Essays about: "participatory observation thesis"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 46 essays containing the words participatory observation thesis.

1. 21. Digital Technologies in Museums : An ethnographic study

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

   Author : Kyriaki Papadopoulou; [2016]
   Keywords : Digital technologies; museums; visitors; audience development; ethnography; observation; interviews; workshop; participatory design; economic crisis;

   Abstract : This thesis follows a research at the Mineralogy and Petrology Museum of the University of Athens (Greece). The purpose of the research is to examine how digital technologies can support museums in attracting new visitors during the economic crisis, and provide design suggestions. READ MORE

3. 22. The impacts of formal and informal institutions on a forest management project in Cameroon

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Samuel Tabi Nkongho Ashu; [2016]
   Keywords : institutions; values; rural; development; community; forestry;

   Abstract : The thesis explores how the implementation of a new forest law in Cameroon affects and interacts with the traditional authority system that previously regulated the forest use and forest management. The concepts of “Institutional Interplay”, “Cross scale institutional linkages” and “Institutional design (Ostrom 2005)” were used to analyse how interactions of local institutions and stakeholders influence community based forest management (CBFM) process in Bimbia Bonadikombo (BB) community. READ MORE

4. 23. ICTs and Citizen Participation : An Ethnography in the Municipality Level

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

   Author : Zoi Angelopoulou; [2016]
   Keywords : citizen participation; ICT; ethnographic methodology; qualitative research; critical paradigm; participatory design;

   Abstract : This master thesis describes an ethnographic research under the critical paradigm of thoughtin the use of ICTs to support citizen participation in the Municipality level. The purpose ofthe research was to acquire an understanding of the perspective of citizens on the topic andprovide suggestions for the employment of ICTs in citizen participation on the specificcontext. READ MORE

5. 24. Learning to bridge conservation and development: A case study of the Environmental Monitors Programme in Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Cláudia Florêncio; [2016]
   Keywords : adaptive co-management; biosphere reserve; bridging organizations; resilience; social-ecological systems; sustainable development;

   Abstract : We live in a world that faces several social and environmental problems and achieving sustainable development in contexts where it is necessary to alleviate poverty without eroding the capacity of the ecosystems to support future generations is challenging. Therefore, fostering sustainable development requires enabling both society and environment to cope with disturbances, adapt to and shape change (resilience). READ MORE

6. 25. Design for social innovation : a case study of Human Centered Design in Khayelitsha

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Amanda Larsson; Anna Sunnefeldt Nyberg; [2016]
   Keywords : Human Centered Design; community participation; Khayelitsha; Cape Town; social development; participant observation; landscape architecture; urban planning;

   Abstract : During the last decade the world’s urban population has grown extensively and today more than half of the global population lives in cities. Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) is currently the fastest urbanizing region in the world and the change is concentrated to a few metropolitan areas. READ MORE