Sökning: "Trekking"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 uppsatser innehållade ordet Trekking.

  1. 1. A Heavy Burden - Coloniality and Exploitation of the Subaltern in Nepal’s Mountain Tourism Industry

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Författare :Sara Frenning; [2023]
    Nyckelord :tourism; trekking; climbing; Subaltern; workforce equity; coloniality; Nepal; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis analyzes the effects of mountain tourism on local people and communities in Nepal with a focus on three main questions: the equity of mountain jobs, the impacts of Western mountaineering’s dominance on local cultures, and the respect and lack of respect for local workers' lives. Despite repeated accounts of precarious and dangerous working conditions the adventure and mountain tourism industry continue to exploit some bodies on behalf of others. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Tick-Borne Encephalitis In Sweden : What Is Happening In My County Over The Past 35 Years?

    Master-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för hälso- och vårdvetenskap (HV)

    Författare :Bushra Ejaz; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Tick-borne encephalitis; ONE health; Tick-borne encephalitis vaccination; Ixodes ricinus; Roe deer; Outdoor leisure activities;

    Sammanfattning : Tick-borne encephalitis is a vector-borne zoonotic disease with more than 12,000 annual clinical reported cases globally (WHO, 2021). Tick-borne encephalitis is caused by the flavivirus and transferred by Ixodes ricinus from roe deer to human and affects the central Nervous system. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Den asiatiska elefanten (Elephas maximus) i turismen : vilka blir konsekvenserna av utnyttjandet av asiatiska elefanter inom turismen?

    Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Författare :Lotta Svensson; [2017]
    Nyckelord :asiatisk elefant; turism; fångenskap; beteende; välfärd;

    Sammanfattning : The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) has played an important role in the cultural, economic and social life of Asia for millennia, and today elephant trekking and similar activities are a central image of the tourism marketing campaign. Though in most countries it has been illegal for years, elephants are harvested from the wild to be used for this type of work. LÄS MER

  5. 4. More than a trek: On the role of social capital disasters - An exploratory case study of trekking and adventure companies' efforts in the disaster response after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Agnes Johansson; Andreas Kölling; [2016-01-27]
    Nyckelord :Social Capital; Disaster Management; Disaster Response;

    Sammanfattning : Background and problem: The engagement by private sector in disaster response has been increasing throughout the years as well as the interest for social capital in disasters. However, the social capital and private sector engagement in disasters is an area of research which contains plenty of gaps. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Gläntan - ledutveckling ur ett fenomenologiskt perspektiv

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Författare :Martin Hellryd; [2015]
    Nyckelord :Culture analysis; Phenomenology; Social Space; Trail development; Trekking; Skåne; Kulturanalys; Etnografi; Fenomenologi; Plats; Vandring; Ledutveckling; Ethnography; Southern Sweden; MACA; Cultural Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Friluftsliv är en växande sektor som innefattar vandringsturism. Varje region med självkänsla utvecklar vandringsleder för att locka vandrare från när och fjärran. I sin strävan att utveckla de mest intressanta och mest tillgängliga lederna anpassas lederna efter besökarens fysiska och psykiska förutsättningar. LÄS MER