Urbanization throughout much of Texas has resulted in diminished wildlife habitat, resulting from fragmented landscapes. Several previous studies addressed the public’s attitudes concerning the most acceptable white-tailed deer management techniques in urban areas. As a departure from these studies on urban residents’ acceptance of alternative urban deer management strategies, this study assessed the types of information required by urban residents to more fully understand the best management practices for urban deer herds. Two Texas communities, Lakeway and Hollywood Park, were chosen for this study. Since the 1990s, urban deer herds have negatively impacted these communities through increased deer-vehicle collisions, defined browse lines throughout the community, and human-deer encounters. The current number of households in each community was determined and used to calculate the household sample size in Lakeway (N= 4,090, n = 704) and Hollywood Park (N= 1,547, n = 616). An Internet survey was developed which asked an adult resident of each selected household about his or her knowledge of factors that lead to population growth in urban white-tailed deer populations, personal encounters with an urban deer herd in the community, the types of management options he or she would choose in dealing with the urban deer herd, and why and what types of information the respondent would most like to have regarding urban deer management. Finally, demographic information was asked such as age, gender, level of education and years of residency in the neighborhood. The information derived from this study reveals the public’s knowledge, attitudes, actions, and expectations concerning over-abundant white-tailed deer populations in Lakeway and Hollywood Park, Texas. This information can be used to assist communities such as Lakeway and Hollywood Park, as well as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, to develop appropriate educational materials that will provide relevant, current, and accurate information about urban deer population ecology and management for the urban resident. The methods of this study will serve as a useful tool for others to develop pro-active management strategies for controlling over-abundant urban white-tailed deer populations and aid in reducing the conflict between urban deer managers and the public.

abstract: Many working in the criminal justice system and beyond are trying to ascertain whether there should be continued use of restricted housing or solitary confinement. This study examines knowledge of and general support for restrictive housing. Using randomly assigned, factorial vignettes, the survey manipulates populations and reasons for placement in restrictive housing to determine situational support for the correctional practice. Results indicate that among a sample of students (N=363), little is known about restrictive housing, despite substantial exposure to both fiction and nonfiction media on the subject. Averages of approval ratings indicate the public is neutral on whether the practice is humane, including its placement procedures and conditions, though there was slight disapproval of the placement of mentally ill inmates in segregation. Analysis shows that age, some reasons for placement, whether placement is voluntary, and extreme durations of time in isolation are significantly associated with public approval. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Criminology and Criminal Justice 2017

This presentation provides a basic description of open access and a very brief description of the crisis in scholarly communications which created the need for expanded access. Open access initiatives in western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta) are discussed, including institutional repository developments, the Public Knowledge Project's Open Journal Systems, and digitization projects of academic, public, and special libraries.

The UBC Library along with many other research libraries is beginning to develop a range of publishing support services for faculty and students. This presentation focuses on cIRcle, the Library's institutional repository, and was delivered as part of a graduate seminar in the Dept of English on April 2, 2009.

This presentation was one of several presentations delivered at the First International Open Access Day event held on October 14, 2008 at UBC. In support of the open access movement, the UBC Library joined with SPARC, PLoS (Public Library of Science), and Students for FreeCulture along with 65 other institutions in celebration of this worldwide event.

This presentation was one of several presentations delivered at the First International Open Access Day event held on October 14, 2008 at UBC. In support of the open access movement, the UBC Library joined with SPARC, PLoS (Public Library of Science), and Students for FreeCulture along with 65 other institutions in celebration of this worldwide event.

This presentation was one of several presentations delivered at the First International Open Access Day event held on October 14, 2008 at UBC. In support of the open access movement, the UBC Library joined with SPARC, PLoS (Public Library of Science), and Students for FreeCulture along with 65 other institutions in celebration of this worldwide event.

This presentation was one of several presentations delivered at the First International Open Access Day event held on October 14, 2008 at UBC. In support of the open access movement, the UBC Library joined with SPARC, PLoS (Public Library of Science), and Students for FreeCulture along with 65 other institutions in celebration of this worldwide event.

På ett övergripande plan handlar den här studien om språkets roll inom arkitektur, teoretiskt och praktiskt. Titeln Tala om arkitektur refererar till vad som händer i talad mening, mellan arkitekter, mellan arkitekter och andra yrkesgrupper och – bredare – i allmänt tal om arkitektur. Är tal om arkitektur en grund för kunskap, i kunskapsproduktion och i användandet av arkitektur, på samhällsnivå? Frågan har bäring på förutsättningar för demokrati. Studien bör ses som en ambition att resa frågor om språk och arkitektur, för att lägga en grund för fortsatta studier. Som bakgrund till intresset för språk finns tankar kring arkitekturens status i samtiden, kopplat till klimatfrågor och social hållbarhet. Vet vi tillräckligt för att skapa byggd miljö som inte skadar planeten och som bidrar till välfungerande miljöer, socialt och hälsomässigt? Vad behövs för att vi ska få tillräcklig kunskap? Studiens konkreta fråga är hur två arkitekturorganisationer i Sverige – Stiftelsen Arkus (åren 1986–2018) och den statliga kommittén Rådet för arkitektur, form och design (åren 2004–2008) – har uppmärksammat språk om arkitektur som ett särskilt kunskapsområde, i egen rätt. Uppdragen för båda organisationerna har, på olika sätt, varit och är fortfarande för Arkus del, kunskapsproducerande.  Det empiriska materialet I studien består av allmänt tillgängliga skrifter, rapporter och styrdokument. En problembild är tecknad med utgångspunkt i tidningsartiklar, myndighetsrapporter och facklitteratur. Den pekar mot en problematisk, samtida situation gällande brister vad gäller tillämpning av kunskap om arkitektur, vid planering och byggande. Problembilden omfattar också brister i den allmänna kunskapsnivån som bildar bas för en allmän diskussion i samhället, om arkitektur och byggd miljö. Resultatet av undersökningen är att tal och språk har uppmärksammats i både Arkus och Rådet för arkitektur, form och design, men temat har inte lyfts i egen rätt som ett kunskapsområde som behöver fortsatta undersökningar. Språkfrågan – att tala, läsa, skriva, reflektera samt även att skapa kontakt med omvärlden, har snarare förts fram av enstaka eldsjälar med ett starkt intresse. Kommentarer om språkets betydelse har då och då framförts på ett tydligt sätt, av utomstående. Studien är långt ifrån en fullödig bild. Den visar utdrag från en begränsad situation inom ett tidsspann av närmare 40 år. Syftet med studien är att resa frågan om språkets roll inom arkitekturfältet, samt att belysa hur detta tema har hanterats av två svenska arkitekturorganisationer med kunskapsspridande uppdrag. Studien är på svenska. / On a larger scale this study is about the role of language within architecture – in theory and in practice. The title Talking about architecture is referring to what is happening, in a spoken sense, between architects, between architects and other professions in planning, building and property management, and broader – how the public speaks about architecture, and how this is linked to knowledge. Is the talking about architecture the root of knowledge, in production and in the use of architecture/built environment on a societal level? The study is set in Sweden and should be seen as an ambition to raise questions about language and architecture to prepare for further investigations. As a background to the interest in language lies a concern for the status of architecture and built environment, connected to climate and social sustainability. Do we know enough to shape built environment that is not harming the planet, but contributes to well-functioning communities, socially and health-wise? What is needed to know enough? The study’s central question is how two important architecture organizations in Sweden – The Arkus foundation (1986–2018) and The National Council for Architecture, Form and Design (2004–2008) – have put their attention to language as a specific topic, to be addressed in its own right. The task for both organizations, even in different ways, was the production of knowledge within the field of architecture. Besides the language topic, an important aim connected to the study, was to make knowledge about these two organizations available, since little is known about their work outside the organizations themselves.  The method for analyzing the documentation originating from the organizations was qualitative. The empirical material in the study consisted of white papers and research reports. A few open interview-like conversations have also been made. A background is depicted in the study, retrieved from articles and reports. It is reflecting on a problematic contemporary situation concerning a lack of applied knowledge in production processes for architecture and the built environment. It also points out a shortcoming in the contemporary public discussion about architecture and the built environment, due to a frail knowledge base for these topics. The study concludes that the language topic was addressed in both Arkus and The National Council for Architecture, Form and Design. However, language and communication, among architects and with the world around, was not raised as a central issue in need of being further investigated. The language topic – talking, reading, writing, reflecting and also reaching out – was rather brought forward by a few persons in the organizations with a strong interest, or by outsiders.  This study does not give a full picture, but it highlights different events on architectural language within a timespan close to 40 years. It suggests that the focus on language should have been a special concern for two architectural organizations whose focus was on the practical field and on knowledge dissemination. The study is in Swedish.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-26T18:50:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Cidinha 10_03_2015 PUBLICAR.pdf: 17038942 bytes, checksum: 8bc703c6af7da340d0ac329408565e6d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-05-29 / The following study shows a reflection on policy education and the popular knowledge management that ensured the active citizenship occurred, in the planning and implementation of the National Program of Family farming PRONAF/ Infrastructure and municipal services, implanted in Alfredo Marcondes, state of São Paulo, as participants having family farmers organized in the Municipal Council of Rural Development CMDR and the Association of Rural Producers of Alfredo Marcondes APRAM. The main objective is to investigation the learning of active citizenship occurred in these space non-formal education, from the partnership with local government and co-manager experience of the farmers of this municipality, discussing the achievements and teaching the conflicts that permeate the experience of social management of public goods, available to the APRAM by the municipally city hall. The work will cover the structure and functioning of APRAM and CMDR and yours joints, with the municipal, state and federal spheres, trying to reflect the scale socioeducative of the political participation as it occurs in various public institutions and local government bodies. / O presente estudo apresenta uma reflexão sobre a educação política e a gestão dos saberes populares que garantiram o exercício da cidadania ativa ocorrida, no planejamento e implementação do Programa Nacional da Agricultura Familiar PRONAF/ Infraestrutura e Serviços Municipais, implantado em Alfredo Marcondes, Estado de São Paulo, tendo como partícipes os produtores familiares organizados no Conselho Municipal de Desenvolvimento Rural CMDR e na Associação dos Produtores Rurais de Alfredo Marcondes APRAM. O objetivo central foi investigar o aprendizado para o exercício da cidadania ativa ocorrido nesses espaços de educação não formal, a partir da relação de parceria estabelecida com o governo local e com a experiência cogestora dos agricultores familiares deste município, discutindo as conquistas e pedagogizando os conflitos que permeiam a experiência da gestão social dos bens públicos, colocados à disposição da APRAM pela Prefeitura Municipal. O trabalho percorreu a estrutura e o funcionamento da APRAM e do CMDR e suas articulações, com as esferas do governo municipal, estadual e federal, tentando refletir a dimensão sócio-educativa da participação política enquanto ela ocorre nas diversas instituições públicas e instâncias do poder local. Trata-se de pesquisa qualitativa cujos resultados apontam para a positividade educativa do processo de gestão participativa que engendra o cidadão ativo. Para a educação formal, caracterizada por práticas escolares e relações sociais hierarquizadas e formatadas, essa é a real contribuição dessa pesquisa.