The early stages of colonisation in the Thracian Littoral are not well understood. These sites are often viewed with reference to the cultural contributions of Greece, to the exclusion of the Thracian participants. The Oisyme collection provides a unique opportunity to view ritual activity with a view of the archaeological evidence informed by the contributions of local, regional and ‘international’ players. In order to contextualize the pottery, I created a detailed study on the architecture and landscape of Oisyme, with reference to the Thracian culture contributions. It is from this vantage point that the East Greek, North Aegean and Oisymian pottery from the acropolis and south necropolis of Oisyme are analysed. These pottery groups are included together because they are the earliest traditions present at Oisyme and stylistically linked. They range in date from the earliest Thracian settlement through the emporion, apoikia and polis phases, as I have defined them at Oisyme. By focusing on the predominant shape (Drinking Vessels) and the origins of each variety in context, this study alters our view of Oisyme by demonstrating earlier contact, trade connections and a complex pattern of depositional preferences. All these suggest the construction of an identity by the Oisymians themselves.

This thesis discussed the morphological patterns of Ottomanization performed in the southern Balkans through the comparative study of four mainland cities, Dimetoka, Gümülcine, Siroz, Yenice-i Vardar spread along the multicultural Via Egnatia. Through the cross-disciplinary application of morphological and defterological concepts, we were able to trace existing and reconstructed forms back to their formative processes (as evident in a series of reconstructive maps) and to interpret them within the theoretical framework of structural rationalism. The advanced argument disproves the orientalistic reading of the Ottoman (Islamic) city as an irrational and chaotic morpheme and reconfirms Veinstein’s theory on the existence of a normative type for the Ottoman town that lays in the morphology of the Balkan cities. This thesis’ main contribution lies in defining that the identifier of ‘originality’ or ‘purity’ for this type derives from its particular geographical divisions. Accordingly, the coining of the type that we extended was reflective of these particular geographical divisions, as an obvious functional and formal analogy amongst the towns of this group. We thus concluded that the typological identification of the ‘original’ Ottoman town can be encapsulated in the Balkan-Anatolian type with a Byzantine kernel and an Ottoman fringe belt. This consists of a highly rationalized system of axes, with pivotal being that of the çarşıya, which functioned as the vehicle of infrastructural development.

Submitted by Gisely Teixeira (gisely.teixeira@uniceub.br) on 2018-06-16T14:41:15Z No. of bitstreams: 1 51500856.pdf: 1876222 bytes, checksum: a88339e9528b0ffcf6c41b60a9c3ec86 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-16T14:41:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 51500856.pdf: 1876222 bytes, checksum: a88339e9528b0ffcf6c41b60a9c3ec86 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018 / O Brasil possui vários hospitais e um grande quantitativo de normas que buscam estabelecer medidas que visam proteger os frequentadores em caso de incêndio. Grande parte dessas normas determinam ações e equipamentos que os hospitais devem ter em caso de desastre com fogo, pois há alguns exemplos tanto na literatura mundial quanto na brasileira desse tipo de desastre. Nesse contexto o trabalho tem por objetivo analisar os riscos globais de incêndio em edificações hospitalares de saúde, orientar com relação as medidas de prevenção,apontar as possíveis falhas e nortear a retirada dos usuários em um estudo de caso no Hospital Universitário de Brasília. O referido estudo de caso mostrou que o HUB não respeita as normas de prevenção de incêndio. A metodologia escolhida para a efetivação dos objetivos foi a descritiva, pois foi realizado um levantamento de dados sobre a arquitetura, os projetos, equipamentos e a manutenção desses sistemas de prevenções de incêndios nas unidades hospitalares.

This dissertation studies the diplomatic communication between the Byzantine Empire and the West during the last century of the empire’s life from 1354 to 1453. The first chapter deals with ambassadorial travel to the West, studying land and sea routes, the season of travel, its speed and duration and the choice of vessel for the transportation of ambassadors to western destinations. The second chapter analyses diplomatic missions to the West, examining both the embassies themselves and the people involved in them, in an effort to create the profile of the late Byzantine imperial ambassador to the West. The third chapter examines specific diplomatic practices focusing both on the different characteristics of each emperor’s reign, and on the late Palaiologan period as a whole. These three chapters are accompanied three Appendices comprised of three main databases that list the embassies of the period, the journeys of the ambassadors and the ambassadors themselves, and a series of tables and charts that further facilitate reading and comprehending the results of this study. Through my research into these aspects of late Palaiologan diplomatic practice, I aim to demonstrate that the late Palaiologoi combined traditional diplomacy and innovative methods, such as their personal involvement in embassies to the West, which reflect the dynamism of the late empire.

This thesis, in the very broad sense, evaluates the perception of an architectural structure through its history. It examines the &lsquo / theatre&rsquo / as the building and selects &lsquo / ancient Greece and Rome&rsquo / (mainly fourth century B.C. to second century A.D. which can be depicted as the golden age of the ancient theatre) as the period. It posits that the study of theatre requires more than formal data, hence, it employs a multidisciplinary approach, and combines the author&rsquo / s personal experience on the theatre. The study believes that the subject-focused nature of available works is insufficient for the study of theatre, as they employ only a certain aspect of this structure. This thesis tries to examine the complete experience of the theatre for the people who were exposed to it / and present it, in a more relatable way, for the future researchers, theatre professionals and educated enthusiasts as an intermediate level source, where the need arises to increase the perception of theatre as a whole concept, so that its interpretation can be more complete.

I detta examensarbete undersöks möjligheten att kunna använda en positioneringsmetod som inte enbart förlitar sig på den uppmätta signalstyrkan. Istället används en metod som bestämmer från vilken vinkel en signal uppkommer ifrån. Den här tekniken kallas för direction-finding. När informationen om signalens vinkel fastställts används den i ett positioningsfilter som uppskattar positionen. Två tillvägagångssätt har använts i den här rapporten, ett där enbart vinkeln används och ett där både signalstyrka och vinkel används.

This thesis explores the meaningful character of traces of earlier occupation and burial locations visible in the late 8th century BC landscape of the Argolic Plain in the northeast Peloponnese, Greece. It will be argued that, where ruined former habitation remains and burials were observed in the contemporary landscape, these locations were regarded as meaningful places. In the past, scholarly interest has predominantly focussed on late 8th century BC votive activity and burial reuse in connection with Bronze Age chamber tombs and tholoi. However, this thesis will demonstrate that these activities should not be dislocated from the wider landscape but, rather, should be considered alongside contemporaneous interconnected behaviour. In support of this position, evidence of ritual performances among the ruins of abandoned former Bronze Age acropolis locations; placing of burials within the ruins of Bronze Age buildings; and establishment of shrines within areas of Bronze and Early Iron Age cemeteries will be considered along with data specific to late 8th century BC activities in connection with Bronze Age chamber tombs and tholoi. It will be established that these trends should be viewed collectively as a single phenomenon acknowledging locations where earlier occupation and burial remains were observed as places appropriate for the performance of rituals or burial of the dead in the late 8th century BC. This thesis will implement a landscape archaeology approach along with contextual analysis of the data and will propose an interpretation of late 8th century BC interest in earlier constructions visible in the contemporary landscape. This interpretation will assert a potential ideological connection between the location of ritual performances in association with previous occupation or burial areas and the regenerative qualities of the earth.

This thesis investigates the relationship between media and identities in contemporary Greece. Acknowledging the diversity of Greek society, the study follows the circulation of discourses about the nation and belonging and contrasts the articulation of identities at a local level with the discourses about the nation in the national media. Through a series of case studies I examine how people of Greek, Cypriot and Turkish origins living in Athens articulate their identities through everyday practices and media use. At the same time I investigate the television news discourse which is nationalized, largely projecting an essentialist representation of identity that does not reflect the complexity of the society it claims to describe. The study follows the shifts in peoples' discourses according to context and observes that it is in their encounters with the news media, compared to other contexts, that some of the informants express a more closed discourse about difference and belonging. This points to the power of the media, through a number of practices, to raise the boundaries for inclusion and exclusion in public life. Hence, while for the majority of the Greek speakers the news is a common point of reference, for the Turkish speakers it is often a reminder of their `second class citizenship' and exclusion from public life. Public discourse, much dominated by the media in the case of Greece, is a complex web of power relations, subject to constant negotiation. This is an interdisciplinary study that draws upon a number of theories and approaches by means' of a theoretical and methodological triangulation. The thesis aims to contribute primarily to two literatures, namely media and audience studies —particularly the developments towards a theory of mediation — and the literature that addresses the relationship between media and identity. In the light of the analysis of the empirical findings the study argues that neither of the hitherto dominant paradigms in theorising the relationship between media and identity (namely, strong media/weak identities and weak media/powerful identities) is adequate to describe what emerges as a multifaceted process. What is proposed is an approach that takes into account both a top-down and a bottom-up perspective. Media and identities should be understood in a dialectical fashion where neither is foregrounded from the start. The concepts of culture and the nation are understood through a historical perspective that recognises their constructedness and diversity. Identity is conceptualised as relational and performative rather than fixed and stable.

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade UnB Planaltina, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Rural, 2016. / Submitted by Albânia Cézar de Melo (albania@bce.unb.br) on 2016-04-27T13:07:47Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016_IgorProencaEspiritoSanto.pdf: 3220916 bytes, checksum: 6179987f72ffd628ad1865bcd1524750 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Guimaraes Jacqueline(jacqueline.guimaraes@bce.unb.br) on 2016-04-28T13:53:31Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2016_IgorProencaEspiritoSanto.pdf: 3220916 bytes, checksum: 6179987f72ffd628ad1865bcd1524750 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T13:53:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016_IgorProencaEspiritoSanto.pdf: 3220916 bytes, checksum: 6179987f72ffd628ad1865bcd1524750 (MD5) / A presente dissertação trata da participação social na gestão de bens comuns, tendo como objeto de pesquisa o Plano de Manejo (PM) da Estação Ecológica de Águas Emendadas (ESEC-AE). Trata-se de uma unidade de conservação localizada no Distrito Federal que abriga, em seu interior, o fenômeno natural caracterizado por uma vereda que verte água para duas importantes bacias hidrográficas brasileiras, Paraná e Tocantins. Por se tratar de uma área de proteção integral da natureza, deve seguir diretrizes de manejo previstas no documento técnico intitulado Plano de Manejo. Face estar inserida em um contexto socioambiental complexo formado por núcleos rurais, urbanos e outras áreas protegidas, quando da elaboração desse instrumento foram realizados eventos participativos com os atores interessados na ESEC-AE, na intenção de considerar seus anseios, conhecimento e experiências nas medidas de conservação da estação ecológica. Assim, na perspectiva de entender a participação social durante o processo de elaboração do Plano de Manejo, a presente pesquisa objetiva identificar como as abordagens dos atores sociais, mobilizadas nessas etapas participativas, se articularam no Plano de Manejo. Para cumprir esse objetivo, foi realizada a análise dos relatórios dos momentos participativos para a elaboração do PM, descrevendo a condução dessas etapas desde a mobilização até a realização das oficinas de planejamento. Como método, inspirando-se na análise de discurso crítica, foi realizada a análise temática desses documentos de maneira textualmente orientada aos registros desses momentos participativos, o que permitiu promover a identificação e a compreensão dos principais temas abordados pelos atores sociais, e então verificar a inserção deles nos programas do Plano de Manejo. Com isso, foram evidenciadas quatro categorias temáticas (preservação, gestão, conhecimento, qualidade de vida) que permearam os discursos mobilizados pelos participantes, sendo possível verificar como foram abordadas nos programas do Plano de Manejo. Os resultados permitiram observar que não existiram divergências discursivas, mas sim várias convergências entre os momentos participativos e os programas no que concerne aos temas principais, sem, contudo, ocorrer a efetiva participação social que pode ter sido comprometida por várias limitações que ocorreram na condução participativa da elaboração desse instrumento. ______________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT / This master thesis deals with the social participation in the management of common goods having as research object the Management Plan (MP) of Águas Emendadas Ecological Station. This is a protected area located in the Federal District of Brazil. This area contains a natural phenomenon whereby a small stretch of land serves as a water source for two separate Brazilian water basins, the Paraná and Tocantins. As a core nature preserve, the Ecological Station must follow certain management guidelines outlined in a technical document entitled the Management Plan. Given the complicated socio-environmental context resulting from the different rural, urban, and other protected areas nearby, when this document was prepared, participatory events were held with stakeholders in the Águas Emendadas, with the intention of considering their aspirations, knowledge, and experience with respect to methods of conserving the protected area. In view of understanding social participation in the Management Plan, this research intends to identify to what extent the proposals and the approaches of these stakeholders, mobilized in these participatory steps, were integrated into the Management Plan. In order to achieve these objectives, we performed the analysis of participatory steps document to prepare the Management Plan, by describing the conduct of those moments from the mobilization stage until the completion of the planning workshops. As a method, inspired by the critical discourse analysis, we performed thematic analysis of such documents in order to the textually oriented analysis of records of participatory moments, which allowed to promote the identification and understanding of the main issues addressed by stakeholders, and then check the inclusion of them in the Management Plan. Thus, four main themes were shown (preservation, management, knowledge, quality of life) that permeated the speeches mobilized by the participants, as these issues were addressed in the Management Plan. The results allowed us to see that there were no discursive divergences, but rather convergences between discursive participatory moments and the Management Plan in relation to the main issues, without necessarily occurring effective social participation that may have been compromised by several limitations that have occurred in the participatory conduct of drafting this instrument.

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Geociências, 2015. / Submitted by Fernanda Percia França (fernandafranca@bce.unb.br) on 2016-05-10T20:09:51Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_MarinaLimaQueiroz.pdf: 7928624 bytes, checksum: 9b67a9c7ac944561e949ba36bf56864f (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Marília Freitas(marilia@bce.unb.br) on 2016-05-26T16:42:11Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_MarinaLimaQueiroz.pdf: 7928624 bytes, checksum: 9b67a9c7ac944561e949ba36bf56864f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-05-26T16:42:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_MarinaLimaQueiroz.pdf: 7928624 bytes, checksum: 9b67a9c7ac944561e949ba36bf56864f (MD5) / Esta dissertação propõe uma reflexão acerca de termos controversos, sob o ponto de vista técnico e legal, relativos a nascentes, veredas e áreas úmidas. As controvérsias conceituais destas feições hidrológicas têm importantes implicações jurídicas. Conforme a Lei 12.651/2012 (Brasil 2012), as áreas de faixas marginais e entorno desses bens naturais são passíveis de proteção a partir das Áreas de Preservação Permanente - APP. Nelas, o regime de proteção é diferenciado, com manutenção ou recomposição da vegetação local. A intervenção nestas áreas ou a supressão de vegetação nativa em APP somente é possível em hipóteses excepcionais previstas na legislação. Além da legislação florestal, o Brasil possui um arcabouço legal ambiental com diferentes enfoques quanto aos instrumentos de proteção, que visam restringir os impactos em corpos hídricos e orientar o uso racional desses recursos, pelas múltiplas funções ambientais desempenhadas. Porém, é necessário potencializar a aplicação das normas e aperfeiçoar a integração das políticas nacionais entre si e com tratados internacionais, como a Convenção de Ramsar. Em função das limitações impostas, questões de ocupação humana e uso alternativo do solo ficam vinculadas à adequada conceituação, determinação e caracterização dessas feições. Este trabalho busca contribuir com a revisão dos conceitos, além de propor metodologia para a caracterização e determinação de nascentes, veredas e áreas úmidas, com base em estudo de caso na Estação Ecológica de Águas Emendadas - ESEC-AE, no Distrito Federal. Esta se insere em uma configuração hidrológica de grande relevância em termos de feições hídricas, em interface entre o sistema hidrogeológico (Província Hidrogeológica Escudo Central) e a rede hidrológica superficial (Bacia do Tocantins e Bacia do Paraná). Os atributos hídricos, ecológicos e funções ambientais fazem da Unidade de Conservação de Proteção Integral local com potencial para reconhecimento como Sítio Ramsar, constituído por áreas úmidas das classes de veredas e de solos com elevado grau de hidromorfismo. Contudo, há indícios de que as áreas úmidas vêm apresentando redução dimensional na ESEC-AE, o que requer estudos complementares quanto aos fatores que influenciam esse fenômeno e quanto às medidas de mitigação/recuperação. O fato chama atenção dado que o fenômeno das águas que se emendam, ou seja, o sistema hídrico de Águas Emendadas, constitui a essência e a identidade da Unidade de Conservação. / This dissertation proposes that the current legal definition of springs, veredas and wetlands should be revised. The existing concepts applied to these hydrological systems are controversial, but at the same time have important legal implications. According to Law 12.651/2012 (Brazil 2012), marginal zones, as well as their surroundings, are entitled to protection as ‘Areas of Permanent Preservation’ - APP. Being defined as an APP area allows a differentiated protection regime, such as maintenance or restoration of the local vegetation. Intervention in APP areas, or the suppression of the local vegetation, is only possible in exceptional circumstances determined by the law. However, current legislation is inadequate. Brazil’s environmental legal framework has many different approaches and many different instruments, all of which aim to restrict the impacts on bodies of water and guide the reasonable use of these vital resources. However, there needs to be improvement in the application of these legal standards, better integration between national laws, and improved interaction between Brazil’s national laws and international treaties, such as the Ramsar Convention. Springs, veredas and wetlands need to be better conceptualized in the law, which would help to inform decisions on human settlement and alternative land use. This paper proposes a revision of the concepts for springs, veredas and wetlands, as well as a methodology for their future definition, based on a case study of the Ecological Monitoring Station in Águas Emendadas (ESEC-AE) in Brazil’s Federal District. ESEC-AE is particularly relevant for this study, given its role as a meeting point between the Escudo Central hydrogeological system and the Tocantins and Paraná Basins surface hydrology network. ESEC-AE’s hydrological and ecological attributes, combined with its environmental functions, indicate its potential to be recognized as a Ramsar Site. Nevertheless, there are indications that the ESEC-AE wetlands are reducing in size. Further studies are required to determine the factors influencing the shrinkage and any possible mitigation / recovery measures. The reduction in the ESEC-AE wetlands is particularly concerning, given their hydrological importance.