Essays about: "public engagement"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 349 essays containing the words public engagement.

1. 21. Urban Planning & Governance in the Age of AI : A Study of the Potential Benefits and Risks

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

   Author : Jonas Gummesson; [2023]
   Keywords : Accountability; AI; Artificial Intelligence; Big Data; Cybernetics; Engagement; Equality; Governance; Neural Networks; Participation; Power; Smart City; Systems planning.; Transparency; Trust; Urban Design; Urban Planning;

   Abstract : Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly developing technology which in this project refers to software that given objectives generate content, predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing their environment. Using literature reviews and semi-structured interviews, the current and future uses, sentiments, regulations, and risks of AI in urban planning and governance are gathered. READ MORE

3. 22. World Bank Group Engagement in Public-Private Partnerships : Strengthening Sustainable Finance in International Investment Standards

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Andrew Sefufan Simamora; [2023]
   Keywords : sustainable finance; international investment law; public-private partnership;

   Abstract : The prioritisation of private funds in financing public infrastructures due to limited financial resources available through the public sector has raised concerns about the protection of human rights and environment considering that the main goal of corporations is to generate as much profit as possible. The presence of the World Bank Group in the mix is to strike a balance between these competing needs by introducing the concept of sustainable finance through technical assistance and the adoption of standards that are integrated with the concept to influence the behaviour of state and non-state actors in their investment practices, especially in the developing world. READ MORE

4. 23. Reflections on the economic strategies of private museums. A comparative study of the private museums in Meteora.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

   Author : Theofilos Kolios; [2023]
   Keywords : museum management; private museums; economic strategies; open-system theory; stakeholder theory; resource-dependence theory; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The thesis examines the economic strategies which two private museums of Meteora, the Hellenic Culture Museum and the Natural History Museum of Meteora and Mushroom Museum implement, so as to grasp the economic strategies that private museums in Greece adopt. Utilizing Varbanova’s (2013) framework which places specific emphasis not only on the open-system theory as an efficient way to comprehend the macro-level challenges (in particular the economic crisis and Covid-19, which had been plaguing the two museums for a long time) and opportunities (as the ones that can result from the implementation of a particular legal status in the context of a given cultural policy), but also on the stakeholder and resource-dependence theories, which acknowledge the pivotal role that various actors and resources inside and outside an organization play in museums’ prosperity, the thesis analyzes previous literature that demonstrates economic strategies that (public and private) museums adopt, so as to secure their continuation and thriving. READ MORE

5. 24. Glimmers in the Dark : Enhancing Museum Experiences Through Interaction Design at the Natural History Museum of Denmark

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

   Author : Aline Zimmermann Maya Simoes; [2023]
   Keywords : Interaction design; installation; museum; public settings; physical interfaces; playful interaction; embodied interaction; families; children; user experience;

   Abstract : In a digital and fast-paced world, museums are constantly updating their practices to support visitors’ experiences and interactive exhibits are increasingly gaining popularity. I collaborated with the Natural History Museum of Denmark to design an interactive room for their upcoming new building, specifically for the exhibit with the working title “Night in the Open Land”. READ MORE

6. 25. “Friends, Partners, Allies” at a Crossroad : A comparative analysis of Canada, the United States, and Islamic State-affiliated citizen repatriation from Northeast Syria

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Kaileigh Wenstrup; [2023]
   Keywords : foreign fighter repatriation; northeastern Syria; U.S.-Canada relations; Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis; sociological securitization;

   Abstract : Since the 2019 territorial defeat of the Islamic State (IS) in northeastern Syria, thousands of foreign nationals affiliated with the Islamic militant group have been detained in refugee camps and prisons in the region - the humanitarian conditions of which have come under increased scrutiny. As a result, the repatriation of these individuals has become a contentious migration-related policy issue and has led to diverse state responses. READ MORE