Essays about: "hybrid knowledge systems"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 47 essays containing the words hybrid knowledge systems.

  1. 6. Visual Arts as Development Communication - Challenging Development Concepts : Case study Baguio City, Philippines

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Aina Eriksson; [2022]
    Keywords : Visual arts; development communication; intercultural translation; hybrid knowledge systems;

    Abstract : International Development and its aims are often contested in post-colonial discourses and by postcolonial thinkers. The fundamental concepts of development, as we see in the sector of aid and international development, steer the values, execution and evaluation of development projects across the globe, as well as national development policy. READ MORE

  2. 7. FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS FOR THE DECARBONISATION OF A DECENTRALISED GRID SYSTEM: A CASE STUDY FOR THE ISLAND OF FUERTEVENTURA, SPAIN

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Pablo Melian Batista; [2022]
    Keywords : Hybrid renewable energy systems; HOMER Software; Wind energy; PV; Battery storage; Distributed generation; Decarbonisation;

    Abstract : Decarbonisation of different energy sectors of society is becoming a pressing issue globally withnumerous legislations and objectives being set to decarbonise electrical grids worldwide. Somehave already been met; however, islanded grids still heavily rely on fossil fuels to meet their electrical demand due to the weakness of their grid and limited available space forcing them to use space-efficient technologies such as diesel generators. READ MORE

  3. 8. 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

  4. 9. Techno-economic feasibility study of PVT collector coupled with heat pump for membrane distillation water purification in rural India

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Erik von Schultz; [2022]
    Keywords : Photovoltaic-thermal; Heat pump; Membrane distillation; Off-grid; Water purification; AGMD; Solhybridpaneler; Värmepump; Membrandestillation; Off-grid; Vattenrening; AGMD;

    Abstract : India is experiencing a bitter challenge in terms of water resources, with the lack of access to safe drinking water being attributed to nearly 200 000 deaths per year. The rural population is especially exposed as groundwater make up 85 % of their drinking water, with widespread contamination being reported. READ MORE

  5. 10. Professional Isolation and Connectedness in Computer Supported Cooperative Work Systems : A Focused Ethnographic Study of Knowledge Workers Working from Home

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

    Author : Alice Mohlin; [2021]
    Keywords : Communication Support; Connectedness; Computer-Supported Cooperative Work CSCW ; Information and Communication Technology ICT ; Professional Isolation; Social Interaction; Symbolic Interactionism; Working from Home;

    Abstract : Both companies and individuals have observed positive effects after implementing working from home (WFH) practices as digital technology expands collaborative possibilities. As a result, the hybrid workplace has emerged as a sustainable possibility for future workplace solutions. READ MORE