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Kiewitz, Leigh-Ann. "Relocation of a specified servitude of right of way." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/5170.
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Bibliography<br>Thesis (LLM (Public Law))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Traditionally, the common law rule as interpreted by South African case law required that mutual consent be obtained in order to relocate a specified servitude of right of way. Since the Linvestment judgment, the legal position pertaining to the unilateral relocation of a specified servitude of right of way is that the location of an existing specified servitude of right of way may be altered unilaterally by the owner of the servient tenement. Unilateral relocation of a specified servitude of right of way will only be allowed if strict requirements are met, namely that the servient owner will be materially inconvenienced in the use of his property if the status quo is maintained; that the relocation will not prejudice the owner of the dominant tenement; and that the servient owner pays all costs incurred in the relocation of the servitude.
In order to justify the departure from the common law, the court in Linvestment relied on historical argument, comparative law, and policy arguments to reach the conclusion that a servitude may be relocated unilaterally if it is in the interest of fairness, equity and justice. The court relied on section 173 of the Constitution, which entitles the courts to develop the common law.
This decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal has far-reaching implications. A servitude is a limited real right to the property of another person which grants the holder of that right specific entitlements. South African law requires that registration in the deeds registry take place in terms of section 63(1) of the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937 as soon as a limited real right in immovable property is created or transferred. Once the servitude is registered, it will be enforceable against the owner of the servient tenement and all his successors in title. When the servient owner is allowed to relocate the servitude unilaterally, it will have the effect of undermining the limited real right that the dominant owner holds in the property in question.
This thesis evaluates the extent to which the courts may change common law principles on the basis of fairness, justice and equity. The conclusion is that the policy grounds on which the court based its decision are convincing, as the law cannot remain rigid and needs to be continually changed in order to meet changing conditions. However, the comparative and historical reasons provided for the decision are insubstantial and unconvincing. The thesis points out that there are no historical grounds for the decision, but that more extensive and contextual comparative research does support the decision. This thesis considers the constitutional implications of a flexible legal approach to the unilateral relocation of a specified servitude of right of way and concludes that an approach that allows for unilateral relocation will not amount to an expropriation and will not establish an arbitrary deprivation either, provided that the requirements set out in the decision are applied strictly and that a court order is required for the relocation.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die tradisionele gemeenregtiglike beginsel rakende die verlegging van 'n gespesifiseerde reg van weg het vereis dat wannneer 'n roete eers vasgestel is, die eienaar van die dienende erf dit nie mag verander nie tensy hy toestemming verkry het van die eienaar van die heersende erf. Sedert die uitspraak in Linvestment, is die regsposisie dat die eienaar van die dienende erf wel die ligging van 'n serwituut eensydig mag verander. Die eienaar van die dienende erf sal slegs gemagtig wees om die servituut te verskuif onder omstandighede waar die huidige ligging van die serwituut wesenlike materiële nadeel vir hom meebring, die verskuiwing van die serwituut geen nadeel vir die eienaar van die heersende erf sal veroorsaak nie en mits die eienaar van die dienende erf die kostes wat verband hou met die verskuiwing van die serwituut sal dra.
Die hof het op historiese, regsvergelykende en beleidsoorwegings gesteun om die gevolgtrekking te staaf dat 'n serwituut verkuif kan word, selfs al is dit teen die wens van die eienaar van die heersende erf. Die hof het ook beslis dat die howe die inherente bevoegdheid het om die gemenereg te ontwikkel ingevolge artikel 173 van die Grondwet.
Die beslissing het verreikende implikasies. 'n Serwituut is 'n beperkte saaklike reg op die saak van iemand anders wat aan die reghebbende bepaalde genots- en gebruiksbevoegdhede ten aansien van daardie saak verleen. Artikel 63(1) van die Registrasie van Aktes Wet 47 van 1937 vereis dat 'n beperkte saaklike reg ten aansien van onroerende goedere geregistreer moet word sodra 'n beperkte saaklike reg gevestig word. Indien die serwituut geregistreer word, sal dit afdwingbaar wees teen die eienaar van die dienende erf asook sy regsopvolgers. Indien die genoemde eienaar gemagtig is om die serwituut eensydiglik te verskuif, sal dit inbreuk maak op die eienaar van die heersende erf se beperkte saaklike regte ten aansien van die dienende erf.
Die doel van hierdie tesis is om te evalueer tot watter mate howe daartoe in staat is om die gemenereg te verander op grond van billikheid en geregtigheid. Die gevolgtrekking is dat die hof se beleidsargumente oortuigend is aangesien die reg voortdurend moet verander ten einde te voldoen aan die veranderende omstandighede. Die regsvergelykende en historiese gronde vir die hof se gevolgtrekking is egter onoortuigend. Die tesis illustreer dat daar geen historiese gronde bestaan vir die beslissing nie asook dat meer ekstensiewe en kontekstuele regsvergelykende navorsing wel die hof se beslissing staaf. Hierdie tesis evalueer ook die grondwetlike implikasies van die nuwe reël en kom tot die gevolgtrekking dat die toepassing van 'n benadering ingevolge waarvan die eienaar van „n dienende erf gemagtig word om 'n serwituut eensydig te verskuif, nie 'n onteiening of 'n arbitrêre ontneming teweegbring nie op voorwaarde dat die vereistes soos uiteengesit in die uitspraak aan voldoen word en dat die verkryging van 'n hofbevel 'n moontlike voorvereiste is vir die verskuiwing van 'n serwituut.
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Raphulu, Tshilidzi Norman. "The right of way of necessity : a constitutional analysis." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85634.
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Thesis (LLM)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The right of way of necessity is a special type of praedial servitude that is established over neighbouring property in favour of landlocked property – that is, property without access to a public road. The purpose of granting the landlocked property a right of access to a public road is so that it can be put to efficient use. The servitude is created by operation of law and it binds the surrounding properties as of right at the moment when the property becomes landlocked. It can, however, be enforced only against a specific neighbouring property. This servitude can only be enforced by way of a court order, against the will of the owner of the neighbouring property. This servitude, specifically the manner in which it is established, may raise significant constitutional issues as regards the property clause of the South African Constitution. Therefore, it was necessary to investigate the constitutionality of the right of way of necessity in view of section 25 of the Constitution.
To this end, the study provides an overview of the law relating to the right of way of necessity and the general principles regulating this servitude in South African law. Subsequently, the justifications for the right of way of necessity and specifically for allowing the courts to enforce this servitude are analysed in terms of public policy, jurisprudential views and law and economics theory. The conclusion is reached that, in terms of these justifications, there are sufficient policy, social, and economic reasons for having the right of way of necessity and for the courts to enforce it without cooperation and against the will of the affected servient property owner.
These justifications are used to examine the constitutionality of the right of way of necessity, specifically to determine whether the enforcement of this servitude by court order constitutes a section 25(1) arbitrary deprivation or even a section 25(2) expropriation of the affected owner’s property rights. The study concludes that the granting of the right of way of necessity will not amount to an expropriation and, following the FNB methodology, does not constitute arbitrary deprivation of property either. Therefore, if all the requirements are met, the granting of a right of way of necessity will be constitutionally compliant.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die saaklike serwituut wat ten gunste van grond wat van openbare verkeersweë afgesny is (blokland) oor naburige eiendom gevestig word, staan bekend as noodweg. Die rede waarom toegang tot ’n openbare pad aan blokland toegeken word, is sodat die grond effektief gebruik kan word. Hierdie serwituut word deur regswerking geskep en dit bind omringende eiendomme vanaf die oomblik dat die blokland van openbare verkeersweë afgesluit word. Dit kan egter slegs teen ’n spesifieke naburige eiendom afgedwing word. Die serwituut kan slegs deur middel van ’n hofbevel afgedwing word, teen die eienaar van die naburige eiendom se wil. Wat die eiendomsklousule van die Suid-Afrikaanse Grondwet betref, kan hierdie serwituut en veral die wyse waarop dit gevesig word belangrike grondwetlike vrae opper. In die lig van artikel 25 van die Grondwet was dit dus nodig om die grondwetlike geldigheid van noodweg te toets.
Om hierdie doel te bereik, verskaf die studie’n oorsig van die regsbeginsels aangaande noodweg en die algemene beginsels van hierdie serwituut in die Suid-Afrikaanse reg. Met verwysing na openbare beleid, regsfilosofiese benaderings en Law and Economics-teorie analiseer die tesis vervolgens die regverdigingsgronde vir noodweg, spesifiek vir die feit dat die howe dit afdwing. Die gevolgtrekking is dat daar ingevolge hierdie regverdigingsgronde genoegsame beleids-, sosiale en ekonomiese redes bestaan vir die serwituut van noodweg en vir die howe se bevoegdheid om dit sonder die dienende eienaar se medewerking en teen sy wil af te dwing.
Hierdie regverdigingsgronde word gebruik om die grondwetlike geldigheid van noodweg te ondersoek, spesifiek om vas te stel of die afdwinging daarvan neerkom op ’n arbitrêre ontneming vir doeleindes van artikel 25(1) of op ’n onteiening vir doeleindes van artikel 25(2) van die Grondwet. Hierdie studie kom tot die slotsom dat die toestaan van ’n noodweg nie as ’n onteiening kwalifiseer nie en dat dit, indien die FNB-metodologie nagevolg word, ook nie op ’n arbitrêre ontneming van eiendom neerkom nie. Indien al die vereistes nagekom word, sal die toestaan van ’n noodweg dus aan die Grondwet voldoen.<br>South African Research Chair in Property Law (SARCPL)<br>National Research Foundation<br>Department of Science and Technology
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Kosmerl, Paul F. "Water Balance of Retrofit, Right-of-way Rain Gardens." The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1337347745.
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Fernando, Ioni T. "Protection of transmission lines sharing the same right-of-way." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq23601.pdf.
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Francis, Dora O. "Asset management application towards an improved right of way acquisition." To access this resource online via ProQuest Dissertations and Theses @ UTEP, 2009. http://0-proquest.umi.com.lib.utep.edu/login?COPT=REJTPTU0YmImSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=2515.
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Alnaqbi, Khalfan Saeed. "Pedestrian right-of-way violations at signalised pedestrian crossings in Edinburgh." Thesis, Edinburgh Napier University, 2013. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/5967.
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The review of available literature related to pedestrian accidents indicates that the occurrence of pedestrian accidents is influenced by a diverse range of factors. However, few empirical studies have documented the effects of distance of pedestrian accidents from pedestrian crossing area or junction. The few studies which investigated the impact of the distance from the crossing line on pedestrian accidents, suggest that the longer the distance from road crossing facilities, the higher the likelihood of a pedestrian accident. With respect to the influence of the type of pedestrian crossing on the incidence of pedestrian accidents, a substantial body of literature has found that the types of pedestrian crossing indeed affect the frequency of pedestrian collisions. Additionally, all the available studies reviewed indicated the positive impact of signalised crossings on the reduction of pedestrian collision risk. Data from STATS19 show that pedestrian severity rates are higher over the pedestrian crossing points or within 50 meters of pedestrian crossing facilities than those away from it. This is contrary to the expectations that accidents should be least over these crossing facilities. This study investigates in more detail the factors that affect accident occurrence at signalised pedestrian junction and pelican or similar type of crossing facilities in the Scotland area. The main objective of this current research has been to investigate those factors most commonly associated with pedestrian injury severity at a pedestrian crossing or within 50m of one. Accident data of 14 years (from 1993 until 2006) in selected sites show that 942 pedestrian accidents occurred on or within 50m of a signalised pedestrian crossing area. Grid references of accident locations as well as locations of pedestrian crossings were obtained from the STATS 19 database and the local city council. The data was used to identify the locations of accidents relative to the location of pedestrian crossing facilities. In terms of severity of injuries models, results suggest that pedestrians from the older group received more severe injuries, compared with those from younger groups. Again, this finding underlines the importance of regulations and subsequent enforcement of traffic laws that protect and promote the safety of older pedestrians. The models also showed an association between the severity of injury and the type of pedestrian crossing. Since more KSI accidents have been associated with pelican crossings, there may be a need to undertake raising awareness and education for pedestrians to improve pedestrian safety. In terms of ROW models; it was shown that turning manoeuvres were more likely to violate pedestrian's ROW and result in accidents than other types of manoeuvres. Moreover, the model showed that heavy-goods vehicles and cars are associated with pedestrian's ROW, as compared to other types of vehicles. The various issues related to accidents resulting from pedestrian right-of-way can be effectively resolved by rationalisation of pedestrian crossing types; and provision of education with regards to the rules and responsibilities of both pedestrians and drivers at all available crossings. The models developed to profile pedestrian accidents in Edinburgh suggest that the highest number of pedestrian accidents occurred at pedestrian crossing lines; and that the number of pedestrian accidents decreased when moving away from pedestrian crossing lines or within 50 metres of pedestrian crossing lines. These have serious implications in terms of requiring improvements to pedestrian crossing facilities that can then ensure better pedestrian visibility and provide the public with more protection from moving vehicles. Moreover, another implication of this finding is that more regulatory instruments must be revalidated and further developed, since there are no laws to prevent pedestrians from crossing the road at certain points. The only laws being enforced in the UK are those relating to the prohibition of walking on motorways or slip roads but not regarding loitering on pedestrian crossings. Therefore, the guidelines specified in the Highway Code to deal with pedestrian behaviour while crossing the road have to be revisited and further developed. The results show that accidents rates decrease as distance increase from the pedestrian crossing facilities. The most risky locations are those at the pedestrian crossings or within 10 meters and the distance from 10 to 30 meters before the pedestrian crossing facilities. Analysis of pedestrian accidents rates and severities for each of pelican and signalised crossings were discussed. An investigation of right-of-way violations associated with pedestrian accidents at pedestrian crossing areas or within 50 metres of the same was carried out. Modelling accidents rates and severities at these pedestrian crossings is also presented in this thesis. Multinomial logit, ordinal and probit logit and binary logit modelling are used to analyse the results.
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Huge, Jean. "Are we doing the right things the right way? discourse and practice of sustainability in North and South." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/209697.
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Sustainable development is a ubiquitously used concept referring to a vision of society centred on the principles of global responsibility, integration, inter- and intra-generational equity, precaution, participation and a long-term time horizon. It is a contested concept that regroups various sub-discourses which embody its constructive ambiguity. For sustainable development to become a decision-guiding strategy in pubic decision-making, adequate decision-supporting processes are required. This thesis reflects on the theory and on the practice of ‘sustainability assessment’ in various contexts by combining discourse analysis with a case-study approach. <p>The thesis builds on three case studies, undertaken in different –institutional, geographical, thematic and research- contexts. The three cases (situated respectively in the realm of sub-national policies; development co-operation and energy policy) allow for different approaches to sustainability assessment to be applied and analyzed. The relative novelty of sustainability assessment created room for experimental participatory approaches and provided opportunities for policy-relevant learning. Understanding how sustainability assessment contributes to a shared interpretation of sustainability, to an enhanced structuring of information and to influencing policy decisions is key to develop and apply the approach in the future. Research findings indicate that: sustainability assessment should act as a forum giving sense to the interpretational challenge of sustainability, within the boundaries set by essential sustainability principles. Participatory approaches are key in performing sustainability assessment, for both intrinsic and pragmatic reasons. Stakeholder knowledge should be combined with scientific information in real-life ‘science for sustainability’ experiments. There is no blueprint approach for developing and applying sustainability assessment. The discursive-institutional interplay determines how sustainability assessment is conceptualized and applied. Windows of opportunity for introducing and applying sustainability assessment may arise unexpectedly due to discursive and institutional convergences facilitated by the interpretational width of the sustainability concept, and these should be taken up. Sustainability assessment should be designed as a de-polarizing process, bringing the co-production of knowledge and decisions into practice. <p>The capacity of sustainable development to grasp the complexity of current societal challenges by providing a decision-guiding framework can be operationalized by sustainability assessment, which entails an increased awareness of the overlap between different areas of public policy. If sustainability assessment is to actually support decision-makers, scientifically and participatory designed beacons are needed. This is a challenge where scientists act as analysts and facilitators to help translate the intrinsically dynamic meaning of sustainability into actions. This thesis wishes to contribute to this endeavour. <p><p><p><p><p><br>Doctorat en Sciences<br>info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished
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Brazhnyk, N., and W. Wieslaw. "Human rights and environmental protection in what way(s) can the right to economic and social development collide with the right to a healthy environment?" Thesis, Sumy State University, 2015. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/42360.
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Human rights frequently collide and intertwine. Therefore, in this paper we consider the way the collision of human rights to economic development and human rights to a healthy environment. This essay will argue that the right to a healthy environment and right to economic development can be compatible, but this requires sustainability of society, economy, and politics. Before we will know in what ways these rights may collide, we will look at what those rights are guaranteed, after let us examine the examples of how these rights can harm each other or exist peacefully with each other.
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McGee, Ann Bradshaw. "Vegetation response to right-of-way clearing procedures in coastal British Columbia." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29211.
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This research was designed to assess the response of the flora of forested sites to the methods employed by B.C. Hydro and Power Authority for the initial clearing of transmission line rights-of-way in coastal British Columbia.
Seven immature forest vegetation units adjacent to, and seven early seral vegetation units on, the transmission line rights-of-way were identified. The environmental parameter most highly correlated with both the immature forest and early seral vegetation units was slope position. The degree of disturbance (clearing standard) and seeding with agronomic grass and legume species complicated the determination of relationships between immature forest and early seral vegetation units.
The majority of seeds (72%) in the forest samples was found in the forest floor layer. Twenty-one percent of the germinable seeds were found in the 0-5 cm layer of the mineral soil, and 7% were found in the 5-10 cm layer. Fewer germinable seeds were found in samples from drier than from moister vegetation units, regardless of disturbance level. Seed bank samples from high-disturbance sites had the fewest germinable seeds, primarily because the forest floor had been removed.
The seed rain was dominated by tree species within the forests, and shrub and herbaceous species on the rights-of-way. The seed rain was greater, and percent germinability was higher, in the second year than in the first. Important species vegetatively invading after, or recovering from, plot scarification, included Gaultheria shallon, Pteridium aquilinum, and Rubus ursinus. Successful seedling establishment was rare: only Alnus rubra, Anaphalis marqaritacea, and Rubus spp. seedlings were observed in significant numbers, but few of these survived to the next year.
In order to be successful in managing vegetation to meet transmission line right-of-way (or tree production) goals, more attention must be paid to the biology and reproductive ecology of pest and acceptable/crop species. If the field of vegetation management is to change from a corrective to a preventive focus, this attention, and information,' is crucial.<br>Forestry, Faculty of<br>Graduate
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MOKALLED, HASSAN. "The importance to manage data protection in the right way: Problems and solutions." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Genova, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11567/997252.
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Information and communication technology (ICT) has made remarkable impact on the society, especially on companies and organizations. The use of computers, databases, servers, and other technologies has made an evolution on the way of storing, processing, and transferring data. However, companies access and share their data on internet or intranet, thus there is a critical need to protect this data from destructive forces and from the unwanted actions of unauthorized users. This thesis groups a set of solutions proposed, from a company point of view, to reach the goal of “Managing data protection”. The work presented in this thesis represents a set of security solutions, which focuses on the management of data protection taking into account both the organizational and technological side. The work achieved can be divided into set of goals that are obtained particularly from the needs of the research community. This thesis handles the issue of managing data protection in a systematic way, through proposing a Data protection management approach, aiming to protect the data from both the organizational and the technological side, which was inspired by the ISO 27001 requirements. An Information Security Management System (ISMS) is then presented implementing this approach, an ISMS consists of the policies, procedures, guidelines, and associated resources and activities, collectively managed by an organization, in the pursuit of protecting its information assets. An ISMS is a systematic approach for establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining and improving an organization’s information security to achieve business objectives, The goal of ISMS is to minimize risk and ensure continuity by pro-actively limiting the impact of a security breach. To be well-prepared to the potential threats that could occur to an organization, it is important to adopt an ISMS that helps in managing the data protection process, and in saving time and effort, minimizes cost of any loss. After that, a comprehensive framework is designed for the security risk management of Cyber Physical Systems (CPSs), this framework represents the strategy used to manage the security risk management, and it falls inside the ISMS as a security strategy. Traditional IT risk assessment methods can do the job (security risk management for a CPS); however, and because of the characteristics of a CPS, it is more efficient to adopt a solution that is wider than a method that addresses the type, functionalities and complexity of a CPS. Therefore, there is a critical need to follow a solution that breaks the restriction to a traditional risk assessment method, and so a high-level framework is proposed, it encompasses wider set of procedures and gives a great attention to the cybersecurity of these systems, which consequently leads to the safety of the physical world. In addition, inside the ISMS, another part of the work takes place, suggesting the guidelines to select an applicable Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) solution. It also proposes an approach that aims to support companies seeking to adopt SIEM systems into their environments, suggesting suitable answers to preferred requirements that are believed to be valuable prerequisites a SIEM system should have; and to suggest criteria to judge SIEM systems using an evaluation process composed of quantitative and qualitative methods. This approach, unlike others, is customer driven which means that customer needs are taken into account when following the whole approach, specifically when defining the requirements and then evaluating the suppliers’ solutions. At the end, a research activity was carried out aiming classify web attacks on the network level, since any information about the attackers might be helpful and worth a lot to the cyber security analysts. And so, using network statistical fingerprints and machine learning techniques, a two-layers classification system is designed to detect the type of the web attack and the type of software used by the attackers.
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Divate, Milind. "Methodology for quantifying wetland landscape parameters for highway right of way decisions utilizing GIS." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/5774.
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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008.<br>The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on September 2, 2008) Includes bibliographical references.
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Sousa, João Paulo Saraiva Martins de. "Paying the right way : a statistical analysis on the wages in the Premier League." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/14468.
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Mestrado em Finanças<br>Esta dissertação usa métodos estatísticos da temporada de 2016-2017 da English Premier League para calcular salários, relativos a parâmetros de performance dos jogadores, tendo em conta que o modelo atual de avaliação de jogadores é ineficiente em cumprir as expectativas de stakeholders quanto à definição de valor. Fundamentalmente, stakeholders querem saber quanto devem pagar a um jogador. Consequentemente, visto que a principal despesa dos clubes de futebol profissionais é a remuneração dos jogadores, o uso de um modelo mais avançado pode levar a um decréscimo de dificuldades financeiras ou do risco de bancarrota. Com esse fim em mente, esta dissertação foca-se na criação de um modelo que ajude nesse mesmo problema.
As descobertas sugerem que aqueles que tomam decisões em clubes de futebol devem consultar estatísticas avançadas com maior frequência - devido a decisões de gestão salarial questionáveis - e aponta para direções de investigação futura bastante prometedoras.<br>This dissertation uses statistical techniques within the English Premier League 2016-2017 season to calculate salaries relative to player's performance parameters, taking into account the current player evaluation system's insufficiency to fulfill the expectations of stakeholders regarding the definition of value. Ultimately, stakeholders want to know how much players should be paid. Consequently, since the largest expense items in the budget of professional sports teams is the remuneration of players, they can decrease the risk of financial distress or even bankruptcy. To that end, this thesis focuses on creating a model to tackle this very issue.
The findings imply that decision-makers in professional football should consult more advanced player statistics to a greater extent - due to questionable salary management decisions - and points out some promising directions for further research.<br>info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Ghanta, Neelima. "Integrating Geospatial Technologies into the Property Management Process of the Transportation Right-Of-Way." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31280.
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Property Management, one functional area within Right-of-Way offices in state transportation agencies, is responsible for managing the property acquired for highway projects. These activities are data and document intensive and efficiency for performing them would be improved through the implementation of an information management system. Because of the geospatial nature of many of these activities, geographic information systems (GIS) would increase the effectiveness of this system. A literature review and survey were conducted to understand the current state of practice for the use of GIS and information management systems in Property Management. There is no identified comprehensive system that covers all Property Management activities. An initial step in developing a geospatially-enabled enterprise-level information management system, a logical model was developed. This included developing the business process diagram, business process models, and use case models based on the principles of systems engineering using the Computer Aided Software (CASE) Enterprise Architecture. Activities that would benefit from a geospatial component have been identified and included in the models. The developed models have been validated by working with PennDOT staff. The resulting model serves as a standard template for state transportation agencies and helps conceptualize the advantages of integration and interaction with other systems, and geospatial enablement prior to investment in an information management system.<br>Master of Science
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Shanmugam, Vijayakumar S. "Placement of Utilities in Right of Way Model using Fuzzy and Probabilistic Objective Coefficients." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2003. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/SFE0000110.
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Olawale, Babatunde Olumide. "Near real-time monitoring of buried oil pipeline right-of-way for third-party incursion." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2016. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/65408/.
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Many security systems employing different methods have been proposed to protect buried oil pipelines transporting petroleum products from the well head via the refinery to: depots and other receiving stations. Currently there is a security gap in the monitoring of these buried pipelines in real time and in keeping them protected from third party interference. This thesis addresses the problem of monitoring these systems by developing an automated image analysis system with the aid of a low-cost multisensory Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for monitoring of buried pipeline right-of-way (ROW). The method used in this research is based on the identification of threat objects of interest from the video frame sequences of the pipeline right-of-way acquired by the UAV. This is achieved by training the system to recognise objects of interest using trained correlation filters. To determine the geographical location of detected objects, the Video frame sequences captured by the UAV platform were ortho-rectified to form ortho-images which were then mosaicked to form a seamless Digital Surface Model (DSM) covering the test area using a photogrammetry model. The DSM formed from the mosaicking of ortho-images is then emerged with a digital globe for geo-referencing of detected objects. Experiments were carried out on a test field located in United Kingdom and Nigeria, where video and telemetry data were collected, then processed using the techniques created in this research. The results demonstrated that the developed correlation filter was able to detect objects of interest despite the distortions that come with the object image, due to the fact that the expected distortion was compensated for using the training images. When compared with the 6 control points in the digital globe the accuracy of the two-dimension DSM gave a misalignment error of between 2 and 3 metres.
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Du, Preez Simeon Johannes. "Traffic impacts of shared right-of-way public transport systems: A microsimulation-based case study." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79572.
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Bus Rapid Transit systems are becoming a more integral part of public transport systems in major African cities. Although BRT systems are more versatile than other public transport alternatives, they do require support from other transport systems. Due to geographic limitations and varying transport demand, a BRT system can only function optimally if it is well integrated with the surrounding transport network. In the case of most African transport networks, the informal modes serve as the foundation of the system. In South African cities the minibus taxi is responsible for over 60% of the daily passenger trips. It is evident that in order for a BRT system to function within the African context, a synergistic relationship between the BRT and minibus taxi must be found.
The interaction between BRT and minibus taxis is diverse and cannot be captured in one individual study. The aim of this study is to look at the traffic flow performance of road networks which operate under varying hybrid scenarios. These hybrid scenarios consist of varying configurations where minibus taxis and BRT buses are expected to use the same infrastructure. Specifically, the question is what the implications would be of using existing BRT infrastructure in a shared operational model. Traffic flow performance is calculated and measured by means of a microsimulation model which simulates various hybrid (between taxis and BRT) conditions.
Currently very limited detailed information is available about the interaction of these public transport modes. Modelling a calibrated microsimulation provides detailed insight into the interaction of minibus taxis and BRT buses and allows the testing of various experimental scenarios which have yet to be examined. The microsimulation and the data extracted from its analysis provides information about the individual performance of buses, minibus taxis and passenger vehicles. This provides decision makers with important data which can be used to optimise the network for the desired transport modes. The microsimulation also indicates a number of physical interactions between buses and taxis which can further assist in decision making and could indicate required physical changes in the network which may be required to optimise the system.
The analysis indicates that there are different scenarios available in order to achieve different objectives such as improving traffic conditions for general traffic, buses or taxis. The findings also indicate that the current operating conditions (BRT buses have exclusive use of the dedicated lanes) yields the worst traffic conditions for general traffic and minibus taxis. The current scenario also yields the highest overall travel time per passenger. This indicates that consideration should be given to implementing an alternative scenario.
The findings (which indicate positive results for shared Right-of-Way) are provisional and require further research. Further research should be focused on expanding on these findings by determining the effects of taxis stopping in BRT lanes as well as safety concerns which are caused by allowing taxis to use BRT lanes. This results in passengers boarding and alighting taxis in BRT lanes (on the moving traffic side of the taxi) and requires specific attention.<br>Dissertation (MEng)--University of Pretoria, 2020.<br>Civil Engineering<br>MEng<br>Unrestricted
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Flores, Nicholas. "DREAMing the “Right” Way: The Cultural Politics of the DREAM Act and UndocuQueer Social Movements." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1429038667.
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Amao, Shade. "Why is low wages the right way to integration? : A discourse analysis searching for perceptions of justice in Swedish parliamentary debates." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-295803.
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This study has centered on the proposal for decreasing the entrance rate in order to create more jobs and integrate the increasing asylum seekers in the Swedish society. Based on a discourse analysis on the parliamentary debates “The road to the labor market” and “Integration”, this thesis examines the discourses around ‘justice’. By applying Nancy Frasers theoretical framework of justice, the arguments were analyzed in order to understand if the constructed problems were built on the dimension of recognition or redistribution and to investigate if the solutions were based on an affirmative or transformative strategy. The analysis shows that the primary justice discourse in the debate of labor and integration is the distribution dimension. The injustices that are presented in these debates are concerned with maldistribution. Affirmative strategies are mostly suggested for solutions which indicates that the politicians in the Swedish parliament have an urge to solve problems in the present instead of focusing on the future and solving the underlying structure.
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Lai, Choi Yin. "The right of third party non-signatory in arbitration under Hong Kong jurisdiction the way forward /." access abstract and table of contents access full-text, 2007. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/ezdb/dissert.pl?ma-slw-b22052392a.pdf.
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Thesis (M.A.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2007.<br>Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Sept. 7, 2007) "A dissertation in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in arbitration and dispute resolution" Includes bibliographical references.
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Rich, James David. ""To show thee the right way in" sixteenth-century English Bible prefaces : pedagogy, polemic, and propaganda /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.
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Lucas, Matthew Allen. "Development of a right-of-way cost estimation and cost estimate management process framework for highway projects." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2476.
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Arlesten, Josefine, and Sofia Leijon. "Fawe - The Right Way For Rwanda? : A Case Study of Educational Strategies for Gender Equality and Development." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-63452.
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The background of our field of interest grew out of getting knowledge of an organisation called Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE). We learnt that FAWE had created schools in different African countries and that they had formulated gender responsive pedagogy. Through the methodologies of semi-structured interviews and focus group interviews with teachers, students and FAWE representatives, in addition, studies of documents, we wanted to examine what the FAWE educational strategies were and how FAWE was perceived amongst teachers and students at FAWE girls‘ school. Finally, we wanted to understand how and if gender pedagogy can help strivings towards gender equality and development. The study has a qualitative and inductive approach which implies that no theoretical framework was formulated prior to the field study. However, we have formulated a theoretical framework which has served as a tool for analyzing our findings. We have turned to postcolonial feminist theory and development theory on education and gender.Our findings imply importance of understanding the uniqueness in the Rwandan society due to colonialism and genocide, especially when it comes to formulating definitions of gender. Further the Rwandan context is important to keep in mind for donor societies, when formulating demands on Rwanda. For example we will note that international influences on the Rwandan educational system are immense, but what happens if the influences are not coherent with the Rwandan context? Since girls‘ access to education has increased in Rwanda due to among others FAWE Girls‘ School, we also underline the importance for government to meet the girls‘ needs once they have graduated in order to minimise risks of brain drain. In addition we have detected a pattern of understandings amongst the students that financial support to girls is crucial to meet their definitions of gender and gender equality; the girls view financial support as a foundation in order to reach gender equality, or for girls to be able to access arenas that previously belonged to the boys.
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Baskin, Dmitry. "Choosing the right way : a comparative analysis of entitlement methods for private large-scale developments in Boston." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/42035.
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Thesis (S.M. in Real Estate Development)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2007.<br>This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 52-55).<br>In order to keep up with changing urban landscapes, zoning regulations need to be altered and revised to maintain the most appropriate land use. Boston, Massachusetts is a city that has experienced considerable demographic evolution in the past 100 years. In efforts to remain current with the growing and changing needs of the commercial and residential community, developers have employed various methods to permit their projects. Specifically for large projects that do not conform to the underlying zoning constraints, entitlements can be obtained via zoning variances & special permits, creation of a Planned Development Area, a map amendment changing the zoning designation of their site, or use of a Chapter 121A agreement. Each of these methods can be used under specific conditions, relating to the project's context, size, location, and dimensions. Four case studies are presented which highlight the individual entitlement methods; data was obtained via interviews with the developers, Boston Redevelopment Authority staff, industry attorneys, and consultants involved in the case projects. Since the procedures for obtaining entitlements can be challenging, it is necessary to understand the appropriate path to take in order to select the correct method. A decision tree has therefore been developed to assist in determining the most suitable course based on the specific variables of each project. Although the overall process for permitting a project can be lengthy and taxing, knowing the proper steps to take and maintaining a level of flexibility can greatly assist in attaining a successful outcome.<br>by Dmitry Baskin.<br>S.M.in Real Estate Development
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Klassen, June Peterson. "An examination of the benefits and implementation problems of the transportation/utility corridor concept." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26859.
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The value and feasibility of implementing the Corridor concept has been debated for over twenty years. A corridor provides land for the coordinated placement of future linear facilities such as highways, railways, pipelines, powerlines and municipal services. Few corridors have been established, although there has been obvious interest in the concept. A number of studies into the feasibility of establishing corridors have been completed in the United States, Alberta and British Columbia.
This thesis examines the benefits, disadvantages and implementation problems associated with the corridor concept. Through a literature review, the factors influencing linear facility right-of-way location and width are examined. Also, from the literature, the benefits and disadvantages associated with corridor implementation and the key factors which have inhibited corridor implementation are identified.
The Alberta corridor program is studied and the corridor origins, design, institutional framework and implementation mechanism identified. The case study indicated that a set of unusual circumstances allowed for the establishment of the Alberta corridors.
This thesis concludes that corridors do provide net benefits for the community in the long term but that they are difficult to implement. The major planning implication of corridors is that they bring right-of-way planning into the sphere of land use planning and reduce the emphasis on
economics and engineering.<br>Applied Science, Faculty of<br>Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), School of<br>Graduate
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Jonsson, Kristin. "Bilingual from Birth : Is There a Right or Wrong Way to Raise a Child in a Bilingual Family?" Thesis, Mid Sweden University, Department of Humanities, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-11395.
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Sule, Kevin. "Is the euro the right way? : A study on the effect of implementing the euro on domestic unemployment." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Nationalekonomiska institutionen, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-448879.
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This paper aims to investigate how the domestic unemployment rate of a nation is affected by joining the European currency union and converting to the euro. This is done through the use of a synthetic control method, as well as an augmented version of the model, where I define the Euro Area countries as the treatment group, and conversion to euro as treatment. In line with the predictions of previous related theoretical frameworks such as the optimum currency area theory, the gravity theory and Matusz’s equilibrium model, the findings in this paper suggests that conversion to the euro leads to a short-term decrease in domestic unemployment. The effect is likely due to the short-term increase in trade, specifically within-union trade, that arises from joining the EMU.
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Sambana, Kavya. "A Conceptual Framework for an Enterprise-Wide Geospatially Enabled Information Management System for Transportation Right-Of-Way Business Processes." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32828.
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Right-of-way business processes have been identified as one of the areas where information bottlenecks occur in transportation agencies, not only because of the amount of information involved, but also because of the interdependent nature of these activities. Transportation projects are associated with parcels whose status change during and after the project based on information from right-of-way activities. Geospatially enabled decision making tools enhance data interpretation as well as data retrieval of this information. By using enterprise-level applications, information sharing between the transportation agency, other jurisdictions, and the public becomes more efficient. Being able to quickly visualize the status of parcels in a geospatial environment further enhances the management of resources which, in turn, improves timely project delivery. This thesis presents a conceptual framework for an information management system and its geospatial enablement through a logical model for Geospatial Decision Making Activities (GDMA) in transportation right-of-way offices. The logical model for GDMA, presented in Unified Modeling Language, includes state machine diagram and data flow diagram models for tracking the parcel and capturing the geospatial enablement of right-of-way activities.<br>Master of Science
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Johansson, Adam, and Jonathan Ryen. "The Right Way to do IT : Waste Identification and Reduction at Software Providers - a Case Study at Infor M3." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-64572.
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When delivering Software as a Service (SaaS), increased challenges regarding responsiveness and flexibility are introduced to software providers. In order to address these challenges and attain customer satisfaction, the Lean Software Development principle Eliminate waste can be applied. One organization that has recognized the potential of applying the Eliminate waste principle when developing software is the Integration & BI unit of the Enterprise Resource Planning system provider Infor M3. However, the implementation of the Eliminate waste principle at the Integration & BI unit’s five teams is still in an early stage. Consequently, the intended purpose of the thesis was to identify waste and suggest approaches to reduce waste at the case organization, Infor M3 Integration & BI. In order to collect the in-depth knowledge required, the thesis utilized a qualitative case study methodology, whereby a literature review, interviews and observations were conducted. The literature review created a foundation of knowledge regarding waste in software development, that subsequent culminated as a basis for the analysis and recommendations. It could be concluded that the subject of waste identification and reduction in software development is in an early stage, largely driven by practitioners, with few verifying studies that support the subject’s applicability. However, by utilizing a waste categorization model various wastes could be identified at all of Integration & BI’s teams during the interviews, whereupon Partially done work, Delays, Task switching and Relearning was considered as the most prominent wastes. Moreover, it could be established that one team had developed successful approaches that eliminates much of the team’s waste whilst the other teams’ approaches were generally deficient. In order to more successfully reduce waste, the Integration & BI unit is suggested to create awareness of the concept of waste within the unit. The teams need a common definition and an increased understanding of waste in order to reach this awareness. Additionally, the unit is suggested to use more comprehensive indicators, like cumulative flow diagram, in order to facilitate identification and root-cause analysis of waste. Lastly, the unit is recommended to reduce waste by continuous improvements with activities structured as a PDSA-cycle.<br>Programvaruföretag som levererar Software as a Service (SaaS) står inför ökade utmaningar med avseende på receptivitet och flexibilitet. För att bemöta dessa utmaningar och uppnå hög kundnöjdhet kan Lean Software Development principen Eliminera slöseri appliceras. En organisation som har insett potentialen av att tillämpa principen Eliminera slöseri vid utveckling av programvara är enheten Integration & BI hos affärssystemleverantören Infor M3. Implementeringen av principen vid enhetens fem utvecklingslag är emellertid fortfarande i ett tidigt skede. Avsikten med examensarbetet var således att identifiera slöseri och föreslå tillvägagångssätt för att minska slöseri hos fallorganisationen, Infor M3 Integration & BI. För att samla in en djup förståelse om ämnet och fallföretaget utnyttjade examensarbetet en kvalitativ fallstudiemetodik, där en litteraturstudie, intervjuer och observationer genomfördes. Litteraturstudien skapade kunskap angående slöseri inom mjukvaruutveckling, vilken senare skapade en grund för både analys och rekommendationer. Slutsatsen att ämnet rörande identifiering och minimering av slöseri inom mjukvaruutveckling är i ett tidigt skede kunde göras i och med att ämnet i stor utsträckning drivs av yrkesutövare och inte av akademin. Dessutom finns det få vetenskapliga studier som verifierar ämnets applicerbarhet. Genom att använda en modell för att kategorisera olika slöseri inom mjukvaruutveckling kunde dock olika typer av slöseri identifieras hos samtliga av Integration & BIs utvecklingslag, varpå delvist gjort arbete, förseningar, uppgiftsbyte och återinlärning betraktades som de mest framträdande. Dessutom kunde det fastställas att ett av utvecklingslagen etablerat framgångsrika tillvägagångssätt för att eliminera slöseri under tiden de andra utvecklingslagens metoder generellt var bristfälliga. För att mer framgångsrikt minska slöseri, föreslås enheten Integration & BI att använda en gemensam definition och öka förståelsen om konceptet slöseri för att skapa en medvetenhet inom enheten. Dessutom rekommenderas enheten att använda mer omfattande indikatorer så som kumulativt flödesschema för att underlätta identifiering och rotorsaksanalys av slöseri. Slutligen föreslås enheten att eliminera slöseri genom ständiga förbättringar med aktiviteter strukturerade efter PDSA-cykeln.
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Holsteen, Mark Alan. "The planning process utilized in the conversion of abandoned railroad rights-of-way for recreational purposes." Thesis, Kansas State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/14151.
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Schreiber, Leon Amos. "The third way in Brazil? Lula's presidency examined." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/17971.
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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2011.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study identifies the way in which Brazil was able to achieve significant economic and social
development during the Presidency of Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva from 2003 to 2010. The
element which makes the achievement of this development extremely interesting is the fact that
it was engineered by a traditionally radical Leftist party, the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT –
Workers’ Party) within the context of the globalized world economy. Throughout much of its
existence, the PT has called for a radical socialist transformation of Brazilian society. However,
once it came to power, it not only rejected radical positions, but acquiesced fully with the
constraints placed upon it by global capital. Thus, in addition to describing the process of
development in Brazil, this study also attempts to account for the way in which it was achieved.
This is done by postulating that the Lula (as he is commonly referred to) administration was
successful in solidifying Brazilian economic fundamentals, as well as in significantly reducing
poverty and inequality in one of the most unequal societies in the world, because it adopted
Third Way economic and social policies. It is argued that, even though there were few clear
indications from the government that it regarded itself as following the Third Way, a practical
examination of Lula’s economic and social policies indicate that they overwhelmingly conform
to the prescripts of the Third Way.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie identifiseer die manier waarop noemenswaardige ekonomiese en sosiale
ontwikkeling in Brasilië plaasgevind het gedurende 2003 tot 2010, onder leiding van President
Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva. ‘n Faktor wat hierdie ontwikkeling besonder interessant maak, is die
feit dat dit plaasgevind het binne die konteks van die globaliseerde wêreldekonomie, onder die
bewind van ‘n tradisionele radikale Linkse party, die Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT – Arbeiders
Party). Die PT het tradisioneel gestreef na ‘n radikale sosialistiese transformasie van die
Brasiliaanse samelewing. Teen die tyd dat dit egter aan bewind gekom het, het dit radikale
beleide verwerp en ten volle saamgewerk met globale kapitalisme. Hierdie studie beskyf dus nie
slegs die proses van Brasiliaanse ontwikkeling nie, maar poog ook om te verklaar waarom
hierdie ontwikkeling plaasgevind het. Daar word aangevoer dat Lula (soos hy algemeen bekend
staan) se bewind suksesvol was in pogings om die fundamentele aspekte van die Brasiliaanse
ekonomie te versterk, en terselfdertyd armoede en ongelykheid aansienlik te verlaag in een van
die mees ongelyke samelewings ter wêreld. Die rede vir hierdie sukses is te vinde in die feit dat
die PT regering “Third Way” ekonomiese en sosiale beleide toegepas het. Die studie voer aan
dat, alhoewel daar weinig verwysing gemaak is na die “Third Way” deur Lula se regering, ‘n
praktiese ontleding van hul ekonomiese en sosiale beleide toon dat Brasilië ‘n geval
verteenwoordig van ‘n ontwikkelende land wat die “Third Way” prakties geïmplementeer het.
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Christian, Steve Clarence. "A sensitivity analysis of a heuristic model used for the placement allocation of utilities in transportation right-of-way corridors." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2004. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/SFE0000501.
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Booth, Kay Lenore, and n/a. "Rights of public access for outdoor recreation in New Zealand." University of Otago. Department of Tourism, 2006. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20070208.142035.
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This thesis explores the nature of public access rights for outdoor recreation in New Zealand. It aims to improve understanding of these rights by examining the New Zealand public policy framework for public access, the social constructions of access rights and the interaction of these dimensions via analysis of two contemporary New Zealand access issues: the foreshore access debate and the state-sponsored Land Access Review. An institutional arrangements framework forms the study�s conceptual basis and is critiqued for its value in the examination of rights of public access. Multiple qualitative methods were employed to collect data, including interviews with access actors, submission analysis, examination of public policy documents and critical interpretation of the access discourse within the mass media. Key themes from the international access literature are identified and the disparate nature of much of this research is highlighted. Within New Zealand, public access represents an area of research neglect. This thesis provides the first comprehensive study of rights of public access for outdoor recreation in New Zealand.
A threshold has been reached in the evolution of access rights in New Zealand. Societal changes are perceived to be reducing the public�s traditional rights to access land for outdoor recreation. Owing to the importance of these rights within conceptions of New Zealand national identity, the Government is codifying access rights in a bid to protect them. Thus a shift in access arrangements is occurring, from reliance upon social customs to increasing use of public policy instruments.
Access rights are being renegotiated within a highly contested environment. The debate is being staged within the political arena and via the national news media; access has become a significant national issue. As a result, the level of engagement has shifted from localised access transactions between landholders and recreationists, to a national discussion regarding competing rights to land. Access actors have reacted in different ways to the reforms of access arrangements, driven by the manner in which the proposals affect their property rights, social values and norms. Some reactions have been strident and confrontational.
Inadequate public policy arrangements for access have created the 'space' for these multiple social constructions of access to develop. Convergence of a disparate and poorly enforced access public policy framework with varying social representations of access rights is influencing the access outcomes. The 'place' of public access within New Zealand society occurs at the intersection of several strongly-held cultural traditions, including private property rights, Maori customary rights, and a belief that it is a birthright to freely access the outdoors. The tension between these values underpins New Zealand�s unique (and changing) manifestation of the rights of the public to access land for recreation.
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Chalklen, Andrew John. "Managing public access to arid lands in South Australia : a case study of the north Flinders Ranges /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1990. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ENV/09envc436.pdf.
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Berger, Denise D. ""Doing it the right way" A qualitative study of the development of corporate social responsibility among U.S. Fortune 500 global companies." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3567736.
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<p> This qualitative, phenomenological study provides a detailed look at corporate social responsibility (CSR) among selected U.S. Fortune 500 global corporations that show evidence of advanced stages of CSR development, herein referred to as <i>it</i>CSR. While CSR broadly conveys business' role in society, <i>it</i>CSR is a construct meant to indicate business' ideal contribution in society that epitomizes meaningful triple bottom line (TBL) impact. Using the Global Leadership Network Framework of business strategy, leadership, operational excellence, and engaged learning, this research explored what motivates executives to develop <i>it</i>CSR and the success strategies for instituting <i>it</i>CSR practices at America's largest publicly-traded multinational corporations (MNCs). The findings are particularly relevant in comparing the values, practices, initiatives, and drivers of <i> it</i>CSR development among the leading American global companies. Consequently, this study identified 10 U.S. Fortune 500 global corporations that met the <i> it</i>CSR criteria for this study from an analysis that included (a) cross-referencing five indices/lists that measure various parameters of the <i> it</i>CSR criteria, and (b) evaluating total trailing financial returns for 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year periods compared to the S&P 500 Index results. Overarching themes from the study include: a) a strong presence of core ideologies has been in place from the origin of each company and represent the essence of the corporate character, and thus its soul; b) the core ideologies are centered on improving life and communities and are grounded in circular wisdom, eudaemonics, and virtuousness, all tied to ethical governance and a moral consciousness; c) there is purposeful connectivity cultivated by leadership for all levels of employees to engage in a shared responsibility; d) executive efficacy in <i>it</i>CSR efforts and undertaking cannot be underscored enough, even though leadership may manifest in different ways; e) it is necessary to embrace and promote <i>it</i>CSR development as a continuous, never-ending, imperfect journey; f) it is necessary to activate all aspects of the business' operations, and at the same time, recognize that the process is more of an art than a science; g) including the customer on the <i> it</i>CSR journey is predicated on authenticity, vulnerability, and risk-taking; h) developing multi-stakeholder partnerships is proactive, strategic, selective, action-oriented, focused on collaborative learning, and absolutely designed for meaningful and sustainable triple bottom line impact; and i) <i> it</i>CSR development operates from a platform of innovation.</p>
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Picard, Michelle Yvette. "Academic literacy right from the start?: a critical realist study of the way university literacy is constructed at a Gulf university." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004121.
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The aim of this research was to examine how university literacy is constructed at a university in the Arabian Gulf and to evaluate the appropriateness of this construction where students of a low level of English are exposed to academic English (Right from the Start). Unpacking this construction is a complex task and to gain even a limited insight into the numerous Discourses, epistemologies and pedagogies constituting the construction of university literacy at Gulf universities, a stratified approach that probes the layers of ‘reality’ is necessary. Therefore, a critical realist approach is engaged, along with a variety of methods to probe the layers of the phenomenon. In terms of thesis organization, the traditional empirical structure common to the Social Sciences and the argumentative structure common to the Humanities are integrated. While the information obtained by a variety of methods is analysed and conclusions are reached, this material is also used along with additional literature to support the central contention that university literacy and academic English are possible ‘right from the start’, if the students’ literacy is examined from a certain perspective and if there is an appropriate pedagogy which promotes the desired literacies. This combination of thesis structures would be deemed appropriate in the critical realist ontological framework since the rigour of the thesis lies both in its “reliability” resulting from the empirical data and its focus on the ‘real’; and its “reflexivity” and “persuasivness” arising from the transparently ‘critical’ argument of the thesis (Cadman 2002). In order to conduct the empirical research, the lenses suggested by each of the major views of literacy as outlined by Lea and Street (1998) - namely the “study skills” view, the narrow “academic socialization view” and the “academic literacies view” are utilized in succession. However, the central argument is revealed as the manifestations of each ‘view’ of literacy in the specific context are examined, the research outcomes obtained by utilizing each view in succession are outlined and both are critiqued from the perspective of the “academic literacies” view. Corpus research is undertaken from a “study skills” perspective and the effect of the vocabulary taught to the students on their use of vocabulary in their writing is examined. Also, using the “study skills” lens, the students’ “global language development” in terms of changes or fluctuations in “fluency, accuracy and complexity” (Wolfe-Quintero, Inagaki et al. 1998) over a period of at least three semesters is examined. Utilizing a narrow “academic socialization lens”, studies conducted at the University on learning strategies and motivation and the comments made by respondents in interviews and on an electronic discussion board are compared to comments made by teachers and lecturers. Major flaws in these views of academic literacy are acknowledged and the way each view manifests itself in the Discourse(s) prevalent at this particular university is demonstrated. Finally, Discourses evidenced in the student interviews in particular, are unpacked and then compared and contrasted with those in the lecturer interviews as well as the curriculum and other university documents. The limitations of the study are examined and suggestions for further research and ways to address ‘problems’ associated with university literacy are given.
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Lolya, Lewis Matthew. "Assessing Avian Responses to Habitat Management Along Pipeline Right-of-ways in Eastern Ohio." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1556739587776114.
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Ardic, M. Nergiz. "Social Policy In The Urban Context: Contemporary Turkish Local Governments On The Way To The European Union." Master's thesis, METU, 2006. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12607943/index.pdf.
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In this thesis it is aimed to explore the new social policy agenda, in which the role of local governments as policy makers has been increasing. In this respect, the contemporary Turkish local government system, and social policies of the municipalities are analyzed by drawing upon the European Union&rsquo<br>s approach on the social policy in the urban context. Within this framework, the social policies of the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality are studied.
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Nyberg, Hugo, and Herman Kempe. "Is dynamic pricing the right way to go? : A quantitative study of dynamic pricing and its effect on brand trust and consumer perceived ethicality." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-75747.
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Purpose: The purpose of this thesis isto extend the understanding of Consumer Perceived Ethicality by examining the relationship between dynamic pricing, brand trust and CPE. Research questions: What relationship does dynamic pricing have with CPE? What effect does brand trust have in the relationship between dynamic pricing and CPE? Methodology: A explanatory research design with a quantitative approach was conducted. The sample included 101 respondents using a non-probability sampling method. Conclusion: A positive relationship between CPE, brand trust and dynamic pricing were supported with this research. A positive relationship between brand trust and dynamic pricing could also be seen. As the correlation between brand trust and CPE were lower than dynamic pricing towards CPE, a mediating effect through brand trust could not be seen.
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Bigger, Michele M. "Greening the Highways: Out-plant survival and growth of deciduous trees in stressful environments." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437668061.
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Riehl, Jonathan Cox J. Robert. "The Federalist Society and movement conservatism how a fractious coalition on the right is changing constitutional law and the way we talk and think about it /." Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,1156.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007.<br>Title from electronic title page (viewed Mar. 27, 2008). "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the department of Communication Studies." Discipline: Communication Studies; Department/School: Communication Studies.
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Ryan, Jonathan Michael. "South Grand Boulevard:user orientation as a catalyst for resiliency." Kansas State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/8722.
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Master of Landscape Architecture<br>Department of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning<br>Laurence A. Clement<br>Contemporary design of the urban environment focuses increasingly upon the quality of space found within the public right-of-way. Landscape architects and urban planners are beginning to ask new questions that deviate from the conventional streetscape designs of the latter half of the 20th century. Under the mantra “complete the streets,” communities all across America are calling for a paradigm shift towards multimodal, pedestrian-scaled urban rights-of-way. At the same time, existing stormwater and combined sewer infrastructure is nearing the end of its productive lifespan in cities all across the country and world. The direct costs associated with repairing this infrastructure combined with the indirect costs of poor water quality and a greater frequency and intensity of flooding events downstream present a strong argument for developing new, innovative ideas about how to best design the stormwater infrastructure of tomorrow.
The reintegration of ecological processes into the urban fabric will act as a catalyst for the appreciation of genius loci (spirit of the place) and user meaning while mitigating downstream flooding, increasing water quality, and extending the lifespan of existing stormwater infrastructure. By studying the hierarchical categorization of urban rights-of-way according to increased levels of user orientation, this research project aims to clearly articulate a new theoretical framework for expanding upon the current discourse surrounding “complete streets” and “green streets” theory.
In the long-term, it is both economically and socially profitable for cities to use ecological processes to reclaim auto-oriented, urban rights-of-way as valuable public space for the health, safety, and welfare of all their users.
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Běloušková, Kristina. "Interpretace výsledků technické analýzy nehody na křižovatce ve vztahu k právním rozhodnutím." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Ústav soudního inženýrství, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-233163.
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The diploma thesis titled Interpretation of traffic accident analysis results in relation to related legal decision deals with the interpretation of legal decisions accidents with not giving right of way. The main goal of this thesis is to find an established line for assessing culpability for comparable accident situations. Before the analysis of the 230 court rulings measurement is performed to estimate the distance an speed, because it is closely connected with right of way. In the context of theoretical part is characterized by a right of way, an expert in criminal proceedings, the road traffic regulations, penalties and the factors that influence us while driving. The analytical part draws on 230 court rulings and 5 expert opinions provided by the Institute of Forensic Engineering of the Technical University in Brno. Conclusion of the analytical part an established threshold for assessing culpability for comparable accident situations is found.
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Souto, Janio Queiroz. "Mapeamento de áreas de pressão à ocupação irregular da faixa de passagem: o caso da linha Anhanguera-Guarulhos." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8136/tde-08052017-094417/.
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As linhas de transmissão no Brasil formam uma imensa rede de transporte de energia elétrica denominada SIN (Sistema Interligado Nacional). Ao longo das áreas próximas às linhas existem corredores denominados faixa de passagem. Devido à alta tensão dos cabos energizados e aos riscos para a população e para o sistema, essas áreas têm restrições de uso. Contudo, sabe-se que, frequentemente, são registradas ocorrências de ocupações ilegais. O presente trabalho discute a questão das ocupações irregulares nas faixas de passagens das linhas de transmissão de energia elétrica em áreas urbanas no Brasil. Isto porque as variáveis que influenciam para ocorrência da infração estão localizadas preferencialmente nas cidades. A análise está focada nos fatores presentes nas adjacências das faixas de passagens. Foram identificadas três características propulsoras do descumprimento da regra: a tipologia do uso do solo, a associação das condições socioeconômicas e a densidade demográfica nas imediações dessas faixas. O estudo baseia-se nessas variáveis e faz uso das técnicas do geoprocessamento para a realização de uma série de tarefas necessárias para a execução do trabalho, como mapeamento do uso do solo, geração de buffer análise e produção de overlays. Os recursos das análises de agrupamento foram o meio usado para sintetizar os dados referentes à população, à renda e à escolaridade. O modelo desenvolvido foi aplicado e testado nos arredores da Linha de Transmissão 345 kV - Anhanguera-Guarulhos, situada na zona norte da cidade de São Paulo e que perpassa por áreas com diversos tipos de urbanização, diferentes níveis de renda, variadas classes sociais e muitos tipos de uso e ocupação do solo.<br>The Electric Power Transmission Lines in Brazil form an immense network of electricity transportation named the National Interconnected System (SIN). Along the nearby areas of the lines transmissions, there is a zone called line transmissions corridor. Due to the high-voltage of the power cables and the risks to the population and to the system, these areas have restrictions of use. However, it is known that illegal occurrences are frequently registered. The present work discusses the matter of irregular occupations in the line transmission corridors of the electric power transmission lines in urban areas in Brazil. It is because of the fact that the variables that influence this type of infringement are exceedingly present in cities. The focus of the analysis is on factors found in the vicinities of the lines transmission corridors. Three propelling characteristics of the rules non-compliance were identified: the soil use type, the association of socioeconomic conditions and the demographic density of the surrounding area. The study is based on these factors and uses geoprocessing techniques to perform a series of tasks required for the execution of this work, such as mapping the land use, generating the buffer analysis and producing the overlay analysis. The resources of the cluster analysis were used to synthesize data referring to the population, income and education. The developed model was applied and tested in the surroundings of the 345kV electric line transmission Anhanguera-Guarulhos, located in the northern part of the city of São Paulo, passing through areas with different types of urbanization, different income levels, various social classes and many types of land use.
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Besar, Agus. "The CSX line development plan (a guideline for conversion of rails to trails)." Virtual Press, 1992. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/845974.
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This creative project presents guidelines for Rail to Trail Conversion. A preliminary plan for conversion of the CSX running from Richmond County through Delaware County, and ending in Marion County, Indiana, is presented as a case study. The line, which connects several communities and several points of interest along the railroad right-of-way, has been requested for abandonment.To keep the line for interim public use, one of the possibilities is to convert the line to trail use. The trail corridor might create a good linkage between several adjacent places, because it provides various recreational zones along the former railroad right-ofway. There will be two different kinds of trail corridor-urban and rural trail. The distinction between the two will be one of use, urban trails will be used for daily activities and rural trails usually used primarily during weekends, holidays, and vacation time.The development of trail corridor will also encourage movement of people foreither cycling or walking. Campgrounds, wildlife watching stations, scenic overlook areas, trailheads, and outdoor fitness centers are the most common auxiliary components associated with trail development. Wherever the improvement passes through communities, the communities will benefit from the improvement of retailing activities. Each improvement requires certain criteria of location and land surface.Rail to trail conversion is a costly project. In order to make the project easier and economically feasible, the project should encourage more individuals, private organizations, and public agencies to get involved with the conservation. Local newspapers, broadcast on local radio and television, and interest group workshops are the most effective means of developing support. Time is critical in developing succesful rail to trail conversion. The project should be implemented as soon as the railroad has been abandoned, in order to prevent the tracks reverting to adjacent landowners.<br>Department of Urban Planning
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Park, Jong Koo. "An analytical study of the contemporary movement of the world mission of the Korean church and a projection to AD 2000 with an illustration of the Mission Right-Way campaign of the Inter-Mission International /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.
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Chaves, Gianna Vanessa de Assis. "Avaliação do papel da faixa de domínio na redução de vibrações produzidas por trens em áreas urbanas." Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 2008. http://tede.biblioteca.ufpb.br:8080/handle/tede/5474.
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Previous issue date: 2008-06-27<br>Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES<br>Currently, urban centres are more and more subject to vibration induced by
traffic, because of its increasing volume. Among the vibration effects are
damage to buildings. In this study, the effects of the vibration produced by
suburban trains in buildings was investigated, by taking a railway line with
mixed passenger and cargo traffic as a (typical) case study. Measurements
were taken, aiming to identify the vibration levels in buildings adjacent to the
railway line and which presented visible cracks in their surfaces. The results
obtained revealed that vibration levels produced by passenger trains were
below the limits which could potentially cause damage. However, simulations
performed in order to estimate the vibration levels induced by freight trains
evidenced the occurrence of levels greater than those acceptable for the type of
buildings investigated.<br>Atualmente, os centros urbanos estão mais sujeitos à vibração induzida por
tráfego, em virtude do aumento do volume deste. Dentre os efeitos da vibração,
estão os danos em edificações. Neste estudo, foram investigados os efeitos da
vibração produzida pelo tráfego de trens suburbanos em edificações, tomandose
como caso (típico) de estudo uma linha férrea com tráfego misto de
passageiros e de carga. Medições foram realizadas, visando identificar os
níveis de vibração em edificações adjacentes à linha férrea e que
apresentavam fissuração visível em suas fachadas. Os resultados obtidos
mostraram que os níveis de vibração produzidos pelo tráfego de trens de
passageiros apresentaram-se abaixo dos limites que potencialmente causariam
dano. Todavia, simulações realizadas para estimar os níveis de vibração
induzidos por trens de carga evidenciaram a ocorrência de níveis superiores
aos aceitáveis para o tipo de edificações investigadas.
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Gutierrez, Edward Anthony. ""Sherman was right" the experience of AEF soldiers in the Great War /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1228073243.
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Landry, Shawn. "Connecting Pixels to People: Management Agents and Social-ecological Determinants of Changes to Street Tree Distributions." Scholar Commons, 2013. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4715.
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Street trees are an important component of the urban forest that can provide direct and indirect benefits to social and ecological sustainability in cities. Temporal and spatial interactions between human and non-human management agents determine the distribution and health of street tree populations in urban areas. This dissertation seeks to enhance our understanding of the spatial patterns and processes affecting street trees by investigating the agents and social-ecological determinants of changes to street tree distributions in urban residential neighborhoods. The research was guided by three primary questions: (1) Are recent changes to the spatial distribution of street trees influenced by socio-demographic household and neighborhood characteristics? (2) Which management agents are the strongest predictors of recent changes to street tree distributions and does the contribution of these agents vary in relationship to social-ecological patterns within a city? (3) To what extent are household street tree management decisions related to the built and bioecological material characteristics of the public right-of-way?
These questions were investigated in a case study that examined street tree management and public right-of-way (PROW) canopy change associated with single-family residential areas in and near the City of Tampa, Florida. The methodological approach employed a multi-method design using a conceptual framework developed to capture the complexity of management within human ecosystems. Urban remote sensing and spatial analytical techniques were used to examine the geographic association between patterns of street tree change and socio-demographic characteristics. Household survey techniques were utilized to examine the determinants of street tree management; specifically planting, removal, and trimming. Interviews with key informants familiar with urban forest management provided additional insights to complement the location specific knowledge of household survey respondents.
Street tree change was examined for the period of 2003 to 2006, and information about household management actions also included recent years (i.e., 2009-2011). A citywide pattern of street tree increases was disproportionately distributed with respect to socioeconomic status; with greater increases in affluent neighborhoods. Patterns of change within local portions of the study area revealed significant and spatially variable relationships with socioeconomic status, as well as race/ethnicity variables and indicators of lifestyle differences. The findings suggest that the citywide pattern of change associated with socioeconomic status may perpetuate an inequitable outcome in the distribution of street trees at the expense of less affluent neighborhoods. The local patterns of change indicate that the processes driving street tree distributions may also reflect differences in attitudes toward trees.
The case study did not find sufficient evidence to link the actions of individual agents with street tree change. Street tree increases were more likely in areas where tree trimming had been reported and where property market values were greater, but less likely in PROW segments with overhead power lines. Households, public agencies and builders, but not neighborhoods, were the primary human street tree management agents. Past and ongoing land development and redevelopment decisions, including the configuration of PROW infrastructures, may be one of the most important factors affecting patterns of street tree change. Landscape decisions and practices influenced by household and neighborhood group dynamics also appear to be important factors affecting street tree change. Damages caused by storm event and differences in tree species lifecycle characteristics represent important non-human agents of street tree change.
The findings indicated that public agencies are not the only managers of street trees and household tree management does not stop at the boundary of private property. There was no evidence of a relationship between household management actions and the material conditions of the PROW. However, there was a relationship between the presence of either power lines or sidewalks and household survey responses about who should bear responsibility for street tree management and the liability. Household respondents expressed an increased sense of personal responsibility for street tree management when a sidewalk was in front of their home.
This dissertation addressed an important gap in understanding about the factors driving street tree change. Planting, removal, and trimming of street trees in Tampa is a shared responsibility with complex spatial patterns and multi-scalar drivers. An important conclusion is that the sustainability of street tree populations within the urban forest will require urban planners and managers to better understand how these management agents cooperate if they are to promote healthy, safe and beneficial street tree populations as a part of the urban forest.
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Stáňa, Ivo. "Technický výklad vybraných ustanovení zákona č. 361/2000 Sb., o provozu na pozemních komunikacích." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Ústav soudního inženýrství, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-254232.
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Diploma thesis deals with oficial causes of road accidents and their consequences. In the first part are defined basic terms connected with traffic accidents, their classification and statistical records. The second part is focused on analysis of long – term statistics of traffic accidents in the the Czech Republic for the years 1996-2015, which aim has been assed the total number of accidents, their causes and consequences. The results of the analysis have been compared to other European countries or states associated in OECD. In the context of theoretical part have been characterized legal and also technical interpretation of selected terms of act no 361/200 coll. concerning road traffic. Conclusion of the thesis is based on application of legal and also technical interpretation in case studies with real road accident.
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Foerderer, Jens Peter. "An unclean deal : why the European Commission was right to block GE-Honeywell." Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=78213.
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When the European Commission ultimately blocked the merger between American giant General Electrics and Honeywell in July 2001, this decision triggered a firestorm of criticism. Not only had the Commission just stopped a purely American transaction for the first time since the enactment of European Merger Regulation, but it also contradicted its American Counterpart, the US Department of Justice: The Americans had cleared the deal several months earlier.<br>In spite of constant cooperative efforts during the investigation, the two antitrust agencies could not reach a common position. When scholars and officials tried to find reasons for the divergence between the American and European decisions, they often criticized the Commission's general approach of focusing on competitors rather than on consumers. They further claimed that the Commission had used dubious economic models to block the merger.<br>This thesis tries to reinstate the reputation of the European Commission as a professional antitrust institution. The criticisms often left the impression that the Task Force of the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission constituted a politically-orientated, rather than economic and legally-orientated, organ. It will be shown that this is actually not the case.<br>After having analyzed the Commission's decision in detail, and revealing both the strengths and weaknesses of its findings, the thesis will demonstrate that most of the criticisms have to be rejected, and that the Commission had a legal and economic basis in blocking the GE-Honeywell merger.