Search for dissertations about: "theme park"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words theme park.

2. 1. Transmedia experiences in the Magic Kingdom theme park : Branding, space, and (un)sustainability at Disney

   Author : Ana Carolina Almeida Souza; Renira R. Gambarato; Geane Carvalho Alzamora; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; transmedial experience; branding; space; sustainability; Magic Kingdom; Disney; transmedial upplevelse; varumärke; plats; hållbarhet; Magic Kingdom; Disney;

   Abstract : Beyond being just a medium that supports other media, the contemporary theme park is a complex space that brings together material and symbolic features of different user-producer relationships. Although robust, the theme park is scarcely investigated, especially as an autonomous and potentially adaptable media for the maintenance of transmedia dynamics. READ MORE

4. 2. Family theme parks, happiness and children’s consumption : From roller-coasters to Pippi Longstocking

   Author : David Cardell; Anna Sparrman; Tom O’Dell; Cook Daniel Thomas; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Happy; emotions; childhood; time; money; value; amusement park; leisure; tourism; mesh; ethnography; Nöjespark; temapark; glädje; nöje; känslor; etnografi; fritid; turism; värde; konsumtion; barn; barndom; familj;

   Abstract : This book provides an ethnographic contribution to research on children’s consumption, family life and happiness. Various and shifting notions of happiness are explored, as well as conditions for and challenges to happiness, through an analysis of video-recorded interviews and mobile ethnography conducted in two of the most popular theme parks in Sweden. READ MORE

5. 3. Struggles over conservation space : Social justice in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa

   Author : Melissa Hansen; LUCSUS; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Agency; capabilities; human development; the politics of sustainability; the production of space; protected areas; rights and resistance; South Africa; struggles;

   Abstract : In the past several decades under a growing influence of ecological modernisation, various assumed ‘win-win’ approaches to protected area conservation and poverty alleviation have been introduced all over the world, especially in resource-rich developing countries. Yet protected area conservation is an inherently political process, and the goals are often not achieved. READ MORE

6. 4. Assessment of crime and safety issues in parks

   Author : Asifa Iqbal; Vania Ceccato; Mats Wilhelmsson; Michael Landzelius; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Green spaces; perceived safety; GIS; hedonic modelling; crime mapping; CPTED; Real Estate and Construction Management; Fastigheter och byggande;

   Abstract : The aim of the thesis is to obtain a better understanding of the importance of parks for urban quality, particularly for safety. This is achieved in two ways; first, by assessing parks’ impact on the perceived quality of the urban environment (whether it is incorporated into housing prices or not) in Stockholm. READ MORE

7. 5. Longser Antar Pulau: Indonesian cultural politics and the revitalisation of traditional theatre

   Author : Jörgen Hellman; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; etnografi; socialantropologi och etnologi: Java;

   Abstract : The dissertation investigates the ambiguous role that cultural politics have played in the process of formulating an Indonesian national identity. Three case studies exemplify how cultural politics have been used by the state for the purpose of disciplining ethnic sentiments, at the same time as other groups have used the same discourse to express ideas contrary to the government controlled ideology. READ MORE