Assessing the Impact of Household Participation on Satisfaction and Safe Design in Humanitarian Shelter Projects

Participation has long been considered important for post‐disaster recovery. Establishing what constitutes participation in post‐disaster shelter projects, however, has remained elusive, and the links between different types of participation and shelter programme outcomes are not well understood. Furthermore, recent case studies suggest that misguided participation strategies may be to blame for failures. This study analysed 19 shelter projects implemented in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013 to identify the forms of participation employed. Using fuzzy‐set qualitative comparative analysis, it assessed how household participation in the planning, design, and construction phases of shelter reconstruction led to outcomes of household satisfaction and safe shelter design. Participation was operationalised via eight central project tasks, revealing that the involvement of households in the early planning stages of projects and in construction activities were important for satisfaction and design outcomes, whereas engagement during the design phase of projects had little impact on the selected outcomes.National Science Foundation, United States Agency for International Development Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, Nicolas R. and Nancy D. Petry Fellowship in Construction Engineering and Managemen

‘Repeal the 8th’ in a Transnational Context: The Potential of SRHRs for Advancing Abortion Access in El Salvador

This article undertakes a discursive feminist reading of citizenship and human rights to understand, through the cases of Ireland and El Salvador, domestic abortion rights movements as part of a transnational women’s rights movement. While abortion has been partially decriminalised in Ireland, approximately 42 per cent of the world’s women1 of reproductive age still live in a country where abortion is prohibited entirely or only permitted to save a woman’s life or health (Singh et al., 2018, p. 4). In El Salvador, abortion is illegal and those suspected of having the procedure are prosecuted. As in Ireland, since 2012/2013 numerous controversies have brought the issue to wider public attention and have further galvanised the feminist movement to campaign for reform. Feminist abortion rights campaigns in both countries have connected important sites of activism and contestation: civil society, national parliaments, regional human rights systems and the United Nations

Legume

These guidelines are divided into 2 parts. The first makes general recommendations on how best to move grain and fodder legume germplasm and breeding material. The second part covers the important viral, bacterial and fungal diseases of quarantine concern. The information given on any particular pathogen concentrates on those aspects most relevant to quarantine. An appendix lists Latin and vernacular (English, French, Spanish, German and other) names of major legume species. (Abstract © CAB ABSTRACTS, CAB International

ASEAN and the Dynamics of Resistance to Sovereignty Violation:The Case of the Third Indochina War (1978–1991)

This article investigates the history of ASEAN’s relationship to external intervention in regional affairs. It addresses a specific question: What was the basic cause of the success of ASEAN resistance to the Vietnamese challenge to ASEAN’s sovereignty from 1978-1991? ASEAN’s history is understood in terms of a realist theoretical logic, in terms of the relationship between an ASEAN state with the most compelling interests at stake in a given issue, which I call a ‘vanguard state,’ and selected external powers. Using the Third Indochina War (1978–1991) as a case study, this article contends that ASEAN’s ability to resist violations to the sovereignty of Thailand from a Soviet-backed Vietnam is a consequence of high interest convergence between Thailand, and a designated external power, China

Conceptual design of a winged hybrid airship

The present study focuses on the sizing and aerodynamic contour design of a two-seater 1000 kg gross take-off mass winged hybrid airship. Unlike the conventional hybrid airships, which stay aloft and takeoff with the help of VTOL propulsion systems, a winged hybrid airship requires a certain speed to takeoff by utilizing lift coming from its aerodynamic surfaces. Heaviness fraction and takeoff ground roll are considered as measure of merit in initial sizing. Based on the design requirement of Malaysian inter-island tourism and transportation of agricultural products, range is set to 450 km and ground roll for take-off about 150 m. For the airship to be heavy enough for ground handling, the ratio of hydrostatic to hydrodynamic lift is set equal to 49:51. Summary of the results to be obtained in early design phase will give a baseline start to study the aerodynamics and stability characteristics of such airships in future

The Geology of Arizona; Its Energy Resources and Potential

Arizona sits astride two major geologic provinces, the Colorado Plateau to the north and the Basin and Range to the south and west. The provinces are characterized by quite different stratigraphic framework and structural patterns, and are separated by a narrow area of transition which is commonly considered a third structural province called the Transition Zone or Central Mountain Region.Documents in the AZGS Documents Repository collection are made available by the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) and the University Libraries at the University of Arizona. For more information about items in this collection, please contact [email protected])

Oil and Gas Occurrence and Potential in Arizona

Dr. Nations presented this overview on the occurrence and potential of oil and gas in Arizona to the Dept of Geosciences at the University of Arizona. Dale Nations served, and continues to serve, on the the Arizona Oil and Gas Conservation Commission for decades.On 27 March 2018, Dr. Nations provided this presentation with the intent of placing it at the AZGS Online Document Repository.Documents in the AZGS Document Repository collection are made available by the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) and the University Libraries at the University of Arizona. For more information about items in this collection, please contact [email protected]

The Geology of Arizona; Its Energy Resources and Potential

Arizona sits astride two major geologic provinces, the Colorado Plateau to the north and the Basin and Range to the south and west. The provinces are characterized by quite different stratigraphic framework and structural patterns, and are separated by a narrow area of transition which is commonly considered a third structural province called the Transition Zone or Central Mountain Region.Documents in the AZGS Document Repository collection are made available by the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) and the University Libraries at the University of Arizona. For more information about items in this collection, please contact [email protected]

Périodiques français méridionaux

Périodiques français méridionaux. In: Annales du Midi : revue archéologique, historique et philologique de la France méridionale, Tome 21, N°81, 1909. pp. 102-113

The Mining and Minerals Cluster in Arizona: An Analysis for the Strategic Economic Development Vision for the Arizona-Sonora Region

This assessment was undertaken to examine the current status of, and make strategic recommendations concerning, the mining and minerals industry cluster in Arizona. It has been coordinated with a parallel study being undertaken in Sonora by Guillermo Salas, Victor Calles, and Hector Hinojosa. The assessment includes: metallic nonfuel minerals; industrial minerals; and energy resources, including uranium, coal, oil and natural gas. It also reviews the current infrastructure that exists in Arizona, which is necessary for economic development of mineral and energy resources. The purpose of this report is to present an overview of the geographic, geologic, and operational status of the currently-developed mineral and energy resources in the State of Arizona, and to refer the reader to additional sources of information for greater detail on specific resources. This report consists of a narrative description of background information on the minerals and energy industry of Arizona including the existing infrastructural-institutional factors that affect those industries. The infrastructure subsection explains the transportation (highway and railroad) and utility (electricity, natural gas, and water) networks in the State. It also contains general information on milling, smelting, and refining facilities as well as permitting and taxation procedures and policies with respect to mineral development in Arizona.Completed on 24 November 1997 and published as ADMMR Special Report in July 2010.Documents in the AZGS Document Repository collection are made available by the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) and the University Libraries at the University of Arizona. For more information about items in this collection, please contact [email protected]