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Addressing Trans-Boundary Challenges Through Collaboration: How Organizations "Harmonize" Actions And Decisions Across Problem Landscapes, Rachel Fleishman Dec 2013

Addressing Trans-Boundary Challenges Through Collaboration: How Organizations "Harmonize" Actions And Decisions Across Problem Landscapes, Rachel Fleishman

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Collaborative governance- or collaboration- has become increasingly important for the design and implementation of public policy in the United States. This dissertation explores concrete and unique policy-related benefits emerging from collaboration, and the processes by which they emerge.

Collaboration is defined broadly as "any interaction between two or more organizations undertaken with the intention to cooperate." This definition is applied in the context of water quality management, where the physical nature of watersheds and the lack of regulatory authority available to policy-makers leads to a variety of collaborative arrangements.

A survey of literatures addressing collaboration from different theoretical angles revealed …


Estimation Of Travel Time Based On Vehicle-Tracking Models, Anuj Nayyar Dec 2013

Estimation Of Travel Time Based On Vehicle-Tracking Models, Anuj Nayyar

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

In this thesis we study the travel time problem based on the known traffic density model. Using the conservation law, we model the travel time function by a boundary value problem of a non homogeneous linear hyperbolic equation. The equation is transformed into an initial value hyperbolic equation, and the well-posedness of the problem is discussed. The mathematical analysis for both density and travel problems are given. We also derive the analytic solutions for several special cases of traffic density. Numerical schemes are proposed for solving for travel time problem. Several numerical examples are presented and error analysis on the …


Developing A Framework For Determining The Contribution Of Transportation Project To Sustainable Development, Karim Ahmed Abdel Warith Oct 2013

Developing A Framework For Determining The Contribution Of Transportation Project To Sustainable Development, Karim Ahmed Abdel Warith

Open Access Dissertations

In the past few years, stakeholders in the transportation industry have been concerned with sustainability. However, transportation decision makers have had difficulty incorporating sustainability into transportation infrastructure decisions. This is mainly attributed to the vagueness of the term. Incorporating sustainability into transportation decision making has been a desire put forth by engineers for that past 10 years. However, with no apparent method of defining sustainability, designers and decision makers have not been able to fulfill this desire.

This investigation attempts to define sustainability in a comprehensive and quantitative manner. The research proposes a new methodology that relies on the objective …


Valuation Of The Peterborough Prison Social Impact Bond, Majid Hasan Sep 2013

Valuation Of The Peterborough Prison Social Impact Bond, Majid Hasan

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

The Peterborough Prison Bond is a social impact bond (SIB) that was issued by the UK government to reduce recidivism rate in the Peterborough prison. Most of the literature on the SIB so far has been focused on the opportunities, challenges, and the related policy issues (see (Fox), (Strickland), and (Disley)), and little effort has been made to provide a mathematical framework to determine a fair price for such instruments. Here, we aim to provide a pricing framework for the bond. We price the bond both from the issuer's and the buyer's perspective, by adjusting for the bond's risk, ambiguity, …


Perceived Attitudes And Staff Roles Of Community Based Outpatient Clinics In Disaster Management, Pauline Antoinette Hodge-Hilton Sep 2013

Perceived Attitudes And Staff Roles Of Community Based Outpatient Clinics In Disaster Management, Pauline Antoinette Hodge-Hilton

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Objective: Natural and manmade disasters have claimed the lives of thousands of individuals in the US and caused billions of dollars in property damage. First responders carry the responsibility of disaster management, leaving other health care professionals such as medical clinic staff underutilized to support the clinic staff. We explored how medical and support staff in Community-based Outpatient VHA Clinics (CBOC) perceive their roles in disaster response, their attitudes about clinic readiness and continuity of care during disasters, and their ability to function in a post disaster environment.

Methods: A mixed method study was conducted to answer questions related to …


Research Of The Supervision Of Offshore Drilling Platform In Hainan, Liangyu Lin Aug 2013

Research Of The Supervision Of Offshore Drilling Platform In Hainan, Liangyu Lin

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.


An Investment Appraisal Of Ocean Engineering Projects - The Case Of Diving Support Vessel, Xiaoyuan Yu Jul 2013

An Investment Appraisal Of Ocean Engineering Projects - The Case Of Diving Support Vessel, Xiaoyuan Yu

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Port Of Los Angeles: From Mudflat To World Port, Juan Guzman Jul 2013

The Port Of Los Angeles: From Mudflat To World Port, Juan Guzman

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Research On New Logistics Integration, Dongzhe Zhang Jul 2013

The Research On New Logistics Integration, Dongzhe Zhang

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Research On The Greek Ship Finance And The Ship Loans From 2003 To 2012, Christos Masouridis Jul 2013

Research On The Greek Ship Finance And The Ship Loans From 2003 To 2012, Christos Masouridis

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Reshape Of The Energy Map And Its Implications In The Shipping Industry, Evangelos Fotiadis Jul 2013

Reshape Of The Energy Map And Its Implications In The Shipping Industry, Evangelos Fotiadis

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of Vehicle Terminal Capacity At Tanjung Priok Terminal, Rachmat Prayogi Jul 2013

Evaluation Of Vehicle Terminal Capacity At Tanjung Priok Terminal, Rachmat Prayogi

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Comparative Research Of The Ship Registration, Haotian Wu Jul 2013

Comparative Research Of The Ship Registration, Haotian Wu

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Research On Optimization Purchasing Logistics Of Civil Aviation Manufacturing Company Based No Supply Chain Management, Zhongxi Zhang Jul 2013

Research On Optimization Purchasing Logistics Of Civil Aviation Manufacturing Company Based No Supply Chain Management, Zhongxi Zhang

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Study Of Container Terminal Capacity At Boom Baru Palembang Container Terminal, Hermana Widhyohadi Jul 2013

A Study Of Container Terminal Capacity At Boom Baru Palembang Container Terminal, Hermana Widhyohadi

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Market Analysis And Fleet Deployment In Asian Area Of Coscon, Yiran Zhang Jul 2013

The Market Analysis And Fleet Deployment In Asian Area Of Coscon, Yiran Zhang

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Design Of The Management System Of Port In China Based On The Internet Of Things Technology, Chongwen Li Jul 2013

Design Of The Management System Of Port In China Based On The Internet Of Things Technology, Chongwen Li

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Inspiration Of Foreign Ports' Enlightenment And Development To The Chinese Ports Logistics Development, Jie Liu Jul 2013

The Inspiration Of Foreign Ports' Enlightenment And Development To The Chinese Ports Logistics Development, Jie Liu

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Ransom Negotiation With Somali Pirates Based On Bargaining Model, Qiong Xi Jul 2013

Ransom Negotiation With Somali Pirates Based On Bargaining Model, Qiong Xi

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


China’S Wood Import Transport Market And Choice Of Ship Size, Hengliang Zhan Jul 2013

China’S Wood Import Transport Market And Choice Of Ship Size, Hengliang Zhan

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Study On International Competitiveness Of Modern Ports—Based On Study Of Shanghai International Shipping Center, Xinyue Feng Jul 2013

Study On International Competitiveness Of Modern Ports—Based On Study Of Shanghai International Shipping Center, Xinyue Feng

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Research On The Impact Of Financial Risks On Coscon, Bing Bai Jul 2013

Research On The Impact Of Financial Risks On Coscon, Bing Bai

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Analysis Feasibility Vertical And Horozontal Integration On Port Company, Angga Iriano Nugroho Jul 2013

Analysis Feasibility Vertical And Horozontal Integration On Port Company, Angga Iriano Nugroho

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Influencing Factors Of China Containerized Freight Index, Haishu Wang Jul 2013

Influencing Factors Of China Containerized Freight Index, Haishu Wang

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Development Strategy Of Tianjin Port Integrated Logistics Environment, Mengyang Wang Jul 2013

The Development Strategy Of Tianjin Port Integrated Logistics Environment, Mengyang Wang

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


An Analysis On The Optimization Of General Cargo Storage Year Apace In The Comprehensive Port: Take The Storage Yard Of Dhl In Jungong Lu Port As Example, Yan Xu Jul 2013

An Analysis On The Optimization Of General Cargo Storage Year Apace In The Comprehensive Port: Take The Storage Yard Of Dhl In Jungong Lu Port As Example, Yan Xu

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Comparative Research On Greek Operating Model And Nordic Operating Model, Jun Ye Jul 2013

Comparative Research On Greek Operating Model And Nordic Operating Model, Jun Ye

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Chinese Vessel Pollution Prevention In The Era Of The Green Economy, Zhilin Zheng Jul 2013

Chinese Vessel Pollution Prevention In The Era Of The Green Economy, Zhilin Zheng

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Analysis Of Proper Ground Slot Capacity For Receiving-Delivery Operation In Indonesia Kendaraan Terminal, Donny Yuniarto Jul 2013

Analysis Of Proper Ground Slot Capacity For Receiving-Delivery Operation In Indonesia Kendaraan Terminal, Donny Yuniarto

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Single Vehicle Path Optimization Problem Based On The Gis, Xuanfang Bian Jul 2013

Single Vehicle Path Optimization Problem Based On The Gis, Xuanfang Bian

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.