Essays about: "culture and history"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 418 essays containing the words culture and history.

1. 16. Institutions and Economic Growth in the Late Ottoman Empire: A Quantitative Approach, 1820-1913

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : David Vesterager Husfeldt; [2023]
   Keywords : institutions; economic history; economic growth; Ottoman Empire; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis studies the institutions and economic development of the late Ottoman Empire, examining whether institutions can explain the economic development of the regions and countries subject to it during the period of 1820-1913. The thesis aims to quantify the institutional determinants of geography, religion/culture, and political economy/interests, and it employs a semi-experimental approach of using inequality extraction ratios as an indicator for the political economy. READ MORE

3. 17. Rosendalsängen på Djurgården : en restaurering med naturalistiska planteringsprinciper

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Mikaela Karlsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Rosendals slott; historisk trädgård; trädgårdsrestaurering; hållbarhet; biologisk mångfald; naturalistisk planteringsdesign; äng;

   Abstract : Bevarandet av historiska parker och trädgårdar är en viktig del av förvaltningen av det kulturhistoriska arv som finns i den bebyggda miljön, både i urbana och mer naturnära kontexter. Forskning har visat att det inom historiska trädgårdsanläggningar finns en anmärkningsvärt hög biodiversitet och att dessa platser därför kan spela en viktig roll i den hållbara utvecklingen eftersom de ofta är lagstadgat skyddade från exploatering till skillnad från övrig grönyta i städerna. READ MORE

4. 18. Light Cultivates Culture, Culture Cultivates Light

   University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

   Author : Ishita Madan; [2023]
   Keywords : Culture; Perception; Artificial Light; and Mood.;

   Abstract : As lighting designers, we are aware of the importance of light in constructing dynamic, interesting spaces that enhance the human experience. But light is more than simply a physical component; it also has a rich cultural meaning that affects how we perceive and comprehend the world. READ MORE

5. 19. Playing with the Third Reich: Conceptual Relocation from Nazi Film to WWII Game : An Experiment to measure Filmic concepts in Digital Games

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

   Author : Laqi Li; [2023]
   Keywords : Nazi Germany; Propaganda Films; Science Fiction Trilogy; Industrial Films; WWII FPS Games; WWII Simulation Games; Fascist Aesthetic; Futuristic Utopianism; Steel-like Romanticism; History.;

   Abstract : Film produced by Nazi Germany has been a classic that has drawn scholars from a wide range of academic disciplines as well as innumerable cineastes from various cultural backgrounds. The simultaneous rise in the number of players acting as observers and operators in digital games with a WWII theme has drawn recent scholarly attention since it is thought that this pattern is contributing to players' hazy understanding of historical events. READ MORE

6. 20. The influence of Café culture in Tourism : - A global study on Vietnam, Japan, Sweden and the Netherlands

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

   Author : To Quan Luu; Wilma Westh; [2023]
   Keywords : coffee tourism; café culture; tourism experience; Japan; Vietnam; Sweden; Netherlands; coffee history;

   Abstract : Drinking coffee is often part of everyday life and thus, also strongly linked to our travel experience as well as tourism as a broad phenomenon then. The goal was to demonstrate the importance of different café cultures for developing coffee tourism by determining how much café culture affects a visitor's experience. READ MORE