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Sustainability Initiatives In East Bayside Neighborhood Portland, Maine, Garvan Donegan, Henry Heyburn, Caitlyn Horose, Matt Klebes, Jennifer Riley, Damon Yakovleff, New England Environmental Finance Center

Planning

This is a bundle containing research on sustainability initiatives that could be implemented in the East Bayside neighborhood of Portland, ME. These six essays were prepared by the Spring, 2010 Sustainable Communities Class known as CPD 602 at the University of Southern Maine. The class is part of the core curriculum of the Community Planning and Development program of the Muskie School of Public Service at the university. The instructor for the class was Samuel Merrill, Ph. D. who is also director of the New England Environmental Finance Center at the University. These papers were prepared in conjunction with Alan …

Hybrid Courts: Examining Hybridity Through A Post-Colonial Lens, Elizabeth M. Bruch

Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Understanding Ridership Drivers For Bus Rapid Transit Systems In Australia, Graham Currie, Alexa Delbosc

World Transit Research

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems are an increasingly popular public transport option in Australia and internationally. They provide rail-like quality for bus services for a fraction of the cost of fixed rail. Many claims of high and increasing ridership have resulted from BRT system development; however it is unclear exactly which aspects of BRT system design drive this.
This paper undertakes an empirical analysis of factors influencing ridership on 77 BRT and non-BRT bus routes in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane. Explanatory variables considered included service level, frequency, speed, stop spacing, separate right of way share, vehicle accessibility, employment and …

Making Livable Places: Transportation, Preservation, And The Limits Of Growth, Todd Shallat, David Eberle, Larry Burke

Faculty & Staff Authored Books

Making Livable Places presents ten research essays on political and historical issues that shape metropolitan growth. Sponsored by Boise State University, the anthology was written and produced by graduate and undergraduate student researchers in the 2009 "Investigate Boise" field school on urban affairs.

"Social Science is civic engagement. Making Livable Places showcases a university's commitment to the pragmatic concerns of municipal government." Dean Melissa Lavitt, Boise State University College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs.

Fire Disturbance, Forest Structure, And Stand Dynamics In Montane Forests Of The Southern Cascades, Thousand Lakes Wilderness, California, Usa, Matthew F. Bekker, Alan H. Taylor

Wasatch Dendroclimatology Research

We examined tree diameter, age structure, and successional trends in 100 montane forest plots to identify the effects of variation in the return interval, severity, and extent of fires on forest structure and dynamics in the southern Cascade Range, California. We classified 100 forest plots into 8 groups based on stand structural characteristics. Median point fire return intervals were shortest in lower montane mixed conifer and Jeffrey pine–white fir stands (13-25 y) and upper montane red fir–white fir stands (14.5-19.5 y), intermediate in lodgepole pine stands (50-76.5 y), and longest in high-elevation red fir–mountain hemlock stands (100 y). Fire severity …

Amphora Production In The Roman World: A View From The Papyri, Scott Gallimore

Archaeology and Heritage Studies Faculty Publications

Survey of the papyrological evidence for the various stages of the pottery production process in Graeco-Roman Egypt with a focus on wine amphorae. Where possible, evidence from excavations and ethnographical data are integrated into the discussion.

Promoting Worker-Owned Cooperatives As A Ced Empowerment Strategy: A Case Study Of Colors And Lawyering In Support Of Participatory Decision-Making And Meaningful Social Change, Carmen Huertas-Noble

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Ua1d Charles Forrester Personnel File, Wku Human Resources

WKU Administration Documents

Personnel file of Art faculty Charles Forrester for the period 1965-2010.

Imaging South Africa: Collection Projects By Siemon Allen, Siemon Allen

Anderson Gallery Art Exhibition Catalogues

"This catalog was published in conjunction with the exhibition Imaging South Africa: Collection Projects by Siemon Allen, August 27-October 31, 2010, and made possible by generous support from the Office of the Dean, VCU School of the Arts."--p. 83.

No. 04: Urban Food Production And Household Food Security In Southern African Cities, Jonathan Crush, Alice Hovorka, Daniel Tevara

African Food Security Urban Network

Optimism about the role of household food production (urban agriculture) in improving the food security of the urban poor has given way to pessimism and even scepticism. This paper critically examines the views of advocates of urban agriculture and suggests that it cannot be isolated from a broader consideration of the changing nature of urban food supply systems in Southern African cities. Urban food production by poor households is currently very limited across the region and even fewer produce for market. While food production is a useful livelihood supplement in some cities and a source of income to some wealthier …

An Investigation Of The Awareness Of Recycling Services At Student Family Housing Units, Eli Kofi Aba

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This research investigated the awareness of recycling programs at student family housing units at Indiana State University. The purpose of this research was to find out the awareness of recycling in these areas. It allowed the researcher to examine the recycling awareness among other variables such as willingness to take part in pickup and willingness to take part in drop-off, among students at these areas. The researcher employed IRB (Institutional Review Board) approved survey to survey students who resided in four units, and who were willing to participate in the study. An introduction of the researcher, his background and objectives …

Alfred Russel Wallace, Geographer, Charles H. Smith

DLPS Faculty Publications

Among the great explorers and thinkers who advanced geography in the nineteenth century and helped it evolve into the subject that exists today is a man who is not always connected with the field, Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913). Most commonly recognized as ‘the other man’ in the history of the discovery of the principle of natural selection, Wallace’s commitment to the study of landscape and its physical, biological, and human elements was lifelong, and resulted in a wide range of contributions to biogeography, physical geography, human geography, and ethnography. In this year of the double anniversaries of Charles Darwin’s birth …

A World Of Opportunists, The Parasitic Plants (Book Review), Sydne Record

Biology Faculty Research and Scholarship

No abstract provided.

An Examination Of Physical Activity On Academic Achievement In Elementary School Children, Cynthia Gail Libby

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to substantiate the need of a curriculum for primary grade students that connect physical activity and state standards assignments and to evaluate a curriculum designed for third grade students that will focus on intertwining physical movement and daily assignments. There is a strong emphasis on academics in elementary schools, while physical education is regulated to a "time out" from academics. More schools are eliminating physical activity from the curriculum to increase scores on tests. The first part of this project looks at what current research says about physical education and how it is connected …

Weatherford: Undergraduate Catalog 2010-2011, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Undergraduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Factors Affecting Retention In Online Courses, Victoria L. Berling

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to expand what is known regarding the factors that relate to successful completion of online, undergraduate college courses. It addressed 13 student factors available through archival data at Northern Kentucky University based on 1,493 students enrolled in fully online courses in fall 2008. It included programmatic membership as the fourteenth variable. The study employed both logistic regression analysis and multiple regression analysis. The dependent variable for the logistic regression analysis was dichotomous based on completion of all online courses with a grade of D” or better (yes or no). The dependent variable for the …

The Fourth Wave Of Educational Finance Litigation: Pursuing A Federal Right To An Adequate Education, Lauren Nicole Gillespie

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Whitings’ Concepts Of Culture And How They Have Fared In Contemporary Psychology And Anthropology, Carolyn P. Edwards, Marianne Bloch

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

This article presents a brief intellectual biography of John and Beatrice Whiting, followed by an examination of five key ideas that they put forward to the fields of psychology and anthropology through their theoretical and empirical writings. These key ideas are (a) the assumption of the psychic unity of humankind, (b) the cultural learning environment, (c) the psychocultural model, (d) the synergistic relationship of the disciplines of psychology and anthropology, and (e) the role of mothers as agents of social change through child-rearing roles as well as through various other ways they guide change in the communities and learning environments …

What's More Important: Electing Judges Or Judicial Independence? It's Time For Pennsylvania To Choose Judicial Independence, Shira J. Goodman, Lynn A. Marks, David Caroline

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.

Csusb Magazine (2010-2011), Csusb

CSUSB Magazine

Features:

Update......Page 3
With all the beauty supplied by brush, hills and mountains that surround CSUSB, the university is complementing nature's art with works of its own.

College News......Page 6
A CSUSB alumnus and former Model Un student keeps a winning tradition alive.

Contributions......Page 14
The new face for public art at CSUSB.

Pack Tracks......Page 16
What does it take to play water polo, and why is Bryanna all ashivers this a.m?

Student Scapes......Page 18
A communication studies student and waitress delivers the goods by way of food, verve and a little nerve.

Alumni Notes …

Watershed Modeling Using Gis Technology: A Critical Review

Journal of Spatial Hydrology

Understanding and managing water resource problems involves complex processes and interactions within the watershed surface and subsurface. The imposition of total maximum daily load (TMDL) regulations on the pollutant influx to a watershed has created a strong demand for new assessment tools. The spatial scales relevant to transport of the pollutants may span many orders of magnitude, ranging from field plots to regional hydrological systems. As the demand for and development of watershed modeling capabilities have evolved, geographic information systems (GIS) in tandem with remote sensing technologies have played an essential role supporting both data collection and analysis. This paper …

Hindsight On A Book Of Mormon Historicity Critique, Kevin Christensen

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of William D. Russell. “A Further Inquiriy into the Historicity of the Book of Mormon.” Sunstone, September-October 1982, 20-27.

2010 Spring - Registration Guide, Office Of The Registrar, East Tennessee State University

Registration Resources

No abstract provided.

2010 Spring - Cancelled Classes, Office Of The Registrar, East Tennessee State University

Registration Resources

No abstract provided.

2010 - Etsu Fact Book, Institutional Research, East Tennessee State University

ETSU Fact Books

No abstract provided.

Deplete Locally, Impact Globally: Environmental History Of Shore-Whaling In Barbados, W.I, Aldemaro Romero Jr., Joel E. Creswell

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Ua58/2 Graduate Studies & Research Graduate Council Meeting Minutes, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Meeting minutes of the Graduate Council. The council meets monthly through the school year and provides a forum for the discussion and development of the curricula, policies and degree programs for the School of Graduate Studies & Research.

Meeting agendas are typically arranged as follows:

• I. Consideration of meeting minutes
• II. Committee Reports
• A. Graduate Student Research Committee
• B. Joint Doctoral Committee
• III. New Business
• A. New Course Proposals
• B. Existing Course Revisions
• C. Approvals
• D. Recommendations for Graduate Faculty Membership
• E. Candidates for Masters' and Specialists Degrees
• IV. Other Business

Ua12/13 2010 Sustainability Report [Western Kentucky University], Wku Office Of Sustainability

Sustainability Publications and Resources

As I reflect on the past year, I am filled with pride and hope by our progress in becoming a more sustainable WKU. The milestones are significant: completion of our first building for which we will seek LEED certification, sustainability included as a core commitment in the WKU Strategic Guide for 2010-2012 and a Resolution for Education for Sustainability adopted, the first Education for Sustainability faculty retreat, the Energy Savings Performance Contract project initiated and nearly completed, and WKU included in the Princeton Review’s Guide to 286 Green Colleges. These are but a few of the accomplishments made in 2010. …

2010-2011 Catalog, Wku Graduate School

Graduate School

Graduate School catalog regarding admissions, curriculum and policies.

The Good Soil Process: A Strategic Missional Process For American Institutional Churches, Keith Tilley

Doctor of Ministry

The Primary Readers: Christian laity and clergy who are interested in learning about the increasing institutionalization of American mainstream denominations and the problems associated with maintaining such large corporations. They include those who have a burden for postmodern 21st century North America as a mission field and wish to communicate the good news of Jesus Christ effectively. The two project artifacts will specifically be contextualized for smaller to mid-size rural East Texas communities of faith. Much of the history and denominational traditions drawn upon in this written statement will be influenced by United Methodist heritage and experience but provided for …