An Institutional Analysis of Environmental Pollution Disputes in Taiwan: Cases of 'Self-Relief'

During the late 1980s and early 1990s in Taiwan, people's protests against environmental pollution often took the form of "self-relief," meaning that they attempted to fight polluters using their own resources, without relying on legal or administrative procedures. Why did such an extreme form of disputes become so widespread? What institutional changes did these movements bring about? These questions are analyzed using the analytical framework of "law and economics." Our research shows that "self-relief" functioned to a certain extent as a means of realizing quick compensation for victims, and for reflecting the opinions of local people concerning development projects; in addition, it served to promote the formulation of law and administrative systems. However, as it was based on direct negotiations between the parties concerned, the outcome of each dispute only reflected the transient balance of forces, and the experience gained in negotiations was not accumulated as a social norm.Environmental problems, Pollution, Democratization, Taiwan

Multifunctional building with a library and apartments, Popská street in Opava

Import 04/07/2011Cílem této bakalářské práce bylo vytvoření dokumentace pro realizaci stavby. Pro tuto práci byly vzaty podklady z Ateliérové tvorby IV v letním semestru roku 2010, kde byl v rámci studie navržen Polyfunkční dům s knihovnou a byty. Tyto jednotlivé funkční celky v objektu byly dispozičně řešeny v Ateliérové tvorbě IV. Dispoziční řešení je zvoleno převážně otevřené. Byty jsou navrženy od 3NP se vstupem na zelenou pochůzí střechu s extenzivní zelení.The aim of this work was the creation of documentation for construction implementation. For this work were taken from material production and in the Studio IV summer semester of 2010, where the study was designed multi-functional building with a library and apartments. The individual functional units in the building layout is the creation of Studio IV. The layout is selected, mostly open. The apartments are designed with input from the 3rd floor walkway to the green roof with extensive greenery.Prezenční226 - Katedra architekturyvelmi dobř

The Conference ""Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Public Finance"" 2001

The Public Finance department of the University of Economic in Prague (VŠE Praha) sponsored an international conference on ""The Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Public Finance. The main topics included fiscal decentralisation, the efficiency of the public sector, EU enlargement, and the role of the EU structural funds.public finance; conference VŠE

Address: The Future of Life on Earth

The purpose of this Culminating Experience (CE) project is to address the climate crisis by creating an immersive Audio-Visual presentation. The first step is to carry out background research on the causes and effects of global warming, such as the melting of glaciers and rising sea level. Then, the creative process consists of video capturing known environments (i.e., seaside, mountains), editing and adding effects to the videos to give an abstract depiction of the alterations that are happening daily to our ecosystem, and composing music to reflect those visuals. The project is delivered as two main music videos, and four short animations, with the aim to raise awareness about the emergency and inspire spectators to take action.https://remix.berklee.edu/graduate-studies-production-technology/1231/thumbnail.jp

KATEGORI TEKS HUMOR DALAM BUKU TRILOGI NGENEST: NGETAWAIN HIDUP ALA ERNEST KARANGAN ERNEST PRAKASA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap kategori teks humor yang terdapat pada buku trilogi Ngenest: Ngetawain Hidup Ala Ernest karangan Ernest Prakasa. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kualitatif dengan teknik analisis isi. Teknik pengumpulan data melalui dokumen, dokumen tertulis, yaitu buku trilogi Ngenest: Ngetawain Hidup Ala Ernest karangan Ernest Prakasa. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada Januari 2016-Januari 2017. Langkah-langkah yang dilakukan dalam penelitian ini, yaitu mengumpulkan data berdasarkan unsur dari konsep terjadinya humor, lalu mencocokkan aspek yang ditemukan dalam objek, yaitu buku trilogi Ngenest: Ngetawain Hidup Ala Ernest karangan Ernest Prakasa, selanjutnya menganalisis data berdasarkan jenis humor, teknik pembentuk humor, dan juga fungsi humor, kemudian membuat simpulan dari hasil analisis. Instrumen penelitian merupakan peneliti sendiri dibantu dengan tabel analisis yang berisi aspek-aspek kategori humor, yaitu jenis humor, teknik pembentuk humor, dan fungsi humor. Hasil penelitian kritik terhadap struktur dan kategori teks humor yang terdapat pada buku trilogi Ngenest: Ngetawain Hidup Ala Ernest karangan Ernest Prakasa, jenis teks dominan ialah teks dengan unsur RAS sebanyak 42% atau 21 teks, yang paling sedikit teks jenis seks dengan 14% atau 7 teks; teknik pembentuk yang paling dominan ialah praanggapan dengan 34% atau 17 teks, paling sedikit prinsip kesopanan dengan 8% atau 4 teks; dan terakhir fungsi humor paling dominan ialah F3 atau pemahaman untuk kritis terhadap masalah yang ada yaitu sebanyak 42% atau 21 teks, dan paling sedikit muncul F6 atau fungsi peningkatan rasa sosial, yaitu berjumlah 4% atau 2 teks. Teks humor dalam buku trilogi Ngenest: Ngetawain Hidup Ala Ernest karangan Ernest Prakasa tidak semuanya cocok digunakan untuk pembelajaran di sekolah, khususnya pada pembelajaran teks anekdot, karena banyak mengandung aspek sensitif, seperti teks dengan jenis RAS (agama, suku bangsa, dan golongan teretentu) yang dapat membuat gesekan sosial antarpelajar. Namun jika trilogi dari Ernest Prakasa ini ingin dijadikan bahan pembelajaran teks anekdot di kelas X semester ganjil, perhatikanlah teksnya dengan teliti, hindari topik yang sensitif dan pilih yang penggunaan bahasanya lebih halus dan santun. The aims for this research is to reveal humor text category on trilogy of Ngenest: Ngetawain Hidup Ala Ernest by Ernest Prakasa. The method that used in this research is qualitative method with analysis of content. The technique for the data collecting is by document, written document from trilogy of Ngenest: Ngetawain Hidup Ala Ernest by Ernest Prakasa. This research started from January 2016 until Januari 2017. The steps for this research is collecting the data by the factor from the concept of humor that occured by and then matching it with the aspect that has found in the object trilogy of Ngenest: Ngetawain Hidup Ala Ernest by Ernest Prakasa, after that analizing the data based on the type of humor, humor forming technique, the fuction of humor and then make a conclusions from the result of the data analysis. The research instrument is a researcher itself with tabel of analysis containing aspects of humor category which is type of humor, humor forming technique, and the function of humor. The result of the research is the structure and humor forming technique contained on trilogy Ngenest: Ngetawain Hidup Ala Ernest by Ernest Prakasa is 42% or 21 text for Religion, Tribe and Particular group text category which the most dominant text and 14% or 7 text for Sex text category for least of all; for the most dominant in the forming technique is "prinsip praaanggapan" with 34% or 17 text, for the least forming technique text is "prinsip kesopanan" with 8% or 4 text; and last for the most dominant humor fuction is "pemahaman untuk kritis terhadap masalah yang ada" is 42% or 21 text and 4% or 2 text for "peningkatan rasa sosial" for the least. Humor text on the trilogy of Ngenest: Ngetawain Hidup Ala Ernest by Ernest Prakasa that not suitable for learning in the school, especially in anecdote because it contain sensitive aspect like religion, tribe, and particular group aspect that can make a social friction. However if this books used for the learning object for student who in the fresh year senior high school, check the text with strict, avoid the sensitive topics and choose the text with the polite sentence

An Institutional Analysis of Environmental Pollution Disputes in Taiwan: Cases of \u27Self-Relief\u27

During the late 1980s and early 1990s in Taiwan, people\u27s protests against environmental pollution often took the form of "self-relief," meaning that they attempted to fight polluters using their own resources, without relying on legal or administrative procedures. Why did such an extreme form of disputes become so widespread? What institutional changes did these movements bring about? These questions are analyzed using the analytical framework of "law and economics." Our research shows that "self-relief" functioned to a certain extent as a means of realizing quick compensation for victims, and for reflecting the opinions of local people concerning development projects; in addition, it served to promote the formulation of law and administrative systems. However, as it was based on direct negotiations between the parties concerned, the outcome of each dispute only reflected the transient balance of forces, and the experience gained in negotiations was not accumulated as a social norm

Casadetodos El Arrayán, Chile

Indexación: Web of Science; ScieloEsta obra busca explorar estructuras no convencionales para generar superficies habitables complejas y abiertas a las vistas hacia la cordillera. La estrategia estructural consiste en posicionar cuatro marcos estructurales de acero sucesivos, los que se repiten y varían según los requerimientos programáticos-espaciales y los esfuerzos estructurales. Al mover cualquier punto de la estructura, la morfología total es transformada, ya que se trata de un diseño asociativo e interdependiente. El uso de la madera como revestimiento en diferentes ángulos permite establecer un diálogo directo con el paisaje, mientras que la configuración espacial interior permite vistas hacia la cordillera de los Andes desde todos los recintos.This project explores unconventional structures to create complex inhabitable spaces that open to the mountainous views. The structural strategy consists of positioning four successive steel frames that repeat and vary according to the programmatic, spatial requirements and structural forces. Moving any point in the structure transforms the whole morphology due to its associative and interdependent design. The use of wood at different angles as cladding allows for a direct dialogue with the landscape while the interior, spatial configuration allows for views toward the Andes mountains from all the rooms.http://ref.scielo.org/5ftq4

Apartment House With Forced Ventilation

Import 27/01/2012Lidé v moderní době tráví uvnitř budov stále více času a kvalita vnitřního vzduchu má vliv na lidské zdraví (pocit ospalosti, ztráta koncentrace, pálení očí a bolesti hlavy). A zdraví je bez debat nejdůležitější věcí. Odborníci se shodují, že kvalita vzduchu je velice důležitá a má přímý dopad na lidské zdraví z krátkodobého i dlouhodobého hlediska. Řídicí systémy budou v budoucnu čím dál komplikovanější a propracovanější, bude zde proto požadavek na řízení větracího systému podle aktuální kvality vzduchu (řízení podle relativní vlhkosti, koncentrace oxidu uhličitého nebo jednodušší systémy napojené na světelné nebo pohybové senzory). Takové systémy jsou k dispozici i v současnosti, avšak pouze za vysoké investiční náklady. Cílem tohoto projektu je navrhnout bytový dům, který bude vybaven mechanickým ventilačním systémem. Dům bude mít 3 patra s byty a suterén s parkovištěm a posilovnou.We spend a lot of our time indoors and the quality of air has influence on human health (sleepiness feelings, loss of concentration, burning eyes and headaches). And health is without any doubt the most important aspect of our life. Experts in this field agree that air quality is important and has direct influence on human health from both short and long-term perspective. The control systems will be much more complex in the future, so there will definitely be a request for demand control ventilation systems (control on the basis of relative humidity, concentration of CO2 or simple control system connected to light switch or move sensor). Such systems are available even today, but the price is so far too high to the system to expand. The aim of this thesis is to design an apartment house with mechanical ventilation systém. It has 3 stories with flats and a basement with parking places and a restroom.Prezenční229 - Katedra prostředí staveb a TZBvýborn

Legal Strategies to Minimize Subway Air Pollution in the United States

Air pollution in U.S. subway systems poses a major threat to public health. People in subway stations breathe in dangerously high levels of dusts, called particulate matter. Current legislation does not effectively address this problem; in fact, the United States does not have a comprehensive indoor air quality law at all. Left unregulated, people regularly exposed to subway air pollution could suffer respiratory and cardiovascular issues and even premature death. To mitigate these health effects, some countries have imposed PM standards in subway systems and underground spaces. Others have standards covering all indoor spaces. In the United States, many subway systems have begun exploring technologies to filter subway air in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. To support their efforts and innovation, the United States should enact legislation establishing a grant and loan program for subway systems’ air-purifying initiatives. Modeled after the successful Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, this law would adopt a carrot-based approach to effectively reduce subway air pollution, allowing each system to tailor initiatives to their unique characteristics. While the United States should explore a mandatory standards-based approach long term, it should prioritize this legislation to protect the public more quickly from this ongoing threat