The original contribution of this thesis is through its conceptualisations of human more-than- human encounters on the allotment that break down the boundaries of subjectivities. This work extends knowledge of cultural food geography by investigating how people engage with the matter of the plot and learn to grow food. The conceptual tool by which this occurs is set out as processes of visceral learning within a framework of mattering. Therefore this work follows the material transformations of matter across production consumption cycles of allotment produce. This is examined through processes of bodily adaptions to the matter of the plot. The processes of growing your own food affords an opportunity to focus on the processes of doing and becoming, allowing the how of food growing to take centre stage (Crouch 2003, Ingold 2010, Grosz 1999). Procuring and producing food for consumption is enacted through the human more-than-human interface of bodily engagement that disrupts dualisms and revealing their complex inter-relationships, as well as the potential of visceral research (Roe 2006, Whatmore 2006, Hayes-Conroy 2008). Therefore, this is an immersive account of the procurement of food and the development of food knowledge through material, sensory and visceral becomings, which occur within a contextual frame of everyday food experiences. This study is contextualised in the complexities of contemporary food issues where matters of access, foodism and sustainability shape the enquiry. However the research is carried out at a micro-geographies lens of bodily engagements with food matter through grow your own practices on allotments. Growing food on new allotments is the locus of procurement reflecting a resurgence in such activities following from the recent rise in interest in local food, alternative food networks (AFNs) and food as a conduit for celebrity in the media (Dupuis & Goodman 2005, Lockie & Kitto 2000, Winter 2003). Moreover, the current spread of the allotment is examined as transgressing urban/rural divides and disrupting traditional perceptions of plot users. This allows investigations into spaces where community processes can unfold, providing a richly observed insight into the broadened demographics of recent allotment life.

This paper investigates the social standing of båtsmän – Swedish navy seamen in the allotment system – who participated in the naval war against Russia in 1788–1790. The study examines the socioeconomic attainment and the social mobility among båtsmän recruited from two towns, Söderhamn and Hudiksvall. The main purpose of the study is to compare the image of the båtsmän presented by both representatives of the town council in Gävle (magistraten) and admiral Carl August Ehrenswärd, with the actual social position of the båtsmän from Söderhamn and Hudiksvall during the war 1788–1790. A number of sources are used. Achival records from the navy and the parishes are used to track the båtsmän and define their civilian social position before and after the war. The method is a demographic study based on family reconstruction. A comparison of the social structure of the båtsmän and the social structure of their parent generation is conducted, in order to discover any social mobility. A comparison between the inborn townsmen, the migrators born in the county, and the migrators born outside the county limit, is also conducted to detect any relationship between migration and social position. To answer the overarching question, why båtsmän are described as peasants and vagabonds by authorities, archival records from the parishes, the Office of the Chancellor of Justice, and the Krigskollegiet are used. The method is close reading of the documents, with a theoretical perspective based on Foucault’s theories of power and discipline The results of the study show a mismatch between the image presented by the authorities, and the social structure among the båtsmän. The majority of the 45 båtsmän had employment in the towns before they where enrolled. One third of the båtsmän where sailors before the war, a fact not noted in the General munster roll for 1788. There where also a number of manual workers and craftsmen, as well as some members of the bourgeoisie, who were enrolled. In this study, the social mobility between the båtsmän and the prior generation is strong. Half of a cohort of 35 båtsmän had a lower social position in comparison to their fathers, at the time of the war. Peasant’s sons with temporary jobs in towns were a clear example of social decline. The båtsmän that survived the war did not improve their occupational position when they returned to their civilian lives. Participating in the great victory at sea – the battle of Svensksund – 1790 did not benefit the båtsmän's occupational position. The image of the båtsmän as peasants and vagrants is based on the words of the navy and the bourgoise that has survived in the archives. It is the words of those in power, using the label of vagrancy as a tool to solve problems. This image represents a power structure and the struggle for power.

The use of procedural content generation is becoming more and more popular in the video game industry. With games such as Minecraft or No Man’s Sky we have seen the potential of PCG in video game creation but also its challenges. In fact, while the processing power and memory capabilities of our machines are unceasingly growing, human capability for content creation doesn’t seem to be able to follow the same pace. Game developers had then to come up with several techniques and methods that will help them generate lots of content for their games while still keeping a certain level of control on the output. Urbis Terram is a procedural city generation tool for Unity3D that allows the creation of complete cities to be used in video games or simulations made with this engine. The goal of this thesis is to tackle the technical challenge of designing and implementing a PCG tool that will help game developers to quickly generate terrains, road networks and allotment spaces for buildings and other urban areas. The goal is to have a unique complete city generation tool that can enable quick game design iterations and can be used to create complex virtual worlds.

近年來，台灣經濟快速成長，社經環境急遽改變，農業所得偏低，導致都市中大量農地荒廢，他方面都市居民卻缺乏良好戶外休閒場所，解決之道，當以設立市民農園最為可行。 在國外，市民農園具有悠久歷史，國內則屬萌芽階段，故在推行方式，經營管理及法令上均面臨諸多問題，有待解決。本論文目的即在探討市民農園之功能和性質，並對台灣推行狀況做一通盤瞭解，吸取國外推廣經驗，以作為台灣大量推廣之參考，提出發展策略，使市民農園得予順暢推廣至全島。 本文先由相關文獻，就市民農園之類型、功能及法令等加以歸納整理，再以台北市兩個市民農園之現況加以調查、訪問、並配合問卷調查方式，彙集有關資料加以統計分析，然後再與日本之市民農園相比較，而獲得研究結果和建議。 本研究之結論，有以下幾點：(1)市民農園在近年內當成台灣市民休閒活動主流，需求量亦會快速增加(2)市民農園之經營理念，已漸為農民認同，樂於提供土地，開設市民農園，故供給量亦可持續增加(3)台灣推行市民農園所面臨之問題，主要在於法令上之困擾。(4)市民農園具有公共財性質，可為政府社會福利措施之一，故政府應積極介入併提供土地廣為設立。(5)推廣單位宜由行政院農委會全權負責，以利全面推展。並適時修訂法令規章，使市民農園得健全發展。 本研究之結果除肯定市民農園之功能，提供國外推廣經驗供有識之士參考外，並建議有關單位加強市民農園宣導工作，儘速制訂〝市民農園發展條例〞，以加速台灣市民農園之推廣。

本研究以承銷新制實施並取消首五日漲跌幅限制後，2005年10月至2010年9月的初次上市(櫃)公司共185間公司為樣本點，探討價格穩定機制於台灣IPO市場的實證研究。 本文實證研究結果發現，在承銷新制實施價格穩定機制後，初次上市(櫃)的首日及首五日仍然存在顯著的超額報酬。在本研究的五年研究期間，185間初次上市(櫃)樣本公司中，共有28家公司於初次上市(櫃)的首五日內跌破承銷價，但跌破承銷價發生的時間點相當集中，若承銷商要避免跌破承銷價的情形，應慎選發行時點。 此外，本研究的實證結果也發現，公司提撥過額配售的比率愈高，初次上市(櫃)的報酬率表現會愈差，過額配售的提撥比率具有資訊內涵。最後，承銷商進場進行價格穩定操作並無法發揮價格支撐的功能。

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 173-180).

This study explores the varied Citizen Potawatomi responses to federal assimilation and land policies from 1861 to 1891. The professed intention for these laws and treaties was to acculturate Native Americans into American society, but there was a clear ulterior motive to drastically reduce the land base of tribes in the West. The outcomes of policies that arranged for allotment and citizenship were mixed. The federal government successfully dispossessed the Citizen Potawatomi of large quantities of land and virtually every tribal member became a U.S. citizen, but few individuals became successful farmers or businessmen. The government's efforts also unintentionally resulted in fostering a stronger tribal identity and better tribal organization to argue for the collective and individual rights of Citizen Potawatomi tribal members. As the United States became embroiled in a devastating civil war and thousands of Americans flooded west in search of opportunity, the Citizen Potawatomi entered into a treaty agreement to allot their lands and become U.S. citizens. The Citizen Potawatomi treaty of 1861 forced tribal members to abandon the practice of holding land in common by stipulating that they must accept allotments and become U.S. citizens. Unintended consequences of the flaws in the government's plan were the near-complete loss of lands allotted to the Citizen Potawatomi, and a muddying of their legal status. Within a decade a large percentage of tribal members were landless and sought a new home in Indian Territory. By 1872 the Citizen Potawatomi better understood how to use non-Indian methods to fight for favorable allotments and full enfranchisement in the extralegal condition that characterized both their new home and themselves. Two decades later, when the federal government opened thousands of acres of Citizen Potawatomi lands to non-Indian settlement, tribal members had learned a painful, but strengthening lesson. To salvage a distinct tribal identity and political independence, the Citizen Potawatomi took command of their relationship with the federal government by demonstrating knowledge of the legislation that defined their legal rights and manipulating the inconsistent application of those policies. / text

Syftet med denna studie har varit att undersöka om koloniträdgårdar läcker näringsämnen till Drevviken i Stockholms län. Underlaget till studien kommer från en kvalitativ intervju med tre representanter från Miljöförvaltningen i Stockholms stad samt litteraturstudier. Resultaten visar att det föreligger problem med att kolonister använder sig av egna avloppslösningar vilket inte är tillåtet enligt arrendeavtalet. Stockholm stad står fast vid att indraget vatten fortsättningsvis inte ska få förekomma trots att ansträngningar gjorts från Skarpnäcks stadsdelsnämnds sida med att utforma bra avloppslösningar för kolonistugor. Dessa avloppslösningar arbetades fram under två år genom projektet Möjlighet att anordna avlopp inom delar av Listuddens koloniområde. Den enda åtgärd som idag tillämpas är att arrendeavtalet ska följas eftersom problemet med näringsläckage från kolonistugor då inte längre skulle vara ett problem. Dock görs inga ansträngningar att motverka problemet. Inga inventeringar av avlopp vid koloniträdgårdar görs idag och ingen information går heller ut till kolonister om de regler som gäller. I de åtgärdsprogram för Drevviken som ligger till grund för studien, har endast förslag tagits fram att inventera koloniträdgårdsområden för att se hur många stugor som använder sig av enskilda avlopp samt att informera kolonister om att dessa enskilda avlopp inte får förekomma. Resultaten visar även på en svårighet att ge ett fullgott svar på frågan om koloniträdgårdar läcker näringsämnen till Drevviken. Förmodligen gör de det men mängden diffus tillrinning är svår att mäta och skulle dessutom bli mycket tidskrävande att undersöka. / The purpose of this study was to investigate if allotment gardens in the Drevviken area leak nutrients into nearby lakes and streams. The basis for the study comes from a qualitative interview with three representatives from the Environmental Administration in Stockholm Municipality, as well as literature. The results show that there is a problem that the colonists use their own wastewater solutions which are not allowed under their lease agreement. Stockholm City is committed that running water still will not be allowed to occur despite efforts made ​​by Skarpnäcks stadsdelsnämnd of designing good wastewater solutions for cottages in the allotment areas. These wastewater solutions were developed over two years within the project Ability to organize drains in parts of the Listudden allotment area. The only action that presently exists is to follow the lease agreement and problems with leaking allotment gardens would no longer be a problem. However, no efforts to combat the problem are being made. No inventories of sewage treatment at the allotments are made ​​today, and no information is distributed to colonists on what applies.  In the action programs concerning Drevviken, the basis for the study, inventory of sewage treatment at the allotment areas and information to the colonists are proposed. The results also show a difficulty to give a satisfactory answer to the question if allotment gardens leak nutrients. Probably they do leak but the amount of diffuse runoff is difficult to measure and would be very time consuming to study.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Catholic University of America, 1937. / At head of title: Catholic university of America. School of social work. Bibliography: p. 177-183.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--UCLA, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 268-280).