‘Making blockchain real’: regulatory discourses of blockchains as a smart, civic service

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Maral Sotoudehnia
Keyword(s):  
Civic Service

Alumni of National Civic Service: Comparing the experience of at-risk and mainstream volunteers

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 1027-1041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anat Zeira ◽  
Rivka Tuval-Mashiach ◽  
Galit Meir ◽  
Drorit Levy ◽  
Tehila Refaeli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Developmental Stage ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Civic Service ◽  
Youth At Risk ◽  
The Individual

This article describes the perspectives of alumni of National Civic Service (NCS) in Israel on its impact at the individual level. We compared 250 young women who were identified as youth at risk with 295 mainstream volunteers. Overall, the two groups show similar outcomes that are typical to this developmental stage of life. Yet youth at risk experience more difficulties. While NCS aims at increasing equality between groups, it seems that it is not enough to bridge the gaps between the groups. The findings imply a need for a continued intervention to accompany the at-risk alumni that would leverage the progress made during the NCS period.

Living a Life of Service

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa L. Caldwell
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Political Activism ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Religiously Affiliated ◽  
Federal Policies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Worship Service ◽  
Civic Service

This chapter analyzes Russian cultural values and practices of service, with particular emphasis on the role of religiously inspired service in support of state goals of equality and justice. Over the past several centuries, Russia’s religiously affiliated assistance groups have consistently focused on redressing inequalities, whether those are social, cultural, economic, or political. Working both in cooperation with official projects and governmental bodies and in opposition to regional and federal policies, religious communities have addressed issues and operated in arenas that have in turn complicated and expanded what counts as worship, service, action, and even the intended beneficiaries of their work. As the examples documented here show, through activities of civic service and engagement, religious communities and their followers have challenged distinctions between religious and secular and cultivated new ethics of voluntarism and political activism.

Gilds as Incubators for Citizenship

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara A. Hanawalt
Keyword(s):  
Fourteenth Century ◽  
City Government ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Civic Service ◽  
The City

Gilds had come to be a major force in the city by the late fourteenth century. The major gilds dominated the city government. Gilds served as educators of apprentices on civic behaviors and rituals, as well as in the trades. Participating in gild governance groomed men for civic service. The election of wardens was similar to that of civic office holders, as were the rituals of subordination to the wardens. The gild courts maintained oversight of members’ behavior and the quality of the goods produced. Distinctive liveries were an important indicator of members’ status in the gild. Those of the highest status wore the gild’s gown, whereas those of lesser status wore only the hood. The gowns were worn on civic occasions but also for the funerals of members, for banquets, and for processions on the feast day of the gild.

Women in Civic Service

1910 ◽  
Vol 72 (18) ◽  
pp. 484-484
Author(s):  
Cornelia Debey
Keyword(s):  
Civic Service

Needs Assessments: An Integrated Assignment in Civic Service

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra S. Norris ◽  
Charles L. Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Needs Assessments ◽  
Civic Service

Civic Service in Israel

2004 ◽  
Vol 33 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 51S-63S ◽  
Author(s):  
Maggie Bar-Tura ◽  
Nicole Fleischer
Keyword(s):  
Civic Service

scholarly journals Hotspot Analysis of Structure Fires in Urban Agglomeration: A Case of Nagpur City, India

Fire ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Priya P. Singh ◽  
Chandra S. Sabnani ◽  
Vijay S. Kapse
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Fire Risk ◽  
Temporal Analysis ◽  
Fire Service ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Hotspot Analysis ◽  
Peak Period ◽  
Civic Service ◽  
Risk Zones ◽  
Resilient Infrastructure

Fire Service is the fundamental civic service to protect citizens from irrecoverable, heavy losses of lives and property. Hotspot analysis of structure fires is essential to estimate people and property at risk. Hotspot analysis for the peak period of last decade, using a GIS-based spatial analyst and statistical techniques through the Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) and Getis-Ord Gi* with Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) interpolation is performed, revealing fire risk zones at the city ward micro level. Using remote sensing, outputs of hotspot analysis are integrated with the built environment of Land Use Land Cover (LULC) to quantify the accurate built-up areas and population density of identified fire risk zones. KDE delineates 34 wards as hotspots, while Getis-Ord Gi* delineates 17 wards within the KDE hotspot, the central core areas having the highest built-up and population density. A temporal analysis reveals the maximum fires on Thursday during the hot afternoon hours from 12 noon to 5 p.m. The study outputs help decision makers for effective fire prevention and protection by deploying immediate resource allocations and proactive planning reassuring sustainable urban development. Furthermore, updating the requirement of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to build urban resilient infrastructure in accord with the Smart City Mission.

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