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Sacrifices For Development Or Thirst For Capital Accumulation? Case Study On The “El Diquís Hydroelectric Dam” In Costa Rica., Marco Mora

Sustainability and Social Justice

Costa Rica’s state-led model of energy generation based on large-scale investments in hydropower has given the country autonomy in generating its own energy as well as sovereignty over its natural resources. Successive governments have used nationalist and ecological discourses to support the continued expansion of hydropower as the path to economic development. In more recent decades however, a number of factors have been eroding the dominance of the state-led hydropower development model. Some of those elements are the national and international pressures to liberalize and privatize the energy sector, an increasing body of scientific evidence indicating that large-scale hydropower in …

2016 - Agricultural Lands Stewardship

Miscellaneous Documents and Reports

The agricultural lands stewardship strategy (ALS) focuses primarily on private land in agriculture including cultivated land and rangeland. Agricultural land in California comprises about 31.6 million acres. Agricultural systems in California are varied in the way resources are used, ranging from intensive conventional agriculture (irrigated crop cultivation) to more extensive systems such as livestock grazing, each with a different relationship to natural resources. They also affect and are affected by surface hydrology and groundwater recharge in different ways. Stewardship of this land requires constant balancing among natural constraints, market forces, and ever-changing social expectations. Institutions and policies have been developed …

Plant Community Composition And Structure Monitoring At Scotts Bluff National Monument, 2018 Data Report, Isabel W. Ashton

United States National Park Service: Publications

Abstract

This report presents the results of vegetation monitoring efforts in 2018 at Scotts Bluff National Monument (SCBL) by the Northern Great Plains Inventory and Monitoring Network (NGPN) and Fire Ecology Program (NGPFire). This was the eighth year of combined monitoring efforts.

Crew members from NGPN visited eight long-term monitoring plots to collect data on the plant communities at SCBL. This work is part of a long-term monitoring effort designed to provide a better understanding of the condition of the vegetation community and how it changes over time. NGPN staff measured species richness, herb-layer height, native and non-native species abundance, …

Morris Catalog 2019-21, University Of Minnesota Morris

UMM Catalog

This catalog covers academic years 2019–20 and 2020–21. The Morris Catalog is in effect for nine years; this catalog is in effect from fall 2019 through the end of summer session 2028.

Connecting Cleveland: Economic Impact Of Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Iryna Lendel, Obed Pasha, Dro Sohrabian, Matthew B. Ellerbrock

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

The Center for Economic Development (the Center) produced this economic impact report for the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) to illustrate how their operations, infrastructure, and services contribute to Cuyahoga County’s economy. Cleveland is fortunate among the Midwestern metropolitan areas to have a rich transit history and infrastructure which is actively updated and shapes regional life. Among similar metro transit authorities in the region (Detroit, Cincinnati, and others), GCRTA was second only to Pittsburgh’s Port Authority of Allegheny County in terms of ridership and vehicle-revenue miles in 2017.

With 2,300 full-time employees in 2017, GCRTA is the 13th largest …

Multivariate Analysis Of Hydrochemical Data For Jewel Cave, Wind Cave, And Surrounding Areas, Andrew J. Long, James B. Paces, William G. Eldridge

United States National Park Service: Publications

Abstract

Jewel Cave National Monument and Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota contain two of the six longest caves worldwide. These caves contain subterranean lakes that are important points of intersection between the water table of the Madison aquifer and the caves. During 2015 to 2017, several subterranean lakes were discovered in Jewel Cave, which previously was thought to be above the regional water table. The objectives of this study were to better understand the hydrology of the recently discovered subterranean lakes in Jewel Cave and to evaluate their relation or possible connection to similar lakes in Wind Cave. …

Comparison Of Periglacial Block Fields And Talus Slopes In South-Central Pennsylvania And Northern Maryland, Ilana B. Sobel, Abigail F. Rec, Sarah M. Principato

Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

Relict periglacial boulder fields, or block fields, are scattered across south-central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland (e.g. Potter and Moss, 1968; Denn et al 2018). This pilot study uses a combination of digital analyses using Google Earth Pro and fieldwork to investigate block fields at different scales. Fieldwork focused on two block fields, which were compared with fieldwork conducted on two talus slopes. The block fields studied were Raven Rock Hollow in Maryland and River of Rocks at Hawk Mountain in Pennsylvania, and the talus slopes were located at Catoctin Mountain, Maryland and Waggoner’s Gap, Pennsylvania. The importance of geomorphic processes …

El Salvador’S Recognition Of The People’S Republic Of China: A Regional Context, Douglas Farah, Caitlyn Yates

INSS Strategic Perspectives

In January 2016, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) abandoned an 8-year truce in its war with the Republic of China (ROC) over diplomatic recognition around the world and subsequently moved to aggressively woo traditional Taipei allies. This paper centers on the PRC’s recent successful push into Latin America, and particularly in Central America—historically a primary area of influence for the United States. Through a concerted effort—and often in exchange for promises of mega investments and financial aid—the PRC increasingly receives a warm welcome across the Latin American continent.

Ipulse: March 2019, Lynn University

Student Newspapers

Issues:

• March 11, 2019: Lynn Gets into the Madness
• March 18, 2019: Kreuzer Tees Off: Lynn Golf Star Excels
• March 25, 2019: Symposium Returns

Architectural Engineering Institute: 2019 Student Design Competition - Jack H. Miller Center For Musical Arts, Mark W. Wright, Logan D. Wright

Architectural Engineering

The 2019 Student Design Competition is an annual interdisciplinary competition for students in Architectural Engineering (AE) programs around the nation. The central focus of the project was exploring interdisciplinary workflow and collaboration between the disciplines of the built industry. The 2019 Cal Poly design team, Sotto Voce, consisted of 3 Architecture, 2 Architectural Engineering, and 2 Construction Management students. The team was given a set of architectural drawings of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College in Holland, Michigan and tasked with finalizing the design. The primary design challenge, to create an innovative venue and community …

Contributors -- Quaker Religious Thought No. 132

Quaker Religious Thought

No abstract provided.

Going To School In The Forest: Changing Evaluations Of Animal-Plant Interactions In The Kichwa Amazon, Jeffrey T. Shenton

Journal of Ecological Anthropology

For rural, indigenous communities the ways structural modernization, exposure to Western-scientific epistemologies, and formal schooling affect environmental reasoning remain unclear. For one Kichwa community in the Napo region of Ecuador, daily routines have re-oriented toward formal schooling but environmental learning opportunities remain intact. Here, while a Species Interaction Task elicited consensus across ages on inferred ecological interactions, younger people reasoned differently than older people: for them, animal interactions with flora were considered damaging, not neutral. Aspirational practices like schooling can thus reorient environmental reasoning, even in contexts in which young people share cultural understandings of local ecological relationships with adults.

Theory And Practice Of Ecological Competence In Students, Nodira Mirzaeva

Central Asian Journal of Education

the article considers the necessity of generalization, analysis and systematization of accumulated knowledge in the field of pedagogy and analysis of pedagogical problems, human-environmental interaction in the XXI century. It was noted that the ecological state of the modern world is associated with educated, competent, high spiritual values and people living in harmony with the environment. In this regard, environmentally competent professionals play an important role in shaping a stable future. The article defines actual ecological knowledge and ecological education in the whole world and Uzbekistan.

Kajian Kebutuhan Pengembangan Rumah Sakit Pemerintah Daerah Kelas B Di Provinsi Sulawesi Utara, Puput Oktamianti

Jurnal ARSI : Administrasi Rumah Sakit Indonesia

The existence of regulations regarding regional referrals established by the central government, encourages the North Sulawesi regional government to provide regional referral hospitals that have service capabilities as class B hospitals. For the development of North Sulawesi Provincial Hospital in the future, basic information on services, facilities, facilities and infrastructure, as well as market coverage that depends on system governance, HR capabilities, physical buildings and equipment and resources. The purpose of this study is to examine the service needs of North Sulawesi Provincial Hospital which includes demographic studies, socio-economic studies, studies of morbidity and mortality, study of policies and regulations, …

Expedition 381 Summary, Lisa C. Mcneill, Donna J. Shillington, Gareth D. O. Carter, Jeremy D. Everest, Erwan Le Ber, Richard E. L. Collier, Aleksandra Cvetkoska, Gino De Gelder, Paula Diz, Mai-Linh Doan, Mary Ford, Robert L. Gawthorpe, Maria Geraga, Jack Gillespie, Romain Hemelsdaël, Emilio Herrero-Bervera, Mohammad Ismaiel, Liliane Janikian, Katerina Kouli, Shunli Li, Malka Leah Machlus, Marco Maffione, Carol Mahoney, Georgios Michas, Clint Miller, Casey W. Nixon, Sabire Asli Oflaz, Abah Philip Omale, Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos, Sofia Pechlivanidou, Marcie Purkey Phillips, Simone Sauer, Joana Seguin, Spyros Sergiou, Natalia V. Zakharova

Publications and Research

The primary objective of International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 381 was to retrieve a record of early continental rifting and basin evolution from the Corinth rift, central Greece. Continental rifting is fundamental for the formation of ocean basins, and active rift zones are dynamic regions of high geohazard potential. However, the detailed spatial and temporal evolution of a complete rift system needed to understand rift development from the fault to plate scale is poorly resolved. In the active Corinth rift, deformation rates are high, the recent synrift succession is preserved and complete offshore, and earlier rift phases are preserved onshore. …

Cldc’S Next Industry Panel To Explore Careers In Sustainability (February 27, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Exploring Local Environmental Factors Influencing Geographic Distribution Of Black-Legged Tick Questing Activity, Chong Di

Theses and Dissertations

The deer tick (Ixodes scapularis or I. scapularis), also known as the black-legged tick, is the primary vector that transmits Lyme Disease (LD) in Northeastern United States. To contain the geographic expansion of Lyme disease ticks across the US in recent decades, ecological studies have been conducted to understand the biotic and abiotic environmental factors affecting tick activity. We observed in preliminary surveys that the tick host-seeking activity varies across small local areas. The primary objective of this project is to identify the environmental factors that impact deer tick questing activities at the micro-geographic scale. From 2017-2018, we …

Shu Libraries Program Review 2018, Library Program Review Committee, Seton Hall University

Library Program Review

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 043, Number 12, February 25, 2019, Grand Valley State University

2018-2019, Volume 43

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Trust In Chinese Local Food Movements: Using Social Network Analysis To Understand The Local Food Market, Fuji Lozada

The World of Food: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on What We Eat and Grow

Based on fieldwork conducted between 2011-2016 in China, this paper will contrast two distinct local food movements using social network analysis and participant observation fieldwork in farmers’ markets in Shanghai and Beijing.

Cooperatives, Commerce, And Climate Change: The Future Of Small-Scale Coffee Production In Peru, Adde Sharp

The World of Food: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on What We Eat and Grow

Responding to the looming question: what is the future of small-scale crop production in a changing climate a global market, this research presents coffee cultivation as a case study in social, economic, and environmental sustainability. I propose presenting a poster and associated paper with research results and future recommendations.

To Conserve Or Consume? The Impact Of Natural Protected Areas On The Food Security Of Indigenous Communities In The Peruvian Amazon, Adde Sharp

The World of Food: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on What We Eat and Grow

Are environmental conservation and the preservation of indigenous lifestyles mutually exclusive? Often assumed to be universally beneficial, national parks and reserves intended to protect expansive biodiversity hotspots may have unexpected, negative impacts on the indigenous communities that traditionally rely upon them for food and subsistence living.

The American Agriculture System: A History Of Racism, Power, And The Construction Of The American Mindset, Mikayla Mangle

The World of Food: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on What We Eat and Grow

This proposal will describe the American agriculture system. The focus will be on the racism institutions within the american agriculture system has shown against African American farmers. This proposal then discusses how discrimination in agriculture policies has shaped modern day African Americans mindset when it comes to food production in american as a whole. There is currently a lack of African American participation in farming and food production. This proposal will argue that the lack of African Americans in food production today is due to the historical discrimination against African American farmers and how this discrimination shaped the mindset that …

Gravy (For My Mash Potatoes): On The Cultural Reproduction Of Food And Sex, Michael E. Lipscomb

The World of Food: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on What We Eat and Grow

This paper addresses the metaphorical and mnemotechnical connections between food and romantic and sexual desire through a selective survey of cultural and literary productions. As the history of American popular music (Dee Dee Sharp’s “Gravy (For My Mash Potatoes)”, Willie Dixon’s/Howlin’ Wolf’s “Back Door Man,” the Archies’ and Wilson Pickett’s “Sugar, Surgar”, etc.) reveals, the metaphorical connection between food and romantic and sexual love is often deployed in the name of prevailing notions of heteronormative and patriarchal desire, reinforcing a model of romance and desire premised on a consumptive enjoyment of the other. A critical assessment of how desire is …

Volume 21, Full Contents, Jiass Staff

Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

Statement From The Indiana Academy Of The Social Sciences And Board Of Directors, Jiass Staff

Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

The Firece Green Fire: Vol. 9 Issue 16, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

No abstract provided.

Chimes: February 22, 2019, Calvin College

Chimes

Calvin Prison Initiative student faces deportation by Annette Espinoza

Fans absent at Calvin basketball games by Patrick Roelofs

On the Faith of Paul Schrader by Garrett Strpko

Name change to Calvin University requires new merchandise and renovations by Jonathan Boer

Professor researching effects of purity culture by Madalyn Buursma

Calvin College Democrats give students experience in productive political dialogue by Sam Ballast

GEO department hosts guest lecturer speaking on the historical climate record by Katherine Benedict

Journalism is meant to serve you by Michelle Hofman

Environmental Studies Sustainability Film Series Continues Feb. 20 With ‘Saving Sea Turtles’ (February 20, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Spectator 2019-02-20, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.