Essays about: "designing institutions"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 25 essays containing the words designing institutions.

  1. 6. Growing memories : a research-based design proposal for Björklunden dementia facility

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Amalie Svendsen; Linnéa Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Dementia; Alzheimer’s; Dementia Gardens; Dementia Facility; Research-based Design; Therapeutic Gardens; Garden Design; Health Promotion; Environmental Psychology; Plant Design; Management plans;

    Abstract : Access to outdoor environments at dementia institutions can help maintain and improve mental and physical well-being. There have been several beneficial aspects identified in research such as lowering stress and agitation and studies suggest that familiar plants with their sensory traits may help people with dementia recall memories. READ MORE

  3. 7. Climate change adaptation and urban development: a genealogy of flood risk management in Glasgow

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Leopold Salzenstein; Jenny Åkeson; [2021]
    Keywords : Adaptation; Climate urbanism; Clyde; Complexity; Floods; Foucault; Genealogy; Glasgow; Green gentrification; Maladaptation; Neoliberalism; Resilience; Risk; Scotland; General Works;

    Abstract : As cities increasingly implement climate change adaptation (CCA) projects, it is important to assess the potential long-term consequences of urban climate adaptation on socio-economic inequalities. As CCA is still in its infancy, observing long-term impact can be challenging. READ MORE

  4. 8. Designing for students’ self-reflection in online learning settings : A mixed method study

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Gabriel Carrasco Ringmar; [2021]
    Keywords : Self-reflection; Self-regulated Learning; Online Learning; Design-based research; Higher Education; Mixed Method;

    Abstract : Shifting from traditional face-to-face education to online mode of education (or online learning)  presents several challenges, such as increased difficulty for students to get immediate feedback and  lack of social interaction. To tackle these challenges, supporting learners' self-reflection process is  seen to be crucial to help students achieve academic success. READ MORE

  5. 9. COVID Calling - Capturing Investment Opportunities Within the Private Equity Market During the Pandemic. A case study on the joint venture Cinder Invest, initiated by SEB & AMF

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Astrid Lindquist; Carl Jedvall; [2021]
    Keywords : Private Equity; COVID-19; Investment Strategies; Svenska Enskilda Banken SEB ; AMF;

    Abstract : The paper builds on a single case study on Cinder Invest, a joint venture (JV) investment company backed by five prominent financial institutions in Sweden during the pandemic. The case study contributes to the scarce prior research regarding the investment opportunities that the economic disruption caused by COVID-19 has given rise to within the private equity (PE) market and how actors within the market have adapted their investment strategies to take advantage of them. READ MORE

  6. 10. How soon is now? Exploring mitigation of short-lived greenhouse gases in the landscape of climate risk and policies on metrics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Edwin Klint Bywater; [2020]
    Keywords : Global warming; GWP; GTP; methane; short-lived greenhouse gases; short-lived climate forcers; climate policy; climate risk; climate crisis; carbon pricing; climate negotiations; technocracy.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In the collected efforts towards understanding earth’s climate system, and acting on climate change, the time dimension is of central importance. When humanity’s collected activity is carbon-neutral, and how the trajectory towards such a state might look, is a tough question to answer. READ MORE