Search for dissertations about: "kartor"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the word kartor.
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1. The constitutive power of maps in the Arctic
Abstract : As maps are widely used, circulated, and recognised, they have consequences for how people view and understand the world. They mediate political meaning-making and frame the conditions for political alternatives to emerge or to be silenced. READ MORE
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2. Education through Maps : The Challenges of Knowing and Understanding the World
Abstract : The overall purpose of this thesis is to study, in relation to geography education and with a historical perspective, the challenges of knowing and understanding the world. The cases are all from Sweden. READ MORE
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3. A land of one's own : Sami resource use in Sweden's boreal landscape under autonomous governance
Abstract : The Sami dominated large parts of boreal Sweden well into the 18th century, and knowledge of Sami subsistence patterns is therefore a key to the region’s forest history. Although much research has been done on Sami resource use and landscape impact, the context is often vaguely understood. READ MORE
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4. Landscape Dynamics : Spatial analyses of villages and farms on Gotland AD 200-1700
Abstract : This dissertation deals with the long-term dynamics and fluctuations of settlements on Gotland for the period from AD 200 up until early modern times. The settlement structure on Gotland is most often described as very stable and consisting of solitary farms, established in the Iron Age. READ MORE
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5. Ontology as Conceptual Schema when Modelling Historical Maps for Database Storage
Abstract : Sweden has an enormous treasure in its vast number of large-scale historical maps from a period of 400 years made for different purposes, that we call map series. The maps are also very time and regional dependent with respect to their concepts. A large scanning project by Lantmäteriverket will make most of these maps available as raster images. READ MORE