Previous research confirms that there is a major decline of pollinators worldwide. Investigations have mainly focused on pollination services in the agricultural landscapes and therefore, there is a lack of knowledge on the effects pollinators may have in urban environment. This paper examines the presence of honey bees in central parts of Stockholm, Sweden. The study presents what conditions, possibilities and motives there are behind the phenomenon of urban bee keeping. I found ten locations with beehives and a total of 18 hives within the delimited area. Nothing seems to indicate that conditions may limit the presence of honey bees. Given the opportunity to place beehives on the ground and on rooftops, the possibilities also seems to exist. According to the owners of the beehives motives are better harvests in connection to allotments, positive effects on flora and educational and marketing purposes.

Denna studie tar reda på hur en möjlig variant av en digital loggbok ämnadför biodling kan se ut. Genom en iterativ designprocess tillsammans medbiodlare och utvecklare skapas tillslut ett förslag på en lista medfördefinierade frågor och en mall där användaren kan välja hur den ska se ut.Det tas även fram förslag på funktioner som motiverar varför biodlare skaanvända en digital loggbok. Bland annat tal-till-text föreslås men ävenautogenererande sammanfattningar och förenklade översikter.

Pollination är den process där växter befruktas och är vital för överlevnaden och spridningen av växterna. Vid avsaknaden av naturliga pollinatörer så som bin behöver människor göra det arbetet istället, vilket kan ses i exempelvis kina (Sahlberg, 2008). Genom att bidra till en större förståelse och kunskap om bin och deras levnadsförhållanden kan man belysa hur vi behöver anpassa världen runtomkring för att främja ett välfungerande ekosystem och biologisk mångfald i enlighet med de globala målen. Denna rapport är ett examensarbete inom Informativ Illustration på Mälardalens Universitet och handlar om hur ett interaktivt medium kan användas som resurs för att förklara komplexa eller omfattande ämnen. Gestaltningsförslaget grundas i teorier om extern kognition, visuella förstärkningar och gränssnitt. Under arbetets gång har metoderna intervju, sekundär forskning, prototyp, think aloud-test och analys använts för att samla information och utforska möjliga lösningar. Gestaltningsförslaget som tagits fram är en hemsida bestående av flera nivåer med information och använder bild, text och interaktivitet för att förmedla information. Resultatet visar att de visuella hjälpmedel som användes bidrog till användarnas förståelse av processen och ämnet. / Pollination is the process of plant fertilization and is vital for the survival and spread of plants. In absence of natural pollinators such as bees, humans need to do it in their stead, as seen in china for example (Sahlberg, 2008). By contributing to the understanding of bees and their living conditions, it is possible to illustrate how we need to adjust the environment to foster a high-functioning eco system and bio diversity in accordance to the Sustainable Development Goals. This is a bachelor’s thesis in Informative Illustration at Mälardalen University and is about how an interactive medium can be used as a resource to explain complex or extensive subjects. The design proposal is based on theories about external cognition, visual bias and interface. Methods used for the project are interview, secondary research, prototype, think aloud protocol and analysis and have been utilized to gather information and explore possible solutions. The design proposal resulted in a website consisting of several layer containing information and uses illustrations, text and interactivity to deliver information. The outcome shows that the visual aids used contributed to the users understanding of the process and subject.

<p>Abstract</p><p>This paper is about the philosophies created by Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) and Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900). The purpose is to show the high degree of similarities between Thoreau’s and Nietzsche’s philosphy.</p><p>At first glance, it seems far-fetched to suggest an affinity between them; the differences in style and choice of subjects, have most certainly contributed to the fact that very few comparisons so far have been made. There is no evidence that one experienced any influence over the other, neither writer seems to have been aware of the other. Also their different areas of use during the 20th century, may have influenced the almost total lack of search for affinity. Thoreau’s philosphy has often been used by environmentalist movements, while Nietzsche has been connected to a wide range of various strivings, such as totalitarian regimes, individualistic artists and post-modern thinkers.</p><p>But if one disregard these facts, look beyond the differences, and break down their texts in search for their most fundamental opinions, one will see that Nietzsche and Thoreau shared a number of concerns. They were both ciritical to many aspects of the modern civilisation, espacially the way of life it encouraged. It was a life style, deep rooted in an obstructive tradition, that did not take the very essential conditions of life into consideration. This was both Thoreau’s and Nietzsche’s opinion, and their philosophies represent a willingness to re-establish a way of life that ignores all traditions hostile to life.</p><p>Both of them criticize the religion and its moral of work, the modern science, and many institutions of the modern society – the schools and the prisons for example. But they also praise things, things they claim to have a value in contrast to the modern way of life – the simple things. Both Thoreau and Nietzsche praise the solitude life style, the silent walking in the wilderness, the simple but healthy food, as well as some intellectual stimulus, especially good litterature and music. All these simple things contribute to Thoreau’s and Nietzsche’s opinion of life; it should be looked upon with the eyes of a child. Life should be like a play.</p><p>The title of this paper is Philosphers of the Rooster and the Morning. The title suggests the similarities I have found between Thoreau’s and Nietzsche’s philosophies. They both announce an awakening. For them, a new morning has broken, and this paper shows the similar circumstances they give credit for their awakening.</p>

Abstract This paper is about the philosophies created by Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) and Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900). The purpose is to show the high degree of similarities between Thoreau’s and Nietzsche’s philosphy. At first glance, it seems far-fetched to suggest an affinity between them; the differences in style and choice of subjects, have most certainly contributed to the fact that very few comparisons so far have been made. There is no evidence that one experienced any influence over the other, neither writer seems to have been aware of the other. Also their different areas of use during the 20th century, may have influenced the almost total lack of search for affinity. Thoreau’s philosphy has often been used by environmentalist movements, while Nietzsche has been connected to a wide range of various strivings, such as totalitarian regimes, individualistic artists and post-modern thinkers. But if one disregard these facts, look beyond the differences, and break down their texts in search for their most fundamental opinions, one will see that Nietzsche and Thoreau shared a number of concerns. They were both ciritical to many aspects of the modern civilisation, espacially the way of life it encouraged. It was a life style, deep rooted in an obstructive tradition, that did not take the very essential conditions of life into consideration. This was both Thoreau’s and Nietzsche’s opinion, and their philosophies represent a willingness to re-establish a way of life that ignores all traditions hostile to life. Both of them criticize the religion and its moral of work, the modern science, and many institutions of the modern society – the schools and the prisons for example. But they also praise things, things they claim to have a value in contrast to the modern way of life – the simple things. Both Thoreau and Nietzsche praise the solitude life style, the silent walking in the wilderness, the simple but healthy food, as well as some intellectual stimulus, especially good litterature and music. All these simple things contribute to Thoreau’s and Nietzsche’s opinion of life; it should be looked upon with the eyes of a child. Life should be like a play. The title of this paper is Philosphers of the Rooster and the Morning. The title suggests the similarities I have found between Thoreau’s and Nietzsche’s philosophies. They both announce an awakening. For them, a new morning has broken, and this paper shows the similar circumstances they give credit for their awakening.