Community participation and empowerment / Mildred F. Hindsworth and Trevor B. Lang, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hindsworth, Mildred F.

Lang, Trevor B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community development--Case studies.

Community development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (453 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Community participation has long been recognised as an effective means of helping rural and urban people focus energy and mobilise resources to solve their health, environmental, and economic problems. This book presents international research on issues dealing with this unifying problem.

Contents:

Intro

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND EMPOWERMENT

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1 THE OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS SPORTS PROGRAM: DEVELOPING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY THROUGH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND EMPOWERMENT?

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

VALUES ORIENTATION

LEVELS OF USE

COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

EMPOWERMENT

BACKGROUND

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AIM

Study 1: The OSHSP as a Diverse Community

Theoretical Background

Values Orientation Inventory (VOI)

Participants

Measure

VOI Survey

Procedure

Data Analysis

Value Orientation Inventory Results

Discussion and Conclusion

Study 2: The OSHSP as an Example of Diverse Implementation Practices

Level of Use (LoU)

LoU Semi-structured Interview

Results

Categories of Use of the OSHSP

Knowledge

Acquiring Information

Sharing

Assessing

Planning

Status Reporting

Performing

Overall Level of Use

Discussion

Study 3: The OSHSP as an Example of Community Development

Community Development

Community Participation

Empowerment

SUMMARY DISCUSSION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 2 SYNTHESISING DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: LESSONS FROM THE STANAGE FORUM

DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

INTRODUCING THE STANAGE FORUM

TRADE-OFFS BETWEEN THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY IN THE STANAGE FORUM

Stage 1: Setting the Agenda

Stage 2: The Process of Deliberation

Participation and Representation

Processes of Deliberation

Stage 3: Decision-Making

Stage 4: Implementation.

Stage 5: Review

THE STANAGE FORUM'S DECISIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL RATIONALITY

Chapter 3 SOCIAL INEQUALITIES, POWERLESSNESS AND SOMATIC HEALTH IN A WELFARE STATE

Objectives

Methods

Conclusion

Aims of Present Study

Hypotheses

METHODS

Sample

Variables

Somatic Health

Social Status

Powerlessness and Lack of Control

Social Support

Negative Life Events

Psychological Distress

Life Style

Statistical Analysis

RESULTS

Social Status and Somatic Health

Social Status and Risk Factors

Powerlessness/Lack of Control and Somatic Disorders

Social Status, Risk Factors and Somatic Health

DISCUSSION

Main Findings

Powerlessness and Somatic Disorders

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

FUNDING

Chapter 4 PARTICIPATION OF HOMELESS AND ABUSED WOMEN IN A PARENT TRAINING PROGRAM: SCIENCE AND PRACTICE CONVERGE IN A BATTERED WOMEN'S SHELTER

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE (EBP)

Tensions in Evidence-Based Practice

Parent Management Training - Oregon Model (PMTO) as an EBP Prototype

NEED FOR PARENTING INTERVENTIONS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN SHELTERS

Community Sectors of Care: Battered Women's Shelters

ADAPTATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Chapter 5 COMMUNITIES FOR LEGAL KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. Knowledge and the Legitimacy of Law

1.2. Legal Knowledge Dissemination

2. A TRANSLATION METHOD FOR LEGAL KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION

2.1. Outline of the Translation Model

2.2. Translation Steps

2.3. A Translation Example

Art. 13a Police Data Act (PDA)

Paragraph 2

Paragraph 3

3. APPLIED LEGAL EPISTEMOLOGY

3.1. The Value of Knowledge.

3.2. Three Dimensions of Knowledge

Acquisition

Object

Justification

3.3. Basic Categories of the Knowledge-based Model of the Legal Domain

3.4. Epistemic Roles

3.5. Knowledge Criteria

Truth

Reliability

Coherence

4. IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENTS

4.1. Collaboratories and the Three Dimensions of Knowledge

5. ON-LINE COLLABORATION IN LEGAL KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION

5.1. Regulating Collaboration

5.2. The Rules of Collaboration

Collaboration Mission

Code of Conduct

Reputation Charter

Reputation System

5.3. Reusing Reputation

5.4. Challenges for Reputation-based Collaboration

6. CONCLUSION

REFERENTES

Chapter 6 PARTICIPATION, PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE IN DESIGN EDUCATION

CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND

APPROACH TO THE RESEARCH

FINDINGS

Learning in the Design Practicum

Key Discourses Structuring Graphic Design Learning, Teaching and Practice

Metaphors of Space: The Graphic Design Journey

Metaphors of Space: Insiders and Outsiders

Metaphors of Space: Permeable People and the Knowledge Flow

Metaphors of Order and Control: Reason and Rationale

Metaphors of Order and Control: Building and Construction

Discourse Consonance across Educational and Professional Contexts

PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS

Chapter 7 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DECISION PROCESSES FOR URBAN PLANNING: A CASE STUDY OF ROUGH SET ANALYSIS ON THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS OF THE CITY OF CAGLIARI, ITALY

1. INTRODUCTION1

2. METHODOLOGY

3. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

3.1. Methodology

3.1.1. Data

3.1.2. Residential Zones

3.1.3. Spatial Analysis Approach

3.2. Results of the Spatial Analysis.

3.2.1. Area of the A Zone Contained in the Buffer around a Residential Zone

3.2.2. Area of the B Zone Contained in the Buffer around a Residential Zone

3.2.3. Area of the C Zone Contained in the Buffer around a Residential Zone

3.2.4. Area of the EZ Zone Contained in the Buffer around a Residential Zone

3.2.5. Land Use

3.2.6. Population

3.2.7. Building Prohibition

4. ANALYSIS OF THE SPATIAL CONFIGURATION OF THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS OF CAGLIARI

4.1. Objects, Attributes and Decision Rules

4.2. RESULTS

4.2.1. Residential Completion Zones with an Area Greater than Eight Hectares (B-HIGH)

4.2.2. Residential Completion Zones with an Area Smaller than Eight Hectares (B-LOW)

4.2.3. Residential Expansion Zones (C)

4.2.4. Enterprise Zones (EZ)

5. CONCLUSION

Chapter 8 REGIONAL AND CITY PLANNING IN SARDINIA (ITALY): CONFLICTUAL ISSUES ANALYZED THROUGH MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS AND CONTINGENT VALUATION

1. INTRODUCTION2

2. THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THS CITY AND THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION

3. A PLANNING PROPOSAL OF AN URBAN RECREATION PARK IN AN AREA WHICH THE ACTUAL MPS DEFINES A RESIDENTIAL EXPANSION ZONE7

4. METHODOLOGY

4.1. CONTINGENT VALUATION

4.2. MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS

5. SAMPLING METHOD AND RESULTS

5.1. CV RESULTS

5.2. MCA RESULTS

6. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS

Chapter 9 DRINKING WATER FROM SOLAR STILLS: A RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGY FOR SUDAN

2. GEOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE SUDAN

3. ENERGY SITUATION IN SUDAN

3.1. Problems and Difficulties in Rural Energy Development

3.1.1. Imbalance in Rural Energy Development

3.1.2. Insufficient Investment in Development of Rural Energy

3.1.3. Excessive Dependence on Forests for Rural Energy

4. SOLAR ENERGY

4.1. Solar Radiation over the Sudan.

4.2. Solar Thermal Energy

4.2.1. Solar Cookers

4.2.2. Industrial Solar Water Heaters (SWHs)

4.2.3. Solar Dryers for Peanut Crops

4.2.4. Solar Stills

5. ENERGY REQUIREMENTS FOR WATER DISTILLATION

5.1. Simple Solar Still Operation

5.2. Design Types and their Performance

5.3. Output of a Solar Still

5.4. Experience

5.4.1. Solar Still Suit the Needs

5.4.2. Solar Still Types

6. MATERIALS REQUIREMENTS OF SOLAR STILLS

7. DISCUSSIONS

8. BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION

9. DISADVANTAGES

10. CONCLUSIONS

APPENDIX 1. TAXONOMY OF SOLAR DISTILLATION SYSTEMS

Chapter 10 COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN FORMULATING SUSTAINABLE FOREST POLICY: AN INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE

2. INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS PERSPECTIVE OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

2.1. Models of Community Participation

2.2. Operational Rules of Participation

3. THE CASE OF AUSTRALIAN FOREST POLICY

3.1. Institutional History of the Australian Forest Sector

3.1.1. State Forestry Legislation

3.1.2. Forest Policy Conflicts

3.1.3. Commonwealth and State Relations

3.1.4. Institutional Changes in Forest Management

3.2. The National Forest Policy Statement (NFPS)

3.3. The Regional Agreement (RFA) Program

3.3.1. The Stated Policy Intent of RFA

3.3.2. The Stages and Procedures of the RFA

3.3.3. Comprehensive, Adequate and Representative (CAR) Reserve System

3.3.4. Comprehensive Regional Assessments (CRAs)

3.4. Processes of Community Participation in the RFA Program

3.4.1. Social Assessment Process (SAP)

3.4.2. Induced Institutional Changes

4. RULE CONFIGURATION IN PARTICIPATION

4.1. Scoping Rules

4.2. Position Rules

4.3. Information Rules

4.4. Boundary Rules and Representation

4.5. Aggregation and Authority Rules

REFERENCES.

Chapter 11 COLLABORATING ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN 3D LANDSCAPES.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61728-191-3

OCLC:

923662740