Essays about: "participation orientation thesis"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words participation orientation thesis.
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1. Translating Vision into Action : A Design Toolkit for Facilitating Place Visioning Workshops in Placemaking
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskapAbstract : This thesis addresses the need for a practical toolkit to facilitate community participation in place visioning workshops, aiding placemakers in driving change in placemaking. By integrating the place visioning pathway into the participatory backcasting framework, the proposed adapted framework for place visioning consists of four activities: (1) Orientation - Define the current challenge of the place, (2) Visioning - Develop a future vision, (3) Backcasting - Propose actions to actualise the vision, and (4) Elaboration - Choose feasible actions to create an action plan. READ MORE
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2. An oasis for students : investigating the potential co-benefits of schoolyard redesign for climate adaptation
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Due to climate change and the urban heat island effect, urban areas face increasing heat stress, a change that has severe consequences on human health. While the need for climate adaptation is pressing, the impact of climate adaptation projects on other sectors also needs to be carefully examined. READ MORE
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3. Material flow : An analysis of a production area for improved material flow
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälleAbstract : Focus in the world today is quality and customer orientation. An organization needs to understand the concept of value from the perspective of a customer in order to keep up with expectations on quality, and the turbulent and global environment of today characterized by rapidly changing conditions. READ MORE
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4. Burning the woods and flooding the slums : examining the socio-economic and environmental burden of wood charcoal in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Wood charcoal is the main source of energy for cooking in urban Sub-Saharan Africa. It is widely known that charcoal production causes numerous environmental impacts, such as deforestation and environmental degradation. READ MORE
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5. Learning from the other : Dialogues with unaccompanied refugee children about barriers and possibilities for health and participation
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktikAbstract : As a departure for the study, statistics regarding the increased experiences of illness, especially psychic, among children and youth, were presented. With inspiration from Maxwell´s (2013) interactive design, and guided from the perspectives of phenomenology, hermeneutics, and pragmatism, the study was placed into the lived everyday world of the participants. READ MORE
