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Letter from William Ward Watkin to Chester N. Godfrey, Mar. 15, 1915
No full textCarbon copy of letter regarding Watkin having materials to Godfrey in Boston
Environmental conflict and decision-making: the case of hydroelectric power
No full textAs management of the environment becomes more complex and the number of potentially conflicting issues to be balanced expands, there will be increasing and more intense debates about the course(s) of action(s) to be taken. Navigation of conflict determines trade-offs established and decisions taken, and will become progressively important, as the need to unify incompatible uses grows. Both definition and management of environmental conflict is ambiguous, lacking in understanding and mechanisms to effectively handle disputes. Interdisciplinary consideration of conflict highlights its potential to yield functional and dysfunctional aspects, recognising dispute is not inherently negative. Framing environmental debates as conflict situations may yield substantial management benefits.Using case studies (UK), this research identifies the impact of stakeholder conflict on achieving sustainable decision-making, and, seeks to develop conceptual tools to aid exploration of disputes, using the issue of hydropower development. Growing environment awareness has simultaneously emphasised the benefits of hydroelectric power and its environmental costs. In a changing policy climate, where renewable energy generation potential and environmental protection are needed, conflict between stakeholders is considerable. To meet practitioner’s needs, an understanding of conflict is needed.Findings highlight the existence and nature of stakeholder conflict. Environmental conflict is epitomized by: parameters of the problem, characteristics of the stakeholders and dispute process. Conflict is recognised as a platform for expression which may yield functional or dysfunctional consequences for decision-making. The impact of the individual is significant; variables such as perceptions, behaviours and personalities, alongside facets of the problem, characterise disputes. Assessment of conflict at a range of spatial and temporal scales, established capacity for escalation, stagnation and the development of impasses, each with differential impacts on decision-making.A conceptual framework illustrating the impact of conflict on decision-making, and role in the facilitation of change is generated. Conflict is recognised as a critical management point for facilitating sustainable decisions. From a management perspective, it is important to manage conflict at this critical point to achieve the best decision. This research outlines an alternative approach to the conceptualisation and management of environmental conflict, and highlights the significant impact of the individuals involved. The identification, application and further development of methodologies have yielded a number of conceptual tools for conflict management. Recognising the important role of conflict as a mechanism for change may be crucial for the future of environmental management
Letter from William Ward Watkin to Chester N. Godrey, July 14, 1915
No full textCarbon copy of letter regarding status of campus building and planning at Rice Institute, including Dr. E.O. Lovett's wishes at the time
Letter from William Ward Watkin to Chester N. Godfrey, July 2, 1915
No full textCarbon copy of letter announcing the death of Mr. M. H. Townsend
Kogarah Township [cartographic material] : the new railway suburb on the Illawarra railway, comprising without exception the best business sites along its routes /
No full textSales plan for land bounded by Gray, Warialda and Emma Streets, Railway Parade and Harrow Road, Kogarah, New South Wales.; Oriented with north at bottom.; "Torrens title".; "W.H. Binsted, licensed surveyor, under Real Property Act, Gladstone Chams., 90 Pitt St.".; "N. Whitelock, del., Wentworth Court."; Also available in an electronic version via the internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-lfsp1227
N. T. Masterson house, Houston, Texas
No full textBlack and white photograph of the N. T. Masterson house.Black and white photograph of the N. T. Masterson house. William Ward Watkin was the supervising architect for the construction of the Rice Institute, and he founded the Department of Architecture for the Institute. He had a distinguished career as an architect in private practice as well, and his papers include materials on his family life, private practice, and his work at Rice
Morgan Watkin. — La civilisation française dans les « Mabinogion ».
No full textGallais Pierre. Morgan Watkin. — La civilisation française dans les « Mabinogion ».. In: Cahiers de civilisation médiévale, 6e année (n°24), Octobre-décembre 1963. pp. 491-492
The synthesis and resolution of a new chiral auxiliary and its application in asymmetric dihydroxylation & The first total synthesis of (+)-allomatrine and other lupin alkaloids
No full textThe synthesis and resolution of a new chiral auxiliary; trans-2-tritylcyclohexanol (1.15) is described allowing access to either enantiomer in gram quantities in excellent enantiomeric purity; (?)-1.15 in >99% ee and (+)-1.15 in 97% ee. Our new chiral controller (1.15) was subsequently applied to the diastereoselective osmium catalysed dihydroxylation of its 2-substituted acrylate ester derivatives. (±)-1.15 exhibited improved selectivity over other chiral auxiliary controlled dihydroxylations of substituted acrylate esters. In addition, the first total synthesis of the tetracyclic lupin alkaloid (+)-allomatrine (5.01) has been completed in 6% yield over 12 steps. This was followed by a second generation synthesis improving on our previous efforts; increasing the overall yield to 14%. The target molecule was assembled with excellent control of four contiguous stereocentres employing a diastereoselective imino-aldol reaction, ring-closing metathesis and an N-acyliminium cyclisation as key transformations. As part of our studies towards (+)-allomatrine (5.01) we performed the first total synthesis of the unnatural isomeric tricyclic alkaloid; (?)-lamprolobine (6.14) and bicyclic lupin alkaloid (?)-epilupinine (5.62)
Watkin (E.I.) Roman Catholicism in England from the Reformation to 1950
No full textGoldstein R. Watkin (E.I.) Roman Catholicism in England from the Reformation to 1950. In: Archives de sociologie des religions, n°7, 1959. pp. 189-190
Watkin (E.I.) Roman Catholicism in England from the Reformation to 1950
No full textGoldstein R. Watkin (E.I.) Roman Catholicism in England from the Reformation to 1950. In: Archives de sociologie des religions, n°7, 1959. pp. 189-190
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