Thesis (DTech (Tourism and Hospitality Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2009 / The growing global perspective on conservation in combination with the rapid changes in the environment due to ever increasing human demands has placed more emphasis on the plight of threatened and endangered Proteaceae on the Agulhas Plain. Large parts of the Agulhas Plain contribute to the commercial cut flower export industry. The population numbers of Leucadendron elimense subsp. elimense, L. laxum, L. platyspermum and L. stelligerum (PROTEACEAE) have been drastically reduced as many species are illegally harvested. The continued destruction of natural habitats has made environmentalists and Protea flower producers aware of the need for developing future conservation strategies. An increase in ecotourism on the Agulhas Plain is important in view of its role in extended conservation and job creation. The Agulhas Plain is a region where conservation, ecotourism and agriculture could work together to maintain a balance of protection, enjoyment and commercial gain from the habitat. Potential developments of ecotourism on the Agulhas Plain are hindered through poor agricultural practices and a lack of conservation of the natural habitat. Landowners and cut flower producers have to stay abreast of global changes if they are to be responsible for the protection of the environment. In this respect the usage of land is linked to skills, attitudes, knowledge and an understanding of the environment. There is a lack of guidance and available information in the conservation of the Agulhas Plain while the ecotourism potential of the Cape Floral Kingdom remains undeveloped. The objectives of the study are: a) to collect and survey scientific data on current practices of landowners, flower producers and exporters to determine the probable causes of destruction of Red Data species and their influences on ecotourism development on the Agulhas Plain. This study aims to make recommendations on the propagation and the conservation of threatened species and the ecotourism potential on the Agulhas Plain; b) to test the rooting ability of L. laxum using four liquid hormone concentrations of IBA or IAA and four different rooting mediums. Differences in rooting in an environmentally controlled greenhouse environment with bottom heat and a shaded tunnel is also tested. The study aims to develop new propagation techniques to increase successful and economical propagation of the species, to solve problematic and difficult propagation techniques and to relieve the threatened status of species. The study used a self-administered survey questionnaire distributed amongst growers, farmers and exporters to determine the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes in the harvesting, propagation, conservation and ecotourism development of Red Data species on the Agulhas Plain.

The principle 'best interests of the child' has been expanded by the legal community in recent years to apply to any matter involving children in family law proceedings. The weight ascribed to this principle, however, has been diluted. In custody, access and child protection cases, evidence of which custodial arrangements are in a child's interests are often presented by adult parties in prolonged and costly proceedings. The judge makes an order which is intended to meet the child's "best interests", in the child's absence. This paper first examines the historical and theoretical justifications for children's rights in Canadian and international law and the "best interests" principle. Second, the concept of "legal representation for children" is explored, with specific reference to inconsistencies in the jurisprudence concerning the role of independent representation for children. This paper argues that to truly reflect a custodial or access arrangement made in the child's "best interests", it is imperative that the child's voice be heard by the court through independent legal counsel assigned to represent that child's individual needs and concerns.

Orientadores: Arnaldo César da Silva Walter, Kamyla Borges da Cunha / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-17T20:56:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Correia_BrunadeBarros_M.pdf: 1779772 bytes, checksum: 3209feeddf2cd6208537ff2242ecd040 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Resumo: Frente às mudanças climáticas, a produção e o consumo de biocombustíveis têm despertado muito interesse em todo o mundo. Esse contexto fez com que surgissem compromissos para a produção e o uso dos biocombustíveis com a sustentabilidade. Princípios, critérios e indicadores de sustentabilidade são propostos e já são utilizados para monitorar a produção e o consumo de biocombustíveis através de iniciativas de sustentabilidade, cujo objetivo é evitar que atividades prejudiciais ao meio ambiente e à sociedade sejam incorporadas ao processo produtivo. Apesar de muitos esforços, não há uma padronização quanto aos requisitos de sustentabilidade que devem ser considerados em tais iniciativas. Isso faz com que haja uma multiplicidade de critérios, os quais nem sempre visam o desenvolvimento sustentável e, conseqüentemente, podem contribuir para a criação de barreiras comerciais. Para evitar que sejam criadas medidas protecionistas, a Organização Mundial do Comércio (OMC) proíbe a manutenção das barreiras não tarifárias quando não existirem mais as circunstâncias e objetivos que motivaram a sua criação, ou quando tais circunstâncias e objetivos possam ser atendidos de uma maneira menos restritiva ao comércio. Frente aos conflitos legais entre meio ambiente, direito trabalhista e comércio internacional, o objetivo da presente dissertação é avaliar a consistência entre os requisitos de sustentabilidade estabelecidos por iniciativas para biocombustíveis e as normas da OMC. Para tanto, foram analisados princípios e critérios de sustentabilidade relacionados a três aspectos específicos: (a) redução das emissões de GEE; (b) proteção à biodiversidade; e (c) condições de trabalho na produção da biomassa / Abstract: This dissertation addresses the legal conflict between the international environmental law and the rules of the international trade. Due to climate change, the production and use of biofuels has aroused great interest worldwide and, consequently, the society has been concerned about the required commitment between bioenergy and sustainability. Principles, criteria and indicators of sustainability have been defined and have been used to monitor the production and use of biofuels. The initiatives regarding the sustainability of biofuels aim to prevent that detrimental practices to the environment and to the society would be incorporated into the production process. However, there are a multitude of sustainability criteria, which are not always focused on sustainable development and, consequently, may contribute to create barriers to trade. To avoid protectionist measures, the World Trade Organization (WTO) prohibits the maintenance of non-tariff barriers if the goals and the circumstances that led to its creation no long exist, or if such circumstances and objectives can be met imposing less constraints to trade. Facing the legal conflict between environment, social issues and international trade, the present dissertation addresses the consistency between requirements of sustainability for biofuels and the WTO rules. In this sense, sustainability principles and criteria related to three aspects have been analyzed: (a) reduction of GHG emissions regarding fossil fuels use, (b) biodiversity protection, and (c) working conditions along the biomass production chain / Mestrado / Engenharia Mecanica / Mestre em Planejamento de Sistemas Energéticos

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All 1996 parliamentary speeches of two members from each of three parties represented in the South African parliament were coded for the extent to which they demonstrated integrative complexity, a measure of the level of differentiation and integration which a decision-maker demonstrates in justifying his or her position. Each of the selected debates was also categorised according to the manner in which the speaker was aligned in relation to other parties taking part in the debate and the extent to which the matter had been aired in parliament previously. The relationship between the level of integrative complexity shown in the speeches was assessed in relation to the alignment of the speaker with other parties, the extent to which the debate had been rehearsed and the position f the speaker on the left-right political spectrum. The results of the study indicated a strong relationship between the relationship of the speaker to the ruling ANC in the debate, with speakers showing significantly lower integrative complexity when opposing the ANC than when they were in agreement with the ANC. The extent to which the debate had been rehearsed bore a relationship to integrative complexity which only approached significance and the political affiliation of the speaker yielded a non-significant relationship to integrative complexity. The results of the study are discussed with reference to existing theoretical understandings of and research into integrative complexity. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 1999.

Submitted by Elba Lopes (elba.lopes@fecap.br) on 2017-09-20T14:38:48Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Simone Ferreira e Silva.pdf: 1191981 bytes, checksum: 7ad61f8339d058f729c68691353fd8b7 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-09-20T14:38:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Simone Ferreira e Silva.pdf: 1191981 bytes, checksum: 7ad61f8339d058f729c68691353fd8b7 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-08-30 / The purpose of this research was to analyze the structure of the social network of the scientific production in four publications in the English language in Behavioral Finance in the period of 2011 to 2015. To achieve this purpose, bibliometric and sociometric studies were conducted based on 261 articles from the EBSCOHost data base which contained the expressions: behavior (including variations like behavior, behavioral, behavioural), limits to (of) arbitrage, cognitive biases, overconfidence, optimism, catering, market timing and prospect theory in the titles, key-words or abstracts. Afterwards, it was performed a bibliometric analysis of the most prolific and cited researchers and institutions, the social network they belong to, the indexes of density, the centrality of degree and betweeness, the centralization, closeness and structural holes. The social network analysis indexes made it possible to point Goetzmann as the author of the central positioning in the network, nevertheless there is no researchers elite in Behavioral Finance in periodicals and period studied. As for the institutions, the elite does exist and is made up by actors with relevant position in the network, mainly the Center of Economic Policy Research and The National Buereu of Economic Research. The results of this research may contribute to the development of the scientific production in Behavioral Finance both national and international, and benefit all who direct or indirectly are related to this field, either academic or professional. / Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo analisar a estrutura da rede social formada pela produ????o cient??fica em quatro publica????es em l??ngua inglesa na ??rea de Finan??as Comportamentais no per??odo de 2011 a 2015. Para atingi-lo, foi realizado um estudo bibliom??trico e sociom??trico com 261 artigos da base de dados EBSCOHost que continham as express??es: behavior (incluindo varia????es como behaviour, behavioral, behavioural), limits to (of) arbitrage, cognitive biases, overconfidence, optimism, catering, market timing e prospect theory em seus t??tulos, palavras-chave ou resumos. Posteriormente, procedeu-se ?? an??lise bibliom??trica de pesquisadores e institui????es mais prol??ficos e citados, das redes sociais por eles formadas e dos ??ndices de densidade, centralidade de grau e de intermedia????o, centraliza????o, proximidade e lacunas estruturais. Os ??ndices da an??lise de redes sociais permitiram apontar Goetzmann como autor de posicionamento central na rede, por??m n??o existe uma elite de pesquisadores em Finan??as Comportamentais nos peri??dicos e per??odo delimitado. J?? quanto ??s institui????es, a elite existe e ?? formada por atores com posi????o relevante na rede, principalmente o Centre of Economic Policy Research e a The National Bureau of Economic Research. Os resultados desta pesquisa poder??o contribuir para o desenvolvimento da ??rea da produ????o cient??fica em Finan??as Comportamentais nacional e internacional, al??m de beneficiar todos que, direta ou indiretamente, relacionam-se com esse campo, nos ??mbitos tanto acad??mico quanto profissional.