Essays about: "commodification"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 115 essays containing the word commodification.

  1. 31. The Swedish bilberry industry : a case study on food commodification and spatial irrationalities

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Lotten Lundgren; [2021]
    Keywords : Bilberries; commodification; food miles; spatial irrationalities; commodity fetishism; time-space compression.;

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  3. 32. Magic, Money, and Mu(shrooms): On the Psychedelic Industry, Environmental Crisis, and Indigenous Territories

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Ellen Julia Amanda Månsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Keywords: Human Ecology; Psychedelics; Environmental Crisis; Human-Nature Connectedness; Capitalism; Indigenous Knowledges; Ecopsychology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : As the environmental crisis intensifies humans are searching in many corners of the world for solutions and actions to take on both a political, economic, and social level. In recent years, psychedelics have been brought forward in Western academia as a potential way of (re-)connecting humans with nature and foster pro-environmental behaviour. READ MORE

  4. 33. Streaming for Sustenance : A Study of Streamers in Sweden and The Digital Platform Labor Order

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

    Author : Ossian Nordgren; [2021]
    Keywords : Streaming; Labor; Play; Platform Economy; Gaming; Digital Anthropology; New Media; Precarity; Spatiotemporal Dislocation; Twitch.tv.;

    Abstract : This thesis studies online video game live streamers. The study aims to explore the interrelationship of play and labor within streaming. Through this exploration, the study also enquires about the emerging platform economy. READ MORE

  5. 34. Hosting Tour De France Under Covid-19: Bargain Or Burden For New Stage Cities?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Cyril Herzet; [2021]
    Keywords : Tour De France; Sport Tourism; Cycling Events; Media Exposure; Place Reputation; Place Commodification; Community Development.; Tour De France; Tourisme Sportif; Courses Cyclistes; Exposition Médiatique; Réputation des Lieux; Marchandisation des Lieux; Développement des Communautés.;

    Abstract : The Tour De France (TDF) is the third largest sporting event in the world and the biggest cycling race in terms of popularity and prestige. The event generates global media exposure and attracts millions of short- and long-term visitors each year, thus, TDF is extremely appealing for communities in search of profits. READ MORE

  6. 35. Critical analysis of smart city from an NGO’s perspective towards sustainable urban development : a case study of Indonesia’s new capital city

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Via Apriyani; [2020]
    Keywords : Smart city; sustainable urban development; activists; urban political ecology; right to the city; sustainability science; new city establishment; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Urban establishment from scratch based on a smart city vision has been mainstreamed as a strategy to achieve urban sustainability goals. However, the smart city model itself has been criticized because of how the techno-centric solutions it uses could potentially lead to economic and social inequality. READ MORE