Canadian infrastructure will be hit by city limits

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Housing Prices ◽  
Municipal Elections ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Education Governance ◽  
The Past ◽  
City Hall ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Provincial Politics

Subject City governance in Canada. Significance In the past 15 months, almost all of Canada's major cities have held municipal elections. These new mayors find themselves guiding cities that are growing in social, economic and cultural importance -- as well as in size. Moreover, with federal politics increasingly defined by rigid partisanship and provincial politics by an overwhelming focus on health and education, governance in Canada is increasingly moving to city hall. Impacts Toronto's construction boom and population growth will further strain public transit in Canada's largest city. Housing prices will become key issues of contention, as new buyers are increasingly unable to purchase in downtown districts. The collapse in oil prices will place considerable burden on the economies of Albertan cities.

scholarly journals Social care for the migrant population in Spain: needs and strengths of organisations during the COVID-19 pandemic and infodemic

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Bueno Doral ◽  
María Lara ◽  
Noelia García‐Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Third Sector ◽  
Migrant Population ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Third Sector Organisations ◽  
Key Issues

Purpose In the past months, the authors have experienced an exceptional global situation that especially affects the most vulnerable population. This paper aims to analyse the needs, strengths and good practices of the organisations that have continued to study with the migrant population during the health crisis. The main objective was to determine how the health, social and communication crisis has affected the management of the organisation itself, the communications with its direct beneficiaries, the communications with the rest of society, as well as the perception that organisations specialised in migration have about how media has communicated the information of COVID-19 and migrant population. Design/methodology/approach The authors have circulated a questionnaire with open questions that covered the four dimensions previously mentioned. Findings The results show the analysis of the answers of 11 of the most important national and international organisations in the field of migration and refuge that operate in Spain. Originality/value Key issues have emerged related not only to the principal management concerns, internal digital communication, the adaptability of external communication and the major effort required to provide information about migration but also to innovative good practices. That other third sector organisations focussed on migration will be able to apply in the future and in other geographic areas.

A review of facilities management performance measurement

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 490-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Amos ◽  
Zairul Nisham Musa ◽  
Cheong Peng Au-Yong
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Facilities Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Slow Pace ◽  
The Past ◽  
Key Issues

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a comprehensive review of facilities management (FM) performance measurement (PM) research within the past two decades to understand existing gaps in FM PM literature. Design/methodology/approach The paper employs a systematic approach to review papers in FM PM published from 1997 to 2017. The articles published in selected peer-reviewed international journals in the last 20 years were collected by conducting literature search in the Web of Science and Scopus databases. The content of the papers were scrutinized to understand the gap in literature. Findings The review depicts a slow pace of FM PM research characterized by diverse and fragmented performance measures, whereas the existing PM frameworks are at the nascent stage. Research limitations/implications The judgments of the paper are based on the 54 papers selected for the critical review and analysis that should be treated as key issues in FM PM research agenda. The review also excludes energy management. Originality/value The paper identifies the gaps in the current PM literature in FM and set propositions for future research which is of utility and relevance to FM researchers more especially on the existing conceptual frameworks. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first attempt to conduct a review on FM PM in the extant literature.

Separatist division boosts support for Sanchez

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Party System ◽  
Political Instability ◽  
Municipal Elections ◽  
Big Business ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Independence Movement ◽  
Electoral Performance

Significance However, Catalan separatist forces have been losing momentum over the past year, owing to fragmentation; the new initiative reflects wider divisions within separatist circles and is unlikely to reunify them. Impacts A more complex party system in Catalonia would make it harder for Sanchez to secure the Catalan votes he needs in the Spanish parliament. The prospect of greater political instability in Catalonia will concern big business. Deeper divisions in the independence movement may help re-elect Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau in next May's municipal elections. Diminished Catalan independence prospects may damage the electoral performance of the unionist Citizens party.

Macron-Le Pen rivalry is set to intensify in France

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
Political Competition ◽  
Party Competition ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Municipal Elections ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
French Foreign Policy

Subject French party competition. Significance The 2017 presidential election dealt a major blow to the parties that had dominated French political competition over the past six decades. Party competition consolidated subsequently around a 'globalist against nativist' narrative pitting President Emmanuel Macron’s En Marche (LRM) against Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN). Ahead of the 2022 presidential election, this competition looks set to persist. Impacts Macron’s hardening positions on crime and immigration will weaken further his appeal among left-wing voters. Macron’s focus on the 2022 election may weaken his recent growing assertiveness vis-a-vis EU and French foreign policy. Next year’s municipal elections represent an opportunity for some of the marginalised parties to regain electoral momentum.

Syrian-Lebanese food shortages will drive instability

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
World Bank ◽  
Humanitarian Aid ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
Food Shortages ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Eu

Significance While Lebanon is experiencing what the World Bank dubbed “the worst economic crisis in more than a century”, civil war-torn Syria has been hit by one of the most severe droughts of the past decade. An estimated 77% of Lebanese households do not have enough food, and almost all Syrians suffer from reduced availability. Impacts Neighbouring countries such as Jordan and Turkey will be the first affected by any new migration wave. The EU may also see more migration from the Levant as a result of food insecurity. The return of Syrian refugees from Lebanon could increase pressure on the humanitarian aid sector in Syria. Israel may more tightly secure its Lebanese and Syrian borders for fear of spillover from rising tensions.

The evolution of business ethics research in the realm of tourism and hospitality

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 1598-1621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Ali Köseoglu ◽  
Yasin Sehitoglu ◽  
Gary Ross ◽  
John A. Parnell
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Scientific Progress ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Ethics Research ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality ◽  
Social Sciences Citation Index ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to illustrate how business ethics research is progressing in the tourism and hospitality (T/H) industries and suggest a research agenda. Design/methodology/approach This study applies bibliometric analysis to articles related to business ethics topics in the T/H fields published between 1995 and 2014 in six, nine and five leading hospitality-, tourism- and business ethics-oriented journals, respectively. Findings This study provides a broad view on business ethics research in the T/H fields based on leading authors, institutions, themes and methods used over the past two decades. Research limitations/implications This study assesses the progress of business ethics research in the hospitality and tourism fields. Only articles published in select, prominent Social Sciences Citation Index journals were analyzed. Practical implications This analysis focuses on published articles related to business ethics in the T/H fields. As such, it facilitates researchers, academic scholars and professionals in contributing to the field more effectively and advancing scientific progress in the literature. It aids practitioners by evaluating the extent to which scholars have investigated key issues in the field. Originality/value This study is the first to utilize bibliometric analysis to assess business ethics research focusing on T/H activities published in leading tourism, hospitality and business ethics journals.

Intact arch spondylolisthesis

1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 840-844 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eben Alexander ◽  
David L. Kelly ◽  
Courtland H. Davis ◽  
Joe M. McWhorter ◽  
William Brown
Keyword(s):  
Intervertebral Disc ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Leg Pain ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cauda Equina Compression ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Almost All

✓ Over the past 11 years, the authors have treated 50 cases of intact arch spondylolisthesis. There were 38 female and 12 male patients, and all but 11 were older than 60 years of age. Almost all had severe low-back pain made worse by standing or walking. Other common manifestations were unilateral leg pain, numbness or weakness of the leg, and evidence of mild cauda equina compression. Severe cauda equina compression was rare. Myelography invariably showed an extradural dorsal compression. A waist deformity was characteristic in many patients, but 12 had a complete block. In 15 patients (30%) the myelographic impression was that of a herniated intervertebral disc. Most subluxations were of L-4 on L-5. At operation, the facets were found to be thickened, distorted, and irregular. All patients were treated with a wide decompression and laminectomy, which included a medial facetectomy of the inferior and superior facets. An intervertebral disc was removed in 10 patients. Follow-up monitoring of 41 patients (for an average period of 36 months) showed that 26 (63%) were pain-free, 11 had less pain, and four were unimproved. Five other patients with short follow-up periods (average 5 months) were all improved.

scholarly journals The future we want

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Leal Filho ◽  
Evangelos Manolas ◽  
Paul Pace
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Sustainability In Higher Education ◽  
The Right

Purpose – This paper aims to provide a description of the achievements of the United Nations (UN) Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) with a focus on higher education, and it describes some of the key issues which will guide sustainable development in the coming years. Design/methodology/approach – The paper initially presents an analysis of past developments, complemented by an assessment of the emphasis on sustainable development by the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. In particular, it makes cross-references to the deliberations held at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012, with a special emphasis to the document “The Future we Want”. It concludes by listing a set of suggestions and measures that both industrialised and developing countries may consider to translate the principles of sustainable development into reality. Findings – Sustainable development is and will continue to be a matter of substantial international interest and concern. The developments achieved over the past 20 years have been substantial, but there are still many gaps and need which need to be met, so as to improve its prospects in the next two decades. Originality/value – The paper provides useful insights which allow a better understanding of the role of universities in fostering sustainable development, and some of the key issues need to be considered, so as to allow things to move in the right direction.

BP Global Energy Outlook 2030

2013 ◽  
pp. 109-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Rühl
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Net Energy ◽  
Global Energy ◽  
The Past ◽  
Market Shares ◽  
The Us ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Oil Gas

This paper presents the highlights of the third annual edition of the BP Energy Outlook, which sets out BP’s view of the most likely developments in global energy markets to 2030, based on up-to-date analysis and taking into account developments of the past year. The Outlook’s overall expectation for growth in global energy demand is to be 36% higher in 2030 than in 2011 and almost all the growth coming from emerging economies. It also reflects shifting expectations of the pattern of supply, with unconventional sources — shale gas and tight oil together with heavy oil and biofuels — playing an increasingly important role and, in particular, transforming the energy balance of the US. While the fuel mix is evolving, fossil fuels will continue to be dominant. Oil, gas and coal are expected to converge on market shares of around 26—28% each by 2030, and non-fossil fuels — nuclear, hydro and renewables — on a share of around 6—7% each. By 2030, increasing production and moderating demand will result in the US being 99% self-sufficient in net energy. Meanwhile, with continuing steep economic growth, major emerging economies such as China and India will become increasingly reliant on energy imports. These shifts will have major impacts on trade balances.

Building Research Teams

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Peach
Keyword(s):  
Common Goal ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
Building Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Collective Activity ◽  
Research Administrators ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Common Goals ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Century Science

This chapter discusses the process of building research teams. Increasingly over the past three-quarters of a century, science has become a collective activity, with teams of tens, hundreds or even thousands of scientists, engineers and technicians working together on a common goal. Consequently, almost all research involves building, motivating and maintaining a research team. Even a theoretical group is likely to have one or two postdocs, graduate students and visitors, but research teams will, in addition, have engineers and technicians, as well as, possibly, research administrators. The chapter also addresses the importance of creating and maintaining a good team and team spirit, as large projects are assembled from a large number of small teams working on common goals, usually in a loose federated structure with some overall coordination and leadership.

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