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Curating Heritage In The Digital Age: An Exploration Of How America’S National Heritage Areas Are Using Technology To Share Their Stories, Desiree Demski-Hamelin
Curating Heritage In The Digital Age: An Exploration Of How America’S National Heritage Areas Are Using Technology To Share Their Stories, Desiree Demski-Hamelin
School of Public Policy Capstones
Research Question
This capstone project answers the following two primary research questions: 1) how are America’s National Heritage Areas (NHAs) using technology to share their stories, and 2) what types of information are NHAs using technology to share? Additional secondary research questions are outlined in the Methodology section.
Data Source
Primary data was collected from the websites and social media accounts of each of the forty-eight active NHAs in the United States as of April 2018.
Methodology
Systematic observational content analysis of the websites and social media accounts was conducted by the author. Two rating schemes were developed to assess …
Umass Amherst Guide To Zero-Waste Events, Kevin J. Hollerbach, Ainsley Brosnan-Smith
Umass Amherst Guide To Zero-Waste Events, Kevin J. Hollerbach, Ainsley Brosnan-Smith
Student Showcase
As the University of Massachusetts Amherst continues to grow, and as programming for the campus community becomes an ever-rising priority, events organizers will need to consider the waste implications of every event to comply with state and University standards, goals, and policies. This "Guide to Zero-Waste Events" aims to streamline the planning process as well as provide tips and examples for follow-through to implementing a successful zero-waste event. The guide also presents actionable policy recommendations for the University to reduce waste and increase diversion from large-scale outdoor events on the UMass Amherst campus.
Town Of Georgetown, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Town Of Georgetown, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report focuses on the town of Georgetown, Massachusetts. While it was still widely forested, with many acres of open and recreation land, the town also had a walkable village core as well as industrial and commercial development. The town was renowned for its thriving antique industry and also boasted an organ manufacturing company, a supermarket and an expanding public golf and country club.
A Comparative Analysis Fire, Police, And Public Works Departments Pelham, Massachusetts, Center For Economic Development
A Comparative Analysis Fire, Police, And Public Works Departments Pelham, Massachusetts, Center For Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
In an ongoing effort to evaluate the effectiveness of its operations, the Town of Pelham engaged the services of the Center for Economic Development (CED) at the University of Massachusetts to examine the Highway (DPW), Police and Fire departments.
To that end, CED produced a detailed matrix comparing Pelham's three departments with those of three other communities; contacted professional and government organizations for potentially useful trends and researched additional information requested by the town. Herewith are the results of these efforts.
It was agreed that a comparative analysis of an extensive list of descriptive characteristics between Pelham's and three other …