Essays about: "dark ecology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words dark ecology.

  1. 1. Dark Ecology: Obscurities Illuminated

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nadja Gollbo; [2024]
    Keywords : dark ecology; object-oriented ontology; internal critique; political theory; speculative realism; ecological philosophy; environmental issues;

    Abstract : This study investigates “dark ecology” – an ecological theory formulated by Timothy Morton, based on an object-oriented ontology and claimed to offer a new perspective on how humans can and should coexist with other “objects” in the world in a better, less hostile way. Dark ecology is a critique of both an anthropocentric and a biocentric worldview, aiming to erase the dichotomy between human/nature and subject/object. READ MORE

  3. 2. Animal personality in ants : Does the red wood ant (Formica rufa) express personality traits?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Malin Sjöberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Animal personality; Scototaxis; Formica rufa;

    Abstract : A recent theory within behavioural ecology suggests that some animal behaviour traits are consistent over time and over different contexts as part of an animals’ “personality”. Animal personality has generally been accepted within vertebrates, but the idea of invertebrates expressing personality has long been meet with scepticism. READ MORE

  4. 3. The ecological impact of artificial light at night in landscape architecture : strategies and guidelines for street lights for the benefit of biodiversity and local wildlife

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

    Author : Zozan Altun; [2023]
    Keywords : light pollution; artificial light at night; ecology; biodiversity; local wildlife; landscape architecture; guidelines; strategies;

    Abstract : Artificial light at night (ALAN) is an increasingly common form of light pollution that contributes to biodiversity loss, loss of dark habitats, disrupting populations both on an individual- and population level by invading biodiversity hot spots. Recent studies show that artificial light is increasing at a rate of approximately 6% annually over Earth’s surface, and 88% of Europe and 47% of the United States experience light pollution on a nightly basis. READ MORE

  5. 4. Yakushima Glocal Art Project

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi; Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Andrew Alona Konrad Zoll; [2022]
    Keywords : Human Ecology; Glocality; Sustainability; Sense of Place; Participatory Art; Boundary Object; Japan; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Aface the crashing wave of the global climate crisis, humans are struggling to stay afloat. Building a raft of sustainable environmental ethics whilst swimming in the dark waters of unsustainable “modernity” requires a herculean effort. And yet, here we are. READ MORE

  6. 5. Omfamna mörkret : ett undersökande arbete av mörkerlandskapets kvaliteter och upplevelsevärden

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

    Author : Astrid Bergström; Isa Byström; [2022]
    Keywords : Mörkerlandskap; upplevelsevärden; ljusföroreningar; mörkerkvaliteter; trygghet;

    Abstract : I arbetet utforskas mörkrets kvaliteter. Resultatet ämnar att väcka tankar kring hur man kan planera för upplevelsevärden i mörkret och inspirera till mörkervänlig design. Detta ska ge ett handtag för planerare att använda sig av mörkret för att skapa upplevelsevärden. READ MORE