Sökning: "virtual geography"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 avhandlingar innehållade orden virtual geography.

1. 1. Rum i tillblivelse

   Författare :Kristina Tryselius; Lennart Andersson; Thomas Denk; Mattias Kärrholm; Karlstads universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; space; virtual geography; ontology of becoming; geophilosophy; actor-network theory; Deleuze; Latour; the virtual; postulate; virtuell geografi; tillblivelseontologi; geofilosofi; aktör-nätverksteori; Deleuze; Latour; det virtuella; postulat; rum; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; Kulturgeografi; Human Geography;

   Sammanfattning : How is space conceptualized? The question is central to subject theory in human geography. In the present dissertation, this issue is actualized in discussions of the virtual, space, and an ontology of becoming. LÄS MER

3. 2. Arbetets geografi : Kunskapsarbetets organisation och utförande i tidrummet

   Författare :Kristina Trygg; Brita Hermelin; Gunnel Forsberg; Bertil Vilhelmson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; geography of work; knowledge-intensive organizations; knowledge work; everyday life; practice; mobility; social interaction; arbetets geografi; kunskapsintensiva organisationer; kunskapsarbete; vardagsliv; praktik; mobilitet; social interaktion; kulturgeografi; Human Geography;

   Sammanfattning : This is a thesis about knowledge-intensive work and the organizational con-texts of such work. The specific objective is to analyze the geography of work. LÄS MER

4. 3. Encountering, regulating and resisting different forms of children’s and young people’s mobile exclusion in urban public space

   Författare :John Guy Perrem; Sofia Cele; David Jansson; Danielle van der Burgt; Lia Karsten; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Geography; Geografi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on different forms of exclusion specifically related to the mobility of children in Japan by examining the role of their parents as gatekeepers and existing systems of protection and control as producers, regulators and organizers of their mobilities.Article I examines the everyday feelings of exclusion experienced by immigrant parents of preschool aged children in public park playgrounds in Tokyo. LÄS MER

5. 4. Large-Scale Land Acquisitions as a Driver of Socio-Environmental Change : From the Pixel to the Globe

   Författare :Emma Johansson; Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Land system sience; socio-environmental change; telecoupling; scale; co-production of knowledge; participatory art project; network science; blue and green water; Africa; Land grabbing; Remote sensing;

   Sammanfattning : A major challenge of our time is to sustainably produce food and other goods for a growing global population, without putting additional pressures on land and water resources and local people’s quality of life. Large-scale agriculture has brought many benefits to humanity in terms of food production but has also caused multiple sustainability challenges, including land and water degradation, deforestation, and biodiversity loss in areas of production. LÄS MER

7. 5. Experiencing sense of place in a virtual environment : real in the moment?

   Författare :Ingvar Tjøstheim; Rikard Harr; John Waterworth; Phil Turner; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; telepresence; perception; sense of place; virtual tourism; video-games; digital humaniora; digital humanities;

   Sammanfattning : The main goal of this thesis is to contribute to telepresence research by investigating a sightseeing experience in a virtual environment (VE) and by discussing insights from theories of telepresence, perception, experience of place, marketing and philosophy. The empirical work concerns a sightseeing experience, a visit to a city in a videogame (the VE). LÄS MER