115 research outputs found
Eating the ocean
No full textIn Eating the Ocean Elspeth Probyn investigates the profound importance of the ocean and the future of fish and human entanglement. On her ethnographic journey around the world's oceans and fisheries, she finds that the ocean is being simplified in a food politics that is overwhelmingly land based and preoccupied with buzzwords like "local" and "sustainable." Developing a conceptual tack that combines critical analysis and embodied ethnography, she dives into the lucrative and endangered bluefin tuna market, the gendered politics of "sustainability;' the ghoulish business of producing fish meal and fish oil for animals and humans, and the long history of encounters between humans and oysters. Seeing the ocean as the site of the entangle¬ment of multiple species - which are all implicated in the interactions of technology, culture, politics - and the market enables us to think about ways to develop a reflexive ethics of taste and place based in the realization that we cannot escape the food politics of the human fish relationship
Achieving Sustainable Designs within Master Planned Communities
No full textUnder rapid technological advancement within the urban development industry, fuelled by booming economic conditions, a fertile environment is flourishing for the uptake of sustainable development practices. However, this gives rise to the question: Then, why is there a considerable lag in the implementation of sustainable practices aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and human waste? This paper expands on initial findings of localised research into the adoption of ecological sustainable development practices within the land development industry. Through this research and further investigation a number of issues are exposed; the lack of regulatory direction, training of industry players and a gradual shift in community values. This paper also investigates the wide gap between best intentions and actual built results, followed by insights into the dilemma of local government development applications constrained by regulation and associated levels of commitment to delivering a higher standard of sustainability within our built environment. To illustrate market trends toward sustainable development practices currently implemented two Greenfield Master Planned Communities being development on the Gold Coast are discussed as examples
Working Paper 2 of the E-Business and Transport Project: E-BUSINESS TRENDS
No full textThe second Working Paper for the impacts of e-business on transport project, reports on a literature and document search for trends and developments in e-business, which may have significant transport impacts. E-business is defined as including e-commerce, either between Businesses to Business [B2B] or Business to Customers [B2C], and the adoption of electronic technology within businesses. \ud
We suggest that growth in e-business stems from the combined existence of: market demand; suitable enabling technology; and skills/familiarity in management/users/ industry/government. Thus, we consider:\ud
Internet Readiness: for example, 46% of Australian adults had accessed the Internet [May, 2000]; 37% of businesses had Internet access as did 88% of government organisations [June 1999]. Training will be needed for the IT professions and the community at large, but the more urgent need is for e-business management skills.\ud
The Market: for e-business in terms of: products, including the move of established retailers into e-business, and increases plus changes in the services offered by intermediaries; place or channels such as electronic portals as new market places for industry/consumers and e-fulfilment, the new logistics practices required by e-business; regional and international promotion to, and then the price of e-business, security for business and safety for consumers.\ud
Technology: in four categories of application: Standardisation, for interoperability of both hardware and software; Ease of use with new languages such as XML offering wider markets and bandwidth limitations slowing uptake; New technologies such as electronic agents to help users sift unwieldy amounts of information to find products, services, and even each other; and finally Security devices such as biometric recognition.\ud
Applications are discussed in relation to:\ud
B2B: National and global sourcing, e-procurement is set to boom; Supply chain management, tailoring orders to specifically service customers; Regional industries and SMEs entering the market.\ud
B2C: is divided into activities which require physical travel or transfer of goods such as shopping and travel/tourism; then virtual services such as entertainment/infotainment, online banking and trading, then health and education. \ud
We conclude with a tabulation of the estimated significance of the developments discussed for e-business in the short-term 2001-2005 and medium-term 2006-2010
Replication Data for: Free riding or discounted riding? How the framing of a bike share offer impacts offer-redemption
No full textThis data set contains three .csv files and one .txt file, which contains the code used in R to produce the results shown in the paper. The three .csv files are: PortlandALL (all the data in one place). PortlandNewDocks (only the subset of data for residents with a new station built near their existing home). And PortlandNewMovers (only the subset of data for residents who have newly moved to the area).
These are in three separate files as the author is not proficient in using R and found it easier to work with three different datasets
Replication Data for: Free riding or discounted riding? How the framing of a bike share offer impacts offer-redemption
No full textThis data set contains three .csv files and one .txt file, which contains the code used in R to produce the results shown in the paper. The three .csv files are: PortlandALL (all the data in one place). PortlandNewDocks (only the subset of data for residents with a new station built near their existing home). And PortlandNewMovers (only the subset of data for residents who have newly moved to the area).
These are in three separate files as the author is not proficient in using R and found it easier to work with three different datasets
Introducing the transport impacts of E-business project
No full textE-Business is expected to dramatically change the way business is conducted internationally, nationally, within states and at the local area level. Moreover, these changes are very likely to happen well within the planning time frames required for provision of transport infrastructure and services. This paper introduces a study to investigate: how will the transport task change; what will be affected; and how can the transport system respond?\ud
The work, a joint initiative of the National Transport Secretariat [NTS], and the CSIRO/QUT Built Environment Research Alliance, in collaboration with Queensland Department of Public Works, is intended to assist Australian business and government pro-actively address the transport issues arising from e-business. \ud
E-commerce is growing exponentially: worldwide e-commerce revenues are estimated to reach $US1300 billion by 2003. Growth in electronic communications within companies which, together with e-commerce between companies, B2B, or between business and consumers, B2C, make up e-business, is even more significant. The magnitude and speed of both these changes increase the urgency of planning, for their impacts provide forecasting challenges. \ud
A study approach is described to consider direct impacts from e-business on Australian transport, derived demand for travel or delivery as other businesses prosper and transport related constraints to e-business in the next five to ten years.\ud
Base line information collection: includes a review of literature and information about trends in e-business then transport and e-Business; interviews with stakeholder/experts in planning agencies, e-business companies and transport/logistics firms across Australia; appraisal of data available for on-going assessment; and contact with international experts.\ud
Trends and impact assessment: National trends will be estimated and very important impacts or very urgent impacts selected via a ranking and rating process. Transport related productivity gains will be assessed; trends in regional Australia and international trends and experience will be reported with a final assessment of opportunities and threats for Australia.\ud
Outputs: A series of working papers and final reports; a user friendly database of contacts, publications and data availability information for update; a research framework for identification of policy and planning levers to maximise benefits to Australia from national and global e-business activity
Legislative Counsel: from concept to codification
No full textA brief introduction to the work of the Office of Legislative Counsel in Salem, Oregon.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Written, produced and directed by Alice Hyde, Elspeth Reed.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.In English
Working Paper 6 of the E-Business and Transport Project: Regional Impacts of E-business in Australia
No full textThis is the sixth Working Paper from a project designed to consider the impacts of e-business on the Australian transport system together with any constraints that the transport system might place on e-commerce opportunities. \ud
E-business impacts on the transport system in any area of the nation, or indeed the world, will vary with the industry mix in the area, the existing transport infrastructures and services, growth profiles, characteristics of the people in the area and the priorities of business and government. Thus, analysis must encompass regional diversity. To consider regional impacts, this paper draws together information from specific document searches, interviews with experts and overseas experiences.\ud
Changes arise from increased profitability of existing industries, access to wider markets or entirely new types of industry. While there is always the possibility of better systems lowering costs, Australian farmers, miners and foresters are currently amongst the most efficient in the world and profitability is linked to prices governed by global commodity markets. Therefore, it is the possibilities of access to wider markets, especially export markets and/or the growth of new industries which are likely to have the most significant effect on transport. \ud
Suggested Australian niche products range from stud services to tree nurseries and flower seeds. All have in common the need to match the product to end-user. Moreover, producers may discover that "it is not just the product they raise that has value, but also the process used to grow the crop" [Buerskens, 2000]. An export market in expertise should be pursued. \ud
Tourism may be the first regional industry in many areas to benefit from e-business. Inbound and interstate tourism should be boosted by opportunities for lower cost air travel and access to wider markets should be even more significant. However, to realise that advantage transport infrastructure and services must be in place.\ud
Opportunities and threats for regional Australia due to e-business include: Access works both ways and local suppliers will no longer have captive markets; Opportunities for regional centres for warehousing and freight transfer will require suitable infrastructure. This is equally true of tourism where potential for regional visits by international tourists exists. Business should be encouraged to site both types of activity to limit impacts on transport infrastructure and create regional employment. Finally, e-business allows relocation of business to attractive regional areas if transport and communications infrastructure is available
Working Paper 5 of the E-Business and Transport Project: Data and Data Source Issues in Assessing the Transport Impacts of E-business
No full textBoth the rapid speed of change and the changes in society due to the information revolution in general, poses special challenges for forecasting the future of e-business and assessing its impacts. The traditional processes of collecting information over time, describing a base case and projecting of future trends, or assessing change scenarios, encounters problems in all stages. \ud
These challenges apply to studies of impacts on the economy in general but are greater in studies of impacts in specific industries, such as transport. More detailed information is required and more detailed outputs are expected. Almost always such studies are looking for sufficiently detailed insights on future conditions to allow plans to be put in place. This requires predictions to be linked closely to time frames and specifics of localities. \ud
Network data adds connectivity, type of link and link capacity information to geographic mapping data of roads and railway lines. The road authorities in each state hold complete network data for their states often augmented by road condition data. \ud
Linking capacity and linking condition may be particularly relevant to assessment of the future ability of the road or rail system to accommodate future e-commerce. This might be applied to consideration of capacity of local roads for urban freight in cities or to measure highway or railway capacity for inter-urban freight movements. \ud
In common with workplace and industrial locations, commodity flows are likely to change with a rise in e-commerce. It is possible these changes may occur within a five-year framework. \ud
Examples of available data for tracking activities, which may change rapidly within a five- year period, have been divided for convenience into those relating to personal activity and those relating to business activity. Both types of data are discussed in section three of this Working Paper. \ud
Vehicle registration and licensing databases show locations and numbers of registered vehicle types by location. While they provide information on the passenger fleet they are of particular value in the e-business context in tracking changes in numbers and types of commercial vehicle and also in holders of commercial vehicle licences. Individual states and territories hold these databases. In addition, the ABS also collects the data to report on an Australia wide basis. \ud
Consideration of changes in the urban freight task is particularly important in estimating the impacts of e-business on the road system and vice versa. For example, will e-commerce add to congestion and equally what will be the impacts of congestion on e-commerce? Until recently transport planners concentrated on commuter travel. Estimates of future demands were modelled on passenger transport needs and the extra demands of freight were simply ‘loaded onto the network’
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