Essays about: "arts and tourism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 essays containing the words arts and tourism.

  1. 6. Ságastallam/Dialogue

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Emil Stefansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The hiker reaches out from the city, town, or village, intending to be alone. Away from sounds, away from paved roads and houses, away from streetlights and phones, away from people. But what is ‘nature’, and who has the right to it? The untouched landscape shaped by nothing but the earth itself is today hard to find. READ MORE

  3. 7. InVíkorate - Exploring self-sufficiency in a tourist-dependent Icelandic village

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Vera Wetzels; [2021]
    Keywords : Urban Design; Rural Design; Iceland; Vík í Myrdal; Greenhouse Horticulture; Sustainability; Microclimate; Forestry; Tourism; Walkability; Local Businesses; Arts and Architecture; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In a rapidly urbanising world, the importance of rural towns and villages is often forgotten. Many people see more opportunities for employment, social life and their children’s future in the big city, leaving smaller, rural places empty and abandoned. READ MORE

  4. 8. Activate “today“ in ancient city of Dali

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Mai Torii; [2019]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Activate “today” in ancient city of Dali The old city district of Dali is one of the famous tourist’s destination in Yunnan, China. More than 40 million tourists visit Dali every year to see this “ancient city.” The city continuously develops tourists facilities and its old cityscape. READ MORE

  5. 9. A Better Version of Yourself: Sweat, Smiles and Muay Thai Tourism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Max Yasmine Gonen; [2019]
    Keywords : transformation; Muay Thai; self-improvement; tourism; Thailand; masculinity; sweat; experience economy; performance ethnography; MACA; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This ethnographic study investigates the functions of BestFighter Muay Thai and Mixed Martial Arts training camp in Koh Samui, Thailand, as a successful actor in a booming self-improvement economy. In this thesis I explore the entanglements with locality and power which enable what satisfied participants refer to as augmented experiences of self-improvement. READ MORE

  6. 10. Hurricane Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation – A Minor Field Study in Roseau, Dominica

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Camilla Göller; [2019]
    Keywords : Hurricane Resilience; Climate Change Adaptation; Minor Field Study; Global Goals; Roseau; Dominica; West Indies; Hurricane Maria; Sustainable Urban Design; Harbour; Flooding Strategies; Emergency Logistics; Tourism; Beach Front; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Dominica, the hurricane-prone island nation, experienced severe destruction in September 2017 from a category 5 hurricane named Maria. Based on research and a minor field study to the island in the Lesser Antilles, a climate change adaptive and hurricane resilient design for a specific site in the capital Roseau is proposed in this master thesis project in Sustainable Urban Design. READ MORE