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Review Of Applied Urban Research 1982, Vol. 10, No. 06, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Omaha Area Income Change, 1969-1979," by David R. DiMartino, compilation and cartography by Chris Wayne and Tim Himberger.

The United States' Census of Population and Housing records several measures of income and wealth in order to determine the economic well-being of the nation and its citizens. Among the real measures recorded for the 1980 Census were per capita (individual) income, family income, household income, income type, poverty status, mortgage costs, housing value, and contract rent. The income and wealth figures were self-reported and, therefore, rely upon the accuracy of those disclosing …

The Cresset (Vol. Xlv, No. 9), Valparaiso University

The Cresset (archived issues)

No abstract provided.

Volume 6, Number 10 (October 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Law And Lawlessness In A Socialist Society: The Potential Impact Of Crime In East Germany, Stephen R. Bowers

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Graying Of The Professoriate Reconsidered: The Impact Of Demographics On Criminal Justice Education, Vincent J. Webb, Timothy S. Bynum, Jack R. Greene

Publications

The demographic composition, especially the age structure of criminal justice faculty, is of interest to students in criminal justice education for a number of reasons. First, an overall assessment provides some gauge of the relative age of the faculty in the field. Second, observations of changes in the composition of the age structure over time provide insight into the aging process and attendant developmental process of the field itself. Third, age composition has a major impact on the job market for criminal justice faculty. This of course, in turn, partially determines career possibilities for neophytes in the field. It also …

1982 July - December, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases from July to December of 1982.

Bruce Knapman's Review Of H. C. Brookfield's Population-Environment Relations In Tropical Islands: The Case Of Eastern Fiji, Bruce Knapman

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Defeminizing Social Policy, David Stoesz

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Social policy initiatives by the evangelical right and neoconservative movements are reversing liberal programs that have benefited women. This represents an attempt to defeminize social policy. Essential to this transformation are theoretical interpretations of economics and sociology which, combined with religious conservatism, portend the restoration of patriarchal culture. The ideology guiding the defeminizing of social policy is so pervasive as to suggest that regaining ground lost will be exceedingly difficult for those promoting social services for women.

Karen Ann Watson-Gegeo's Review Of Bryan Farrell's Hawaii, The Legend That Sells, Karen Ann Watson-Gegeo

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Survey Of Maintenance And Management Needs In Omaha Housing Authority's Apartments For Senior Citizens, Rebecca S. Fahrlander, Joan V. Holley

Publications

The purpose of this study was to obtain input from residents of Omaha Housing Authority apartments for senior citizens regarding maintenance and management needs.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1982, Vol. 10, No. 04, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "UNO's Economic Impact on the Omaha SMSA," by Murray Frost and Rebecca S. Fahrlander.

This study measured the immediate economic impact of the University of Nebraska at Omaha on the Omaha Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area 1 in 1980-81. It focused only on the expenditures of the university itself, its faculty and staff, students, and visitors, and the multiplicative effect resulting from the spending of those dollars within the local economy. It did not examine more long-range or indirect economic impacts-e.g., the impact of the presence of the university upon the area's …

Request For Proposal: Automated Data Processing Equipment And Software For Mccook, Nebraska, Donald F. Norris, David R. Dimartino

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This Request for Proposal (RFP) is submitted to solicit proposals from qualified vendors for computer hardware, software and support for the city of McCook, Nebraska. In order to receive consideration, a proposed system must meet the requirements of the city of McCook as herein described.

Omaha's Neighborhood Housing Services Area: A Physical Conditions Inventory, R. K. Piper, Jack Ruff

Publications

In the fall of 1981, the city of Omaha embarked upon a feasibility activity designed to determine whether enough interest and commitment existed to begin a Neighborhood Housing Services program. After many meetings and much group activity, a financial commitment was made by the city and the private sector to undertake a program which would provide housing rehabilitation loans as well as general public improvements in a designated area of Omaha,

Management And Maintenance Needs And Problems In The Omaha Housing Authority's Four Family Developments, Joan V. Holley

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Members of the Omaha Housing Authority Board of Commissioners asked the Center for Applied Urban Research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (CAUR) to assist them in obtaining information about the maintenance and management needs and problems in local OHA facilities. This information was needed to improve efficiency and effectiveness of building services provided by OHA.

Demographics For Program Planning At Ymca Facilities: An Analysis Of Selected 1980 Census Data, David R. Dimartino

Publications

The 1980 Census of Population and Housing provides a data base that administrators and planners can use to assess the current status of their organizations and plan for the future. This report examines selected census data for the Omaha YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association). 1 The demographic information should assist the YMCA in planning for program offerings at each of its six facilities (or branches) in Douglas and Pottawattamie Counties.

Landowners, Recreationists, And Government: Cooperation And Conflict In Red River Gorge, Eugenie C. Scott, Billie R. Dewalt, Elizabeth Adelski, Sara Alexander, Mary Beebe

KWRRI Research Reports

The research reported is based on a holistic sociocultural study of a popular regional recreation site in Eastern Kentucky, the Red River Gorge. Our research with over 3200 recreational visitors to the Gorge, 395 members of four recreation/conservation groups, 44 local landowners, and with a large number of management personnel from various governmental agencies permits us to provide an especially comprehensive overview of the problems and prospects of this popular area. Our general purpose is to provide descriptive and analytic information that will allow managers to more effectively understand and cope with their work in Red River Gorge.

In addition …

The University Of Nebraska At Omaha Economic Impact Study: 1980-81, Murray Frost, Rebecca S. Fahrlander

Publications

The major findings of this study on the economic impact of the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1980-81 are the following:

1. The Total expenditure (excluding double counting) within the Omaha SMSA by the university, its faculty/staff, students, and visitors was $62.3 million.

2. The increase in the Omaha SMSA activity caused by the university was estimated as $56.1 million.

3. A total of $62.3 million of additional income attributable to alumni having college degrees was not included in these estimates of the university's economic impact.

An Australian Test Of Economic And Political Models Of Welfare State Expenditures: 1945 - 1979, Gordon W. Ternowetsky, Maurreen P. Clissold

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper tests 'political' and 'economic' models of welfare expenditure with post-World War II Australian data. The major antecedents of welfare spending for the overall time period (1945-1979) appeared to be economic growth as mediated by the age of the population and program incrementalism. It was shown, however, that this view misleads rather than clarifies the influence of different factors during specific periods within the overall time series. A periodization of welfare spending was found to be more useful. The periodization analysis showed that the influence of politics on welfare spending is important. Right political strength was found to have …

A Model For Forecasting Environmental Reaction To Policy Initiation, Ram A. Cna'an

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This research proposes and empirically tests a model for forecasting the possible reactions of other organizations to a policy initiation. This model is measuring the amount of reaction to change (A.R.C.) on three levels: relevant organizations, relevant functions, and overall environment. The model is presented in a general mode followed by a quasi-experimental case study. The results of this study are reported and implications, possible improvements and different uses are discussed.

Population Change And Crime Change, Deborah Caulfield

Publications

The relationship existing between population change and crime rates in the central city merits study. There is limited research in this area, and the vast majority of the literature focuses on the correlation between population density and crime in the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA). These few studies explore various types of crime in relation to population density, rather than the investigation of the relationship between population change and crime rates in the central city.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1982, Vol. 10, No. 03, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Crime in Grand Island and Hall County," by Deborah Caulfield, Kathleen Nicolini, Rebecca Fahrlander, and Vincent Webb.

Many community leaders continue to be concerned about the problems of crime and criminal justice. This study stems from the concerns of one such group of community leaders in Grand Island, Nebraska. In 1981 the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce established a task force on crime and the criminal justice system. In support of the efforts of this task force, a study was undertaken by the Center for Applied Urban Research for the purpose …

Cpacs Happenings (April 1982 Newsletter), College Of Public Affairs And Community Service, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

CPACS Newsletters

The College of Public Affairs and Community Service (CPACS) newsletter that reported on the news, collaborations, events, and general happenings of the UNO College of Public Affairs and Community Service. This newsletter has had many names and variations over the years including SPACS Newsletter (1973); Newsletter of the College of Public Affairs and Community Service (1973-1974): Happenings (1974-1980s); and the current e-newsletter titled the CPACS Collective (2021-)

Data Processing And Information Management In The City Of Omaha, Nebraska: Analysis And Recommendations, Donald F. Norris

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The city of Omaha has an extensive and complex data processing system. It is so large, in fact, that no single person inside or out of city government is fully knowledgeable about it.

The system as it exists today cannot be described as an information management system as it is neither coordinated nor comprehensive. It consists instead of numerous components that have come together over time without the benefit of an overall plan or clear policy direction. The system is rarely viewed from a citywide perspective or from the perspective of providing information required by management for operational and planning …

Data Processing Analysis And Recommendations For The City Of Mccook, Nebraska, Donald F. Norris, David R. Dimartino

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This report is an analysis with recommendations regarding the data processing needs of the city of McCook, Nebraska. If was undertaken pursuant to an agreement dated February 22, 1982 between McCook and the Center for Applied Urban Research of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. It will provide city officials in McCook with a basis upon which to decide whether to expand and upgrade current automated data processing capabilities.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1982, Vol. 10, No. 02, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "University Alumni: Their Involvement with UNO," by Rebecca S. Fahrlander.

This study was done in cooperation with the UNO Alumni Association for the purpose of obtaining information regarding the impact of UNO alumni on the University. This report analyzes data on the participation of alumni in various events, enrollment in courses, and utilization of campus facilities.

Crime In Grand Island, Nebraska, Genevieve Burch, Kathleen Nicolini

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This study examined data on crime and the criminal justice system in Grand Island and Hall County, Nebraska. It was designed to address some of the questions raised by a Grand Island Chamber of Commerce task force on crime and the criminal justice system.

This report is composed of three parts. The first part analyzes data on crime and juvenile delinquency, the second examines data on the criminal justice system, and the third section summarizes the results of a telephone survey of Grand Island area residents' perceptions of crime.

Study For The Kingswood Neighborhood Association: Community Needs, Problems And Resident Recommendations For The Work Of The Group, Joan V. Holley

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The Kingswood neighborhood is located between 132nd and 139th Streets from West Center Road to Spring Street. The officers of the neighborhood association stated that approximately 400 households are in this area. The community began as a speculative housing development in the mid-1960's. At that time the house prices ranged from $16,000 to $20,000. These houses now sell for $45,000 to $50 1 000.

Black And White Perceptions Of Quality Of Life In Boston, Floyd J. Fowler Jr.

Center for Survey Research Publications

It is difficult, probably impossible, to compare objectively the seriousness of racial problems and tensions in Boston with those in other cities. However, there can be little doubt that there is a widespread perception that relationships between blacks and whites in Boston constitute a serious problem. Specifically, one image is that Boston is a community in which blacks are not welcome and in which they are treated with unusual hostility and abuse. Another image is that whites in Boston are unfairly maligned as racists and bigots.

In 1980, following several race-related incidents, The Boston Committee was formed. The purpose of …

Impact Of Alumni On The University Of Nebraska At Omaha, The, Rebecca S. Fahrlander

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This study was done in cooperation with the UNO Alumni Association for the purpose of obtaining information regarding the impact of UNO alumni on the University. This report analyzes data on the participation of alumni in various events, enrollment in courses, and utilization of campus facilities. These data were gathered by a telephone survey of 713 UNO alumni in Nebraska.

Comparing Employed And Unemployed Welfare Recipients: A Discriminant Analysis, Becky L. Glass

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Based on data from the 1973 Minnesota AFDC Characteristic Study, 348 female AFDC recipients were classified according to whether they were employed or unemployed. T-tests and a discriminant analysis were performed to determine which of several demographic and economic variables distinguished the employed group from the unemployed group. The best discriminators were found to be those related to economic condition, such as value of personal and real property, liquid assets, and monthly income. Little difference was found between employed and unemployed women on the demographic variables. The implications of these findings for the argument that personal motivation or individual differences …