This thesis examines community engagement as a form of conflict prevention in order to obtain the social license to operate (SLO) in Alberta’s oil and gas industry. It does this by answering the question: what are the key elements of the Social License to Operate and how can these elements be applied to community engagement/consultation in a way that prevents conflicts in Alberta’s oil and gas industry? The underlying assumption of this thesis is that building good relationships and working collaboratively functions as a form of conflict prevention and that this in turn leads to the SLO. This thesis outlines the key features of both successful community engagement and of the SLO, to provide a guideline for what is needed to obtain the SLO. Data was collected from semi-structured interviews and through a literature review. The data analysis concluded that there are direct parallels between the key elements of effective community engagement and the key elements of the SLO as identified in the interviews. These parallels are: knowing the community, addressing community needs, corporate social responsibility, relationship building, follow through and evidence for what has been done, executive buy-in, excellent communication, and open dialogue, all within a process which is principled (there is trust, understanding, transparency and respect), inclusive, dynamic, flexible, ongoing, and long-term. Moreover, the key elements of effective community engagement and of the SLO identified in the interviews also overlapped with those found in the literature review, with only one exception. The literature review explicitly named early involvement as a key element of both effective community engagement and the SLO, whereas the interview participants only explicitly indicated it as a key factor of community engagement and implied it to be a key element of the SLO. / Graduate

Tez (Yüksek Lisans) - Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Elektronik ve Haberleşme Mühendisliği Anabilim Dalı, 2007. / Kaynakça var.

Thesis--Kassel, Universität, 2005. Universiẗat, Diss., 2005 u.d.T.: Müßig, Peter: Die Sicherung von Verbreitung und Zugang in Bezug auf urheberrechtlich oder ähnlich geschützte Inhalte beim Satellitenrundfunk in Europa--Kassel. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-229).

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-11T14:41:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ErikaFB_DISSERT.pdf: 954239 bytes, checksum: b86fc11c46ed03eb6956ea37b1a98f8d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-01-31 / Various human activities contribute to the scarcity of natural resources. The main one is the industrial activity and its products. In this context , it is noteworthy the construction , responsible for the high demand of non-renewable resources at the beginning of the production chain, the processes which depend on high energy consumption and high waste generation. To reconcile the potentially polluting activities to sustainable development , the National Environmental Policy Act created the environmental licensing as a tool to be used in order to minimize negative environmental impacts. Considering that Brazil was the country characterized by bureaucratic processes, the aim of this paper is to analyze the legal protection of the environment in the context of sustainable development, with emphasis on the role of the environmental license for the construction of condominiums and subdivisions in the city of Mossley and how effective the instrument responsible for environmental preservation. To consolidate research carried out a descriptive analysis of the responses obtained from the semi-structured questionnaires answered by the Director of Environmental Control of the Secretariat of the Environmental Management System (EMS ) in the city of Natal, three officials said Undersecretary responsible for overseeing projects that are in licensing and the managers of the selected contractors process. At the end of the survey it was found that the SGA has a body of compromised servers to protecting the environment and performs a well- coordinated work to achieve sustainable development in construction. It was also an absence of servers to carry out the inspection activities of the environmental licensing. Regarding companies that operate in the construction business, they were emphatic in stating the importance of environmental permits for the preservation of the environment, but that does not justify performing the procedure without clamor arising from excess requested documents , increasing the cost of work and delaying the granting of licenses. Given what was searched, it was found that environmental licenses in construction reduce negative environmental impacts. However, it could be more effective if there were a greater number of tax in Town of Mossoró / Diversas atividades humanas contribuem para a escassez dos recursos naturais. A principal delas é a atividade industrial e seus produtos. Neste contexto, destaca-se a construção civil, responsável pela alta demanda de recursos não renováveis no início de sua cadeia produtiva, pelos processos que dependem de alto consumo energético e pela elevada geração de resíduos. Para compatibilizar as atividades potencialmente poluidoras com o desenvolvimento sustentável, a Política Nacional do Meio Ambiente criou o licenciamento ambiental como instrumento a ser utilizado com o fim de minimizar os impactos ambientais negativos. Tendo em vista ser o Brasil o país caracterizado por processos burocráticos, o objetivo desse trabalho é analisar a proteção jurídica do meio ambiente no contexto do desenvolvimento sustentável, com ênfase ao papel do licenciamento ambiental, para a construção dos condomínios e loteamentos no município de Mossoró e como instrumento responsável por efetivar a preservação ambiental. Para consolidar a pesquisa fora realizada uma análise descritiva, a partir das respostas obtidas pelos questionários semiestruturados respondidos pelo Diretor de Controle Ambiental da Subsecretaria da Gestão Ambiental (SGA) do município de Mossoró, por três funcionários da referida Subsecretaria responsáveis pela fiscalização dos empreendimentos que estão em processo de licenciamento e pelos gestores das empreiteiras selecionadas. Ao final da pesquisa constatou-se que a SGA possui um corpo de servidores comprometidos com a proteção do meio ambiente e realiza um trabalho bem articulado para atingir o desenvolvimento sustentável na construção civil. Detectou-se, ainda, a ausência de servidores para efetivar a atividade fiscalizatória do licenciamento ambiental. No tocante às empresas que atuam no ramo da construção civil, elas foram enfáticas ao afirmarem sobre a importância das licenças ambientais para a preservação do meio ambiente, mas justificaram que não realizam o processo sem clamores decorrentes do excesso de documentos solicitados, aumentando o custo da obra e atrasando a concessão das licenças. Diante do que foi pesquisado, verificou-se que as licenças ambientais na construção civil reduzem os impactos ambientais negativos. Contudo, poderia ser mais efetivo se houvesse um número maior de fiscais na Prefeitura Municipal de Mossoró

T h e s i s o n A u d i o v i s u a l w o r k s - A b s t r a c t The thesis deals with the legal regulation of audiovisual works in the Czech legal order. The thesis analyzes this legislation in detail with regard to the audiovisual experience, and also discusses some of the practical issues arising during the production and use of audiovisual works. In the introduction to the thesis, individual sources of legal regulation of audiovisual works are listed and also the key issues covered by the thesis. The first chapter defines the term of "an audiovisual work" and it also focuses on the development of the legal definition of this term. The second chapter is regarding the author of an audiovisual work; it describes who was considered to be an author of the audiovisual work in the past and who is considered to be an author under the current legislation. The third chapter defines another important term of the legal regulation of audiovisual works, namely so-called "works audiovisually used" (works which are used in the audiovisual work). It is also regarding the authors of works audiovisually used. The term "works audiovisually used" as such is not defined by Czech law and therefore its interpretation results in frequent inconsistencies. This thesis tries to find solution for these interpretation differences....

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Made available in DSpace on 2014-08-20T13:44:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 tese_hugo_villas_boas.pdf: 539839 bytes, checksum: 3a8865368e262b145cda3b180775ec3b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-12-10 / Plant breeding is an important tool used by the research to promote agricultural development, in a nearly related work with the segment of seed production, which makes the distribution of the new cultivars. Changes in the brazilian laws determined deeply transformations in booth segments. This work treat the changes in the laws related with research, development and innovation, the intellectual property, the biosafety and the seed production, with emphasis in its effects on the development of new cultivars and seed production, marketing and use. In particular for some species occurred a strong increase of the research segment, with the actuation of new obtainers, able to invest and using strong strategies. Cultivars availability increased and the market became very competitive, affecting seed marketing. The organizations needed to adapt themselves to a new reality to remain in activity, with changes in research, seed production and the market relations. Embrapa, as a public organization which has a strong role in this sector, developed a special work of adaptation to this new environment, involving the strategic planning, internal roles, and its new relations, using the contracts intensively. Its responsability with the agribusiness improvement and with low income farmers, Embrapa created a net of partnerships involving some kinds of organizations to research and create new cultivars and adopted a licensing system for seed production and marketing. The Embrapa s licensing is in a position against the strategies of verticalization and market concentration developed by some obtainers, and it is a way to protect some seed growers which don t have the research of new cultivars. The licensed seed growers make the distribution of the Embrapa s cultivars and in conterpart they pay royalties for the intellectual property rights. By a case study the Embrapa s licensing system of cultivars is analysed, with focus on its efficacy as a tool of technology transference and royalties appropriation. It was done a survey about the seed sales and the system performance was evaluated with the application of indexes in the different stages of the process. It is seen that the licensing system is a very useful tool, but it needs to be improved to get better efficacy. Besides the importance of keeping the quality of its products, the organization needs to improve the market relations and promote its products to enhance its adoption. The discussion about the Embrapa s experience issues the identification of futures challenges to be faced by the organization, gives some informations to the improvement of the relationship between obtainers, seed growers and farmers, and permits the identification of strategies which can enforce the technical and economic performance of the plant breeding programs. / O melhoramento genético vegetal é um instrumento importante utilizado pela pesquisa para promover o desenvolvimento da agropecuária, num trabalho estreitamente relacionado com o segmento de produção de sementes, que realiza a distribuição das novas cultivares. Mudanças na legislação brasileira determinaram profundas transformações em ambos os segmentos. Este trabalho considera as modificações que ocorreram nas leis relacionadas com a pesquisa, desenvolvimento e inovação, a propriedade intelectual, a biossegurança e a produção de sementes, com destaque para seus reflexos no desenvolvimento de cultivares e na produção, comercialização e uso de sementes. Particularmente para algumas espécies ocorreu forte expansão do segmento de pesquisa, com a atuação de novos obtentores com qualificação técnica, capacidade de investimento e estratégias empresariais agressivas. Aumentou a oferta de cultivares e o mercado tornou-se altamente competitivo, dificultando a comercialização de sementes. Houve necessidade das organizações se adaptarem à nova realidade, para dar continuidade às suas atividades, o que teve reflexos na pesquisa, na produção de sementes e no relacionamento com o mercado. A Embrapa, como organização pública com forte atuação no setor, desenvolveu um trabalho especial de adaptação ao novo ambiente, envolvendo o planejamento estratégico, a mudança do marco regulatório interno, a sua reestruturação e o estabelecimento de novas relações, com o uso intensivo de contratos. Dotada de capacidade técnica, limitada capacidade de investimento e com a importante responsabilidade institucional de promover o desenvolvimento da agricultura familiar e da empresarial, a empresa estabeleceu uma rede de parcerias com diferentes organizações para realizar a pesquisa e o desenvolvimento de cultivares e adotou um sistema de licenciamento para a produção e comercialização de sementes. O licenciamento representa uma contraposição da empresa às estratégias de verticalização e concentração de mercado desenvolvidas por alguns obtentores e viabiliza a atividade de inúmeros produtores de sementes que não têm acesso direto à pesquisa. Os produtores licenciados realizam a distribuição das cultivares da Embrapa e em contrapartida recolhem royalties relativos aos direitos de propriedade intelectual. Através de estudo de caso analisa-se o sistema de licenciamento de cultivares da Embrapa, com o foco na sua eficácia como instrumento de transferência de tecnologia e apropriação de royalties. Levanta-se a comercialização de sementes das cultivares licenciadas e avalia-se o desempenho do sistema com a aplicação de indicadores a diferentes fases do processo. Constata-se que o licenciamento é uma ferramenta de grande capacidade para os fins a que se destina, mas pode ser aperfeiçoado para alcançar maior eficácia. Além da importância de assegurar a excelência técnica de seus produtos, evidencia-se a necessidade da empresa aperfeiçoar o relacionamento com o mercado e a promoção de suas cultivares para estimular sua adoção. A discussão da experiência da Embrapa leva à identificação de futuros desafios a serem enfrentados pela empresa, proporciona subsídios para o aperfeiçoamento das relações entre obtentor, produtor de sementes e agricultor e permite a identificação de estratégias para melhorar o desempenho técnico e econômico dos programas de melhoramento genético.

Det svenska förarprovet har vuxit fram ur praktisk yrkeserfarenhet. Oavsett vilken trafikinspektör som bedömer ett specifikt körprov ska bedömningen göras lika. Kognitiva egenskaper bedöms i körprovet genom att observera handlingar och beteenden. Syftet med denna uppsats var att ur ett teoretiskt perspektiv undersöka hur trafikinspektörer bedömer kognition, för att undersöka vilka likheter och skillnader som finns. Tre analyser gjordes utifrån tolv intervjuer med trafikinspektörer vid två av Vägverkets förarprovskontor. Trafikinspektörerna ombads beskriva vad som är viktigt hos en bilförare. Samtliga formella kriterier för körprovet nämndes av någon informant. Utöver kriterierna nämndes även många andra begrepp av ett fåtal personer vardera. Dessa begrepp kan räknas till områdena kognitionspsykologi, allmän psykologi, bilkörning och övergripande egenskaper. De tre mest nämnda begreppen var uppmärksamhet, erfarenhet och riskmedvetande. Sju körprovskriterier definierades av trafikinspektörerna. Många olika begrepp användes för att definiera kriterierna och samtliga kriterier definierades olika av informanterna. Definitionerna delades in i kategorier och de kategorier som användes för samtliga kriterier var förberedelser, handlingar och perception. Ur det som sades av informanterna gjordes en analys om hur begrepp kopplas samman med varandra, för att hitta alla associationer som görs till varje begrepp. Många olika kopplingar kunde hittas genom denna analys och av dessa nämndes hälften av enbart någon informant. Två kopplingar nämndes av elva av informanterna. Den ena var manövrering – automatisering, den andra var uppmärksamhet – syn. Studien påvisade både likheter och skillnader i åsikter informanterna emellan. I viss utsträckning använda sig informanterna av samma begrepp, men de lade olika innebörder i begreppen. Trafikinspektörernas olika synsätt medför en risk för att de bedömer körprov olika trots att de använder samma bedömningskriterier. / The Swedish driving license test has developed from practical professional experience. Regardless of which traffic inspector judges a specific driving test, the judgement is to be equal. Cognitive qualities are judged in the driving test by observing actions and behaviours. The purpose of this essay was to investigate, from a theoretical perspective, how traffic inspectors judge cognition, in order to investigate differences and similarities. Three analyses were made, based on twelve interviews with traffic inspectors working at two of the Swedish Road Administration’s offices for driving license tests. The traffic inspectors were asked to describe what is important in a car driver. All formal driving test criteria were mentioned by some informant. In addition to the criteria, many other concepts were mentioned by a few persons each. These concepts belong to the areas cognitive psychology, general psychology, car driving and overall qualities. The three most mentioned concepts, including criteria and other concepts, were attention, experience and risk awareness. Seven driving test criteria were defined by the traffic inspectors. Many different concepts were used to define the criteria and all criteria were defined differently by the informants. The definitions were divided into categories. The categories preparations, actions and perception were used for all criteria. An analysis about how concepts were connected to each other was made, in order to find all associations made with each concept. Many different connections were found in this analysis and more than half of these were mentioned by only one informant. Two connections were mentioned by eleven informants. One of these was manoeuvring – automation, the other was attention – vision. Both similarities and differences in opinions were found among the informants in this study. The informants used the same concepts to some extent, but they associated different meanings with the concepts. The traffic inspectors’ differences in opinions lead to a risk of judging driving tests differently, although the same judgement criteria are used.

This diploma thesis focuses on the methodology introduction of master franchise. In a particular market Czech Republic and market with car services specifies the steps in the implementation of new licenses on the market. It also contains specific business plan drawn up directly to the network service stations operating under one brand.

Le droit d'auteur – dont l'identité reste controversée – n'échappe pas à la discussion quant à la nature et au régime des contrats qui le mettent en œuvre. D'une terminologie légale ancrée dans une certaine tradition, mais hasardeuse, on infère l'originalité de l'ensemble des contrats de la matière. Or, la spécificité n'est sur ce point qu'apparente. De l'édition littéraire aux contrats de l'audiovisuel et aux œuvres diffusées sur les réseaux, l'analyse démontre que si l'auteur peut "céder" son œuvre – ce que dit la loi – il peut aussi la louer, c'est-à-dire en concéder la licence – ce qu'elle ne dit pas. Ce constat s'appuie sur une méthode de lecture renouvelée des contrats du droit d'auteur. L'attention portée par la loi impérative à certains contrats (édition, production audiovisuelle, etc.), a pu perturber l'étude de la licence, l'acte par lequel l'auteur se borne à autoriser l'exploitation de son œuvre pour un temps. Or, si la licence apparaît dans un premier temps en contrat spécial du droit d'auteur, elle sera également amenée à devenir la composante élémentaire d'un contrat complexe organisant une exploitation. Il importe donc de distinguer ces deux objets pour mieux en apprécier ensuite les interactions. Le droit d'auteur, droit "spécial", fait ainsi la preuve de son aptitude à accueillir - autant que de raison - les mécanismes du droit des contrats, droit "commun". Cette étude a pour ambition une meilleure compréhension de cette matière complexe des contrats du droit d'auteur, sans omettre le principal objectif de notre loi : la protection de l'auteur. / In the field of the author's right (a concept with a controversial identity), the nature and regime of many contracts is a subject for debate. A traditional but somehow uncertain terminology has often led to infer the originality of most of these contracts. However, this peculiarity is only apparent. From literary publishing to audiovisual contracts through creations published on networks, not only can the author of a work "assign" it – as stated by the law – but also rent it, or in other words license it – even though the law does not state it. This observation rests on a renewed reading method applied to the author's right contracts. Focusing on some of these contracts (e. g. books publishing, audiovisual production, etc.), mandatory copyright law hindered the study of license itself, i. e. the act by which an author authorizes the exploitation of his work for a fixed time. License is a special contract in the field of author's right ; it is also a basis element in a complex agreement designed to organize an exploitation. These two objects should therefore be distinguished and their interactions thoroughly analysed. A "special" right, the author's right nevertheless proves able to host (to a certain extent) the typical process of contract right – a "common" right. The present study aims to attain a better understanding of a complex matter, the author's right contracts, not forgetting the main purpose of the law itself : the protection of the author.