6,283 research outputs found
Sediment characterization in the vicinity of Tavira inlet to study the longshore and cross-shore variability of a berm-bar system within the frame of the SHORE project
No full textSHORE (2015). Shoreface Morphodynamics: An Integrated Approac
Characterization of the temporal variability of the sediments within Olhos de Agua and Galé beaches for evaluating morphodynamic processes in rocky beaches within the frame of the EROS project
No full textEROS (2014). Erosion of Rocky Shores - Differences in Protection Promoted by sandy beaches and shore platform
Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, July 1998
No full textValdosta Project Change. “Valdosta Project Change Scrapbook, July 1998,” Lowndes County Historical Society. Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, MS-181: Valdosta Project Change Scrapbook Collection, 1997-2003. 1 PDF document and scans, 11pages. 219 MB (229,985,195 bytes).7/5- Racial politics still with us- Bill Shipp; 7/7- Three men indicted in dragging death- no author; 7/13- Even Clinton can’t bridge a racial gap- Marsha Mercer; 7/14- NAACP president Mfume calls Supreme Court members ‘hypocrites’- Associated Press; 7/15- Are we will really ready to live with the truth? - Charles Moore; 7/15- Powell urges NAACP to empower black youth- no author; 7/16- Assessing the Value of Desegregation (Two Copies)- Bill Maxwell; 7/17- Black Civil War soldiers remembered at Arlington- no author; 7/17- NAACP convention closes, saluting return of civil rights- Associated Press
Ghosts of the Restless Shore: Space, place and memory of the Sefton Coast
No full textThis catalogue features new contemporary art by five artists integrating visual, aural, historical and written experiences of the natural and social history of the Sefton coast, North West England.
Four of the artists (Jake Campbell, Mike Collier, Tim Collier, and Rob Strachan) walked the Sefton Coastal Footpath together in the company of local natural historian, John Dempsey, from the Sefton Coast Landscape Partnership, in the summer of 2014. The work in the exhibition (and this book – which also includes the artist Sam Wiehl) is based around the experiences of that walk, as well as a sustained period of research in 2014/15.
The Sefton coast is highly valued for its intrinsic beauty and biodiversity, some of which is rare by European and UK standards (the area has classified National Nature Reserve, and Sites of Special Scientific Interest). It is alive with wildlife in its dunes, pinewoods and heaths, and its tidal waters are home to famous shipwrecks such as the ‘Star of Hope’.
Ghosts of the Restless Shore is the result of a collaborative project, organised by WALK (University of Sunderland’s Walking, Art, Landskip and Knowledge research group) which began life as a series of walks (and then developed into a ‘walking symposium’) along the Sefton Coastal Footpath in 2014. The walks were advertised locally and members of the public were invited to join the artists and share their own experiences.
Published retrospectively after the project in 2014/15, and the exhibition at The Atkinson Gallery, Southport, 22 August – 15 November 2015
Facilitating independence: The benefits of a post-diagnostic support project for people with dementia.
No full textProviding support in the form of information, advice and access to services or social events is promoted as beneficial for people newly diagnosed with dementia and their families. This paper reports on key findings from an evaluation of a post-diagnostic support pilot project in Scotland addressing local service gaps, namely information provision, emotional and practical support and maintaining community links. Twenty-seven participants (14 people newly diagnosed with dementia and 13 family carers) were interviewed at two time points: T1 shortly after joining the pilot project and T2 approximately six months later, to ascertain their views on existing services and the support offered by the pilot project. A comparative thematic analysis revealed that the project facilitated increased independence (associated with increased motivation and self-confidence) of people with dementia. The project illustrates what can be achieved if resources are targeted at providing individualised post-diagnostic support, particularly where there are service delivery gaps
Comparing consortial repositories: a model-driven analysis
No full textThis study aims to provide a comparative assessment of different repository consortia as a reference to inform future work in the area. A review of the literature was used to identify repository consortia, and their features were compared. Three models of consortial repositories were derived from this comparison, based on their structure and aims. The consortial models were based around either: creating a shared repository for the members, developing a repository software platform or creating a metadata harvesting service to aggregate content. Using case studies of each type of repository consortium, each model was assessed in terms of its particular strengths and weaknesses. These strengths were then compared across the models to enable those considering a consortial repository project to assess which model, or combination of models, would best address their needs and to aid in project planning
Information systems project work in a Saudi organisation : an ethnographic study
No full textThis study examines IS project trajectories in a Saudi organisation showing how the project is shaped and re-shaped in day-to-day activities. Three project features are adapted to characterise project phenomena: project complexity, embeddedness and project learning.
Accordingly, the first objective is to investigate project complexities showing how they are dynamically changed due re-defining project properties of goals, methods, deadlines and team relations. The second objective is to understand the interactions between project members and external groups and individual from the surrounding context and how those interactions shape and re-shape local project context. The third objective is to analyse the challenges which bound project members’ knowledgeability.
The research methodology incorporates a self-ethnography over twelve months of participation and observation study of three IS projects in a Saudi organisation. Structuration theory is used to guide the research philosophically and to offer an analytical perspective to understand collected data. Structuration theory is implemented to highlight the dynamic nature of project trajectories taking into consideration that project is not a result of an isolated local context or shaped only according to surrounding organisational procedures: rather project trajectories are results of a series of recursive interactions between the project’s local and surrounding contexts, where project member’s knowledgeability plays a role in informing actions.
This research can be considered as a theoretical contribution to IS project management literature. This study is situated in new project management literature as distinct from dominant traditional project management prescriptions. This study suggests a view of the project phenomenon merging the three separate project features: project complexity, embeddedness and learning. On the methodological level, this study introduces the project phenomenon as an ethnographic object stressing its dynamic and social nature embedded in daily activities. Finally, on the context level, this study contributes towards compensating for the paucity of studies about the context of Saudi Arabia in project management and management studies in general
Contingent Valuation in Community-Based Project Planning: The Case of Lake Bamendjim Fishery Restocking in Cameroon
No full textThe study examined the usefulness and relevance of the contingent valuation method (CVM) in community-based (CB) project planning and implementation. To elicit willingness to pay (WTP) values for the restocking of Lake Bamendjim with Tilapia nilotica and Heterotis niloticus fish species, the study used pre-tested questionnaires interviewer-administered to 1,000 randomly selected households in the Bambalang Region of Cameroon.The datawere elicitedwith the conventional referendumdesign and analysed using a referendum model. Empirical findings indicated that about 85% of the sampled households were willing to pay about CFAF1,054 (US$2.1) for the restocking project. This amount was found to be significantly related to the starting price used in the referendum design, household income, the gender of the respondent, the age of the respondent, household poverty status, and previous participation of a household in a community development project.The findings prompted the following recommendations. Firstly, in order to reduce community burden due to cash constraints, it is advisable for the mean estimate obtained for the scheme to be split into four instalments over a year. Secondly, since the success of the scheme largely depends on the governing roles of the scheme, it is further advisable for the community to allowthemanagement of the scheme to be handled by the elderly community members. Finally, it will be important during the financing of the scheme, to levy wealthier household heads an amount sufficient to subsidize poorer household heads who cannot afford to pay the threshold price.
Memo from C.E. Rachford, Project Director, Heart Mountain Relocation Project, to all residents and staff members, October 13, 1942
No full textMemorandum of understanding from C. E. Rachford to "all residents and staff members" regarding the formation of a City Planning Board at Heart Mountain incarceration camp.The Japanese American Archival Collection documents the people, places, and daily life of Japanese Americans, primarily those who lived in the once thriving community of pre-war Florin in the Sacramento region, as well as the conditions in American incarceration camps during World War II. The approximately 7,000 original items include personal and official letters, photographs, diaries, arts and crafts, newsletters, textiles, camps artifacts, yearbooks and other publications
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