A Critical Examination of Green Economic Development as a Post-Disaster Recovery Approach: The Case of Greensburg, Kansas 2007-2012

In May 2007, an EF-5 tornado ripped through and annihilated 95% of Greensburg, Kansas, a town of about 1,500 people in the southwestern portion of the state. On the heels of the disastrous Hurricane Katrina federal response and with the promise of two sitting presidents to use all of the federal support available, the town vowed not only to survive, but thrive. Months later, Greensburg civic, business and elected leaders - with a host of external expertise - unveiled a recovery plan that not only set in motion the rebuilding of the two-square mile town but also offered the opportunity to become the first model green city in the United States. Media captured the daily struggles of Greensburg for years, and tourists, academicians, and elected officials have come from all over the world to witness how this small town has used sustainability practices. Today, the city boasts the most environmentally-friendly and architecturally rich buildings per capita in America. However, beneath the coating of eco-friendly public buildings and energy-efficient homes propped up by unprecedented financial, technical and federal support, brews a quiet storm of smaller tax rolls, higher taxes, an underused business incubator, empty business park, decreasing revenue streams, growing consumer debt, increased number of mortgages past due by 90 days, and a clock ticking until 2018 when homeowners must pay the full property tax rates that have been delayed by a decade. The population has not returned to pre-storm levels as predicted by the same group ofleaders. The media no longer visits. Six years later, America\u27s role model for the green technology movement looks more like a cautionary tale of outsider influence, misunderstood economic development principles, and a hint of buyers\u27 remorse

The New Hampshire, Vol. 69, No. 16 (Oct. 31, 1978)

The student publication of the University of New Hampshire

Relationships Harm, Relationships Heal: Exploring Larger Bodied People\u27s Experiences of Weight Stigma and Eating Disorders in the Context of Family Relationships

Eating Disorders are the second deadliest mental illness, after opioid addiction, and affect a significant amount of the population, with some studies estimating that almost one in ten people will struggle with an eating disorder in their lifetime and that many more will suffer from subclinical eating disorder symptoms like disordered eating (Deloitte Access Economics, 2020). The majority of people struggling with an eating disorder are not medically underweight, and traditionally eating disorder research and treatment has failed to address eating disorders in people in larger bodies (Galmiche et al., 2019). To better understand the needs and experiences related to eating disorders in people in larger bodies, research needs to explore the emotional, relational, and psychological impact of experiences of weight stigma in people in larger bodies who are recovering from an eating disorder/eating-related distress. Specifically, there is little information about how experiences of weight stigma during eating disorder recovery impacts the course of recovery, and particularly stigma from family and partners. Accordingly, this qualitative phenomenological research aims to understand said experiences. The study consisted of semi-structured interviews with 12 participants yielding results comprised of four themes and 16 subthemes. The four primary themes are: It Matters That It Comes From Family, It’s Different When You’re Fat, Weight Stigma Harms Relationships, and Relationships Heal. The results highlight the importance of understanding the pervasive and lasting impact that family relationships have on people in the context of eating disorders and the specific experiences of people in larger bodies. Similarly, the results clearly show the importance of relationships in recovery overall. The results and subsequent discussion shed light on the importance of working directly with and combatting weight stigma at the family system and societal levels in order to create more significant and meaningful change for people struggling with eating-related distress, and particularly for people in larger bodies

Can Economic Development Programs Be Evaluated?

The question addressed in this paper seems simple: Can economic development programs be evaluated? But the answer is not simple because of the nature of evaluation. To determine a program's effectiveness requires a sophisticated evaluation because it requires the evaluator to distinguish changes due to the program from changes due to nonprogram factors. The evaluator must focus on the outcomes caused by the program rather than the program's procedures. Evaluations can be divided into two categories process or formative evaluations and outcome, impact, or summative evaluations. Process evaluations focus on how a program is delivered. Impact evaluations focus on the program's results. Although process evaluations are important, the focus of this chapter is on program outcomes thus the concern with impact evaluations; however, both types of evaluations need to be defined.economic, development, programs, evaluate, Bartik, Bingham

Independent, No. 17, March 10, 1983

The Reflector was a student-run newspaper created in 1922 at the State Teachers Normal School at Newark, now Kean University. It began as a monthly newsletter with the same name, some were printed by Lackawanna Press, Newark. In 1960, the newspaper changed its name to the Independent. The editor of this issue was Eileen Monchek.https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/independent_1980-1984/1036/thumbnail.jp

Analyses of the Functioning of Milk Package provisions as regards Producer Organisations and collective negotiations

This study aims at assessing the effectiveness and potential improvement of the Milk Package provisions, as regards the functioning of producer organisations (POs) and their role in collective negotiations with milk processors.JRC.D.4-Economics of Agricultur