Essays about: "alpine"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 90 essays containing the word alpine.

1. 26. To Eat an Idea : On the transformative potential of engaging with local cereal in a mountain territory

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

   Author : Marzia Béthaz; [2020]
   Keywords : Valle d’Aosta; values; cereal; bread; political economy; sustainability; past- present-future;

   Abstract : This study investigates the values expressed and implemented through local cereal and cereal-related products such as bread and flour in the alpine region of Valle d’Aosta (north-west Italy), contributing to the existing body of literature on food values. It is based on anthropological fieldwork among people engaging with cereal both professionally and non-professionally (such as bakers, farmers, agronomists and other categories of people involved in the cereal sector) and on theories drawn from food and economic anthropology, anthropological theories of value and literature on social movements. READ MORE

3. 27. Emigration of Icelandic elite skiers:In search for opportunities to achieve their goals

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för hälsovetenskap

   Author : Kristinn Kristjánsson; [2020]
   Keywords : alpine skiing; cross-country skiing; Iceland; motivation;

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4. 28. Den shifting behaviour of female wolverines (Gulo gulo) in Northern Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Rick Heeres; [2020]
   Keywords : wolverine; Gulo gulo; den; denning; denning behaviour; den shifts; habitat; environmental conditions; female experience; resource availability; survival analysis; reproduction; snow; climate;

   Abstract : Many species of mammals make use of “den sites” for multiple purposes. Wolverine (Gulo gulo) females give birth to and rear their cubs in den sites during the denning season (February to June, hereafter denning season). READ MORE

5. 29. CONSCIOUS SKI GLOVE

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

   Author : Linn Höije Pettersson; [2020]
   Keywords : Technology and Engineering; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : The background or idea of this project came from when I was living in Chamonix, France, for two winter seasons where I skied and climbed. During this time, I saw how much humans really do affect the environment. This in turn made me want to investigate what sustainability is and how we, as future designers, can influence this subject. READ MORE

6. 30. Is there a geographical difference in wolverine (Gulo gulo) home range size at different spatial and temporal scales in Scandinavia?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Elin Olsson; [2020]
   Keywords : home range; seasonal; monthly; Gulo gulo; wolverine; Scandinavia; spatial; temporal;

   Abstract : A home range is the area that is covered by the animals normal day-to-day activity. The home range size may be influenced by factors such as abundance and distribution of food, sex, spatial organisation and population density. READ MORE