This case study examines the effectiveness of information and communication technology (ICT) in the Upriver Halq'eméylem language activities. The research indicates that ICT has been successful in supporting micro-level activities managed by individuals; however, while certain elements of ICT were identified by participants as having the potential to help increase fluency, fluency has not been achieved. Recommendations include the creation of a catalogue of all content developed and applications in use to be maintained by a central and agreed upon party; the use of applications in a Software as a Service (SaaS) or similar model; continuation of ongoing formal and informal meetings of the individuals who are working to revitalize the language; and, that the community attempt to determine why language is not being spoken while continuing to make the language visible. One additional finding is that the funding available may be driving the adoption of ICT within the language program; additional research is required to fully understand the effects of funding models. While these recommendations are specific to this community, they may support other decentralized language programs.

I hypothesize that specific aspects of education are central to the revitalization of culture amongst Aboriginal peoples in Ontario, and that this revitalization is integral to cultural continuity. I will show the relationship between key aspects of education and cultural revitalization as I track and assess the impacts of Ontario's high school Native Studies suite of courses. The key aspects are: the ability to generate and control content, the content itself (who it targets and serves and how it is applied) and how innovative ideas are implemented, through what processes and with whose help. Recent trends emerging from the analysis of Ontario Ministry of Education (OME) data on the implementation of its suite of ten Native Studies high school courses suggest that the consistent efforts of several generations of First Nations, Métis and Inuit educators working behind the scenes since the late 1960s have resulted in significant and meaningful increases in the number of Native Studies courses offered, the number of schools and school boards offering them, and the number of students enrolling. Considering the context of Aboriginal education in Ontario since the 1960s these general results may certainly be interpreted as progressive. I discuss seven catalysts that have had an indisputable influence over the ability of Indigenous educators to exercise an increasing degree of control over the Ontario Ministry of Education Native Studies curricula. While acknowledging the perspectives of scholars such as Taiaiake Albert, Maria Battiste, Pamela Palmater and Marie Brant-Castellano who argue for “Indian control of Indian education” based on the inherent right of Indigenous peoples to self-government - enshrined in Canada’s “Constitution Act” (1982) - my findings indicate that, given the resources and opportunity to lead the creation of Native Studies courses in Ontario, many Indigenous educators, leaders and communities have opted to take proactive roles in the process, all the while participating in the struggle for the Indigenous constitutionally-inherent right to control all aspects of their education. I argue that we are seeing a resurgence of Indigenous cultures in Canada, and more particularly in Ontario. / Thesis (Master, Geography) -- Queen's University, 2012-04-18 18:20:07.041

As North American cities begin to age, our impermanent building methods inevitably lead to urban decay. Much of the housing stock has an expected lifespan and although this can be extended with proper and regular maintenance ultimately, much of this housing will face the bulldozer. Consequently, we are constantly engaged in the continuing cycle of urban revitalization, striving to keep our cities new and novel. This requires an immense amount of reinvestment and for some neighbourhoods, this is not an issue. This is not the case however for neighbourhoods considered to be ‘in distress’ which, face challenges not seen in more affluent areas. Revitalization efforts in at risk areas need to be more sensitive in their approach as they can displace, gentrify, and otherwise exacerbate the problems. This practicum is an exploration of that approach to renewal in grass roots fashion, using urban agriculture as a means to building community.

The research project focused on studying the effectiveness of placemaking initiatives to promote social, physical and economic improvements. The case of study is the Central Park neighbourhood in Winnipeg, Manitoba, named after its major public space. The research indicated placemaking initiatives were capable of contributing to increasing safety, promoting community development and enhancing opportunities for social interaction. However, the capacity of placemaking to achieve positive improvements is directly determined by the involved stakeholders. The Central Park initiatives were successful due to the emphasis on engaging the residents and neighbourhood organizations. The residents were given the opportunity to meaningfully share their experience and aspirations with external stakeholders. The collaborative approach to placemaking contributed to the development of a sense of ownership. The residents saw their input reflected in the amenities and programming offered in Central Park. The planning profession can benefit from using placemaking practices to engage in comprehensive planning.

As North American cities begin to age, our impermanent building methods inevitably lead to urban decay. Much of the housing stock has an expected lifespan and although this can be extended with proper and regular maintenance ultimately, much of this housing will face the bulldozer. Consequently, we are constantly engaged in the continuing cycle of urban revitalization, striving to keep our cities new and novel. This requires an immense amount of reinvestment and for some neighbourhoods, this is not an issue. This is not the case however for neighbourhoods considered to be ‘in distress’ which, face challenges not seen in more affluent areas. Revitalization efforts in at risk areas need to be more sensitive in their approach as they can displace, gentrify, and otherwise exacerbate the problems. This practicum is an exploration of that approach to renewal in grass roots fashion, using urban agriculture as a means to building community.

The research project focused on studying the effectiveness of placemaking initiatives to promote social, physical and economic improvements. The case of study is the Central Park neighbourhood in Winnipeg, Manitoba, named after its major public space. The research indicated placemaking initiatives were capable of contributing to increasing safety, promoting community development and enhancing opportunities for social interaction. However, the capacity of placemaking to achieve positive improvements is directly determined by the involved stakeholders. The Central Park initiatives were successful due to the emphasis on engaging the residents and neighbourhood organizations. The residents were given the opportunity to meaningfully share their experience and aspirations with external stakeholders. The collaborative approach to placemaking contributed to the development of a sense of ownership. The residents saw their input reflected in the amenities and programming offered in Central Park. The planning profession can benefit from using placemaking practices to engage in comprehensive planning.

即便是強勢的品牌，一旦缺乏適當的管理與維護，都會使品牌出現病徵或是老化。昔日重視企業金融更甚於消費金融的公營行庫（老行庫），徒具悠久的品牌歷史，在面對日愈崛起的消費金融市場開始面臨成長的困境，漸淪為銀行品牌經營的後段班。反觀其他致力經營消費金融的民營銀行，這幾年飽嚐豐收的果實，獲利上屢屢告捷，且塑造消費大眾對其品牌良好的體驗與感受。近年來，這些老行庫分別以不同的方式開始進行品牌的活化工程，尤以華南銀行、土地銀行動作頻頻，企圖從內而外活化品牌，重拾昔日光彩。本研究希望將不同的個案經驗做出系統性的整理，以及推論高階主管背後隱含的思維與目的，找出品牌活化的關鍵要素；同時系統化整理出中國信託打造品牌的經驗，藉以和老行庫做為比較，再針對兩家個案銀行的做法以及欲朝向品牌活化之路邁進的企業提出建議。 故本研究目的包括：（1）探討台灣銀行業所處的消費金融市場之背景環境為何，瞭解從事消費金融業務對於品牌經營之重要性；（2）將銀行業的品牌分析予以具像化，以瞭解其目前品牌經營之現況，並從品牌權益觀點來瞭解其面臨的主要問題為何；（3）藉由企業訪談以分析個案銀行如何規劃與執行品牌打造與品牌活化的策略，並試圖結合相關之理論架構，瞭解品牌策略背後的意涵，對未來欲進行品牌打造或是品牌活化的企業提出實質建議；（4）運用學術的理論，對國內老行庫業者提出實質建議。 本研究採個案研究法，以具有悠久品牌歷史的老行庫：華南銀行與土地銀行，為主要研究對象；並另列對消費金融發展具有前瞻性的銀行領導品牌-中國信託，做為前列個案銀行的比較對象。進而根據文獻探討，發展出藉由品牌分析發掘品牌權益出現之問題，進而推動不同策略，以修復品牌權益以活化品牌之研究架構，再以公司觀點出發，訪談中高階主管，並結合理論分析其意涵。 本研究之命題發展主要列示如下：（1）囿於以往老行庫經營階層固守之心智模式，而喪失掌握業務發展趨勢之先機；（2）發展消費金融業務程度較淺的老行庫，較不易掌握品牌經營現貌；（3）透過品牌分析，銀行業者較能掌握品牌權益喪失的主因，以做為之後指導品牌活化策略的基礎；（4）各銀行之品牌價值主張不同，致使各家以不同的策略來活化品牌；（5）各銀行不同之品牌活化策略，有著程度不一的品牌權益之修復效果；（6）相較於沒有清楚品牌識別的銀行而言，具有清晰的品牌識別之銀行較能增加消費者印象，對於鞏固品牌形象較為有利；（7）品牌活化必須不斷透過內部溝通以凝聚共識，由內而外傳達品牌新作為；（8）組織結構需要逐步隨品牌活化策略推動而改變。

Cette thèse de doctorat vise, par une approche sociolinguistique critique des discours et des pratiques sociales, à proposer une analyse du phénomène social de la revitalisation de deux langues en danger : le rama au Nicaragua et le francoprovençal en région Rhône-Alpes, France sous l’angle de leur postvernacularité. Ce travail de recherche adopte dans un premier temps un cadre de réflexion sur ce qu’est le phénomène de la revitalisation avec la perspective de fournir aux acteurs de la revitalisation des outils pour comprendre les situations dans lesquelles ils sont impliqués .Ce positionnement considère également que la revitalisation n’est pas seulement l’expression de revendications linguistiques mais est un phénomène social plus ample d’expression conscientisée ou non d’autres revendications, essentiellement sociales, autour d’enjeux d’identité collective, de place dans la hiérarchie sociale, de rôle dans l’économie, de pouvoir Ce travail questionne le nouveau rôle social de ces langues postvernaculaires et analyse comment celui-ci se construit dans un discours de sauvegarde et de valorisation de la diversité patrimoniale et universelle.Ce que montre cette thèse, c’est que non seulement la revitalisation linguistique n’est pas simplement (ou pas prioritairement) une affaire de langue mais que, même privée de fonctions communicatives, la langue peut être investie de sens, de sens nouveaux, et de sens concurrents. Elle peut tout autant faire l’objet de discours d’autorité, dans des sociétés qui sont aux marges de la production culturelle dominante. Ce constat nous amène, à partir de deux contextes que tout oppose apparemment mais qui présentent en fait certaines similarités, à nous questionner sur la fonction du langage dans une ère souvent décrite comme un moment d’homogénéisation et de perte de diversité culturelle. / This thesis is a critical sociolinguistic analysis of discourses and social practices, and provides an analysis of social processes of revitalization in the case of two endangered languages: Rama in Nicaragua and Francoprovençal in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. It looks particularly at their postvernacular status.This research first proposes a framework for conceptualizing revitalization with the aim of providing social actors with analytical tools to understand the situations in which they are involved. This initial stage also posits that revitalization is not only the expression of linguistic demands but rather it represents the expression, through language, of other, possibly wider, social issues. By arguing that revernacularization is not the main aim of the language movements under scrutiny, this work questions their renewed social role as post-vernacular languages, and looks at how they are framed in terms of a discourse of heritage and valorization of diversity, therefore promoting not only the local but universal values.This thesos shows therefore that language revitalization is not simply (or not primarily) a matter of language. Even deprived of communicative functions, language may be invested with meaning, new meanings, and competing ones too. It can equally be subject to authoritative discourse, in societies that lie on the margins of the dominant cultural centers. Thus, starting with two apparently very dissimilar contexts, we bring out the similarities and question the ways in which language is appropriated, contested and negotiated as a potential resource at a time of alleged homogenization.

Diploma thesis "Revitalization of specific areas of industrial and military brownfields" is divided in two parts. In teoretical part, there are defined brownfields and connected terms. Then are brownfields divided according to several aspects, thesis also solve revitalization, mapping and financial issues. Practical part of thesis characterizes one indrustral and one military brownfield, desribes history and recent condition and possibilities of their future use.

The aim of this master thesis was to evaluate financial instruments for the revitalization of brownfields. Brownfield is an estate that is not currently being used it´s neglected and requires some renovation. In the first part of this thesis there are the financial instruments described on the revitalization of brownfields at national and European level. The history of financial instruments for the revitalization of brownfields in the Czech Republic is described here, too. You can also find here some examples of successful revitalization at national and international levels. The second part focuses on the analysis of brownfields in area of Jindřichohradecko. In total there are 8 registered brownfields analyzed and their possible utilization and financing is designed. The research was carried out by using questionnaires for citizens, mayors and owners of brownfields. The results were compiled into graphs and subsequently described. It was made a review of brownfields to determine the current state of these objects. Public awareness of the issue of brownfields was also examined.