Essays about: "historic"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 454 essays containing the word historic.
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1. Repurposing cultural heritage: Design proposal for the Olympic Rowing stadium in Helsinki
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : A network of functionalist buildings and stadiums was originally designed for the 1940 Olympic games in Helsinki. Among these structures was the Rowing Stadium, which hosted the kayaking competition in 1952 after the games were postponed due to World War II. (Malmberg et al. READ MORE
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2. The Loss and Damage fund: An investigation of discourse and power under the UNFCCC
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : At the international climate negotiations at COP27, parties reached the historic agreement to establish a fund to provide assistance to countries in responding to costs associated with climate change, the loss and damage fund. The decision is a result of many years of struggle for the recognition of loss and damage under the UNFCCC which have long been opposed by post-industrial countries. READ MORE
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3. A Nation's History as Part of its History Education : A current comparative study of Scottish and Swedish secondary school teachers' perception of history, and curricula
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för lärarutbildningAbstract : This master's thesis explores the perceptions of the Short 20th Century history among high school teachers in Sweden and Scotland, focusing on how their perceptions fit within their own country's curricula's view on the same historic period. The study comprises two parts: an analysis of national history curricula and a survey of history teachers in both countries. READ MORE
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4. Arbetsmarknadens parter blir lagstiftare - En analys av processen bakom nya LAS
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrättAbstract : År 2022 genomfördes den största reformen av lagen (1982:80) om anställningsskydd (anställningsskyddslagen) någonsin. Processen var historisk eftersom ändringarna grundades i en överenskommelse mellan arbetsmarknadens parter, Huvudavtal om trygghet, omställning och anställningsskydd. READ MORE
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5. Estimating historic ranges of extinct scavenging birds from North America during the late Pleistocene using co-occurrence data from the fossil record
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskapAbstract : The aim of my study was to estimate and compare the historic range of nine scavenging birds from North America that went jointly extinct with their mammalian megafaunal prey in the Late Pleistocene. Although the severity and timing of their co-extinction are strongly correlated, there has been little analytical support in providing estimates for the possible geographic distribution of scavenging birds prior to the extinction event. READ MORE