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Carsey Survey Tracks Public Perceptions Of Climate Change In N.H, Amy Sterndale, Beth Potier Jul 2010

Carsey Survey Tracks Public Perceptions Of Climate Change In N.H, Amy Sterndale, Beth Potier

Media Relations

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Do Scientists Agree About Climate Change? Public Perceptions From A New Hampshire Survey, Lawrence C. Hamilton Jul 2010

Do Scientists Agree About Climate Change? Public Perceptions From A New Hampshire Survey, Lawrence C. Hamilton

Carsey Publications

This report, a collaboration of the Carsey Institute, the UNH Survey Center, and the UNH Office of Sustainability, is the first of a new initiative that will track public perceptions about climate change as they change over time. Questions related to climate change were asked as part of New Hampshire's Granite State Poll, which surveyed 512 New Hampshire residents in April 2010.

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Making The Desert Blossom: Public Works In Washington County, Utah, Michael Lyle Shamo Jul 2010

Making The Desert Blossom: Public Works In Washington County, Utah, Michael Lyle Shamo

Theses and Dissertations

The following thesis is a study of how communities of Washington County, Utah developed within one of the most inhospitable deserts of the American West. A trend of reliance on public works programs during economic depressions, not only put people to work, but also provided an influx of outside aid to develop an infrastructure for future economic stability and growth. Each of these public works was carefully planned by leaders who not only saw the immediate impact these projects would have, but also future benefits they would confer. These communities also became dependent on acquiring outside investment capital from the …

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Transitions Heuristics In The Pursuit Of Well-Being: Situating Interactive Products And Services In Transitions, Fatih Kursat Ozenc Jul 2010

Transitions Heuristics In The Pursuit Of Well-Being: Situating Interactive Products And Services In Transitions, Fatih Kursat Ozenc

DRS Biennial Conference Series

Transitions in people’s lives take shape in the roles they enact, and the environments they inhabit. In these transitions, people encounter the paradox of changing and unchanging happenings, occurring simultaneously at multiple channels with differing magnitudes, and through immediate and long-term interactions. In this multiplicity of dimensions, transitions bring complexity while they emerge, throughout their occurrence, and while they resolve. Dealing with this complexity oftentimes results in stress, decline in emotional and social qualities of experiences. Interactive products and service systems play an important role in transitional experiences, by providing support for people to hold on to during the transitions. …

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Looking Back: Growing Pains For The Bowling Green Public Library, 1950-1961, Jonathan J. Jeffrey Jul 2010

Looking Back: Growing Pains For The Bowling Green Public Library, 1950-1961, Jonathan J. Jeffrey

SCL Faculty and Staff Publications

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Rethinking Liability For Vaccine Injury, Joanna B. Apolinsky, Jeffrey A. Van Detta Jul 2010

Rethinking Liability For Vaccine Injury, Joanna B. Apolinsky, Jeffrey A. Van Detta

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

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How Yoopers See The Future Of Their Communities: Why Residents Leave Or Stay In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Jessica D. Ulrich Jul 2010

How Yoopers See The Future Of Their Communities: Why Residents Leave Or Stay In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Jessica D. Ulrich

Carsey Publications

According to a Community and Environment in Rural America survey, Michigan's Upper Peninsula residents, often called "Yoopers," said that ties to community and the area's natural beauty were significant factors for those who planned on staying in this rural area, which comprises about a third of Michigan's land mass but only 4 percent of its population. Those planning on leaving cited employment opportunities and energy costs as the most important factors in their decision.

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Environmental Security And Sustainable Development In Bangladesh: Lessons Learned From Kita Kyushu Eco Town Project, S.N. Parnini Jul 2010

Environmental Security And Sustainable Development In Bangladesh: Lessons Learned From Kita Kyushu Eco Town Project, S.N. Parnini

Research Publications (2006 to 2010)

This paper focuses on how strategies and policies adopted by the Kita-Kyushu Eco-Town project of Japan, the plan of a big industrial city, can be applied to Bangladesh in order to protect the country against environmental threats and ensure sustainable development to establish ecofriendly cities. It gives an account of the multi-pronged approach to the issues of environmental security by analysing threats emanating from environmental pollution in the context of applying the Kita-Kyushu Environmental protection project as a model for Bangladesh. The strategies adopted by Kita-Kyushu were to limit the use of ozone depleting substances (ODS) and to initiate resource …

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Sports Facilities Development Towards Sustainable Community: A Case Study Of Kuala Lumpur, M. Barghchi, D. Omar, M.S. Aman Jul 2010

Sports Facilities Development Towards Sustainable Community: A Case Study Of Kuala Lumpur, M. Barghchi, D. Omar, M.S. Aman

Research Publications (2006 to 2010)

Sports and sports facilities development have improved rapidly over the past years in Malaysia. However, such improvements are inadequate compared to the overall development of sports at international level. In recent years sport is getting more and more influential and it will continue to grow in importance, even for developing countries. Increase in the amount of public money being spent on sports facilities, at the same time, increase in the number of sports facilities as well as increasingly importance of sustainability necessitate demand to investigate issues surrounding sports facilities development especially in Kuala Lumpur as the regional and national centre …

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Design And Development Of S.O.L.E. Software, Daryl H. Hepting Jul 2010

Design And Development Of S.O.L.E. Software, Daryl H. Hepting

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

The acronym SOLE (Sustainable Organic Local Ethical) has been applied to food, forwhich it signifies the highest standard. In an age when sustainability has become critically importantin so many human endeavours, this paper examines the question of whether SOLE can bemeaningfully used to signify software of the highest standard. This paper examines how it mightbe possible to think of software as sustainable, organic, local, and ethical. Should environmentalsoftware, in particular, strive for this high standard? Design and development of SOLE softwareare also considered.

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Design And Development Of S.O.L.E. Software, Daryl H. Hepting Jul 2010

Design And Development Of S.O.L.E. Software, Daryl H. Hepting

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

The acronym SOLE (Sustainable Organic Local Ethical) has been applied to food, forwhich it signifies the highest standard. In an age when sustainability has become critically importantin so many human endeavours, this paper examines the question of whether SOLE can bemeaningfully used to signify software of the highest standard. This paper examines how it mightbe possible to think of software as sustainable, organic, local, and ethical. Should environmentalsoftware, in particular, strive for this high standard? Design and development of SOLE softwareare also considered.

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Effective Microorganisms (Em) Technology For Water Quality Restoration And Potential For Sustainable Water Resources And Management, Zuraini Zakaria, Sanjay Gairola, Noresah Mohd Shariff Jul 2010

Effective Microorganisms (Em) Technology For Water Quality Restoration And Potential For Sustainable Water Resources And Management, Zuraini Zakaria, Sanjay Gairola, Noresah Mohd Shariff

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Water quality has received considerable attention in allocation processes formaximizing the satisfaction of various sectors. However, pollutant impurities that impedeadequate supply of water have a detrimental effect on the quality and harmful for livingorganisms including aquatic life. For the reduction of water pollution level, variouschemical and biological treatments are available but the emergence of an amazingtechnology of a multiculture of anaerobic and aerobic beneficial microorganisms ispresently gaining popularity due to its environmentally friendly nature. This effectivemicroorganism (EM) technology uses naturally occurring microorganisms which are ableto purify and revive nature. Applications of EM using the formula known as effectivemicroorganism activated solution …

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Effective Microorganisms (Em) Technology For Water Quality Restoration And Potential For Sustainable Water Resources And Management, Zuraini Zakaria, Sanjay Gairola, Noresah Mohd Shariff Jul 2010

Effective Microorganisms (Em) Technology For Water Quality Restoration And Potential For Sustainable Water Resources And Management, Zuraini Zakaria, Sanjay Gairola, Noresah Mohd Shariff

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Water quality has received considerable attention in allocation processes formaximizing the satisfaction of various sectors. However, pollutant impurities that impedeadequate supply of water have a detrimental effect on the quality and harmful for livingorganisms including aquatic life. For the reduction of water pollution level, variouschemical and biological treatments are available but the emergence of an amazingtechnology of a multiculture of anaerobic and aerobic beneficial microorganisms ispresently gaining popularity due to its environmentally friendly nature. This effectivemicroorganism (EM) technology uses naturally occurring microorganisms which are ableto purify and revive nature. Applications of EM using the formula known as effectivemicroorganism activated solution …

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Tackling The Pic: Successes And Challenges In Teaching The Prison-Industrial Complex, Melissa Ooten Jul 2010

Tackling The Pic: Successes And Challenges In Teaching The Prison-Industrial Complex, Melissa Ooten

Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Faculty Publications

“But they’re criminals. We should lock them up and throw away the key!” my student, using a tired refrain, declared. She soon had a classroom of her peers— thoughtful, engaged students who often enjoyed analyzing complicated and difficult social issues—nodding in support. Thus began my entry into teaching and discussing the prison industrial complex (PIC) and abolitionism in a college classroom. Luckily, the class moved beyond this knee-jerk reaction, but I learned a valuable lesson that day. While I regularly engage students in thinking critically about poverty, social justice, race relations, feminism, and inclusion, exploring the possibilities of abolishing a …

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Older Americans Working More, Retiring Less, Anne M. Shattuck Jul 2010

Older Americans Working More, Retiring Less, Anne M. Shattuck

Carsey Publications

This Carsey brief finds that the percentage of Americans age 65 and older remaining in the labor force continues to grow steadily in urban, suburban, and rural areas. In 2009, 22 percent of older men and 13 percent of older women were still working compared to 17 percent of men and 9 percent of women in 1995. Moreover, increasing percentages of older workers hold full-time, full-year jobs.

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Understanding Very High Rates Of Young Child Poverty In The South, Marybeth J. Mattingly, Catherine Turcotte-Seabury Jul 2010

Understanding Very High Rates Of Young Child Poverty In The South, Marybeth J. Mattingly, Catherine Turcotte-Seabury

Carsey Publications

It is widely known that the South is home to some of the places with the highest rates of child poverty. To address the many challenges poor families face there, policy makers and community leaders need to understand the complex factors that converge in this region of the United States. This brief presents an analysis of and state-by-state data to help readers understand high child poverty in the South.

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A Catalyst For Urban Renewal: Reservoir Number Three Environmental History Museum, Brian R. Fontaine Jul 2010

A Catalyst For Urban Renewal: Reservoir Number Three Environmental History Museum, Brian R. Fontaine

Architecture Theses and Projects

This architectural thesis investigates how architecture can have an impact on urban renewal by strengthening communities with an architecture which promotes human interaction through spatial and programmatic interconnections, as well as promoting relationships between people, their history, and context.

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Is New Hampshire's Climate Warming?, Lawrence C. Hamilton, Barry D. Keim, Cameron P. Wake Jul 2010

Is New Hampshire's Climate Warming?, Lawrence C. Hamilton, Barry D. Keim, Cameron P. Wake

Carsey Publications

This Carsey brief looks at temperature anomalies across New Hampshire and shows that not only is the state warmer than it has been in the past, but it is also warming faster than much of the planet. Sociologist Lawrence Hamilton, research associate professor Cameron Wake, and former NH state climatologist Barry Keim analyzed over 100 years of temperatures across the state to produce this data for the Carsey Institute in August 2010.

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The Vital Role Of Social Workers In Community Partnerships: The Alliance For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender And Questioning Youth, Michael P. Dentato, Shelley L. Craig, Mark S. Smith Jun 2010

The Vital Role Of Social Workers In Community Partnerships: The Alliance For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender And Questioning Youth, Michael P. Dentato, Shelley L. Craig, Mark S. Smith

Social Work: School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Other Works

The account of The Alliance for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (GLBTQ) Youth formation offers a model for developing com- munity-based partnerships. Based in a major urban area, this university-community collaboration was spearheaded by social workers who were responsible for its original conceptualization, for generating community support, and for eventual staffing, administration, direct service provision, and program evaluation design. This article presents the strategic development and evolution of this community- based service partnership, highlighting the roles of schools of social work, academics, and social work students in concert with community funders, practitioners and youth, in responding to the needs …

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Adolescent Geographies In The Classroom: Interactions With Place- And Community-Based Education, Anna Gahl Cole Jun 2010

Adolescent Geographies In The Classroom: Interactions With Place- And Community-Based Education, Anna Gahl Cole

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

The purpose of this study was to examine three phenomena, 1.) the classroom struggles and successes of students and teachers participating in a place- and community-based curriculum; 2). students personal geographies: their experiences, perspectives and interpretations of their homes, school, community and city; and 3.) interactions between community-based curriculum and students' geographies. This study goes to the intersection of place-based curriculum and students' geographies to explore the interactions that exist between these phenomena. Grounded in critical spatial, feminist standpoint, and constructivist theories, this study draws upon scholarship in Children's Geographies, place- and community-based education, and critical spatial studies. The Second …

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Putting People First, Gerard Doyle Jun 2010

Putting People First, Gerard Doyle

Other

No abstract provided.

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Understanding The Influenza A H1n1 2009 Pandemic, Zakariya Al-Muharrmi Jun 2010

Understanding The Influenza A H1n1 2009 Pandemic, Zakariya Al-Muharrmi

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

A new strain of Influenza A virus, with quadruple segment translocation in its RNA, caused an outbreak of human infection in April 2009 in USA and Mexico. It was classified as Influenza A H1N1 2009. The genetic material originates from three different species: human, avian and swine. By June 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) had classified this strain as a pandemic virus, making it the first pandemic in 40 years. Influenza A H1N1 2009 is transmitted by respiratory droplets; the transmissibility of this strain is higher than other influenza strains which made infection control difficult. The majority of cases …

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University Work Plan : 2010, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg., University Of South Florida. System. Jun 2010

University Work Plan : 2010, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg., University Of South Florida. System.

Statewide Governing Boards: Reports and Planning Documents

The BOT approved the USFSP and USF System plans on 15 June 2010.

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Cognitive Load Of Rating Scales, E. Isaac G. Sparling, Shilad Sen Jun 2010

Cognitive Load Of Rating Scales, E. Isaac G. Sparling, Shilad Sen

Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Honors Projects

Why does Netflix.com use star ratings, Digg.com use up/down votes and Face- book use a “like” but not a “dislike” button? In this paper, we extend existing research on rating scales with findings from an experiment we ran to measure the cognitive load users experience while rating. In this paper, we analyze the cognitive load and time required by different rating scales. Our analysis draws upon 14,000 movie and product ratings we collected from 348 users through an online survey. In the survey, we measured the speed and cognitive load users ex- perience under four scales: unary (‘like it’), binary …

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Brazil: Pastoral Land Commission Renews Commitment To Agrarian Reform And Defense Of Biomass, Josã© Pedro Martins Jun 2010

Brazil: Pastoral Land Commission Renews Commitment To Agrarian Reform And Defense Of Biomass, Josã© Pedro Martins

NotiSur

No abstract provided.

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South Dakota Sustainable Community Project : End Of The Year Report 2009-2010, Marilyn Rasmussen Ph.D., Jessica Kirkham Jun 2010

South Dakota Sustainable Community Project : End Of The Year Report 2009-2010, Marilyn Rasmussen Ph.D., Jessica Kirkham

SDSU Extension Circulars

The South Dakota Sustainable Community Project utilizes evidence-based curricula or programs (EBPs) within a framework that creates a partnership among universities, schools, and communities. Promoting School-community-university Partnerships to Enhance Resilience (PROSPER) is a tested, three-tiered model that brings together a community team, a prevention coordinator, and a state management team to support sustained youth and family programming with the addition of technical assistance of PROSPER Central. The communities in Charles Mix and Roberts counties have high poverty rates, problematical school drop-out rates, and challenging school environments. To address the needs of the youth and their families, a community team for …

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A Geographic Approach To Place And Natural Resource Use In Local Food Systems, Leslie Duram, Lydia Oberholtzer Jun 2010

A Geographic Approach To Place And Natural Resource Use In Local Food Systems, Leslie Duram, Lydia Oberholtzer

Publications

This article illuminates the geographic concept of ‘place’ in local foods. Because the social aspects of local food have been more fully addressed in previous literature, this review focuses instead on the ecological aspects of farming and food. First, the literature on natural resource use in agriculture provides contextual understanding of water use, biodiversity, soils and agro-ecological methods. The complex relationship between climate change and agriculture is described and models assessing the impacts of climate change on agriculture are detailed. The geography of local food is specifically addressed by describing methods for assessing natural resource use in local food, including …

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Exploring The Brt Systems Of Curitiba And Bogota, Christine Burgess, Staci Ordiz Jun 2010

Exploring The Brt Systems Of Curitiba And Bogota, Christine Burgess, Staci Ordiz

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

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Environmental Planning For Water, Transportation And Land Use, Wendy Laumer Jun 2010

Environmental Planning For Water, Transportation And Land Use, Wendy Laumer

Social Sciences

An overview of environmental planning for water, transportation and land use.

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The Green Orcutt Area Alternative Plan, Kevin Moy, Arnold Guerra Jun 2010

The Green Orcutt Area Alternative Plan, Kevin Moy, Arnold Guerra

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

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