The Implications of the New Geography Framework of Urban Agro Ecology on Urban Planning

This chapter has the objective to analyze the implications that the new geography framework of urban agro ecology has on urban planning. It departs from the assumption that the new geography is a theoretical framework for the for the analysis of the economic, social, political, ecological, technological, research, and science based on the interrelationships between urban agro ecology and urban planning. The methodology is based in a constructive analysis of the reviewed theoretical and empirical literature to infer a model based on the construct of the new geography. Finally, it is concluded that urban planning of local governments can formulate and implement strategies based on the new geography framework in urban agro ecology to proving incentives in new urban developments and to benefit disadvantaged communities.

Analysis of environmental fragility on the city of Monte Alto-SP and proposals for environmental zoning

The aim of this study is to identify the environmental fragilities on the city of Monte Alto-SP and propose a land use zoning for better environmental management in this region. For this, it was used the methodological proposals of Ross (1994), which addresses potential and emerging fragilities, of Ross and Fierz (2017), which updates some concepts and classifications, and of Gouveia and Ross (2019), which conducts a integration of areas subject to flooding with the proposal of environmental fragility. As a result, it was observed that the class with the greatest predominance was the strong, occupying about 92.29% and 73.58% of the total area of potential and emerging fragility, respectively. To validate the accuracy of the methodology, the coefficient of linear determination (R²) between the obtained emergent fragility degrees and the occurrence of erosive processes present in the respective degrees was used. The erosions were made available by the Technological Research Institute – IPT (2012) and some additional ones were registered by the authors from Google Earth. The determined coefficient of linear determination is 0.6359, which means that the method used developed satisfactory results for the studied location. Finally, environmental zoning was proposed based on land use proposals to improve the environmental management and quality in the region, as the research shows a high environmental fragility in the municipality of Monte Alto-SP.

Turkey’s Sports Success Assessment ın The World Para Taekwondo Championships

Aim: In this study, it is aimed to contribute to the literature by analyzing the success of Turkey participating in the Para Taekwondo World Championships. Methods: In the study, Turkey's success over the years, which participated in the World Para Taekwondo Championships, the first of which was held in 2009 and the last in 2019, has been made. For this purpose, tables were created by using document analysis, one of the qualitative research methods. Results: In the findings section, an evaluation was made by tabulating the years the championships were held and the number of participants in Turkey, the number of medals won and the world rankings of these years .As a result of the research, it was found that with the increasing number of participants in each championship, there was an increase in the number of medals won. Conclusion: In the conclusion part, with the call of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)'s 1001-Scientific and Technological Research Projects Support Program "Sports Research", attention was drawn to the project studies aimed at improving disabled athletes and sports for the disabled. It was emphasized that research and project studies on para taekwondo branch could increase the number of elite athletes and thus the successes in the international World Para Taekwondo Championships could be continued increasingly. Keywords: Para Taekwondo, Document analysis, World Para Taekwondo Championships

A Content Analysis Study for Instructional Technology Themed TUBITAK Projects

The purpose of this research, themed Education Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) content analysis of the instructional technology projects, is to make an assessment of the situation. The data of the research were collected through document analysis, one of the qualitative research methods, and subjected to descriptive and content analysis. As a result of the research: when considering the distribution by years, the most projects are seen in 2015 and 2017. Considering the disciplines in which the projects take place, it is evident that they are mostly in the field of Information Technologies. When we consider the result regarding the level of the schools involved in the teaching-themed projects, the highest number was seen in the projects that included primary and secondary schools.

Should We Rethink How We Do Research?

Advances in digital technologies move incredibly fast from the research stage to practical use, and they generate radical changes in the world, affecting humans in all aspects of their life. The chapter illustrates how this can have profound implications on the way technological research is developed. It also discusses the need for researchers to engage more actively in public debates with society.

Understanding Thermoelectrics Through Carrier and Phonon Transport

Solid state energy conversion using thermoelectric (TE) phenomena has attracted great interest in power generation by using waste heat and active cooling/heating from electricity. Since first observation of the Seebeck and Peltier effect in the early 1820s, the TE phenomena has been applied in limited fields due to difficulties during the last two centuries in controling performance, which is related to both the carrier and the phonon transport behaviors. This article briefly introduces not only technological research issues for universal use of thermoelectrics but also the latest strategy for applications from the viewpoint of materials.

Sensing the Arctic: Situational awareness and the future of northern security

This article considers the role of surveillance within security concerns related to the Arctic in Canada and North America. More pointedly, it examines how surveillance contributes towards situational awareness and the current emphasis on technological research and development to meet current and future security requirements. The article argues that Canada’s focus on surveillance within the Arctic offers a flexible strategy that navigates the complex and evolving security environment in addition to the political and fiscal realities of our time. However, the article warns that emphasizing the role of novel technology within strategic considerations risks undermining sound policymaking as the potential for new technology to transform defensive capabilities remains speculative. The article illustrates this approach to security by analyzing Canada’s Arctic surveillance capabilities and goals under the All Domain Situational Awareness (ADSA) program. Further, it links Canada’s efforts to North American defence by theoretically examining the role of surveillance in the Strategic Homeland Integrated Ecosystem for Layered Defense (SHIELD) concept and the recent NORAD/USNORTHCOM strategic outlook.

Planeación en Centros de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico (CIyDT) / Planning in Technological Research and Development Centers (TR&DC)

El artículo propone una metodología para realizar procesos de planeación eficaces en Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico (CIyDT). La propuesta se basa en la experiencia de un CIyDT mexicano que ha realizado diversas iniciativas dirigidas a planear su desarrollo en el mediano y largo plazos.La metodología contempla la realización de tres etapas, cada una sustentada en meta-técnicas que permiten generar los conocimientos y acuerdos necesarios. Cada etapa corresponde a la identificación de la situación actual del CIyDT, el análisis de las tendencias dominantes en los temas de investigación de interés y finalmente, la definición de las acciones requeridas para lograr construir o consolidar las competencias de la organización.Se señala que el proceso de planeación debe considerar por separado los temas de investigación que son de interés para el CIyDT. También se señalan elementos de apoyo al proceso de planeación que son esenciales para la adecuada aplicación de la metodología propuesta. El trabajo presenta algunos ejemplos de los resultados de tales elementos de apoyo.Se concluye en la necesidad de documentar procesos de planeación en CIyDT, que permitan a este tipo de organizaciones desarrollar las competencias tecnológicas adecuadas para responder a los requerimientos del mercado al que se dirigen.

Evolución de los Centros de Desarrollo Tecnológico en Colombia y su relacionamiento con los respectivos sectores de la producción / Evolution of Technological Research Centers in Colombia related to different production sectors

Este artículo analiza la evolución de los Centros de Desarrollo Tecnológico (CDT) relacionados con sectores de la producción en Colombia, desde el modelo de Instituto de Investigación público que predominó en la segunda mitad del siglo XX, hasta los Centros Tecnológicos relacionados con cadenas de producción específicas que hoy existen. Actualmente se confrontan dos grandes desafíos a nivel mundial que están reviviendo el interés en los CDTs: el desafío del desarrollo sostenible, por un lado, y la cuarta Revolución Industrial con una amplia gama de nuevas tecnologías que de ella se derivan, por el otro. Esto requiere que las empresas y cadenas de producción en Colombia evolucionen hacia niveles tecnológicamente avanzados y sostenibles, para lo cual se requiere apoyo tecnológico que facilite la innovación. El artículo analiza las características que tienen los CDTs del sector agropecuario y los CDTs del sector industrial. Con base en el análisis realizado en este artículo de la evolución de los CDTs en Colombia y de los factores que han incidido en ella, se plantean tres opciones estratégicas para fortalecer los CDTs en el próximo futuro.

Removal of organic matter from the underground water—a pilot scale technological research

The aim of the study was to select an appropriate technology for the treatment of groundwater with particular emphasis on the effectiveness of organic matter removal. The technological research was carried out on a pilot scale for 6 weeks. The pilot station was supplied with groundwater taken from two wells with different physical and chemical composition and mixtures of the two waters. The installation of the pilot station enabled different configuration of technological processes and continuous water sampling past each device. The following parameters were determined for the water samples: temperature, pH, alkalinity, colour, turbidity, COD KMnO4, TOC and dissolved oxygen, total and bivalent iron and manganese. On the basis of the analysis of the test results, it was found that the treatment technology based on natural aeration and rapid filtration processes was effective for water from well no. 2 and the mixtures of waters from well no. 1 and well no. 2, and the quality of treated water was in accordance with the limits specified in the Regulation of the Polish Minister of Health.