33,351 research outputs found
Recording of Interview with Maxine Clarke Beach (Vol.1)
No full textBeach was Vice-President of Drew University and Dean of Drew Theological School (Madison, NJ), until her retirement in 2000. Beach met Nouwen as a student of Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) from 1983 to 1985.1 audio cassette (55 min.)Title based on contents of the item. ; The interview is transcribed and is available electronically or in hard copy. ; Located in audio cassettes box 10. ; Reference copies of the audio cassettes are available (located with originals). ; Digitized January 27, 2011.For more information please contact Special Collections, the University of St. Michael's College.Item consists of one audio cassette (SR2005 09 15 05 v1a + 1b) of an interview with Maxine Clarke Beach conducted by Michael Christensen and Rebecca Laird at the Lillagaard Bed and Breakfast Hotel in Ocean Grove (NJ) on July 7, 2004. Beach recounts experiences with Nouwen at the Catholic Retreat Centre (Boston, MA) and a 1991 speaking engagement at the Scarritt Bennett Centre (Nashville, TN). Themes present in Beach's interview include women and church, Henri Nouwen at Harvard Divinity School, 'The Wounded Healer' and 'The Genesee Diary.
Land Grant Application- Beach, Samuel (Blanford, MA)
No full textLand grant application submitted to the Maine Land Office on behalf of Samuel Beach for service in the Revolutionary War, by their widow Sylvia.https://digitalmaine.com/revolutionary_war_mass/1024/thumbnail.jp
Valuing a Beach Day with a Repeated Nested Logit Model of Participation, Site Choice, and Stochastic Time Value
No full textBeach recreation values are often needed by policy-makers and resource managers to efficiently manage coastal resources, especially in popular coastal areas like Southern California. This article presents welfare values derived from random utility maximization-based recreation demand models that explain an individual’s decisions about whether or not to visit a beach and which beach to visit. The models utilize labor market decisions to reveal each individual’s opportunity cost of recreation time. The value of having access to the beach in San Diego County is estimated to be between 23 per day.Recreation demand, repeated nested logit, labor supply, opportunity cost of leisure, time, beach recreation., Demand and Price Analysis, Environmental Economics and Policy, Institutional and Behavioral Economics, Q26, J22, Q51.,
"Valuing Beach Closures on the Padre Island National Seashore"
No full textIn this paper we estimate the economic loss of hypothetical beach closures on the Padre Island National Seashore on the Gulf Coast of Texas. We use a travel cost random utility maximization (RUM) model with data from a random phone survey of Texas residents completed in 2001. We simulate realistic closures that may occur in event of an oil spill or other disruption. For comparison we valued the loss of beach closures in the heavily populated Galveston area. The aggregate losses on Padre Island were highest on weekend days in July estimated at ). They were lowest on weekdays in September at 28. A similar closure of beaches near Galveston resulted in losses of 852,000 (weekend day) with a per trip loss of $30.random utility model, beach use, non-market valuation
Increasing Beach Recreation Benefits by Using Wetlands to Reduce Contamination
No full textThe public swimming beach at Maumee Bay State Park (MBSP) on Lake Erie is often posted for occurrences of unsafe levels of bacteria. The main source of bacteria derives from a drainage ditch that discharges near the beach. We have conducted a comprehensive study to determine the feasibility of using a constructed wetland to filter the ditch water, prior to its entry into Maumee Bay. As part of this study, we administered an on-site non-market valuation survey of beach visitors, in which observed and contingent trips to the beach were used to estimate the potential welfare benefits of the restored wetlands. The data were analyzed using three versions of the multivariate Poisson-lognormal (MPLN) model, a random effects count data model. We conclude version one, with flexible covariance structure and vehicle costs of 166 to construct wetlands and improve water quality. The aggregate annual benefit to an estimated 37,300 annual beach visitors is estimated as $6.19 million. The robustness of this estimate to a variety of alternative assumptions is examined.Count data model, Poisson lognormal, on-site sampling, recreation demand, wetland, simulated maximum likelihood, Community/Rural/Urban Development, Environmental Economics and Policy, Public Economics, Q51,
The Foxes of Salisbury Beach
No full textThe author describes her encounter with foxes at Salisbury Beach, MA and Massachusetts legislative policy related to Salisbury Beach\u27s preservation
A fundamental limit on the performance of geometrically-tuned planar resonators
No full textGeometric frequency tuning in planar electromagnetic resonators is common in many applications. It comes, however, at a penalty in the resonance quality, Q0. The literature traces the causes of such penalty often in terms of the shortcomings in the added elements and materials, which were used to achieve the tuning. In this paper, however, it is shown that another underlying source of quality degradation exists at the fundamental geometric level. This source, unlike other added sources of degradation during tuning, will always exist (even before tuning takes place) and will rely on the “modal areas” of the geometric modifications made to host the tuning mechanism. Hence, it forms an upper bound to the performance that can be achieved from a geometically-tuned planar resonator, carries an important insight to resonator design in general, and significantly helps in the understanding of the problem of geometric tuning in particular. We present the electromagnetic theory behind this limit and canonically demonstrate it using practical microwave resonator examples. The theory, finite-element method simulation, and experiment results are presented and good agreement is observed. It is shown that incorporating such understanding into the design process of tunable planar resonators can help optimize their performance against a given set of design requirements. Furthermore, the presented theory provides a useful electromagnetic model as a tool for estimating Q0 for geometrically modified or irregular metal patches and planar resonators in general, to assist analysis, and design at any wavelength or application. The theory also asserts that, under a given mode, a planar resonator will always have its maximum Q0 before introducing any internal subtractive geometric modifications (e.g., cuts, apertures, or slits) to its original shape.Geometric frequency tuning in planar electromagnetic resonators is common in many applications. It comes, however, at a penalty in the resonance quality, Q0. The literature traces the causes of such penalty often in terms of the shortcomings in the added elements and materials, which were used to achieve the tuning. In this paper, however, it is shown that another underlying source of quality degradation exists at the fundamental geometric level. This source, unlike other added sources of degradation during tuning, will always exist (even before tuning takes place) and will rely on the “modal areas” of the geometric modifications made to host the tuning mechanism. Hence, it forms an upper bound to the performance that can be achieved from a geometically-tuned planar resonator, carries an important insight to resonator design in general, and significantly helps in the understanding of the problem of geometric tuning in particular. We present the electromagnetic theory behind this limit and canonically demonstrate it using practical microwave resonator examples. The theory, finite-element method simulation, and experiment results are presented and good agreement is observed. It is shown that incorporating such understanding into the design process of tunable planar resonators can help optimize their performance against a given set of design requirements. Furthermore, the presented theory provides a useful electromagnetic model as a tool for estimating Q0 for geometrically modified or irregular metal patches and planar resonators in general, to assist analysis, and design at any wavelength or application. The theory also asserts that, under a given mode, a planar resonator will always have its maximum Q0 before introducing any internal subtractive geometric modifications (e.g., cuts, apertures, or slits) to its original shape
Some Consumer Surplus Estimates for North Carolina Beaches
No full textWe estimate consumer surplus of a beach day using the single-site travel cost method. Onsite visitation data for seven North Carolina beaches were collected between July and November of 2003. Two pooled count data models, corrected for endogenous stratification and truncation, are estimated to account for bias stemming from onsite sampling. One model pertains to beach visitors that make single day trips to the beach, while the other is for visitors that stay onsite overnight. In each model, we allow for heterogeneity across sites through intercept-shifting and demand slope-shifting dummy variables. Depending upon the site, the estimated net benefits of a day at a beach in North Carolina range between 80 for those users making day trips and between 41 for those users that stay onsite overnight. These estimates are of the same order of magnitude as the results from earlier studies using travel cost methods but are considerably larger than the previous findings based upon stated preference methods.travel cost, consumer surplus, beach access, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy, D12, D63, H31, Q26,
Determinants of sustainability among beach resorts / Ma. Joy G. Soriano
No full textThe overwhelming influx of tourists in the beautiful and pristine beaches has brought enormous contribution to both economic and social development of local communities, however, it does not come without any cost to the environment. As such, beach resort owners were confronted with pressing issues relating to sustainability design and implementation. Hence, this study was initiated to understand the determinants of the sustainability of beach resorts in Davao Region as well as provide an implication on the sustainability framework for local policy development. A mixed methods research design utilizing convergent parallel approach was employed in which a total of 215 beach resort owners participated in this study. Results of the quantitative portion revealed that corporate social responsibility and tourism promotion services are the significant determinants of sustainable tourism in Davao Region and the qualitative insights of the beach resort owners revealed the there is a necessity to promote the tourism activities, products, and services; trainings and orientation needs to be initiated, and CSR awareness may be promoted and strengthened. As to the corroboration of the quantitative and qualitative findings, merging confirmation was noted for all of the constructs denoting a parallel results of both qualitative and quantitative strands of the study
Integrated Environmental Study for Beach Management: A Methodological Approach
No full textThis paper aims to present a project convened by the University of Genoa and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), in collaboration with Local Authorities, concerning the development of tools for beach management in the Riviera del Beigua (Liguria Region, Italy). The aim of the first step of the project is to assess the environmental state of resort beaches examining them interdisciplinary, through a data analysis based on a sound understanding of the components of the physical and the human system. The following step will be the treatment of the data, through the use of various instruments, which use a synthesis analysis, such as the traditional SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis, and the use of a set of environmental and socio-economic indicators. Finally, our ultimate target is to propose guidelines, which will supply an instrument to back up policies concerning beach planning and management.Costal management, Sustainable tourist, Integrated assessment, Indicators
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