Essays about: "desert"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 82 essays containing the word desert.

  1. 16. Authentic Adobe and Off-the-Grid Earthships : Investigating the potential for a green rating system and sustainability-oriented accommodation platform in Taos, New Mexico

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Evelina Elf Donaldson; [2021]
    Keywords : Earthship; Adobe; New Mexico; Taos; Off-the-grid; Southwest; Sustainable Construction; Sustainable Architecture; Green Building; Sharing Economy; Accommodation; Airbnb: Green Rating System; Sustainability Accreditation; Content Analysis; Resource Management; Life-Cycle Design; Design for Human;

    Abstract : In an age where the sharing economy has proliferated as a preferred means of travel in the tourism industry, and the accommodation sharing platform Airbnb has risen to the forefront, there is much criticism and discussion about the need for such nascent platforms to operate in alignment with sustainable development. Currently, economic benefits for the host and guest lie at the core of Airbnb’s sustainability appeal, while few concrete steps have been taken to advance environmental and social values. READ MORE

  3. 17. Hybrid patches of commoning - Unpacking influences of the hydrosocial cycle on commoning in a downstream desert reclamation area : case study in Youssef El Seddik, Egypt

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Utveckling och internationellt samarbete

    Author : Benjamin Hellström; Leila Sultan; [2020]
    Keywords : water management; Egypt; hydrosocial network; commoning; irrigation; agriculture; commons; environment; desert reclamation; small-scale farming; water resources; livelihoods; Middle East; North Africa; MENA; participatory approach; workshop;

    Abstract : Water stress is increasing globally, especially affecting arid regions of the world such as Egypt. Due to challenges related to intensifying effects of climate change and a rapidly growing population, the levels of and access to water is a continuous area of concern for the country – making it important to analyze how these water issues are managed. READ MORE

  4. 18. Welcome to Nowhere

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Tara Fartash-Naini; [2020]
    Keywords : Architecture; Globalization; Urbanization; Consumerism; Dubai; Fragmented city; Homogenous Landscapes; Iconic Architecture; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : We live in a world built on consumerist values and a spatial rationale of capital accumulation. This modern society has led to architecture thriving through super consumption and super production ultimately leading to the generic. Cities and spaces that were usually rich in variation and texture have now become an architectural melting pot. READ MORE

  5. 19. Who's the Boss? A quantitative study about informal leadership in small groups

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Jonathan Berglind; Erica Froste Myrin; [2020]
    Keywords : Leadership; Influence; Gender; Big Five Personality Traits; Tokenism;

    Abstract : Leadership is a huge area, with countless of schools and organizations trying their best to educate the leaders of tomorrow, but what is actually leadership? What happens in a group when no one is appointed leader? What is it that makes the group listen to some over others and who has the power over the agenda and the ability to influence people into following his or her lead? The purpose of this thesis was to analyze what effect gender and personality traits have on making people in a group listen to and follow someone's lead. The purpose was also to study how a majority and minority setting of gender constellations in the groups affect the results. READ MORE

  6. 20. Past Injustices: An argumentative analysis on the inherited responsibilities to repair past injustices

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

    Author : Simone Melbye Larsen; [2020]
    Keywords : Past injustice; Reparations; Inherited responsibility; Obligations; Assimilation;

    Abstract : The purpose of the thesis is to investigate what circumstances supports inherited responsibility to afford reparations. The general arguments for and against inherited obligations are presented and discussed. READ MORE