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Role Of Politics And Economy In The Worsening Of Water Related Problems In Kerala, India, K. Shadananan Nair Jul 2004

Role Of Politics And Economy In The Worsening Of Water Related Problems In Kerala, India, K. Shadananan Nair

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Globally, water resources are being fast depleted or deteriorated, while the demands are increasingmanifold. Water resources management is becoming a greater challenge in the developing countries withchanging environmental, political, social and economic conditions. Politics and shadow economy are amongmajor hurdles in resource management, making implementation of projects and policy guidelines often a failure.The State of Kerala in India is rich in water resources, but it experiences serious seasonal water shortagesbecause of inefficient water conservation and management practices, an after effect of the slow governmentmachinery and corruption. Delays in project completion lead to substantial increase in costs and many projectsare left …

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Adaptation, Enactment, And Ingmar Bergman's Magic Flute, Dean W. Duncan Jul 2004

Adaptation, Enactment, And Ingmar Bergman's Magic Flute, Dean W. Duncan

BYU Studies

For all of its manifold musical glories, The Magic Flute was and is a theatrical work, meant for production and performance, and that repeatedly. As such, I will be concentrating on the opera's theatrical and cinematic elements. This article treats Ingmar Bergman's felicitous 1975 film adaptation of opera. Those inclined can find much to complain about in Bergman's cinematic version of Mozart's opera, but I would like to suggest that, with sympathy and openness, this complaining could give way to approval and great gratitude. In this Magic Flute, we have an interpretation worthy of its source, which is saying …

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Chemometrics Modelling Of Environmental Data, Roma Tauler, Emma Peré-Trepat, Silvia Lacorte, Damià Barceló Jul 2004

Chemometrics Modelling Of Environmental Data, Roma Tauler, Emma Peré-Trepat, Silvia Lacorte, Damià Barceló

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Environmental monitoring studies produce huge amounts of concentration values of chemicalsspread at distant geographical sites and during different time periods. Moreover, the content of chemicals isalso estimated at different environmental compartments (i.e. air, water, sediments, biota...). All these datavalues are difficult to cope and evaluate in a simple and fast way using simple univariate statistical tools,specially due to their large number and to their multivariate correlation. In order to discover relevant patternswithin large multivariate data sets, the application of modern chemometric methods based in statisticalmultivariate data analysis and in Factor Analysis is proposed. The basic assumption of chemometric methodsis that …

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Computational Modeling Of Environmental Processes: A Hindcast Of Wind Atlas Over Irish Waters, Nandamudi Vijaykumar, Jeremy Gault, Robert Devoy, Declan Dunne, Cathal O'Mahony Jul 2004

Computational Modeling Of Environmental Processes: A Hindcast Of Wind Atlas Over Irish Waters, Nandamudi Vijaykumar, Jeremy Gault, Robert Devoy, Declan Dunne, Cathal O'Mahony

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Numerous research projects are currently being conducted to establish a link between globalclimate change and the risks to coastal and marine environments. As part of a wider European 5th FrameworkProject, HIPOCAS, an attempt is being made to establish this link for the Irish and Celtic waters. To facilitatethis a wind hindcast was conducted for this region for subsequent integration with a wave model. This paperoutlines the experiences of using the computational models selected for this project and the necessity ofevaluating the reliability of the atmospheric model before integrating it into the wave model.

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Incorporating Level Set Methods In Geographical Information Systems (Gis) For Land-Surface Process Modeling, D. Pullar Jul 2004

Incorporating Level Set Methods In Geographical Information Systems (Gis) For Land-Surface Process Modeling, D. Pullar

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Land-surface processes include a broad class of models that operate at a landscape scale. Currentmodelling approaches tend to be specialised towards one type of process, yet it is the interaction of processesthat is increasing seen as important to obtain a more integrated approach to land management. This paperpresents a technique and a tool that may be applied generically to landscape processes. The technique tracksmoving interfaces across landscapes for processes such as water flow, biochemical diffusion, and plantdispersal. Its theoretical development applies a Lagrangian approach to motion over a Eulerian grid space bytracking quantities across a landscape as an evolving front. …

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Ecoregion Classification Using A Bayesian Approach And Model-Based Clustering, D. Pullar, S. Low Choy, W. Rochester Jul 2004

Ecoregion Classification Using A Bayesian Approach And Model-Based Clustering, D. Pullar, S. Low Choy, W. Rochester

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Ecological regions are increasingly used as a spatial unit for planning and environmentalmanagement. It is important to define these regions in a scientifically defensible way to justify any decisionsmade on the basis that they are representative of broad environmental assets. The paper describes amethodology and tool to identify cohesive bioregions. The methodology applies an elicitation process toobtain geographical descriptions for bioregions, each of these is transformed into a Normal density estimateon environmental variables within that region. This prior information is balanced with data classification ofenvironmental datasets using a Bayesian statistical modelling approach to objectively map ecological regions.The method is called …

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Numerical Modelling For Studying The Impact Of Urban Air Pollution In Natural Reserves Around Setúbal City, C. Gouveia, R. Cerdeira, J. M. Garcia, M. Nogueira, L. M. R. Coelho Jul 2004

Numerical Modelling For Studying The Impact Of Urban Air Pollution In Natural Reserves Around Setúbal City, C. Gouveia, R. Cerdeira, J. M. Garcia, M. Nogueira, L. M. R. Coelho

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Numerical modelling was used to study the impact of urban air pollution from Setúbal City intwo important natural reserves. Setúbal is a city in the middle south Portugal with a large residentpopulation, important industry and intense traffic activities. There is an important harbour, which isresponsible for intense heavy vehicle traffic. Setúbal is surrounded by two natural reserves, a mountain(Arrábida) and a river delta (Sado River). There is also an important tourist zone near Setúbal withimportant beaches and tourist activities. The main pollutants considered in this study were SO2, Particles,NOx, CO, and VOC. A range of numerical models there was used …

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Developing Tools For Adaptive Integrated Water Resource Management In A Semi Arid Region: Possibilities, Probabilities And Uncertainties., Denise Eisenhuth, Juan Bellot, Andreu Bonet, Juan R. Sánchez Jul 2004

Developing Tools For Adaptive Integrated Water Resource Management In A Semi Arid Region: Possibilities, Probabilities And Uncertainties., Denise Eisenhuth, Juan Bellot, Andreu Bonet, Juan R. Sánchez

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

The objective of the AQUADAPT Project (www.aquadapt.net) is to develop strategic toolsto inform adaptive integrated water resource policy using a co-evolutionary approach. In Spain amethodology has been developed in the framework of an integrative study to identify evidence of coevolutionaryprocesses between the hydrological system and the water-using communities of the MarinaBaixa over a period of 50 years. The Marina Baixa is comprised of 18 municipalities each with radicallydifferent land-use patterns spread over an area of 671km2. The research task is complicated by the factthat Spain is a country that is currently debating the merits of a move from demand management …

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Assessing Management Systems For The Conservation Of Open Landscapes Using An Integrated Landscape Model Approach, M. Rudner, R. Biedermann, B. Schröder, M. Kleyer Jul 2004

Assessing Management Systems For The Conservation Of Open Landscapes Using An Integrated Landscape Model Approach, M. Rudner, R. Biedermann, B. Schröder, M. Kleyer

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

The aim of the MOSAIK-project is to test alternative management systems regarding theirefficiency in maintaining the characteristic species composition of dry grasslands. We present an integratedlandscape model approach to test an alternative management system for applicability in preserving drygrasslands. By rototilling, i.e. cyclic, massive disturbance in the vegetation cover, we established a controlledmosaic cycle comprising a successional series from heavily disturbed areas to grassland and shrubs. Thedisturbance regime affects the landscape on different temporal and spatial scales. The resulting shiftingmosaics determine the habitat qualities for plant and animal species. Changes in habitat quality may reducethe survival of local or regional …

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Simulation Of Stream Flow In The Yantra River Basin, Bulgaria Via A Gis-Based Modeling Approach, T. Hristov, B. Evans, V. Ioncheva Jul 2004

Simulation Of Stream Flow In The Yantra River Basin, Bulgaria Via A Gis-Based Modeling Approach, T. Hristov, B. Evans, V. Ioncheva

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

This paper describes the simulation of stream flow in ungauged watersheds using the computermodel BISTRA (Basin Impacts of Simulated Transport from Rural Areas), developed by the PennsylvaniaState University in collaboration with the Institute of Water Problems, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Themain purpose of this GIS-based model is the quantification of diffuse pollution loads at the catchment level.To achieve this, BISTRA contains a sub-model for simulating hydrology in a catchment based on genericclimate and landscape-related factors (e.g., daily precipitation and temperatures, soil, topography, land use,interdependence between surface and underground waters, etc.) which makes it possible to quantify monthlyrunoff, infiltration, and stream …

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Assessing The Feasibility Of Using Radar Satellite Data To Detect Flood Extent And Floodplain Structures, Edith Stabel Jul 2004

Assessing The Feasibility Of Using Radar Satellite Data To Detect Flood Extent And Floodplain Structures, Edith Stabel

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

River dynamics and hydrological behaviour are strongly influenced by human activities both in the catchment areas and in the floodplains. The knowledge of recent and historical river dynamics and related morphological and structural changes on the land surface (e.g. sedimentation, accumulation, river bed movement) is essential in assessing the flood risk and the vulnerability of human resources and structures. Earth Observation (EO) systems provide data to monitor and to analyse both, the river dynamics and small surface changes. Especially, radarbased systems and interferometric data analysis are of high interest. Along selected sites in the River Odra area, we analysed the …

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Tools To Think With? Towards Understanding The Use And Impact Of Model-Based Support Tools, Brian Mcintosh, R. A. F. Seaton, P. Jeffrey Jul 2004

Tools To Think With? Towards Understanding The Use And Impact Of Model-Based Support Tools, Brian Mcintosh, R. A. F. Seaton, P. Jeffrey

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Formal models are an established technology for research in the environmental sciences. For several years now there has been an effort to enhance the re-usability of computer models for research purposes and to transfer the perceived benefits of formal modelling to environmental planning and policymaking. These efforts have resulted in the creation of a variety of support tools including DSS and modelling frameworks. However, there are a number of issues which may pose barriers to the uptake and use of such tools. We contend that new technologies and new techniques for exploring and manipulating them have to be translated into …

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Integrated Modeling Of Cadmium And Zinc Contamination In Groundwater And Surface Water Of The Kempen Region, The Netherlands, Bas Van Der Grift, Hilde Passier, Joachim Rozemeijer, Jasper Griffioen Jul 2004

Integrated Modeling Of Cadmium And Zinc Contamination In Groundwater And Surface Water Of The Kempen Region, The Netherlands, Bas Van Der Grift, Hilde Passier, Joachim Rozemeijer, Jasper Griffioen

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Regional modeling of subsurface cadmium and zinc transport in a diffusely polluted area in the south of the Netherlands is the subject of this study. The atmospheric deposition of cadmium and zinc was caused by three zinc-ore smelters (point sources of emission). Agriculture and other sources of heavy metals are small compared to the atmospheric deposition in the vicinity of the smelters. A coupled unsaturated and saturated zone flow and transport model was used to assess and predict reactive transport of cadmium and zinc in three different catchments in the area. For cadmium an extensive set of modeling results is …

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An Integrated Geomorphological And Hydrogeological Mms Modeling Framework For A Semi-Arid Mountain Basin In The High Atlas, Southern Morocco, Carmen De Jong, Rebecca Machauer, Barbara Reichert, Sebastien Cappy, Roland Viger, George Leavesley Jul 2004

An Integrated Geomorphological And Hydrogeological Mms Modeling Framework For A Semi-Arid Mountain Basin In The High Atlas, Southern Morocco, Carmen De Jong, Rebecca Machauer, Barbara Reichert, Sebastien Cappy, Roland Viger, George Leavesley

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

The aims of this study are to develop and implement a precipitation-runoff model in the Modular Modeling System (MMS) for a small mountain catchment, the Ameskar basin. It is part of the meso-scale, semi-arid Drâa basin investigated within IMPETUS, an integrated project for the efficient and sustainable use of freshwater in southern Morocco. The River Drâa drains from the High Atlas Mountains to Lac Iriki and feeds a large dam for irrigation purposes. Precipitation inputs include rain and snow from 3 climate stations. Snow sublimation plays a significant role in the higher altitudes and is integrated accordingly. Vegetation is scarce …

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Using The Object Modeling System For Hydrological Model Development And Application, Sven Kralisch, P. Krause, Olaf David Jul 2004

Using The Object Modeling System For Hydrological Model Development And Application, Sven Kralisch, P. Krause, Olaf David

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

State of the art challenges in sustainable management of water resources have created demand for integrated, flexible and easy to use hydrological models which are able to simulate the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the hydrological cycle with a sufficient degree of certainty. Existing models which have been developed to fit these needs are often constrained to specific scales or purposes and thus can not be easily adapted to meet different challenges. As a solution for flexible and modularised model development and application, the Object Modeling System (OMS) has been developed in a joint approach by the USGS (Denver, Col.), …

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Outdoor Education And Meaningful Learning: Finding The Attributes Of Meaningful Learning Experiences In An Outdoor Education Program, Stacy Tooru Taniguchi Jun 2004

Outdoor Education And Meaningful Learning: Finding The Attributes Of Meaningful Learning Experiences In An Outdoor Education Program, Stacy Tooru Taniguchi

Theses and Dissertations

This phenomenological study sought to identify the common attributes of meaningful learning experiences as found in an outdoor education program. The pragmatic educational philosophy of John Dewey provides the rationale for the essence of meaningful learning in our schools and this research identifies the attributes of educative reflective experiences that are also meaningful learning experiences. Thirteen students enrolled in the Wilderness Writing Program, offered during the fall semester of 2003 at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, made up the focus group of this study. Their participation in four outdoor recreational activities and their reflections about their experiences became the …

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Front Matter, Farms Review Jun 2004

Front Matter, Farms Review

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

No abstract provided.

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A Comparative Exercise In Mormon Theology, Walter E. A. Van Beek Jun 2004

A Comparative Exercise In Mormon Theology, Walter E. A. Van Beek

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of Douglas J. Davies. An Introduction to Mormonism.

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Vol. 16 Num. 2 The Farms Review, Farms Review Jun 2004

Vol. 16 Num. 2 The Farms Review, Farms Review

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

No abstract provided.

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An Exploration In Critical Methodology: Critiquing A Critique, Brant A. Gardner Jun 2004

An Exploration In Critical Methodology: Critiquing A Critique, Brant A. Gardner

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of Earl M. Wunderli. “Critique of a Limited Geography for Book of Mormon Events.” Dialogue 35/3 (2002): 161–97.

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Reinventing The Book Of Mormon, John A. Tvedtnes Jun 2004

Reinventing The Book Of Mormon, John A. Tvedtnes

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of Brent Lee Metcalfe. “Reinventing Lamanite Identity.” Sunstone

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Are The Poor Too Poor To Demand Health Insurance?, Rajeev Ahuja, Johannes Jütting Jun 2004

Are The Poor Too Poor To Demand Health Insurance?, Rajeev Ahuja, Johannes Jütting

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

Community based microinsurance has aroused much interest and hope in meeting health care challenges that face the poor. In this paper we explore how institutional rigidities, such as credit constraint, affect the demand for health insurance and how insurance could potentially prevent poor households from falling into the poverty trap.In this setting, we argue that the appropriate public intervention to generate demand for insurance is not to subsidize premium, but to remove these rigidities (i.e., ease credit constraint). Thus from an insurance perspective as well, our analysis highlights the importance of the poor having the appropriate saving and borrowing instruments.

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Community-Based Savings And Credit Cooperatives In Nepal: A Sustainable Means For Microfinance Delivery?, Chris D. Gingrich Jun 2004

Community-Based Savings And Credit Cooperatives In Nepal: A Sustainable Means For Microfinance Delivery?, Chris D. Gingrich

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

Savings and credit cooperatives (SCCs) provide a variety of micro-finance services to households in three of Nepal's distinct regions—the Hills, Terai, and Kathmandu Valley. Nearly all Nepali SCCs are self-funded using member savings and equity. Most Nepali SCCs are also profitable, including those located in poor, remote areas of the Hills region. Key reasons for the SCCs' strong financial performance include reliance on member savings and control of administration costs. High-profit SCCs also show superior interest earnings on loans compared to low-profit SCCs. Nepali SCCs do not need concessionary funds, because they are already profitable and able to mobilize member …

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Editor's Introduction: “In The Hope That Something Will Stick”: Changing Explanations For The Book Of Mormon, Daniel C. Peterson Jun 2004

Editor's Introduction: “In The Hope That Something Will Stick”: Changing Explanations For The Book Of Mormon, Daniel C. Peterson

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

A slightly different version of this essay was first presented at the 2002 conference of the Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research (FAIR; see www.fair-lds.org), in Provo, Utah. It represents a sketch for what I hope will eventually become a more detailed study of the varying counterexplanations that have been offered for the Book of Mormon.

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Linguistic Puzzles Still Unresolved, Allen J. Christenson Jun 2004

Linguistic Puzzles Still Unresolved, Allen J. Christenson

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of Robert A. Pate. Mapping the Book of Mormon: A Comprehensive Geography of Nephite America.

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Limited Geography And The Book Of Mormon: Historical Antecedents And Early Interpretations, Matthew Roper Jun 2004

Limited Geography And The Book Of Mormon: Historical Antecedents And Early Interpretations, Matthew Roper

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

No abstract provided.

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Adelrich Steinach's Autobiographical Sketch, Adelrich Steinach, Leo Schelbert Jun 2004

Adelrich Steinach's Autobiographical Sketch, Adelrich Steinach, Leo Schelbert

Swiss American Historical Society Review

If the editor dares to enter here [in Geschichte und Leben der Schweizer Kolonien] the list of American-Swiss natural scientists, he does not do it because he assumes to have achieved a name among them, but because he has pursued studies in that field for more than twenty years.

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Full Issue Jun 2004

Full Issue

Swiss American Historical Society Review

No abstract provided.

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Searching For Book Of Mormon Lands In Middle America, John E. Clark Jun 2004

Searching For Book Of Mormon Lands In Middle America, John E. Clark

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of Joseph L. Allen. Sacred Sites: Searching for Book of Mormon Lands. and Review of James Warr. A New Model for Book of Mormon Geography.

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The Impact Of Species Concept On Biodiversity Studies, Keith A. Crandall, Paul-Michael Agapow, Olaf R. P. Bininda-Emonds, John L. Gittleman, Georgina M. Mace, Jonathon C. Marshall, Andy Purvis Jun 2004

The Impact Of Species Concept On Biodiversity Studies, Keith A. Crandall, Paul-Michael Agapow, Olaf R. P. Bininda-Emonds, John L. Gittleman, Georgina M. Mace, Jonathon C. Marshall, Andy Purvis

Faculty Publications

Species are defined using a variety of different operational techniques. While discussion of the various methodologies has previously been restricted mostly to taxonomists, the demarcation of species is also crucial for conservation biology. Unfortunately, different methods of diagnosing species can arrive at different entities. Most prominently, it is widely thought that use of a phylogenetic species concept may lead to recognition of a far greater number of much less inclusive units. As a result, studies of the same group of organisms can produce not only different species identities but also different species range and number of individuals. To assess the …

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