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"A Repeating World": Redeeming The Past And Future In The Utopian Dystopia Of Jeanette Winterson's The Stone Gods, Hope Jennings

English Language and Literatures Faculty Publications

The article examines how Jeanette Winterson's book The Stone Gods follows a spatio-temporal alternative to the pattern of dystopian apocalypse and the utopian breach from history. It notes that such alternative showed Winterson's objective to tear down repressive ideologies through articulated narratives that no longer enact similar self-destructive cycles. It also points that the book is a pertinent illustration of a feminist critical dystopia.

Developing An Ecological Social Justice Framework For Ocean Energy Technologies: Case Studies From The Phillipines, Jay Batongbacal

PhD Dissertations

Unless subjected to skeptical and conscious scrutiny, environmentally-friendly ocean energy technologies can become Trojan machines of social inequity due to the subtle re-organizing influences of technologies on culture and the society. Environmental laws that promote or regulate ocean energy technologies can act as Trojan legal regimes in the absence of a framework for assessing and anticipating their adverse impacts on social justice. Environmental justice is inadequate for this task, so an alternative framework is proposed: ecological social justice, drawn from the Third Worlds perspective of sustainable development as equitable sharing. Though overshadowed by the prevalent notion of sustainable development as …

Mph Principles Of Public Health: Fall 2010 Syllabus, Nina Wallerstein, Robert Rhyne, Jonathan Eldredge

Principles of Public Health 2010-2017

No abstract provided.

Science, Justice, Science Fiction: A Conversation With Kim Stanley Robinson, Gerry Canavan, Lisa Klarr, Ryan Vu

English Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Poisoning The Poor For Profit: The Injustice Of Exporting Electronic Waste To Developing Countries, Eric V. Hull

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.

Editors' Introduction - 21st Century Public Management: Environmentalism And E-Government, Andrew I.E. Ewoh, Tony Carrizales

Faculty Articles

The Journal of Public Management and Social Policy, in completing its sixteenth volume, looks to continue bringing together a collection of articles and research that review polices and cases underscoring the area of public management and social policy throughout the United States and around the world. This issue’s contributors provide contemporary analyses of public management and social policies in areas ranging from the fiscal benefits of developing "green" buildings to the organizational life cycle of environmental justice groups. Topics covered in this issue also include the areas of e-government and public contracting. Overall, the issue brings together four general articles …

Motions 2010 Volume 47 Number 3, University Of San Diego School Of Law Student Bar Association

Newspaper, Motions (1987-2019)

No abstract provided.

Today - September 24, 2010, Loma Linda University

TODAY

Inside this issue:

-- Ninth annual Stater Bros. Charities K-Froggers for Kids Radiothon raises $431,360
-- LLU School of Nursing alumnus serves as nurse leader for California prison reform
-- Nursing research conference spotlights research as a map to wholeness
-- Community supports LLU Children's Hospital, raising $29,089 through Ralphs Food 4 Less Charitable Campaign
-- Nursing professor chosen for NLN/Johnson & Johnson Faculty Leadership and Mentoring Program
-- International service learning in the LLU School of Dentistry
-- LLU psychoneuroimmunogist interviewed for program to air on KTIE 590 AM radio
-- Five-time IDP Teacher of the Year
-- Senior …

Vista: September 23, 2010, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

No abstract provided.

Body Polluted: Questions Of Scale, Gender, And Remedy, Dayna Nadine Scott

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

This Article offers a critique of tort remedies grounded in feminist theory of the body. It demonstrates how tort law is invested in a notion of an individuated legal subject, which fails to capture the critical interconnectedness of bodies in a social, political, historical, and colonial context. Taking the "injury" of endocrine disruption in a Canadian Aboriginal community as an example of a contemporary pollution harm, the analysis considers various torts on a conceptual level, and what they might offer the Aamjiwnaang First Nation in the way of remedies. In each case, what the tort can do depends on how …

Creating Digital Heritage Content; Bridging Communities And Mediating Perspectives, Judith Van Der Elst, Heather Richards-Rissetto, Jorge Garcia

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

In this paper we focus our attention on an often overlooked aspect of digital heritage content, namely by whom how, and with what purpose such content is created. We evaluate digital materials that are anthropological and archaeological in nature, both digitized archives and newly created materials. In our work and efforts to understand and represent different cultural perspectives, we have encountered differences in cultural knowledge systems that have shown the need for cross-cultural consultation and communication as an essential first step in the creation of digital content for new systems of representation and knowledge transfer. Our efforts focus on developing …

Columbia Chronicle (09/20/2010), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from September 20, 2010 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 40 pages and is listed as Volume 46, Number 3. Cover story: "Battle over city cops" Editor-in-Chief: Spencer Roush

Triumph Against The Growth Machine: Examining The Case Of The Northeast Minneapolis Hhw Facility, Peter Truax

Cities in the 21st Century

No abstract provided.

The Relevance Of The Natural Environment To Social Work : A Comparison Of Fields That Consider The Natural Environment In Social Problems : A Project Based Upon An Independent Investigation, John D. Ritchie

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

Given the natural environment's importance to humans, this study was undertaken to understand how social work has considered the natural environment in approaching social problems compared to other fields that consider the natural environment. In addition, comparing literature from several fields, the author sought to evaluate the adequacy of social work's attention to the natural environment as the field analyzes and conceives solutions to social problems and carries out its mission. The study examined the gaps in social work literature regarding the natural environment. The author compared published literature from social work, psychology, environmental health and medicine, and environmentalism to …

An Ethnographic Exploration Of Parental Beliefs Of Migrant Farm Worker Parents, Alexis Marie Newton

Nursing ETDs

The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the health beliefs of migrant farm worker parents in their own words. The concepts of health beliefs were explored using the qualitative research design of ethnography. A purposive sample consisted of twenty migrant farm worker parents ranging in age from 19 to 50 working in Weld County in north central Colorado. Data collection took place over a 2 month period during growing season. Data were generated using the following techniques: interviews, field notes, and journaling. Ethnographic analysis yielded themes and sub-themes from the data. The overarching theme is the migrant …

Gas Flaring In Nigeria‘S Niger Delta: Failed Promises And Reviving Community Voices, Eferiekose Ukala

Washington and Lee Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment

This Note examines the use of litigation to stop gas flaring in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, and proposes an alternative solution to the ongoing gas flaring in the Niger Delta region. In exploring an alternative solution, this Note (1) details the history of gas flaring in Nigeria; (2) discusses Nigeria’s gas-flaring legislation and its implementation; (3) analyzes the impact that landmark gas flaring cases have had on the stoppage of gas flaring; and (4) details how litigation has been used as a tool to combat gas flaring, juxtaposing the concept of the rule of law. This Note concludes by suggesting that …

The Improbability Of Meaningful Climate Change Regulation: A Constructivist Understanding Of The Global Commons And The Need For U.S. Leadership, Stacey Valentine

Washington and Lee Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment

Climate change is a topic that permeates today’s scientific, political, and social discourse. It is a term that is both widely known and hotly debated across the country and across the globe. While an ever-increasing majority of the scientific and political realms has come to the conclusion that meaningful climate change regulation is necessary to prevent negative repercussions across the globe, there is little consensus on what that regulation should look like or how to bring it about. The nature of greenhouse gases, or GHGs, makes international cooperation a must if the world hopes to prevent and avoid the experts’ …

Using The Federal Communication Commission’S Tower Construction Notification System As A Model For Siting Nuclear Waste On Native American Land, Casey Zivin

Washington and Lee Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment

Since the advent of nuclear power in the United States in the mid-20th century, the federal government has struggled to find a suitable location to store the hazardous waste associated with nuclear power generation. In 1991, in an attempt to solve the problem of storing nuclear waste, the federal government created grant programs which offered funding to states and Native American tribes who volunteered to store nuclear waste on their lands. One tribe in particular, the Skull Valley Goshute of Utah, viewed storing nuclear waste as an opportunity to infuse their reservation with monies. Further, because tribes enjoy sovereign status …

Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 39, No. 3, September 2010, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

Noticias de NACCS Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Community-Based Approaches To Reduce Toxins In Housing: Lessons Learned From Working With Diverse Communities, Erin Mcnally, Ian Blazina, Stephanie Farquhar

Community Health Faculty Publications and Presentations

This article will review lessons learned from a community-based participatory research project with Latino and Somali residents in Portland, Oregon. The aim of the Healthy Futures Collaborative (HFC) project was to reduce in-home environmental health hazards associated with childhood respiratory illness and asthma through a process that strengthened social support and civic engagement. Using a community-based approach, the HFC trained community residents as community scientists to ensure local leadership and participation. Results suggest an increase in Somali and Latino residents' knowledge of environmental stressors and changes in behavior that may improve indoor environmental quality. Especially when working with historically marginalized …

South/North Exchange Of 2009 - The Challenges Of Climate Change Regulation For Governments On The Political Left: A Comparison Of Brazilian And United States Promises And Actions, Colin Crawford, Solange Teles Da Silva, Kevin Morris

Pace International Law Review Online Companion

No abstract provided.

Orange Matters: News From The Su Community, Jay Cox, David Marc

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Pro Bono Collaborative E-Newsletter (No. 7) (September 2010), Roger Williams University School Of Law

Pro Bono Collaborative Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Vulnerability-Based Spatial Sampling Stratification For The National Children's Study, Worcester County, Massachusetts: Capturing Health-Relevant Environmental And Sociodemographic Variability, Timothy Downs, Yelena Ogneva-Himmelberger, Onesky Aupont, Yangyang Wang, Ann Raj, Paula Zimmerman, Robert Goble, Octavia Taylor, Linda Churchill, Celeste Lemay, Thomas Mclaughlin, Marianne Felice

Sustainability and Social Justice

Background: The National Children's Study is the most ambitious study ever attempted in the United States to assess how environmental factors impact child health and development. It aims to follow 100,000 children from gestation until 21 years of age. Success requires breaking new interdisciplinary ground, starting with how to select the sample of > 1,000 children in each of 105 study sites; no standardized protocol exists for stratification of the target population by factoring in the diverse environments it inhabits. Worcester County, Massachusetts, like other sites, stratifies according to local conditions and local knowledge, subject to probability sampling rules.Objectives: We answer …

Dorsey Serves As Environmental Justice Ambassador, August 27, 2010, Melanie Marquez

USF St. Petersburg Campus News and Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Today - August 27, 2010, Loma Linda University

TODAY

Inside this issue:

-- $2.1 million NIH grant will enable pharmacy professor to study HIV/AIDS prevention
-- Loma Linda University Medical Center sweeps its categories at Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards
-- The future of parking at LLU
-- Researchers at Loma Linda University School of Medicine and George Mason University find promising biomarker source in early detection of Alzheimer's
-- BMC administrator speaks out on the stigma of mental illness
-- LLU Medical Center boasts largest hyperbaric oxygen chamber on West Coast
-- Phil-Anne Krogman leaves the door open as she says farewell to FMO
-- Loma Linda University operators …

The Lumberjack, August 25, 2010

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Critical Thinking: The Solution To Drinking From A Fire Hose, Steven C. Bahls

Speeches and Statements

No abstract provided.

The 2010 Census—What Your Community Needs To Know, Larry Mugler

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: The Magnitude of the 2010 Census; Nebraska Effort; 2010 Census Key Dates; The Questionnaire; Questionnaire Content; Type of Enumeration; Nebraska Type of Enumeration; Participation Rate Feedback Program; State/Local Participation Rates; Partnership Activities; 2010 Census --Why It Matters; The Use of Census Bureau Data is About…; Census Data and Federal Funding; 2010 Census Data Can Help Your Community Answer Questions Like…; Brief Data Overview; 2010 Census Geography; Small Area Hierarchy Census Tracts, Block Groups, Blocks; 2010 Census Data Products; 2010 Census Data Release Schedule; Redistricting Data File; Demographic Profile; American Factfinder Data Retrieval System; ACS and 2010 Census; …

Educating Policy Advocates – Current And Potential Roles For Sit And World Learning, Jeff Unsicker Phd, Professor, Charlie Curry-Smithson Phd, Professor

Fostering Multicultural Competence and Global Justice: an SIT Symposium

The session will focus on ways that we are now engaged and could become more engaged in educating students and civil society leaders to influence the policies of governments, international organizations, corporations and other institutions of political and economic power – in local, national and global contexts. Presentations will focus on the Policy Advocacy concentration, courses and field-based learning within the SIT Graduate Institute; Civil Society and Governance programs managed by World Learning; any similar courses or programs connected with SIT Study Abroad (e.g., host country universities and capacity building organizations, such as the Democracy Center in Bolivia); and our …