Una cartografía de las desigualdades y los conflictos desde los sistema mundo

Los mapas siempre nos ayudan a tener una visión, si no exacta, por lo menos general, de los fenómenos; el libro reseñado es eso, un mapa particular de las crisis globales vistas desde la investigación para la paz y la teoría de los sistema mundo, como acercamientos teórico-metodológicos a las desigualdades, los con ictos y las violencias que se producen en estas nuevas relaciones NorteSur. Sin embargo, es una cartografía que analiza las crisis de los países centrales, que los hacen transitar a las fronteras de lo periférico y sus consecuencias para los países considerados periféricos

Social Preferences for Management of Rural Forests in the Iberian Atlantic Region

This article presents results from an experiment into attribute perception and relevant levels for management of woodland and mountain areas typical of the Iberian Peninsula's Atlantic region. The aim, which the authors argue has been robustly reached, was to identify those aspects of forestry policy clearly perceived by citizens. This is useful for defining enlargement of areas protected under Natura 2000 Network. Results show clear preference for an increase in woodland to over half the current surface area, with replanting of traditional trees, in woodlands of low density and trees of different age and, preferably in irregular shaped plots.Landscape preference, Visual quality, Non-market goods, Preference models, Economic valuation, Landscape Management, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,

A Minimalist Model of Characteristic Earthquakes

In a spirit akin to the sandpile model of self-organized criticality, we present a simple statistical model of the cellular-automaton type which produces an avalanche spectrum similar to the characteristic-earthquake behavior of some seismic faults. This model, that has no parameter, is amenable to an algebraic description as a Markov Chain. This possibility illuminates some important results, obtained by Monte Carlo simulations, such as the earthquake size-frequency relation and the recurrence time of the characteristic earthquake.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figure

An Overview of the Rochester Drug Free Streets Initiative: A Developing Strategy that Addresses the Open-Air Marijuana Market Located in the Conkey & Clifford Neighborhood

Because low-level marijuana possession is not illegal in New York State, the police have difficulty intervening and eliminating the open-air marijuana markets in the City of Rochester. Project HOPE, a non-profit organization, is trying to find another way to intervene in the Conkey and Clifford neighborhood, and bring to an end the open-air marijuana market in that neighborhood. The object of this research is to identify the problems that are caused by the open- air marijuana market in the Conkey and Clifford neighborhood. I will also examine the process of project HOPE\u27s new initiative that addresses the issues of the open-air marijuana market in the Conkey and Clifford neighborhood. To conduct this study I used multiple methods to examine the context of the Conkey and Clifford neighborhood and its response. These efforts included a dashboard camera used to gauge the overall outdoor in the neighborhood. Surveys of residents captured perceptions of their neighborhood its residents and activities in a park on Conkey and Clifford. Additionally, I examined official police data in the form of calls for service in the area the number of marijuana arrests. These data sources yielded comparisons to other areas in Rochester that did not have persistent open air marijuana markets and allowed for an exploration of the consequences that resulted from its presence. Project HOPE is coordinating an initiative that is targeted at resolving the issues associated with the open-air market, as well as rebuilding the Conkey and Clifford neighborhood. I conducted interviews with the key participants of the project throughout my research and participated in meetings, outreach, and focus groups organized by project HOPE. This portion of the research was conducted to examine the strategic development of the initiative and suggest ideas for its future evaluation

Time scale competition leading to fragmentation and recombination transitions in the coevolution of network and states

We study the co-evolution of network structure and node states in a model of multiple state interacting agents. The system displays two transitions, network recombination and fragmentation, governed by time scales that emerge from the dynamics. The recombination transition separates a frozen configuration, composed by disconnected network components whose agents share the same state, from an active configuration, with a fraction of links that are continuously being rewired. The nature of this transition is explained analytically as the maximum of a characteristic time. The fragmentation transition, that appears between two absorbing frozen phases, is an anomalous order-disorder transition, governed by a crossover between the time scales that control the structure and state dynamics.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, figures 2 and 4 changed, tile changed, to be published in PR

SCHOOL FACULTY’S KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

Children between the ages of five and eighteen spend a significant amount of time in school settings where they may have the opportunity to receive mental health services if needed. Children come into contact with many school faculty members, such as teachers, social workers, counselors, secretaries, administrators, and many more. These faculty ideally would be able to identify and properly refer children to mental health services. However, prior research demonstrates that many faculty members are not aware of the various types of mental health services and programs provided in schools. In addition, for mental health services to be correctly offered to children, school faculty members need proper mental health training that would aid in identifying when a child needs additional support, as well as identifying appropriate mental health services geared towards children. Equally important, it is imperative to understand the perspective of school faculty members because they are in regular contact with children and they may inform others of the needs of schools, parents, and the community. The purpose of this study was to assess school faculty’s knowledge and understanding of mental health related services provided in schools. The targeted population was school faculty working in a K-12 settings across a variety of school districts in California. Participants were sought through online platforms and were asked to complete a survey. This study identified areas in which school faculty may require additional support in identifying mental health needs among students and raising awareness of the mental health support that is available to students. The results identified the lack of mental health related training provided to all school faculty members. Implications of these findings and recommendations for social work are discussed