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Community Commons: An Analysis Of The Gullah Communities Of South Carolina, Elizabeth Brabec

Elizabeth Brabec

Descended from slaves brought to the southeast United States between the early 17th and mid 19th centuries, the Gullah-Geechee of South Carolina and Georgia in the United States, have developed distinctive, culturally-expressive creole communities. Juxtaposed against their ancestor’s plantation slave villages, present-day settlements reveal deliberate creations of community and strong connections to place. The Gullah concept of place and community also includes an understanding of the land as commons that is at odds with the dominant culture in the United States.Under slavery the Gullah lived in rigidly geometric settlements. Although this was the only settlement pattern the slaves had experienced, …

Worker Experiences Of Accessibility In Post-Katrina New Orleans, Kate Lowe, Mariana Marmol

Kate Lowe, PhD

No abstract provided.

Turismo En Quito: 2008-2012, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Quito busca posicionarse como una ciudad de destino turístico en relación a tres funciones que atraen personas desde afuera de la urbe: el centro histórico como Patrimonio de la Humanidad, la mitad del mundo que es una determinación de la geografía planetaria y la concentración de las oficinas y aparatos del sector público gracias a su condición de capital. A estas funciones de destino turístico habrá que añadir que se trata de un lugar enclavado en una geografía llamativa con la presencia del volcán Pichincha, del Panecillo y de la irregularidad de su territorio, que le otorgan una personalidad propia. …

Social Change, Professor Vibhuti Patel

Professor Vibhuti Patel

Rights of Adolescent Girls in India: A critical Look at Laws and Policies by Saumya Uma is timely publication about the most neglected segment of our society namely adolescent girls. Perceived as burden by their parents, neglected by policy makers, subordinated by patriarchal system, crushed before they bloom due to omnipresent misogyny; adolescent girls in India have to tread tight rope walk. The author rightly avers that in India experiences of adolescence for girls are greatly different from that for boys. For boys, adolescence is marked by greater autonomy in decision making about career, financial independence, enhanced status and expanded …

The Diffusion Of Geospatial Technologies Among Louisiana Assessors, Craig A. Johnson

Craig A Johnson

The Diffusion of Geospatial Technologies among Louisiana Assessors The diffusion of geospatial technologies, including Geographic Information Systems and Computer Aided Mass Appraisal Systems, among Louisiana Assessors has been slowed by limited resources, a lack of communication and slow innovation decision processes. This theory supports the theories and research on the diffusion of innovation developed by Dr. Everett M. Rogers in his book entitled the Diffusion of Innovations. The data collected from several online surveys of Louisiana Assessors between 2007 and 2013 was compared to identify factors that spurred or impeded the adoption of geospatial technologies among assessment offices.

Cuba As ‘Exception’: Unesco’S World Heritage Program And The Neoliberal Management Of Historic Centers.”, Matthew Hill, Maki Tanaka

Matthew J. Hill

No abstract provided.

Cartographers Of The New Millenium, Michelle Thompson, Brittany Arceneaux, Mason Lipscomb

Michelle M. Thompson

Brittany Arceneaux and Dr. Michelle Thompson discuss the 'WhoData' project. The video was created by Mason Lipscomb of UNO.

Environmental And Social Justice Movements And Policy Change In Los Angeles: Is An Inside‐Outside Game Possible?, Martha Matsuoka, Robert Gottlieb

Martha Matsuoka

No abstract provided.

La Crisis Económica Del Fútbol, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Este año el presupuesto de los 12 equipos de la seria A del futbol ecuatoriano llega a la suma de 54 millones de dólares, mientras el déficit acumulado –según El Comercio- es de 3´273.5267, lo cual representa un 61 por ciento del valor total. Una cantidad muy apreciable, difícil de ser subsanada si no se aplican medidas de ajuste y de transformación administrativa. Este déficit se estructura con deudas a los futbolistas y entrenadores, algunos de los cuales despedidos ilegalmente, al SRI por no pago de impuestos, a la corrupción, así como a los modelos ineficientes de gestión, todos ellos …

Climate Change Adaptation Chapter: Marshfield, Massachusetts, Joshua H. Chase, Jonathan G. Cooper, Rory Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Filipe Antunes Lima, Sally R. Miller, Toni Marie Pignatelli

Jonathan G. Cooper

Climate change, understood as a statistically significant variation in the mean state of the climate or its variability, is the greatest environmental challenge of this generation (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2001). Marshfield is already being affected by changes in the climate that will have a profound effect on the town’s economy, public health, coastal resources, natural features, water systems, and public and private infrastructure. Adaptation strategies have been widely recognized as playing an important role in improving a community’s ability to respond to climate stressors by resisting damage and recovering quickly. Based on review of climate projections for the …

Decentralization Is Dead, Long Live Decentralization! Capital City Reform And Political Rights In Kampala, Uganda, Christopher Gore

Christopher D Gore

African cities are currently experiencing some of the highest population growth rates in the world. Accompanying this growth is constant and continuing pressure on national and local governments to develop political and institutional structures that respond to the multiple demands this demographic change provokes in relation to service delivery, economic development and social wellbeing. In response to these challenges, national governments are reviewing the political and administrative structures of their capital cities, sometimes recentralizing authority. This article examines the reforms to Kampala, capital city of Uganda. The article explains how the national government gradually created the legal conditions necessary to …

Venezuela Pós Chávez, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras

Elói Martins Senhoras

No abstract provided.

Dez Anos De Retrospectiva Da Guerra Do Iraque, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras

Elói Martins Senhoras

No abstract provided.

Balanço Dos Cem Dias Da Nova Gestão Municipal Em Boa Vista, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras

Elói Martins Senhoras

No abstract provided.

Fortalecimento Da Oposição Na Venezuela, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras

Elói Martins Senhoras

No abstract provided.

Maratón De Boston: Escenario De Terror, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

La Maratón es una carrera pedestre con una longitud de 42.195 metros, que es la distancia entre Atenas y Maratón. Este deporte logra prestigio a nivel planetario gracias a las múltiples pruebas que se organizan a lo largo de todo el mundo, siendo el “World Marathon Majors” el más renombrado, porque integra las competencias de Boston, Nueva York, Chicago, Berlín y Londres. También existen importantes carreras como la que se corre en tiempo real en 25 ciudades del mundo; así como las que se realizan -con distintas distancias- en muchas ciudades del Planeta. En ese contexto, la de mayor historia …

A Lei De Cotas Nas Instituições Federais De Ensino Superior, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras

Elói Martins Senhoras

No abstract provided.

O Fenômeno Hugo Chávez Após Um Mês De Falecimento, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras

Elói Martins Senhoras

No abstract provided.

Genocidio Por Omisión, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

En estos días el Estado ecuatoriano -población, territorio y gobierno- vive una situación de gravedad y emergencia, sin que se le preste la atención adecuada; existe un estado de genocidio, entendido como un delito internacional imprescriptible, que destruye grupos nacionales o étnicos. Eso es exactamente lo que ha ocurrido el mes de marzo pasado: primero, el día 5 son asesinados dos miembros de la etnia Huoarani que operaban como enlaces con los Taromenane, y segundo, el 29 de marzo cuando habrían fallecido -por represalia- no menos de 10 miembros de la etnia Taromenane en manos de los huoaronis. Estos asesinatos …

Taking Aim At Gun Violence: Rebuilding Community Education & Employment Pathways, Rhonda Tsoi-A-Fatt Bryant

Rhonda Tsoi-A-Fatt Bryant

No abstract provided.

Participatory Visual & Digital Methods, Aline Gubrium, Krista Harper

Krista M. Harper

Table of contents and introduction of Participatory Visual and Digital Methods by Aline Gubrium and Krista Harper. Available in paperback, hardcover, and e-book editions from Left Coast Press .

Research Report: Water User Dimensions Of Meter Implementation On Secondary Pressurized Irrigation Systems, Joanna Endter-Wada, Diana Glenn, Clayton Lewis, Roger Kjelgren, Christopher Neale

Joanna Endter-Wada

Weber Basin Water Conservancy District (District) secured Bureau of Reclamation funding in spring 2011 to install individual secondary water meters at residential connections in order to implement water efficiency and accountability measures included in the District’s Water Conservation Plan (Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, 2010). Initially, the District will not use the meters for billing water use but, instead, will use them to help the District determine if end users are exceeding their contracted allotment of water and to promote water use accountability.The purpose of the study titled “Water User Dimensions of Meter Implementation on Secondary Pressurized Irrigation Systems” conducted …

Múltiplas Camadas Das Relações Internacionais Entre A Diplomacia E A Paradiplomacia, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras

Elói Martins Senhoras

No abstract provided.

Womenpowerconnect Newsletter, Professor Vibhuti Patel

Professor Vibhuti Patel

No abstract provided.

Land Use And Land Cover Dynamics Under Climate Change In Urbanizing Intermountain West: A Case Study From Cache County, Utah, Enjie Li

Enjie Li

Climate change is tightly linked with urbanization. Urban development with increasing greenhouse gas emission worsens climate change, while climate change in turn influence hydroclimate and ecosystem functions, and indirectly affect urban systems. The Intermountain West is experiencing rapid urban growth, climate change interacting with urbanization poses new challenges to the Intermountain West. Urban planning needs to adapt to these new changes and constrains, and to develop new tools and plans to effectively respond to climate changes. An urban growth model SLEUTH is applied to predict the future urban growth and land use dynamics in the Intermountain west, using Cache County …

Minority Participation In Technology Based Growth Industries In Northeast Ohio, Merissa Piazza, Elorm Tsegah, Ziona Austrian, Ellen Cyran

Ellen Cyran

No abstract provided.

Introducing The Ohio New Establishment Dynamics Data, Joel A. Elvery, Ellen Cyran

Ellen Cyran

The Ohio New Establishment Dynamics (O-NED) data set tracks the number of establishments that first started employing people between the second quarter of 1997 and the first quarter of 2008 and measures the employment and payroll data for these new establishments. O-NED enables researchers to measure the growth trends of cohorts of new establishments for up to 5 years after the cohort’s birth. These data are the first publicly available data that document the growth rates of new establishments at the substate level. The finest unit of geography O-NED measures is a county. This article describes how O-NED is constructed …

Michelle Thompson, Assistant Professor Of Planning And Urban Studies, Was Included In The Times-Picayune Story “Make It Right, A Drag On New Orleans? The New Republic Says So”, Michelle Thompson

Michelle M. Thompson

No abstract provided.

Un Papa “Cuervo”, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

El mundo reconoce que en la elección del nuevo Papa han existido algunas rupturas e innovaciones, entre las que se pueden mencionar las siguientes: es la primera vez que se elige a un jesuita como Papa, es la primera vez que se corona como máxima dignidad de la Iglesia católica a una persona nacida en Latinoamérica, es la primera vez que un Papa adopta el nombre de Francisco y también, es la primera vez que llega a la “Barca de San Pedro” un seguidor y socio confeso de un club de futbol…

La designación del argentino Jorge Bergoglio como Papa …

If You Rebuild It, They Might Not Come Brad Pitt's Beautiful Houses Are A Drag On New Orleans, Lydia Depillis

Michelle M. Thompson

"There's a reason, though, why such cold, hard logic hasn't yet prevailed in this most hard hit of New Orleans neighborhoods: It's all too easy to be won over by the spirit of the Lower Ninth, the passion of the people who did return. It may not be the most efficient use of public resources, and no amount of trying may bring in the kind of retail amenities that make places comfortable to live. Lower Niners, however, have a different kind of attachment to their ancestral land—for the black families who've lived there for decades, it's often the first property …