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William John Burchell: The multi-skilled polymath
No full textOn the bicentenary of William John Burchell's sojourn and journey in southern Africa, we review his contribution to science in the region. In November 1810, Burchell arrived in Cape Town and, in mid-1811, he set off on a 4-year, 7000-km journey of scientific exploration. When he returned to Cape Town in April 1815, he had amassed 63 000 specimens and 500 drawings. Burchell is remembered mainly for his contributions to descriptive and philosophical aspects of natural history of the country. He is less well known for some significant and novel contributions to the earth sciences, the social sciences and even astronomy. Burchell's observations in physical geography and geology and his contribution to cartography have received little attention. In natural history, some of his views were prescient of the concepts of evolution and holism. In the social sciences, he provided unique ethnographic descriptions, developed an orthography of two indigenous languages and produced drawings that have attracted international research. William John Burchell is worthy of our memory
William John Burchell: The multi-skilled polymath
No full textOn the bicentenary of William John Burchell's sojourn and journey in southern Africa, we review his contribution to science in the region. In November 1810, Burchell arrived in Cape Town and, in mid-1811, he set off on a 4-year, 7000-km journey of scientific exploration. When he returned to Cape Town in April 1815, he had amassed 63 000 specimens and 500 drawings. Burchell is remembered mainly for his contributions to descriptive and philosophical aspects of natural history of the country. He is less well known for some significant and novel contributions to the earth sciences, the social sciences and even astronomy. Burchell's observations in physical geography and geology and his contribution to cartography have received little attention. In natural history, some of his views were prescient of the concepts of evolution and holism. In the social sciences, he provided unique ethnographic descriptions, developed an orthography of two indigenous languages and produced drawings that have attracted international research. William John Burchell is worthy of our memory
Pixelated flesh
No full textThe pixel and the technique of pixelating faces belong to a politics of fear and a digital aesthetics of truth which shapes public perceptions of criminality and the threat of otherness. This article will draw on Paul Virilio's account of the pixel in Lost Dimension in order to analyze its specific role and operation in relation to contemporary representations of incarceration. In particular, the article will consider the figure of the incarcerated informant. The incarcerated criminal or informant plays a complex role as both subversive other and purveyor of truth and as such constitutes an important example of the ways in which pixelation functions as a visible signifier of a dangerous truth whilst blurring, erasing and, ultimately, dehumanizing those "speaking" this truth. Our discussion forms part of a larger analysis of the production, framing and circulation of images of otherness, identifying Virilio as key to debates around the violence of the screen
Mapping and promoting South Africa : Barrow and Burchell\u27s rivalry
No full textBarrow\u27s six years at the Cape, with four long journeys, and Burchell\u27s close on five years ox-wagon travel gave Barrow\u27s Account of Travels pre-eminent authority status, with jealous attacks on rival travellers\u27 books and their maps. This criticism included those of Burchell, as scientist and mapmaker largely his superior. Burchell hit back with equal vituperation. Despite their enmity they advanced knowledge of the interior "least known to Europeans" (Barrow) and came together in promoting the Zuurveld as place of settlement for the 5 000 emigrants dispatched in 1820 by a government aiming to export potential radicals among the unemployed. Burchell depicted the Zuurveld as a demi-paradise to the Poor Law Commission of parliament and Barrow did the same to ministers. The anti-Xhosa \u27buffer\u27 was never an issue and the 1834 Rharhabe invasion unforeseen. Barrow, public figure and prolific author, outshone Burchell, the retired botanist and benefactor of Kew Gardens: the latter\u27s fame has come late. The long-term consequence of their case for Zuurveld settlement is still undecided
Brian Ferneyhough : the logic of the figure
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Local planning for agriculture: a new charge to the planning profession
No full textNew Jersey, known today for its dense urbanization, maintains a rich agrarian heritage that is still prominent in many parts of the state. Development pressures in the latter half of the twentieth century, however, transformed New Jersey's agricultural landscape and continue to present challenges to remaining farms. The future of the state's rural landscape and farming industry will depend largely on the mitigation of intensifying suburbanization pressures and the ability of farmers to adapt to changing market opportunities.
While the federal farm bill has been the dominant image of American farm policy since the 1930s, this dissertation presents rationale for the decentralization of farm policy across state, and more pertinently, local governments. It is argued that greater emphasis on local planning for agricultural retention and development will more effectively address the needs of a diverse agricultural industry, preserve the localized public goods and open space amenities conferred by agriculture, and ameliorate the impacts of suburban growth on the farming industry.
New Jersey presents an interesting case study of local agricultural planning and policy. It is the most densely populated and highly urbanized state in the nation, yet despite decades of attrition and displacement agriculture still represents nearly one fifth of the state's land base. The state is well known for its progressive state level agricultural policy and ambitious farmland preservation program. Adaptability and innovation have been requisites for success within the state's farming community in the face of increased competition for farmland, rising farmland values, and changes in the sociopolitical environment occurring at the rural urban interface.
A thirteen municipality region in northern Burlington County provides the geographic context for empirical analysis of the extent of local planning and policy development for agriculture. This region comprises several of the most agriculturally intensive municipalities in the state. A general conclusion of this research is that significant opportunity remains for greater integration of agriculture in comprehensive municipal planning. This finding is particularly important because of the powers granted to municipalities under New Jersey's home rule doctrine to influence land use and promulgate regulation.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-306)by Brian James Schillin
Special Olympics Award Ceremony, 1991
No full textb&w photographExcellent condition(L-R) Doug Mann; Brian Rogers; Robert Burchell (Bronze); Henrik Colpa (gold); David Fraser (silver); Brian's daughter (name unknown).This photo is part of the Alumni Office fonds (2012.001.1). Additional photos available
Hypervelocity impact in low earth orbit: finding subtle impactor signatures on the Hubble Space Telescope
No full textpublisher: Elsevier articletitle: Hypervelocity impact in low earth orbit: finding subtle impactor signatures on the Hubble Space Telescope journaltitle: Procedia Engineering articlelink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.09.746 content_type: article copyright: © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.© 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the 14th Hypervelocity Impact Symposium 2017. The file attached is the Published/publisher’s pdf version of the article.NHM Repositor
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