Essays about: "ecologies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the word ecologies.

1. 1. Digital Wars: #GuacamayaLeaks and the rise of hacktivism in technopolitics : A netnography to understand the complexity of digital communication processes.

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Communication, Culture and Diversity (CCD); Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Jönköping University/Sustainability Education Research (SER)

   Author : Viviana Levet; [2023]
   Keywords : hacktivism; technopolitics; netnography; information flows; gatekeeping; communication ecologies; digital media; social media; network society;

   Abstract : This master thesis explores the dynamics of information flows between the hacktivist group Guacamaya, media outlets and social media users. The study aims to understand the role of various social actors within the digital space such as media outlets, journalists, bots, and trolls, in shaping public opinion and the overall effectiveness of the group's communication activities. READ MORE

3. 2. Interdependence of resources

   University essay from KTH/Stadsbyggnad

   Author : Maria Andersson; [2023]
   Keywords : Sami community; resources; ecologies; nomad; exploited land; reindeer herding; commons;

   Abstract : The demand for natural resources is increasing, leading to more exploitations in northern Sweden. This project is situated in the region of Norrbotten, which is currently undergoing significant transformations due to continued mining activity, energy production, and forestry. READ MORE

4. 3. Creation as Resistance: How small-scale farmers and food artisans collaboratively respond to the global food system by recultivating a traditional rye variety in Northeast Germany

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

   Author : Leo Baumgärtner; [2023]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines how small-scale farmers and food artisans in Germany are impacted by and respond to the pressures of the global food system. It is based on the in-depth analysis of a case study of a recultivation effort of the traditional rye variety ‘Mecklenburger Marienroggen’ in Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Northeast Germany. READ MORE

5. 4. Convivial Construction

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Hannah Sheerin; [2023]
   Keywords : circular economy; material culture; the rural; collective living; contemporary vernacular;

   Abstract : This thesis sits at the relationship between an architecture, and the landscape that produces and is produced by that architecture, recognising that the way we build is often profoundly damaging to the land and its inhabitants, not only at the site of construction but across a vast network of extraction, transportation and processing. We need a new material culture that rethinks of the built environment as an extension of the wider ecosystem and social context, able to be maintained in good health through a symbiotic, seasonal and regenerative cycle of matter and energy. READ MORE

6. 5. Effekter av ko- och fårbete på flora och fauna i hagmarker

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Philip David; [2023]
   Keywords : betesdjur; beteseffekt; ko; får; hagmark; gräsmark; insekter; pollinatörer; växter; artrikedom; artsammansättning;

   Abstract : Öppna gräsmarker är viktiga för många olika djur och växtarter, de är dock inte lika vanliga som de en gång var och i samband med ett moderniserat jordbruk. Dessa gräsmarker är ofta beroende av skötsel i form av till exempel slåtter eller bete för att bibehålla sina ekologiska strukturer, som till exempel låg näringshalt och stora öppna ytor. READ MORE