343 research outputs found
Atkinson, Doreen. Photo.
No full textPhotograph of Doreen Atkinson wearing a red shirt and striped cardigan and standing in front of a wall with a fireplace
Atkinson, Doreen. Audio Interview.
No full textDoreen Atkinson describes growing up in Pasadena, Newfoundland and Labrador. Her memories include garden parties, growing up on a farm, and attending school
From Control to Confusion: The Changing Role of Administration Boards in South Africa, 1971–1983 by Simon Bekker and Richard Humphries
No full textBook review: Kirk Helliker and Doreen Atkinson (1985) From Control to Confusion: The Changing Role of Administration Boards in South Africa, 1971–1983 by Simon Bekker and Richard Humphries
Clark and Doreen Wolfe
No full textPhotograph - Doreen Wolfe (nee Loxam) signing the register at her wedding to Clark Wolfe, Fort McMurray, Alberta. The marriage of the two RCMP officers was performed by Reverend Rathbon
Mapping annual forest cover by fusing PALSAR/PALSAR-2 and MODIS NDVI during 2007–2016
No full textAdvanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) Phased Arrayed L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR) HH and HV polarization data were used previously to produce annual, global 25 m forest maps between 2007 and 2010, and the latest global forest maps of 2015 and 2016 were produced by using the ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 data. However, annual 25 m spatial resolution forest maps during 2011–2014 are missing because of the gap in operation between ALOS and ALOS-2, preventing the construction of a continuous, fine resolution time-series dataset on the world's forests. In contrast, the MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) NDVI images were available globally since 2000. This research developed a novel method to produce annual 25 m forest maps during 2007–2016 by fusing the fine spatial resolution, but asynchronous PALSAR/PALSAR-2 with coarse spatial resolution, but synchronous MODIS NDVI data, thus, filling the four-year gap in the ALOS and ALOS-2 time-series, as well as enhancing the existing mapping activity. The method was developed concentrating on two key objectives: 1) producing more accurate 25 m forest maps by integrating PALSAR/PALSAR-2 and MODIS NDVI data during 2007–2010 and 2015–2016; 2) reconstructing annual 25 m forest maps from time-series MODIS NDVI images during 2011–2014. Specifically, a decision tree classification was developed for forest mapping based on both the PALSAR/PALSAR-2 and MODIS NDVI data, and a new spatial-temporal super-resolution mapping was proposed to reconstruct the 25 m forest maps from time-series MODIS NDVI images. Three study sites including Paraguay, the USA and Russia were chosen, as they represent the world's three main forest types: tropical forest, temperate broadleaf and mixed forest, and boreal conifer forest, respectively. Compared with traditional methods, the proposed approach produced the most accurate continuous time-series of fine spatial resolution forest maps both visually and quantitatively. For the forest maps during 2007–2010 and 2015–2016, the results had greater overall accuracy values (>98%) than those of the original JAXA forest product. For the reconstructed 25 m forest maps during 2011–2014, the increases in classifications accuracy relative to three benchmark methods were statistically significant, and the overall accuracy values of the three study sites were almost universally >92%. The proposed approach, therefore, has great potential to support the production of annual 25 m forest maps by fusing PALSAR/PALSAR-2 and MODIS NDVI during 2007–2016
Civic culture and local economic development in a small town
No full textThesis (Ph.D. (Centre for Development Support))--University of the Free State, 2013Although several cases of successful Local Economic Development (LED) programmes and initiatives addressing poverty and inequity are present in South Africa, there are still a number of challenges to overcome. Firstly, the definition of LED varies, however the essence of LED is local partnerships for locality planning – based on economic growth. Consequently, the analysis in this thesis uses the “L-E-P” model, combining elements of “Locality”, “Economic” and “Partnerships”. This model could be an answer for LED policy and practice to make use of all these elements. Secondly, LED strategies need to go beyond merely compiling LED documents. Municipalities need to engage with communities and the private sector in prioritising and designing appropriate strategies that unlock local potential. However, in South Africa partnerships have not always been central to LED planning. Furthermore, the soft factors of co-operation – trust and social capital -, which are considered essential for effective collaboration between state and non-state actors, should be constructed. Consequently, LED practitioners need to pay greater attention to social relationships and networks, which fundamentally mould local economies. Thirdly, academic research is only starting to incorporate social resources into economic development practice. Furthermore, only a few authors have taken the concept of civic culture into consideration when analysing LED. Local civic culture relates to how local problems are defined, how solutions are found, how the local economic problems can be solved, who is involved and how the decisions are made. International civic culture literature has been contextualised to classify civic culture in South African terms. If an understanding of the civic culture of an area is acknowledged, planning and development of this area can be simplified. Beaufort West is used as an example of a typical Karoo town to illustrate how the type of civic culture a community has, can influence local economic growth.
Fourthly, there is a lack of research related to the establishment, growth and development of mining towns. Although numerous international mining companies have identified the Karoo surrounding Beaufort West for uranium extraction, planning documents of the Western Cape Provincial Growth and Development Strategy (PGDS) and also in the Integrated Development plans (IDPs) of the Central Karoo District Municipality and the Beaufort West Local Municipality do not make any suggestions for the economic “roller-coaster” ride ahead. The sustainability of mining (non-renewable resource) towns is not as important as are the economic developments of and the proactive planning (in partnerships) in these towns. Fifthly, business confidence helps explain the sentiments that business owners or managers have towards current and future business conditions. Several ways of measuring business confidence are compared. Business confidence is mostly surveyed at national level. A methodology for business confidence surveys at the local level is provided. This approach has been piloted in the town of Beaufort West in the Karoo area of South Africa. There are plans for a new uranium mine near Beaufort West, and the researcher speculates on its impact on the broader local business confidence. The results of the 2007 and 2009 study in terms of the opinions of business confidence in Beaufort West are compared. There are very few comparative studies in terms of all the above-mentioned factors. Therefore, the researcher proposes that these methodologies and models should be tested in other towns. This will then determine whether the results differ in other Karoo towns and from the rest of South Africa.Alhoewel daar reeds verskeie voorbeelde van suksesvolle plaaslike ekonomiese ontwikkeling (PEO) programme en inisiatiewe is, wat armoede en ongelykhede aanspreek in Suid-Afrika, is daar steeds ‘n aantal uitdagings wat nog oorkom moet word. Eerstens, is daar variasies in die definisie van PEO. Alhoewel die kern idee van PEO plaaslike vennootskappe vir liggings beplanning-gebasseer is op ekonomiese groei. Gevolglik, die analise in hierdie tesis gebruik die “P-E-V” model, ‘n kombinasie van die elemente “Plaaslik”, “Ekonomie” en “Vennootskap”. Hierdie model kan moontlik ‘n oplossing bied vir PEO beleid en toepassing om van al hierdie elemente gebruik te maak. Tweedens, PEO strategiee behoort verder te gaan as blootweg die opstel van PEO dokumente. Munisipaliteite moet nouliks skakel met gemeenskappe en die privaat sektor en so voorkeur gee aan ontwikkeling van toepaslike strategiee wat plaaslike potensiaal sal ontsluit. Alhoewel, in Suid-Afrika is vennootskappe nie altyd sentraal in PEO beplanning nie. Verder moet die sensitiewe faktore van samewerking – vertroue en sosiale kapitaal – wat ge-ag word as noodsaaklik vir effektiewe samewerking tussen staat en privaat sektor, opgebou word. Gevolglik moet PEO toepassers baie meer aandag skenk aan sosiale verhoudings en netwerke, wat op hul beurt fundamenteel is in die vorming van plaaslike gemeenskappe. Derdens begin akademies navorsing nou eers om sosiale hulpbronne in te sluit in ekonomiese ontwikkeling se toepassing. Verder het nog net ‘n klein groepie skrywers die konsep van burgelike kultuur in ag geneem by hul analisering van PEO. Plaaslike burgerlike kultuur verwys hoe plaaslike problem gedefinieer word, hoe oplossings gevind word, hoe plaaslike ekonomiese probleme opgelos word, wie is betrokke en hoe besluite geneem word. Internasionale burgerlike kultuur is in konteks gebruik om burgerlike kultuur te klassifiseer in Suid-Afrikaanse terme. Indien ‘n verstandhouding van die plaaslike kultuur van ‘n streek erken word, kan beplanning en ontwikkeling van hierdie streek vereenvoudig word. Beaufort Wes word gebruik as voorbeeld van ‘n tipiese Karoo-dorp, ten einde te verduidelik hoe die tipe burgerlike kultuur wat ‘n gemeenskap het, ‘n invloed op plaaslike ekonomiese groei.
Vierdens is daar ‘n gebrek aan navorsing verwant aan die stigting, groei en ontwikkeling van ‘n myndorp. Alhoewel verskeie internasionale myn maatskappye reeds die Karoo rondom Beaufort Wes ge-identifiseer het vir Uraan ontgunning noem beplannings dokumente van die Wes-Kaap Provinsiale Groei en Ontwikkeling Strategiee (PGOS) en ook in die ge-integreerde ontwikkelings planne (GOP) van die Sentrale Karoo Distriks Munisipaliteit en Beaufort Wes Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, geensins die moontlike ekonomiese “wipwaentjie” wat voorlê nie. Die volhoubaarheid van myndorpe (nie-hernubare hulpbron) is nie so belangrik as die ekonomiese ontwikkeling van die pro-aktiewe beplanning (in vernootskappe) van hierdie dorpe nie. Vyfdens help besigheidsvertroue om die sentimente van besigheids-eienaars of bestuurders te verduidelik, teenoor huidige en toekomstige besigheids omstandighede. Verskeie maniere om besigheidsvertroue te meet, word vergelyk. Besigheidsvertroue word meestal gemeet op nasionale vlak. ‘n Metodologie vir besigheidsvertroue gemeet op plaaslike vlak is voorsien. Hierdie benadering is geloods in die dorp van Beaufort Wes in die Karoo-gebied van Suid-Afrika. Daar bestaan planne vir ‘n nuwe uraanmyn naby Beaufort Wes, en die navorser spekuleer op die impak daarvan op die brêer plaaslike besigheidsvertroue. Die uitslae van die 2007 en 2009 studie in terme van die opinies van besigheidsvertroue in Beaufort Wes word vergelyk. Daar is weinig vergelykbare studies in terme van die bogenoemde faktore. Op grond daarvan stel die navorser voor dat hierdie metodologie en modelle ook getoets word op ander dorpe. Dit sal dan beslis of die resultate in ander Karoo dorpe verskil en ook van die res van Suid-Afrika
Hale family
No full textFrom left to right. Top row: Nels Atkinson, Ted Fields, Laurie Hale, Max Simmonds, Thomas Hale Sr., Raymond Hale, George Hale, Jim Brown Sr., Bob Richardson, John Hale, Bob Hale, Walter Parsons. Row 2: Belle Atkinson, Mrs. Ted Fields, Ethel (Dodding) Hale, Jean (Hale) Simmonds, Minnie Hale, Florence (Hale) Jon, Ruby Hale, Lena (Hale) Brown, Doreen Richardson, Viola (Gibeault) Hale, Thelma (Hale) Parsons (holding baby). Row 3: Billy Hale, Thelma Jean Parsons, Doreen Richardson, Bobby Brown, Jimmy Brown, Marilyn Richardson, Mary Brown, Joyce Parsons, Barbara Parsons, Joan Parsons, Thomas Mearns, Billy Mearns
Doreen D’Cruz, ‘Women, Time and Place in Fiona Kidman’s The Book of Secrets’, Journal of Commonwealth Literature, 42:3, September 2007, 63-81
No full textArticle review: In this absorbing article, Doreen D’Cruz considers New Zealand author Fiona Kidman’s 1987 novel, The Book of Secrets, from a feminist, dialogist and historiographical viewpoint, with reference to Kristeva, Bakhtin, Said, Friedman and Irigaray
O QUE DOREEN DIRIA SOBRE NÓS? UM ENSAIO SOBRE A PEDAGOGIA DA ESPERANÇA
No full textResumo:Este ensaio investe na análise da produção bibliográfica de Doreen Massey, com atenção focada nos títulos dirigidos aos cursos para o segmento do Ensino Superior, ministrados ou organizados por ela nas décadas de 1990-2000, na Open University (em Milton Keynes, Reino Unido). A aproximação a esses trabalhos – ainda sem tradução para o português – procura inventariar os aspectos pedagógicos nas construções epistemológicas da autora. O estudo da face pedagógica de Massey, ao considerar seus textos didáticos, busca um painel de ações, recursos e metodologias para uma possível adoção dos conteúdos da Geografia passíveis de serem inseridos na Educação Básica. Portanto, não se trata de uma incorporação vertical da academia para a escola, mas um estudo cujo inventário de procedimentos possa ser inspirador para a epistemologia escolar, considerando a potencialidade da concepção espacial desenvolvida pela a autora (MASSEY, 1995, 2004, 2006, 2008).Palavras-chave: Doreen Massey, Espaço, Ensino de Geografia. Abstract: This essay invests in the analysis of Doreen Massey's bibliographic production, with attention to the titles directed to Higher Education courses, taught or organized by her in the decades of 1990-2000, at the Open University (in Milton Keynes, UK). The approach to these works - without translation into Portuguese - seeks to set pedagogical aspects down in the author 's epistemological constructions. The study of the pedagogical bias of Massey provides a set of actions, resources and methodologies for a possible syllabus of Geography that can be adopted in elementary education. Therefore, it is not a vertical incorporation of the academy into the school, but a study whose inventory of procedures can be inspiring for school epistemology, considering the possibilities of the spatial conception (MASSEY, 1995, 2004, 2006, 2008).Keywords: Doreen Massey, Space, Geography Education. Resumén: Este ensayo realiza um análisis de la producción bibliográfica de Doreen Massey, con la atención enfocada en los títulos dirigidos a los cursos para el segmento de la Enseñanza Superior, impartidos o organizados por ella en las décadas de 1990-2000, en la Open University (en Milton Keynes, Reino Unido). La aproximación a esos trabajos - aún sin traducción al portugués - busca inventariar los aspectos pedagógicos en las construcciones epistemológicas de la autora. El estudio de la cara pedagógica de Massey, al considerar sus textos didácticos, busca un panel de acciones, recursos y metodologías para una posible adopción de los contenidos de la Geografía pasibles de ser adoptados en la Educación Básica. Por lo tanto, no se trata de una incorporación vertical del ámbito académico a la escuela, sino un estudio cuyo inventario de procedimientos puede ser inspirador para la epistemología escolar, considerando la potencialidad de la concepción espacial desarrollada por la autora (MASSEY, 1995, 2004, 2006, 2008).Palabras-clave: Doreen Massey, Espacio, Enseñanza de Geografía.</jats:p
“PELO ESPAÇO” NA VIA DE DOREEN MASSEY: UMA ANÁLISE PEDAGÓGICA DE “MATERIAL GEOGRAPHIES”
No full textThe aim of this article seeks to reflect on the pedagogical aspect in the extensive bibliographic production of the British Geography Doreen Massey. The current study deals with the content analysis of the chapter Geographies of solidarities, inserted in the pedagogical material of the course Material Geographies – a world in the making. This paperback, edited by Open University in 2008, is a pedagogical material adopted by the course of the same institution of distance education and at the same time it diffuses theoretical tendencies directed by Open Space Research. Our aim seeks to analyse the Bibliography of the author and to focuses on the titles directed by courses taught or organized by Massey in the 1990’s, at the Open University (in Milton Keynes, UK). This approach to these issues - still without a Portuguese translation –look forward a file Doreen Massey's pedagogical ideas and how it tie in the School Geography curriculum in BrazilA questão central deste estudo busca refletir sobre o aspecto pedagógico na extensa produção bibliográfica da geógrafa britânica Doreen Massey. O presente estudo se ocupará da análise de conteúdo do capítulo Geographies of solidarities, inserido no material pedagógico do curso Material Geographies – a world in the making. Tal publicação, editada pela Open University em 2008, trata-se de material pedagógico adotado para curso da mesma instituição de educação a distância (EAD) e que ao mesmo tempo difunde tendências teóricas dirigidas pela Open Space Research. Tal intuito investe na análise da produção bibliográfica da autora, com atenção focada nos títulos dirigidos aos cursos ministrados ou organizados por ela na década de 1990, na Open University (em Milton Keynes, Reino Unido). Esta aproximação com esses trabalhos – ainda sem tradução para o português – procura inventariar os aspectos pedagógicos de Doreen Massey e seus possíveis desdobramentos para o currículo da Geografia Escolar no Brasil
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