Essays about: "multispecies design"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words multispecies design.

  1. 1. Getting in Touch With Seaweed : Exploring a Non-Exploitative Relationship With a More-Than-Human Actor Through Design Research

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

    Author : Anna Marie Schröder; [2022]
    Keywords : seaweed; ecology; posthumanist design; more-than-human ethics; multispecies philosophy; interaction design; design-based research;

    Abstract : Through human over-exploitation of nature, more and more ocean species approach ecological tipping points. On the other hand, more and more people suffer from climate anxiety. This thesis study explored an alternative relationship between humans and marine seaweed species through design research. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Habitat : A Posthumanist Design Project for Making Kin with Nonhuman

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)

    Author : Betyul Hafazoglu; [2022]
    Keywords : climate emergency; nonhuman; agency; posthumanism; multispecies design; human exceptionalism;

    Abstract : ‘the habitat’ is a Design+Change project which originates from the will to create positive change in the current situation of climate and ecological emergency. The design project takes the Anthropocene and the materialization of nonhumans as starting point and develops further around the possibilities of forming non-anthropocentric and nonhuman-centered mentalities and world-making processes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Transient Flow Simulations in Exhaust After Treatment Systems

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Mekanisk värmeteori och strömningslära

    Author : John Walder; [2020]
    Keywords : Computational Fluid Dynamics; exhaust after treatment system; ammonia mixing;

    Abstract : The exhaust after treatment system is responsible for removing particulates and contaminants from the exhaust gases. The flow entering the SCR, a catalyst utilizing ammonia to reduce NOx emissions, was studied. The quality and distribution of flow entering the SCR plays an important role in the efficiency of the systems. READ MORE

  5. 4. Designing for and with Care in Multispecies Kinship: Exploring Methods of Decentering the Human in Design

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Patricia Ciobanu; [2019]
    Keywords : non-anthropocentric design; decentering the human in de- sign; multispecies kinship; designing with and through care; cultural probe; body map; extended body map;

    Abstract : In the current climate crisis, creating a symbiotic collaboration between all members of an ecosystem has become a prominent topic. By reevaluating human-centered methodologies through a cultural probe and an orienting activity, I address notions of collaboration, cohabitation and extending one’s body beyond the skin. READ MORE

  6. 5. Transportation of police dogs : A new solution with focus on usability and user experience

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Author : Minette Näslund; [2017]
    Keywords : Police vehicle; Police dogs; Design for multispecies partnerships; User experience; Usability; User Centered Design; Computer Aided Design; 3D visualizations;

    Abstract : In Sweden there are around 400 service dogs and dog handlers within the police (Polisen,2016). The service dogs are used in 25 000 to 30 000 interventions every year. According to the Swedish Police Service (2016), the most common breed within the police in Sweden is German shepherds and Malinois. READ MORE