Essays about: "importance of nature in human life"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 36 essays containing the words importance of nature in human life.

  1. 11. "Why Did I Live"

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Tora Åsling; [2020]
    Keywords : Mary Shelley; Meredith Ann Pierce; Humanism; Posthumanism; Anthropocentrism; Speciesism; Artificial Life; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis studies how Mary Shelley and Meredith Ann Pierce criticise Western patriarchal societies through the depiction of the creation of artificial life. The thesis discusses how Shelley and Pierce’s critique consequently includes a critique of Humanism, since the school of thought had a pivotal role in the formation of the civilizational model of these Western societies. READ MORE

  3. 12. Rum för andrum

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Stéphanie Damjanovic; [2020]
    Keywords : återhämtning; stress; mental utmattning; psykisk ohälsa; restorativ miljö natur; recovery; stress; mental fatigue; mental illness; restorative environment and nature;

    Abstract : I en allt mer stressad värld minskar tid och rum för mental återhämtning, vilket skapar ett ohälsosamt samhälle. Stress och mental utmattning är tyvärr ett allvarligt problem då pressen på människan fortsätter att öka. READ MORE

  4. 13. A Sustainable Place to Work : An exploratory study of Sustainable HRM’s contribution to Employer Attractiveness

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Hanna Hjalmarsson; Melina Åhlenius; [2019]
    Keywords : Social Sustainability; Human Resource Management; Sustainable HRM; Employer Attractiveness; Consultancy;

    Abstract : Although sustainability within human resource management has increasingly received attention amongst scholars and practitioners, not enough has been done to demonstrate how the concept of Sustainable HRM translates into practice. In the light of digitalization and globalization, knowledge-based actors within the modern business environment are facing rapid changes whereby the retainment of valuable skills and competencies has become crucial for ensuring competitive advantage. READ MORE

  5. 14. Kallgatburgs färgpalett : gestaltning av friluftsanordningar i naturens färger

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

    Author : Amanda Vestberg; [2019]
    Keywords : färg; färgupplevelser; färgmaterial; naturreservat; friluftsanordningar; landskapsarkitektur; gestaltning;

    Abstract : Att planera för - och genomföra - tillgänglighetsåtgärder för friluftsliv i skyddade natur är något som Naturvårdsverket och Länsstyrelserna arbetar aktivt med. En viktig uppgift är att ta hänsyn till platsen och inte låta platsens utseende förvanskas. Ett begrepp som ofta nämns är att anordningar ska smälta in i omgivningen. READ MORE

  6. 15. An open source web GIS tool for analysis and visualization of elephant GPS telemetry data, alongside environmental and anthropogenic variables

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Patrick Kabatha; [2018]
    Keywords : geography; GIS; web GIS; web mapping; open source; wildlife; elephant; ecology; time series; GPS telemetry; Biology and Life Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The movement and distribution of ecologically important herbivores such as elephants are of great significance to conservation biologist seeking to understand the fundamental triggers that influence their mobility and the extent to which these parameters affect how they utilize their immediate and surrounding resources. The recent advancement in animal tracking technology coupled with the availability of moderate to high-resolution satellite data, permits scientists to develop elephant cognitive maps of their adjacent environment, thus offering novel opportunities for research in the fields of wildlife movement ecology and the wider conservation biology. READ MORE