Essays about: "economic metaphors"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words economic metaphors.

1. 1. Competitive cities and architecture. : A case study of Malmo, Sweden

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Nathan Frank Ó Néill; [2023]
   Keywords : Neoliberalism; Urban Planning Architecture; City-Branding; Competitive city;

   Abstract : Abstract    This thesis explores the evolving relationship between architecture and the globally competitive city, specifically examining how architects are involved in the realization of market metaphors that underpin city-branding on global markets. Specifically, this research focuses on waterfront redevelopment projects of post-industrial cities. READ MORE

3. 2. Resilient design for the extended Välen-Frölunda Valley

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

   Author : Anna Valman; [2013]
   Keywords : resilience thinking; systems thinking; resilient cities; landscape architecture; metaphor; site interpretation; site alteration; dynamics; working knowledge; trans-areal studies;

   Abstract : The global concern for sustainability and for issues connected to climate change engages a vast group of professions and fields of science. As cities worldwide are growing due to a great relocation of people, ecology research has partly shifted its focus towards urban conditions and development. READ MORE

4. 3. Livin' on a prayer: Representations of nation and EU in the Albanian political discourse

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

   Author : Marsida Gjoncaj; [2012]
   Keywords : Europeanisation; metaphors; political discourse; Albania; political parties; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : "Europe" is, together with "nation" and "state", one of the basic concepts around which national political debates are organised. Within these debates, the term "Europe" takes different (often oppositional) meanings and nuances, depending on the ideological background and interests of the parties involved. READ MORE

5. 4. Hur hållbart är hållbart? - en studie av hållbarhetsbegreppets innebörd och tillämpning

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Adam Hjort; Klara Kingsvik; [2012]
   Keywords : Sustainable development; Sustainability in practice; Strategy; CSR; Discourse analysis; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Title: The Business of Sustainability – A critical study of the concept of sustainability and its practical applications Seminar date: 2012-06-01 Course: Master thesis in Business Administration, 30 University Credit Points (30 ECTS). Authors: Adam Hjort & Klara Kingsvik Advisor: Jens Rennstam Five key words: Sustainable development, Sustainability in practice, Strategy, CSR, Discourse analysis Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study how the concept of sustainable development has been in-corporated in organizations and corporations, what their opinions and attitudes are and in extension how they work towards accomplishing it. READ MORE

6. 5. Plant Metaphors in  English Economic Newspaper Texts

   University essay from Sektionen för Lärarutbildning

   Author : YUNHAO ZHANG; [2010]
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