Essays about: "civic ecology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words civic ecology.

1. 1. Utopia Between Ciceronian Humanism and Imperialism

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Mohamad Almokhllati; [2021]
   Keywords : Imperialism; Humanism; Cicero; More; Utopia;

   Abstract : The premise of this thesis is to show how imperialism is an extension of Ciceronian humanism in More’s Utopia. Core Ciceronian premises, such as rhetoric and the vita activa in relation to imperialism are explored. READ MORE

3. 2. Digital tools for urban green infrastructure: : Investigating the potential of e-tools to inform and engage stewards

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Sophia Plitt; [2019]
   Keywords : Urban ecology; urban green infrastructure; urban environmental stewardship; digitization;

   Abstract : As the planet rapidly urbanizes and demand for locally-produced ecosystem services grows, the effective management of urban green infrastructure is increasingly important. A number of digital tools have recently been developed and released that share information and incite citizen participation in the governance, management and planning of urban green infrastructure. READ MORE

4. 3. Cultivating Cultural Citizenship : Acclimatize and the role of creative practices in digital, participatory art exhibitions dealing with climate change

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Lina Lockean; [2019]
   Keywords : Climate change; Participatory art; Media; Communication; Environmental Communication; Digital media; Participation; Audience research; Environmental humanities; Environmental science; Cultural communication; Civic culture; Museum studies; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The master thesis ‘Cultivating Cultural Citizenship - Acclimatize and the role of creative practices in digital participatory art exhibitions dealing with climate change’ studies Moderna Museet Stockholm’s (The Stockholm Museum of Modern Art) exhibition “Acclimatize” by conducting a multi-method qualitative case study aimed at holistically understanding what role creative practices in a museum setting can play in the climate change discourse. It investigates how digital participation can cultivate cultural citizenship by creatively practicing civic identity, and through accessibility and inclusiveness, open up alternative routes into the climate change conversation. READ MORE

5. 4. Nurturing urban environmental stewardship – a case study of Greenpoint, Brooklyn New York

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Johanna Jelinek Boman; [2017]
   Keywords : Urban environmental stewardship; Greeenpoint; Brooklyn; Stewardship Mapping Assessment Process;

   Abstract : The benefits of engagement in civic ecology practices and stewardship of urban green space areincreasingly recognized in supporting human health and well-being, providing ecosystem servicesin urban environments and enabling learning and interaction with local ecosystems. There is still a lack in knowledge on how stewardship develops in urban landscapes and how itmay be nurtured and supported. READ MORE

6. 5. Right to the countryside in the city – bottom-up initiatives for green areas in Warsaw

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Joanna Sanecka-Wojda; [2017]
   Keywords : cities; civic ecology; community gardens; social-ecological memory; social-ecological systems; stewardship;

   Abstract : The engagement of local stewards is critically important for sustaining ecosystems services in cities. But what makes urban dwellers interested in stewardship of urban nature? This study conducted in Warsaw shows that activism is related to three intertwined areas of motivations: nature, place and community. READ MORE