scholarly journals Visualising the scales of ethnic diversity in London using a multilevel entropy index

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (7) ◽  
pp. 1239-1242
Author(s):  
Richard Harris
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Levels Of Analysis ◽  
State School ◽  
Entropy Index ◽  
Index Of Diversity

A challenge emerging from the literature on measuring and modelling segregation at multiple scales is how to map the results. This Featured Graphic uses a method based on the CMY colour model, allowing each of the C, M and Y values to represent one of the micro-, meso- and macro-levels of analysis separately, then combining them in an overall map. It presents the method using a new index, a multilevel index of diversity, with a case study looking at the ethnic diversity of state-school pupils living in London’s neighbourhoods.

Conceptualizing International Labor Migration: A Structuration Perspective

1995 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Goss ◽  
Bruce Lindquist
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Labor Migration ◽  
Structuration Theory ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Levels Of Analysis ◽  
International Labor ◽  
Anthony Giddens ◽  
Theory Of Structuration ◽  
International Labor Migration

This article applies the theory of structuration to international labor migration using case study material from the Philippines. It first provides a brief review of the functional and structural approaches to understanding labor migration and the theoretical impasse that has been created between them. It then reviews several attempts to resolve this impasse, including systems and networks approaches; these solutions are rejected on theoretical and empirical grounds. We suggest that migrant institutions may be a more appropriate mid-level concept than households or social networks to articulate various levels of analysis. We develop this concept in the context of the structuration theory of Anthony Giddens and attempt to apply this to the Philippines, concluding that this framework is eminently suited for further research on international labor migration.

scholarly journals Redundancy and reducibility in the formats of spatial representations

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sami Ryan Yousif
Keyword(s):  
Mental Representations ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Spatial Location ◽  
Spatial Behavior ◽  
Polar Coordinates ◽  
Levels Of Analysis ◽  
Spatial Representations ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Mind

Mental representations are the essence of cognition. Yet, to understand how the mind works, we must understand not just the content of mental representations (i.e., what information is stored), but also the format of those representations (i.e., how that information is stored). But what does it mean for representations to be formatted? How many formats are there? Is it possible that the mind represents some pieces of information in multiple formats at once? To address these questions, I discuss a ‘case study’ of representational format: the representation of spatial location. I review work (a) across species and across development, (b) across spatial scales, and (c) across levels of analysis (e.g., high-level cognitive format vs. low-level neural format). Along the way, I discuss the possibility that the same information may be organized in multiple formats simultaneously (e.g., that locations may be represented in both Cartesian and polar coordinates). Ultimately, I argue that seemingly ‘redundant’ formats may support the flexible spatial behavior observed in humans, and that we should approach the study of all mental representations with this possibility in mind.

scholarly journals How to build a nation: ethnosocial management and academic science in a problem field of state national policy

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 124-124
Author(s):  
Elena A. Erokhina
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Ethnic Politics ◽  
Diversity Management ◽  
Academic Science ◽  
Legislative Initiative ◽  
The Law ◽  
Soviet Russia

The paper presents an analysis of strategic planning documents in the field of ethnic politics of post-Soviet Russia. A case study of a legislative initiative known as the “law on the Russian nation” is considered. It is concluded that the reception of nationalism in the practice of ethnosocial management is the result of borrowing Westernized models of ethnic diversity management.

Role of pine wilt disease based on optimal control strategy at multiple scales: A case study of Korea

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ozair ◽  
Takasar Hussain ◽  
Kashif Ali Abro ◽  
Sajid Jameel ◽  
Aziz Ullah Awan
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Control ◽  
Control Strategy ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Pine Wilt Disease ◽  
Wilt Disease ◽  
Optimal Control Strategy ◽  
Pine Wilt

Measuring the Impact of the Semantic-Based Process Mining Approach

2020 ◽  
pp. 217-237
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Conceptual Analysis ◽  
Process Mining ◽  
Levels Of Analysis ◽  
Use Case ◽  
Abstraction Levels ◽  
The Impact

This chapter looks at the extent to which the semantic-based process mining approach of this book supports the conceptual analysis of the events logs and resultant models. Qualitatively, the chapter leverages the use case study of the research learning process domain to determine how the proposed method support the discovery, monitoring, and enhancement of the real-time processes through the abstraction levels of analysis. Also, the chapter quantitatively assesses the level of accuracy of the classification process to predict behaviours of unobserved instances within the underlying knowledge base. Overall, the work looks at the implications of the semantic-based approach, validation of the classification results, and their influence compared to other existing benchmark techniques/algorithms used for process mining.

scholarly journals Integrating Sustainability into Corporate Strategy: A Case Study of the Textile and Clothing Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 6125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliane Peters ◽  
Ana Simaens
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Theory ◽  
Stakeholder Theory ◽  
Corporate Strategy ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Clothing Industry ◽  
Levels Of Analysis ◽  
Potential Barriers ◽  
Practical Implications

This paper aims to explore a set of institutional, organizational, and individual drivers of and barriers to the integration of sustainability into the corporate strategy of a European textile and clothing (T&C) company. The methodology is based on a case study of the exemplar VAUDE, a family-owned sustainable outdoor outfitter company. The results are in accordance with institutional theory and stakeholder theory as a theoretical framework explaining why companies deal with sustainability. The determined drivers depend on coherence at all levels of analysis, i.e., institutional, organizational, and individual. The barriers found are of an institutional and organizational nature only. The findings present significant practical implications for other T&C companies that seek to integrate sustainability into their corporate strategy and for the T&C industry to create a sustainability-friendly environment to drive more companies to become sustainable. It further supports T&C companies in identifying potential barriers, determining how to overcome them, and successfully integrating sustainability into their corporate strategy. To conclude, the results suggest that it only works if sustainability is strongly integrated into the corporate strategy and deeply anchored in all departments and daily tasks of a T&C company.

scholarly journals Light-Rail Investment in Seattle: Gentrification Pressures and Trends in Neighborhood Ethnoracial Composition

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 154-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris L. Hess
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Ethnic Composition ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Transit Oriented Development ◽  
Transportation Investment ◽  
Urban Contexts ◽  
Demographic Trajectories

Research often finds a positive relationship between public transportation investment and gentrification in nearby neighborhoods. This dynamic is particularly important in urban contexts that plan for transit-oriented development and creating future “walkability.” In this study, I demonstrate a link between transit investment and changing neighborhood racial and ethnic composition, using a case study of the recent light-rail project in Seattle, Washington. Descriptive analyses and difference-in-difference models suggest that affected neighborhoods in Seattle experienced rising shares of non-Hispanic Whites following the start of light-rail construction, while neighborhoods at the suburban periphery of the line saw substantial growth in racial and ethnic diversity. These findings highlight the role of transit infrastructure in restructuring demographic trajectories of nearby neighborhoods and contribute evidence about shifting patterns of residential segregation in the area around the transit line.

Enhancing Community Participation in Intervention Research: Farmworkers and Agricultural Chemicals in North Carolina

1999 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 563-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Arcury ◽  
Colin K. Austin ◽  
Sara A. Quandt ◽  
Rose Saavedra
Keyword(s):  
Community Participation ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Public Health Intervention ◽  
Intervention Research ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Culturally Appropriate ◽  
Agricultural Chemicals ◽  
Project Sustainability ◽  
Community Sector

The participation of affected communities in the development of public health intervention research improves project sustainability and effectiveness by making projects more relevant and acceptable to the communities. This article presents a multimode, multidomain model approach for community participation in different project components, which ensures the benefits of participation without requiring the same level of participation in every activity or by every community sector. A case study is used to illustrate the model, describing procedures for establishing and maintaining farmworker participation in developing an intervention to reduce exposure to chemicals. Farmworkers are a poor and underserved population for which the empowering and culturally appropriate benefits of community participation are especially needed. However, this population presents challenges for participatory health projects: geographic dispersion, ethnic diversity, lack of organization, sense of powerlessness, and communication and transportation difficulties. The lessons learned in this case extend the method and theory of community participation.

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