Sökning: "Alta"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 21 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Alta.

  1. 1. The rhythm of rock art animals : Picturing reindeer, elk and bear around the seasonal cycle in Stone Age Alta

    Författare :Helena Günther; Fredrik Fahlander; Ingrid Fuglestvedt; Kristin Armstrong Oma; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Rock art; Stone Age hunters; the Arctic; Alta; Northern Fennoscandia; reindeer; elk; bear; traditional contextualised knowledge; human animal relations; human environmental relations; zoo semiotics; ecological community; ethology and animal imagery; arkeologi med inriktning mot allmän arkeologi; Archaeology with General Specialisation;

    Sammanfattning : The Stone Age rock art of Fennoscandia is dominated by pictures of animals. Yet it is its role in the social and cognitive processes within human society that has been the major focus for research. In the thesis, rock art is explored in the lives of people as being part of a larger ecological community. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Descolonización educativa en el Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia : Desafíos y dilemas

    Författare :Chiara Lenza; Italy Universita degli studi di Bergamo; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Descolonizacion; educacion intercultural; Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia; conocimiento indigena; Social Sciences; Samhällsvetenskap; Education; Pedagogik; Statsvetenskap; Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : En el marco de la más amplia transformación del Estado iniciadapor el primer gobierno indígena de Bolivia del Presidente EvoMorales, este estudio analiza la nueva Ley de Educación “AvelinoSiñani — Elizardo Pérez”, promulgada en 2010. La ReformaEducativa Boliviana es considerada como un instrumento paradescolonizar el aparato educativo del patrón de conocimientocolonial occidental y para promover un enfoque de educaciónintercultural y bilingüe, inspirado en la noción indígena de “VivirBien”. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Environmental Effects of Agricultural Expansion in the Upper Amazon : A study of river basin geochemistry and hydrochemistry, and farmers' perceptions

    Författare :Lina Lindell; Mats Åström; Marianne Henningsson; Pasi Peltola; Tommy Claesson; Michael E McClain; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :tropical humid forest; deforestation; land-use change; slash-and-burn agriculture; spatial variation; vertical distribution; multielement analysis; sustainable development; rural livelihoods; bosque húmedo tropical; deforestación; cambios de uso de la tierra; agricultura de tala y quema; variabilidad espacial; distribución vertical; análisis multielemental; desarrollo sostenible; cambio climático; sustentos rurales; Miljövetenskap; Environmental Science;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis natural science is combined with environmental psychology in order to determine how deforestation and subsequent agricultural expansion in the Peruvian highland jungle has affected the natural environment and rural livelihoods. This region is part of one of the most biodiverse areas on Earth and is also exposed to high pressure from deforestation that threatens the ecosystems as well as the well-being of local populations. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Exploring Alternative Massive MIMO Designs : Superimposed Pilots and Mixed-ADCs

    Författare :Daniel Verenzuela; Emil Björnson; Luca Sanguinetti; Michalis Matthaiou; Mohamad Assaad; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

    Sammanfattning : The development of information and communication technologies (ICT) provides the means for reaching global connectivity that can help humanity progress and prosper. This comes with high demands on data traffic and number of connected devices which are rapidly growing and need to be met by technological development. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Environmental history in southern Mozambique : Reconstruction of flooding events, hydroclimate and sea-level dynamics since mid-Holocene

    Författare :Sandra Raúl Sitoe; Jan Risberg; Elin Norström; Lars-Ove Westerberg; John Compton; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Southern Africa; Limpopo River floodplain; flooding event; sea-level change; climate change; diatoms; phytoliths; mineral magnetics; grain-size; radiocarbon dating; kvartärgeologi; Quaternary Geology;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis has been to reconstruct paleoenvironment, paleohydrology and paleoclimate in coastal southern Mozambique, with emphasis on tracing past flooding events on the lower Limpopo River floodplain. In order to extend flood chronologies beyond periods covered by instrumental data, sediments from lakes on the floodplain were studied (Lake Lungué, Coassane Oxbow, Lake Magandane and Lake Soane). LÄS MER