Orientador: Renata Cardoso Magagnin / Banca: Obede Borges Faria / Banca: Gustavo Garcia Manzato / Resumo: A bicicleta representa um modo de transporte mais sustentável além de contribuir para a melhoria da mobilidade urbana nas cidades. No entanto, muitos fatores podem influenciar positiva ou negativamente sua utilização, dentre eles destaca-se a qualidade da infraestrutura ofertada. A identificação dos elementos que podem comprometer a qualidade da infraestrutura destinada aos ciclistas permite que os gestores locais possam intervir antecipadamente e, assim, garantir maior segurança e conforto aos usuários. A partir dessa premissa, esta pesquisa tem por objetivo propor um instrumento para avaliar a qualidade de sistemas cicloviários. O instrumento foi aplicado no município de Bauru (SP), em quatro ciclovias e cinco ciclofaixas. A metodologia utilizada consistiu de realização de entrevistas aos usuários, levantamento por meio de auditoria técnica e registro fotográfico, definição do Índice de Qualidade do Sistema Cicloviário - IQSC e aplicação do instrumento. Os resultados evidenciaram que, tanto nas entrevistas quanto na auditoria técnica, aspectos relacionados às características físicas dos sistemas cicloviários foram melhor avaliados. O índice proposto é eficiente, pois permite realizar um diagnóstico de cada ciclovia e ciclofaixa e geral do sistema cicloviário, a partir de dados numéricos e mapas. Esses resultados e a ferramenta proposta podem auxiliar gestores públicos e profissionais da área na avaliação e monitoramento da qualidade da infraestrutura cicloviária, além de su... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The bicycle represents a more sustainable mode of transport and contributes to the improvement of urban mobility in the cities. However, many factors can positively or negatively influence its use, among them the quality of the infrastructure offered. Identifying the elements that can compromise the quality of infrastructure for cyclists allows local managers to intervene in advance to ensure greater safety and comfort for users. Based on this premise, this research aims to propose an instrument to evaluate the quality of the bicycle system. The instrument was applied in the city of Bauru, SP, in four cycle paths and five cycle tracks. The methodology used consists of interviews, survey by means of technical auditing and photographic registration, definition of the quality index of the cycle system (in portuguese Índice de qualidade do sistema cicloviário - IQSC) and its application. The results showed that, on the interviews and the technical audit, aspects related to the physical characteristics of the cycle systems were better analyzed. The proposed index is efficient, since it allows performing an individual and general diagnosis of the bicycle system, based on numerical data and maps. These results and the proposed tool can help public managers and professionals in the area in the evaluation and monitoring the quality of the bicycle infrastructure, as well as subsidize the formulation of municipal public policies to improve the local bicycle infrastructure, making each r... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document / Thesis (DPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology / DPhil / Unrestricted

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My thesis show includes paintings that depict scenes of the trails that my dog and I frequent in Utah. These paintings are a response to experiences I have in nature and explore my relationship with my dog and the surrounding flora and fauna along the local trails. The paintings include images of rocks, sticks, dirt, trails, dogs, clouds, and dried sunflowers in the wind. In addition to realistic depictions of nature, my paintings reflect on the psychological and emotional state of being in nature. The title of the show is Always Running at Sunset, which is meant to be taken both literally and figuratively because I usually run trails at sunset, but I also run to escape into nature when things that are meaningful to me--relationships or states of being--are coming to a close or a "sunset." My painting process is deliberately intuitive, allowing room for emotional content to be infused into the paintings. My affinity for landscape painting came from my own experience and from the example of many artists who are discussed in this paper.

The success of a breeding program depends upon the ability of the plant breeder to not only develop new lines, but also to determine which lines or varieties are superior. For this purpose, yield trials are an important yardstick for determining the value of the trial in assessing the merits of the different lines. Variation encountered is due to several factors; with true genetic differences, environment, and human error being of major importance. In order for yield trials to give meaningful information on a line or variety, it is essential that variation due to human error and environment be reduced to a minimum. Uniform space planting, careful cultivation, and irrigation can help reduce the human error. However, the effect of environment, mainly soil heterogeneity, is not so easily handled. Randomization, replication, and planting experimental plots of the proper shape with sufficient size to give the desired information are techniques devised to minimize the effect of soil heterogeneity. In general, it has been found that the larger the experimental plots, the smaller the variation (1, 23). Also, plots with a large length to width ratio lying in the direction of greatest soil variability have been found to decrease the variability of the yield trial (2, 8, 32, 35). However, both expense and convenience will modify the size and shape of plot that is desired. The optimum size and shape of a plot would be one that gives a maximum amount of information at a minimum cost and be of convenient handling dimensions. Such information must be determined for each individual crop.

As population increases, the need for public recreation facilities and resources increases. The U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, and other recreation providers are constrained by limited time and funding to plan for, and implement, recreational facilities for the areas that they serve. Poorly located and designed recreational trails increase maintenance costs, resource degradation, and the inefficient utilization of public resources. The potential application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to this specific type of problem is examined through the comparison of hypothetical trail routes generated by several different methods, existing trail field surveys, office design, GIS user-assisted design, and cost-path analysis design. Each method is compared statistically and qualitatively by GIS methods and office based methods. Each hypothetical trail is ranked according to effectiveness of design, providing insight into trail design methods. The office designed hypothetical trails were consistently ranked highest by an expert forest road designer. / Master of Science

This study provides a strategy from which Economy, Indiana may find structure for future improvement and growth, en route to establishing this Town as a model community for small, rural Indiana towns adjoining rails-to-trails networks. After conducting a visual inventory of the Town, significant physical design components were selected for analysis, including land use, circulation, streetscape, vegetation, buildings/structures, park area, open space/vacant land, and a surveyed historic district. The evidence suggests that even though most of Economy's original visual historic patterns and components still exist, they are in a continual decline. Using the Cardinal Greenway rails-to-trails project as a catalyst, the recommendations will assist the improvement of Economy's visual character, and take advantage of rails-to trails tourism as one means of revitalization. / Department of Landscape Architecture

Thesis (M.A.)--Ohio University, November, 2008. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--Auburn University, 2008. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-58).

published_or_final_version / Conservation / Master / Master of Science in Conservation