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Decision Matrix And Guidance Document For Proactive Congestion Management, Beverly Thompson Kuhn, Cheng Zhang

Research Reports

This project developed a decision matrix that transportation agencies can use to determine the viability of proactive congestion management strategies that meet their overall objective of mitigating congestion. This decision matrix can be used to help an operating agency identify possible operational strategies to mitigate or delay the onset of the congestion and can provide infrastructure owner/operators with a selection matrix based on operational conditions and available field data by which they can select potential operational strategies to consider for implementation. The matrix was augmented with data from the University of South Florida research team in “Proactive Congestion Management” and …

The Road To Affordable Housing: How To Replace Highways With Homes In New York City, Chad Hughes

Pace Law Review

Urban highways cause significant air, water, and soil pollution that disproportionately harm low-income and nonwhite residents. Many urban highways are reaching the end of their useful life and would be extremely expensive to repair or replace. Cities around the world have removed urban highways to improve environmental outcomes and to avoid wasteful spending.

While these teardowns have improved local and regional environmental quality and local traffic congestion, they have also led to increased land values near the retired rights of way. Without anti-displacement efforts, there is a risk that the very people who have been most harmed by urban highways …

2022 Iggad Conference Program, Charles Joyner Institute For Gullah And African Diaspora Studies

IGGAD Conference Programs

Program of the 2022 IGGAD Conference: Who Owns This? Communities, Heritage, and Preservation.

Head Over Heels, Department Of Theatre And Dance

Spring 2022

Head Over Heels is the bold new musical comedy from the visionaries who rocked Broadway with Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Q, and Spring Awakening. This laugh-out-loud love story is set to the music of the iconic 1980s all-female rock band The Go-Go’s, including the hit songs “We Got the Beat,” “Our Lips Are Sealed,” “Vacation,” and Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” and “Mad about You.” A hilarious, exuberant celebration of love, Head Over Heels follows the escapades of a royal family on an outrageous journey to save their beloved kingdom from extinction—only to discover the …

Office Of Research, Economic Engagement And Outreach Update, February 23, 2022, Office Of Research, Economic Engagement And Outreach

Office of Research, Economic Engagement and Outreach

No abstract provided.

Prefatory Matter And Table Of Contents

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.

Minutes, Curriculum Committee Meeting, Tuesday, February 22, 2022, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Book Reviews

Great Plains Sociologist

Reviewer: Karen Glumm
A Sociology of Mental Illness
Mark Tausig, Janet Michello, and Sree Subedi

Reviewer: Susan L. Schrader
Intersections: Readings in Sociology
Ralph B. McNeal, Jr., and Kathleen A. Tiemann, Eds.

Reviewer: Tracy B. Citeroni
White Saris and Sweet Mangoes: Aging, Gender, and Body in North India
Sarah Lamb

Reviewer: Michele Lee Chesser
Racist America: Roots, Current Realities, & Future Reparations
Joe R. Feagin

Reviewer: Annette Prosterman
Environmentalism Unbound: Exploring New Pathways for Change
Robert Gottlieb

Reviewer: Jack Niemonen
Tripping on the Color Line: Black-White Multiracial Families in a Racially Divided World
Heather M. Dalmage

Reviewer: Scott London
Colonizing …

The Brief (Edition #15, February 2022), William & Mary Law School

The Brief

No abstract provided.

Clean Energy Project Development For Low-Income Communities: Strengthening The Ecosystem For Delivering Solar Energy And Deep Efficiency Retrofits, Eric Hangen

Carsey Publications

Scaling clean energy in low-income communities through solar and deep efficiency retrofits presents financing challenges, but that is only part of the problem. Drawing on research conducted by the Carsey School’s Center for Impact Finance, this white paper outlines a road map depicting the ecosystem needed to deliver clean energy projects to underserved communities.

In a “tour” through this ecosystem, author Eric Hangen reviews examples of the work different organizations are doing in each of its niches, as well as which niches seem to be richly popu­lated and which niches need more support and invest­ment. Main conclusions from the tour …

Portland, Portland State, And The Urban University Idea, Kimberly Nightingale, Ethan Seltzer

Historical Articles and Essays

The year 2022 marked the 50th anniversary of the City of Portland's 1972 Downtown Plan, one of the most consequential plans in the city's history. It put in place a vision for a public, pedestrian-scaled, multipurpose, and vital downtown.

Through the requirements adopted in the Downtown Plan and subsequent public and private investments stemming from it, Portland's core area became an international icon for central city recovery. That plan also formally identified Portland State University as the city's "urban university."

This paper begins with an examination of the history of the urban university idea in the United States, followed by …

The Ends And The Means: Indigenous Sovereignty, Climate-Related Legal Actions, And Frameworks Of Justice, Connor Marcum

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

Philosophy professor Timothy Morton uses climate change as his foremost example of what he calls a hyperobject: an object that occupies both more physical space and more time than humans can usefully comprehend. For example, one can understand local meteorological occurrences in isolation without necessarily understanding that a given storm was more severe than it should have been because an overall increase in global temperatures makes for a more aggressive, active hydrological cycle. Environmental organizations focused on raising awareness understand this. Public campaigns to wed the nebulous idea of climate change to specific, concrete images are incredibly memorable: think of …

Net Impact Unh: Collaboration For Sustainable Impact, Kathryn Roscoe

Sustainability Institute Blog

No abstract provided.

Beyond Fueling Our Bodies To Feeding Our Minds, Alicia Orea-Giner Dr., Francesc Fusté-Forné

Journal of Sustainability and Resilience

Food consumption in tourism is linked with creating sustainable experiences and promoting a new way of being fed and eating. This research note analyzes the relationship between new trends in food consumption and food tourism. From a descriptive approach, it reveals the meaningful connection between producers and consumers. Food tourism stakeholders should consider applying segmentation techniques to personalize its offer and create unique food experiences. Further research is required, especially concerning the Gen Z lifestyles and its impact on the future of food tourism.

Edi Leaders Circle Symposium Program Booklet, 2022, Illinois State University

EDI Leaders Circle Symposium

We are pleased to offer a full-day event that inspires you in your EDI journey and empowers your entire team. Based on fall 2021 survey feedback from the EDI campus leaders, the spring 2022 Symposium includes specialty sessions aligned with Illinois State University’s “10 EDI Pillars of Progress”. These sessions will provide you and your team members with the skills, strategies, and ideas needed to effectively implement your EDI goals in your units, schools, departments, and colleges. Additionally, the day will offer ample opportunities to exchange concrete ideas to move your EDI committees forward with colleagues. On behalf of our …

What Are We Trying To Do Here? Epistemic Racism In Human Rights Teaching, Angelina Snodgrass Godoy

International Journal of Human Rights Education

Across the disciplines, universities increasingly incorporate course offerings focusing on human rights in which students examine problems that disproportionately affect communities of color. Instructors often assume our teaching about these issues contributes to the cause of social justice by spotlighting the problems themselves, but this research challenges that assumption. Based on interviews with students of color enrolled in social justice courses at a U.S. public R1 university, this article explores the ways students described their experiences as a form of epistemological racism rooted in the privileging of academic perspectives, themselves laden with legacies of exclusion, over ways of knowing rooted …

The Fierce Green Fire: Vol. 12 Issue 10, Wofford College. Department Of Environmental Studies

The Fierce Green Fire

No abstract provided.

Office Of Research, Economic Engagement And Outreach Update, February 9, 2022, Office Of Research, Economic Engagement And Outreach

Office of Research, Economic Engagement and Outreach

No abstract provided.

Senator Duckworth And The Quest To Build Back Better, Grace Reilly

Undergraduate Research and Engagement Symposium

The Build Back Better Framework is President Joe Biden’s plan to help rebuild the middle class. Despite being introduced at the start of Biden’s presidency, its many provisions and high price tag has left the bill stalled in the Senate. It is important for legislators to advance parts of the policy that matter to them most while also accurately representing their constituency. Considering this, Senator Tammy Duckworth, who prioritizes advancing progressive policies while also balancing the opinions of her constituents, should support the passage of the current and more moderate version of the Build Back Better Act.

“Why Don’T You Hear Us?”: Interview Narratives Of Disabled Working Women In Private Small Business Firms In India, Deepanjana Varshney

Journal of International Women's Studies

This research explores the perception of disabled working women in small organizations in India's private sector. A meticulous study of past research revealed a paucity of research for working women with disabilities (WWD), especially in small enterprises in the Indian context. There are misconceptions and barriers associated with women with disabilities across the world. Past research demonstrates negative attitudes and related stereotyping notions regarding disabled working women. In sum, they are considered weak, incapable, and dependent on others. There has been insufficient research on employee disability, but there is limited research on the feelings and experiences of disabled working women, …

Hoosier Public Health: Reinvigorating Indiana Lead Law Using A Lens For Health Equity, Cassidy Segura Clouse

Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet February 2022, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The February 7, 2022 Monthly packet includes the February agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held January 3, 2022.

Environmental Horror And Restoration: Tolkien And Today, Jessica Dickinson Goodman, Caitlin Rottler

Online Midwinter Seminar (OMS)

J.R.R. Tolkien never forgot the felling of a willow tree that had overlooked the mill-pool in Sarehole, nor how his former climbing companion had been left to rot in the grass. His horror at that small environmental violence bleeds through his works, from poems like “From the many-willow’d margin of the immemorial Thames” (1913) to the Party Tree in The Hobbit (1937) to a letter to The Daily Telegraph in 1972 when he decried the modern “torture and murder of trees.” This presentation will draw on the excellent foundations laid by Dinah Hazell, as well as the father-son pair of …

Full Issue: Journal On Empowering Teaching Excellence, 2022 Special Issue (Vol. 5, Iss. 3)

Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence

The full-length 2022 Special Issue (Volume 5, Issue 3) of the Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence

Access the online Pressbooks version (with downloadable EPUB format) here.

Enhancing Technology-Based Distance Education Delivery Using Collaborative Team-Teaching Methods, Susan Egbert, Sean Camp

Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence

Access the online Pressbooks version of this article here.

Present pandemic-related circumstances have created unique challenges for educators and students alike. Information and communication technology (ICT) based team-teaching and collaborative course design can effectively mitigate feelings of isolation and disconnection, and enhance student engagement within a remote education context. This article presents a theory-driven framework and ‘how-to’ practical strategies for utilizing team-teaching methodology through web-based delivery platforms. Content focuses on student participation and active learning, curriculum- and technology-related issues, and challenges inherent in synchronous web-based course delivery.

Indigenous Science Network Bulletin - February 2022

Indigenous Science Network

In this edition we present another collection of items related to First Nations peoples and their science knowledge for a global audience of teachers, scientists and interested community members. We are based in Australia and consequently have a focus on Australian items, but we also have many items from other parts of the world. In this edition, we continue to look at the various definitions and understandings of the relationship between Indigenous Science and Western Science.

An Equity-First Approach To Climate Adaptation, San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative, San Diego Association Of Governments

San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative

The Equity-First Approach to Climate Adaptation guidance document (Equity Guidance; document) serves as a general framework for local agency planners and transportation planning professionals. The Equity Guidance’s overall goal is to provide best practices for designing, planning, and implementing a climate adaptation process that supports equitable outcomes. This document identifies trends, assumptions, emerging practices, indicators, metrics, and implementation opportunities, that support and operationalize an equitable climate adaptation planning process.

University Of Dayton Magazine, Spring 2022, University Of Dayton

University of Dayton Alumni Publications

The University of Dayton Magazine is published quarterly by the Office of University Marketing and Communications for alumni, parents, students, faculty/staff, trustees and other friends of UD.

Regional Coordination Of Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning On Humboldt Bay: Results From A Survey Of Coastal Professionals, Kristen Orth-Gordinier, Laurie Richmond, Bente Jansen

Local Reports and Publications

Humboldt State University researchers and Humboldt County Long Range Planning staff partnered to develop and implement a survey of coastal professionals connected to Humboldt Bay in order to gain insights into their knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of sea level rise (SLR) and their preferences for various coordination strategies. A key goal of the study was to use this information to inform the development of options for SLR adaptation planning in the Humboldt Bay region that will foster a cooperative and coordinated regional approach.

La River Stew-Map: The Los Angeles River Stewardship Mapping & Assessment Project, Michele Romolini, Alyssa Thomas

Center for Urban Resilience Reports

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Stewardship Mapping and Assessment Project (STEW-MAP) was applied in the Los Angeles River Watershed to answer the questions: Who are the active environmental stewardship groups in my area and where, why, and how are they caring for the land? STEW-MAP defines a “stewardship group” as a civic organization or group that works to conserve, manage, monitor, transform, educate on and/or advocate for the environment.

Leveraging national expertise and previous regional investment in Los Angeles County STEW-MAP, the Los Angeles (LA) River STEW-MAP provides detailed information on the geographical footprint and collaborative relationships of organizations working in the …