Essays about: "inhabitants perception"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 30 essays containing the words inhabitants perception.

1. 21. Feeling of safety and fear in a city : a comparison study between two city districts in Tehran and Stockholm

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Hamidreza Mazlaghani; [2014]
   Keywords : safety ; crime; fear; cpted; fear of crime; gender; perception of safety; insecurity; urban safety; Iran; Sweden;

   Abstract : The present study is designed to compare the feeling of safety and fear in two capital cities of Iran and Sweden. According to the studies which have done in recent decades, some features of residential environment at the street block and neighborhood are relevant to increasing the feeling of safety and reducing crime rates and crime-related outcomes, such as fear of crime and neighborhood confidence. READ MORE

3. 22. Visual Ethnography for Community Participation in Urban Development

   University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Greg Stone; [2013]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Community Participation; Visual Ethnography; Urban Development; Urbanization;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to assess how inhabitants of the Lidköping community value or perceive their surrounding in relation to urban planning, specifically the new Hamnstaden urban development. This perception was collected as data mainly through photos, conceived here as visual ethnography, combined with written responses. READ MORE

4. 23. The Perception of Victory : Comparing the G.W. Bush Administration’s Official Rhetoric of Victory in the Years of the Global War on Terror

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Martin Hammarlund; [2013]
   Keywords : Victory; Rhetoric; George W. Bush; State of the Union; the Global War on Terror; contemporary conflicts; William C. Martel; Strategy; seger; vinst; kriget mot terrorism; strategi;

   Abstract : This thesis is set out with the purpose to investigate the potential shifts in how victory is presented in the duration of contemporary conflicts. The argumentation is focused on how democratic states, involved in wars, seem to announce different statements regarding victory in its outreach to its inhabitants. READ MORE

5. 24. Alarms, Bells, Buzz, and Birds: Soundscapes, Awareness, and Healing in Japan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

   Author : Martin Miller; [2012]
   Keywords : art; music; sound; soundscape; birds; birdsong; buzz; bell; alarm; keysound; Gumbrecht; Schafer; Japan; Tokyo; earthquake; tsunami; recovery; music therapy; Buddhism; intercultural; multicultural; Asia; musicology; Campbell; color; Zen; nature; culture; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : LUND UNIVERSITY Division of Art History and Visual Studies Master of Arts in Visual Culture Alarms, Bells, Buzz and Birds: Soundscapes, Awareness, and Healing in Japan by Marty Miller Abstract: Studies in the Visual Culture field reveal the impact of images in shaping perceptions of ourselves, yet also in relationship to what is labeled as 'other.' However, the use of sounds to create or assist in the creation of these experiences is a field that begs further investigation. READ MORE

6. 25. DECENTRALISATION EQUALS PARTICIPATION? A CASE STUDY OF VILLAGE RESIDENTS´ CAPABILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DRINKING WATER IN MAHOBA DISTRICT, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Oscar Molin; [2012]
   Keywords : Participation; decentralisation; water management; drinking water; Bundelkhand; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study examined to what extent the decentralised drinking water management system in Mahoba district, Uttar Pradesh, India, is participatory. The central questions focused on how participation is taking place, what socio-political factors affect participation, and how the community members explain their capability to participate. READ MORE