scholarly journals A Psychology of Place (Cornwall)

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 69-82
Author(s):  
Guy Dargert
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Psychological Issues ◽  
The World ◽  
Spirit Of Place ◽  
Psychology Of Place ◽  
Ancient Monuments

This article asks if there is a psychology or a spirit of place and, if so, how we might begin to form a contemporary understanding of a concept that has been accepted in earlier times and in cultures across the world. It cites an example of how elements of vocabulary and certain psychological issues can survive in an institutional environment despite a complete change of personnel. With specific reference to the English county of Cornwall it looks at how some typical psychological issues may arise in connection with the history, geography, and mythology of this particular place. It then cites two examples of symbolic and meaningful synchronicities that have occurred in connection with some of Cornwall’s ancient monuments. Itconcludes that the very question of examining our relationship to place may overlook the fact that the questioners are themselves a part of the environment that they are questioning.

scholarly journals The World Bank and the Building of Local Institutionality in Senegal: A Path toward Municipal Adjustment

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mebometa Ndongo ◽  
Juan-Luis Klein
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Local Institutions ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
Adjustment Strategies

This paper examines the impacts of municipal adjustment strategies on territorial governance in Africa, with specific reference to Senegal, as the result of the action of the World Bank. The paper identifies the process through which the World Bank is reconfiguring the system of actors and changing the local institutional environment to embody its philosophy of governance modernization. The paper shows how the local actor is brought to contribute to the new focus on governance and the reshaping of local institutions, which together comprise a type of urban development that aligns with the tenets of globalization.

Role of Self Help Groups A Study with Specific Reference to Vellore District

GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 243-252
Author(s):  
Dr. M.A. Bilal Ahmed ◽  
Dr. S. Thameemul Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Role ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Self Help ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Self Help Groups

SHG is a movement which came to being in the early 1969. Prof. Muhammed Younus, a great economist of Bangladesh took initiative in setting up Self Help Groups and these SHGs were gradually spread all over the world. This social movement unites the people hailing from poor background. Those who are joining this group feel socially and economically responsible to one another. In India, there are some likeminded bodies and stakeholders of some government organizations play pivotal role towards the formation of SHG In this research article, role of SHGs in Vellore district is studies under the three dimensions of Cognitive role, leadership role and role towards entrepreneurship.

scholarly journals Dog guides as witnesses with specific reference to Miles and Houellebecq

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Du Toit
Keyword(s):  
Physical World ◽  
The Self ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Guide Dogs ◽  
Contemporary Novels ◽  
Michel Houellebecq ◽  
The World ◽  
Constant Feature ◽  
Human Animal ◽  
Wild Dog

Since Wild Dog first crawled from the Wet Wild Woods and laid his head on Woman’s lap, he has helped man, not only to hunt and protect, but also as guide. A guide with enhanced senses in the physical world who could find a way across unmarked landscapes, a clever empathic being who could lead man to certain places or to specific individuals. No wonder then that the best-known ancient dog deities accompany humans as guides, often on their way to the afterlife. Dog guides—not to be confused with guide dogs—have remained a constant feature of the representation of dogs in literature, reflecting as much of the nature of these dogs as of the nature and needs of the humans they attend. In this way, the human-animal relationship also reveals how the solipsistic tendencies of human self-definition limits our capacity for being in the world. In the two contemporary novels that form the basis of my enquiry, La Possibilité d’une île (2005) by Michel Houellebecq and Op ’n dag, ’n hond (2016) by John Miles, the agency of dog guides introduces an intriguing element of distancing, reminding us that the self has meaning only in relation to another and that human concerns are not absolute.

scholarly journals Victimization of people by natural disasters: Spatial and temporal distribution of consequences

Temida ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasa Mijalkovic ◽  
Vladimir Cvetkovic
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Temporal Analysis ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
International Database ◽  
Statistical Research ◽  
The World ◽  
Disaster Epidemiology ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Descriptive Statistical Analysis

This paper is a descriptive statistical analysis of geospatial and temporal distributions of victimized people (killed, injured, affected and damage) with specific reference to geophysical, meteorological, climatological, biological and hydrological disasters that have occurred in the world of from 1900 to 2013 year. In addition, people affected by the various natural disasters could be classified as invisible victims as they are not recognized as victims either by the state or society, and consequently they do not receive adequate protection, assistance and support. Statistical research was conducted on data from the international database of the Centre for Research on Disaster Epidemiology Disaster (CRED) in Brussels. Temporal analysis examined the distribution and effects of natural disasters on people, at intervals of ten years. The same methodology was adopted for analyses of geospatial distribution of victimized people because of natural disasters by continent. The aim of the research is to determine the geospatial and temporal distribution of victimization of people with natural disasters in the world geospace in the period from 1900 to 2013. The survey results clearly indicate an increase in the number and severity of the consequences of natural disasters.

scholarly journals The Wind Power Industry : An Overview, Major Issues and Strategies Adopted with Specific Reference to India

2012 ◽  
pp. 265-272
Author(s):  
Aswini Kumar Dash ◽  
Biswajit Das
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Energy Resource ◽  
Power Industry ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Renewable Energy Resource ◽  
The World ◽  
Wind Power Industry ◽  
Turbine Installation

With the increase in awareness about protecting our environment and the support for the cause by all major economies of the world through the Kyoto Protocol, the importance of wind power has grown in stature since it is clean and the most viable renewable energy resource. The global annual market of new wind turbine installation is more than US$ 40 billion at current prices, considering world-wide installations of about 40000 MW annually. This paper reviews the growth of the wind power industry globally as well as in India. The opportunities for investment in this industry and problems associated with it are also discussed with specific reference to India. In the second part of this paper, the business model of two of the major wind turbine manufacturers of India, Suzlon Energy Limited, and Enercon India Limited are discussed and their strategies are compared.

Literacies of the Body

2020 ◽  
pp. 225-249
Author(s):  
Sheila Robbie
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
The Body ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Embodied Learning ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The World ◽  
Transitional Point ◽  
Media Lab ◽  
Educational Potential

Education is at a transitional point: multicultural, multilingual environments are the norm and diversity a defining feature. Classrooms embrace a culture of change, enriched by people who experience the world differently - conceptually, linguistically, and emotionally, with different world visions, values, beliefs, socio-cultural and socio-economical experiences. A new understanding of identities in multicultural contexts requires pedagogies that teach and practise intercultural competence. With specific reference to (1) the author's research on the embodied learning of literacies through drama, sociodrama and empathy, and (2) the projects of The Empathy Reactive Media Lab (eRMLab), an interdisciplinary academic research lab which investigates virtual reality and its educational potential with reference to empathy, this chapter draws on diverse academic research from the fields of education, the arts, psychology, medicine, image processing, and computer vision, to examine present and future pedagogies which foster intercultural competence and the development of literacies.

Between Isolation and Assimilation

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Nick Williams
Keyword(s):  
Economic Activity ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Policy Actors ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
At Home

The chapter introduces key debates related to the role of the diaspora in their home economies, particularly the role that they can play as returnee entrepreneurs. With increased movements of people around the world, the role of transnational economic activity is becoming ever more significant. The chapter shows that the diaspora can be caught between isolation and assimilation. They can be isolated because of their years living abroad, as well as their negative perceptions of the institutional environment at home. Yet many of them also wish to become more assimilated and have an emotional desire to help their home country. Many stay away and do not invest. Those who return later can seek to avoid the negative impact of barriers to entrepreneurship, and can for example avoid government engagement activities as they mistrust policy actors’ intentions. The chapter sets out the implications of these different types of engagement for homeland economies.

scholarly journals The Emergence of an Export Cluster: Traders and Palm Oil in Early Twentieth-Century Southeast Asia

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 272-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
VALERIA GIACOMIN
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Business History ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
International Trading ◽  
Cluster 2

Malaysia and Indonesia account for 90 percent of global exports of palm oil, forming one of the largest agricultural clusters in the world. This article uses archival sources to trace how this cluster emerged from the rubber business in the era of British and Dutch colonialism. Specifically, the rise of palm oil in this region was due to three interrelated factors: (1) the institutional environment of the existing rubber cluster; (2) an established community of foreign traders; and (3) a trading hub in Singapore that offered a multitude of advanced services. This analysis stresses the historical dimension of clusters, which has been neglected in the previous management and strategy works, by connecting cluster emergence to the business history of trading firms. The article also extends the current literature on cluster emergence by showing that the rise of this cluster occurred parallel, and intimately related, to the product specialization within international trading houses.

Elder abuse and neglect: an update

1997 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalie Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Elder Abuse And Neglect ◽  
The Past ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Uk ◽  
National Governments ◽  
Research And Policy

For those of us who have been working in the elder abuse movement for a decade or more, progress towards understanding and prevention of elder abuse has been exceptionally slow. This situation may be attributed as much to the complexities of elder abuse as to the importance given to the problem by national governments. However, one trend in the past five years is particularly noteworthy. The increased awareness of elder abuse among the nations of the world, underscored by an ‘“explosion” of interest’ in the UK, has been the most salutary accomplishment. The purpose of this paper is to review the status of the field with specific reference to the past five years. Of necessity, this review is selective and thus may omit worthy research and policy achievements. As with an earlier paper (see Rev Clin Gerontol 1992; 2: 269-76), this review is limited to elder abuse in domestic settings.

scholarly journals Cleaning the Muck of Ages from the Windows into the Soul of Tax

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-216
Author(s):  
John Passant
Keyword(s):  
Income Tax ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Tax System ◽  
The World ◽  
Ways Of Thinking ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract The aim of this paper is to provide readers with an insight into Marx’s methods as a first step to understanding income tax more generally but with specific reference to Australia’s income tax system. I do this by introducing readers to the ideas about the totality, that is, capitalism, appearance, and form, and the dialectic in Marx’s hands. This will involve looking at income tax as part of the bigger picture of capitalism and understanding that all things are related and changes in one produce changes in all. Appearances can be deceptive, and we need to delve below the surface to understand the reality or essence of income and, hence, of income tax. Dialectics is the study of change. By developing an understanding of the processes of contradiction and change in society, the totality, we can then start to understand income tax and its role in our current society more deeply. To do that, we need to understand the ways of thinking and approaches that Marx and others have used. Only then, armed with the tools that we have uncovered, we can begin the process of cleaning the muck of ages from the windows into the soul of tax and move from the world of appearance to the essence of tax.

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