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Processing Information, Biases, and Beliefs for Improved Management of Natural Resources and Environment
Earth’s Future REVIEW From data to decisions: Processing information, biases, 10.1002/2016EF000487 and beliefs for improved management of natural resources and environments Pierre D. Glynn1 ,AlexeyA.Voinov2,CarlD.Shapiro1, and Paul A. White3 Key Points: • Biases, beliefs, heuristics, and values 1Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, USA, 2Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth permeate the progression from 3 sensory inputs to data to knowledge Observation, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, GNS Science (Institute of Geological and Nuclear to decisions Sciences), Wairakei Research Centre, Taupo, New Zealand • An adaptive framework is presented for the science and policy governance of complex systems Our different kinds of minds and types of thinking affect the ways we decide, take action, • The framework is discussed in the Abstract context of different types of systems and cooperate (or not). Derived from these types of minds, innate biases, beliefs, heuristics, and values or issues of interest in the natural (BBHV) influence behaviors, often beneficially, when individuals or small groups face immediate, local, sciences acute situations that they and their ancestors faced repeatedly in the past. BBHV, though, need to be rec- ognized and possibly countered or used when facing new, complex issues or situations especially if they Supporting Information: need to be managed for the benefit of a wider community, for the longer-term and the larger-scale. Tak- • Supporting Information S1 ing BBHV into account, we explain and provide a cyclic science-infused adaptive framework for (1) gaining knowledge of complex systems and (2) improving their management. We explore how this process and Corresponding author: framework could improve the governance of science and policy for different types of systems and issues, P. -
Economic Restructuring and Racialization: Incorporating of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans in the Rural Midwest
The Center for Comparative Immigration Studies CCIS University of California, San Diego Economic Restructuring and Racialization: Incorporating of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans in the Rural Midwest By Nancy A. Naples University of California, Irvine Working Paper 7 April 2000 2 Economic Restructuring and Racialization: Incorporation of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans in the Rural Midwest Nancy A. Naples, University of California, Irvine Introduction Economic restructuring contributes to a shifting international division of labor that is reshaping the racial-ethnic composition of communities across the U.S. Mexicans have been particularly hard hit by the processes of displacement and wage depreciation in regions across their country. As a consequence of their displacement from other regions coupled with the development of low wage food processing and related industries in the rural Midwest, Latinos are forming a growing proportion of migrants to the Midwest.1 As a result rural communities in the Midwest with a traditionally white European American population have been forced to confront their own racism and manage ethnic tensions previously seen as the problems of urban areas or rural communities in the South, Southwest, and West. How these predominantly white European American communities deal with the growing racial-ethnic diversity will affect the sense of community cohesion and quality of life enjoyed by all residents regardless of racial-ethnic background. The climate for non-white and non-English speaking migrants to the rural Midwest -
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People-Focused Knowledge Management
PR.qxd 5/3/04 2:31 PM Page i Further Praise for People-Focused Knowledge Management “Drucker may point the way of a knowledge economy, a knowledge business, a knowledge worker, but Karl Wiig instructs us precisely how to take advantage of a dynamic knowledge strategy. In People-Focused Knowledge Management, he sim- plifies the complex, makes the concepts relevant and actionable and leaves the (inevitable) results to us. Finally, we have a resource for creating a compelling knowl- edge value proposition linking economics, behavior and technology. For decades, his remarkable graphics and penetrating analysis has been a cornerstone for manager- ial excellence in all corners of the globe and all sectors of the economy. Few can match his roots and vision in this field; and no one will be disappointed with this newest triumph.” — Debra Amidon, Founder and CEO, Entovation International, Ltd., and Author of The Innovation Superhighway “Melding theory with application, Wiig has created an invaluable ready reference for everyone who works in the knowledge management arena. He is uniquely qual- ified to provide such a thorough and thought-provoking analysis of the role of knowledge and knowledge management in meeting the business challenges that we all face.” — Alex Bennet; Mountain Quest Institute; Co-Author of Organizational Survival in the New World: The Intelligent Complex Adaptive System; former Chief Knowledge Officer of the U.S. Department of the Navy “This book distills the practical and theoretical wisdom of one of the true pioneers in the field of Knowledge Management. The constant interplay of case analysis and fundamental propositions signals the coming of age of the discipline. -
Elections Have Consequences
LIBERTYVOLUME 10 | ISSUE 1 | March 2021 WATCHPOLITICS.LIVE. BUSINESS. THINK. BELIBERTY. FREE. ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES BETTER DAYS AHEAD George Harris CENSORSHIP & THE CANCEL CULTURE Joe Morabito JUST SAY “NO” TO HARRY REID AIRPORT Chuck Muth REPORT: SISOLAK’S EMERGENCY POWERS LACK LEGAL AUTHORITY Deanna Forbush DEMOCRATS WANT A 'RETURN TO CIVILITY'; WHEN DID THEY PRACTICE IT? Larry Elder THE LEFT WANTS UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER, NOT UNITY Stephen Moore THE WORLD’S LARGEST CANNABIS SUPERSTORE COMPLEX INCLUDES RESTAURANT + MORE! Keep out of reach of children. For use only by adults 21 years of age and older. LIBERTY WATCH Magazine The Gold Standard of Conservatism. Serving Nevada for 15 years, protecting Liberty for a lifetime. LIBERTYWATCHMagazine.com PUBLISHER George E. Harris [email protected] EDITOR content Novell Richards 8 JUST THE FACTS George Harris ASSOCIATE EDITORS BETTER DAYS AHEAD Doug French [email protected] 10 FEATURE Joe Morabito Mark Warden CENSORSHIP & THE CANCEL CULTURE [email protected] 11 MILLENNIALS Ben Shapiro CARTOONIST GET READY FOR 4 YEARS Gary Varvel OF MEDIA SYCOPHANCY OFFICE MANAGER 12 MONEY MATTERS Doug French Franchesca Sanchez SILVER SQUEEZE: DESIGNERS IS THAT ALL THERE IS? Willee Wied Alejandro Sanchez 14 MUTH'S TRUTHS Chuck Muth JUST SAY “NO” TO HARRY REID AIRPORT CONTRIBUTING WRITERS John Fund 18 COVER Doug French ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES Thomas Mitchell Robert Fellner 24 COUNTERPUNCH Victor Davis Hanson Nicole Maroe Judge Andrew P. Napolitano 26 LEGAL BRIEF Deanna Forbush Ben -
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Institutional structure and the optimal level of lying Item Type Thesis Authors Hiser, Rodney F. Download date 07/10/2021 10:06:47 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/11122/9530 INFORMATION TO USERS This manuscript has been reproduced from the microfilm master. UMI films the text directly from the original or copy submitted. Thus, some thesis and dissertation copies are in typewriter face, while others may be from any type of computer printer. The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. Broken or indistinct print, colored or poor quality illustrations and photographs, print bleedthrough, substandard margins, and improper alignment can adversely affect reproduction. In the unlikely event that the author did not send UMI a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if unauthorized copyright material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. Oversize materials (e.g., maps, drawings, charts) are reproduced by sectioning the original, beginning at the upper left-hand comer and continuing from left to right in equal sections with small overlaps. Photographs included in the original manuscript have been reproduced xerographically in this copy. Higher quality 6" x 9” black and white photographic prints are available for any photographs or illustrations appearing in this copy for an additional charge. Contact UMI directly to order. Bell & Howell Information and Learning 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 USA UMI*800-521-0600 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. -
Beyond the First Decade: a Forward-Looking History of Latcrit Theory, Community and Praxis Berta Hernandez-Truyol University of Florida College of Law
University of Miami Law School University of Miami School of Law Institutional Repository Articles Faculty and Deans 2006 Latcrit X Afterword: Beyond the First Decade: A Forward-looking History of Latcrit Theory, Community and Praxis Berta Hernandez-Truyol University of Florida College of Law Angela Harris University of California at Berkeley School of Law Francisco Valdes University of Miami School of Law, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.law.miami.edu/fac_articles Part of the Law Commons Recommended Citation Berta Hernandez-Truyol, Angela Harris, and Francisco Valdes, Latcrit X Afterword: Beyond the First Decade: A Forward-looking History of Latcrit Theory, Community and Praxis, 26 Chicano-Latino L. Rev. 237 (2006). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Faculty and Deans at University of Miami School of Law Institutional Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Articles by an authorized administrator of University of Miami School of Law Institutional Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. AFTERWORD LATCRIT X AFTERWORD: BEYOND THE FIRST DECADE: A FORWARD-LOOKING HISTORY OF LATCRIT THEORY, COMMUNITY AND PRAXIS* TABLE/OUTLINE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .............................................. 238 I. A BRIEF HISTORY OF LATCRIT PRECURSORS ...... 241 A. Intellectual and Political Sources of LatCrit/ C RT ........................................... 241 1. Intellectual Sources of LatCrit ............. 241 2. Political Sources of LatCrit ................ 248 II. "LATCRIT": FROM CONCEPT TO PRACTICE ........ 252 A. Origins: Background Experience and Social C ontext ......................................... 253 B. The First Decade: Learning From Experience . 257 C. LatCrit Contributions: Five Highlights ......... 260 D. The Annual Conferences: From LCI to LCX. -
The Environmental Optimism of Elinor Ostrom Edited By: Megan E
The Environmental Optimism of Elinor Ostrom Edited by: Megan E. Jenkins, Randy T Simmons, and Camille H. Wardle The Environmental Optimism of Elinor Ostrom Edited by: Megan E. Jenkins, Randy T Simmons, and Camille H. Wardle Copyright © 2020 the Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University All rights reserved Paperback ISBN 978-1-7348561-0-1 eISBN 978-1-7348561-1-8 Cover design and typesetting by Brooke Jacques The Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University 3525 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322 www. thecgo.org “As an institutionalist studying empirical phenomena, I presume that individuals try to solve problems as effectively as they can. It is my responsibility as a scientist to ascertain what problem individuals are trying to solve and what factors help or hinder them in these efforts.” –Elinor Ostrom, 2009 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences Contents Introduction ................................................................................... vii Megan E. Jenkins and Randy T Simmons Chapter 1 Resource Governance in the American West: Institutions, Information, and Incentives ............................................ 1 Peter J. Hill and Shawn Regan Chapter 2 Self-Governance, Polycentricity, and Environmental Policy................... 31 Jordan K. Lofthouse Chapter 3 Pacific Salmon Fisheries Management: An (Unusual) Example of Polycentric Governance Involving Indigenous Participation at Multiple Scales .......................... 61 Shane Day Chapter 4 Population Growth and the Governance of Complex Institutions: People Are More Than Mouths to Feed ............... 91 Pierre Desrochers and Joanna Szurmak Chapter 5 Contracting and the Commons: Linking the Insights of Gary Libecap and Elinor Ostrom ....................... 149 Eric C. Edwards and Bryan Leonard Chapter 6 The Environmental Benefits of Long-Distance Trade: Insights from the History of By-Product Development ......................... -
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BROADCASTING DIGITAL INVESTOR PUBLISHING PRESENTATIONINVESTOR PRESENTATION NASDAQ: SALM | December 2019 Safe Harbor Certain statements in this presentation constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the private securities litigation reform act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such “forward-looking statements.” This presentation also contains “non-GAAP financial measures” within the meaning of regulation G, specifically station operating income and Adjusted EBITDA. In conformity with regulation G, information reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures included in this presentation to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles is available on the investor relations portion of the company's website at www.Salemmedia.com, as part of the most current report on form 8-K and earnings release issued by Salem Media Group. 1 Who We Are Salem Media Group is America’s leading multimedia company specializing in Christian and conservative content 99 Radio Stations Salem’s history dates back to 1974 with the launch of our first Christian Teaching and Talk radio station, and went public in 1999 BROADCASTING We reach millions of Christians and conservatives daily across the nation with compelling content, -
Why Conservatives Should Support the Free Market
WHY CONSERVATIVES SHOULD SUPPORT THE FREE MARKET HANNES H. GISSURARSON www.europeanreform.org @europeanreform Established by Margaret Thatcher, New Direction is Europe’s leading free market political foundation & publisher with offices in Brussels, London, Rome & Warsaw. New Direction is registered in Belgium as a not-for-profit organisation and is partly funded by the European Parliament. REGISTERED OFFICE: Rue du Trône, 4, 1000 Brussels, Belgium. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Naweed Khan. www.europeanreform.org @europeanreform The European Parliament and New Direction assume no responsibility for the opinions expressed in this publication. Sole liability rests with the author. AUTHOR TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 6 2 THE CONSERVATIVE-LIBERAL TRADITION FROM BURKE TO MENGER 9 3 HAYEK AS A CONSERVATIVE LIBERAL 16 4 THE CONSERVATIVE CRITICS: OAKESHOTT AND SCRUTON 20 5 IS THE FREE MARKET UNINSPIRING? 26 6 DOES THE FREE MARKET ERODE MORAL VALUES? 31 Hannes Holmsteinn Gissurarson 7 DOES THE FREE MARKET CREATE EXCESSIVE EXPECTATIONS? 36 8 IS DISTRIBUTION BY CHOICE MORALLY UNACCEPTABLE? 44 Born in 1953, he holds a D.Phil. in Politics from Oxford University and is Professor of Politics at the University 9 IS THE FREE MARKET SELF-DEFEATING? 50 of Iceland. The author of more than a dozen books on 10 DOES THE FREE MARKET ENCOURAGE VULGARITY? 57 political philosophy, history and current affairs, he is the research director of RNH, the Icelandic Research Centre for 11 CONCLUSIONS 62 Innovation and Economic Growth. New Direction - The Foundation for European Reform www.europeanreform.org @europeanreform Why Conservatives Should Support the Free Market Hannes H. Gissurarson 1 INTRODUCTION here are many ways of classifying political which in the nineteenth century solidified into a positions, ideologies and parties. -
New Perspectives on Political Economy a Bilingual Interdisciplinary Journal Vol
NEW PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICAL ECONOMY A bilingual interdisciplinary journal Vol. 7, No. 1, 2011 NEW PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICAL ECONOMY A bilingual interdisciplinary journal / Vol. 7, No. 1, 2011 New Perspectives on Political Economy is a peer-reviewed semi-annual bilingual interdisci- plinary journal, published since 2005 in Prague. The journal aims at contributing to scholar- ship at the intersection of political science, political philosophy, political economy and law. The main objective of the journal is to enhance our understanding of private property-, market- and individual liberty-based perspectives in the respected sciences. We also belive that only via exchange among social scientists from different fields and cross-disciplinary -re search can we critically analyze and fully understand forces that drive policy-making and be able to spell out policy implications and consequences. The journal welcomes submissions of unpublished research papers, book reviews, and educational notes. PUBLISHED BY CEVRO INSTITUTE AcaDEMIC PRESS IN co-OPERATION WITH WoLTERS-KLUWER CZECH REPUBLIC EDITORIAL ADDRESS: New Perspectives on Political Economy CEVRO Institute, Jungmannova 17, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic Manuscripts should be submitted electronically. All manuscripts and correspondence should be addressed to [email protected]. Full text available via DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals and also via EBSCO Publishing databases. INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS Authors submitting manuscripts should include abstracts of not more than 250 words and JEL classification codes. New Perspectives on Political Economy edits for clarity, brevity, and in accordance with the Chicago Manual of Style. Authors should use footnotes rather than endnotes or in-text references, and must include complete bibliographical information. -
Black Conservative Intellectuals in Modern America Michael L. Ondaatje
NEITHER COUNTERFEIT HEROES NOR COLOUR-BLIND VISIONARIES: BLACK CONSERVATIVE INTELLECTUALS IN MODERN AMERICA MICHAEL L. ONDAATJE This thesis is presented for a doctorate of philosophy in the discipline of History, School of Humanities, University of Western Australia. 2007 CONTENTS Abstract...............................................................................................................................i Acknowledgements............................................................................................................ii Introduction........................................................................................................................1 Chapter 1: Historiography of Contemporary Black Conservatism............................10 Chapter 2: Contemporary Black Conservative Profiles..............................................38 Chapter 3: Black Conservatives and Affirmative Action.............................................83 Chapter 4: Black Conservatives and Black Poverty...................................................138 Chapter 5: Black Conservatives and Education ........................................................184 Conclusion......................................................................................................................225 Bibliography...................................................................................................................228 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS No person is an island. Our debts to others stretch far back into the mists of time. And so it is not