Indian immigrant women are a growing minority group within the multicultural spaces of New Zealand society. Despite Indian immigrants being the second largest, and one of the oldest, Asian immigrant groups to this country, their experiences of settling in a new and unfamiliar environment have been largely overlooked. This grounded theory study using dimensional analysis was aimed at answering the question: ‘How do Indian immigrant women engage in occupations when settling in a new environment?’ In-depth interviews and observations of participants performing daily occupations were conducted with 25 Indian immigrant women living in one of three cities/towns located in the North Island of New Zealand. Theoretical sampling with constant comparative analysis was used to guide both ongoing data collection and data analysis. Categories were examined for their relationships and dimensions to arrive at a substantive grounded theory which has been named ‘Navigating Cultural Spaces’. Performing occupations that reflected either the Indian or New Zealand cultures, or a combination of the two, were core elements in how Indian immigrant women settled in New Zealand. These ways of doing everyday tasks have been conceptualised as Working with Indian Ways, Working with New Zealand Ways and Working with the Best of Both Worlds. Working from each of these perspectives, the women sought to Create a Place in which they could ‘be Indian’ in a ‘New Zealand’ context. In order to achieve the purpose of Creating a Place, Indian immigrant women constantly shifted between the three ways of working; thus, performing occupations that allowed them to reveal as much of their Indian culture as they felt comfortable with at any given time and situation. Their actions were influenced by the people, objects and social spaces that constituted the environment in which they engaged in occupations. The significance of this study is that it reveals how the everyday occupations of Indian immigrant women are constantly modified through their interaction and interpretations of the environment, thus allowing them to move between and within the multicultural spaces of New Zealand society. This gives rise to Navigating Cultural Spaces which frames settlement as an ongoing and dynamic process and challenges the applicability of current models of acculturation in a New Zealand context. It is recommended that future research examines the migration process from an occupational perspective in order to assist with the development of migration policy and support services that best facilitate Indian immigrant women Creating a Place in New Zealand.

This exploratory study investigated the strategies that eight older New Zealanders use to enable participation in day-to-day occupations that they need or want to do, in their homes and the community. The types of strategies older people use to overcome barriers to participation and manage limitations are not widely known or reported. Exploring strategies for participation employed by older people is important because the majority of older New Zealanders live in the community and their numbers are growing, and projected to reach 25% of the total population by the year 2051 (Ministry of Health, 2002). New Zealand’s Positive Ageing Strategy (Minister for Senior Citizens, 2001), advocates for a society where people can age positively, where they are highly valued and their participation encouraged. The literature relating to occupation, participation and health was explored, and provided some evidence that older people are developing strategies and, with some education, are able to manage their own health conditions. The assumption underpinning this study is that they are equally able to manage strategies for participation, particularly those devised by older people themselves. A qualitative descriptive methodology was used. The participants were selected following a presentation to a group of older adults and snowball recruitment. They were aged between 73 and 98 years old and were receiving assistance to live in community, which was taken to indicate they had experienced some limitation in, or barrier to their everyday activities, in response to which they might have discovered or developed coping strategies. Interviews were conducted in the participants’ homes, and analysed using a general inductive approach. Four main categories emerged; strategies for keeping me safe, strategies for recruiting and accepting help, strategies for meeting biological needs, and strategies for conserving resources. Overarching themes of managing and getting on with it, sprinkled with a sense of humour by some participants was present in the attitudes of many participants. The study revealed that this group of older people can and do use strategies to enable occupation in their everyday lives, which differ from those recommended by occupational therapists and other health professionals. This finding suggests that health professionals, policy makers and educators have much to learn from older people. The provision of help to older adults should take into consideration the importance of social interactions, not just the physical needs. There is a need for transport to be more readily available and affordable for older people to attend occupations that meet social needs. Health professionals complement the strategies developed by older people, and finding ways to combine the strategies should be developed. Listening to older adults’ current ways of managing and working with them to develop alternate, yet acceptable methods will provide a challenge. Health professionals should take a greater role in advocating for the social and transport needs of older adults. A self-management approach in education for older people, using peers and making use of existing education groups in the community and health system, is suggested. Education of those who engage with older people, such as carers, family, health professionals and community groups should include developing their skills in assisting older people to identify their strategies and developing strategies for the future.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1997. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [125]-138).

Thesis (Ed. D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University. / Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Marlin M. Mackenzie. Dissertation Committee: Bonnie Berger, Thomas Maguire, . Bibliography: leaves 111-116.

Texte remanié de: Diss.--Fachbereich Geschichtswissenschaft--Frankfurt am Main--Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, 1988.

Thesis (M.Comm. (Human resource management))-University of Pretoria, 2004. / Abstracts in English and Afrikaans. Includes bibliographical references. Available on the Internet via the World Wide Web.

Texte remanié de: Diss.--Fachbereich Geschichtswissenschaft--Giessen--Justus-Liebig-Universität, 1997. / Bibliogr. p. 425-437.

Texte remanié de: Habilitationsschrift--Fachbereich Geschichtswissenschaften--Marburg--Philipps-Universität, 1994. / Bibliogr. p. 295-308.

LIRA, Claudia Wanderley Pereira de. O Desenvolvimento socioambiental das praias do município de Caucaia-Ceará: diagnóstico integrado e projeção de cenários. 2015. 184 f. : Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal do Ceará, Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa e Pos-Graduação, Doutorado em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente da Associação Plena em Rede das Instituições, Fortaleza-CE, 2015 / Submitted by Nádja Goes (nmoraissoares@gmail.com) on 2016-08-12T14:34:37Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_tese_cwplira.pdf: 13607206 bytes, checksum: 1db0a8ccc3a1c681be109ceb8aa46718 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Nádja Goes (nmoraissoares@gmail.com) on 2016-08-12T14:35:01Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_tese_cwplira.pdf: 13607206 bytes, checksum: 1db0a8ccc3a1c681be109ceb8aa46718 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-12T14:35:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_tese_cwplira.pdf: 13607206 bytes, checksum: 1db0a8ccc3a1c681be109ceb8aa46718 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015 / Twentieth century development model, based on economic growth oriented the use and occupation of Ceará’s seacoast, caused changes both in land and in the sea zone. Such model attributed capital value to space and this has caused changes in the dynamics of this part of the land as well as in the sea zone. The challenge at present is to avert such alteration by reducing its negative impact and promote development in seacoast. This complex task implies a development model intertwined with economic growth, welfare and providing environment and natural resources preservation for future generations. In order to succeed in that, it is necessary to understand current development dynamics, so, this research aims at analyzing socio-environment development on the beaches of Caucaia City – Ceará: Dois Coqueiros, Iparana, Pacheco, Icaraí, Tabuba, and Cumbuco. The focus is the analysis of their use and occupation between 2000 and 2015; the approach used is geosystemic. The study employs different methodologies such as socio-spatial study from the knowledge of the area under the perspective of analyzed categories; the analysis of plans, projects, laws and instruments; and the integrated analysis from the matrix swot. It is an interdisciplinary study and it covers distinct areas: social, environmental, spatial, and economy. The research also carries out the calculation of the retrograding process of the area through the equation proposed by Brunn Law, used to determinate the preserved area, which is indispensable for seacoast. Information and data were systematized from the correlational matrix and thematic maps, they were presented in scenery forms and the result is some development proposals. The conclusion states that analyzed beaches undergo different processes concerning urban-environmental dynamics; Dois Coqueiros, Iparana, Pacheco and Icaraí beaches need taking their landscape potential back, as well as their socio-economic dynamics; Tabuba and Cumbuco beaches need having their landscape potential and socio-economic dynamics preserved and expanded. / A conjuntura de desenvolvimento do século XX, pautada no crescimento econômico, conduziu o processo de uso e ocupação da zona costeira e promoveu mudanças no continente e no ambiente marinho. Esse modelo de desenvolvimento atribuiu valor de mercadoria ao espaço e agenciou mudanças significativas na paisagem e na dinâmica dessa parcela territorial, bem como no meio marinho. O desafio do século XXI é contornar essas mudanças minimizando seus impactos negativos e reconduzir o processo de desenvolvimento da zona costeira. Tarefa complexa, que pressupõe um modelo de desenvolvimento que envolva o crescimento econômico, o bem-estar social e garanta a qualidade ambiental e os recursos naturais para as gerações futuras. Para que esse desafio seja vencido, faz-se necessário entender a dinâmica de desenvolvimento atual, portanto, essa pesquisa objetiva analisar o desenvolvimento socioambiental das praias do município de Caucaia - Ceará: Dois Coqueiros, Iparana, Pacheco, Icaraí, Tabuba e Cumbuco. O ponto focal da pesquisa é a analise do uso e ocupação no período definido entre os anos de 2000 a 2015; a abordagem utilizada é a geossistêmica. O estudo utiliza diferentes metodologias como o estudo socioespacial a partir do entendimento da área sob a perspectiva de categorias de análise; a análise de planos, projetos, leis e instrumentos; e a análise integrada a partir da matriz swot. É de caráter interdisciplinar e abrange dimensões distintas: social, ambiental, espacial e econômica. A pesquisa realiza, ainda, o cálculo de Retrogradação da área, equação matemática proposta pela Lei de Bruun, para determinar área não edificante, área imprescindível para a preservação da zona costeira. As informações e dados gerados foram sistematizados a partir de matriz de correlação e mapas temáticos, foram apresentados em formato de cenários e deram origem às diretrizes de desenvolvimento. Conclui-se que as praias passam por processos diferenciados em relação à dinâmica urbana-ambiental; as praias de Dois Coqueiros, Iparana, Pacheco e Icaraí necessitam recuperar seu potencial paisagístico, sua dinâmica econômica e social; já as praias de Tabuba e Cumbuco carecem ter seu potencial paisagístico, sua dinâmica econômica e social preservadas e potencializadas.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:24:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2012-03-29Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:10:29Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 laurenti_aem_me_prud.pdf: 6462920 bytes, checksum: 98e38fc443a82b549e051c33c290ee3c (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O presente trabalho apresenta a caracterização dos diferentes tipos de uso e ocupação da terra sobre as áreas de preservação permanente de nascentes e corpos d’água nas microbacias hidrográficas situadas na cidade de Ourinhos – SP e no seu entorno, a partir da comparação de fotografias aéreas dos anos de 1972 e 2006. As Áreas de Preservação Permanente (APP) de nascentes e cursos d’água foram definidas de acordo com as diretrizes legais contidas no Código Florestal lei n° 4.771/65, resoluções CONAMA 302/02; 303/02 e 369/06 relacionado aos parâmetro estabelecidos pelo Plano Diretor de Ourinhos e o Zoneamento Ambiental da cidade / This work presents the characterization of the use and occupation of land on the permanent preservation of springs and water bodies in watersheds located in the town of Ourinhos - SP and its surroundings, from the comparison of aerial photographs of the years 1972 and 2006. The Permanent Preservation Areas (APP) of springs and streams were defined according to legal guidelines contained in the Forest Code Law No. 4.771/65, CONAMA resolutions 302/02, 303/02 and 369/06 related to the parameter established by the Master Plan and Environmental Zoning Ourinhos city