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What Shade of "Green" is Your Event?
No full textKent Gusafson's presentation on what festivals and events can do to become more sustainable and "greener".Gustafson, Kent. (2009). What Shade of "Green" is Your Event?. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/168121
Community Tourism Assessment for Lindstrom, Minnesota
Full text linkGustafson, Kent; Messer, Cynthia C; Templin, Elizabeth. (2008). Community Tourism Assessment for Lindstrom, Minnesota. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/197988
Minnesota Agri-tourism: Status and Interest
No full textAgri-tourism is defined as a set of activities that occurs when people link travel with the products, services, and experiences of agriculture. Examples of agri-tourism include, but are not limited to, farm stays, hay rides, wine trails, farm
tours, and farm festivals. Agri-tourism can increase farm revenue, lead to a more
diversified business, and stimulate local economies.
In 2009, the University of Minnesota Tourism Center, in partnership with Renewing
the Countryside, the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, and the Minnesota Grown program of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture conducted a survey of Minnesota farms to learn about agri-tourism businesses, activities, and opportunities. The information gained from the survey is designed to help the University of Minnesota
Tourism Center and its partner organizations provide better educational and
marketing opportunities for agri-tourism in Minnesota.Special thanks to Renewing the Countryside, the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA), the MN
Grown program of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, the Minnesota Farmers’ Union, the Minnesota Farm Bureau,
Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, the Land Stewardship Project, and the Minnesota Sustainable Farming Association.Schuweiler, Andrea; Gustafson, Kent. (2009). Minnesota Agri-tourism: Status and Interest. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/57957
Quality of Life: Assessment for Transportation Performance Indicators Focus Group Report
Full text linkQuality of life‘ has multiple definitions yet specific indicators for transportation remain absent. As such, an opportunity exists for both academe and transportation professionals to better understand the relationship between quality of life and transportation. As the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) seeks to align programs and services with citizen needs and expectations, evaluating what Quality of Life (QOL) means to the public and how it relates to transportation can inform Mn/DOT program and service delivery. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess and evaluate transportation-related quality of life indicators and the role of Mn/DOT programs and services in quality of life. Three inter-related approaches were undertaken: 1) a literature review, 2) focus groups, and 3) a questionnaire. This project reports on the focus groups.Schroeder, Sierra L.; Gustafson, Kent; Schneider, Ingrid E.. (2011). Quality of Life: Assessment for Transportation Performance Indicators Focus Group Report. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/167906
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe 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
Full text link“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
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Road safety on four continents : 14th international conference, Bangkok, Thailand 14-16 November 2007: Conference proceedings
No full textRoad safety on four continents : Warsaw, Poland 5-7 October 2005. Conference proceedings
No full textThis conference was the 13th in a series of road safety conferences starting in 1987 with emphasis on two continents, Europe and North America. In year 2000 the conference included three continents, also Africa, and this time emphasis was even broader with four continents including Asia. The main objective of the Conference was to explore emerging research and developments in the area of Road Safety. Special emphasis was towards the application of research and to involve developing countries and countries in transition in the event both as presenters and as delegates. A principle theme was the pros and cons of applied research done in the 'north' to problems in the 'south'
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