2,595 research outputs found
Drawing Lessons from a Catastrophe at “the Roof of the World”
No full textIn the wake of the 2015 earthquakes, Dr. Jeremy Spoon traveled to Nepal to study the ways natural disasters reshape social-ecological systems. What he and his team learned could improve the future of disaster preparedness, relief, and recovery efforts
Communicating Science and Risk / Communicating Health and Risk
No full textJeremy Spoon explains the Emergency Management and Community Resilience degree program, its curriculum, benefits, and how to apply. Brianne Suldovsky, Assistant Professor of Communication, presents, Communicating Science and Risk, discussing the basics of risk communication, including how publics perceive risks and best practices in risk communication. Lauren Frank, Associate Professor of Communication, presents, Communicating Health and Risk, highlighting risk communication during COVID-19.https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/toward-resilient-futures/1003/thumbnail.jp
Decolonizing Anthropology
No full textFaculty members from our Anthropology Department explore the discipline\u27s colonial histories and more recent efforts to decolonize anthropology within different subfields, as well as concrete approaches the department is adopting toward equity and inclusion.Panelists: Charles Klein, chair and associate professor, medical anthropology Mrinalini Tankha, assistant professor, economic anthropology Doug Wilson, adjunct associate professor, archaeology Melanie Chang, adjunct professor, biological anthropology Jeremy Spoon, associate professor, environmental anthropologyhttps://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/at_this_moment/1010/thumbnail.jp
James Bond: international man of gastronomy
No full textThis article is concerned with the representation of food and drink in Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels. In particular, it examines how the author uses Bond’s culinary knowledge and habits of consumption as an important constituent of his hero’s character. Similarly, the food choices of other characters, notably villains, are shown to be linked, by Fleming, to core aspects of their identity − principally their ethnicity. Bond’s impulse to observe and classify, very much in evidence in the novels’ food sequences, is examined in terms of the texts’ construction of Bond as a skilled identifier of signs
Interview with Jeremy King, March 15, 2010
No full textInterview Themes: What brought King to the field and how his approach to it has changed over time (00:33)
On King's work as transition from national to post-national history (06:00)
Alternative loci of identity formation besides nationalism (11:17)
How we should teach the next generation about nationalism (18:12)
Territorialization of nationhood in the 20C (25:33)
How knowledge of langauges affects research and findings (37:20)
How to deal with the conceptual disappearance/invisibility of East-Central Europe (44:02)
What is yet to be done in this field (53:38)Interview with Jeremy King, Associate Professor of History at Mount Holyoke College, conducted in Ithaca, NY on March 15, 2010. Professor King is the author of "Budweisers into Czechs and Germans: A Local History of Bohemian Politics, 1848-1948," published by Princeton University Press in 2002.1_yov93rq
A vindication of the Reasons and Defence, &c. Part 1. [electronic resource] : Being a reply to the first part of No sufficient reason for restoring some prayers and directions of King Edward Vi's first Liturgy. By the author of the Reasons and Defence.
No full textThe author of the Reasons = Jeremy Collier.Also issued as part of: 'A collection of tracts written by the late Reverend .. Jeremy Collier, ..', London, 1736.With a half-title.Electronic reproduction.English Short Title Catalog,Reproduction of original from British Library
Inorganic polymer fiber composites for protection of structures
No full textThe primary focus of this thesis is to demonstrate the suitability of an inorganic polymer composite for transportation structures. The three major themes are: field application, graffiti resistance, and evaluation of self-cleaning and de-pollution properties. Previous Studies have demonstrated the potential of the composite made of alumino-silicate polymer and carbon fibers for field applications. This thesis presents results of three field applications, evaluation of graffiti resistance including removal techniques and documentation for self-cleaning and de-pollution properties. For field application, pigment combinations were developed to match the colors of existing structures or to blend with the surrounding areas. Two field applications were done primarily by the author and the third one was completed with the help of daily laborers supplied by a contractor. In all three cases the applications were completed without encountering any technical problems. In the area of graffiti resistance, commercially available products are reviewed. After evaluation of various removal techniques the author recommends the use of citric-based cleaner with high pressure washer or high pressure water with baking soda. For self cleaning, both laboratory and filed tests were conducted. The results show that the coating effectively cleans organic pollutants and the results compare well with those reported for anatase Titanium Dioxide containing concrete and mortar. Performance in the field can be simulated in the laboratory by using UV lamps. The results of the de-pollution study also shows that the results are comparable to the results reported in the European PICADA study where they used concrete or concrete mortar containing Titanium Dioxide. Based on the results obtained it can be concluded that the composite is ready for large scale field applications.M.S.Includes abstractIncludes bibliographical referencesby Jeremy Brownstei
Quantitative, qualitative, and collaborative methods: approaching indigenous ecological knowledge heterogeneity
No full textI discuss the use of quantitative, qualitative, and collaborative methods to document and operationalize Indigenous ecological knowledge, using case studies from the Nepalese Himalaya and Great Basin. Both case studies applied results to natural and cultural resource management and interpretation for the public. These approaches attempt to reposition the interview subjects to serve as active contributors to the research and its outcomes. I argue that the study of any body of Indigenous knowledge requires a context-specific methodology and mutually agreed upon processes and outcomes. In the Nepalese Himalaya, I utilized linked quantitative and qualitative methods to understand how tourism influenced Sherpa place-based spiritual concepts, species, and landscape knowledge inside Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) National Park and Buffer Zone. In this method, Sherpa collaborated in the development of the research questions, the design, and in the review of results. The research in the Great Basin employed collaborative qualitative methods to document Numic (Southern Paiute and Western Shoshone) ecological knowledge of federal lands within their ancestral territory and attempted to piece together fragmented and contested histories of place. In this method, Numic peoples collaborated on the development of research questions and design; however they also conducted most of the interviews. In both cases, I selected particular suites of methods depending on the context and created forums for the translation of this information to applied outcomes. The methods were also improved and innovated through praxis
Book Review of, Environmental Social Sciences: Methods and Research Design
No full textReviews the book Environmental Social Sciences: Methods for Research Design, by Ismael Vaccaro, Eric Alden Smith, and Shankar Aswan
Jeremy Waldron and the Philosopher\u27s Stone
No full textThe author considers Jeremy Waldron\u27s argument in favour of referring to, and on occasion perhaps even deferring to, foreign law. Waldron rests his argument on an analogy to how science works. The author argues this analogy is flawed. Indeed the author argues that Waldron\u27s position on this issue is inconsistent with his earlier writings on the undesirability of strong judicial review under an entrenched bill of rights
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