Essays about: "handicraft thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words handicraft thesis.

  1. 1. Sustainable and Circular Business Models: Textiles in West Africa

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Amanda Björkdahl; [2022]
    Keywords : sustainable business models; circular economy; West Africa; ECOWAS; business model innovation; textile and clothing industry; secondhand clothing; textile waste; sustainable business model pattern taxonomy; 45 SBM patterns; modèles d affaires durables; économie circulaire; Afrique de l Ouest; CEDEAO; innovation de modèle d affaires; industrie du textile et de l habillement; vêtements d occasion; déchets textiles; taxonomie des modèles d affaires durables;

    Abstract : West Africa’s textile and clothing (T&C) industries have persevered through the decline following the economic liberalization policies in the 1980s. This thesis seeks to explore the sustainable and circular business models which exist in the West African region. READ MORE

  3. 2. WOMENʼS WOVEN WEB - Activating the Biographical Dictionary of Swedish Women through Social Network Narratives

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Alvarez Díaz María Guadalupe; [2020-11-23]
    Keywords : Social Network Analysis; SNA; mixed methodologies; lexikon; SKBL; IDN; Interactive Digital Narratives; kvinnor; kvinnorörelse; kvinnohistoria; kvinnliga studier; hemslöjd; textilkonst; mönsterritare; slöjdare; 1800-talet; 1900-talet; konstnärer; formgivning; kulturhistoria; pionjärer; entreprenörer; visualiseringar; socialt nätverk; kontakt; tekniska skolor; digital humaniora; lexicon; Swedish domestic handicraft; Swedish textile art; 19th Century; 20th Century; Swedish Technical schools; pioneers; entrepreneurs; network visualizations; female studies; digital humanities;

    Abstract : When the Biographical Dictionary of Swedish Women (Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon, SKBL), became freely available online, it opened the opportunity to examine and transform its text-based content in new ways. The purpose of this project is to apply and reflect on explorative visualizations of social networks as a method for presenting and analysing data from SKBL. READ MORE

  4. 3. SoFo in Stockholm: Placemaking in the age of hipster urbanism

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

    Author : Christopher Pickering; [2020]
    Keywords : critical urban theory; gentrification; grassroots; place; placemaking; housing; small business;

    Abstract : The transformation of cities through gentrification and the commodification of culture and green space are central problems in Urban Studies. This thesis investigated how cities like Stockholm can move forward from this gentrification. READ MORE

  5. 4. Understanding the Impact of Handicraft Cooperative Participation on Livelihood Strategy (Asset Accumulation and Resiliency) Among Women: A Qualitative Case Study From Kigali, Rwanda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Meghan Kappus; [2012]
    Keywords : Handicraft cooperatives; poverty reduction; cooperation; Sustainable Livelihoods Approach; resilience; women; Africa; Rwanda; livelihood assets; asset accumulation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The following thesis seeks to understand the potential for handicraft cooperatives as a sustainable livelihoods strategy. This potential is measured by the ability for cooperatives to facilitate access to economic and non-economic livelihood assets and as a result, to stimulate feelings of resiliency among members. READ MORE

  6. 5. Print and roll : A technique for rapid production of stretchable liquid alloy circuits

    University essay from Mikrosystemteknik

    Author : Anton Hagman; [2010]
    Keywords : Galinstan; Stretchable circuitry; Print; PDMS;

    Abstract : Liquid alloy circuitry is an exciting new field of research. It is one of the technologies that strives to make a commercial production of reliable, stretchable circuits possible. The making of liquid alloy circuits is, today, a somewhat tedious handicraft that is time-consuming and not suited for mass production. READ MORE