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  1. 1. Volunteer tourism as a transformative journey - “ It's something that they still have, that many have lost at home”

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Nathalie Regestad; Isabella Axelsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Voluntourism; existential authenticity; moral grandstanding; moral superiority; self-identity; the Other; exoticism; epiphany; epiphanic experiences.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Volunteer tourism is an alternative form of tourism that is constantly increasing. The increase can be considered related to trends about social participation, environmental awareness and moral demands. READ MORE

  3. 2. Improving the heritage management of Nanjing City Wall: Local community participation as an effective approach

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Author : Yali Deng; [2022-07-05]
    Keywords : Urbanization; Cultural heritage; Nanjing city wall; Heritage management approaches;

    Abstract : The contradiction between the process of urbanization and the protection of cultural heritage is an unavoidable problem in the specific stage of social and economic development. While speeding up urban construction and improving residents' living conditions, we should pay great attention to the protection of urban historical and cultural heritage. READ MORE

  4. 3. Beer Festival and Place Identity : An Analysis of Munich Oktoberfest And Qingdao International Beer Festival

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Rucheng Wang; [2022]
    Keywords : beer festivals; place identity; uniqueness; authenticity; liminality; Heimat ; nostalgia; globalisation; modernisation;

    Abstract : As microcosms of German and Chinese societies, Munich Oktoberfest and Qingdao International Beer Festival are important manifestations of local culture. This study intends to answer the following question: to which extent are beer festivals in Germany and China related to local history and the local sense of place? A historical overview of the beer festivals in Munich and Qingdao is provided, as well as an analysis of how people seeking a sense of belonging creatively combine cognitive schemata of modernity with local cultural systems on a symbolic level. READ MORE

  5. 4. Implementing a multi-criteria GIS analysis and predictive modelling to locate Upper Palaeolithic decorated caves in the Périgord noir, France

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Benjamin Bernard Fabien Gérard Borgeais; [2022]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; MCDA; MCE; MCDM; MCA; predictive modelling; archaeology; decorated caves; Upper Palaeolithic; Périgord; Dordogne; Vézère; France; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Geographical Information Systems are a powerful tool for the processing of geographical data and can be used to implement predictive modelling for the purpose of archaeological research. The study presented here proposes a predictive model based on multi-criteria evaluation, and aims at analysing the parameters of known Upper Palaeolithic decorated caves in the Périgord noir, in southwest France. READ MORE

  6. 5. Traditionella metoder i moderna tider : en studie av jordbruk i naturreservat i Södermanlands skärgård

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Anna Haglund Ståhl; [2022]
    Keywords : naturreservat; jordbruk; biologisk mångfald; system; myndighetsutövande; governmentality;

    Abstract : Som en del i att bromsa förlusterna av biologisk mångfald har vi miljökvalitetsmålet ”Ett rikt odlingslandskap” att förhålla oss till i Sverige. En rationalisering och likriktning av jordbruket allt sedan efterkrigstiden har lett att livsmiljöer för arter förvunnit. READ MORE