Download or read book Landscape Empowerment written by Bin Jiang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-02-17 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ​This book discusses essential strategies and approaches to creating mentally restorative environments for highly stressed and depressed workers at sweatshop factories. Drawing on the Foxconn factory in Longhua, China and an adjacent urban village as a sample site for research and design practice, the book employs a bottom-up and participatory process. The content is divided into two main parts, the first of which investigates economic, cultural, human rights, and environmental issues related to the electronic industry and urban village, providing in-depth research on various aspects, especially the working and living conditions for Foxconn workers. Based on these findings, the second part highlights potential landscape designs to address a range of issues, locations, and scales. The book’s goals are to provide a set of original methods for research and design practice in a complex social and economic context, and to raise awareness regarding the health, dignity and freedom of millions of workers.

Download or read book Indigenous Peoples Heritage and Landscape in the Asia Pacific written by Stephen Acabado and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-06-30 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates how active and meaningful collaboration between researchers and local stakeholders and indigenous communities can lead to the co-production of knowledge and the empowerment of communities. Focusing on the Asia Pacific region, this interdisciplinary volume looks at local and indigenous relations to the landscape, showing how applied scholarship and collaborative research can work to empower indigenous and descendant communities. With cases ranging across Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines, Cambodia, Pohnpei, Guam, and Easter Island, this book demonstrates the many ways in which co-production of knowledge is reconnecting local and indigenous relations to the landscape, and diversifying the philosophy of human-land relations. In so doing, the book is enriching the knowledge of landscape, and changing the landscape of knowledge. This important contribution to our understanding of knowledge production will be of interest to readers across Anthropology, Archaeology, Development, Geography, Heritage Studies, Indigenous Studies, and Policy Studies.

Download or read book Black Landscapes Matter written by Walter Hood and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2020-12-09 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question "Do black landscapes matter?" cuts deep to the core of American history. From the plantations of slavery to contemporary segregated cities, from freedman villages to northern migrations for freedom, the nation’s landscape bears the detritus of diverse origins. Black landscapes matter because they tell the truth. In this vital new collection, acclaimed landscape designer and public artist Walter Hood assembles a group of notable landscape architecture and planning professionals and scholars to probe how race, memory, and meaning intersect in the American landscape. Essayists examine a variety of U.S. places—ranging from New Orleans and Charlotte to Milwaukee and Detroit—exposing racism endemic in the built environment and acknowledging the widespread erasure of black geographies and cultural landscapes. Through a combination of case studies, critiques, and calls to action, contributors reveal the deficient, normative portrayals of landscape that affect communities of color and question how public design and preservation efforts can support people in these places. In a culture in which historical omissions and specious narratives routinely provoke disinvestment in minority communities, creative solutions by designers, planners, artists, and residents are necessary to activate them in novel ways. Black people have built and shaped the American landscape in ways that can never be fully known. Black Landscapes Matter is a timely and necessary reminder that without recognizing and reconciling these histories and spaces, America’s past and future cannot be understood.

Download or read book Empowerment written by John Tschohl and published by AudioInk. This book was released on 2011-09-21 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book you will learn effective ways to use Empowerment to ramp up your career, to build your business, and to take your corporation to the top. From personal experience John Tschohl demonstrates a model of ultimate customer service to successfully build your business from the ground up.

Download or read book Essential Empowerment written by Paulette Meijer and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the twenty-five-plus years I have been a speaker, trainer, coach, consultant and mentor, I have had the pleasure of working with people who have achieved tremendous success in their business and their personal lives. In fact, they're often the same people. This book evolved out of Essential Empowerment Paint Your New Life Canvas Workshops where participants closely examine their immediate life state, then define, refine and articulate their vision for their future. Workshop exercises begin and end with life canvases - personal artful expressions of current being and future being. You'll see a few of those personal artful expression scattered throughout the book. Those personal canvases and the aggregate exercises, here and in the classroom, are integral parts of the process of personal development. Your first thought will be to put that piece of the book aside until after you've read through and evaluated every chapter. Don't dismiss their value. Some words used to describe canvases have been: insightful, enlightening, cathartic, and even illuminating. Indulge me ... no, don't indulge me. Do it for you. Become a participant in the progress of your life. Embrace your journey to Essential Empowerment. I hope to see you at an Essential Empowerment Paint Your New Life Canvas Workshop one day. In the meantime ... read on and paint your new life canvas!

Download or read book Managing the Historic Rural Landscape written by Jane Grenville and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Download or read book Landscape with Invisible Hand written by M. T. Anderson and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Book Award winner M. T. Anderson returns to future Earth in a sharply wrought satire of art and truth in the midst of colonization. When the vuvv first landed, it came as a surprise to aspiring artist Adam and the rest of planet Earth — but not necessarily an unwelcome one. Can it really be called an invasion when the vuvv generously offered free advanced technology and cures for every illness imaginable? As it turns out, yes. With his parents’ jobs replaced by alien tech and no money for food, clean water, or the vuvv’s miraculous medicine, Adam and his girlfriend, Chloe, have to get creative to survive. And since the vuvv crave anything they deem classic Earth culture (doo-wop music, still life paintings of fruit, true love), recording 1950s-style dates for the vuvv to watch in a pay-per-minute format seems like a brilliant idea. But it’s hard for Adam and Chloe to sell true love when they hate each other more with every passing episode. Soon enough, Adam must decide how far he’s willing to go — and what he’s willing to sacrifice — to give the vuvv what they want.

Download or read book Empowerment written by Kenneth McLaughlin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-01-08 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Empowerment’ is a term in widespread use today and one that is often considered to be a self-evident good. Here, McLaughlin explores its emergence in the 1960s through to its rise in the 1990s and ubiquity in present day discourse and interrogates its social status, paying particular attention to social policy, social work and health and social care discourse. He argues that a focus on empowerment has superseded the notion of political subjects exercising power autonomously. This innovative volume: - Discusses the relationship between concepts of empowerment and power, as they have been understood historically. - Analyses changes in the conception and meaning of empowerment in relation to the shifting social and political landscape. - Acknowledges the positive impact empowerment strategies have had on those who have campaigned to be empowered and also on those who have saw their role as being to help empower others. - Highlights ways in which talk about empowerment can actually work in such a way as to further disempower those already marginalised. Critically examining how ‘empowerment’ has become embedded in contemporary social and political life, this work offers a discussion of the term’s multiple meanings, what it actually entails, and how it constructs and positions those being empowered and those empowering.

Download or read book Academic Advising Administration written by Susan M. Campbell and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-02 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of Academic Advising Administration: Essential Knowledge and Skills for the 21st Century examines the evolving boundary-crossing role of the advising administrator in an increasingly complex and diversified higher education environment. Written by scholar-practitioners in the field, chapters situate advising administration as a central and critical function that connects the curriculum and scholarship work of faculty members with the aspirations and goals of students. Through scholarly and practical content, combined with reflective questions, chapters challenge readers to examine the work of advising administration through the lenses of social justice, globalization, and the nature of the academy itself. The portrait of the advising administrator being developed in this second edition is that of a skilled practitioner; visionary and transformative leader; intellectual partner and collaborator; and academic advising "scholar-in-chief." Intended equally for aspiring, new, and seasoned advising administrators, this book presents theories, scholarship, and practical applications that offer opportunities for personal and professional growth, self-reflection, and inspiration.

Download or read book Muslim Empowerment in Ghana written by Holger Weiss and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2024-07-25 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first ‘groundwork’ on Muslim NGOs in contemporary Ghana. It builds upon a database of more than 600 Muslim non-profit associations, foundations and grass-roots organisations whose activities are traced through extensive use of social media. The first part of the book scrutinises the varieties of their activities and operational spaces, their campaigns and target groups, alongside their local, regional, national and international connections. The second part analyses contemporary debates on infaq, sadaqa, waqf and zakat as well as Islamic banking and micro-finance schemes for promoting social welfare among Muslim communities in Ghana.

Download or read book Infrastructure Development Strategies for Empowerment and Inclusion written by Baporikar, Neeta and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-06-17 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite its crucial role in economic growth and societal development, infrastructure projects often fail to reach their full potential. In many cases, the benefits of infrastructure development do not trickle down to the most vulnerable populations, exacerbating inequalities and limiting overall impact. Additionally, the design and implementation of infrastructure reforms can sometimes worsen environmental pressures and spatial insecurity, highlighting the need for strategic approaches to infrastructure development. Infrastructure Development Strategies for Empowerment and Inclusion offers a comprehensive solution to these challenges. By delving into a broad range of ideas, strategies, and case studies, this book provides valuable insights for academics, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers. It examines how infrastructure projects can be designed and implemented to empower marginalized groups, foster inclusivity, and stimulate equitable economic growth, thus maximizing their impact.

Download or read book Women Empowerment and Economic Developments written by Rainu Mangtani, Abhishaik Chitraans, Jyotsnaa G Bansal and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2024-04-22 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Women Empowerment & Economic Developments" is a ground breaking anthology that brings together a diverse array of inspirational unheard real life stories, essays and reflections on the pivotal role of women in shaping economies and societies around the Globe. This collection serves as a beacon of inspiration, showcasing how empowerment and economic development are intrinsically linked and highlighting the transformative power of women's contributions in various sectors. From grassroots activists to leaders in business and policy, the voices within these pages illuminate the challenges faced and the victories achieved in the pursuit of gender equality and economic sustainability. Each narrative is a testament to the resilience, innovation and leadership of women, offering valuable insights into the strategies and solutions that can drive progress for all. "Empowering Echoes" invites readers to explore the multifaceted impact of women's empowerment on economic development, advocating for a future where gender equality is not just a goal, but a foundation for global prosperity.

Download or read book EMPOWERMENT AND EQUALITY NAVIGATING HUMAN RIGHTS LAW IN A COMPLEX WORLD written by Prasanna S and published by Institute of Legal Education. This book was released on 2023-12-26 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear Reader, It is with great pleasure that we present to you our latest publication, "Empowerment and Equality: Navigating Human Rights Law in a Complex World." This edited book is a culmination of extensive research, thoughtful contributions, and the collective expertise of esteemed scholars and practitioners in the field of human rights. In a world marked by dynamic socio-political landscapes, this book serves as a compass, guiding readers through the intricate web of human rights law. "Empowerment and Equality" delves into the complexities and challenges that arise in the pursuit of justice, empowerment, and equality for all individuals, irrespective of their background or circumstances. This book brings together voices from academia, legal practice, and activism, creating a comprehensive resource for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of human rights in our complex world. It is our sincere hope that the insights and perspectives shared within these pages will inspire meaningful dialogue, academic inquiry, and, most importantly, positive action. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the contributors who have dedicated their time and expertise to this project. Their commitment to advancing human rights and promoting equality is evident in the richness and diversity of the content presented. As publishers, we take pride in being part of the dissemination of knowledge that can contribute to positive change. "Empowerment and Equality" aligns with our commitment to publishing works that have the potential to shape conversations, influence policies, and ultimately contribute to a more just and equitable world. We hope you find this book both informative and inspiring. May it serve as a valuable resource for scholars, practitioners, activists, and all those passionate about the advancement of human rights. Thank you for choosing Institute of Legal Education as your source for thought-provoking and impactful literature.

Download or read book A Hundred Bells written by Jessica Viola and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-06 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through reflections on landscape design and gardening, A Hundred Bells is a richly illustrated guide to the core practices of ecological design and how they can be used as tools for personal empowerment and community alliance.

Download or read book Global Insights on Women Empowerment and Leadership written by Haoucha, Malika and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-05-28 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world persistently grappling with gender disparities, the quest for women's empowerment and leadership stands as a pivotal challenge on the global stage. Across diverse societies, the journey towards gender equality in leadership remains fraught with systemic barriers, deeply ingrained stereotypes, and institutional hurdles. From corporate boardrooms to political arenas, women continue to face challenges in realizing their leadership potential. Global Insights on Women Empowerment and Leadership unveils this intricate narrative, offering a nuanced exploration of the triumphs, challenges, and evolving landscapes that define women's pursuit of empowerment across continents and cultures. Through a meticulously woven tapestry of stories, experiences, and struggles, the book sheds light on the shared aspirations and unique journeys of women navigating pathways towards parity and influence. This comprehensive resource is tailored for a diverse audience, including leaders and decision-makers across sectors, educators and students in gender studies, activists and advocates for social justice, professionals aiming for inclusive workplaces, international development organizations seeking effective strategies, and general readers interested in societal shifts. By catering to this spectrum, the book serves as a guide, offering insights, practical strategies, and inspiration for those committed to fostering environments where women can thrive as leaders, contributing to a more equitable world.

Download or read book State of the National Landscape Conservation System written by Wendy VanAsselt and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first effort to assess the condition and stewardship of the Bureau of Land Management's 26-million-acre NLCS spotlights the difficulty of stretching limited staff and funding to adequately protect a diverse American treasure.

Download or read book Participant Empowerment Through Photo elicitation in Ethnographic Education Research written by Michael Lee Boucher, Jr. and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume gives scholars and students a working knowledge of the procedures, challenges, and benefits of using photo methods in their ethnographic work through studies by researchers who are currently using it. The studies are both examples of exemplary scholarship and serve as tutorials on the procedures and methodological considerations of using this personal, even intimate, method. These eight authors were asked to re-open their carefully packed-away studies, disassemble the methods and the findings, and reflect on the contents. Like looking through old photo albums, these reflective essays allowed us to have new conversations with different audiences. Each chapter contains sections that penetratingly explain the research problem, describe why photo methods were used for the study, elucidate and reflect on the method, summarize the findings, and then examine participant empowerment through the method. This unique structure is specifically designed to be used in masters and doctoral classrooms and with researchers looking for new methods or to strengthen their existing work. The editors and authors believe that using photo-methods can empower participants to become part of the research process. Each author uses photo with the same goal; to create rigorous science that has meaning for the participants.