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Partnerships For Community Building And Governance In Master Planned Communities: A Study Of Varsity Lakes At Gold Coast, Bhishna Bajracharya, George Earl, Shahed Khan Aug 2009

Partnerships For Community Building And Governance In Master Planned Communities: A Study Of Varsity Lakes At Gold Coast, Bhishna Bajracharya, George Earl, Shahed Khan

Bhishna Bajracharya

The development and management of master planned communities (MPCs) involve achieving the twin goals of building a sense of community and creating a distinctive place identity. The roles of private, public and community sectors in realising these goals of MPCs have been evolving over time with the increasing role of developers in provision of services with the local government playing a regulatory/facilitative role and community calling for greater engagement and local control. The major objective of the paper is to critically examine the nature and outcomes of collaboration between developers, local/state governments and existing/emerging community groups in the development of …


Location-Based Services For Emergency Management: A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective, Anas Aloudat, K. Michael, Roba Abbas Jun 2009

Location-Based Services For Emergency Management: A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective, Anas Aloudat, K. Michael, Roba Abbas

Dr Roba Abbas

This paper investigates the deployment of locationbased services for nationwide emergency management by focusing on the perspectives of two stakeholders, government and end-users, in the cellular mobile phone value chain. The data collected for the study came from a single in-depth interview and open comments in a preliminary end-user survey. The themes presented have been categorised using a qualitative analysis. The findings indicate that although governments and end-users believe that location-based services have the potential to aid people in emergencies, there are several major disagreements over the proposed deployment. This paper is an attempt to help determine the underlying motivations …


The Legal Ramifications Of Microchipping People In The United States Of America- A State Legislative Comparison, Angelo Friggieri, K. Michael, M.G. Michael May 2009

The Legal Ramifications Of Microchipping People In The United States Of America- A State Legislative Comparison, Angelo Friggieri, K. Michael, M.G. Michael

M. G. Michael

The ability to microchip people for unique positive identification, and for tracking and monitoring applications is becoming increasingly scrutinized by the legal profession, civil libertarians, politicians in positions of power, human rights advocates, and last but not least, citizens across jurisdictions. The United States is among the few nations internationally, that have moved to enact state-level legislation, regarding the microchipping of people in a variety of contexts. This paper provides an overview of nine state laws/bills in the United States of America that have either enacted anti-chipping legislation or have recently proposed bills regarding the enforced chipping of persons. The …


The Legal Ramifications Of Microchipping People In The United States Of America- A State Legislative Comparison, Angelo Friggieri, K. Michael, M.G. Michael May 2009

The Legal Ramifications Of Microchipping People In The United States Of America- A State Legislative Comparison, Angelo Friggieri, K. Michael, M.G. Michael

Professor Katina Michael

The ability to microchip people for unique positive identification, and for tracking and monitoring applications is becoming increasingly scrutinized by the legal profession, civil libertarians, politicians in positions of power, human rights advocates, and last but not least, citizens across jurisdictions. The United States is among the few nations internationally, that have moved to enact state-level legislation, regarding the microchipping of people in a variety of contexts. This paper provides an overview of nine state laws/bills in the United States of America that have either enacted anti-chipping legislation or have recently proposed bills regarding the enforced chipping of persons. The …