Essays about: "community assets"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 67 essays containing the words community assets.

1. 21. Meme Marketing to Fellow Kids

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : William Lind; [2019]
   Keywords : Memes; memetic media; authenticity; corporate identity; vernacular criticism; intangible assets; reddit; twitter;

   Abstract : Corporations attempting to enter the realm of memetic media often find themselves lost and embarrassed; the chaotic nature of meme culture as a global way of expression on the internet has proven difficult, and communities like Reddits r/FellowKids enact vernacular criticism on corporations who attempt to use memes in order to reach their target audience. This study aims to reach higher knowledge of successful corporate engagement in memetic media through a text analysis of discussions between users on Reddit and the interplay on Twitter where users engage in vernacular ways with the Wendy’s Twitter account. READ MORE

3. 22. Expats´ in Zürich : A qualitative study of expats´ reasons and choices regarding integration, education and social grounds

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

   Author : Kristina Andersson; [2019]
   Keywords : expats; education; Switzerland; sociology; international schools; integration; educational strategies; cosmopolitanism; Pierre Bourdieu; expats; Schweiz; utbildningssociologi; internationella skolor; integrering; utbildningsstrategier; kosmopolitism; pierre bourdieu;

   Abstract : This study examines expats and their families in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. Their reasons and choices regarding integrating (or not) into the Swiss society, educational strategies for their children and possessed capital assets upon arrival in Switzerland is the three problem statements being explored. READ MORE

4. 23. Design Decisions for Indie Development of Educational Video Games : A Case Study

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

   Author : Andreas Kuoppa; [2019]
   Keywords : Educational video game; indie game; game development; XML; functional programming; open source;

   Abstract : Educational video games – especially for the PC market – do not seem to perform as well commercially as games from other genres. We argue that there is room for independent – ’indie’ – developers to break into the marketplace, by identifying certain niches and innovating on the genre. READ MORE

5. 24. Fire Risk and Vulnerability in Urban Informal Settlements in Metro Manila

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Darlene Rini; [2018]
   Keywords : Urban fire risks; informal settlement fires; urban fire risk management; GIS; URDI; urban disasters; risk indexing; fire statistics; Metro Manila; Quezon City; Science General;

   Abstract : Urban fires, particularly in informal settlements in rapidly urbanizing cities in the developing world, are an “everyday disaster” that oftentimes goes unnoticed or under-served in the face of disturbances of the more “lethal reputation”. These disturbances of normal existence are arguably the most debilitating to vulnerable communities and sustainable development, and yet get little attention in disaster literature or in practice. READ MORE

6. 25. Regional Performance in Knowledge Economies : A Comparison of Performance Indicators and Regional Units across Spatial Econometric Models

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Kulturgeografi

   Author : David Klein; [2017]
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   Abstract : Policy makers, regional planners and the like have long tried in vain to come up with both economically profound and comprehensive regional policies. These policies are extremely important to achieve de- velopment goals in the European Union, which is why regulations for economic convergence and in- creasing competitiveness of regions are critical. READ MORE