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Seymour, E. J. "Benefits, threats and getting started with Environmental Management Systems: views of primary producers and catchment managers in Victoria, Australia." Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 47, no. 3 (2007): 303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ea06022.

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In Victoria, as in many parts of Australia, there is a mixed understanding of what comprises an Environmental Management System (EMS), particularly among professionals in government and industry and landholders. To help overcome this issue, the Victorian government (then Natural Resources and Environment) and the Victorian Farmers Federation formed a partnership in 2003 to promote EMS adoption and coordinate EMS activity on a statewide basis. The Natural Resources and Environment and Victorian Farmers Federation partnership held a series of 11 workshops for catchment management authority regions across Victoria. The purpose was to seek advice from primary producers and catchment managers about how EMS might realistically be implemented and promoted. This paper explores the issues raised at these workshops and the implications they have for EMS adoption and promotion in Victoria, with regard to: (i) potential benefits of implementing EMS on farms; (ii) potential threats to the implementation of EMS on farms; and (iii) how to get started with EMS. A total of 213 people participated in the workshops including 144 landholders. There were some important regional differences in the response data. Improved community perception was seen as a major benefit of EMS (13% of all responses), as were possible market benefits (12%). The major threats to implementation included perceived ‘regulatory creep’ and suspicion of government (14% of responses) and that EMS was a political instrument (13%). Primary producers and catchment managers thought that building on existing schemes and groups was an ideal way to get started with EMS. These results provide a useful basis for how EMS is promoted in Victoria. Ensuring that EMS is driven by industry without being government-heavy is perceived as very important. Better coordination between stakeholders, the provision of practical EMS products and the use of existing groups is a sensible way forward, but in practice this will be difficult to achieve.
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Birrell, H. A., and R. L. Thompson. "Effect of environmental factors on the growth of grazed pasture in south-western Victoria." Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 46, no. 4 (2006): 545. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ea03048.

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This paper presents work from several studies on pasture production that were conducted in south-west Victoria at the Pastoral Research Institute, Hamilton. The frequency with which pasture growth commenced for each week of autumn in the years from 1965 to 1991 was assessed. The median period for the commencement of growth was in the third week of March (although the average date was March 27). Autumn data from several trials conducted over 3 decades were collated and analysed. A relationship between the grazed pasture yield (average of stocking rates plots) at the end of autumn and the rainfall showed that 200 mm of rainfall in the 3 months to the end of May was optimal while higher rainfall depressed the growth. The average daily growth rates of introduced pasture (perennial rye grass, Lolium perenne L. cv. Victorian, phalaris, Phalaris aquatica L. cv. Australian, subterranean clover Trifolium subterranneum L. and volunteer species) were measured in 2- and 4-week growth periods (G 2 and G 4, kg DM/ha.day) for the seasonal growth cycles over 4 years (1980–84 except 1983) when grazed by Merino wether sheep at stocking rates of 10, 13 or 18 sheep/ha. The rainfall throughout the study was lower than normal. Although differences in the animal performance between the stocking rates were only small, at the low stocking rate capeweed (Arctotheca calendula L.) in patches became the major component of the sward. Greater variation in G 2 than in G 4 indicated that growth responded quickly to current environmental conditions. A nonlinear regression accounted for 74% of the variance in G 2 when related to the 3 climatic factors of daylength, soil temperature at 10 cm depth and the soil moisture to a depth of 10 cm, and a plant factor of green herbage yield. The 26 % of unaccounted variance appears to be associated with an effect of stocking rate, possibly botanical composition. The botanical composition was not continuously monitored hence the only sward character included in the investigation was herbage yield. Comparison of the patterns of pasture growth from different latitudes indicated that while the growth pattern in south-western Victoria is erratic, it is intermediary between Mediterranean and temperate pasture types. Understanding this aspect has implications for improving the efficiency of animal production in this environment.
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Gleadow, A. J. W., and J. F. Lovering. "Development of geochronology in Victoria." Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 55, no. 6-7 (August 2008): 753–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08120090802094119.

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Sutton, B. C., and I. G. Pascoe. "Plectronidium australiense sp.nov. from Victoria, Australia." Transactions of the British Mycological Society 87, no. 2 (September 1986): 249–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0007-1536(86)80028-6.

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Jalali, Ali, Phillip B. Roös, Murray Herron, Paras Sidiqui, Beau Beza, and Emma Duncan. "Modelling Coastal Development and Environmental Impacts: A Case Study Across Two Regional Towns in Australia." International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics 17, no. 4 (August 31, 2022): 491–501. http://dx.doi.org/10.18280/ijdne.170402.

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Globally there has been an increasing trend in urban growth with cities expanding rapidly, indicating a requirement for more sustainable development of cities to minimize human impacts on the environment. In Australia, urban development continues to target areas adjacent to the coastal capital and regional cities such as the Greater Geelong region in Victoria, experiencing the fastest rates of growth in the country in the last decade. This project demonstrates the ability of modelling techniques to model current and future directions in urban development across two adjacent coastal towns, Anglesea and Torquay, in Victoria. The analysis utilized Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the CommunityViz decision support tool using a variety of assets, environmental and climatic data. The models indicated an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, energy usage and population growth, and the area was found to be highly vulnerable to the impacts of environmental changes including the potential loss of biodiversity, soil erosion, and sea level rise. The modelling approach described here can aid planners and decision makers in the future coastal urban development as well as to mitigate climate change impacts.
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Henry, D. A., and W. D. Birch. "Cambrian greenstone on Phillip Island, Victoria." Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 39, no. 5 (December 1992): 567–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08120099208728050.

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Purss, M. B. J., and J. Cull. "Heat‐flow data in western Victoria." Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 48, no. 1 (February 1, 2001): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-0952.2001.00840.x.

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Holdgate, G. R., B. Geurin, M. W. Wallace, and S. J. Gallagher. "Marine geology of Port Phillip, Victoria." Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 48, no. 3 (June 2001): 439–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-0952.2001.00871.x.

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Williams, Donna, Douglas O'Brien, and Eric Kramers. "The Atlas of Canada Web Mapping: The User Counts." Cartographic Perspectives, no. 44 (March 1, 2003): 8–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.14714/cp44.512.

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Imagine if…A student searches the Internet to get information for a project on Victoria for a grade nine geography class. He uses Google to search for “Victoria” and “geography”. First on the list of search results is The Atlas of Canada. He quickly selects this and arrives at the home page of the Atlas. He sees that he can search for a place and he does so for Victoria. He finds there are many places named Victoria in Canada and is able to find the one in British Columbia for which he is looking. He then sees that he can link from the location map to combine themes with the place. The thematic material includes all the types of information he is required to put into his project. Not only can he see the maps, which he decides to use as the basis for his project, but also the background data used to make the map. He notices an audio button that he clicks on to get a description of the map and a video button, which brings up an interesting video clip. He then finds that a full description is available that also provides links to other sites that may be of interest. Everything he needs is in this one great Web site. From now on, The Atlas of Canada is where he will start all his assignments.
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ENRIGHT, N. J., B. P. MILLER, and A. CRAWFORD. "Environmental correlates of vegetation patterns and species richness in the northern Grampians, Victoria." Australian Journal of Ecology 19, no. 2 (July 28, 2006): 159–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.1994.tb00479.x.

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Nordin, Emma, and Johnsson Emma Erlandsson. "Comparison of P, N and C in catchments sediments around Lake Victoria." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Tema Miljöförändring, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-142742.

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Lake Victoria is the largest lake by area in Africa as well as the source of River Nile. The lake has undergone environmental changes during the last four decades, particularly rise in its trophic condition and decline in oxygen level, which affects the water quality and fish population. Carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are three vital elements required for algal growth that affect eutrophication in lakes. The aim of the study is to examine the P concentrations in sediment cores retrieved from the catchment around Lake Victoria, and compare this with data on N and C concentrations from the same samples. The results show that there is a difference in P levels between the urban versus rural sites. Moreover, concentrations for P, N and C are generally high in younger sediments (near surface samples), meaning that nutrients have most likely been added due to anthropogenic activities in the catchment. In addition, factors like erosion and weathering are also likely to have contributed to nutrient inputs, and thereby the eutrophic status in Lake Victoria.
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Baker, Tagen Towsley. "The Farm as Place in a Changing Climate: Capturing Women Farmers' Experiences in Idaho, United States and Victoria, Australia." DigitalCommons@USU, 2019. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7675.

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In Australia and the US, women play a vital role in the agricultural sector. However, historically farmwomen’s contributions to agriculture as well as their individual knowledge and social resilience to stressors like climate and climate change have been unrecognized and rendered invisible. Drawing on interdisciplinary scholarship from geography and the humanities, this dissertation explores the farm as place in a changing climate, drawing on women farmers’ experiences, under three distinct themes: identity, place, and photography. The dissertation research includes three distinct parts. First, incorporating non-fiction writing and photography, I explore my agricultural and religious heritage, as well as familial connections to the landscape of rural Idaho. Second, and in conjunction with The Invisible Farmer Project, the largest ever study of Australian women on the land, I analyze women’s photo voices, relying primarily on interview and Facebook data, as well as photographs, to understand women’s emotive connections to the farm as place, farmer identities, and roles in the agricultural sector. Analysis of the Facebook posts revealed how women are establishing a new dialog about what it means to be a woman farmer and how emotion is the foundation for establishing community and connection. Women's posted photo voices allow us to gain new insights into the women farmers' connections to the farm as place as well as their diversified perspectives and identities. Third, using integrative methods, I study women farmers and ranchers in Idaho, United States and Victoria, Australia through an environmental history lens. Examining the history of water in each region, and how the layering of social and environmental factors shapes the farm as place, resilience, and women’s work, I study how the identities of the women farmers and the farm as place cannot be separated. In both the second and third parts, I seek to redefine "farmer" by revealing experiences that have been invisible in the traditional agricultural sector. Rural women farmers have diverse identities and experiences, and their contributions to the agricultural sector are significant. They perceive and adapt to climate impacts and they are resilient. Their experiences with the farm as place is at the center of their identities, resilience, day-to-day work, and shapes their adaptation strategies and emotional well-being.
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Webster, J. G. "Reason, character, evolution and environment : theory and policy in Victorian social science, c. 1860-c. 1895." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.358666.

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Ayorekire, Jim. "Planning for sustainable tourism development in the Lake Victoria shore region of Uganda : a physical environment planning approach." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4826.

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This study examined whether sustainable tourism development could be achieved in the Lake Victoria shore region of southern Uganda, based on the physical environment indicators of sustainable tourism. This arose out of the observation that tourism in this region was developing in an unplanned manner which was likely to be environmentally destructive. The study was conducted as a cross-sectional descriptive survey involving an analytical research design. Its objectives include: to identify the spatial and temporal characteristics of the tourism sites; to assess their performance relative to the physical environment indicators of sustainable tourism; to examine the factors explaining the performance of the sites; and to develop a planning approach that will help attain sustainable tourism development. Data were collected using survey, non-survey and geo-spatial methods. The survey methods included interviews and questionnaires, which were administered to planning and environment officials, local residents and visitors selected using various sample methods. Documentary analysis, field observation, remote sensing and experimentation were among the nonsurvey and geo-spatial methods used. Data were analysed using qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques, which included documentary analysis, statistical techniques involving, chi square, data reduction, ANOVA, and correlation and regression analysis. Results indicate that lakeshore tourism sites are increasing in both number and size, which is gradually resulting in a clustered spatial patterning, especially in urban areas. Sites are receiving an increasing number of visitors, mainly nationals and day visitors. Apart from conservation areas, the contribution of the sites to nature conservation is concluded to be minimal and their management of solid and sewage waste, water quality and use intensity generally poor. Moreover, tourism planning and development control was found to either be limited or lacking, a situation that has resulted in unregulated tourism development. This poses a significant threat, not only to the fragile physical environment of the lakeshore region, but also to the future of lakeshore tourism itself. Analysis of the results show that there are significant relationships between spatial distribution of sites, their characteristics, site performance and factors explaining the performance and planning for sustainable tourism development in the region. Further analysis indicates that each of these variables may significantly predict planning, especially at site and local government level. Accordingly, a linear regression model-based planning approach is developed. This study explains how the model, when rooted in incremental planning theory, can be applied in order to plan for sustainable tourism in the lakeshore region. It highlights the variables and the sequence in which tourism planning efforts can be applied. The study concludes that, although this planning approach may not provide a panacea to the achievement of sustainable tourism development in the lakeshore region, it represents a valuable contribution towards the understanding of sustainable tourism planning. With the identification of critical tourism planning intervention points, the Lake Victoria shore region may be able to develop into a major tourism destination that is environmentally sustainable.
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Oldham, Richard Cole. "Environmental differences affect the visual ecology of an African cichlid (Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae)." The Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu152572108599038.

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von, Post Sofia. "Conflict, Environment and Poverty : A Minor Field Study from Yala Swamp, Kenya." Thesis, Linköping University, The Tema Institute, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-7229.

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In this master thesis, I have studied conflicts that have arisen because of a development project, in a wetland in the Lake Victoria region in Kenya. The aim of the project is to improve the standards of living for the local community by increased food production and employment, but it has developed into a conflict because of, among other things, competition over natural resources. The objective of this study is to analyse these conflicts and identify the causes behind them. A further aim is to analyse if the communication has been sufficient in Yala Swamp, from the stakeholders’ point of view, through out the implementation of the project. The stakeholders that were identified in the conflict are the local community that have been affected by the project, the county councils where the project is located, and the company Dominion, which is the exploiter. Conflict theory is the analytical tool used to identify causes to the conflict. Primary data was collected through qualitative research interviews and secondary data are various reports. The result of the conflict analysis shows that there is a conflict between the local community on one side, and Dominion and the county councils on the other side. The conflict is caused by incompatible goals. The goals that are incompatible, which depend on contested resources, have to the largest extent to do with land access and to some extent with employment. The reason for contested resources has its origin in that the local community feel they have been deprived the land they used to farm on and have not gained what they were promised. They also live in absolute poverty and therefore whish to have more land than they have now. Conflicts over land leads to environmental degradation when people are squeezed into limited areas and put more pressure on land. This issue needs immediate attention to not lead to violent conflicts and further environmental degradation. Foremost the local community is dissatisfied with how the communication between the stakeholders worked before the implementation of the development project and after. A committee was going to be set, but today it does not seem to work adequately from the community members’ point of view. A committee would, however, probably improve the communication and resolve some conflicts. This would reduce the conflict potential and lead to a more sustainable development for all stakeholders.

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Bennett, Jessica. "New Zealand apartment living : developing a liveability evaluation index : a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Building Science /." ResearchArchive@Victoria e-Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1242.

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Thesis (M.B.Sc.)--Victoria University of Wellington, 2010.
Accompanying disc (on p. 371) contains: Appendix K: NZ ALI -- Working examples: NZ ALI for existing buildings ; NZ ALI for existing buildings. Includes bibliographical references.
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Moy, Sina. "The importance of incorporating Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) into the secondary curriculum in order to minimise the problems of waste on South Tarawa : a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Geography /." ResearchArchive@Victoria e-Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1017.

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Russell, Janine Mary. "Effects of ultraviolet raditation (UVR) and other environmental stressors on the development of intertital mollusc embryos : a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Marine Biology /." ResearchArchive@Victoria e-Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/349.

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Hunter, Angela Tamara. "Why volunteer for the environment?: an exploration of environmental volunteer motivation, satisfaction and retention." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3105.

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The future of environmental conservation ultimately depends on the collective impact of actions taken by individuals. While many people choose to engage in environmentally responsible behaviours, such as recycling or using public transit, some people are going a step further by volunteering with environmental organizations. These environmental volunteers undertake a variety of roles that are essential to the overall functioning and program delivery of most nonprofit environmental organizations. A major challenge of using volunteers can be the rate of volunteer turnover which increases the need to recruit and train new volunteers. Drawing on past volunteer motivation and satisfaction research, this study seeks to better understand what motivates environmental volunteers and to identify what factors contribute to volunteer satisfaction and retention. A questionnaire with Likert scale and open ended questions was completed by 148 environmental volunteers in the Victoria Capital Regional District. Factor analysis of the survey responses identified nine potential motives for volunteering with environmental organizations: Career, Environmental Values, Personal Growth, Protective, Social Norms, Social Interests, Efficacy, and Independence. The identified motivational factors were used to develop a cluster analysis, which identified six potential groupings or types of individuals attracted to volunteering with environment and conservation organizations. The six groupings identified were Practical Environmentalists, Concerned Environmentalist, Career Environmentalist, Budding Idealist, Social Environmentalist, and Other Helpers. Questions regarding volunteer satisfaction identified six factors that affect volunteer satisfaction: Organization Satisfaction, Individual Freedom, Personal Contribution, Environmental Impact, Intrinsic Rewards, and Personal Benefits. Satisfaction with these factors, however, was not enough to predict volunteer retention. Barriers to volunteering, such as health, location of volunteer activities, and other commitments also contribute to discontinuation of volunteer service. The results of this study can be useful for volunteer management and organization of volunteer programs in order to recruit and maintain satisfied volunteers.
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Books on the topic "Environmental sciences Victoria"

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Abdelmalek, Bouazza, Kodikara Jayantha, and Parker Roger, eds. Environmental geotechnics: Proceedings of the 1st Australia-New Zealand Conference on Environmental Geotechnics-Geoenvironment 97 : Melbourne/Victoria/Australia, 26-28 November, 1997. Rotterdam: A.A. Balkema, 1997.

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Frances, Raelene. The politics ofwork: Gender and labour in Victoria 1880-1939. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.

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Frances, Rae. The politics of work: Gender and labour in Victoria 1880-1939. Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press, 1993.

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Bill, Bryson. At Home: A short history of private life. New York: Doubleday, 2010.

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Bill, Bryson. At home: A short history of private life. New York: Doubleday, 2010.

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Bill, Bryson. At Home: A Short History of Private Life. New York, USA: Doubleday, 2010.

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Bill, Bryson. At home: A short history of private life. 4th ed. London: Black Swan, 2016.

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Bill, Bryson. At home: A short history of private life. New York: Random House, 2010.

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Bill, Bryson. At Home: A Short History of Private Life. London: Doubleday, 2010.

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Bill, Bryson. At Home. London: Transworld, 2010.

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Book chapters on the topic "Environmental sciences Victoria"

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Harris, Colin M. "Science and Environmental Management in the Mcmurdo Dry Valleys, Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica." In Ecosystem Dynamics in a Polar Desert: the Mcmurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, 337–50. Washington, D. C.: American Geophysical Union, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/ar072p0337.

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Zaykova, Elizaveta V., and Natalia N. Ankusheva. "The Contribution of Professor Victor V. Zaykov to the Development of Geoarchaeology in Russia." In Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences, 171–77. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48864-2_23.

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Mainali, Bandita, Joe Petrolito, John Russell, Daniela Ionescu, and Haider Al Abadi. "Integrating Sustainable Engineering Principles in Material Science Engineering Education." In Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1318–35. IGI Global, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9619-8.ch059.

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The increasing demands on earth's resources require the need for engineering disciplines to address the limitations of materials and energy as well as the need to reduce waste production. This requirement is particularly acute for material science engineers as their work has a lasting impact on our future sustainability. Recent developments and innovations in material science can be useful tools for achieving sustainable development, provided material science engineers are aware of the issues. They should be particularly aware of global sustainability challenges, and should be able to understand how they can contribute to the solutions of these problems. Therefore, this chapter discusses how sustainable engineering principles can be introduced into material science education. It also discusses the curriculum for the subject Sustainable Infrastructure that is offered at La Trobe University in Victoria (Australia) for senior Civil Engineering students.
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Anderson, Deb. "Grim Humor and Hope." In Oral History and the Environment, 13—C1.N*. Oxford University PressNew York, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190684969.003.0002.

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Abstract The Mallee Climate Oral History Collection is the product of a four-year research partnership with Museum Victoria. From 2004 to 2007, a series of annual recordings were conducted on the experience of drought with people in wheat-belt communities dotted across the semiarid Mallee. The timing of the project during the millennium drought coincided with a momentous shift in Australian public awareness of climate change, prompting reflexive discussion of the meaning of drought. Interviewees wore several “hats” in life—farming to health work, public service to parenting, local business to education, government science to community advocacy for rural social and environmental sustainability. These stories bear the mark of rural endurance: as the drought wore on, just one interviewee left the Mallee; the rest were determined to continue making a living here, at the inland edge of the Australian cropping zone.
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Prendergast, A. L., J. M. Bowler, and M. L. Cupper. "Late Quaternary environments and human occupation in the Murray River Valley of northwestern Victoria." In New Directions in Archaeological Science. ANU Press, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.22459/ta28.02.2009.05.

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Ritvo, Harriet. "The View from the Hills: Environment and Technology in Victorian Periodicals." In Culture And Science in the Nineteenth-Century Media, 165–72. Routledge, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315258706-ch-13.

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Goldman, Lawrence. "Medicine and Statistics at Mid-Century." In Victorians and Numbers, 211–38. Oxford University Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192847744.003.0012.

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This chapter considers the impact of statistics on Victorian medicine, one of the most fertile academic combinations of the era, through three case studies. First, it examines the work of Dr William Farr, the creative force for four decades in the General Register Office, and the most prominent and famous Victorian statistician. Farr composed annual reports on the health of the nation that inspired successive waves of the public health movement, and was at the heart of every effort to institutionalize statistics from the late 1830s. He used various statistical approaches in the study of cholera, though they were all rendered redundant by the advent of microbiology and the isolation of bacterial pathogens in the 1880s. His friend, Dr William Augustus Guy, was the most prolific giver of papers to the Statistical Society of London, a leader in public health reform, and a proponent of the idea that statistics were, in themselves, the one and only social science. Finally, the chapter examines the work of Sir John Simon at the Privy Council Medial Office between 1858 and 1871, a golden era of research into environmental causes of disease undertaken by a cadre of distinguished young physicians who used statistical approaches reflexively. It is argued that medicine had an obvious affinity for statistical methods, and it was believed that by counting it would prove possible to understand and control disease. But in the event, it was biological science and not statistics that led in countering the epidemics of the nineteenth century
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Ajide, Oyinloye Michael. "Determining the Impact of Coastal Flooding on Resident Living in Victoria Island, Lagos State, Nigeria." In Modern Advances in Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences Vol. 6, 138–51. Book Publisher International (a part of SCIENCEDOMAIN International), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/bpi/magees/v6/4387f.

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"Legal Aspects of the Environment Victor J. Yannacone, Jr." In Encyclopedia of Environmental Science and Engineering, Volumes One and Two, 614–50. CRC Press, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/noe0849398438-15.

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Roberts, Andrew Michael, and Eleanore Widger. "Walking, Identity and Visual Perception in Romantic and Modernist Literature." In Distributed Cognition in Victorian Culture and Modernism, 152–70. Edinburgh University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9781474442244.003.0009.

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This chapter considers enactivist theories of cognition and perception in relation to aspects of Romantic and Modernist literature, in particular how walking relates to visual perception and the representation of the visual field (sensorimotor enactivism); and how movement and visuality inflect ideas of subjectivity, identity and consciousness (autopoietic enactivism). It draws on Alva Noë’s account of sensorimotor enactivism in Action in Perception (2004), on Evan Thompson’s account of autopoietic enactivism in Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology and the Sciences of Mind (2007), and on Varela, Thompson and Rosch’s The Embodied Mind (1993), to argue that, while Romantic poetry tends to an affirmative account of unconstrained walking in a rural environment, facilitating identity-enhancing interaction, Modernist literature shows a marked duality in its representation of urban walking. In T.S. Eliot’s poetry, walking constrained by an oppressive urban environment threatens to fragment identity, implying dysfunctional forms of distributed cognition. However, although women’s urban walking in the Modernist period has often been seen to be constrained by gendered power structures, Virginia Woolf’s writing at times celebrates the aesthetic and sensory pleasures of urban walking, leading to more affirmative versions of dispersed identity.
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Conference papers on the topic "Environmental sciences Victoria"

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Miliszewska, Iwona, Anne Venables, and Grace Tan. "How Generic is I(nformation) T(echnology)?" In InSITE 2009: Informing Science + IT Education Conference. Informing Science Institute, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/3309.

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Victoria University will introduce a generic Science Degree in 2009. Students in the degree will share a common first year and then choose a specialization, for instance biotechnology, chemistry, computing, food science, or environmental science. This paper reflects on the need for the development of enabling information technology (IT) skills among first-year students in the Degree. Many students already use IT to communicate, collaborate, work, and learn. However, they need to learn how to use technology intelligently, creatively, and ethically to accomplish intellectual pursuits; in addition, they should develop these skills at the beginning of their course, so as to optimize their learning throughout their studies and maximize educational outcomes. How could these skills be developed in students of a generic science degree? Are IT skills generic, too? The paper discusses the growing need for the development of advanced IT skills in science students; it shows the disparity between current university practice and the expectations of the world at large; it examines the generic nature and transferability of advanced IT skills; and, it proposes explicit incorporation of these skills into the curriculum of a generic science degree, including suggestions for effective implementation.
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"Germination Responses of Acacia cyclops and A, victoriae Seeds to Different Scarification Treatments." In 3rd International Conference on Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences. International Institute of Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.15242/iicbe.c0915081.

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Miliszewska, Iwona, Gayle Barker, Fiona Henderson, and Ewa Sztendur. "The Issue of Gender Equity in Computer Science - What Students Say." In InSITE 2006: Informing Science + IT Education Conference. Informing Science Institute, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/2986.

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The under-representation and poor retention of women in computing courses at Victoria University is a concern that has continued to defy all attempts to resolve it. Despite a range of initiatives created to encourage participation and improve retention of females in the courses, the percentage of female enrolments has declined significantly in recent years, from 32% in 1994 to 18% in 2004, while attrition rates soared to 40% in 2003. A recent research study investigated these negative trends with respect to gender equity in computing courses: of interest was the possibility of gender bias in the learning environment and its impact on female attrition rates. Focus groups and surveys involving computing students of both genders were used as data collection tools in the study. The overall findings from the focus groups were rather surprising, as they yielded no strong indication of gender bias in the learning environment of the computing course; this applied to the logistical arrangements, academic staff, pedagogical methods, and course content. The thesis that the existence of gender bias in the learning environment contributes to high attrition rates of females in computing courses was not sufficiently supported. While the fact that students, both male and female, found their learning environment gender neutral was comforting, the realization that reasons other than gender bias drove females away from the computing course was not. High attrition rate of females remains the reality. Possible explanations of this phenomenon were suggested by the focus groups, and the search for confirmation of these indications and discovery of other contributing factors continued.
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Nedbaev, D. N., S. V. Nedbaeva, O. V. Goncharova, I. B. Kotova, and M. M. Filin. "IMPROVEMENT, GREEN CONSTRUCTION AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN AS AN ACTUAL ECOLOGICAL CHALLENGE OF YOUTH." In INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN SCIENCE AND EDUCATION. DSTU-Print, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.23947/itno.2020.89-94.

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The quality of life in the urban system is closely associated with environmental conditions. With the right use of design tools, it is possible to solve the environmental problems of youth through the impact of landscape design on human opinion. Such landscaping areas as territories of memorable historical places must be complied with the modern requirements of society to preserve historical memory. It is discussed in the article the issues of solving problems to improve the factors of the urban environment that have a positive impact on maintaining intergenerational ties. The relevance of the project "Living memory of the Great Victory: for the glory of life, unity and the future" is grounded on the beautification and landscape design of Armavir. It is described a new ecological landscape approach to the planting of greenery and improvement of memorial complexes, based on the creation of a natural, relatively sustainable ecosystem. It is described the concept of laying park sites, performing cognitive, patriotic, informational, and environmental functions. The proposed style of memorial park territories supports the general historical and local history orientation of the territory in the design and improvement of urban areas with minimal resources for planting red oaks, based on the independent cultivation of seedlings from acorns. Ecological and patriotic project is aimed at creating and maintaining a sustainable landscape structure.
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Burgess, Stephen, Scott Bingley, and David A Banks. "Blending Audience Response Systems into an Information Systems Professional Course." In InSITE 2016: Informing Science + IT Education Conferences: Lithuania. Informing Science Institute, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/3424.

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Many higher education institutions are moving towards blended learning environments that seek to move towards a student-centred ethos, where students are stakeholders in the learning process. This often involves multi-modal learner-support technologies capable of operating in a range of time and place settings. This article considers the impact of an Audience Response System (ARS) upon the ongoing development of an Information Systems Professional course at the Masters level in the College of Business at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia. The course allows students to consider ethical issues faced by an Information Systems Professional. Given the sensitivity of some of the topics explored within this area, an ARS offers an ideal vehicle for allowing students to respond to potentially contentious questions without revealing their identity to the rest of the group. The paper reports the findings of a pilot scheme designed to explore the efficacy of the technology. Use of a blended learning framework to frame the discussion allowed the authors to consider the readiness of institution, lecturers, and students to use ARS. From a usage viewpoint, multiple choice questions lead to further discussion of student responses related to important issues in the unit. From an impact viewpoint the use of ARS in the class appeared to be successful, but some limitations were reported.
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