Pacioli 20: Complex farms and sustainability in farm level data collection

For the 20th time, LEI organised the yearly Pacioli workshop. This year it took place in Rome, Italy, from 30 September to 3 October 2012. There were a record number of 48 participants from EU countries, non-EU countries such as Switzerland and Norway, candidate countries and from international organisations such as OECD, USDA, FAO and the European Commission. They discussed innovations and developments in the collection and use of farm level data. Important topics were the measurement of sustainability indicators, the specific problems of collecting information on large complex farms and the use of data for policy analysis and research. The Italian research institute INEA hosted the meeting and took care of the local organisation. LEI was responsible for organising the content of the programme and chairing the meetings

Cold war heritage (and) tourism: exploring heritage processes within Cold War sites in Britain

A thesis submitted to the University of Bedfordshire in partial fulfilment ofthe requirements for the degree of Doctor of PhilosophyFor most of the second half of the 20th century the world's political map was divided by the Cold War, a name given to the 40-year long standoff between the superpowers - the Unites States and the USSR - and their allies. Due to its geographical location and alliance with the United States, Britain was at the 'frontline' of the Cold War. As a response to increasing tensions, the British Government made arrangements by building hundreds of military sites and structures, which were often dismantled or abandoned as the technology on which they relied became rapidly ineffective. Nowadays, there is a growing (academic) recognition of Cold War sites and their new or contemporary uses, including as heritage attractions within a tourism context. This study has brought forward a constructionist approach as to investigate how heritage works as a cultural and social practice that constructs and regulates a range of values and ideologies about what constitutes Cold War heritage (and) tourism in Britain. It has done this by, firstly, exploring the dominant and professional 'authorised heritage discourse', which aims to construct mutually, agreed and shared concepts about the phenomenon of 'Cold War heritage' within a tourism context. The study identified a network of actors, values, policies and discourses that centred on the concept of 'Cold War heritage' at selected sites through which a 'material reality' of the past is constructed. Although various opposing viewpoints were identified, the actors effectively seem to privilege and naturalise certain narratives of cultural and social meanings and values through tourism of what constitutes Cold War heritage and the ways it should be manifested through material and natural places, sites and objects within society. Differences were particularly noticeable in the values, uses and meanings of Cold iii Cold War heritage (and) tourism War heritage within the contemporary context of heritage management in Britain. For some, the sites were connected with a personal 'past', a place to commemorate, celebrate or learn from the past. For others, the sites were a source of income, a tourism asset, or contrary, a financial burden as the sites were not 'old enough' or 'aesthetically pleasing' to be regarded as a monument to be preserved as heritage. Subsequently, the study also explored the (disempowered) role of visitors to the sites as passive receivers, leaving little room for individual reflections on the wider social and cultural processes of Cold War heritage. Although, most visitors believed that the stewardship and professional view of the Cold War representations at the sites should not directly be contested, this study has illustrated the idea that what makes places valuable and gives them meaning as heritage sites is not solely based on contemporary practices by a dominant heritage discourse. Despite the visitors' support for the sole ownership by site managers, and the selective representations of the Cold War and events, they did question or negotiate the idea of 'heritage' as a physical and sole subject of management practices. Despite having little prior knowledge about the Cold War era or events, by pressing the borders of the authorised parameters of 'Cold War heritage', visitors actively constructed their experiences as being, or becoming, part of their personal and collective moments of 'heritage'. By inscribing (new) memories and meaning into their identity, and therefore also changing the nature of that identity, they reflected upon the past, present and future, (some more critically than others. To conclude, understanding these discursive meanings of Cold War heritage (and) tourism, and the ways in which ideas about Cold War heritage are constructed, negotiated and contested within and between discourses also contributes to understandings about the philosophical, historical, conceptual and political barriers that exist in identifying and engaging with different forms of heritage

Leadership competencies of primary health care facility managers at Buffalo City Metropolitan District in the Eastern Cape Province

The study explored and described the perceptions and experiences of Primary Health Care facility managers regarding their leadership and management competencies in the Buffalo City Metro Health District in the Eastern Cape Province. The objectives of this study were to explore and describe the leadership competencies required for facility managers to exercise their leadership in Primary Health Care facilities and to bring about the recommendation. The population of this study comprised of facility managers who are appointed in facility management position permanently or on acting basis during the time of the study, in rural, urban, and semi-urban Primary Health Care facilities (clinics) in Buffalo City Health District. Non-probability convenience sampling was used to select the participants. Two focus group interviews with 10 participants per group were held to collect data. Thematic data analysis was used to analyze the data. The findings were discussed according to themes and subthemes. Four themes and 9 subthemes were identified from the data. Themes include departmental factors, individual factors, and political factors. The subthemes include managers lack of support, need for capacitation of staff, lack of uniformity in exercising leadership, work positions, infrastructure, staff shortages, lack of involvement in decision making, lack of resources, feeling of being a failure, not meeting expectation (workload) role of managers, pressure, the resistance of staff members to change, absenteeism, teamwork, compliance to policies, the 80/20 principle, nurse-patient ratio, and consultation. The trustworthiness of the findings was ensured by focussing on dependability, confirmability, transferability, and credibility. The study concluded that facility managers receive very limited supervision to perform their management duties in their facilities. They also need adequate resources, induction, training and a habitable work environment to ensure that quality care is provided. The study recommended that the Department of Health should have a program for supervision, mentorship, and guiding the facility managers in the Primary Health Care facilities. It should also establish a training and development program on leadership, finance management and technology. Lastly, there should be more accountability by facility managers at the different departmental levels i.e. national, province, district subdistrict, and other internal and external stakeholders.Thesis (MPH) -- Faculty of Health Sciences, 202

Leadership competencies of primary health care facility managers at Buffalo City Metropolitan District in the Eastern Cape Province

The study explored and described the perceptions and experiences of Primary Health Care facility managers regarding their leadership and management competencies in the Buffalo City Metro Health District in the Eastern Cape Province. The objectives of this study were to explore and describe the leadership competencies required for facility managers to exercise their leadership in Primary Health Care facilities and to bring about the recommendation. The population of this study comprised of facility managers who are appointed in facility management position permanently or on acting basis during the time of the study, in rural, urban, and semi-urban Primary Health Care facilities (clinics) in Buffalo City Health District. Non-probability convenience sampling was used to select the participants. Two focus group interviews with 10 participants per group were held to collect data. Thematic data analysis was used to analyze the data. The findings were discussed according to themes and subthemes. Four themes and 9 subthemes were identified from the data. Themes include departmental factors, individual factors, and political factors. The subthemes include managers lack of support, need for capacitation of staff, lack of uniformity in exercising leadership, work positions, infrastructure, staff shortages, lack of involvement in decision making, lack of resources, feeling of being a failure, not meeting expectation (workload) role of managers, pressure, the resistance of staff members to change, absenteeism, teamwork, compliance to policies, the 80/20 principle, nurse-patient ratio, and consultation. The trustworthiness of the findings was ensured by focussing on dependability, confirmability, transferability, and credibility. The study concluded that facility managers receive very limited supervision to perform their management duties in their facilities. They also need adequate resources, induction, training and a habitable work environment to ensure that quality care is provided. The study recommended that the Department of Health should have a program for supervision, mentorship, and guiding the facility managers in the Primary Health Care facilities. It should also establish a training and development program on leadership, finance management and technology. Lastly, there should be more accountability by facility managers at the different departmental levels i.e. national, province, district subdistrict, and other internal and external stakeholders.Thesis (MPH) -- Faculty of Health Sciences, 202

Special issue on climate-smart agriculture (CSA)

CSA strategies, policies, partnerships and investments; ‘CSA-Plan’: strategies to put CSA into practice; The mitigation pillar of CSA; Agricultural diversification as an adaptation strategy; Climate services and insurance: scaling; CSA Closing the gender gap in agriculture under climate change; How can the Data Revolution contribute to climate action?; Climate change and CSA in the current political climat

Three Scrambles for Africa

Tato teze zkoumá tri navzájem související období, týkající se vztahu Afriky se specifickými zememi a mocenskými bloky mimo africký kontinent od doby vedoucí ke kolonizaci Afriky, dále pak obdobím, oznaceném jako druhý mocenský boj, kde analyzuji proces soutežení a geopolitického napetí mezi dvema svetovými supervelmocemi behem Studené války a související s rozširováním vlivu mezi samotnými africkými státy, a rozsah, jehož proces vyvolal geopolitickou souteživost. Tretí kapitola mocenskych putek zahrnuje období od konce Studené války po prítomnost.Hodnocením procesu vztahu Afriky v prubehu techto trí specifických období vidím nedostatek patricných informací mezi vetšinou akademiku nejenom v Ceské republice, ale rovnež i na mezinárodním poli, což predstavuje nové pole pro hlubší výzkum. Prestože Afrika je dobre prozkoumána z hlediska spolecenských ved, chybí souhrnné studie a kritické analýzy v oblasti geopolitiky a politické geografie. Prispívá k tomu i skutecnost, že velká vetšina výzkumu je prací akademiku, kterí sami z Afriky nepocházejí. Tudíž pretrvává situace, kdy se na celou problematiku nahlíží periferne, a nikoliv zevnitr. Tato teze se proto pokouší vybídnout a hledat rešení techto témat.This thesis examines three pertinent periods regarding Africa's relationship with specific countries and power blocks outside the continent from the period leading up to the colonisation of Africa followed by what is termed the Second Scramble which, analyses the process of competition and geopolitical tension between the two superpowers during the Cold War period, pertaining to expanding their influence amongst African countries and the extent to which the process excited geopolitical competition. The Third Scramble encompasses the period from the end of the Cold War to the present. Reviewing the process of Africa's relationship throughout these specific periods remains unfamiliar to the majority of academics not only in the Czech Republic but also internationally and presents a new field of research. Although Africa continues to be well researched within certain fields of social sciences, it is within the field of political geography and by extension, geopolitics that there remains a deficiency regarding comprehensive study and critical analysis of the subject in general. Compounded to this is the fact that the vast majority of research is by academics who themselves are not from Africa. Hence, a situation prevails, whereby the subject itself is viewed from the periphery as opposed to from...Katedra politologieDepartment of Political ScienceFaculty of Social SciencesFakulta sociálních vě

URI Undergraduate Course Catalog 1982-1983

This is a digitized, downloadable version of the University of Rhode Island course catalog.https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/course-catalogs/1022/thumbnail.jp