Essays about: "encouraging interactions"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 28 essays containing the words encouraging interactions.

1. 16. Exploring the relationship between renewable energy development and people-place bonds : Insights from a rural recreation area in southern Sweden

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

   Author : Yvonne Goudriaan; [2021]
   Keywords : Rural tourism; place attachment; NCP; co-constructed narratives; renewable energy development; landscape change;

   Abstract : The transition to a low carbon future is necessary to ensure humanity’s sustainable future, yet the expanding introduction of renewable energy technologies (RETs) is a central driver for transformations in rural landscapes worldwide. Introducing renewable energy (RE) infrastructures in rural landscapes raises concerns about the reduced naturalness and attractiveness of such landscapes for tourism and recreation as well as the transformation of people-place bonds as established through people’s interactions with and experiences in the surrounding landscapes. READ MORE

3. 17. When mitigation of xenophobia becomes part of the humanitarian agenda : an examination of the social cohesion strategies in the Venezuelan migration situation

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Linnea Lovisa Karlsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Communication strategies; Do No Harm; Intergroup Contact theory; intergroup relations; migration; prejudice; social cohesion; social dynamics; xenophobia;

   Abstract : Xenophobia ‘fear and hatred of strangers’ has become part of the international humanitarian agenda with the increased human mobility due to complex emergencies. Nevertheless, there is a knowledge gap in how to address such a complex social problem. READ MORE

4. 18. Arduino Action : Arduino Action is a collaborative tool for understanding and creating with physical computing in high school.

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Geert Jacob Roumen; [2020]
   Keywords : Ethnographic fieldwork; Education; Arduino; Technology; Science; Didactics; Design; Design based learning; K-12 Education; Physical computing;

   Abstract : Within the field of education, computers and micro-controllers like Arduino are increasingly being used to teach students relevant skills, attitude and knowledge around technology. Education around these tools are often set in group contexts and collaboration is often considered an important part of the learning, however much of the currently available software is still designed around a laptop programming paradigm that which in itself tends to restrict collaboration and cementing rather than encouraging shifting of roles and activities among group members. READ MORE

5. 19. Encouraging social interaction in public spaces through interactive light

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

   Author : Dusan Antic; [2019]
   Keywords : Public interaction; Social interaction; Interactive light; Public space; Interaction design; Social behaviours;

   Abstract : Interactive light systems create unique opportunities for different kinds of social interactions in public places. This thesis explores movement as the main interaction to discover and create new ways of engaging in social interaction as well as to encourage people of different age groups to come together and participate. READ MORE

6. 20. Meet in Hovås : Designing a public institution for social integration

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)

   Author : QUAN ZOU; [2019]
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   Abstract : This paper addresses the topic of utilizing design to tackle segregation and social exclusion issue in the modern society. The aim of this paper is to define the existing problems and needs in the ongoing project “New Hovås”, from a social and interior design perspective. READ MORE