scholarly journals Setting Planning Standards for Public Facilities in a City: A Case Study of Ward 50 of Dhaka City Corporation

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 169-177
Author(s):  
Mohammad Atikul Islam
Keyword(s):  
School Facilities ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Public Facility ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Population Number ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Public Facilities ◽  
Made In

Availability of different types of public facilities within an urban area is required to achieve specific objectives in urban planning. Planning standards are necessary in such cases to help achieve the adequacy and quality in services and facilities. To improve the situation in rapid and unplanned growth of Dhaka city both in terms of population and size, it demands a large amount of public facilities such as open spaces, playgrounds, schools, hospitals etc. School is an important public facility that requires setting standards and choosing appropriate locations. Standard of school facilities in an area depends upon factors such as, density of population, number of per family school going children, road network etc. This paper explores the existing facilities of primary and secondary schools for school going children in Ward 50 of Dhaka City Corporation. A series of field survey were conducted in order to collect information from primary sources, and standards on school facilities were collected from secondary sources. Based on the findings, suggestions on future planning of school facilities have been made in this paper. Finally, to justify the standards for schools facilities, DMDP planning standards are followed.  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbip.v2i0.9577Journal of Bangladesh Institute of Planners Vol. 2, December 2009, pp. 169-178

scholarly journals The Interconnectedness between Institutional Quality, Civil War and Institutional Reform: A Case Study of Nepalese Maoist Civil War

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-70
Author(s):  
Saroj Kumar Aryal
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Institutional Reform ◽  
Institutional Quality ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Institutional Reforms ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Made In

Various factors trigger civil war, depending on the society and stages of political development. But analyzing it through the quality of an institution or some provisions of institutions may lead to a possible cause of a civil war. Thus, the primary objective of this article is to investigate institutional quality and its role in triggering a civil war. This paper argues that there is interconnectedness between institutional quality, civil war, and institutional reforms, which occurs as a series of events. Although the article provides many examples, in the second section, the case study of Nepalese decade-long civil war and post-civil war institutional reform has been presented to back the argument made in the paper. By discussing various dynamics of historical institutionalism, the paper mainly analyzes the primary and secondary sources.

scholarly journals Sectarian Crisis in Northern Nigeria: Case Study of Kaduna State (2007-2016)

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Eze-Michael Ezedikachi. N
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Religious Fundamentalism ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Northern Nigeria ◽  
National Unity ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Religious Extremism ◽  
The Government

Sectarian crisis has been said to have erupted from groups with different ideological values and perspectives and had resulted into conflicts and brought about sectarian crisis especially in the northern Nigeria. The study examined the various causes of sectarian crisis in northern Nigeria, which included religious fundamentalism, religious extremism, and political manipulations. The study examined the effect of sectarian crisis in northern Nigeria with Kaduna state used for the case study. It was structurally analyzed with the use of quantitative method due to the nature of the research. The study developed fifteen (15) research questions, which were administered to 2 local government areas in Kaduna state namely Jema’a and Zagon kataf. Both primary and secondary data were used as sources of data. For primary sources data was gotten from the field work where research questionnaires were distributed and, for the secondary sources, data was gotten from journals, articles, published and unpublished books, libraries, works from the existing literature related to this study as well as from the internet. While the simple percentage technique was used in organizing and presenting the data collected. The data analysis revealed that sectarian crisis created ethnic differences and socio-economic problems. The study recommended that for sectarian crisis to be prevented, an elaborate process of depoliticizing ethnic groups must be put in place. The government also should take measures to shutdown religious group crisis by promoting peace and unity in the society. By this northern Nigeria will experience peace, oneness, good security and national Unity.

scholarly journals Aspects of Human Security, Social Justice and Sustainable Development in Africa: Nigeria as a Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 270
Author(s):  
Dhikru Adewale Yagboyaju
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Human Security ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Health Security ◽  
Distant Future ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The Past ◽  
Poverty And Health

This paper analyzes the relationships between selected aspects of human security-poverty and health security, social justice and sustainable development in Nigeria, representing the African continent. Human security, an emerging paradigm for understanding global vulnerabilities, is widely defined as consisting of seven key areas. However, the aspects of poverty and health security are selected for this study because of the overlapping effects on all the other aspects. Data for the conceptual and theoretical section of the paper are drawn from secondary sources and complimented by data from primary sources. These include events analyses by the author and content analyses of documents such as United Nations (UN) Human Development Index (HDI), Legatum Prosperity Index and Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) for a selected period. Research methodology is case study based.The paper’s main finding centres on the levels of poverty and threats to health security that have confronted majority of ordinary Nigerians in the past two decades despite the country’s huge material endowments. In the light of this, the focus of knowledge in the country’s immediate and distant future should be human security and not state-centric security.

The role of tech startups in the fight against COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Movement Data ◽  
Hospital Equipment

PurposeThis study explores the contribution that tech startups can provide in the fight against COVID-19. The Tech4Covid movement is presented to that effect, which has joined several Portuguese tech startups. This initiative gathers more than 5,000 volunteers and 28 ongoing projects in several interdisciplinary areas, including science, technology, health and education.Design/methodology/approachTwo qualitative methods are adopted: the case study and the field research technique. This joint approach allows exploring in-depth the relevance and impact of the different areas included in Tech4Covid movement. Data were collected both from primary sources, namely by the authors' participation in the movement and by the use of secondary sources from each project.FindingsThe findings reveal three main areas in which the 28 ongoing projects can be categorized, respectively: support to health professionals and hospital equipment, health and education services and business and leisure. These projects offer direct and indirect contributions to the fight against COVID-19. From a perspective, they were initially designed to support health professionals in gathering protective equipment and supporting screening for suspicious cases. From another perspective, they also offer indirect benefits to citizens and the local economy.Originality/valueThis paper addresses a recent phenomenon with a dramatic impact on public health, social and economic dimensions. The study provides essentially practical contributions by revealing how Portuguese technological startups were organized and worked together to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is expected this study will serve as a reference for other countries and communities that intend to replicate this model.

Upaya Kepemimpinan Spiritual dalam Mengembangkan Budaya Mutu di SMA Plus Muthahhari Bandung

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 258-281
Author(s):  
Erba Rozalina Yuliyanti ◽  
Didin Saepuddin ◽  
Yunasril Ali
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Spiritual Leadership ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Data Organization ◽  
Cultural Empathy ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Innovative Culture

This paper aims to obtain information about the spiritual leadership efforts in developing a culture quality and its reality developed.  The method in this study is a qualitative descriptive method. This research is a single case study focusing on the private Islamic schools, Senior High School Plus under Motahhari foundation, Bandung. The main data were obtained from primary sources namely the headmaster, teachers, staff, students and parents. Then, the secondary sources are qualitative documents such as dissertations, journals, documents and other sources supporting data. The data were collecting indepth interviews, non-participant observation and documentation. The technique of data analysis use integrative analysis. Then the data were analyzed using three methods namely data organization, data reduction and data presentation. For checking the validity of the data, researcheruse: 1) the credibility of the data with triangulation techniques, dependability and confirmability. The findings of study showed: 1) an articulation and dissemination of the vision and mission of the school was implemented fairly intense, 2) Motahhari as a symbol of Ulul Albab development, 3) the rewards and sanctions formes are an extrinsic and an intrinsic, 4) the relationships that occur in school is a social, an emotional and a spiritual relationships. The reality of the quality culture developed are: 1), cultural empathy, 2) critical culture, 3) an innovative culture, and 4) an inclusive - pluralist culture

scholarly journals EFFECTIVENESS OF MARKETING STRATEGIES ON ENHANCING CULTURAL TOURISM: A CASE STUDY ON TABAKA SOAPSTONE CARVINGS IN KISII REGION, KENYA.

2020 ◽  
pp. 212-225
Author(s):  
Henry Nyamogosa ◽  
Michael Murimi
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Radio Stations ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Communication Techniques ◽  
Cultural Sites

Cultural Tourism is a growing phenomenon around the world. In Kenya, cultural tourism represents an important part of the tourism sector and largely depends on cultural heritage assets such as traditions, artifacts, and crafts, historical buildings, and gastronomy of host people. While marketing strategy can enhance the number of visitation and revenues to these sites, other strategies may be ineffective to meet the aims of the cultural sites. Investigating the effectiveness of marketing strategies on enhancing cultural Tourism should play a role in enhancing visitation levels. To this end, some authors have suggested marketing strategies for enhancing visitation levels in cultural sites; however, research on the effectiveness of marketing strategies in cultural sites is limited. To address this research gap, the research sought to examine the effectiveness of promotion, price, and brand awareness as marketing strategies on enhancing cultural tourism in Kenya using a case study on Tabaka soapstone carvings. The target population consisted of 300 tourists, 30 employees at the site, and management of the cultural site committee. A stratified sampling technique was used to select 60 tourists while 10 employees were selected through a proportionate sampling technique. Data was collected from both secondary and primary sources. However, the researcher relied mostly on primary sources as it was taken to be accurate as compared to secondary sources. The major tool for the collection of data from tourists and employees was structured questionnaire, while, data from the management was collected via interview. Analysis of data was done descriptively and presented by tables and figures. Limitations of the study were also explored and ethics considered in the study. The study found out that an inadequate number of tourists visiting the site were as a result of ineffective communication techniques employed. Tourism products and services were not presented well to tourists as it was promised to them thus leading to low satisfaction of tourists. They had also developed a perception that the price charged at the site was expensive. The study farther found out that tourists were unable to distinguish the cultural site from others due to unclear logos on site’s brochures, websites, and signboards. The study recommended that cultural site management should use websites and local radio stations to enable more target tourists to discover the site instead of tourists depending on friends and relatives as revealed by the study. Offers and discounts during weekdays should be encouraged to enhance visitation during such periods.

scholarly journals Navigating the logics of changing public facilities management

Facilities ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Svensson ◽  
Martin Löwstedt
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Context ◽  
Facility Management ◽  
Facilities Management ◽  
Public Facility ◽  
Organizational Practices ◽  
Building Stock ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Public Facilities ◽  
Large Building

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how a multitude of demands and challenges faced by public facilities management organizations’ (PFMOs) particularly in relation to a large building stock in need of measures’ are acted upon and negotiated in practice. Specifically this study asks: What are the institutional logics (IL) that constitute the organizational context of PFMOs? How does an institutional worker navigate to create change in PFMOs? Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through a case study of a public facility management organization and include interviews, a questionnaire, observations and organizational documents. The analytical focus is the work of a single actor, a project manager portrayed as “the navigator” and his institutional work (IW) of developing and implementing new organizational practices, to meet current challenges and develop a more “strategic” facility management. Findings The complex institutional landscape faced by officials in PFMOs enforce officials responsible for implementing and developing new practices to become navigators. Originality/value The findings offer a rich practice-based account of the day-to-day IW carried out by actors that try to navigate complex institutional landscapes, consisting of multiple and, at times, conflicting IL. Current challenges for PFMOs are to be portrayed as multi-dimensional and the actual work to transform organizational practices in this context is highly complex, unordered and messy. The findings point towards a need for new competences and roles to tackle current challenges; geared towards integrating different logics and perspectives.

scholarly journals Działania przedsiębiorcze kobiet na wsi na przykładzie KGW w powieciegnieźnieńskim

2019 ◽  
pp. 127-138
Author(s):  
Monika Wojcieszak-Zbierska ◽  
Jan Zawadka
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Good Image ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Research Material ◽  
Rural Development Program

The aim of the study was to present the genesis, essence and objectives of the functioning of farmers’ wives’ association (FWA), to present their activity in the area of obtaining funds from EU funds, as well as to identify and show the objectives of investments carried out by them. The study was enriched by a case study of the Farmers’ Wives’ Association in Modliszewko. Primary and secondary sources of research material were used in the work. Secondary sources are scientific literature in the field of local development, entrepreneurship, including initiatives undertaken by women in rural areas, regulations and data of the Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture regarding co-financing of FWA with funds from Rural Development Program (RDP) 2014–2020. Primary sources are the results of research carried out in April 2019 regarding the use of funds obtained by FWA. Based on the results of the conducted research, it can be stated that the funds obtained by FWA enabled the implementation of many activities that contributed to the development of rural areas. Members of the surveyed organizations showed entrepreneurship and built a good image of their region. The funds received were mainly dedicated to the modernization of equipment, as well as the promotion of the organization, region and local cuisine.

scholarly journals Ideological Partisan of Political Parties and Reforms in Education: A Study of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf Government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2013-18)

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (III) ◽  
pp. 71-78
Author(s):  
Ayaz Ali Shah ◽  
Sheraz Khan ◽  
Iftikhar Ali
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Education Reforms ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Government Data ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Budgetary Allocation ◽  
Made In

This paper is about the linkage between party's ideological orientation and subsequent education reforms once they come into government after winning elections by taking Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a case study. It was found that though the improvement was made in certain aspects of education like budgetary allocation, erection of monitoring mechanisms and healthy up rise movement in enrolment. However, they were found wanting on one crucial front: reforms in textbooks and curriculum. Certain changes were made at the cost of others that came under criticism from some segment of society which again led to the Islamization of curriculum. The province had long struggled to make some healthy changes in the books by the previous government, but all this was revised by the incumbent government. Data was collected through secondary sources by consulting books, research paper, reports and newspaper articles.

scholarly journals A Model of Virtuous Leadership in Africa: Case Study of a Nigerian Firm

2019 ◽  
Vol 161 (4) ◽  
pp. 749-762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adeyinka Adewale
Keyword(s):  
Primary Sources ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Leadership Model ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Multiple Primary ◽  
Leadership Context ◽  
Business As Usual ◽  
Virtuous Leadership

Abstract The nature and extent of Africa’s leadership challenge has been explored from multi-theoretical perspectives finding that amongst other issues, it is ethical in nature. This study therefore aimed to investigate and present a model of virtuous leadership within an indigenous African firm’s context drawing from the African virtue ethics of Afro-communitarianism. Using a qualitative case study design, it explored a model of virtuous leadership within a leading Nigerian pharmaceutical brand. Data was collected from multiple primary sources including semi-structured interviews and informal conversations as well as secondary sources. This study found a virtuous leadership model underpinned by four African primary virtues—Truthfulness, Courage, Humility and Humanity within a context of communitarianism. It also found that the nature and practice of these four virtues by the leaders within the context positively shaped employees’ moral characters through visible modelling but not without its flaws. It concluded that virtuous leadership models are essential within the African leadership context to rise above existing status quo to build communities of practices that are not business as usual but seeking the ultimate end of facilitating the flourishing of immediate and wider communities alike.

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