Sökning: "sustainable behaviours"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 130 uppsatser innehållade orden sustainable behaviours.
1. Planning neighbourhoods for local living. New Urbanism ideas in practice
Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälleSammanfattning : This thesis explores the effect of New Urbanist planning theory on facilitating sustainable local living behaviours in inner city neighbourhoods. Drawing on the empirical evidence of two New Urbanist neighbourhoods in Lithuania and Sweden, the residents’ everyday lived experiences of the key guiding New Urbanist principles of density, mixed land use and walkability are explored. LÄS MER
2. Ethics over aesthetics - A content analysis on the inclusion of environmental ethics within the undergraduate architectural curriculum
Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk professionSammanfattning : This document analysis study primarily investigates the inclusion of environmental ethics with an undergraduate architectural curriculum in Sweden. The curriculum documents analyzed in this study contain specific literature and objectives which primarily guide pedagogy both in theory and in the design studio. LÄS MER
3. Sustainability education in early childhood: Preschool teachers´perceptions and approaches in nurturing sustainability education practises
Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk professionSammanfattning : Aim: This study aims to examine early childhood teachers’ perceptions of Education for Sustainable Development as well as their pedagogical approaches for nurturing sustainability in Swedish preschools, and how their perceptions of ESD relate to their teaching strategies in nurturing sustainability education. Theory: Lev Vygotsky’s social constructivism emphasizes the significance of language and thought, social interaction, zone of proximal development, scaffolding, mediation, and collaborative work in learning. LÄS MER
4. Imagining and Enacting Desirable Futures : A Study of French Eco-Communities
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaSammanfattning : This thesis departs from the assumption that the current socio-ecological crises require new and alternative imaginaries as well as lifestyle changes. Following a qualitative research method, seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with eco-community members and analysed thematically to determine their motivations, values and beliefs, and search for a potential common imaginary. LÄS MER
5. The role of motivations and perceived ability to cycle as a mode of transport in an emerging cycling culture - the case study of Cork Metropolitan Area, Ireland
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiSammanfattning : Cycling as mode of transport can be seen as a sustainable and active mode of travel that can be part of the solution for climate change and urban congestion. Many cities in Europe are now investing in cycling to reduce their carbon emissions and make their spaces more liveable and accessible. LÄS MER
