Dissertations / Theses: 'Creating space'

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Boonbanjerdsri, Kimberlee. "Capsule homes : creating space within space." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72832.

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Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2012.
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Inspired by my final Studio IV project in 2010, the Capsule Hotel, and the growing demand for efficient housing due to overcrowding in developing cities, this thesis explores, examines and realizes the need for compact homes. The need of reducing a small living space to the bare necessities, whilst allowing consumers to quickly transform and personalize the function requires great understanding of space efficiency and construction methods. Realizing a carefully designed space is one thing, but actually understanding how or why it is put together in a particular way is another. In this day and age, architects tend to create with the intention of purely design and often forget to consider and fully understand how the pieces actually come together, often leaving such tasks to contractors to "work out". What would happen to the design industry if consumers were not only able to customize and assemble their own apartment furniture, but at the same time get involved in the design of their furniture units? How would this impact consumers as well as the industry? The driving force behind Capsule Homes is to design a product that will provide users with the everyday amenities that can be transformed and customized, whilst involving the consumers in the affordable construction process. My thesis acts as a design proposal for introducing a new method of designing and customizing living spaces, whilst involving the consumer in the process from ordering units to understanding the construction methods, to ultimately living in a customizable quarters. Based on my research and analysis, I will construct a 1/4-scale prototype of thoroughly designed, flat-pack, customizable furniture.
by Kimberlee Boonbanjerdsri.
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Mackay, Anna Laurie. "Creating Containers for Intimate Space." The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1244586257.

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Rust, Elizabeth Susanna (Lizel). "Healing waters : creating therapeutic space." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5996.

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Garvey, Brian Vincent. "Creating space for seldom heard voices." Thesis, City University London, 2014. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/6451/.

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Research exploring help-seeking for physical health and psychological difficulties is a well-established field. Historically, much of this research has focused on psychological and structural barriers to seeking help. In recent times, a new strand of help-seeking research has emerged that explores how some men successfully manage to seek help. Many of these studies have been informed by social constructionist and feminist perspectives, which view masculinities as multiple and enacted through a plethora of situations and interactions. This paper presents a critical review of these new developments in help-seeking research, centred around four main themes related to the psychological and social processes involved in how men sought help, to the resources they drew on and conflicts they experienced. These themes have been labelled: having ‘permission’, striving for a ‘manly’ expression of distress, reframing help-seeking and drawing upon experiences of ‘otherness’. While recognising the challenges of seeking help, it is hoped that by examining how men can manage to overcome these difficulties, this paper can prompt practitioners to reflect further on how to engage with men and masculinities.

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Olckers, Heinrich. "Entopia : creating an urban transition space." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29933.

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This study is aimed at identifying ways in which architecture can facilitate social cohesion and desegregation. The preindustrial vernacular, which has failed to adapt from apartheid ideologies, has been proposed to include social integration as opposed to the creation of segregated environments. This is achieved through the design of an urban waiting room and gateway at the threshold between Pretoria Station and the inner city of Pretoria. The investigation can be summarised as creating entopia, which translates to achievable space, focus on architecture of the every day, cater to real world needs of city users and address problems unique to place and setting - which in the context of Pretoria, includes the promotion of social integration. Copyright 2011, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. Please cite as follows: Heinrich, O 2011, Entopia : creating an urban transition space, MArch(Prof) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11292011-162950 / > C12/4/38/gm
Dissertation (MArch(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2011.
Architecture
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Björn, Johan. "THE CLEARING : Creating space for communication." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-171644.

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Fredrickson, Kirsten I. "Creating Life in an Urban Space." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33378.

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Towns contain spaces defined by human interaction with their surroundings. In any town, certain places seem inviting while others seem cold and unfriendly. This is the result of subtle design decisions that directly effect the character of a place. This investigation focuses on the interaction of architecture in our daily lives and how it affects us in ways that we often overlook. The life of a town is in its relationship between the architecture and the people which inhabit that architecture.
Master of Architecture

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MCGAHAN, MICHELLE LEE. "ARCHITECTURE AS TRANSITION: CREATING SACRED SPACE." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1082677289.

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Hassett, Valerie Jane. "Creating sacred space: a Spiritualist church." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53375.

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When contemplating the history of religious architecture several typologies become apparent. There is the refinement of Gothic cathedrals where the volume and use of material not only reinforced the liturgy but gave breath to a tempo of chant. There also is the small New England chapel steeple and modest gable which provide such a compelling image that it has become an icon in American culture. This thesis explores the design of a sacred space independent of traditional symbolism. Rather than attempting to refine an existing typology this design explored what is fundamental in creating a sacred space. A church for a congregation of Spiritualists, who currently are renovating a Methodist church in Georgetown. [2] This design is centered on a few elements. In response to Spiritualist liturgy which is devoid of an altar there is an exploration of defining void thus creating a focal point by the enclosure of space. The importance of views is emphasized, expressly views to sacred areas that are not actually touched. Layering of transparency is explored which provides a vehicle for information between discrete areas.
Master of Architecture

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McGahan, Michelle L. "Architecture as transition creating sacred space /." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=ucin1082677289.

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Yen, Vincent Leung-Mon. "Public space in contemporary Shanghai creating a typology for the megalopolis /." online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium access full-text, 2007. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?MR34897.

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Berglin, Christoffer. "Out of Space. Creating an Interactive Visualization." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-172333.

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When attempting to visualize large amounts of data a question arises on how one is to display all of it while avoiding to confuse the viewer. The predicament at hand is one of balancing a loss of information and a loss of comprehension. The objective of this thesis is, through the means of an interactive visualization; to find a well proportioned solution to this problem. The method used is genius design instead of the more favoured user-centred design. The problem is tackled by the use of theories from Human-Computer Interaction and Information Visualization resulting in a design largely influenced by a principle of Ben Shneiderman. The result is a thorough design based on known theories and my own ideas. Although untested in practice, the approach should be considered if faced with the same problem in the future

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Phear, Nicolette. "Creating Space| Engaging Deliberation about Climate Action." Thesis, Prescott College, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3642993.

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In the United States public discourse, climate change is often framed as a polarized and intractable issue. The purpose of this dissertation was to explore deliberation about climate action, and to evaluate whether effective responses to climate change can be facilitated through new structures and processes that enable and encourage dialogue on the subject of how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Working with sustainability leaders at the University of Montana and in the community of Missoula, Montana, the author convened three public deliberations, in which a variety of solutions to climate change were discussed. Three questions guided this study: 1) what motivated individuals to engage in deliberation about climate action; 2) how did individual engagement vary and affect the quality of the deliberation; and 3) how effective were the deliberations in building a sense of individual agency and generating collaborative action strategies to address climate change. Based on a rigorous statistical analysis of survey responses combined with qualitative data, this action research study offers a holistic exploration of the three deliberative events convened. The deliberative processes generated collaborative action strategies and increased participants' sense of agency to take action on climate change; the findings also revealed differences in the ways individuals engaged and affected the quality of the overall group deliberation. This dissertation contributes to the literature on collaborative responses and collective action on climate change, broadens understanding of deliberative processes, and provides new insight into opportunities for leading deliberation about climate action.

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Van, der Westhuizen Lourette. "The waiting place : creating social gathering space." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23325.

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This dissertation takes the opportunity to explore an existing building in need of change owing to changing environments. The proposed project is situated within the city context of Pretoria and aims to address the unavoidable nature of architecture, which involves the degradation of buildings over time. The main focus of this study is the concept of waiting, where the city dweller has to endure spending time in everyday surroundings in a built environment. The study attempts to understand the deeper psychological meaning of waiting better in order to provide places that are sympathetic to the waiting person. The aim of this dissertation is to justify the importance of the waiting place and to investigate waiting places in everyday environments, in order to determine physical factors that influence the experience of people while waiting. These factors inform decisions to provide improved facilities within an informal transport system, while generating new functions in response to the behaviour of people in a transit environment. The principles of waiting are exploited to create an environment where the building acts as generator for new infill parts to serve the user. The project envisages a fresh approach to reunite the waiting place and architecture to create a social gathering space. The project’s main goal is to consider the waiting space as one that serves as a transition place for travellers, providing the commuter with the opportunity to orientate and recover from tiring daily activities. The proposed project addresses the needs of the city dweller by means of a renewed building intervention. The changing context required a site related function that serves the user and acts as a support system in the city, facilitating future growth.
Dissertation (MInt(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2011.
Architecture
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Popplewell, Rowan. "Creating spaces for peace? : civil society, political space, and peacebuilding in post-war Burundi." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2017. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:de8ceecd-10b6-435e-9b1c-0747fcb3b335.

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This thesis examines civil society, political space, and peacebuilding in post-war Burundi by critically engaging with international discourses and considering the extent to which they reflect the experiences and perspectives of activists on the ground. It is based on qualitative research with civil society groups and the individuals that work for them in Burundi. Fieldwork took place over five months between July 2014 and April 2015. This was a period of crisis in which civil society faced mounting restrictions, from the introduction of legislation that banned public gatherings, to the harassment and intimidation of prominent activists. The thesis analyses the extent to which civil society groups were able to navigate these constraints to create and maintain spaces for peace that transform dominant social norms which produce violence and repression. It also considers the factors that frustrated these efforts, from the sustained influence of past violence and trauma, to the climate of fear and uncertainty that emerged following the 2015 elections, and the divisive elite politics that continues to disrupt everyday peace in Burundi. It finds that emerging policy discourses on political space fail to engage with the historical, political, and discursive nature of government restrictions in Burundi, and the temporal and relational dimensions of violence, especially the ways in which it shapes the everyday lives of activists and their ability to challenge the institutions and structures within which violence is reproduced. The research situates these experiences in historical context â a process that enables it to consider broader questions about the evolution of civil society and the extent to which it becomes embedded in post-conflict contexts once international funding and attention decreases and external peacebuilding activities conclude. Civil society groups in Burundi received significant support from the international community in the post-war years, yet increasing restrictions suggest that the Burundian government has not accepted the presence of certain organisations which it views as a threat to its political authority and legitimacy. This leads the thesis to argue that curbs on civil society should be seen as part of a broader pattern of resistance to international peacebuilding in Burundi.

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Van, der Post Leda. "Creating a space for integrative education within the sciences." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1012677.

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This thesis documents an action research project that was carried out within the Department of Computing Sciences at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), South Africa, from January 2010 to December 2011. The overall aim of the research was to foster an environment in which academics could explore ways to teach using an integrative approach to education. Previous research within the department had raised the concern that students were graduating without the type of high-level cognitive skills that were required in the workplace. While the students’ technical skills were perceived as being excellent, employers indicated that students would benefit from opportunities to develop or improve skills such as communication, teamwork, innovative thinking and time management. These skills include high-level cognitive skills, and are often referred to as “soft skills”. The academics participating in the research project came to believe that it was essential to develop teaching methods that would provide opportunities for students to develop these soft skills, in conjunction with the content and technical knowledge currently addressed in their courses. The research project followed the living theory approach to action research. A living theory action research project allows the researcher to investigate her own teaching, and develop a theory of practice. The theory of practice can be applied to the issues under investigation, to improve the situation or solve problems. At the same time, the theory of practice can contribute to the body of knowledge within the academic domain of the research. Action research is an iterative, cyclical process. There were four research cycles, each one semester in length, during the two years of the project. The project will continue, with a fifth research cycle, starting in January 2012. By the end of the fourth research cycle—Semester Two, 2011—there were eleven academics actively participating in the research group. The project had extended its influence to include academics from the Department of Mathematics at NMMU. The academics ranged from senior, long-serving professors to junior lecturing staff. The results of the research, or the researcher-practitioner’s living theory, explain the process by which an effective and enthusiastic community of practice, dedicated to improving the academics’ teaching and learning practice, was developed. The living theory is applicable to academics within a scientific discipline, desiring to explore and improve their education practice. My living theory explains the characteristics of the TLC (The Learning Community) space, and the action strategies for creating such a space. The explanation of the process of this project includes an analysis of the development process of the research group, typical characteristics of the environment or “space” of the group, and action strategies that other academics could use to create a similar community of practice.

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Edgerton, Barton T. "Creating a space for politics : territory and political theory." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2008. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/2333/.

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Territory is an important part of contemporary political debates but there is an odd silence about the concept of territory in contemporary political theory. The unraveling of colonization and concerns over global justice should make territory a central aspect of political theory, yet it is not. This silence has the curious feature of recalling the original justifications for territorial acquisition. Because territory is neglected by contemporary thinkers, it is important to return to theorists such as Grotius, Hobbes, Locke, Pufendof and Kant for a critical engagement with the concept of territory. Understanding the arguments of these thinkers illuminate the presuppositions of present day theorists and contributes to the understanding of contemporary theoretical problems. The thesis is organized into eight chapters. The first two chapters consider the neglect of territory in political theory the role of territory in international law. This sets up the three middle chapters which are critical engagements with historical thinkers organized around three conceptions of territory: territory as possession, as property and as jurisdiction. Contemporary cosmopolitanism is inspired, in part, by unraveling of colonization and a concern for global justice. Chapter 6 considers the relationship between contemporary cosmopolitanism and the legacy of the historical conceptions of territory. The next chapter investigates the communitarian critique of cosmopolitanism and the role of identity in territorial claims. At first glance there seems to be good reasons for contemporary theory to presuppose or ignore territory. However, the answer, though skeptical, is more subtle. Following Rawls and others, contemporary theory is right to remain silent about territory and about property in territory. The main skepticism is about arguments for colonial restitution or global redistribution of resources. This is because many take a crude territory as property view - which when abandoned seems to leave the world un-owned and therefore subject to equal distribution or claims. Yet skepticism is not the only alternative. Jurisdiction entails some elements of the territory as property view. This is a more sophisticated claim than the straight territory as property argument. Here ownership is a secondary but important claim states make in the absence of a binding universal norm. As a result there is a prima facie but not indefeasible right to particular territory. Identity plays a role in linking peoples to places. It also raises the bar to colonial restitution and global resource redistribution. This legitimates the current view of territory in political theory and international law where territory is pre-supposed but not theorized.

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Marx, Ryan Matthew. "Creating Space: Drones, Just War, and Jus ad Vim." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1493225737251805.

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Grubbs, Jennifer Dora. "Farm Sanctuary: Creating a Space Where Theory Meets Practice." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc_num=ucin1227227105.

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Thesis (M.A.)--University of Cincinnati, 2008.
Advisor: Stephen Depoe PhD (Committee Chair), James Crocker-Lakness PhD (Committee Member), M.J. Woeste EdD (Committee Member). Title from electronic thesis title page (viewed Feb. 11, 2009). Includes abstract. Keywords: Animal rights; social movement theory; vegan; autoethnography; Farm Sanctuary; PETA. Includes bibliographical references.

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Koch, Katharina. "Creating spaces – producing meanings." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philosophische Fakultät I, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/17709.

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Die Ethnographie basiert auf der Annahme, dass Kunstakteur_innen in Umbruchszeiten wesentliches Potenzial freisetzen können, um gesellschaftliche Prozesse mitzugestalten. Indem sie künstlerische und soziale Entwürfe formulieren, sind sie am Entwickeln von Strukturen und Debatten beteiligt. An Hand zweier Initiativen in Rumänien, der Künstlerinnengruppe h.arta und dem Kunstprojekt The KNOT, untersucht die Arbeit, wie diese Räume und Öffentlichkeiten herstellen. Dazu wird nach den Verständnissen der Akteur_innen von Öffentlichkeiten-Schaffen als politischem Handeln gefragt und nach ihren künstlerischen Praktiken und Strategien. Des Weiteren wird erörtert, inwiefern ihre Erfahrungen mit Transformation und prekären Bedingungen dabei von Bedeutung sind und welche Narrative hinsichtlich symbolischer Zuschreibungen ehemals sozialistischer Kontexte sichtbar werden. Die Arbeit verortet sich in der politischen Anthropologie. Sie verknüpft die Forschungsfelder „Kunst als soziales/politisches Handlungsfeld“ und „Transformation/Europäisierung“ und untersucht sie als eine „Formation des Politischen“ (Adam/Vonderau 2014). Dazu macht sie ein plurales Öffentlichkeitskonzept sowie feministische Perspektiven auf das Kunstfeld stark. Mit einem post-Kalter-Krieg-Ansatz erörtert sie zudem die Verflechtungen postsozialistischer und postkolonialer Prozesse. Abschließend werden die Praxen der Kunstakteur_innen aus einer dezentrierenden Perspektive auf Europäisierung analysiert. Dazu folgt die Arbeit Ansätzen, Europa von seinen „Rändern“ her zu denken und es somit zu dezentrieren und bezieht diese auf das lokale Kunstproduzieren im europäischen Kontext. Es wird gezeigt, wie die rumänischen Kunstakteur_innen, exemplarisch für die „Ränder“ (EU)Europas, aus ihrer oft prekären Situation heraus Räume der Selbstermächtigung schaffen. Diese sind in sich brüchig tragen jedoch zur Imagination und Dezentrierung eines europäischen Kunstfeldes bei und zeigen Alternativen zum neoliberalen EU-Europa auf.
The ethnography is based on the assumption that artists can unleash a substantial potential to contribute to social processes in times of upheaval. By formulating artistic and social conceptions, they participate in the development of structures and debates. This dissertation investigates how two Romanian initiatives, the artist group h.arta and the art project The KNOT, create publics and spaces respectively public space. It portrays the artists’ understandings of “creation of public as a political act” and analyzes their practices and strategies. Further, it examines the significance of the artists’ personal experiences with transformation and precarious conditions, and analyzes the narratives governing the ascription of symbolism to formerly socialist contexts. The dissertation is located in the field of political anthropology. It combines the research areas “Art as a Social/Political Field of Action” and “Transformation/Europeanization”, and investigates them as a “Formation of the Political” (Adam/Vonderau 2014). It thereby advocates a concept of plural publicities and feminist perspectives on art. Moreover, it explores the entanglement of post-socialist and postcolonial processes by adapting a post-Cold War approach. Finally, the dissertation examines the artists’ practices from a decentering perspective on Europeanization. It thus applies approaches, which understand Europe from its “margins”, to the local production of art in the European context. As a result, the dissertation illustrates how these Romanian artists, generic for the “margins” of (EU-)Europe, create spaces of self-empowerment out of their frequently precarious situations. Although fragile, these spaces contribute to the imagination and decentering of the European field of art and offer alternatives to neoliberal EU-Europe.

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Mosseby, Per, and Björn Petter Made. "Innovating Customer Value : A study in creating uncontested market space." Thesis, Stockholm University, School of Business, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-6130.

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A number of new companies are rapidly becoming successful in established markets, or are creating new markets for themselves where there is little or no competition. Their services and products seem to knockout their competition by offering significantly higher value compared to older products. The main purpose of this thesis is to choose a few fast-growing consumer focused companies, and study their business models’ comparative customer value, value creation and viral marketing components in relation to existing theory in the field. The thesis is a qualitative investigation, based on case studies, using an abductive approach. Important theories include Richard Normann’s ecogenesis, prime movers, and the concept of bundling/rebundling; W Chan Kim & R Mauborgne’s ”Blue Ocean Strategy”; J. P Womack & Jones D. T‘s “Lean Consumption”, and Malcolm Gladwell’s “Tipping point”. The four case studies are based on eBay, Google, Ryanair and Skype, all sharing similarities in terms of market-creation (or being a prime mover in an existing market), extraordinary success and market penetration. The most important conclusion is that all four companies have created their own markets, an ecogenesis, instead of fighting head-on with competitors. Furthermore, they all bear resemblance with the emerging theories of “Lean Consumption”, giving the customer what they want, where they want it and when they want it. In order to exploit new opportunities, one must find a business model that creates maximum “customer value” at an attractive price level (“value innovation”). The strength of the customer value in the service or product offering will decide whether a “tipping point” is reached and thereby how fast the marketing message spreads and to how many. The companies that continually think “outside the box” will be the winners in the race to attract customers and find or create new market space.

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Poirier, Therese Thelen. "Women creating a space for our advancement, a case study." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq24497.pdf.

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Epp, Connie Marleen. "Creating space for dialogue, hearing the voices of sexually exploited youth." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ49203.pdf.

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McArthur, John A. "Instructional Proxemics creating a place for space in instructional communication discourse /." Connect to this title online, 2008. http://etd.lib.clemson.edu/documents/1211388654/.

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Gemmeke, Amber B. "Marabout women in Dakar creating trust in a rural urban space." Wien Zürich Berlin Münster Lit, 2008. http://d-nb.info/988309734/04.

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Kuangparichat, Danai 1976. "Design discussion space : creating 3-D discussion environment over the Internet." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46216.

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Thesis (S.B. and M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1998.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-36).
by Danai Kuangparichat.
S.B.and M.Eng.

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Krause, Hannelie. "Creating value in the infomediary space : the application of intelligent agents." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49672.

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Moss, Dorothy. "Creating space and time to study : women students in higher education." Thesis, Leeds Beckett University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.399194.

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Hyatt, Joana S. "Creating a Heterotopic Space: Reflections on Pre-service Art Educators’ Narratives." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2014. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500166/.

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My autobiographical research focuses on creating digital heterotopias through social media platforms, providing safe spaces which allow art teacher candidates the opportunity to reflect upon their practicum experiences and question the status quo of institutional myths and inherited discourses in teacher fieldwork. Functions of heterotopic space link together and reflect other pedagogical sites, including institutional spaces. Heterotopias are often designed to be temporal and hidden from public view but are necessary enclaves for exploring non-hierarchical paradigms. Such temporary communal spaces can lead one to a personal praxis in uncovering what sometimes is never fully explored, our own autobiographical narrative of teaching. By creating a digital space utilized by art education student teachers in the midst of their practicum, I recalled my forgotten autobiography of student teaching, where memories of inequities and suppression of difference emerged. Through the lenses of critical theory and resistance theory, this study examines possibilities of crafting digital spaces as forms of artistic resistance and identity reconstruction zones. As such, the goal of examining the student teaching practicum concerning; power inequities, evaluation methods, standardization of teaching, evolving teacher identities, and the social environment of teaching, is to illustrate hegemonic processes and visualize spaces of possibility to deconstruct self and (re) imagine alternative ways of being teachers. Weaving in multiple stories of fieldwork experience allowed for a collocation in visualizing a space of unfolding inquiry, recognizing multiple genres of knowing through the qualitative and emergent methodologies of narrative inquiry and arts-based research.

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Myers, Joseph. "Creating Collaborative Spaces at the University of Arizona: Ways to Encourage Interdisciplinary Research and Ideas." The University of Arizona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/552634.

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Sustainable Built Environments Senior Capstone
This case study examined the potential of creating collaborative co-working spaces at the University of Arizona. Through qualitative research on the effectiveness of co-working spaces already in place at three different universities across the nation, this study identified key features that could successfully be implemented at the University of Arizona. These features were a co-working space built around a student organization centered on collaboration and innovation. The latest in technological resources to aid in project execution and learning. Lastly, a partnership with a local makerspace providing students of all backgrounds and interests to collaboratively work on building physical items in a space they might not have had previous access to. While research was limited to university affiliated websites and articles on co-working spaces, scholarly articles on this specific subject where not found to further back conclusive findings and recommendations.

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Ka'ili, Tēvita O. "Tauhi Vā : creating beauty through the art of sociospatial relations /." Thesis, e-Book (PDF), 2008. http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz.ezproxy.auckland.ac.nz/eproducts/ebooks/Tauhi_Va_Creating_Beauty_Final_Copy.pdf.

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Lee, Ricky J. "Creating a practical legal framework for the commercial exploitation of mineral resources in outer space /." Murdoch Research Repository, 2009. http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/1665.

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Farantatou, Eirini. "FLOODING THE CITY : CREATING DYNAMIC SPACES FOR WATER." Thesis, KTH, Stadsbyggnad, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-189039.

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This thesis focuses on areas prone to inland floods and more specifically on the municipality of Acharnes, Attica, Greece. Usually, flood risk management strategies are treated as an engineering problem. Here, the floodplains/wetlands are going to be addressed as an asset and reveal the role of the landscape as a dynamic way for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Furthermore, such an approach can also offer potentials not only for water quality and management but also for benefiting the public spaces and open a discussion concerning awareness and engagement. Within the context of Attica, flood prone areas are not only ecologically deprived but also places of inequalities and loose social capacities. Acharnes is not an exception. Thus, the vision of this thesis is to investigate an alternative way for flood resistance by incorporating tools and methods capable of strengthening local communities. The thesis will investigate the following questions: •How can cities adapt to water issues and how can public space be used towards this end? •Can design for flood management be incorporated into a greater strategy connected to building relations?

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Schaner, Rita L. "Learning from the educators creating a global curriculum in a virtual space /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=osu1245176740.

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Headden, Andrew F. "Creating sacred space, vision, leadership and change in a time of transition." Chicago, Ill. : McCormick Theological Seminary, 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Howard, Diane. "Making do with what we have: creating certainty in private space law." Thesis, McGill University, 2009. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=66965.

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Space business is subject to many of the same realities as commercial enterprises in other locations and other market sectors. In addition, the space treaties impose a separate set of obligations on conduct in space. Predictability is necessary to continue development of this profound resource. The present state of the space marketplace is examined, noting current trends. The legal framework regulating these activities is described. Uncertainties in commercial space projects are identified and solutions proposed. A case study of a failed space transaction is analyzed and resolutions considered. The thesis ends with recommendations and an understanding of the role that private space law plays.
Les affaires de l'espace sont sujettes à des plusieurs des mêmes réalités que des entreprises commerciales dans d'autres endroits et d'autres secteurs du marché. En outre, les traités de l'espace imposent un ensemble séparé d'engagements à la conduite dans l'espace. La prévisibilité est nécessaire pour continuer le développement de cette ressource profonde. L'état actuel du marché de l'espace est examiné, notant des tendances courantes. Le cadre juridique réglementant ces activités est décrit. Des incertitudes dans des projets d'espace commerciaux sont identifiées et des solutions sont proposées. Une étude de cas d'une transaction échouée de l'espace est analysée et des solutions est considérées. La thèse finit avec des recommandations et un arrangement du rôle les jeux privés de cette loi de l'espace.

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Skill, Karin. "(Re)Creating Ecological Action Space : Householders' Activities for Sustainable development in Sweden." Doctoral thesis, Linköpings universitet, Tema teknik och social förändring, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-12608.

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Where does my individual responsibility for the environment start and end? Should I be responsible for environmental stress in India only because my shoes were produced there, or for climate change that endangers species in Antarctica, or rising sea levels on Pacific islands which just might have been caused by my driving? What do I need to do if I think it is my responsibility? And how do I decide which is a better alternative from an environmental point of view? Who should I trust when deciding on what action to take, and what opportunities do I need for acting?This multidisciplinary thesis takes the politicization of everyday household activities due to environmental consequences, and individualization of responsibility, as its starting points. These points make it increasingly important to understand what responsibility individuals experience, and how they act in accordance with these perceptions. The present thesis is a qualitative study with 28 Swedish households that concern how the householders express responsibility for the environment through their everyday activities, partly by claiming to be “environmentally conscious”, and how they attempt to exert political influence. The study contributes to the discussion on the wide field of sustainable development and environmental politics. It deals specifically with the ways four Swedish municipalities (Gothenburg, Huddinge, Piteå and Växjö) attempt to influence what the householders do in the private sphere when it comes to implementing sustainable development, and what opportunities and they supply, and what expectations they have on householders. The study thereby discusses the possibility to interfere in the perceived private sphere, and different ways to participate politically.
Sustainable households: activities, research, policies

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Kettle, Alice Margaret. "Creating a space of enchantment : thread as a narrator of the feminine." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2016. http://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/124/.

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This thesis is a practice led reflection on a selection of creative artwork produced between 2003 and 2015. An analytical commentary indicates how eight publications - artwork publicly exhibited and recorded in published catalogues comprising of Odyssey series (2003); Odyssey and Odyssey-Hermes and the Lotos-Eaters, Looking Forwards to the Past (2007), Heads Series (2008-10); Rupt, Sol and Cor, Pause and Pause ll (2009), Alice Kyteler (2010), The Garden of England (2012); Flower Helix, Flower-Bed and Portrait of Henrietta Maria, Loss (2011); Homage to Guernica (2011) Paradise Lost (2010), Golden Dawn; Golden Dawn (2014) and The Dog Loukanikos and the Cat's Cradle (2015) - contribute to the knowledge of enchantment in the field of art. I have examined enchantment as a mode of artistic engagement explored under the themes of narrative, the feminine and materiality. The publications examine how enchantment operates within narrative figurative art, focusing on how it is manifested in women's artistic practice of the past century, and in my own artistic practice.

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Ocampo, Atheneus C. "Towards a Community College Pin y Praxis| Creating an Inclusive Cultural Space." Thesis, Loyola Marymount University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10139326.

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Darder (2012), in Culture and Power in the Classroom, argued that a system of educational inequality is promoted through the consistent production and reproduction of contradictions between the dominant culture and subordinate culture. More significantly, she noted that these dominant and subordinate culture contradictions create a necessity for bicultural individuals to navigate the dialectical tensions between dominant and subordinate cultures and the processes by which education perpetuates dynamics of unequal power and reproduces the dominant worldview. Hence, she urged educators to challenge prevalent power structures and re-imagine the process of schooling as a more inclusive form of pedagogy, geared towards establishing and sustaining cultural democracy in the classroom.

This study responded to the call to work with a Pilipino/a student organization in creating an inclusive space in the schooling experience. The learning process for many Pilipino/a students has historically been steeped in a colonialist mentality and directed toward assimilating these students into the practices of mainstream culture in order to survive. This qualitative research intended to address the unjust issues rooted in the dominant structure of schooling and the persistence of a form of colonizing education that fails to incorporate Pilipino/a sociohistorical knowledge and practices of knowing. More specifically, it addresses issues and tensions related to the process of biculturalism, which Pilipino/a students are required to manage in order to utilize their voice and lived experiences as a basis for action. The methodology of this study was influenced by Pagtatanung-tanong—a Pilipino/a equivalent to participatory action research. In utilizing this approach, the study was formulated through the voices of Pilipino/a students at a community college engaged in community building actions toward cultural affirmation.

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Jalaian, Yasaman Rose. "City Infrastructure and Fractured Space: Creating Continuity in a Fractured Urban Fabric." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/56477.

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The changes in technology and cultures of mobility within dense North American cities have resulted in a space that intervenes between one thing and another which often generates seemingly uninhabitable zones and problematic discontinuities in the physical and social fabric. Over time, the pattern of cities has changed; movement spaces have fractured the social spaces. The social dimension in the design of movement spaces has been neglected and thus these spaces have primarily become products of the functional dimension, i.e. traffic flow, circulation, and access for vehicles. These approaches to developments and prioritizing the movement space over the social space have contributed to the creation of fractured people spaces in between the fabric of cities. This thesis proposes to reconnect the broken fabric of cities that are shaped as result of the juxtaposition of movement infrastructure. Furthermore, the research studies the methods by which such spaces can become transformed into successful people place through literature review of what constitutes a successful urban space. Case studies of successful places adjacent to roads, waterfronts, and in between the fabric of cities were studied to understand the methods by which underused, and fractured spaces were transformed to successful urban places. This thesis further implements the methods of place making into creating the new physical, visual, cognitive, and ecological connection between the fractured spaces.
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Schaner, Rita Louise. "Learning from the Educators: Creating a Global Curriculum in a Virtual Space." The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1245176740.

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Nemo, Nioami. "Learning How to Become an Effective Teacher: Creating a Space to Belong." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2019. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/127.

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Qualitative observational research, interviews, and student samples explain the complex social structure in my math classroom and my effectiveness as a teacher. The ethnographic narrative will be divided into four major sections. The major sections are Part A, Part B, Part C, and Part D. Part A discusses how my personal and professional identity affect my performance in the classroom. Part B highlights action plans that support an English learner, a student with an IEP, and a student with a significant life experience. Part C explores how the demographics of the community and school site affect my classroom environment. Lastly, Part D presents my professional reflections and professional development plan. Together, these studies suggest skills needed to be an effective teacher involve more than expertise in mathematics. Effective teachers use critical self-analysis and their students’ funds of knowledge to create an inclusive and purposeful classroom. Keywords: identity, educator, social capital, purpose, effective

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au, rjlee@rickylee com, and Ricky Jose Lee. "Creating a Practical Legal Framework for the Commercial Exploitation of Mineral Resources in Outer Space." Murdoch University, 2009. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20100512.84701.

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This thesis addresses the legal and policy issues relating to what may be the most exciting prospect in the history of the human civilisation: the commercial exploitation of natural resources in outer space. The thesis is based on the hypothesis that such ventures are inhibited not by physical, technological and economic factors, but by the inadequacies and uncertainties present in the current body of space law and policy. Consequently, a new international legal framework and a policy consensus are required to provide a legal environment favourable for such a valuable and necessary development. To substantiate this hypothesis, the thesis begins by establishing the economic necessity and technical feasibility of space mining today, an estimate of the financial commitments required. This is followed by a risk analysis of a typical commercial mining venture in space, identifying the economic and legal risks. This leads to the recognition that the legal risks must be minimised to enable such enormous financial commitments to be made. What then follows is a detailed analysis of the legal framework for such activities as well as identifying the inadequacies of space law for the commercial exploitation of celestial resources. This is achieved through a discussion of the general principles of international space law, particularly dealing with state responsibility and international liability, as well as some of the issues arising from space mining activities. Much detail is devoted to the analysis of the content of the common heritage of mankind doctrine in international law and the effect of international disagreement over its application to celestial bodies. Having established the relevant legal issues, the thesis then turns to consider the past failures in reach similar agreements and the competing policy interests that have prevented the success of such agreements. It attempts to balance such interests in creating a legal and policy compromise that may be acceptable to a majority of the international community and provide some practical proposals on the structural, procedural, administrative and judicial aspects of creating and implementing a new legal framework.

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Deneke, Fred. "Creating Wildfire-Defensible Spaces for Your Home and Property." College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/146943.

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DeGomez, Tom, and Chris Jones. "Creating Wildfire-Defensible Spaces for Your Home and Property." College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/270112.

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DeWitt, Sarah Louise. "Creating space for science and celebrity in the public discussion of climate change." Thesis, Montana State University, 2006. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2006/dewitt/DeWittS0806.pdf.

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Yazici, Murat. "Land-cut Versus Landfill As An Alternative For Creating Urban Space On Waterfronts." Master's thesis, METU, 2010. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12611822/index.pdf.

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The main concern of this thesis is to evaluate the land-cut as an alternative urban design tool instead of landfill in the creation of shore in waterfront areas in terms of improving space quality, increasing the shoreline length for the use and benefit of public, decreasing the risks of natural disasters while increasing the marine ecosystem and habitat, and promoting the development of the land economy. The development of the idea dates back to an urban design studio study carried out in 2005 in Eceabat, Ç
anakkale by Middle East Technical University Urban Design Master Program. During the study, it was observed that the interaction of small town of Eceabat with water was partially blocked by a seaside road and a ferry port created by landfill. Therefore, the ways of integrating the town life with water was searched and in the design schemes proposed after the analyses, the possibility to create a new shore by land-cut method in Eceabat was evaluated. Within this framework, the possibility of using land-cut method is evaluated in a more detailed case study of KuSdili Meadow and KuSdili Stream (Kurbagali v Dere) located in Kadikö
y, Istanbul where there is a potential to create urban space with an approach which has not been used so far in Turkey. Prior to the analysis, the life near waterside has been studied in order to clarify how people from different geographies developed settlements near waterside and how those settlements existed with water. The reasons and the problematic of landfill has been evaluated with specific examples in order to put forward from what aspects the use of an alternative method be considered is necessary. Therefore, the legal and administrative aspects which resulted in the creation of landfills as problematic spaces on the waterside have also been discussed. At the end of the study, the potentiality of the site has been studied to find out from various urban design aspects with a specific reference to the applicability of land-cut method. Therefore, the analysis of the site has been carried out. And the thesis has shown that land-cut may possibly be an alternative to landfill in the development of waterside urban spaces from various spatial, social, and economic aspects.

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Devasundaram, Ashvin Immanuel. "Creating a new space : India's new wave of urban independent cinema since 2010." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/3237.

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au, K. Buselich@murdoch edu, and Kathryn Buselich. "Creating transactional space for sustainability: a case study of the Western Australian Collaboration." Murdoch University, 2007. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20071220.132317.

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Progressing sustainability requires a more networked approach to governancean approach that connects otherwise segmented policy areas and fosters greater communication among governments, stakeholders and citizens. Of particular importance is the development of discursive spaces in which diverse actors are able to explore the differing knowledge, perspectives and values raised by the challenge of sustainability. This thesis develops the notion of transactional space to bring into focus the processes of reflection, dialogue and mutual learning that effective sustainability discourse involves. In the first part of the thesis I review literature on the theory and practice of participation, deliberation and collaboration, giving particular attention to the ways in which these processes have potential to create space for a depth of exchange and enable participants to engage with the tensions inherent in complex policy issues. While many authors point to the importance of negotiating difference in these processes, the literature reveals that, in practice, this type of exchange tends to be overlooked or underdeveloped. I therefore argue in this thesis that critical, reflective dialogue plays a key role in generating greater understanding among participants, more comprehensive understanding of policy issues, and more integrative and shared approaches, and for these reasons must be actively developed. The case study in the second part of the thesis explores this concern for developing reflective exchange in practice. The formation of the Western Australian Collaboration in 2002a partnership of non-government organizations from a range of social and environmental perspectives committed to a just and sustainable Western Australiarepresented an opportunity to examine the development of participatory and collaborative processes for sustainability. The thesis presents a case study of the WA Collaborations development over 2002-2006 to illustrate the potential such networks and open forums offer for transformative exchange around sustainability. It describes the intensive process conducted with the Steering Committee to cultivate a culture of reflection and learning in the organization, and the practical initiatives the process helped to generate. The thesis concludes with a discussion of the lessons learnt and key principles and practical considerations relevant to fostering transactional space. The WA Collaboration experience and the review of literature reveal a tendency in practice to privilege action and outcomes over reflection and learning. Furthermore, despite the necessity for a depth of engagement with complex policy issues, funding systems and policy environments often fail to allow the time and resources needed to support genuine dialogue and collaborative work. The thesis provides the concept and principles of transactional space as a means of helping to address this imbalance. They are designed to encourage practitioners to create opportunities for critical, reflective dialogue in a range of deliberative settings.

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O'Brien, James A. "Aboriginal self-government and the Canadian Constitution, creating jurisdictional space for Aboriginal governments." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/mq24984.pdf.

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