Planning and development control in an area susceptible to landslides

1987 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 247-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. J. Siddle ◽  
H. R. Payne ◽  
M. J. Flynn
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Development Control ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Pilot Scheme ◽  
Adequate Information ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The World ◽  
Geological Constraints

AbstractThere is an increasing desire amongst those concerned in the planning process for the availability of adequate information on potential geological constraints to development. The potential for landsliding is a hazard of relevance to many areas of the United Kingdom, including South Wales, where the Department of the Environment and the Welsh Office have sponsored a research project to produce a methodology for the preparation of ‘Landslip Potential Planning Maps’. This paper describes the methodologies used to reduce hazards through planning in various parts of the world and outlines the proposed implementation of the pilot scheme in the Rhondda Valleys.

Music for all? Pupils' perceptions of the GCSE Music examination in one South Wales secondary school

2002 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Wright
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
High Grade ◽  
Examination System ◽  
Research Project ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Music Lessons ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Music Examination

This article originated from a research project examining pupils' perceptions of the GCSE Music examination (for pupils aged 15–16) in one large secondary school in the United Kingdom. The research explored the hypothesis that pupils considered it necessary to have additional instrumental or vocal tuition outside class music lessons in order to secure a high grade in the examination. The research also hypothesised that, despite the egalitarian philosophy underpinning the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examination system, the music course was still viewed by pupils as being élitist. It was concluded that although there were some very positive comments from pupils, GCSE Music was still not the intended examination for all.

scholarly journals “My box of memories”: An Australian Country Girl Goes to London

2021 ◽  
pp. 53-66
Author(s):  
Ian Willis
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Research Project ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The 19Th Century

In 1954 a young country woman from New South Wales, Shirley Dunk, ex- ercised her agency and travelled to London. This was a journey to the home of her fore- fathers and copied the activities of other country women who made similar journeys. Some of the earliest of these journeys were undertaken by the wives and daughters of the 19th-century rural gentry. This research project will use a qualitative approach in an examination of Shirley’s journey archive complemented with supplementary interviews and stories of other travellers. Shirley nostalgically recalled the sense of adventure that she experienced as she left Sydney for London by ship and travelled through the United Kingdom and Europe. The article will address questions posed by the journey for Shirley and her travelling companion, Beth, and how they dealt with these forces as tourists and travellers. Shirley’s letters home were reported in the country press and reminiscent of soldier’s wartime letters home that described their tales as tourists in foreign lands. The narrative will show that Shirley, as an Australian country girl, was exposed to the cosmo- politan nature of the metropole, as were other women. The paper will explore how Shirley was subject to the forces of modernity and consumerism at a time when rural women were often limited to domesticity.

British Council as an Instrument of Public Diplomacy of Great Britain

2017 ◽  
pp. 305-312
Author(s):  
Mykola Trofymenko
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Cultural Diplomacy ◽  
Foreign Minister ◽  
Cultural Relations ◽  
British Council ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government

Public diplomacy of Great Britain is one of the most developed in the EU and in the world. The United Kingdom has developed an extremely efficient public diplomacy mechanism which includes BBC World Service (which due to its popularity boosts the reputation and the image of Great Britain), Chevening Scholarships (provides outstanding foreign students with opportunity to study in Great Britain and thus establishes long-lasting relations with public opinion leaders and foreign countries elite) and the British Council, which deals with international diplomatic ties in the field of culture. The British Council is a unique organization. Being technically independent, it actively and efficiently works on consolidating Great Britain’s interests in the world and contributes to the development of public diplomacy in Great Britain.   The author studies the efforts of the British Council as a unique public diplomacy tool of the United Kingdom. Special attention is paid to the role of British Council, which is independent of the governing board and at the same time finds itself under the influence of the latter due to the peculiarities of the appointment of Board’s officials, financing etc. The author concludes that the British Council is a unique organization established in 1934, which is a non-departmental state body, charitable organization and public corporation, technically independent of the government. The British Council, thanks to its commercial activities covers the lack of public funding caused by the policy of economy conducted by the government. It has good practices in this field worth paying attention by other countries. It is also worth mentioning that the increment in profit was getting higher last year, however the issue of increasing the influence of the government on the activities of British Council is still disputable. Although the Foreign Minister officially reports to the parliament on the activities of the British Council, approves the appointment of the leaders of organizations, the British Council preserves its independence of the government, which makes it more popular abroad, and makes positive influence on the world image of Great Britain. The efficiency of the British Council efforts on fulfillment of targets of the United Kingdom public diplomacy is unquestionable, no matter how it calls its activities: whether it is a cultural relations establishment or a cultural diplomacy implementation. Keywords: The British Council, public diplomacy, cultural diplomacy, cultural relations, Foreign Office, Her Majesty’s Government, official assistance for development

scholarly journals Investigation of an outbreak of ciprofloxacin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae using a simplified opa-typing method

2001 ◽  
Vol 126 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. M. PALMER ◽  
J. P. LEEMING ◽  
A. TURNER
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae ◽  
Significant Problem ◽  
Resistant Clone ◽  
Typing Method ◽  
Antibiotic Resistant ◽  
The North ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Pcr Rflp

Ciprofloxacin-resistant gonococci have been isolated from patients in the United Kingdom since 1993. Until recently, evidence has suggested that the majority of infections are not endemic but have been acquired abroad. In October 1999, increasing numbers of ciprofloxacin resistant isolates of the non-requiring auxotype were reported in Oldham and Rochdale (Northwest England). These and similar isolates from elsewhere in England and Wales were genetically characterized using a simplified opa-typing method (a non-radioactive PCR–RFLP method targeting the opa family of genes). Of 73 isolates studied, 24 had unique opa-types (10 from infections acquired abroad), whilst the remaining 49 were indistinguishable (none were known to be acquired abroad). This cluster included 31 isolates from Oldham and Rochdale, 16 from elsewhere in the north of England, and 2 from Southern England and South Wales with known epidemiological links to cases from Manchester and Rochdale respectively. This study illustrates the potential for spread of an antibiotic resistant clone of N. gonorrhoeae both locally and nationally and demonstrates that endemic acquisition of ciprofloxacin-resistant gonococci is now a significant problem in the United Kingdom.

Offshore technology—advances at the dawn of the new millennium reviewed from a UK perspective

2000 ◽  
Vol 214 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
G J Lyons
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Offshore Technology ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The World ◽  
New Millennium ◽  
Technology Advances

This paper considers the technologies that have enabled offshore hydrocarbons production to reach the existing limits, and what may be required realistically to extend these limits further at the beginning of the new millennium. Advances are considered which relate to many parts of the world. Each has its own particular challenges. The viewpoint presented here is, however, from the United Kingdom.

How Do Campaign Spending Limits Affect Elections? Evidence from the United Kingdom 1885–2019

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
ALEXANDER FOUIRNAIES
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Campaign Spending ◽  
House Of Commons ◽  
Electoral Campaigns ◽  
Limit Formula ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The World ◽  
Legal Constraints ◽  
The Cost

In more than half of the democratic countries in the world, candidates face legal constraints on how much money they can spend on their electoral campaigns, yet we know little about the consequences of these restrictions. I study how spending limits affect UK House of Commons elections. I contribute new data on the more than 70,000 candidates who ran for a parliamentary seat from 1885 to 2019, and I document how much money each candidate spent, how they allocated their resources across different spending categories, and the spending limit they faced. To identify the effect on elections, I exploit variation in spending caps induced by reforms of the spending-limit formula that affected some but not all constituencies. The results indicate that when the level of permitted spending is increased, the cost of electoral campaigns increases, which is primarily driven by expenses related to advertisement and mainly to the disadvantage of Labour candidates; the pool of candidates shrinks and elections become less competitive; and the financial and electoral advantages enjoyed by incumbents are amplified.

Experience of Canada, The United Kingdom, Finland and Spain for formation of media literacy among the students

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zlatina Dimitrova ◽  
◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Media Education ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Educational Models ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Habits

The theoretical research focuses on the educational experience for the formation of media literacy among school-age children in different countries around the world. The article presents various options for the formation of media literacy, based on three educational models. According to the first model, media education is represented in the form of a compulsory subject in schools, which is studied by students in different grades. According to the second educational model, media habits are acquired within the interdisciplinary (integrated) approach – the use of the media in traditional school subjects, including native and foreign languages, literature, social sciences. The third model offers practical and informal integration of media education as a supplement and replacement of specific subjects or the intersection between them. The article examines in detail the media training opportunities offered in Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland and Spain, as their experience in media education is applied in a number of other countries around the world. Special attention is paid to the first steps in the introduction of media literacy training among students in Bulgaria, which is carried out only in the last 5-6 years.

Philanthropy, Remittances and Identity: The Case of London-based Sri Lankans

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Kabir ◽  
R.L. Stirrat
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Major Topic ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
International Remittances ◽  
The World ◽  
Personal Histories

Although expatriate remittances are a major topic of study in the world of development, relatively little research has taken place on the motives and meanings of international remittances. This article examines Sri Lankan expatriates in the United Kingdom. It focuses on charitable and philanthropic activities and argues that these can only be understood within the context of the personal histories of the donors.

Advancements in the Detection and Sizing of “Pinhole” Metal Loss

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilson Santamaria ◽  
Martin Bluck
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Metal Loss ◽  
Finite Element Models ◽  
Test Program ◽  
Joint Paper ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Software Models ◽  
The World

At IPC 2010 PII Pipeline Solutions (PII) presented the paper “VALIDATION OF LATEST GENERATION MFL IN-LINE INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY LEADS TO IMPROVED DETECTION AND SIZING SPECIFICATION FOR PINHOLES, PITTING, AXIAL GROOVING AND AXIAL SLOTTING”1, IPC 2010-31124. The suggestion was that this improvement would allow operators to make more informed pipeline integrity decisions in future. In the 4 years since this paper was presented many hundreds of runs have been completed with this latest generation MFL ILI technology, capturing information on tens of thousands of kilometers of pipe, and generating a significant volume of dig verification data. In collaboration with Oil & Gas pipeline operators around the world this growing dig verification database has been utilized to improve software models, algorithms, & analysis processes to validate and further enhance system detection, sizing, & reporting capabilities. This paper focuses on the recent collaboration between ExxonMobil and PII, to investigate system capabilities with respect to “Pinholes”, to address a known threat to a specific pipeline in the United Kingdom. This paper will describe the: • Evolution of the “Pinhole” specification that captured the interest of ExxonMobil. • Use of Finite Element models to predict entitlement for characterization of “Pinhole” type defects • Detail of and results from the ExxonMobil sponsored test program that was conducted in early 2013 • The in-line inspection, analysis report, and dig verification that followed for the pipeline in question. This joint paper, prepared and presented in collaboration by ExxonMobil & PII, will reflect the perspective and synergy of the Pipeline Owner/Operator and the ILI Vendor.

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