Search for dissertations about: "human nature"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 818 swedish dissertations containing the words human nature.

2. 1. Noticing nature : exploring more-than-human-centred design in urban farming

   Author : Anton Poikolainen Rosén; Maria Normark; Mikael Wiberg; Ron Wakkary; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Human-Computer Interaction; Sustainability; Posthumanism; Urban farming; design; design; human-computer interaction; människa-datorinteraktion;

   Abstract : This thesis articulates, theorises and furthers the concept of “more-than-human-centred design” by studying the use and design of technology for noticing nature and caring for nature. The emerging field of more-than-human-centred design focuses on the mutual interdependence between humans and non-humans (e.g. READ MORE

4. 2. Facing Nature : Cultivating Experience in the Nature Connection Movement

   Author : Henrik Ohlsson; David Thurfjell; Cecilie Rubow; Kocku von Stuckrad; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; face; facing; cultivation of experience; nature connection; nature connection movement; animism; compartmentalisation; de-compartmentalisation; hermeneutic phenomenology; Historical Studies; Historiska studier;

   Abstract : Through field research in Sweden and Finland between 2017 and 2022, the thesis follows a burgeoning social movement in which connection with nature is seen as a means of both personal wellbeing and ecological sustainability at the societal level. The thesis describes and analyses ideas, practices, organisations, and literature in a contemporary cultural context in the borderland between health practice, environmental activism, and spirituality. READ MORE

5. 3. Shapeshifting Nature : Ambivalent Ways of Seeing the Non-Human World within Swedish National Park Tourism and its Visual Culture

   Author : Emelie Fälton; Sofie Storbjörk; Johan Hedrén; Keri Cronin; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Nature-Based Tourism; Discourse Analysis; Nature Culture; Representation; Problematization; Naturturism; Diskursanalys; Natur kultur; Representation; Problematisering;

   Abstract : National parks are often assigned a self-identical role as protectors of valuable pieces of the non-human world, generally depicted as nature. Besides, many parks are also popular tourism destinations that attract millions of tourists each year. National park tourism and its visual culture impact how people relate to and see the non-human world. READ MORE

6. 4. Reading Nature : Developing ecological literacy through teaching

   Author : Ola Magntorn; Gustav Helldén; Michael Reiss; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Readiing nature; Ecology; Outdoor studies; Teaching; Education; Pedagogik;

   Abstract : In this study the concept reading nature and its contribution to science education is discussed. Some scientific concepts relevant for reading nature are defined. Reading nature has to do with the ability to recognise organisms and relate them to material cycling and energy flow in the specific habitat which is to be read. READ MORE

7. 5. Towards a Pluralistic Epistemology: Understanding the Future of Human-Technology Interactions in Shipping

   Author : Yemao Man; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Human Factors; Decision Making; Automation; Human-Technology Interaction; Psychology; Human Errors; Multidisciplinary; Sociotechnical System; Human-Computer Interaction; Ecology; Epistemological Pluralism; Situation Awareness; Situated Learning; Knowledge Management; Complexity; Maritime; Distributed Cognition; Sociology; Activity Theory;

   Abstract : The rapid advance of technologies is revolutionizing the way people work and transforming society into a digital world. In the shipping domain, many innovative technical systems have been designed and developed in the past decades, aiming to enable the maritime users to achieve the goal of safety, efficiency and effectiveness. READ MORE