Essays about: "eco village"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 25 essays containing the words eco village.

1. 11. Pearls Airport's Urban Village

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

   Author : Susan Smith Berggren; [2020]
   Keywords : Participatory Design; Inclusive Design; Hurricane Resilience; Social Housing; Eco-System Design; Recourse efficiency; Energy Generating; Social Welfare; Affordability; Flexibility; Rural Wasteland; The Caribbean; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : On the north east coast of the Caribbean island Grenada, there´s an abandoned airport. This extraordinary environment is located in a valley between tropical mountains covered by lush rain forest. The landing stripe is a 1,5-kilometer-long runway of history, facing the rough Atlantic Ocean. READ MORE

3. 12. Challenges in the Eco-tourism Industry in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

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

   Author : Hanna Bengtsson; Felicia Folkeryd; [2017]
   Keywords : Eco-tourism; Limitations; Opportunities; Infrastructure; Sustainable behavior; Santa Teresa Costa Rica ;

   Abstract : Ett visst ansvar medföljer den omfattande inverkan som turism har på den globala omgivningen. Effekterna industrin genererar utökas kontinuerligt på grund av den rådande befolkningstillväxten, globaliseringen och det medföljande ekonomiska välståndet. READ MORE

4. 13. Motivations for Greener Living : Lessons from a South African Eco-Village

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Adam Györgyfalvai Lindgren; [2016]
   Keywords : Post-materialism; eco-village; green living; Lynedoch Eco-Village; transition initiative;

   Abstract : By means of a case study of a small, socially mixed, and ecologically oriented community in South Africa, known as the Lynedoch Eco-Village, this thesis sets out to identify motivations of people from different socio-economic backgrounds for joining such a community, and as a result live a more sustainable life. The case was studied during a minor field study (MFS) in the South African spring of 2015, during which sixteen eco-villagers were interviewed. READ MORE

5. 14. The Influences of an Eco-village towards Urban Sustainability : A case study of two Swedish eco-villages

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Mi Youn Kim; [2016]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Eco-villages; Environmental behaviour; Grassroots Innovations;

   Abstract : Scholars who study grassroots innovations argue that small-scale community-led urban projects can serve as catalysts accelerating sustainability, by spreading their techniques and practices into a broader society. This thesis explores the claim by investigating influences of two Swedish eco-villages through two spheres: individual and whole eco-village project basis-influence. READ MORE

6. 15. “Now we are becoming partners” Implementing Ecological Sanitation in rural Tanzania- With an action research approach

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Hanna Grimstedt Ånestrand; [2015]
   Keywords : Sustainable development; Action research; Ecological Sanitation; Millennium Development Goals; Sustainable Development Goals; Development aid;

   Abstract : Poor sanitation is a huge problem in third world countries today; every year 1,5 million children die due to diarrheal diseases caused by poor sanitation. International policies such as The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which will be replaced by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015, have been set by the international community as tools to decrease the poverty in the world today, and problems that emerged from it such as poor sanitation. READ MORE