The University as a Neoliberal and Colonizing Institute: A Spatial Case Study Analysis of the Invisible Fence Between York University and the Jane and Finch Neighbourhood in the City of Toronto

2018 ◽  
pp. 9-31
Author(s):  
Ardavan Eizadirad
Keyword(s):  
Study Analysis ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
The University ◽  
The City ◽  
The Invisible

scholarly journals A Case Study Analysis Informing A Set Of Recommendations For The Successful Implementation of Carbon Pricing Instruments For Toronto, Canada

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Brown
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Carbon Pricing ◽  
Municipal Governments ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
The World ◽  
The City ◽  
Successes And Failures

This paper provides a set of recommendations for how the City of Toronto can implement a successful carbon pricing instrument highlighting the importance of Municipal Governments in combating climate change. Through examining the successes and failures of 4 other cities around the world that have enacted carbon pricing instruments a set of criteria has been created. This set of criteria informs 4 specific recommendations for the City of Toronto.

scholarly journals From tradition to landscape architecture – Planting design concept using perennials and bulbs

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-108
Author(s):  
Zsolt Székely-Varga ◽  
Timea Hitter Buru ◽  
Alex-Peter Cotoz ◽  
Erzsébet Buta ◽  
Maria Cantor
Keyword(s):  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Landscape Architecture ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Design Concept ◽  
Concept Design ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Traditional Patterns ◽  
The University

Abstract “Tradition and Modernity”, two aspects the University of Agriculture Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca lives by. The current paper presents a case study analysis of a landscape architecture design, combining tradition with modernity. Through the use of traditional Transylvanian patterns, this concept design is based on the use of different plant species and flowering periods. It measures 500 sq. m and is situated on the campus of the UASVM. Today, there is an increasing interest for bulbs and Lavandula species in landscaping. This is the reason why Lavandula is popular in the design concept presented below. Designed with the use of Romanian traditional patterns and specific colours, two types of ornamental plants are combined: perennials and bulbous plants. This proposal attempts to provide a way of approaching the Romanian landscape, specific to the region it belongs to.

scholarly journals Profitability of Forest Certification – Case Study Analysis

2019 ◽  
pp. 607-614
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Forest Certification ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Forest Enterprises ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Forest certification plays an important role in supporting and ensuring sustainable forest management. By November 2017, the FM FSC certified state hunting and forestry enterprises are 72 in number, part of which are included in group certificates of the respective state-owned enterprises in whose territory they are located. Certified forest area in Bulgaria in November 2017 is 1 315 594 ha. These numbers are growing very fast at the moment. The main objective of the study is to analyze and evaluate the profitability of introducing the FSC certificate for sustainable forest management. In this respect a case study analysis is carried out at Yundola and Petrohan, which are Training forest enterprises at the University of Forestry - Sofia. These two forest enterprises and adjacent state forest and hunting forest enterprises are considered in this case as model forest areas, including certified and subject to certification forest enterprises and typical forest areas with coniferous and deciduous forests. The following research objectives were fulfilled in order to achieve the stated goal: 1.Analysis and estimation of the profitability of the implementation of the FSC certificate for sustainable forest management in Yundola Training forests. 2.Analysis and estimation of the profitability of the implementation of the FSC certificate for sustainable forest management in the Petrohan Training forests. Based on the study and the results obtained, conclusions and recommendations were made on the impact of FSC certification on the activities of certified FSC forest enterprises. On the basis of a developed model analysis of the profitability of State hunting enterprise Vitinya, a methodology for analysis and assessment of the profitability of forestry and hunting forest enterprises, certified and subject to FSC certification was developed.

scholarly journals Bottom-up Urban Regeneration and Vacant Buildings: A Framework to understand how Empty Properties can be Strategically Embedded in Bottom-up Projects

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-58
Author(s):  
Alberto Squizzato
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Urban Regeneration ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Regeneration Strategy ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Urban Issues ◽  
The City

The bottom-up projects, in the years after the Great Crisis, have been considered as a popular measure to solve urban issues, overcoming the conditions of austerity faced by public actors. However, these initiatives not only seem confined to solve very specific issues but are often linked to a more comprehensive urban regeneration strategy, thus capable of addressing the economic, social and physical aspects of a wider part of the city. This article presents the first findings of wider research, which analyses the link between bottom-up practices and the concept of urban regeneration. In particular, this article focuses on an element that appears to be fundamental for the development of these bottom-up urban regeneration practices: the presence of vacant buildings available for the reuse. This article suggests the possibility to analyse how vacant buildings are embedded in these practices through three steps, called steps for the regeneration through the reuse of vacant buildings (SteRVs), namely Recognition, Appropriation and Design. The validity of the three phases is demonstrated through a multiple case study analysis, that considers two renowned bottom-up urban regeneration cases developed in Europe mainly after 2000: Farm Cultural Park, in Favara (Italy) and NDSM wharf, in Amsterdam.

Open innovation environments as knowledge sharing enablers: the case of strategic technology and innovative management consortium

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Crupi ◽  
Nicola Del Sarto ◽  
Alberto Di Minin ◽  
Rob Phaal ◽  
Andrea Piccaluga
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
The University ◽  
Interpretive Structural Model

Purpose This study aims to understand how open innovation (OI) environments can help organizations in implementing knowledge sharing (KS) practices defusing KS barriers. Design/methodology/approach An in-depth case study analysis on the strategic technology and innovation management (STIM) consortium at the Institute of Manufacturing of the University of Cambridge was performed during the 2019 and 2020 STIM program editions. To analyze data, this paper used the interpretive structural model on a sample of 20 managers participating in the STIM consortium, and this paper carried out an exploratory in-depth case study analysis to validate the results. Findings The findings shed light on the role of OI environments in defusing KS barriers in the process of inter-organizational KS. Originality/value Notwithstanding the importance of KS practices among organizations, only a few studies have recognized and investigated the role played by OI arrangements in enhancing KS practices.

Municipality of Peristeri

2022 ◽  
pp. 165-173
Author(s):  
Pagona-Xanthi Psathopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
The Third ◽  
The City ◽  
Further Development

In recent years, both in Greece and worldwide, there is a tendency to create smarter cities in order to improve the daily lives of citizens. The chapter focuses on the city of Peristeri and intends to analyze its transformation from a traditional city to a 21st century smart city. As Peristeri is the third largest municipality of Attica, the case of it is of special interest. A recording and an assessment of the transition of Peristeri to a smart city will depict the current situation, future directions, and planning and how the COVID-19 period influenced this transition. Τhe fundamental role of citizens is discussed. The results of the case study analysis indicate that Peristeri aims to be a smart city leader for the western suburbs. Although the findings highlight great potential for further development, the strategy, the methodology, the organization, the emphasis on the citizens and the city seems to be a decisive factor for the municipality of Peristeri to be a pioneer.

scholarly journals Moving Towards Sustainable Outcomes in Student Partnerships: Partnership Values in the Pilot Year

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Marie ◽  
Susannah McGowan
Keyword(s):  
Learning Experience ◽  
Collective Responsibility ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
University College London ◽  
The University ◽  
Successes And Challenges

The UCL ChangeMakers scheme supports students and staff to work in partnership to enhance the University College London (UCL) learning experience. In 2014/15 we piloted the scheme with 10 projects run by 24 students in collaboration with 11 staff members. This paper will focus on our evaluation efforts of the pilot year through 4 illustrative case studies highlighting the successes and challenges of 4 projects. We focused our discussion on how projects were defined, what role students and staff should have had in defining the projects, and the sustainability of the projects once the student moves on or graduates. From our case study analysis, our findings revealed that a series of partnership values—collective responsibility, honesty, plurality, and trust—need to be considered in order to have an impact on the sustainability of the project and, more importantly, on the learning experience for students.

scholarly journals The University as a Neoliberal and Colonizing Institute: A Spatial Case Study Analysis of the Invisible Fence between York University and the Jane and Finch Neighbourhood in the City of Toronto

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ardavan Eizadirad
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Development ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Social Differences ◽  
Safe Place ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Visible Minorities ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
The University ◽  
The City

Jane and Finch is notoriously known in the City of Toronto as a high profile “Priority Neighbourhood” characterized by poverty, crime and violence. And yet, it is situated in close proximity to York University, a place of higher learning characterized by modernism, order, multiculturalism, and innovation. Using a spatial analysis, the first half of this essay traces the social, cultural, and historical development of Jane and Finch and York University, contrasting the rapid development and expansion of York University in relation to the slow growth and deteriorating living conditions of Jane and Finch. The second half of the essay explores the racialization of physical and social differences between York University and Jane and Finch. In particular, I explore how interlocking systems of domination produce, maintain, and (re)produce an invisible fence that constitutes York University as a civilized space and Jane and Finch as a spectacle of violence and delinquency. Overall, this article uses York University as a case study to argue that the university, as an extension of the State, participates in a neoliberal and colonizing project that constructs York University as a safe place of higher learning at the expense of social marginalization, stigmatization, and exclusion of the Jane and Finch community and Othering of its residents. By the racialization of Jane and Finch and Othering of its immigrants and visible minorities, York University exemplifies the processes by which whiteness is protected and privileged and the university’s perpetuation of poverty and violence in Jane and Finch are masked.

scholarly journals A Case Study Analysis Informing A Set Of Recommendations For The Successful Implementation of Carbon Pricing Instruments For Toronto, Canada

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Brown
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Carbon Pricing ◽  
Municipal Governments ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
The World ◽  
The City ◽  
Successes And Failures

This paper provides a set of recommendations for how the City of Toronto can implement a successful carbon pricing instrument highlighting the importance of Municipal Governments in combating climate change. Through examining the successes and failures of 4 other cities around the world that have enacted carbon pricing instruments a set of criteria has been created. This set of criteria informs 4 specific recommendations for the City of Toronto.

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