Search for dissertations about: "reindeer herding"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the words reindeer herding.

2. 11. Digital information and traditional knowledge : the implementation of GPS collars as a tool in reindeer husbandry

   Author : Kajsa Kuoljok; Alf Arvidsson; Marianne Liliequist; Ivar Bjørklund; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; reindeer herding; technology; GPS - global positional system; Actor network theory; ethnolgy; Ethnology; etnologi;

   Abstract : This dissertation presents the use of global positioning systems (GPS) navigation devices to monitorthe reindeer within husbandry. The use of the GPS collar in the study area has expanded over theyears. READ MORE

4. 12. Contested Landscapes : social-ecological interactions between forestry and reindeer husbandry

   Author : Tim Horstkotte; Jon Moen; Camilla Sandström; Micheline Manseau; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Reindeer husbandry; forestry; adaptive capacity; arboreal lichens; snow; winter pasture; natural resource management; multiple use; land-use conflict; habitat fragmentation;

   Abstract : Throughout northern Fennoscandia, reindeer husbandry is a central part in the cultural heritage of the Sámi people. In its history, Sámi culture and reindeer husbandry have undergone significant adaptations to environmental, social and political challenges. READ MORE

5. 13. Towards the Limits – Climate Change Aspects of Life and Health in Northern Sweden : studies of tularemia and regional experiences of changes in the environment

   Author : Maria Furberg; Maria Nilsson; Anders Johansson; Lars Weinehall; Peter Friberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : Climate change; public health; Indigenous peoples; Sami; reindeer herding; resilience; tularemia; mixed-methods; infectious disease; seroprevalence; ELISA; outbreak investigation; risk factor; ecology; Francisella tularensis; Epidemiology; epidemiologi; folkhälsa; Public health;

   Abstract : BackgroundIndigenous peoples with traditional lifestyles worldwide are considered particularly vulnerable to climate change effects. Large climate change impacts on the spread of infectious vector-borne diseases are expected as a health outcome. READ MORE

6. 14. Transforming Kiruna : Producing Space, Society, and Legacies of Inequality in the Swedish Ore Fields

   Author : Elisa Maria López; Vladislava Vladimirova; Sverker Finnström; Reetta Toivanen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Space; nature; inequality; Sweden; Kiruna; mining; Sámi; reindeer herding; urban planning; displacement; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

   Abstract : Extractive resources industries are irreversibly transforming land, air, water, life and society around the world at an unprecedented rate, and Sweden is no exception. This anthropological study analyzes acute issues related to this transformation:  the resettlement of six thousand residents of the city of Kiruna due to ground deformations caused by large-scale iron mining by the Swedish state-owned company LKAB (Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB). READ MORE

7. 15. In Search of a Fulfilling Identity in a Modern World: Narratives of Indigenous Identities in Sweden and Canada

   Author : Ebba Olofsson; Hugh Beach; Yngve Lithman; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Cultural anthropology; ethnic identity; personal identity; narratives; Saami; Native; Inuit; Indian; Sweden; Canada; Sápmi; Montreal; Quebec; life cycle; ethnic awakening; Native spritualtity; reindeer herding; political events; Kulturantropologi; Cultural anthropology; Kulturantropologi;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with the identity of individuals with parents from two different ethnic groups. The focus is on individuals in Sweden with one Saami parent and one Swedish (or other European) parent, and individuals in Canada with one Native (Indian or Inuit) parent and one Euro-Canadian parent. READ MORE