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1. 1. Ethics over aesthetics - A content analysis on the inclusion of environmental ethics within the undergraduate architectural curriculum

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession

   Author : Angela Raji; [2023-10-05]
   Keywords : Environmental ethics; Curriculum studies; Undergraduate architectural education; Qualitative content analysis; Value-oriented framework;

   Abstract : This document analysis study primarily investigates the inclusion of environmental ethics with an undergraduate architectural curriculum in Sweden. The curriculum documents analyzed in this study contain specific literature and objectives which primarily guide pedagogy both in theory and in the design studio. READ MORE

3. 2. Feeling the system:Facilitated nature experiences for leaders as a step towards societal sustainability

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

   Author : Charlotte Griestop; Christine Musch; Vanessa Wonn; [2022]
   Keywords : Systems Thinking; Leadership for Sustainability; Nature Connection; Leverage Points; Embodied Learning; Strategic Sustainable Development;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to understand the role of facilitated nature experiences for leadersas a step towards sustainability. Qualitative interviews were conducted with facilitators andparticipants of nature-based leadership programs (NBLP) and analyzed regarding 1) Transformative Learning Conditions, 2) Transformative Learning Outcomes, and 3) Professional Changes inspired by NBLP participation. READ MORE

4. 3. Peasant autonomy : seed-saving practices of maize in rural Jalisco, Mexico

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

   Author : Klara Lindqvist; [2021]
   Keywords : maize; peasants; Mexico; resistance; anti-commodities; autonomy; seed-saving;

   Abstract : The debate of maize seeds in Mexico has been, and is, intense and divided, with large seed companies on one side, mass-producing improved maize seeds and lobbying for the introduction of transgenic maize cultivation, and on the other side activists wanting to conserve and protect the native maize seeds. Farmers in Mexico have been facing large changes since the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement. READ MORE

5. 4. A hidden (re)connection is stronger than an obvious one : ‘the arts’ of channeling social learning in Southern marginalized communities

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Parren Douglas Fountain; [2020]
   Keywords : art sustainability science; marginalized communities; social learning; environmental change; transformations; framing; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Marginalized communities in Southern contexts are among those most vulnerable to the effects of our drastically changing climate and environmental systems. Therefore, pathways leading to the transformation of our unsustainable systems, structures, and behaviors affecting these communities must be explored. READ MORE

6. 5. Plasticization of the ocean : frame analysis of the marine litter discourse in German newspapers

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

   Author : Solveig Schröder; [2015]
   Keywords : marine litter; plastic; ocean; frame analysis; human-nature relations; citizen; responsibility; Germany;

   Abstract : Marine litter is a recently emerging environmental problem. It originates from the careless and inaccurate handling of production, consumption and treatment of (plastic) products which ultimately become litter and threaten both the marine ecosystem and humans depending on a healthy ocean. READ MORE