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The Invisible Can Or, Gendering Corporate Globalization Trouble: Technological Utopianism And The Language Of Erasure, Marleen S. Barr

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

[First paragraph]

I turn to Judith Butler to clarify my term corporate globalization trouble as well as to explain why this trouble should be situated in gendered terms regarding power, visibility, and subjectivity inequities. [1] Butler describes deviant gender identities failing to coincide with the matrix of intelligibility: precisely because certain kinds of 'gender identities' fail to conform to those norms of cultural intelligibility, they appear only as developmental failures or logical impossibilities from within that domain. Their persistence and proliferation, however, provide critical opportunities to expose the limits and regulatory aims of that domain of intelligibility and, …

Restoring Nature: Perspectives From The Social Sciences And Humanities, Edited By Paul H. Gobster & R. Bruce Hull, Richard A. Matthew

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

Essential Tasks, Skills, And Decisions For Developing Sustainable Community-Based Programs For Children, Youth, And Families At Risk, Mary Banach, Paula J. Gregory

Journal of Extension

Experienced grant writers suggest the only thing worse than writing a grant proposal is getting funded! For those with little or no experience in program development, the many decisions of running a grant-funded project are both overwhelming and costly. The effectiveness of those decisions ultimately affects a project's sustainability. This article draws on experiences from Cooperative Extensions Children, Youth and Families At Risk (CYFAR) projects in proposing a model for sustainable community-based programs. The model delineates five typical stages of program development, and the critical tasks, skills, core questions, and feedback loops essential at each stage of effective practice.

Rapid Assets: Individual Development Accounts, Good Faith Fund

Center for Social Development Research

Rapid Assets: Individual Development Accounts

Adapting The Habitat For Humanity Model To Sabah, Malaysia, Rozita Abdul Manap

Masters Theses

Building sustainable housing and community developments through the Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) homeownership program, is one of the many ways that has successfully improved housing standards for low-income communities in the U.S. Findings show that this model can be used as a mechanism to stimulate serious programs and as an alternative to improve and solve housing problems.

This study focuses on how the Habitat for Humanity model can be applied towards increasing the benefits to the community in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Located on Borneo Island, Sabah is the second largest state in the Federation of Malaysia, but is regarded …

Shared-Resource Housing: A Contemporary Approach To Community Living, José Alvarez, Danelle Isenhart, Mike Liefeld, Jeff Thierfelder, Jesse Winterowd

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects

In February of2001, Sustainable Communities Northwest (SCNW), a local nonprofit housing developer specializing in sustainable development, contacted Portland State University's Planning Workshop with a request for assistance. Sustainable Communities Northwest was interested in the possibility of converting an apartment building into condominiums to create affordable homeownership opportunities for low-and moderate-income families. ]nspired by recent market rate cohousing projects in Portland and elsewhere, SCNW was also seeking to incorporate aspects of community-oriented housing into this development. Sustainable Communities Northwest was interested in evaluating if a sustainable, affordable, community-oriented condominium conversion concept would be feasible in the Portland area housing market.

Sustainable …

Bard Free Press, Vol. 2, No. 11 (May 10, 2001), Bard College

Bard Free Press - All Issues (2000-2018)

No abstract provided.

In The Eye Of The Storm: Humanitarian Ngos, Complex Emergencies, And Conflict Resolution, Janice Gross Stein

Peace and Conflict Studies

The challenges faced by non-governmental organizations seeking to mitigate violence within the context of “complex humanitarian emergencies” create new dilemmas and require new strategies. These emergencies arise from violence inflicted by one group against another within the confines of a state, from the capture of state institutions by one group, or by the collapse of these institutions and the failure of governance. They develop within a context of disengagement by the major powers and the privatization of emergency assistance.

I first analyze the dimensions of complex humanitarian emergencies, define the dilemmas humanitarian NGOs face and their implications for conflict resolution, …

Smart Growth And Limits On Government Powers: Effecting Nature, Markets And The Quality Of Life Under The Takings And Other Provisions, James E. Holloway, Donald C. Guy

Penn State Environmental Law Review (1991 - 2011)

No abstract provided.

Student Perceptions Of Service-Learning In The Community College, Ruben Michael Flores

Thesis, Dissertations, Student Creative Activity, and Scholarship

United States Census Bureau projections predict that Whites' share of the population should decline from 75% in 1990 to 68% in 2010. Thus, mechanisms must be employed to facilitate cooperation and support among and across people from different ethnic and racial groups. This examination seeks to determine if service-learning is such a mechanism. The researcher utilized student experiences and perspectives, through a mixed qualitative/quantitative study, to determine the impact that a service-learning course had on a diverse group of students attending an urban community college.

The researcher originally sought to determine whether a community college service-learning course changed students' perceptions …

Smart Growth And Limits On Government Powers: Effecting Nature, Markets And The Quality Of Life Under The Takings And Other Provisions, James E. Holloway, Donald C. Guy

Penn State Environmental Law Review (1991 - 2011)

No abstract provided.

Cohousing: Beneficial For People, Communities, And The Environment, Claire E. Butler

Master's Projects

Cohousing is the name of a type of collaborative housing that has been developed in the past thirty years. It attempts to overcome the alienation of modern subdivisions in which few people know their neighbors and tries to increase the sense of community. This type of housing development is similar to a traditional village or a close-knit neighborhood and some liken it to the best of small-town America where many of us grew up.

Cohousing is characterized by private, self-sufficient dwelling units; each having their own kitchen, living room, dining room, and bedrooms. Each cohousing development also has a common …

Spatial Perception And Integration Of The Interior And Exterior Environments, Eric Don Howard

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

My course of study, which focused on spatial perception and integration of the interior and exterior environments, has fulfilled my expectations completely. The underlying premise of my personal design philosophy is the idea of integrating the man-made environment with the natural environment. I felt before I undertook this specialized coursework, and feel so even more now, that there is much to learn about the multitude of effects -- therapeutic, emotional, psychological and experiential, to name a few -- that designed spaces have on people.

Building A Sustainable Future For Portland, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

Environmental Movements Since Love Canal: Hope, Despair & [Im]Mobilization?, Allan Schnaiberg

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Family Farms Not The Key To Small Town Sustainability, Lisa Darlington

Business in Nebraska

Many rural communities in Nebraska have been losing population and their importance as trade centers for decades. At the same time, the number of family farms has been decreasing, resulting in larger operations run by fewer people. A common assumption is that the decline of small towns in the state, as evidenced by declining population and retail activity, is directly linked to the consolidation of small family farms into larger farms. Conversely, therefore, it is assumed that promoting stability of small farms and even promoting the growth in the number of small farms will lead to a revival of rural …

Peace In The Holy Lands?, Alan Haber Ben Eleazar, Eliyahu

Shabbat Shalom: A Journal for Jewish-Christian Reconciliation

No abstract provided.

Collaboratively Evaluating Cooperative Extension Educational Interventions, Debb Webb, Dennis J. Murphy, Nancy Ellen Kiernan

Journal of Extension

Can university researchers and county agents successfully work together to complete experimental program evaluation? The rigors of experimental evaluation and time and workload pressures on county agents are possible impediments that may undermine enthusiasm and good intentions at the start of any project. This article examines the experiences of researchers and agents in a major safety education intervention project in Pennsylvania. Specific lessons were learned for future evaluation research projects. Overall, results suggest that Cooperative Extension can successfully meet the challenge of formal program evaluation when university researchers and county agents work together.

Gap Analysis: A Tool For Community Economic Development, Suzette D. Barta, Mike D. Woods

Journal of Extension

The Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service has responded to a need for reliable retail sales data and analysis through the use of a retail trends report or "gap analysis." This article describes the analysis and the impact of the gap analysis report on the communities that have used it in the last year. Emphasis is placed on describing the methodology. In an attempt to evaluate the usefulness of the information, a survey was conducted among users of the report. The results of the survey indicate that gap analysis has been quite useful to communities actively engaged in economic development.

As-556-01 Resolution On Strategic Plan For Service Learning And Policies And Procedures, Curriculum Committee And Ad Hoc Service Learning Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

Adopts the Strategic Plan for Service Learning and Policies and Procedures.

Executive Committee - Agenda, 1/30/2001, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

The Lumberjack, January 24, 2001

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Accomplishments 1997 - 2000, Nebraska Network 21

Nebraska Network 21: Publications

NN21 wants to help education in Nebraska not only survive, but thrive in the changes ahead.
Nebraska Network 21's accomplishments are the result of partnerships between Nebraska higher education institutions and their constituents. This report gives us a chance to share a few of our success stories.
Now we are ready to take the next step. We're working to build on our successes and continue influencing the lives of Nebraskans across the state.

Growth Management: Florida's Past As Prologue For The Future, David L. Powell

Florida State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Return Of The Natives : Cycle Of Restoration Curriculum, Jon Detka

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The goal of this capstone project was to develop the Cycle of Restoration curriculum and implement its contents as part of an action research based investigation that evaluates its effectiveness and usability. The design and implementation of the RON - Cycle of Restoration curriculum was completed as part of a cooperative internship with the Return of the Natives Restoration Education Project and the Bureau of Land Management. The goal of this internship was to explore the environmental science issues associated with invasive plant species, native plant communities, restoration ethics, and to develop an educator resource that would be useful to …

On The Move: Shifting Strategies In Environmental Activism In Chamba District Of Himachal Pradesh, Karen K. Gaul

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.

Teaching And Learning In The School Garden, Elizabeth Lynn Waddell

Theses Digitization Project

This project was created to encourage educators to establish school site gardens. Gardens provide the opportunity to introduce environmental topics, and can become hands-on learning centers for subjects across the course of study.

The Invisible Can Or, Gendering Corporate Globalization Trouble: Technological Utopianism And The Language Of Erasure, Marleen S. Barr

Publications and Research

In the following, noted science fiction scholar Marleen S. Barr argues for an increased attention to science fiction as a literature of the potentials of globalization, a genre that has largely been marginalized in discussions of the future of a globalized techno-culture. Further, Barr argues for greater attention being paid to feminist utopian fiction which helps to reimagine women's roles in the increasingly complex, and increasingly capitalistic, globalized techno-culture that has continued to marginalize the female body (and consciousness) in much the same way that scholars have denied the possibilities of utopian science fiction.

Edra 32: Bibliography Of Books On Display, Kathleen Demsky

Bibliographies

edra 32 | Old World - New Ideas | Edinburgh, Scotland

The Ties That Bind: A Review Of Michael Ignatieff's The Rights Revolution, Cristie Ford

All Faculty Publications

Book Review