Essays about: "non-humans"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the word non-humans.

  1. 1. Designing learning experiences for collaborative survival : Using stories about biodiversity measures in the construction sector

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

    Author : Jonas Diego van Doorn; [2023]
    Keywords : Learning; design; interaction; biodiversity; construction; workshop; Lärande; design; interaktion; biologisk mångfald; konstruktion; verkstad;

    Abstract : Biodiversity loss is increasing at an unprecedented rate, with the construction sector generating significant negative externalities. Developing an educational experience focused on biodiversity within this sector can enhance knowledge and expertise to mitigate such loss by showcasing resilient nature-based solutions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Kurita : CARING FOR SOIL

    University essay from Konstfack/Industridesign

    Author : Andrea García Portolés; [2023]
    Keywords : Soil health; Soil Remediation; Phytoremediation; Landfill; Ecofeminism; Care; Cure; Band-aid; Nature Recovery; Water crisis; Water Cycle; Climate Crisis; Non-humans; Material driven design; Material research; fly ashes; Stockholm; Regenerative; More than humans;

    Abstract : Soil is one of the largest ecosystems being ignored by human activities. Our farming practices and urban constructions have contributed to its degradation, with far-reaching consequences for the water cycle’s equi- librium. READ MORE

  4. 3. Convivial Construction

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Hannah Sheerin; [2023]
    Keywords : circular economy; material culture; the rural; collective living; contemporary vernacular;

    Abstract : This thesis sits at the relationship between an architecture, and the landscape that produces and is produced by that architecture, recognising that the way we build is often profoundly damaging to the land and its inhabitants, not only at the site of construction but across a vast network of extraction, transportation and processing. We need a new material culture that rethinks of the built environment as an extension of the wider ecosystem and social context, able to be maintained in good health through a symbiotic, seasonal and regenerative cycle of matter and energy. READ MORE

  5. 4. Amphibia : Living on both sides

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Elvira Nielsen; [2023]
    Keywords : zero growth; lithium-ion battery factory; agenda 2030; great crested newt; local global sustainability; the rights of the child;

    Abstract : Mariestad municipality participated in a global competition to become Volvo’s site for a new lithium-ion battery factory. The competition was between eleven different countries and three different locations in Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 5. Human-Mangrove Entanglements in Shyamnagar, Bangladesh

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

    Author : Gabriela Bernal Liller; [2023]
    Keywords : Multispecies Political Ecology; Resilience Narrative; Imagination; Care;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the intricate relationship between mangroves and humans in Shyamnagar, Bangladesh. Mangroves in Shyamnagar are found both in the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest on earth, and in adaptation projects called nature based solutions (NbS), framed by the resilience narrative. READ MORE