scholarly journals Digging Out and Filling In

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas McIlwraith
Keyword(s):  
City Council ◽  
Land Area ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Additional Material ◽  
Commercial Use ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Railroad Cars

A half-million square metres (50 hectares) was brought in to railroad and commercial use at wharfage-level along the Toronto lakefront during the 1850s. This major engineering project involved cutting down the terrace south of Front Street, and this was the source of most of the fill dumped into the Bay. Neither railroad cars nor harbour dredges were capable of delivering the additional material necessary for building anticipated port lands, and many parts of the waterfront remained improperly filled for decades. The land-area that was created should be regarded as a byproduct of short-run, selfish commercial interests, abetted by a City Council that gave only lip-service to the concept of a parklike lakefront.

scholarly journals MODEL PERTANIAN BIOINDUSTRI BERBASIS INTEGRASI SAWIT-SAPI DI PROVINSI RIAU

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 9-18
Author(s):  
Dahono Dahono ◽  
Ida Nuristina ◽  
Oni Ekalinda ◽  
Agussalim Agussalim ◽  
Taufik Hidayat
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Industrial Agriculture ◽  
Land Area ◽  
Commercial Use ◽  
Sustainable Environment ◽  
Livestock Feed

ABSTRACT   The palm bioindustry farming model in Riau Province aims to utilize all factors of production.  It can be turned into other products that are managed into bioenergy, as well as free of waste by applying the principles of reducing, reusing, and recycling (reduce, reuse and recycle). The agriculture-bioindustry model is expected to produce a healthy, sustainable environment, and can increase the income of palm farmers in the study area and increase the efficiency of oil palm farming. The bio-industrial agriculture model activity was carried out in Tapung District, Kampar Regency, Riau Province. It was started from January 2018 until December 2018. The scope of activities is in the form of coordination with related agencies, collecting primary data, introducing technology with socialization events and seeing the performance of bioindustry activities. The results of the activity can be reported that Tapung sub-district has a land area of 739.21 km2 or 73.921 ha, and an oil palm area of 34,102 ha, annual midrib production of 748,000 midribs (1,645,600 kg/year) with an average livestock feed needs 20 kg/day. It means that the Tapung sub-district can accommodate 228 animals in a year, out of 228 animals produce 1,140 kg of dry manure and produce 684 liters of urine per day, depending on the age and body-weight of the livestock. However, all the byproducts from cattle the oil palm is still being used for their own business needs and not yet for commercial use. Their own needs are in the form of impacts on farmers' palm production from the activities.  It can be concluded that the performance of the bio-industry produces in higher palm oil production compared to existing ones.

New advanced designed systems to ensure safeguard of the territory and preservation of water resources for irrigation

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Cinalberto Bertozzi ◽  
Fabio Paglione
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Drainage Basin ◽  
Land Reclamation ◽  
Land Area ◽  
Water Board ◽  
Management Schemes ◽  
Innovative Techniques ◽  
River Po ◽  
Crop Irrigation

The Burana Land-Reclamation Board is an interregional water board operating in three regions and five provinces. The Burana Land-Reclamation Board operates over a land area of about 250,000 hectares between the Rivers Secchia, Panaro and Samoggia, which forms the drainage basin of the River Panaroand part of the Burana-Po di Volano, from the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines to the River Po. Its main tasks are the conservation and safeguarding of the territory, with particular attention to water resources and how they are used, ensuring rainwater drainage from urban centres, avoiding flooding but ensuringwater supply for crop irrigation in the summer to combat drought. Since the last century the Burana Land-Reclamation Board has been using innovative techniques in the planning of water management schemes designed to achieve the above aims, improving the management of water resources while keeping a constant eye on protection of the environment.

Portuguese Sardines - from the ritual to the brand

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-120
Author(s):  
Cecília Avelino Barbosa
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
Place Branding ◽  
Symbolic Capital ◽  
City Council ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
City Branding ◽  
The Past ◽  
Behavioral Expression ◽  
The City ◽  
City Identity

Place branding is a network of associations in the consumer’s mind, based on the visual, verbal, and behavioral expression of a place. Food can be an important tool to summarize it as it is part of the culture of a city and its symbolic capital. Food is imaginary, a ritual and a social construction. This paper aims to explore a ritual that has turned into one of the brands of Lisbon in the past few years. The fresh sardines barbecued out of doors, during Saint Anthony’s festival, has become a symbol that can be found on t-shirts, magnets and all kinds of souvenirs. Over the year, tourists can buy sardine shaped objects in very cheap stores to luxurious shops. There is even a whole boutique dedicated to the fish: “The Fantastic World of Portuguese Sardines” and an annual competition promoted by the city council to choose the five most emblematic designs of sardines. In order to analyze the Sardine phenomenon from a city branding point of view, the objective of this paper is to comprehend what associations are made by foreigners when they are outside of Lisbon. As a methodological procedure five design sardines, were used of last year to questioning to which city they relate them in interviews carried in Madrid, Lyon, Rome and London. Upon completion of the analysis, the results of the city branding strategy adopted by the city council to promote the sardines as the official symbol of Lisbon is seen as a Folkmarketing action. The effects are positive, but still quite local. On the other hand, significant participation of the Lisbon´s dwellers in the Sardine Contest was observed, which seems to be a good way to promote the city identity and pride in their best ambassador: the citizens.

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