for development. READ MORE