Essays about: "miljöhistoria"
Found 4 essays containing the word miljöhistoria.
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1. Examining Conservation Narratives : An Environmental Discourse Analysis of WWF Madagascar
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : This thesis examines the conservation narratives of Madagascar the ambiguity of forest cover and deforestation estimates, and the difficulty in deconstructing the narratives linked to the idea of a once fully forested island. In particular, shifts in the conservation debate are related to the discursive power of a large-scale international NGO, the WWF. READ MORE
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2. Global Cultures – Critical Zone Observatories of Everyday Objects : (A Global Environmental History of Yogurt)
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : This study turns to what is for many an everyday item – yogurt – as a critical zone observatory, a synergistic, place-based laboratory which aims to integrate heterogenous representations of planetary phenomena as they are registered at a common surface. Yogurt has an impressive cultural endurance largely derived from its prominence in various paradigms of health. READ MORE
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3. Invisible history: An environmental history of Villa Ada and Monte Antenne : A tale of the land that is now a city park in Rome, Italy
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : Starting from a simple observation of apparent neglect, this thesis aims to explore the heritage of the land of Villa Ada, a city park in Rome Italy. To do so, this study relates historical narratives regarding this piece of land, from the earliest human presence to formation of the current park. READ MORE
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4. Military and Nature : An environmental history of Swedish military landscapes
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : This thesis, an environmental history of a selected number of Swedish military training environments, is based on observation of military landscapes with a permanent presence of military-related objects and activities, all of which leave their traces in the environment, and how continued military activity is legitimised with environmental arguments. By also observing military policies and documents, I look into how the Swedish military frame their own training environments, and how ‘environmentalist’ discourses is adopted to justify past and present activities. READ MORE
