Essays about: "permaculture"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 47 essays containing the word permaculture.

  1. 16. Community of Communities : Platform for political empowerment of permaculture groups

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

    Author : Gelson Veloso; [2021]
    Keywords : Design for Social Innovation; Codesign; Platform Design; Political Empowerment; Permaculture;

    Abstract : This research investigates the potential of digital platforms to broaden the scope of action and empower permaculture communities in their attempt to challenge the capitalist mode of production regarding topics such as food harvesting and consumption patterns. It draws on Manzini’s (2018) critique of neoliberalism and his discussion on designing for social innovation, which suggests focusing on and enhancing existing members' capabilities rather than their needs; fostering cross-collaboration within and among communities; and allowing these collaborations to mature over time. READ MORE

  3. 17. Vägskäl : ett gestaltningsförslag för Resta gårds parkområde med fokus på miljöpsykologi

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

    Author : Sofia Hane; [2021]
    Keywords : miljöpsykologi; återhämtning; stress; park; rekreation; Resta gård; gårdsmiljö;

    Abstract : Det är viktigt att finna återhämtning i vardagen för att undvika mental trötthet, inte minst för de som utsätts för mycket stress eller lider av utmattning (Johansson 2020). Genom att ta hjälp av forskning inom miljöpsykologi är det möjligt att gestalta miljöer som erbjuder hög potential till mental återhämtning. READ MORE

  4. 18. Reforestation & Marine Permaculture: Does the Method Affect the Willingness To Pay for Carbon Offsetting? A Randomised Contingent Valuation Study

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Elice Fällström; August Schelin; [2020-07-24]
    Keywords : Carbon offsetting; Reforestation; Marine permaculture; Contingent valuation; Willingness to pay; Samhällsvetenskapligt miljövetarprogram;

    Abstract : Failing to limit global mean surface temperature rise to 1.5°C risks leading to irreversible environmental degradation. One measure to mitigate global warming is carbon offsetting through increasing biotic carbon sequestration. READ MORE

  5. 19. Gringos and Caimitos : a political ecology of coloniality in a marginalized farming community

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Jessie Diggle; [2020]
    Keywords : Decoloniality; self-reflexivity; autoethnography; socio-ecological space; Esmeraldas; afro-descendance; white supremacy; land appropriation; coloniality; permaculture; nature regimes; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study examines articulations between place, power, and difference between social groups in a farming community of afro-descendance and foreigners appropriating land in Ecuador. It is an iterative-inductive ethnography that combines the extended case study with autoethnography to move between layers of systemic structures, intersubjectivity and subjectivity. READ MORE

  6. 20. Transition of agroecology in Bali, Indonesia : what are the main barriers and opportunities for small-scale farmers to scale-up agroecology in central Bali?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Vincent Tchedry; [2020]
    Keywords : agroecology; permaculture; transition; barrier; sustainable; farming; Bali; Indonesia;

    Abstract : Since the late 1960’s, the Green Revolution introduced high yielding varieties in association with agrochemicals to address increasing food demands across Southeast Asia. Indonesian government extended these “technological packages” through political incentives replacing traditional farming methods to stimulate agricultural productivity and economic growth. READ MORE