Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) for regional and environmental planning: reflections on a decade of empirical research

The term public participation geographic information system (PPGIS) was conceived to describe how GIS technology could support public participation with the goal of including local or marginalized populations in planning and decision processes. Based on experience with more than 15 PPGIS studies, the central thesis of this paper is that PPGIS has not substantively increased the level of public impact in decision making because of multiple social and institutional constraints. Following a review of a decade of empirical PPGIS research, this paper explores why government and nongovernment organization (NGO) adoption of PPGIS for environmental planning decision support has lagged. Despite methodological advances in PPGIS, agency barriers to effective public participation have not been fundamentally altered by PPGIS. For PPGIS to have a sustained impact on regional and environmental planning, agencies must meaningfully encourage and involve the public in planning processes irrespective of the GIS component

AS-854-18 Resolution on Proposed New Degree Program: Master of Science in Environmental Sciences Management

The program is distinctive within the CSU and UC systems in requiring the integration of environmental science knowledge with applied environmental management; and Cal Poly graduates with a Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Management can assist the state of California in addressing major environmental Concerns such as water quality and supply, forest health, energy supply, and conservation of biodiversity; therefore be it That the proposed new degree program for the Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Management be approve

aREnACTIVATE

The primary focus of the project will be the design of a new multipurpose arena and support spaces on the northern edge of the Haymarket in Lincoln, Nebraska. Additionally, the project will address the schematic master planning of the area, including vehicular and pedestrian traffic access, streetscape design, and parking structures. Addressing the present void between the Haymarket District and Haymarket Park while providing an active link between the two will also be a priority. The arena will have the ability to host a variety of sporting and entertainment events and will have a capacity between 12,500 and 17,500, depending on the event. Events the arena will accommodate include basketball, hockey, arena football, indoor soccer, volleyball, ice skating competitions, roller skating competitions, rodeos, boxing matches, center stage concerts, end stage concerts, trade shows and exhibitions. Potential primary tenants of the arena include University of Nebraska Men’s and Women’s Basketball Programs, Lincoln Arena Football, Minor League Hockey, NSAA championships and tournaments, Lincoln indoor soccer league games, and the National Roller Skating Championships. Several factors will drive the design process, including the need for extremely flexible arena space, the Haymarket context, and the desire to create a link between the Haymarket District and Haymarket Park. The goals of the project are multifold: to create a building contemporary to its time, to create a building that is environmentally responsible, to create a building that injects new life and activity into an already active, successful urban environment, to re-examine the traditional box-like arena archetype, and to obtain a superior understanding of the building type and evolution. Mentor: Wayne Drummond

aREnACTIVATE

The primary focus of the project will be the design of a new multipurpose arena and support spaces on the northern edge of the Haymarket in Lincoln, Nebraska. Additionally, the project will address the schematic master planning of the area, including vehicular and pedestrian traffic access, streetscape design, and parking structures. Addressing the present void between the Haymarket District and Haymarket Park while providing an active link between the two will also be a priority. The arena will have the ability to host a variety of sporting and entertainment events and will have a capacity between 12,500 and 17,500, depending on the event. Events the arena will accommodate include basketball, hockey, arena football, indoor soccer, volleyball, ice skating competitions, roller skating competitions, rodeos, boxing matches, center stage concerts, end stage concerts, trade shows and exhibitions. Potential primary tenants of the arena include University of Nebraska Men’s and Women’s Basketball Programs, Lincoln Arena Football, Minor League Hockey, NSAA championships and tournaments, Lincoln indoor soccer league games, and the National Roller Skating Championships. Several factors will drive the design process, including the need for extremely flexible arena space, the Haymarket context, and the desire to create a link between the Haymarket District and Haymarket Park. The goals of the project are multifold: to create a building contemporary to its time, to create a building that is environmentally responsible, to create a building that injects new life and activity into an already active, successful urban environment, to re-examine the traditional box-like arena archetype, and to obtain a superior understanding of the building type and evolution. Mentor: Wayne Drummond

A Model Inclusion Program for Primary Level Students

The purpose of this study was to develop a model inclusion program for primary level students. To accomplish this purpose, a review of current literature and research related to integration of special education students into a regular classroom was conducted. Additionally, information from selected schools and districts related to primary inclusion programs was obtained and analyzed

Measurement Error In Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Labor Market Surveys: Results From Two Validation Studies

This paper reports evidence on the error properties of survey reports of labor market variables such as earnings and work hours. Our primary data source is the PSID Validation Study, a two-wave panel survey of a sample of workers employed by a large firm which also allowed us access to its very detailed records of its workers earnings. etc. The second data source uses individuals' 1977 and 1978 (March Current Population Survey) reports of earnings, matched to Social Security earnings records. In both data sets, individuals: reports of earnings are fairly accurately reported, and the errors are negatively related to true earnings. The latter property reduces the bias due to measurement error when earnings are used as an independent variable, but (unlike the classical-error case) leads to some bias when earnings are the dependent variable. Measurement-error-induced biases when change in earnings is the variable of interest are larger, but not dramatically so. Various measures of hourly earnings were much less reliable than annual earnings. Retrospective reports of unemployment showed considerable under-reporting, even of long spells.