Essays about: "solace"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the word solace.
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1. Bidding Farewell to the Ancient City of Ashur: A Qualitative Case Study of the Social and Cultural Impacts of the Makhoul Dam in Iraq
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This qualitative case study explores through semi-structured Interviews the social and cultural impacts of the Makhoul Dam, planned as part of Iraq’s climate change mitigation work. It was based on the research question: How do local individuals experience the Makhoul Dam’s impact on their home environments including the surrounding archaeological sites? And supported by the two operational questions: How are individuals in the dam-affected areas wellbeing and identity interlinked to their native areas including the surrounding archaeological sites? and How does the Makhoul Dam including its decision making process affect individuals in the dam-affected areas’ wellbeing and identity? By using Albrecht's theory of solastalgia, the theory of place attachment, where a broader definition of the theory was applied and community participation theory, eight sub-themes were identified under three main themes; “Our Area”, Who’s decision? and Wellbeing and identity. READ MORE
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2. Looking for Belonging: Ruptures and Ligaments : A Study of Biographic Narratives of Asylum-Seeking Persons in Europe
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : This project deals with the experiences of asylum-seeking persons in their struggle to receive protection in different European countries, exploring how the sense of belonging is shaped during fragmented migration journeys. Conducting biographic-narrative interviews with five persons I met while working in a community centre in Greece, the research shifts the gaze from exclusionary citizenship regimes to migrant agency, revealing the distinct tactics, perceptions and performances of belonging on the move. READ MORE
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3. Collateral Beauty——An additional help of mental well-being by improving people’s daily experience in urban space
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : People's daily lives can be described as colorful, but they can likewise fall into a cyclical situation. Each person's daily journey between home and destination may be repeated through a number of urban spaces that are not necessarily interesting, but more or less in raising the frequency of visual fatigue. READ MORE
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4. EMPHATIC ABSENCE : Investigating the emotional response to contrast, by means of chiaroscuro
University essay from KTH/LjusdesignAbstract : Personal preference to darkmospheres , light corners & generally high contrasted views and spaces, as well as a curiosity of investigating other opinions & responses, were the driving force for conducting this survey. Regarding my subjective perception and since, after all, the matter of taste and subjectivity is quite strong in this kind of investigations, I’ve always found solace in environments that were staged with different segments of light and darkness; whenever I was in a room, I would immediately turn off the general lighting and turn on different and multiple other light sources, trying to combine atmospheres and, of course, keep some intact dark corners. READ MORE
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5. Solace Under Shade - Informal use of spaces under bridges and flyovers in Karachi, Pakistan
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : In one of the world’s most dense cities, every piece of land holds value and potential. This thesis explores how citizens of Karachi have taken advantage of pockets of space that exist under bridges and flyovers, by informally inhibiting and occupying them. READ MORE
