Essays about: "florida"

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  1. 11. Spiritual Activism for At-Risk Youth : Compassionate Saint Augustine’s Youth Academy Initiative, an Ethnographic Study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Shanti Grafström; [2018]
    Keywords : Spiritual; Activism; Social Justice; Juvenile Rehabilitation; Restorative Justice; Racism; Meditation; Collective Consciousness Shift; Compassion; Ethnography;

    Abstract : BACKGROUND:  This is an ethnographic study of two communities coming together to serve at-risk youth in St. Augustine, Florida. Compassionate St Augustine (CSA) is a non-profit organization grounded in the Golden Rule that promotes compassion-based practices in schools, businesses, faith communities, and government. READ MORE

  3. 12. The drivers of growth and innovation in Swedish metropolitan cities since the 1980’s

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Mårten Viberg; [2017]
    Keywords : growth; creative class; metropolitan cities; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Metropolitan cities are increasingly becoming the undisputed centers of growth and innovation. This thesis investigates the driving forces of urban growth and innovation in the Swedish metropolitan cities from the 1980’s and onwards through a mixed method case study. READ MORE

  4. 13. Malmös tårar : en diskursanalys i eco-branding av Malmö

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

    Author : Ebba Landén Helmbold; [2017]
    Keywords : stadsprofilering; eco-branding; planering; nyliberalism; Malmö; hållbar utveckling; stadsomvandling; stadsutveckling; governance;

    Abstract : Malmö är en post-industriell stad vars trygghet länge legat i just industriverksamheten vilken präglat staden sedan 1800-talets mitt (Anderson, 2014:11). Men Malmö har likt många andra industristäder i väst fått utstå extrema motgångar till följd av händelser globalt – ekonomiska kriser och globaliseringen har gjort att industriverksamheten fått se sig skral i konkurrens med andra industristäder i världen (Dannestam, 2009; Hedlund & Montin, 2009; Anderberg & Clark, 2013; Anderson, 2014; Nylund, 2014; Holgersen & Malm, 2015). READ MORE

  5. 14. Learning in the 21th Century : The City as a Laboratory

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Lukas Bidö; [2017]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : We are living in a globalized world where everything and everyone is connected at all times and society is changing in a faster pace than ever before. Old knowledge becomes obsolete and needs to be continuously replaced by new one, creating the need for learning to be life-long. READ MORE

  6. 15. Creative environments in revitalizing urban districts

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Sara Hedström; [2016]
    Keywords : creative environments; creative landscapes; urban development; revitalization; urban districts; Social Sciences; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In the global world of today where people are more mobile some urban districts have tensions between groups of people, and urban policy need to find tools to create prerequisites for a positive development in the new city. This master thesis take the creative economy approach to describe and analyse creativity as a tool in urban districts in transition. READ MORE