Essays about: "wilderness"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 64 essays containing the word wilderness.

  1. 11. An Ecocritical Exploration of McCandless’ Pilgrimage Into the Wild : A Literary Analysis of the Representations of Nature in Into the Wild

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Vicky Taylor; [2022]
    Keywords : into the wild; mccandless; ecocriticism; nature; culture; transcendence; interdependence; linguistic construct; cultural construct;

    Abstract : This essay examines Jon Krakauer’s novel Into the Wild from an ecocritical perspective. It aims to analyse three representations of nature: its interdependence with culture, its connection with transcendence, and nature as a linguistic or cultural construct in Into the Wild and relate them to ecocriticism today. READ MORE

  3. 12. Nationalparken och ELC : en studie i landskap, narrativ och multifunktionalitet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Sebastian Hahn; [2021]
    Keywords : landskap; nationalpark; ELC; multifunktionalitet; hållbarhet; delaktighet; landskapsförändring; naturskydd; orördhet; vildmark; landscape; national park; wilderness; multifunctional landscape; ELC; sustainability; nature-based tourism; land-use; landscape change; conservation;

    Abstract : I skuggan av Sveriges ratificering av europeiska landskapskonventionen (ELC) undersöks hur nationalparken, som har sina rötter i nationalromantiken, har uppdaterats till en modern tid med nya förutsättningar och krav på landskapet. Den en gång elitistiska skyddsformen har tvingats anpassa sig till en ny värdegrund när det kommer till landskap, hållbarhet, multifunktionalitet och delaktighet. READ MORE

  4. 13. “Their sense of wonder was the same as mine." : Outdoor Educators’ Spiritual Experiences in Wilderness.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Pascal Rosenthal; [2021]
    Keywords : outdoor education; wilderness; wild nature; spirituality; awe-inspiring experiences; sustainability; Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis; IPA;

    Abstract : This study investigates outdoor educators’ spiritual experiences in wilderness from a retrospective point of view. The aim is to understand their meaning-making and the role of such experiences in their life and career as well as to draw out possible implications for outdoor education (OE) with special regards to a sustainable future of our planet. READ MORE

  5. 14. Porjus Energy Village

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Jenny Heden Malm; [2021]
    Keywords : porjus; hydropower; speculative fiction; luleälven; lule river; renewable energy; dam; erosion; surrealism;

    Abstract : My project attempts to nuance the bodies of knowledge produced in relation to processes of natural resource extraction in Norrbotten, Sweden. Operating between fact and fiction, I have presented the project as a speculative video narrative. The protagonist is the Lule River, where the implications of its domestication and agency is explored. READ MORE

  6. 15. Gestaltningens betydelse för bevarandet av urban vildmark : en analys av Strandskogen

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

    Author : Maria Almqvist; [2021]
    Keywords : urban vildmark; vild natur; bevarande; gestaltning;

    Abstract : Den urbana vildmarken finns i och runtom våra städer. Till följd av det förtätningsideal som råder inom modern stadsutveckling så riskerar dessa områden att försvinna till förmån för fler bostäder och andra former av urban grönska. READ MORE