Essays about: "changes in lifestyles"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the words changes in lifestyles.

1. 1. Imagining and Enacting Desirable Futures : A Study of French Eco-Communities

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Hélène Clouet; [2023]
   Keywords : Eco-communities; imaginaries; transformative change; local change; desirable futures; Écolieux;

   Abstract : This thesis departs from the assumption that the current socio-ecological crises require new and alternative imaginaries as well as lifestyle changes. Following a qualitative research method, seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with eco-community members and analysed thematically to determine their motivations, values and beliefs, and search for a potential common imaginary. READ MORE

3. 2. A VR carbon emissions calculator game to encourage sustainable lifestyle

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Hongyi Luo; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to introduce the design and implementation process of a Virtual Reality (VR) carbon emissions calculator game, with the goal of educating and encouraging participation in carbon offsetting activities. The objective of the game is to increase users' awareness of carbon footprints and environmental protection, and motivate them to adopt sustainable behaviors. READ MORE

4. 3. ‘Enacting change for a different future’ : An exploration of the practices and lifestyle of the new green wave

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Anny Mattsson; [2023]
   Keywords : New green wave; lifestyle change; self-sustainability; sustainable development; social practice theory;

   Abstract : This thesis departs from an understanding that humanity stands on the cusp of a global crisis, caused to a large degree by the lifestyle choices of humans. Therefore, posing the argument that it is changes in human action, behaviour and lifestyles that are needed to ensure that the development doesn’t continue on its current path. READ MORE

5. 4. Resurrecting the Dead : Comparing Diseases and Skeletal Pathologies in Ajvide Hunter-Gatherers and the Medieval Population of Visby

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Fanny Fagerholm; [2023]
   Keywords : Stone Age Ajvide; Medieval Visby; correspondence analysis; hunter-gatherers; degenerative joint diseases; infections; oral health; deficiency; palaeopathology; osteology; Gotland; Stenålders Ajvide; medeltida Visby; korrespondensanalys; jägare-samlare; degenerativa ledsjukdomar; infektioner; tandhälsa; bristsjukdomar; paleopatologi; osteologi; Gotland;

   Abstract : The skeletal material used in this thesis consists of 258 individuals, whereas 179 individuals had the requirements entailed for an analysis of health and lifestyles. In other words, their sex and age had been osteologically determined. READ MORE

6. 5. Sustainable Fashion : A Generation Z Perspective

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Madeleine Mahrs; Fanny Berthem; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable Fashion; Gen Z; Consumer Attitudes; Consumer Behaviour; Theory of Planned Behaviour;

   Abstract : Background: Increased awareness of the climate crisis leads to sustainability becoming moreimportant to many people as the actions made today will have a large impact on futuregenerations. Generation Z is soon to be the largest consumer group globally, where most peopleare interested in implementing sustainable lifestyles. READ MORE