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Sustainable transport challenges in a suburban university: The case of the Autonomous University of Barcelona
No full textThis paper provides detailed accounts of the transport patterns at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), including its motivations, barriers and user preferences, and explores the main transport challenges faced by the UAB campus. This suburban university is an important transport activity generator in the Barcelona Metropolitan Region, which is committed to achieving sustainable transportation. Results have been obtained through a personal survey (n=5525) of members of the university community. These show that the main limitations for changing travel mode from private means to non-motorised or public modes of transport are: the lack of adequate infrastructure, the marginal role of walking and cycling as a means of transport, and the longer time involved using public transport
Women's Movements Institutionalization and Impact on Policy. The Case of the Bolivian Movement of Domestic Workers
Get PDFSeveral authors have analysed how institutionalized women's movements impact policy, but research has devoted little attention to the differentiated impact of institutionalized movements on the substantive and symbolic dimensions of the same policy. I investigate this issue by focusing on the Bolivian movement of domestic workers, a paradigmatic case of an institutionalized women's movement that had a sound impact on the symbolic dimension of the policy on domestic workers' rights but a much weaker impact on its substantive dimension. The research is based on qualitative content analysis of documents produced by the movement and the government, and semi-structured interviews with key actors. I have reached three main findings. First, institutionalization facilitates the achievement of symbolic policy outcomes, but does not necessarily allow the achievement of substantive policy outcomes. Second, the inclusion of movements in deliberative processes that imply the joint elaboration of policy seems to be the form of institutionalization that allows the strongest impact on the substantive dimension of policy, while the appointment of movement members to official positions is less effective. Third, a form of institutionalization that was not included in existent typologies has been identified: the recognition of the importance of a movement by the government
The influence of lifestyle and built environment factors on transport CO2 emissions : the case study of Autonomous University of Barcelona
No full textTransport is a major user of carbon-based fuels and is seen as crucial intervention sector for meeting CO2 emission reduction targets. While the academic literature has traditionally focused more on correlating built environment factors (i.e. urban density, trip distance, etc.) and production of CO2 in the transport sector, only limited attention has been paid to the influence of lifestyle factors. This paper examines the effects of lifestyle and built environments factors on transport CO2 emissions generated by the daily commutes to and from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) in Greater Barcelona (Spain). The analysis revealed that lifestyle choices were as relevant as the built environment for understanding the emitting sources and CO2 volume. Accordingly, the study provides insights how the design of efficient transport policy packages can integrate lifestyle factors as a central focal point
The influence of lifestyle and built environment factors on transport CO2 emissions: the case study of Autonomous University of Barcelona
Get PDFTransport is a major user of carbon-based fuels and is seen as crucial intervention sector for meeting CO2 emission reduction targets. While the academic literature has traditionally focused more on correlating built environment factors (i.e. urban density, trip distance, etc.) and production of CO2 in the transport sector, only limited attention has been paid to the influence of lifestyle factors. This paper examines the effects of lifestyle and built environments factors on transport CO2 emissions generated by the daily commutes to and from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) in Greater Barcelona (Spain). The analysis revealed that lifestyle choices were as relevant as the built environment for understanding the emitting sources and CO2 volume. Accordingly, the study provides insights how the design of efficient transport policy packages can integrate lifestyle factors as a central focal point
Chemical research in the Catalan Countries: a brief quantitative assessment of the agents, resources, and results
Get PDFThis work describes the chemical research developed
during the ten year period 2000–2009 in the territories of
Catalan language and culture, especially in the euroregion
formed by Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian
Country (Valencian Community). The article presents the evolution
of chemical research in relation to the total scientific activity
of these territories and of others in their proximity. The work is
focused on the global scientific production cycle, as structured
in four sections: entities, human resources involved, economic
resources invested, and results obtained (in the form of articles,
doctoral theses, and patents)
Whose Voice Counts? Diversity, Postcolonial Continuities and Participation in Plurinational Andean States
No full textBook Review Essay Dilemmas of Difference. Indigenous Women and the Limits of Postcolonial Development Policy, by Sarah A. Radcliffe. Duke University Press, 2015.Demokratie und Dekolonisierung in Bolivien. Visionen und Praktiken jenseits des liberalen Paradigmas [Democracy and Decolonization in Bolivia. Visions and Practices beyond the liberal paradigm], by Tanja Ernst. 2015, https://kobra.bibliothek.uni-kassel.de/bitstream/urn:nbn:de:hebis:34-2015061648546/5/DissertationTanjaErnst.pdf.El horizonte plurinacional [The plurinational horizon], by Luis Tapia. Editorial Autodeterminación, 2015
Social multicritieria evaluation of alternative solutions for coastal erosion: The case of the Lido of Sète
No full textThis report describes a study case performed in the frame of the component 3 \u93Valuating shoreline\u94 within the Messina project, Interreg III-C West. The aim of the Component 3 is to review concrete examples of economic analysis methodologies applied to shoreline management policy inside and outside Europe. This report presents the application of a Social Multicriteria Evaluation (SMCE) in the study area of the lido of Sète (Southern France). The lido of Sète, a narrow strip of land separating the lagoon of Thau and the Mediterranean Sea, has become very vulnerable to coastal erosion and sea level rise. Many activities developed on this land (housing, vine growing, tourism installations and high ecological value areas) as well as fishing activities inside the lagoon are at risk of serious economical, social and environmental consequences. At the end of the nineties local authorities have started a process to search for a long-term solution. Currently, this solution implies moving backward hard infrastructures (e.g. coastal road) and restoring the dunes to increase the system\u92s resilience against erosion. In order to evaluate this situation, where \u93facts are uncertain, values in dispute, stakes high and decisions urgent\u94 (Funtowicz and Ravetz, 1991, 1994), a combination of participatory process and multi-criteria evaluation has been applied, based on the framework of Social Multi-Criteria Evaluation (SMCE), developed by Munda (2004). SMCE can be roughly described as a methodology for decision-making process. After gathering the perceptions, opinions and objectives from different social actors, the information is structured in a multi-criteria evaluation framework, following several steps: - The identification of the problem at hand, and the isolation of the relevant stakeholders; This task is done by means of an institutional analysis, i.e. a review of official documents, newspapers and so on. By means of participatory techniques (focus groups, in\u96depth interviews and meetings) it is possible to have an approach of the problem (in this case, coastal erosion) from several points of view. Participatory techniques are also useful to identify other social actors who haven\u92t been considered yet. In Sète, the beach erosion is not the only problem, camping cars parked along the road and dune system degradation are other concerns. - The creation of alternatives to solve the problem; Stakeholders\u92 preferences are an important input for this task. On this basis, four main alternatives (Business as usual, hard engineering, medium-displacement of the road and road displacement) have been established with small variations (location of cycling track and parking areas). - The criteria definition, which relies on and represent the social actors\u92 preferences. The following criteria have been considered: security, long-term effectiveness, investment costs, maintenance costs, visual impact, impact over marine environment, fragmentation, regional impact. - Criteria valuation; after valuating the criteria, it is possible to structure the information within an impact matrix. - Selection and application of the evaluation tool; according to the characteristics of the problem at hand, e.g. types of criteria, use of weights, and so on, the multi-criteria technique is selected. In this work, two methodologies have been used trying to fulfil the desired characteristics for a SMCE: Naiade (Munda, 1995) and Regime (Hinloopen E., Nijkamp P., Rietveld P.1983). - Presentation of results and feedback to the stakeholders in order to validate the work performed. Finally, this report concludes reviewing the lessons learnt from the study case and highlighting advantages and constraints for future uses of this methodology.Messin
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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