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Africa is currently experiencing the world's fastest urbanization rate at 3.5 percent annually-placing increasing pressure on resource-constrained local governments to maintain and improve livability standards of their cities. But simultaneously, an 'Information and Communication Technologies' (ICT) revolution has swept across the continent-as evidenced by vastly improved telecommunications and internet infrastructure, leapfrogging mobile communications penetration rates, and emergence of a successful homegrown IT applications industry. This report aims to: 1) synthesize the role currently played by ICT towards improved governance, management and accountability of urban service providers in Africa as well as other regions, 2) explore current ICT initiatives that are relevant to the World Bank's thematic concerns, 3) reconcile existing deficiencies/barriers towards potential for replication, and 4) develop a roadmap to render easy strategy implementation by project teams. Section one outlines evolving trends in urban governance and presents ICT as a potential tool in the environment of modern governance. Section two discusses the role of ICT in some of the Bank's core areas of urban focus, namely: local governance and economic development; intergovernmental fiscal relations and municipal finance; urban poverty and slum upgrading; urban planning, land and housing; urban environment and climate change; and water and sanitation service delivery. An analysis of fundamental ICT methodologies employed is discussed in section three. Section four, in conclusion, suggests an action-plan for enhancing ICT initiatives as a component of the Bank's lending activities.

The College Mefcuty. VOL. IV. GETTYSBURG, PA., FEBRUARY, 1897. No. 10. THE COLLEGE MEftClPRY, Published each month during the college year by the Students of Pennsylvania (Gettysburg) College. STAFF. Editor: ROBBIN B. WOLF, '97. Associate Editors : LEWIS C. MANGES, '97. ED. W. MEISEN H ELDER, '98. SAMUEL J. MILLER '97. CHARLES T. LARK '98. JOHN W. OTT, '97. CHARLES H. TILP, '98. E. L. KOLLER, '98. Alumni Association Editor: REV. D. FRANK GARLAND, A. M., Tanetown, Md. Business Manager: HARRY R, SMITH, '97. Assistant Business Manager: JOHN E. MEISENHELDER, '97. -"","./One volume (ten months). . . . $1.(10 lijl'ms • t Single copies, . . .15 Payable in advance. All Students are requested to hand us matter lor publication. The Alumni and ex-membera ot the College will favor us by sending Information concerning their whereabouts or any Items they may think would be Interesting for publication. All subscriptions and business matters should be addressed to the business manager. Matter intended for publication should be addressed to the Editor. Address, THE COLLEGE MERCUBY, Gettysburg, Pa. CONTENTS. EDITORIAL, --- 142 COLLEGE SPIRIT, - - 145 AN OYSTER ROAST, 146 COLLEGE L-OCALS, -. 14S ALUMNI NOTES, 150 LITERAL TRANSLATION OF THE IX ODE OF HORACE, - 152 OUR BABY, --- 152 ATHLETIC NOTES, --.•'■ 152 TOWN AND SEMINARY NOTES, 153 LITERARY SOCIETIES, 154 FRATERNITY NOTES, 154 EXCHANGES, 155 EDITORIAL-WE were delayed about two weeks in get-ting- out this issue of the MERCURY by the printers, who have been working night and day on the Spring election tickets THE plan proposed, in our last issue, for getting alumni news from all over the country has met with such encouraging response that it will be given a trial. The names and ad-dresses of those who have promised to help us are: Dr. Charles Baum, 630 North Broad St., Philadelphia; Rev. J. J. Young, D. D., 79 Christopher St., New York City, N. Y.; Rev. L. M. Kuhns, 2539 Pierce St., Omaha, Neb.; Mr. W. J. Gies, 2 Hillhouse Ave., New Haven, Conn.; Rev. J. Elmer Bittle, Turtle Creek, Allegheny county, Pa.; Rev. George Beiswanger, 1722 North Fulton St., Baltimore, Md.; Rev. Albert Bell, 117 East Maple St., York, Pa., and Rev. E. J. Metzler. Altoona, Pa. Several others written to, have riot yet replied. These wide awake gentlemen, loyal' sous of Alma Mater, take a lively interest in all that pertains to the history and work of the College, and the readers of the MERCURY may hereafter expect to find a newsy and lengthy column of Alumni personals. Their fellow Alumni living in their respective regions can forward items either to them or to this office. It is to be hoped that this evidence of interest in the Alumni will be reciprocated by an increasing interest of the Alumni in the MERCURY, and we suggest that one way of do-ing this would be for each subscriber to get his neighboring Alumni to send in their subscrip-tions. * * * THE "Board of Trustees" held their regu-lar semi-annual meeting on the 16th ult., H3 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. about eighteen of the members being present. Their most important action related to the date of Commencement. This has been changed from the next to the last Thursday in June, to the first Thursday in June. Several reasons lead to this. The General Synod meets the second week in June and a number of the "Board" and Faculty are delegates to the Synod. It has been learned through ex-perience that the boys don't do very good work in warm weather. The attractions out of doors seem to outweigh the attractions of-fered by the sciences. After the first of June, base-ball and tennis generally command more time and energy than study. The plan, how-ever, has some disadvantages, since College and Seminary Commencements will come on the same day of the same week. The winter term will close Nov. 26th and will open the next morning. A short recess will be given at Easter, from Thursday even-ing till Tuesday morning, thus giving the boys the privilege of celebrating the Resurrection Festival at their homes. * *- * WE were gratified at the hearty response of the boysr who are not members of the ''Staff," to the notice on the bulletin board. The pub-lication of one or two of the articles had to be deferred for lack of space. A similar notice will be put up each month, and it is to be hoped that the response will be equally prompt. * * WE desire to call attention ^o Prof. Kling-er's correction ot a mistake made in our last issue, and take this means of assuring him that the mistake was altogether unintentional and published without due consideration or inquiry. THERE is a certain feature in some of our neighboring institutions, which, if added, might be of great benefit to our Alma Mater. We refer to lectures, not only by the Profes-sors, but also by others. There are quite a number of cultivated Alumni in the neighbor-ing towns and cities who no doubt would con-sent to deliver a lecture to the student body on some educational topic. These would serve to broaden the minds of the students and would be highly appreciated. One or two lectures ,in the Y. M. C. A. course constitute all that we hear outside the class-room. The Stuck-enberg course of lectures was a step in the right direction. Let us have some others. * * * THE boys have decided to give an entertain-ment on the night of the 22nd. The subject has not yet been announced. The proceeds will be devoted to the interests of the Athletic Association. These plays are quite common at some other colleges and this proposed step shows that the Gettysburg boys mean to rank with the best. The young ladies of Irving- College have been quite successful in ther ef-forts and the boys can always do as well as the ladies. Let the coming play be made so inter-esting that it will be an inducement to con-tinue in that line and thus have the.monotony of the college course somewhat relieved. * LET it not be forgotten that the time for the "Inter-Collegiate State Oratorical Contest" is approaching. It will be held at Muhlenberg, on the 12th of March. Gettysburg is entitled to one contestant. In order to make a selection of this one, there will have to be a preliminary contest. Let there be a lot of applicants, so that the man who represents Gettysburg shall truly represent her. Let us be determined to win the prize this year. We have never yet won it and now it is our turn. It would be well for the literary societies to attend to this matter promptly. * * * SOME exception has been taken, especially by "The Yale Gettysburg Club" to some statements in our last issue in the essay on "College Literary Societies." Among others THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 144 was the statement that "Harvard always beats Yale in literary contests.'' As an explanation we would say that the essay was written some time ago and only given for publication be-cause the editor had been disappointed in sev-eral promised articles. .It was handed in on the spur of the moment and without revision. Since the writing of the essay Yale has had some signal literary victories over Harvard and Princeton, so that the words "always beats" were a little too strong and likely to create some misapprehension as to the undoubted high literary standing of Yale. * ., * "J. A. H." suggested in a previous number of the MERCURY, that there would be a larger number of Alumni in attendance Commence-ment week, if instead of the regular Alumni meeting, there would be an Alumni dinner. The suggestion seemed to meet with general approv-al, but, so far as we know, no action has been taken to accomplish this. With a little pre-sumption, we beg to offer an amendment to his suggestion, which is to substitute an Alumni dinner for the President's reception. This latter has been one of the most attractive features of Commencement week, but it has not been ap-preciated by the Alumni. One great advan-tage of the President's reception is that it affords a means of entertainment for the visit-ing young ladies, who would no doubt be ex-cluded from an Alumni dinner. But they have confessedly been so much abused of late that we think the change would be welcomed. On the other hand, an Alumni dinner would be for the Alumni and only those would attend it whose interest in the College would make the meeting very entertaining to all. We claim no originality for the above pro-posal, and it certainly is worthy of the consid-eration of the proper authorities. PHILIP MELANCTHON.—The year 1897 will be memorable as the four hundreth anniver-sary of the birth of Philip Melancthon, the scholar of Germany. All over the land of his birth, throughout the Luther-lands of Europe, and in America, and doubtless also in Eng-land, there will be "Melancthoncelebrations". Great preparations are being made for the event and the result will be a better apprecia-tion of the man and his services in the cause of literature and in the advancement of the kingdom of God in the Reformation. Some of the ablest men of our own church will deliver addresses, many of which wili find their way into permamnent form in magazine articles, and Melancthon literature will be deservedly increased. A glance over Poole's Index will be sufficient to convince one of the crying need of such literature in the English. The "Life of Melancthon" will also issue from three dif-ferent firms by as many writers in the near future. One of these is now on the market from the Pilger Co., of Reading, another will follow in early summer from the Lutheran Publication house in Philadelphia, and another in '98 from Putnam & Sons, of New York. Doubtless others besides Lutherans will join in doing honor to the memory of this great scholar, whom Luther denominated as "incon-ceivably learned". There is no doubt to be entertained of the superiority of his intellect, but his unbounded success as a writer, his prodigious learning, his purity of diction, his scholarly attainments must be attributed to this in addition, viz, that that he was an untiring toiler. Union of talent and application made him a scholar. He was a student—he studied. He determined when he went to the University of Wittenberg that "youth should study as well as frequent the university". His zeal in this "particular never abated to the end of his life. His great desire was to furnish young men with the motives and means for study. To this end he made abridgements of the various branches of philo-sophy, and reduced almost every art and science into a form which was of invaluable assistance to the student. For many years his Logic, Ethics, Treatise on the Soul, and Physics were used in all the Lutheran schools. He applied himself so earnestly to study that if II * '45 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. his friends were alarmed for his health and the elector wrote him, kindly admonishing him to be careful of his health. He studied medicine, theology, jurisprudence, and mathematics, besides his thorough mastery of languages. His success must be attributed very largely to the fact that he knew how "to toil terribly". His life has in it a lesson for the easy-going, careless student of today whose highest ambi-tion is "to get through" college, whose last thought is of acquiring an education. G, ILLITERACY OF BOYS.—In an article in the Educational Review by E. L. Godkin, on the "Illiteracy of Boys," the position is taken maintaining that our public schools give tbo little attention to English in the preparation of boys for College, and that private schools are little in advance of public schools in this par-ticular. The author says, "I meet everyday with men whom we call educated who do not seem to care how they speak or write. Their speech is full of solecisms, their letters and notes are unpunctuated scrawls and in their pronunciation the vowel sounds are summarily "got rid of." The colleges of America have in the past placed far too little stress on prepara-tion in English for admission. It was not un-til 1874 that Harvard required "any sort of Engish qualification" for entrance. One of the reasons alleged for faulty English is that in America education counts for little, socially, while in England bad grammar is supposed to indicate mean origin. Carelessness in speech is said to be growing. Many of the newspa-pers are given to slang and the language of the street, with a view to popularity. From the cradle to the college the home is a sharer in the blame for this illiteracy. Parents are too much given to "baby talk," thus cultivating a habit of carelessness in themselves and in their children. Too little attention to the matter of chaste English is given in the conversation at table and about the hearth-stone of the home. On the street children will unlearn in an hour the lessons of a week. Even publishers of books are guilty of sending forth millions of pages of trashy literature couched in wretched English. A higher standard for admission to college in English is needed and more atten-tion to the study of English in all our public schools is imperative. In our own institution the work heaped on the Professor of English literature is enough for three departments at least. Not less Latin or Greek but more Eng-lish in the classical course is the crying need of the hour in the educational work of the col-lege. G. To THE EDITOR OF THE MERCURY : I desire to correct a misapprehension of the aim of the "Philosophical Society" and of my relation to it. The society is not a "class," but simply a body of Seminary and College students, who come together fortnightly for the purpose of discussing some of the funda-mental processes of thinking, and also to talk over some of the problems of the day. I am not the "teacher" in any sense of the word, but a member holding the office of Vice President. The society was not organized by me, but is the outcome of the interest in scholarship excited in the student body by Dr. Stuckenberg's lectures. When asked by the students to become a member of such a body, I gladly consented, with the distinct understanding that I was to go in as ' 'one of the boys." I am ready at any time to organize a "class" in any subject belonging to my department, and to "teach" it with all my heart, but to trespass upon another depart-ment is neither my intention nor my right. OSCAR GODFREY KLINGER. COLLEaE SPIRIT. What is meant by college spirit? It means the love a student has for his college. It means j the interest he exhibits in her standing with other institutions, her government, her athlet- \ ics, her morals and her welfare in general. A student possessed with true love for his college will not permit her rating to be lowered, but W^i THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 146 would rather seek to elevate it; and in so do-ing see that no unscrupulous methods are em-ployed. He will defend his college from the assaults of those who unjustly attack her, as a true soldier defends his country, and would stand by his colors as firmly as a color-bearer does in battle. Further, he will assist his superiors, I mean his professors, b}' obeying them, for if he pays little attention to their counsels "he is but cutting off his nose to spite his face." There are many students who be lieve that their professors take no interest in their welfare, a belief in which I think they are very much mistaken. By what methods can a student elevate the standing of his college? One method has al-ready been given; to this may be added that he do his work faithfully and honestly, for what a student is after he is graduated will be mostly attributed to his college. For it does not ad-mit of a doubt that, all other things being equal, the alumnus of an institution who is seen by the public leading his fellows in professional, business or other pursuits will have that honor credited to the training he received at college, and thus people will be led to believe that his college is a college worthy to educate their sons. In the race for college honors, for there are some who work merely to obtain that end, a spirit worthy of honor is in that student who obtains the crown on his own merits, but words of condemnation too great cannot be spoken of that student who works merely for honor and, in addition, uses dishonest means. No true college spirit here. As an example of false college spirit there is a student in a Theo-logical Seminary who, while he was in college, was a plodder, but where he is now he can ob-tain no mark or honors and has stopped his plodding. Is this true college spirit ? Far from it. Further, in the government of an institution a true college spirit may be shown. Those who are in charge of the government do not always know what men in the march to success are the gamblers, the drunkards, and the van-dals. Those students who believe in pure government as an essential to the success of a college ought to show their loyalty and have ousted from the army these men. Surely, is not college love, loyalt}' and spirit very defi-cient here ? Next to divine law comes the moral law and such students as are immoral should not be among our number. There can be no doubt that in athletic con-tests the spirit of a college is shown as promi-nently as anywhere else. How great is the rejoicing over a victory and the brooding over defeat. The men who constitute our athletic teams should be men of true spirit, for the}7, to a certain degree, make a college what it is. So that those who are deficient in their studies, void of respect, loose in morals, should not be permitted to represent the college. College spirit has two sides, good and evil, and will make an everlasting impression upon the young man, for from the seed college spirit is reaped a habit, from a habit a character, a character a destiny. Shall it be good or evil ? M. AN OYSTER ROAST. So calm and quiet was the night. Not a sound was heard along historic Seminary Ridge except the monotonous puff, puff, puff of the engine in the steam-plant back of the Seminary buildings. The light of the mid- December moon, filtering through the naked trees, seemed to change the puffs of steam, which escaped with lazy precision and punctu-ated the silence of the night, into halos of wreath-like brilliancy. Towards the buildings which crest the hill and are inhabited by the youthful saints—for whose pretty brows the ephemeral halos were probably intended—were hurrying many gay and well-groomed couples; college widows, of established age and dignity-; society queens, of numerous ill-starred conquests; vivacious debu-tantes, of unknown possibilities; each piloted by a theological social lion. The long expected night had arrived; the I■ H7 THE COLLEGE NEERCURY. society event of the season was about to be given by these promiscuous scions of unclassi-fied genealogical trees. A whole barrel of choice oysters had been purchased. For the sake of novelty and economy, the engine house served as a reception-room, cloak-room and banquet hall. The coal dust and smutty soot flakes had been carefully removed from the j floor and walls; tri-colored bunting and multi-colored lanterns had been borrowed for the oc-casion and draped semi-artistically about the walls and girders; a long table covered with immaculate linen and illuminated by hand-some banquet lamps, also borrowed, extended the length of the room. Mr. Jones, the en-gineer, was the chefiox the occasion, but inci-dentally fed the furnaces with coal and kept his eyes on the barrel of "blue-points which had been placed right outside the door which was left conveniently ajar. It was a peculiarly novel scene, after all had assembled; "The mild eyed, ,melancholy lotus ' eaters'' never dreamed of anything quite like it. Occasionally some of the volatile products j of highly heated bituminized coal escaped from the furnaces and mixed with the prevalent aeriform matter of different origin but pro-duced no effect upon the assemblage other than a sudden ebullition ofjocosity. Anything which under ordinary circumstances would produce discomfort seemed to cause volleys of second-hand wit to ricochet impetuously along the line of hungry guests who were now, awaiting the first course of "raws." Meanwhile "Hans," "Judy," "Dick," "Pete" and "Billee," a quintettee of jolly col-lege boys, had mysteriously met in front of the old, wide-winged, Doric edifice on the college campus. After a short parley they retired into the shadow of "Gym" but quickly returned bearing something between them. As they darted stealthily from shadow to shadow, the little brown stone cherubs high up in the tower of Recitation Hall, looked down and smiled as they recognized a little, old, red wheelbarrow ill concealed among the five. They had seen such sights before. When "Hans" had led his party safely to the edge of the Seminary grove, where they say, the spectre soldiers stand in battle line on somber July nights, he placed his men on guard and started out to reconnoiter. The barrel was soon located; a signal from the captain quickly brought his four muscular companions to the coal-bin from which they silently removed the barrel. Be-fore leaving "Hans" returned to look upon the victims. While peeping through the dust covered windows he heard some belated guests approaching and lightly stepped into the shadow. "Doctor, do you smell the oysters ?'' he heard a theological professor's wife ask her husband as they approached the door, and he replied, "yes, don't they smell delicious?" and "Hans" muttered sotto voce, as he went back to his companions, "Well, I guess nit." The "robbery was soon detected and con-sternation seized upon the banqueters. Carl Browne Coxey looked like a cross between a frightened poodle and a Circassian freak, as he pushed his hands wildly through his hair, and with frightful facial contortions, said, "I'll give twenty dollars for the apprehension of the purloiners of our ostreoid bivalves." Freddie Balm, in his unseemly haste to obtain the re-ward, dashed from the building, climbed a treacherous tree to look into a darkened room, fell and broke the government fence. John Evangelical Hindall dropped his padded shoulders, blinked his eyes and said, "ei,ei,ei." Rev. Mephistopheles Crowmore, who came from the far, far west, croaked dolefully about "snakes in the grass," and "Pud" Shower, appreciating the joke, but forgetting his sur-roundings, fiercely danced the Choochie- Choochie. J. H. Arms sent to town for a few oysters and a photographer so that he might have his picture taken while in the act of eat-ing one of the "succulents" and thus prove that he had enough, anywa}'. While these incidents were occurring, Mr. Jones was flashing his dark lantern up and down the grove, and its intermittent light was observed by five young fellows, satiated with laughter and oysters, who were leaving a hid- THE COLLEGE MERCURY. den nook in Reynold's grove, and moving toward the College. Each one carried with him a fine, large oyster shell, which now adorns his room, only some fair hand has since then painted upon it an old, red wheelbarrow, with this inscription below: '■The best laid schemes of mice an' m-.-n, Gang aft a' glee." COLLEGE LOCALS. EDMUND W. MEISENHKLDER and E L. ROLLER, Editors. number have weeklies ? Pay up your back subscriptions ! This is the only way to keep the MERCURY moving. Dr. B.—"Now Mr. N. where was the Flaminian road." Mr. N., '98.—"Between Rome and Ar-menia." Hurrah ! At last we will get a new yell. It is a long felt want. Now all we need are the fellows to give it, and they are always plenty. Mr. D.—"Hamilton died by committing a duel." Probably we do speak too often about sup-porting the Spectium, but we ask 5'our for-bearance. Let each lower classman ask him-self if he is doing as much for the present Spectrum as he wants the '98 men to do for him. There is no reason, except it be our-selves, why we should not produce an annual which shall equal the annual of any other col-lege. Other colleges have no difficulty as re-gards literary material, why should we ? Surely we think we are equal in this respect to the college men of other institutions. What do you think ? Dr. S.—"What does arboreal mean ?" "Guv." '99.—"Wild. It is used when we want to designate wild animals." Already some of our boys have been out practicing base ball. It is a good idea. We expect to see the finest base ball team our col-lege has ever had. Begin work early and get on the first team. There is always room at the top. Dr. S.—"What purpose does the tail of the monkey serve." Mr. C, '98—"Apprehension. Nobody knows who stole the Sem. oysters. If you find out, report to Harmes or Cox. "That oyster supper cost us all the way twelve dollars." Mr. D., '99.—"Professor, what was that ex-ercise law ?" Prof. H.—"I suppose you mean the excise law." B., 1900 has been the first unfortunate to go through the ice. No serious results have fol-lowed. Do you think that the MERCURY can be run on wind ? No we must have money. Would 3'ou like to see the MERCURY fail, when all other colleges have monthlies and a good Mr. L., dead?" (in Greek,) "Prof, is a corpse The first one of the entertainments arranged by the Y. M. C. A., took place on Friday evening, Jan. 15th. The concert was given by the Mozart Symphony Club and was a'fine one. This concert has been the best, which we have had the opportunity of enjoying, for a long time. We have had some poor ones and we were in prime condition to appreciate a good company. Herr Hoch was the favorite of the evening and acquitted himself nobly, and much to the delight of the audience. The conduct of the student body was admir-able and was so thought by the company them-selves, who left very well pleased with their treatment. There is but one criticism to make, namely, the concert was not sufficiently well attended. Turn out and patronize the other entertainments. Some treats are in store for you. Remember, we want to see a Y. M. C. A. hall grace the campus not many years hence. One of the '99 men gives promise of making a man as noble as George Washington, inas-much as he cannot tell a lie. The following story about S., will corroberate this statement. Proctor.—"S., was that you who blew that horn?" S. '99.—"No, sir!" Proctor.—"Didn't you blow that horn ?" S—"No, sir !" Proctor.—"See here now S., don't tell me a lie, didn't vou blow that horn?" S.—"Yes, sir." Several surprising statements have already been made by some of the Juniors in Logic. F., 98 says—"An animal that swims is a a fish. Man swims. Therefore a man is a fish." "Earney" A., 97, has a ver>^ refined musi-i 1 ■ l 149 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. cal taste ; but still he thinks the young (?) lady with the Mozart Symphony Club "should have sung United States." S., '98, (In Juvenal)—translates "cum tu dcponis amiclus turgidus" as follows: "when you lay aside your dirty clothes." The Preps wonder how A. B. B. V. O., gets excused from chapel and church on Sunday. Sound sleep is a very necessary thing. E., 97, reading in papers the account of the fire at Wanamaker's Dept. store, spreads the news that "John Wanamaker's Depot store was burned." S., 1900 usually does his sleeping in French class and becomes very indignant when Dr. M. disturbs his sound slumbers by calling on him to recite "Tom" N., (class of 1919) has developed wonderful propensities for spelling—his latest spelling for dog is "D-O-Voni !" The lecture by Judge Alfred Ellison on "Kings and Queens or Earth's True Royalty," was well attended and enjoyed, despite the condition of the chapel. The lecture abound-ed in humorous anecdotes, and the lecturer recited quite a number of his own poems dur-ing the course of his talk. Again has King Death come into our midst and deprived us of Mr. H. Dee Peters, of the class of 1902. He was the step-son of Rev. D. T. Koser, of Arendtsville. He left school about the middle of December and died two weeks later from hemorrhages of the lungs, being only twenty years old. He was a young man of ability and firm Christian character and gave promise of brilliant success in college and in life. His sister, who accompanied him to and from school every morning and even-ing, must now come alone. While he was here for only one term-, and not very well known, yet his death should be an example to us, who are behind. We too, may be taken away, we know not how soon, and therefore should al-ways be ready, as he was, and not be afraid to meet our Judge. The MERCURY extends sincere sympathy to the friends and family of the deceased. [The above was inadvertently omitted from our last issue.] The Easter vacation has been shortened to five days, and the college year will end the last week in May, and Commencement will oc-cur the first week in June. This change meets the approval of the boys generally. The Photographers, Tipton and Mumper, have been seen quite frequently this term on the campus and in the buildings taking views for the Spectrum. One view, that of the whole campus, a combination of four different plates, is an especially fine piece of workmanship. This is the "dull term" of the year—noth-ing to break the monotony but the course of lectures and concerts given by the Y. M. C. A. Everyone should take advantage of them. K., '97, says that "The Gospels include Acts, Romans and Epistles to the Hebrews. Dr. H.—Mr. S., '99, How many men were in Saul's army when he went out against the Philistines ? Mr. S. (getting the signal mixed,)—30,000. Dr. H.—Did you say 3000? Mr. S.—Yes, sir. Dr. H. (who heard the prompting)—Sound must increase as it travels from the back part of the room to my desk. Mr. C, '99, remarked as he left Dr. M.'s room that the next time he visited the dutch locality of Recitation Hall he would wear his shield so as to be protected from the flying missiles which occasionally pervade that local-ity. Mr. S., '99, (on returning from a call at 11.30 P. M., decides on practicing an exercise in elocution). Taking a full breath he slowly but loudly repeats, Now—I—am—alone. Mr. C, '99, (from under the covers in an adjoining room). If you don't break that off you won't be very long. Jerry of'98 and Willie of '99, two of the crack shots on the campus, ^recently exhibited some fine marksmanship by'chasing an (idea) over the athletic field. They mistook a bundle of charred paper which was tossed about by the wind for a chicken hawk and several shots were fired before the mistake was seen. The following officers have been elected by the Seniors, for class day exercises: Master of Ceremonies, Henry W. Bikle, Gettysburg; Ivy Oration, George W. Englar, Linwood, Md.; Ivy Poem, ,J. William Ott, Rocky Ridge, Md.; Class History, J. Hay Kain, York, Pa.; Class Poem, Fred. W. Fri-day, Jefferson, Md.; Class Roll, Clifton G. White, Manheim, Pa.; Faculty Roll, White Hutton, Chambersburg, Pa.; Presentation Ora-tion, Robbin B. Wolf, Gettysburg, Pa.; Man-tle Presentation, Frank S. Leisenring, Cham- THK COLLEGE MERCURY. !50 bersburg, Pa.; Tricks, John E. Meisenhelder, Hanover, Pa.; Love Cup, Charles B. Erb, Boyertown, Pa.; Our Absent Ones, Arthur B. Coble, Lykens, Pa.; Class Prophecy, William E. Wheeler, Baltimore, Md.; Conferring of Decrees, Samuel W. Miller, Edgemont, Md. ALUiviNi- '37. In looking up the members of the vari-ous classes, the Alumni Department of the '98 Spectrum has ascertained that Thomas Means, Esq., who was supposed to be the oldest living graduate, died in Centreville, Ind., March 5th, 1894. '39. Rev. W. F. Eyster, D. D., of Crete, Neb., the surviving member of '39, is now the oldest living graduate. '41. Rev. Nathan H. Conwell, of Philadel-phia, died last summer. His death was not generally known. '42. Rev. M. Sheeleigh, D. D., read a poem at the Melanchtou Memorial Services, which were held in St. Matthews church, Philadel-phia, Feb. 16, 1897. '43. Rev. W. M. Paxton.D. D. LL. D., pro-fessor of Homiletics, in Princeton Seminar}-, preached the sermon at the installation of Rev. D. W. Woods, Jr., pastor of the Presbyterian church, Friday evening, Jan. 29. '45. Rev. Wm. Uhl died recently at Los Angeles, Cal., after having spent a long and eventful life. '46. At the recent meeting of the Board of Trustees, Rev. W. M. Baum, D. D., and Rev. L. E. Albert, D. D., were appointed a com-mittee to present the matter of providing a new dormitory, to the church at large. '52. The address of Geo. H. Spang, Esq., is changed from Bedford to Hollidaysburg. '59. Rev. J. G. Goettman, D. D., Trinity church, Pittsburg, is seeking rest and heakh in the Somerset county mountains '60. Rev. L. Groh, pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran church, Omaha, was presented by his parishioners with a handsome mantle clock. At the last communion there were seven accessions. '63. Prof. E. J. Wolf, D. D., will deliver the address at the Melanchthon celebration, under the auspices of the New York Luther League. '68. Rev. L. M. Heilman, D. D., of Harris-burg, has been suffering with bronchial trou-ble for the past few months. He spent some time in Colorado, but finding that the climate did not agree with him, has now gone to Florida. We hope that he will find relief in that sunny clime. '70. Rev. A. G. Fastnacht is editor of the York Lutheran, and Rev. W. S. Freas, D. D., '73, is business manager. Rev. Fastnacht re-cently celebrated his twentieth anniversary as pastor of one of York's churches. '77. Rev. S. Stall, D. D., editor of the Lutheran Observe), is one of the associate edi-tors of the Open Church, a quarterly magazine of applied Christianity. To the last number he has contributed a valuable article on 1' Methods of Church Work.'' '73. Rev. Dr. Freas made one of the ad-dresses at the dedication of Trinity United Evangelical church, of York, on Sunday after-noon, January 24th. '73. Rev. E. H. Leisenring preached his seventh anniversar}* sermon January 3rd. There are three young men at college from his congregation. '74. Rev, C. M. Stock, of Hanover, was elected Secretary of the Board of Trustees at. its recent meeting. '76. The Pittsburg Times of Jan. 2nd, says : "A remarkable action was taken by the Coun-cil of the First English Lutheran church, of which Rev. Wm. A. Shipman, a minister of much ability and great popularity, is pastor. Upon his solicitation an open court was estab-lished in which all literary, socialistic and soci-ological questions shall be discussed with open doors and free speech to all denominations.'' '77. The good people of Grace church, Win-chester, Va., celebrated, in a royal manner, the birthday of their pastor, Rev. W. L. Sea-brook. Both he and his family received many beautiful presents. '77. Harry M. Claybaugh, Attorney-Gen-eral for the State of Maryland, has been se-lected .as a member of the reception committee for the Inaugural Ball. '77 Rev. H. B. Wile, of Carlise, addressed the students in Brua Chapel, Sunday after-noon, Jan. 31st, the Day of Prayer for Col-leges. He also preached in Christ church in the evening to a large congregation. He is a THE COLLEGE MERCURY. very eloquent speaker and is very popular among the students. '78. Rev. Albert Bell, of St. Luke's church, York, is instructing a class in vocal music in his church. '79. Rev. Luther Kuhlmau, of Frederick, Md., filled the pulpit of Dr. Hamma, at Al-toona, Pa., recently, during the Doctor's ab-sence in Washington. '80. Rev. Geo. S. Bowers, pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran church, Hagerstowu, was re-cently presented with a large hall rack and a fine Smyrna rug besides many other useful things, by the members of his congregation. '80. Rev. L. N. Fleck, Stoyestown, Pa., was remembered by one of his Sunday Schools with a purse of money, and by another with the gift of a fine overcoat. The next conven-tion of the Allegheny Synod will be held in his church at Stoyestown. '81. Rev. S. J. Taylor, of Berlin, Pa., read a paper on "The New Birth" before the Min-isters' Club of Meyersdale, Berlin and Salis-bury at the regular monthly meeting, Feb. 1st. '83. Rev. L. M. Kuhns, of Washington, D. C, was recently in Akroii, O., preaching for pastors Keller and Lesher. '83. Rev. F. H. Crissman, ofthe Brushtown Avenue church, has been on the sick list but is now convalescent. '83. Rev. W. W. Anstadt was installed as pastor of Zion's Lutheran church, Hollidays-burg, on Sunday evening, January 17th. Rev. P. G. Bell, of Altoona, and Rev. W. A. Shipman, '76, of Johnstown, conducted the installation services. '84. Rev. L- M. Zimmerman, pastor of Christ Lutheran church, Baltimore, had a very severe attack of La Grippe recently. '86. Rev. Luther DeYoe, ofHarrisburg, Pa., is resting a little while at Atlantic City. He ministers to a very large congregation, and has been over-taxed-. He hopes very soon to be in his pulpit again. '86. The new church building at White-marsh, Pa., Rev. J. Eugene Dietterich, pastor, was dedicated on Sunday, February 7th. '88. On the 29th of Dec. Rev. S. D. Daugh-erty and his wife gave a reception to the young people of his church, in honor of the College and University students of the congregation, who were home for the holiday vacation. '88. Rev. J. M. Francis, of Columbia City, Indiana, is now writing his sermons on a new Universal "Hammond" typewriter, the gift of a few of his friends. '88. Rev. D. Frank Garland, of Taneytowu, Md., has been engaged by the Lutheran Pub-lication Society to write a "Life of Melanc-thon." The book will contain about 145 pages and is intended to serve as a hand-book. It will be published some time during the present year. '90. Rev. E. E. Blint recently held a two weeks' service in his church at Littlestown. The meetings were interesting and instructive. Rev. Blint is doing a most excellent work in his field. '90. Rev. W. J. Bucher, of New Bethle-hem, has been called to Clarion, Pa'., and will accept. '90. Rev. Noah E. Yeiser, of India, writes for the back numbers of the MERCURY and sends in his subscription for another year. Though thousands of miles away, he has not forgotten his Alma Mater. The MERCURY extends best wishes for his success in bis no-ble work. '91. Rev. Stanley Billheimer, of West Wash-ington, had his salary increased recently. Plis congregation is small, but appreciative, and owns a very valuable property. '92. E. H. Herman is in deserved promi-nence in the councils ofthe Republinan party of Maryland. '92. Rev. H. E. Berke}-, who was very in-fluential in the establishment of the new paper, The York County Lutheran, has been elected as its editor. '92. Rev. Jesse W. Ball, of Los Angeles, Cal., in a recent issue of The Littheran World writes of the polyglot character of his congre-gation, in which he has representatives of Norway, Sweeden, Denmark, Holland, an American Indian and a converted Jew. '93. Rev. Andrew J. Rudisill, of New Bloomfield, recently visited his parents near Gettysburg, and also looked up his friends at College and Seminar)'. '93. Rev. and Mrs. G. M. Diffenderfer, of Newport, visited friends in Gettysburg last month. '93. Rev. Marion J. Kline was installed pas-tor ofthe Bethlehem Lutheran church. Harris- THE, COLLEGE MERCURY. ■52 burg, Jan. 24. Rev. Dr. Huber, '55, deliv-ered the charge to the pastor, and Rev. Dr. Gilbert, '57, Harrisburg, to the people. '93. The address of Rev. Eugene E. Neu-dewitz is changed from 228 W. 10th St., New York, to 85 Wayne St., Jersey City, N. J. '95 Dr. M. L. Boyer is practicing medicine at 1309 N. 29th St., Phila., where he has a splendid practice. '95. EL L. M. Hoffman, (Yale '97) one of Yale's most prominent athletes, won another first prize at the recent exhibition in the Yale Gymnasium, for superior work on "the long horse." The prize awarded him is a very handsome gold cup, appropriately inscribed, and is the fifth trophy of the kind already won by Mr. Hoffman. The prizes previously won, were a "first" on "the side horse," "two firsts" in "tumbling," and a "second" on "the long horse." '96. W. H. Mengeslatelj' visited the College and Seminary for several days. He intends to enter the Seminary next Fall. LITERAL TRANSLATION OF THE IX ODE OF HORACE. You see Soracte deep with snow, And the trees with heavy weight bent low, And river chilled with stinging frost; Rut cheerful be what e'er the cost. Bring out the good old Sabine wine, And happy be while yet in prime, Leave else to gods who rule supreme, Whose power stills the winds most keen, The aged ash trees are unmoved, The cypress tree, the same doth prove. Ask not what chance may bring to thee. It may be sorrow, may he glee. While you are yet quite young in years, Have pleasure with the dearest dears Until old age his steps advance. Indulge at times in merry dance. Stroll on the campus and side-walks, And with the young have pleasant talks. If you in games were won't to play, Speak if light laugh did her betray. Steal golden ring from dimpled hand. She may resist, but not with stand. C. S. It., Professor—What is the difference between idealism and realism ? 'Varsity Girl—Idealism is when you con-template matrimony. Professor—Yes ; and realism? 'Varsity Girl—You get that afterward.— Philadelphia Review. OUE BABY. I heard a sweet sound soft and low, Come drifting 'mougst the trees, While on the Campus I stood frying each note to seize. I quickly urged myself to where I heard the sweet sound fall, And found out to my great surprise, It was in Phrena Hall. I stopped outside the door a while, Then quietly went in And pretty soon, just as before, I heard the sound again. The babe which made the sound I heard, Was not named John or Hannah, But merely bore this pretty name : "Our Babv"—Grand Piano. ATHLETICS. CHARI.ES T. LARK, Editor. Capt. Burns, '01, with his usual push and determination, has been getting our base-ball material together and unless appearances are very deceitful, the "orange and blue" will be represented on the diamond this spring by a finer team than she has had for some years. Our men are training hard and regular prac-tice in the "cage" and bowling alleys, is adhered to, from which there can be but good results. The problem of the pitcher is the most serious one which confronts a college team, and it very often happens that, through weak-ness in this respect, man}'otherwise fine teams fail to make the showing they should. We are indeed exceptionally fortunate in having so many applicants for this position, a number of whom have considerable reputation for their ability in this line, among which number are: Burns, '01; Dale, '00; Gladfelter, '00: Roehn, '99; Culler, '98. As most of the above mentioned men are in the lower classes we may feel sure of having good men in the box for some years to come. White, '97, who has had considerable ex-perience on his class team, will, in all proba-bility, occupy the position behind the bat, made vacant hy Tate, '96. Stifel, '00, has been elected by the Athletic Association to the managership of the Track Team of which Krb, '97, has been chosen cap-tain, and systematic practice is indulged in. The team already contains a number of ath- '53 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. letes of no mean ability and, as the new men are rapidly falling into line, we may confi-dently expect to be represented on the track by a lot of men who would be a credit to any institution. Our base-ball season will be considerably shortened, owing to the fact that College will close three weeks earlier than it did in former years, Commencement being on June 3rd. Manager Armstrong has already arranged for a number of games and has but a few more dates open. He is working hard to get a game with U. P. as we are quite desirous of crossing bats with the University. TOWN /\ND SEIVJINARY NOTES. s. J. MILLER, Editor. TOWN. A fire alarm system is being agitated in Get-tysburg, to be used in connection with the telephone. A large gong would be so placed that by touching a button at the exchange the alarm would be given indicating the location of the fire. The Lutheran Observer gives the following account of the battle-field parks at Chicka-mauga and Gettysburg. The Government has spent a much larger sum of money at the for-mer place than at the latter. Of the 3874 acres to be acquired at Gettysburg, the Government has 845 acres of which 521 acres were donated by the Gettysburg Battle-field Association. It has, on the other hand, bought 5568 acres at Chickamauga out of the 8000, within the limits prescribed by the Act. The Government has expended $758,876.20 at Chickamauga and only $251,219.46 at Gettysburg. The County Sunday School Convention will be held in this place, Feb. 23. It will likely j be held in the Presbyterian church. Rev. T. P. Ege, last Wednesday a week, at-tended the winter session of the Archdeaconry of the Episcopal church, convened in Harris- ! burg, and took part in the discussion, the sub-ject of which was the church's attitude toward the social element. A bill appropriating $50,000 for a statue of President Lincoln at Gettysburg, was passed by the U. S. Senate. About twenty-members of the Bar and Bench of Adams county attended the annual Bar supper on the evening of the 19th tilt. The occasion was an extremely pleasant one. 1 Speech-making was a very interesting feature of the evening. Judge Swope was toast-mas-ter and the following responses were made : "Some Words of Advice from the Nestor of Our Bar," Hon. D. McConaughy; "The Bench of Adams County," Wm. McSherry, Jr., Esq.; "The Bar of Adams County," C. S. Duncan, Esq.; "The Diligent Practitioner," Hon. G. J. Benner; "Our Law Makers," W. C. Sheely' Esq.; "Lawyers' Wives and Law-yers' Sweethearts," Judge Swope and Hon. G. J. Benner; "Legal Ethics," John B. McPher-son, Esq ; "Reminiscences of Our Last Bar Supper," Edw. A. Weaver, Esq.; "The Press and Its Mission," C. E. Stahley, Esq., "Rem-iniscences of Philadelphia Bar," J. L. Kendle-hart, Esq.; "Permanency of Our Annual Sup-per," Wm. P. Quimby, Esq.; "Cordiality of Bench and Bar," Judge Beales. A Farmers' Institute was held in Gettys-burg, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 12th and 13th, under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture of Pennsylvania. Day of Prayer for Colleges was observed Sunday, Jan. 31st, in Christ Lutheran church in the morning and in Brua Chapel in the af-ternoon. The morning services were con-ducted by the pastor. Rev. Herbert Alleman, and in the afternoon, under the direction of the College Y. M C. A., by Rev. Wile, of Carlisle, Pa., his theme being "Godliness." On Friday evening, January 29th, the re-cently elected pastor of the Presbyterian church, Rev. D. W. Woods, Jr., was installed. The exercises were very interesting and im-pressive and were largely attended. Rev. W. S. VanCleve presided and Rev. Wm. M. Pax-ton, D. D., LL. D., Prof, ot Homiletics in the Theological Department of Princeton Univers-ity, delivered the installation sermon. Rev. Dr. J. A. Crawford, of Chambersburg, deliv-ered the charge to the pastor, and Rev. Dr. S. A. Martin, President of Wilson College, the charge to the Congregation. SEMINARY. The Missionary Study Class has completed the course on Missionary Biography and has taken up for this term, "Missions and Apostles of Medieval Europe." Rev. Cross preached at Stone church, Sun-day, Jan. 17th. Revs. Nicholas and Ibach were out preach-ing on 31st ult. TH1C COLLEGE MERCURY. T54 Rev. Arthur Bredeubek, of the Senior class, was unanimously elected pastor of the Luth-eran church, at Thurmont, Md. Messers. Berger and Fulper made Home Missionary addresses at Flohr's church, on Jan. 31st. LITERARY SOCIETIES. JOHN W. OTT, Editor. PHRENA. The following officers were installed on Fri-day evening, Jan. 29th, 1897: Pres., Stockslager; V. Pres., Tholan; Rec. Sec, Bikle, Jr.; Chap., Woods; Mon., Miller; Critics, Bikle, Sr., Duck, Clare, Woods; Asst. Lib., Miller. The following special program was rendered by our '00 men on Friday evening, Feb. 5th. Piano Duet Gates and Frey Declamation .Bechtol Declamation - Young Essay Miss Frey Vocal Selection Quartette Declamation Hickman Essay Brandt Declamation Gilbert Declamation Hammacker Piano Duet Gates and Clare Essay .' Hurst Debate. Resolved, That despotism is the best form of government for an ignorant people. AFF. NEG. Miller, Frey, Ernest, Hummer, Weigle Clare. Vdcal Selection Quartette PHILO. Noticeable interest was taken in the first program of the term, and especially on the part of the new men. Koller and Sieber, '00, were initiated into the society on Jan. 22c!, '97. Preparations are being made for a special program to be rendered this mouth. Philo's interest in the "Amateur Theatrical" was evinced at the last meeting by the appoint-ment of a committee to consider the advisa-bility of getting up a dramatic entertainment. A complete catalogue of Yale has been for-warded to the society, for the reading room, by W. J. G., '93, on behalf of the Gettysburg Club of Yale. FRATERNITY NOTES. PHI KAPPA PSI. M. W. Weidman, M. D., '61, has been elected President of the Pennsylvania State Medical Board. Harry M. Clabaugh, '77, Attorney-General of the State of Maryland, was appointed a member of the Inaugural Ball Reception Com-mittee. S. D. Schmucker, Esq., '61, of Baltimore, and W. E. Parsons, D. D., '67, of Washing-ton, D. C, attended the recent meeting of the Board of Trustees of the College. M. C. Horiue, D. D:, '62, recently dedi-cated the new Bethany Evangelical Lutheran church, Reading. Rev. S. A. Martin, D. D., President of Wil-son College, Chambersburg, Pa., was present at the installation services of Rev. D. W. Woods, Jr., as pastor of the Presbyterian church, Gettysburg. W. R. Reitzell, '96, is studying law at Cor-nell Universit}'. PHI GAMMA DELTA. Bro. C. W. Fairbanks, Theta Deuteron, was elected by the legislature of Indiana to succeed Hon. D. W. Voorhees as Senator from that State. Bro. H. B. Wile, '77, delivered the address to the students in Brua Chapel on the 31st, ult, the Day of Prayer for Colleges, and preached in the College church in the evening. Bros. E. G. Miller. '85; D. F. Garland, '88, and L. E. DeYoe, '89, visited friends in town last month. Bros. H. L. Stahler, '82, and L. Y. Smith, '90, Sigma Deuteron, spent several days with the Chapter a short time ago. Bro. Shaar spent last Sunday with his par-ents at Steelton. SIGMA CHI. Rev. C. M. Stock, '74, was elected Secre-tary of the Board of Trustees of Pennsylvania College at a recent meeting held in Gettys-burg. Rosensteel visited the Chapter at Dickinson several weeks ago. Newton Fredericks, who left college a short 155 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. time ago, intends to enter the Lawrenceville Preparatory School at Lawrenceville, N. J. Wm. H. H. Bixler ex-'98 is taking a course in dentistry at Louisville, Ky. Garnet Gehr, '91, was elected attorney for the Commissioners of Franklin county. W. W. Good, ex-'99, has entered Troy Business College. Charles Humrichouse, ex-'97, has been made junior partner in his father's wholesale coffee and sugar house in Baltimore. PHI DELTA THETA. M. J. Killian, Va., Alpha, recently filled the pulpit of Trinity Lutheran church, Chambers-burg, Pa. D. Julian Forney has just recovered from a slight illness. Kain was elected historian of the Senior class, in place of Ott, resigned. A charter has been granted to the Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland, Ohio. The annual chapter letters, now coming in, show marked progress in all of the sixty-nine. The Fraternity is preparing to celebrate the birthday of its oldest surviving founder—Rev. Robert Morrison, Miami, '49. ALPHA TAU OMEGA. William H. Menges, '96, spent Sunday, Jan. 30th, with the Chapter. Chas. B. Erb, '97, has been elected Captain of the College Track Team. Paul W. Roller, '94, recently preached in the College church. Paul W. Kuhns, '89, of Omaha, Neb., was married a few days ago. Maurice R. Zullinger, '98, is at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, having an operation per-formed for his disease. John W. Cable, ex-'97, is a student at F. and M. College. Joe S. Hay, ex '95, is in attendance at Bellevue Hospital, New York. Chas. S. Emmert, ex-'97, recently gave a German to his Hagerstown friends. estate now amounting to nearly $3,000,000 to colleges named in his will. This will be distributed equally to the fol-lowing institutions, after the legal expenses are deducted: Amherst, Boudoin, Dartmouth, Williams, Yale, Columbia, Hamilton, Lafay-ette, Lincoln, Maryville, Marietta, Adelbert, Wabash, Park, Wesleyan, Universities of Ro-chester, Cornell, Virginia, Hampton, and the Union Theological Seminaries.—Ex. In all the Universities of France there exists no college periodical, no glee clubs, 110 frater-nities, no athletics, no commencements. The requirements of Johns Hopkins Univer-sity have been so high that but 784 of 2,976 students have obtained degrees.—Ex. Princeton has made application to establish a chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society there. The request will probably be granted. The student who refuses to subscribe for a College paper and then reads it over the shoulder of his neighbor, is short enough to tie his shoe-strings to his necktie.—Ex. Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast. 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Not Available ; The land resource inventory of Kanekal-3 microwatershed was conducted using village cadastral maps and IRS satellite imagery on 1:7920 scale. The false colour composites of IRS imagery were interpreted for physiography and these physiographic delineations were used as base for mapping soils. The soils were studied in several transects and a soil map was prepared with phases of soil series as mapping units. Random checks were made all over the area outside the transects to confirm and validate the soil map unit boundaries. The soil map shows the geographic distribution and extent, characteristics, classification, behaviour and use potentials of the soils in the microwatershed. The present study covers an area of 547 ha in Kanekal-3 microwatershed in Yadgir taluk of Yadgir district, Karnataka. The climate is semiarid and categorized as drought-prone with an average annual rainfall of 866 mm, of which about 652 mm is received during south–west monsoon, 138 mm during north-east and the remaining 76 mm during the rest of the year. An area of about 99 per cent is covered by soils, 1 per cent by rock outcrops and others. The salient findings from the land resource inventory are summarized briefly below.  The soils belong to 13 soil series and 18 soil phases (management units) and 7 land use classes.  The length of crop growing period is about 120-150 days starting from the 1st week of June to 4th week of October.  From the master soil map, several interpretative and thematic maps like land capability, soil depth, surface soil texture, soil gravelliness, available water capacity, soil slope and soil erosion were generated.  Soil fertility status maps for macro and micronutrients were generated based on the surface soil samples collected at every 250 m grid interval.  Land suitability for growing 26 major agricultural and horticultural crops were assessed and maps showing the degree of suitability along with constraints were generated.  About 99 per cent area is suitable for agriculture and 1 per cent is not suitable for agriculture but well suited for forestry, pasture, agro-forestry, silvi-pasture, recreation, mining, installation of wind mills and as habitat for wildlife.  About 150 cm) soils.  About 72 per cent of the area has clayey soils, 18 per cent loamy soils and 9 per cent sandy soils at the surface.  An area of about 84 per cent has non-gravelly and 15 per cent are gravelly.  About 6 per cent of the area has soils that are very high (>200mm/m) in available water capacity, 15 per cent medium (100-150 mm/m) and about 78 per cent low (51-100 mm/m) to very low (0.75%) in organic carbon.  An area of 21 per cent has soils that are low (57 kg/ha) in available phosphorus.  About 5 per cent low (337 kg/ha) in available potassium.  Available sulphur is low (1.0 ppm) in about 9 per cent area of the microwatershed.  About 11 per cent area has soils that are deficient (4.5 ppm).  Available manganese and copper are sufficient in all the soils of the microwatershed.  Entire area of the microwatershed is deficient (<0.6 ppm) in available zinc.  The land suitability for 26 major crops grown in the microwatershed was assessed and the areas that are highly suitable (S1) and moderately suitable (S2) are given below. It is however to be noted that a given soil may be suitable for various crops but what specific crop to be grown may be decided by the farmer looking to his capacity to invest on various inputs, marketing infrastructure, market price and finally the demand and supply position. Land suitability for various crops in the Kanekal-3 microwatershed Crop Suitability Area in ha (%) Crop Suitability Area in ha (%) Highly suitable (S1) Moderately suitable (S2) Highly suitable (S1) Moderately suitable (S2) Sorghum 97 (18) 259 (47) Sapota 35 (6) 185 (34) Maize 97 (18) 228 (42) Guava 35 (6) 185 (34) Red gram - 251(46) Pomegranate 35 (6) 216 (39) Bajra - 251(46) Jackfruit 31 (6) 168 (31) Ground nut 35 (6) 307 (56) Jamun 31 (6) 95 (17) Sunflower - 234 (43) Musambi 35 (6) 216 (39) Cotton 31 (6) 325 (59) Lime 35 (6) 216 (39) Bengalgram 31 (6) 325 (59) Cashew 35 (6) 121 (22) Chilli - 373 (68) Custard apple 132 (24) 224 (41) Tomato 97 (18) 245 (45) Amla 132 (24) 224 (41) Drumstick 35 (6) 216 (39) Tamarind 35 (6) 95 (17) Mulberry 35 (6) 168 (31) Marigold - 373 (68) Mango 35 (6) 47 (9) Chrysanthemum - 373 (68) Apart from the individual crop suitability, a proposed crop plan has been prepared for the seven identified LMUs by considering only the highly and moderately suitable lands for different crops and cropping systems with food, fodder, fibre and horticulture crops that helps in maintaining the ecological balance in the microwatershed  Maintaining soil-health is vital to crop production and conserve soil and land resource base for maintaining ecological balance and to mitigate climate change. For this, several ameliorative measures have been suggested to these problematic soils like saline/alkali, highly eroded, sandy soils etc.,  Soil and water conservation treatment plan has been prepared that would help in identifying the sites to be treated and also the type of structures required.  As part of the greening programme, several tree species have been suggested to be planted in marginal and submarginal lands, field bunds and also in the hillocks, mounds and ridges, that are edible, ecological and produce lot of biomass that helps to restore the ecological balance in the micro watershed. Baseline socioeconomic characterisation is prerequisite to prepare action plan for program implementation and to assess the project performance before making any changes in the watershed development program. The baseline provides appropriate policy direction for enhancing productivity and sustainability in agriculture. Methodology: The Kanikal 3 micro-watershed in Yadgir taluk and district is located in between 16035' – 16036' North latitudes and 770 18' – 77020' East longitudes, covering an area of about 547.22 ha, bounded by Gudalagunta, Samabara, Kanikal and Balacheda villages. Agro Ecological Sub Region (AESR) 6.2: Central and Western Maharashtra Plateau and North Karnataka Plateau and North Western Telangana Plateau, hot moist semi-arid ESR with shallow and medium loamy to clayey black soil (medium and deep clayey Black soil as inclusion), medium to high AWC and LGP 120-150 days. We used soil resource map as basis for sampling farm households to test the hypothesis that soil quality influence crop selection, and conservation investment of farm households. The level of technology adoption and productivity gaps and livelihood patterns were analyses. The cost of soil degradation and ecosystem services were quantified for each watershed. Results: The socio-economic outputs for the Kanikal 3 micro-watershed in Yadgir taluk and district are presented here. Social Indicators;  Male and female ratio is 55.6 to 44.4 per cent to the total sample population.  Younger age 18 to 50 years group of population is around 55.7 per cent to the total population.  Literacy population is around 39.8 per cent.  Social groups belong to SC/ST is around 13.0 per cent.  Wood is the source of energy for a cooking among 100 per cent.  About 39.1per cent of households have a yashaswini health card.  Majority of farm households (26.1 %) are having MGNREGA card for rural employments.  Dependence on ration cards through public distribution system is around 100 per cent.  Swatch bharath program providing closed toilet facilities around 17.4 per cent.  Rural migration to unban centre for employment is prevalent among 2.3 per cent of farm households.  Women participation is decisions making are around 39.2 per cent of were found. 2 Economic Indicators;  The average land holding is 12.6 ha indicates that majority of farm households are belong to large farmers. The dry land account for 91.8 % and irrigated land 5.8 % of total cultivated land of sample farmers.  Agriculture is the main occupation among 4.4 per cent and Agriculture is the main and non agriculture labour is predominant subsidiary occupation for 91.3 per cent.  The average value of domestic assets is around Rs.31009 per household. Mobile and television are mass popular mass communication media.  The average farm assets a value is around Rs.72963 per household, about 36.1 per cent of sample farmers are owing plough.  The average livestock value is around Rs.20721 per livestock; about 77.8 per cent of household are having livestock.  The average per capita food consumption is around 891.9 grams (2030 kilo calories) against national institute of nutrition (NIN) recommendation at 827 gram. Around 60.9 per cent of sample farmers are consuming more than the NIN recommendation.  The annual average income is around Rs 40315 per household. About 8.7 per cent of farm households are below poverty line.  The per capita monthly expenditure is around Rs 2333.9 per household. Environmental Indicators-Ecosystem Services;  The value of ecosystem service helps to support investment to decision on soil and water conservation and in promoting sustainable land use.  The onsite cost of different soil nutrients lost due to soil erosion is around Rs 1768.9 per ha/year. The total cost of annual soil nutrients is around Rs.956979 per year for the total area of 547.2 ha.  The average value of ecosystem service for food grain production is around (Rs 9011/ ha/year). Per hectare food production services is maximum in onion (Rs. 8287) followed by sorghum (Rs. 7408), redgram (Rs.6098), cotton (Rs. 5411), maize (Rs. 2465), green gram (Rs. 2258) and groundnut (Rs.1307).  The average value of ecosystem service for fodder production is around (Rs 2961/ ha/year). Per hectare fodder production services is maximum in maize (Rs. 4482) followed by sorghum (Rs. 2964), groundnut (Rs.2477) and paddy (Rs.1919).  The data on water requirement for producing one quintal of grain is considered for estimating the total value of water required for crop production. The per hectare value of water used and value of water was maximum green gram (Rs.70127) followed by sorghum (Rs.56464), red gram (Rs.52576), cotton (Rs.42847), maize (Rs.32384) groundnut (Rs.29424), and onion (Rs.10078). 3 Economic Land Evaluation;  The major cropping pattern is red gram (50.6%) followed by groundnut (15.5 %), cotton (7.9 %), maize (6.5 %), paddy (9.3 %), green gram (4.6 %), onion (1.8 %) and sorghum (3.7%).  In Kanikal 3 micro watershed, major soil are soil of alluvial landscape of Badiyala (BDL) series are having shallow soil deep cover around 13.2 % of area. On this soil farmers are presently growing cotton (15.4%), maize (46.2 %), groundnut (23.1%) and red gram (15.4 %). Soil of granite and granite gneiss landscape of Sambara (SBR) series are having moderately shallow soil deep cover around 12.5 % of area. On this soil farmers are presently growing red gram (40.7 %), cotton (7.4 %), groundnut (29.6 %), paddy (14.8 %) and green gram (7.4 %). Baddeppalli (BDP) series are having moderately soil deep cover around 0.6 % of area. Yalleri (YLR) series are having moderately shallow soil deep cover around 8.9% of area. On this soil farmers are presently growing. Cotton (10.9 %), groundnut (14.5 %), paddy (7.2 %) and red gram (60.2 %), Pogalapur (PGP) series are having moderately deep soil deep cover around 17.7 % of area. On this soil farmers are presently growing paddy (25.9%) and red gram (22.2 %), groundnut (29.6 %). Yadgir (YDR) series are having Deep soil deep cover around 3.9 % of area. On this soil farmers are presently growing maize (28.6%) paddy (21.4%) and red gram (50.0 %). Bhimanahalli (BMN) series are having very deep soil deep cover around 5.7 % of area. On this soil farmers are presently growing red gram (70.0%) and sorghum (30.0 %) on Belagundi (BGD) series are having Deep soil deep cover around 0.3 % of area. On this soil farmers are presently growing cotton (42.9), paddy (28.6%) and red gram (28.6%). Balichakra (BCL) series are having moderately deep soil deep cover around 4.4 % of area. On this soil farmers are presently growing red gram, Bomraldoddi (BMD) series are having Very deep soil deep cover around 6.3 of area. On this soil farmers are presently growing green gram. Gundedagi (GDG) series are having moderately soil deep cover around 8.5 % of area. On this soil farmers are presently growing green gram. Vanakanahalli (VNK) series are having shallow soil deep cover around 3.9 % of area. On this soil farmers are presently growing groundnut (25.0 %) and redgram (75.0 %). Duppali (DPL) series are having moderately shallow soil deep cover around 14.1 % of area. On this soil farmers are presently growing groundnut (4.8%), onion (4.8 %), paddy (4.8%) and red gram (85.7%).  The total cost of cultivation and benefit cost ratio (BCR) in study area for groundnut ranges between Rs.75191/ha in DPL soil (with BCR of 1.02) and Rs.25460ha in BDL soil (with BCR of 1.52).  In cotton the cost of cultivation range between Rs 52541/ha in SBR soil (with of 1.06) and Rs.24517/ha in BGD soil (with BCR of 1.34). 4  In green gram the cost of cultivation range between Rs. 46066/ha in PGP soil (with BCR of 1.07) and Rs. 22949/ha in GDG and BMD soil (with BCR of 1.0).  In maize cost of cultivation range between is Rs.53030/ha in YLR soil (with BCR of 1.14) and Rs.20504 in BDL soil (with BCR of 1.28).  In red gram cost of cultivation range between is Rs 52680/ha in DRL soil (with BCR of 1.14) and Rs. 9514/ha in DPL soil (with BCR of 1.3).  In paddy cost of cultivation in DPL soil is Rs.53387/ha (with BCR of 1.6) and PGP soil in Rs.30141/ha (with BCR of 1.29) and onion cultivation in DPL soil is Rs 62108/ha (with BCR of 1.13).  The land management practices reported by the farmers are crop rotation, tillage practices, fertilizer application and use of Farm Yard Manure (FYM). Due to higher wages farmer are following labour saving strategies is not prating soil and water conservation measures. Less ownership of livestock limiting application of FYM.  It was observed soil quality influences on the type and intensity of land use. Fertilizer applications are deeper soil to maximize returns. Suggestions;  Involving farmers is watershed planning helps in strengthing institutional participation.  The per capita food consumption and monthly income is very low. Diversifying income generation activities from crop and livestock production in order to reduce risk related to drought and market prices.  Majority of farmers reported that they are not getting timely support/extension services from the concerned development departments.  By strengthing agricultural extension for providing timely advice improved technology there is scope to increase in net income of farm households.  By adopting recommended package of practices by following the soil test fertiliser recommendation, there is scope to increase yield in maize (34.8 to 72.8%), cotton (32.5to 66.3 %), red gram (2.4 to 79.8 %), groundnut (0 to 7.4 %), paddy (12 to 67.8%) and green gram (0 to 6.7 %). ; Watershed Development Department, Government of Karnataka (World Bank Funded) Sujala –III Project

Background International agencies such as the World Health Organisation have highlighted the potential of digital information and communications technologies to strengthen health systems, which are underpinned by the 'building blocks' of information, human resources, finances, commodities, leadership and governance, and service delivery. In high income countries, evidence of the positive impacts of 'eHealth' innovations on the cost-effectiveness of healthcare is growing and many governments are now providing incentives for their adoption. In contrast, the use of eHealth in developing countries has remained low and efforts to introduce these new approaches have experienced high failure rates. There is even scepticism regarding the feasibility of eHealth in low-resource settings, which may be hindered by high costs, indeterminate returns on investment, technical problems and socio-organisational barriers. More research is needed to document both the value of eHealth for strengthening resource-limited health systems and the challenges involved in their implementation and adoption, so that insights from such research may be used to inform future initiatives. While many studies of eHealth for patient care in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) are taking place, evidence of its role in improving administrative processes such as financial management is lacking, despite the importance of 'good governance' (transparency and accountability) for ensuring strong and resilient health systems. The overall objective of this PhD was to elucidate the enablers, inhibitors and outcomes characterising the implementation and adoption of a modular eHealth system in a group of healthcare facilities in rural Malawi. The system included both clinical and billing modules. The specific objectives were (i) to understand the socio-technical, organisational and change management factors facilitating or hindering the implementation and adoption of the eHealth system, (ii) to assess the quality of data captured by the eHealth system compared with conventional paper-based records, and (iii) to understand how information within the eHealth system was used for service delivery, reporting and financial management. A further aim was to contribute to the corpus of mixed-methods case studies exploring eHealth system implementation processes and outcomes (including data quality) in LMIC. As described in the following chapters, the research also gave rise to unanticipated and serendipitous findings, which led to new lines of enquiry and influenced the theoretical perspectives from which the analysis drew. Methods Mixed-methods case study was used for the research, taking a 'soft-positivist' approach to analysis, which encompasses both inductive and deductive forms of enquiry. Two case studies were undertaken in rural Malawi: one at a 300-bed fee-for-service hospital, and the other at nine primary care health centres that surround the hospital. At the outset of the research, the 'logic model' underpinning the eHealth system implementation programme was mapped, based on formative scoping to articulate the goals and intentions of those commissioning and supplying the eHealth system, along with literature-informed theory. This provided a framework against which to evaluate the processes and outcomes of eHealth system implementation at the ten facilities. For the hospital case study (Case Study 1), a retrospective single-case embedded design was employed, with outpatient and inpatient departments being the two units of analysis. Qualitative data included document review and in-depth key informant interviews, while quantitative data was obtained from the web-based District Health Information System (DHIS2), patient files and the hospital's finance records. For the study of primary health centres (Case Study 2), a single-case embedded design was also used, with the rollout project as the case and the three units of analysis being 3 Early Adopter Facilities, 4 Late Majority facilities and 2 Laggard facilities. This case study used a prospective design, with data being collected 7 months and 24 months after implementation of the eHealth system due to a mismatch between the independent eHealth implementation project and the PhD research. Data sources included documentation screened against the criteria listed in the Performance of Routine Information System Management (PRISM) tools, information extracted from the eHealth system, health indicators drawn from DHIS2 and qualitative data from focus group discussions. In both case studies, framework analysis was used for qualitative data, while quantitative data was analysed by calculating data completeness, accuracy and agreement. Descriptive statistics and the Mann-Whitney U-test were used for analysing finance data in Case Study 1. Content analysis was also used to gain insights from Case Study 2. Results Based on the initial logic model, staff-, service delivery- and management-level outcomes were moderated through the organisational change management and socio-technical factors described below. Key organisational and process factors influencing system implementation Change management processes: Organisational strategies aimed at facilitating the introduction of the eHealth system included training clinical and clerical staff in the computer skills required to use it (see below) and adapting work processes to accommodate and optimise adoption. At the three health facilities where the billing module was implemented, the latter included introducing new procedures for providing electronic receipts to clients and service providers. At Madalo Hospital this also involved the creation of a new category of administrative staff with responsibility for managing the appropriate capture, entry and exchange of data using the system. However, such data clerks were only introduced within the inpatient department, whilst already over-burdened clinical staff in the outpatient department were expected to integrate the eHealth system into their existing work routines. Outpatient departments at the health centres resorted to task-shifting patient data entry roles from clinicians to lower-educated allied staff such as janitors and security guards. Infrastructure and security issues: Organisational enablers were infrastructural and policy interventions aimed at securing equipment and patient data. These included installations of locks and burglar-proof bars, enhanced engagement of security guards and frequent backup of data. An organisational intervention undertaken at the health centres was the introduction of backup batteries and solar power, aimed at providing a continuous electricity supply. However, problems with battery depletion, frequent connectivity interruptions between the client computers and the server and electricity fluctuations and outages, affected both the efficiency of the batteries and the practical utility of the eHealth system. Highly efficient nano-computing units were later introduced, to reduce electricity demands and improve the consistency of available power for the purposes of using the system. Socio-technical issues arising during the implementation process Technical/software problems: There were 24 problems identified with the eHealth system, encompassing its design flaws, security protocols, and hardware and database limitations. For instance, entry of patient data was in multiple windows needing to be minimised, passwords expired with no one at the facilities with rights to issue new passwords, there were frequent disconnections between the client computers and the server, and lists of drugs and indicators for reporting in its database were limited. Although health centre staff used the system for backup storage and retrieval of data, only Early Adopters reported use of the eHealth system's search function. Socio-technical issues: The technical problems outlined above resulted in a heavy reliance on paper records by the health centres, although centres varied in their attitude towards and persistence with eHealth system implementation, with Early Adopter sites overcoming most challenges. At the hospital, the eHealth system was subjected to such inappropriate use by staff that even establishing rules and an IT centre to regulate usage were ineffective, leading to a system crash in 2012 due to viruses and other malware. Such inappropriate use included staff depleting hospital server space by storing personal files (videos, music, pictures, games), being on Facebook instead of attending to patients, sharing of login credentials and not always logging off their account after use, and removal of cables from the computers. Leadership: At the hospital, there was strong management support for the eHealth system. In contrast, there were strong opinions from staff at Late Majority and Laggard facilities about the ineffective engagement of health facility "in-charges". Further, many system champions were senior staff and thus busier and more mobile, most often leaving the junior staff at the health centres, who were not formally trained, to be using the eHealth system. Training: Limitations in the scope and number of staff formally trained was perceived to be a barrier to eHealth system adoption at the health centres, particularly lack of training in basic troubleshooting and maintenance. Even peer training lacked follow-up formal training. At the hospital, developing an appropriately skilled cadre of system users was hindered by high staff turnover and departmental rotations, which required frequent rounds of basic training. Staff at the hospital and health centres were nevertheless happy about the computer knowledge they had gained as a result of the implementation programme, although most expressed a lack of confidence in using the eHealth system. Technical support: For reasons including those already outlined, staff requested support for a range of hardware and software problems, not all of which it was possible to fulfil in a timely way, due to lack of sufficient IT personnel. Lack of in-country technical support for the software was also a considerable barrier to progress, particularly for the IT team based at the hospital, requiring requests for changes to be passed to the parent company. In one attempt to address this, the rights to a partial version of the software was passed to a local foundation for onward management, however the software developers were unwilling to release the source code so that further enhancements and customisation could be made. Efforts to recruit more hospital IT workers and reorganising responsibilities were frustrated by high staff turnover among the IT team. As a result, response to calls from health centres for technical support by the IT team was said to be slow and ineffective (except at Late Majority Facilities), and there was no transfer of basic troubleshooting and minor repair skills from the IT team to the health facility staff. Perceived outcomes: Despite the challenges described above, some tracer outcomes of the eHealth system were detectable from the qualitative and numerical results, relating to data quality, service delivery, reporting and decision-making, and financial management. Perceived and measured outcomes of eHealth system implementation Documentation and associated workload: In both case studies, implementation of the eHealth system illuminated the dysfunctional paper-based system, particularly loss of documents. At the health centres (Case Study 2), only Early Adopters reported reduced administrative and patient care workload following eHealth implementation, while the other adopter groups reported increased workload due to dual use of paper and electronic systems, as well as staff shortage and high patient load. Data quality: Both case studies reported poor data quality in the eHealth system, mainly due to the dual use of the paper-based and electronic systems, and staff defaulting to using the paper-based system only. This was aggravated by infrastructure and leadership problems at the health centres. Across the health centres, completeness of outpatient registration data in the eHealth system was 82.4%, as compared to DHIS2 (100.0% for Early Adopters, 73.9% for Late Majority), equivalent to an average monthly omission of 1,271 clients. When compared to DHIS2 data at Madalo Hospital, outpatient registration data in the eHealth system was 76.0% complete, under-reporting by an average 577 clients per month. Compared with the hospital's paper-based records, inpatient registration and diagnosis data in the eHealth system, as entered by ward clerks, was 93.6% complete and 68.9% accurate. Service delivery (efficiency and patient experience): At Madalo Hospital, the eHealth system was reported to have made retrieval of patients' paper files faster, as the implementation project had also led to changes in the hospital's filing system. This new filing system also facilitated retrieval of data for patients with lost paper records, and allowed linking of patients' outpatient and inpatient records. Reported service delivery improvements at the health centres included enhanced ability for tracing patients, treatment continuity, identifying the correct patient, ensuring patient confidentiality, keeping health workers alert and available, following clinical protocols, identifying the need to change prescription for (or refer) a recurrent patient, and reportedly showing the patient that the provider was paying attention. Improvements in patient experience were perceived to be through avoiding the need for patient details to be re-entered at subsequent visits, better management of queues, and patients feeling more understood by the service provider and having more confidence in the services. Perceived negative patient experiences were associated with staff members' slow typing skills and unfamiliarity with the eHealth system, dual entry of patient information into both the electronic and paper systems, extra steps added to the patient journey through the care process, and disrupted patient-provider interaction. Efficiency of reporting: After its implementation at the hospital site, the eHealth system had become routinely used to generate data for measuring quality of care, and partly for national reporting purposes (HMIS). Customised reports for the hospital were created and used for decisions such as allocation of wards, advocacy and funding applications. In contrast, all the primary healthcare facilities were still using paper registers to compile HMIS reports, a few in combination with the eHealth system, because of lack of knowledge of the reporting module, poor design of the system's reports, and disruptions in electricity and network connections to the server. Management of finances: Financial management was reported to have improved at Madalo Hospital due to better-quality data capture and tracking of service charges, separation of billing and receiving roles by recruiting ward clerks, enhanced oversight by management, and fraud prevention through greater transparency and accountability. Although median monthly revenue was significantly higher after eHealth system implementation (P=0.024), micro- and macro-contextual factors confounded this effect, and the descriptive and qualitative data revealed that genuine improvement only came about after recruitment of ward clerks towards the end of the study period. At the health centres, the eHealth system reportedly helped staff in the accounts department with billing, the facility in-charges with financial oversight, and clients with more trust in printed receipts. Conclusion Converging the results of these two case studies illustrates the potential of eHealth to strengthen LMIC health systems through developing human resource capacity (skills, staff roles), facilitating service delivery, and improving financial management and governance. However, realising such improvements is dependent upon understanding the socio-technical interactions mediating the integration of new systems into organisational processes and work practices, and implementing appropriate change management interventions. The results of this study suggest that, for effective implementation and adoption of eHealth systems, healthcare leaders should (1) recruit data entry clerks to relieve clinical staff, improve workflow and avoid data fraud, (2) facilitate appropriate data use among system users and an information culture at the facilities, and (3) strengthen knowledge and skills transfer from eHealth system developers to local implementers and system champions, to optimise responsiveness and ensure sustainability. Further interdisciplinary research is needed to obtain additional insights into factors affecting the quality of eHealth data and its use in the management of LMIC health systems, including the role of social, professional and technological influences on financial good-governance.

This thesis contributes to the field of political ecology by presenting an empirically driven analysis of the power dynamics between the state and Sámi reindeer herders and the knowledge systems that inform the governance of reindeer husbandry. The phenomenon studied consists of the actors' competing accounts of what reindeer husbandry is and what it ought to be. This phenomenon is addressed through four research questions: 1. What values and knowledge systems inform the actors' presentations about reindeer husbandry? 2. What are the actors' presentations of the 'proper' management of reindeer, herders and land? 3. How do the actors influence and claim authority in decision-making concerning reindeer husbandry? 4. How does the state's governance of reindeer husbandry affect power relations among the actors? The research was qualitative. The core data have been collected from in-depth interviews and informal conversations with herders and government officials in the 2012–2015 period. One of the case studies of the thesis was based on participatory research. The study has also been informed by direct observations of meetings between the actors and written sources such as government documents, letters between the actors and scientific publications. The study used a grounded theory approach to conceptualise the information that was collected. It engages the concepts of governmentality, weapons of the weak, politics of belonging and political ontology – concepts that were useful in the analysis of how policies meet practice, and how state regulations affect power relations between the state and herders, as well as within the herding community. The geographical scope of the study is West Finnmark, in the far north of Norway. This is the largest reindeer-herding region in terms of numbers of reindeer and herders. For more than a century, the Norwegian state has been concerned that there are 'too many reindeer' and 'too many herders' in West Finnmark. The state has therefore used regulations and incentives since the late 1970s to rationalise reindeer husbandry to make it economically efficient. Since 1992, sustainability has been an added objective. To make decision-making more effective, new policies were introduced in 2007 to strengthen the aspect of self-governance within reindeer husbandry. At the same time, it also increased the state's capacity for sanctioning unwanted herding practices. Although the rationalisation policies have been in place for 40 years, government officials state that this objective has not been met. West Finnmark has specifically been identified as a region where herding practices continue to be irrational. At the same time, the region faces an increasing number of land-use conflicts between reindeer herders and other interests such as mining, wind power and hydropower installations, and roads and other types of urban development. The state's destocking efforts and the land-use conflicts form the backdrop of the study. The thesis is built on four separate, but interrelated papers. They explore the actors' narratives about decision-making related to reindeer husbandry, techniques for governing and being governed. The papers also report on the conflicting knowledge systems and competing worldviews that inform the actors' presentations about 'proper' management of reindeer, herders and the land on which reindeer husbandry depends. Further, the papers explore the power structures that affect the actors' ability to present their accounts and their ability to be understood by society at large. They examine how the actors describe the decision-making processes, explain their own actions, and claim authority. The study shows that the herders and government officials hold different and competing narratives about destocking and land-use decisions. However, one collective actor – the government officials – holds more economic and discursive power to legitimise its presentation. Thus, their narrative is perceived as objective and rational, while the herders' counternarratives are labelled subjective and opportunistic. Further, the actors have unequal access to arenas for promoting their stories. The government officials' narratives are repeated in Parliament and by the media and society; the counternarratives are almost invisible in the public debate. Moreover, the persistent dominant narratives have established an undisputed truth about Sámi reindeer herders – that the herders are overstocking the range to maximise their personal benefits and that reindeer husbandry is a bottleneck for the economic development of Finnmark. The thesis identifies four 'techniques of power' – discipline, neoliberal rationality, sovereign power and truth – used by the state to stimulate 'rational' herding practices, together with the techniques of resistance used by the herders to hamper the implementation of the rationalisation policies in West Finnmark. The analysis reveals the forms of resistance that the herders use daily to maintain control of their own livelihoods and practices. A common strategy is to partly adopt and partly avoid state regulations. Individual responses to the rationalisation are determined by personal desires and capacity, as well as relationships with and the behaviour of fellow herders. The thesis argues that the state governance of reindeer husbandry promotes herding practices that are primarily based on Western knowledge and the Western way of understanding the world. The governance regime is in conflict with traditional Sámi reindeer-herding knowledge and worldviews. Despite 40 years of attempting to transform reindeer husbandry by means of policies, the Sámi worldview continues to influence the herders' understanding of the relationship between humans, reindeer and nature and how this relationship should be governed. The conflicting knowledge systems and competing worldviews about what reindeer husbandry is and ought to be undermine the identity and rights of the herders. The state's attempts to control the Sámi reindeer husbandry skews the power relations between the state and the herders to the benefit of the state, and it creates winners and losers within the Sámi herding community. The Sámi herders' ability to engage in reindeer husbandry and claim the right to land has become dependent on their success in adapting to a Norwegianised form of reindeer husbandry. ; Denne avhandlingen bidrar til feltet politisk økologi ved å presentere en empirisk drevet analyse av maktforhold mellom staten og samiske reineiere, og av kunnskapssystemene som ligger til grunn for reindriftsforvaltning. Fenomenet som undersøkes består av aktørenes (reineierne og staten) motstridende narrativer (fortellinger) om hva reindrift er og hva det burde være. Fenomenet utforskes gjennom fire forskningsspørsmål: 1. Hvilke verdier og kunnskapssystemer ligger til grunn for aktørenes narrativer om reindrift? 2. Hvordan forstår aktørene 'god' forvaltning av rein, reineiere og beiteland? 3. Hvordan påvirker aktørene beslutningsprosesser for reindrift, og hvordan styrker de sin egen legitimitet i prosessene? 4. Hvordan påvirker den statlige styringen av samisk reindrift maktforholdet mellom aktørene? Forskningen var kvalitativ. Dataene kom i hovedsak fra dybdeintervjuer og uformelle samtaler med reineiere og myndigheter i årene 2012–2015. En av casene i avhandlingen var basert på deltakende forskning. Studien bygget også på observasjoner av møter mellom aktørene og skriftlige kilder som offentlige dokumenter, brevkorrespondanse mellom reineiere og myndighetene og vitenskapelige artikler. Studien brukte grounded theory (empiribasert teoriutvikling) som tilnærming for å konseptualisere dataene som ble samlet inn. Forskningen dro veksler på begreper som governmentality (styringsmentalitet), resistence (motstand), politics of belonging (tilhørighet) og political ontology (politisk ontologi) – konsepter som var nyttige i analysen av hvordan politikk møter praksis, og hvordan statlig forvaltning påvirker maktforholdet mellom staten og reineiere, samt maktforholdet innad i reindriften. Det geografiske fokuset for avhandlingen er Vest-Finnmark. Dette er den største reindriftsregionen i Norge i antall rein og reineiere. I mer enn et århundre har den norske staten vært bekymret for at det er 'for mange rein' og 'for mange reineiere' i Vest-Finnmark. Og siden slutten av 1970-tallet har staten brukt ulike forskrifter og subsidieordninger for å rasjonalisere reindriften og gjøre den økonomisk effektivt. Siden 1992 har også bærekraft vært et uttalt politisk mål. For å gjøre beslutninger mer effektive, la reindriftsloven av 2007 til rette for internt selvstyre i reindriften, samtidig som den også innførte nye sanksjonsbestemmelser for å håndtere uønsket praksis blant reineierne. Rasjonaliseringspolitikken har eksistert i 40 år, men ifølge myndighetene har målet om rasjonell reindrift ikke blitt oppfylt. Spesielt Vest-Finnmark blir presentert som en region som forsetter å ha et for høyt reintall. Samtidig står denne regionen overfor et økende antall arealbrukskonflikter mellom reindrift og annen type arealbruk som gruvedrift, vindkraft og vannkraft, veier og andre typer infrastruktur. Statens tiltak for å redusere antall rein og arealkonflikter utgjør bakteppe for denne avhandlingen. Avhandlingen er basert på fire individuelle, men relaterte forskningsartikler. Disse undersøker aktørenes narrativer om beslutningsprosesser knyttet til reindrift, styringsteknikker og teknikker som brukes for å motstå å bli styrt. Artiklene beskriver også de motstridende kunnskapsformene og konkurrerende verdensbildene som ligger til grunn for aktørenes narrativer om 'god' forvaltning av rein, reineiere og beiter. Videre ser artiklene på maktstrukturer som påvirker aktørens evne til å kommunisere sine narrativer og til å bli forstått av storsamfunnet. De undersøker hvordan aktørene beskriver beslutningsprosesser, forklarer sine egne handlinger og hvordan de styrker sin egen legitimitet i prosessene. Studien viser at reineiere og myndighetene har ulike og motstridende narrativer om reintallsreduksjonen og beslutninger om arealbruk. Men én av aktørene – myndighetene – har mer økonomisk og diskursiv makt til å fremme og legitimere sine historier. Således blir deres framstillinger oppfattet som objektive og rasjonelle, mens reineiernes narrativer blir oppfattet som subjektive og opportunistiske. Aktørene har også ulik tilgang til arenaer for å fremme sine historier. Myndighetenes narrativer blir gjentatt i Stortinget, i media og blant folk flest, mens reineiernes narrativer er bortimot usynlig i den offentlige debatten. Seiglivetheten til de dominerende narrativene er med på å etablere disse som ubestridte sannheter om samisk reindrift – nemlig at reineiere bygger opp reinflokken for å maksimere egen profitt og dermed nedbeiter vidda, og at reindriften er en flaskehals for Finnmarks økonomiske utvikling. Denne avhandlingen identifiserer fire 'maktteknikker' – disiplin, økonomiske insentiver, suveren makt og sannhet – som staten bruker for å stimulere til en 'rasjonell' reindrift, samt reineierne motstand mot rasjonaliseringspolitikken i Vest- Finnmark. Analysen viser hvordan reineierne bruker ulike former for motstand for å opprettholde kontroll over sin egen reindriftsutøvelse og levevei. En vanlig strategi er å delvis oppta og delvis unngå statlige beslutninger. Reineieres individuelle respons på rasjonaliseringen er imidlertid avhengig av egne ønsker og behov, samt forhold til andre reineiere og responsen deres. Avhandlingen viser at statens styring av reindriften fremmer en reindriftspraksis basert på vestlig kunnskap og et vestlig verdensbilde. Dette styringsregime er i konflikt med tradisjonell samisk reindriftskunnskap og verdensbilde. Til tross for 40 år med politikk for å endre reindriften, fortsetter likevel et samisk verdensbilde å påvirke reineiernes forståelse av forholdet mellom mennesker, rein og natur, samt hvordan dette forholdet bør styres. Men de motstridende kunnskapssystemene og konkurrerende verdensbildene på hva reindrift er og burde være undergraver reineiernes identitet og rettigheter. Den statlige styringen av samisk reindrift forskyver maktforholdet mellom staten og reineierne til fordel for staten, og den skaper vinnere og tapere i den samiske reindriften. Samiske reineieres mulighet for å drive med rein og hevde en rett til beitearealene er betinget av deres evne til å tilpasse seg en 'fornorsket' reindrift. ; Dát dutkkus lea buvtta politihkalaš ekologiijasuorgái dan bokte ahte ovdanbuktá empiralaš analiisa fápmodilis gaskal stáhta ja sámi boazoeaiggádiid, ja máhttovuogádagain, mat leat vuođđun boazodoallohálddašeamis. Fenomena mii guorahallojuvvo leat gilvaleaddji muitalusat maid aktevrrat (boazoeaiggádat ja stáhta) geavahit go čilgejit mii boazoealáhus lea ja mii dat galggašii leat. Fenomena guorahallojuvvo njeallje dutkangažaldaga bokte: 1. Makkár árvvut ja máhttovuogádagat leat vuođđun aktevrraid muitalusaide boazoealáhusa birra? 2. Movt aktevrrat oidnet mii lea "buorre" hálddašeapmi das mii guoská bohccuide, boazoeaiggádiidda ja guohtuneatnamiidda? 3. Mo váikkuhit aktevrrat mearridanproseassaide boazoealáhusa dáfus ja mo nannejit sii autoritehtaset? 4. Mo váikkuha stáhtalaš boazoealáhusa stivrejupmi fápmodillái aktevrraid gaskka? Dutkan lea kvalitatiivvalaš. Dieđut leat čohkkejuvvon vuosttažettiin čiekŋalis jearahallamiid ja eahpeformálalaš sagastallamiid bokte boazoeaiggádiiguin ja eiseválddiiguin 2012-2015 áigodagas. Okta oassi dutkamis lea vuođđuduvvon oassálasti dutkamuša ala. Dutkosis geavahuvvojit maid observeremet aktevrraid deaivvademiin, almmolaš dokumeanttat, reivvet ja čálašeamit boazoeaiggádiid ja eiseválddiid gaskka, dieđalaš artihkkalat ja eará čálalaš gáldut. Dutkkus geavaha grounded theory (vásáhusvuđot teoriijaovdáneami) lahkonanvuohkin ásahan dihte doahpagiid čohkkejuvvon dieđuin. Dutkan ávkkástallá doahpagiid nugo governmentality (stivrenmentalitehta), resistence (vuosteháhku), politics of belonging (gullevašvuohta) ja political ontology (politihkalaš ontologiija) – doahpagat mat ledje ávkkálačča analyseremis das mo politihkka deaivvada práksisiin, ja mo stáhta hálddašeapmi váikkuha fápmodillái stáhta ja boazoeaiggádiid gaskkas, ja maid boazoealáhusa siskkildas fápmodillái. Dutkosa geográfalaš fokus lea Oarje-Finnmárku. Dát lea stuorámus boazodoalloguovlu boazo- ja boazoeaiggádiid loguid dáfus. Badjel 100 jagi lea norgga stáhta fuolastuvvan ahte Oarje-Finnmárkkus leat "beare ollu bohccot" ja "beare ollu boazoeaiggáda". Ja loahpageahčen 1970-logu rájes lea stáhta geavahan iešguđetlágan láhkaásahusaid ja movttiidandoaimmaid rationaliseret boazoealáhusa ja dahkat dan ekonomalaččat beaktileabbon ja – 1992 rájes – maiddái dahkat ealáhusa bistevažžan. Dahkan dihte politihkalaš mearrádusaid beaktileabbon, heivehuvvui 2007 boazodoallolágas siskkáldas iešmearrideapmi boazoealáhussii, seammás go ásahuvvui ođđa ráŋggáštanmearrádus, mii gieđahallá sávakeahtes práksisiid boazoeaiggádiid gaskka. Rationaliserenpolitihkka lea guston 40 jagi, muhto eiseválddiid mielde eai leat joksan mihttu oažžut rašuvnnalaš boazoealáhusa. Earenoamážit ovdanbukto Oarje- Finnmárku guovlun gos ain leat "beare ollu bohccot". Seammás lassánit dán guovllus eanet ja eanet areálariiddut boazoealáhusa ja eará areálageavaheami gaskka, nugo ruvkedoaimmat, bieggamillot ja čáhcefápmu, luottat ja earálágan infrastruktuvra. Stáhta doaimmat unnidit boazologu ja areálariidduid leatge dutkamuša duogážin. Dutkkus lea vuođđuduvvon njeallje individuála, muhto dutkanguoski artihkkaliid ala, mat dutket aktevrraid muitalusaid mearridanproseassaid birra mat leat čadnon boazoealáhussii, stáhta stivrenvugiid ja boazoeaiggádiid práksisiid birra vuostálastit ahte stáhta sin stivre, vuostálasti máhtuid ja gilvaleaddji máilmmigovaid birra, mat leat vuođđun aktevrraid muitalusaide dasa mii lea "buorre" hálddašeapmi bohccuid, boazoeaiggádiid ja guohtoneatnamiid dáfus. Viidáset guorahallá dutkan fápmovuogádagaid, mat váikkuhit aktevrraid návccaide ovdanbuktit muitalusaideaset, ja návccaide oažžut stuoraservodaga sin ipmirdit. Dutkan guorahallá mo aktevrrat govvidit mearridanproseassaid, čilgejit doaimmaideaset ja mo sii nannejit iežaset autoritehta. Dutkan čájeha ahte boazoeaiggádiin ja eiseválddiin leat goabbatlágan ja gilvaleaddji muitalusat boazologu unnideami ja areálageavaheami mearrádusaid birra. Nuppi aktevrras – eiseválddiin – lea eanet ekonomalaš fápmu ja stuorat vejolašvuohta ovddidit ja duođaštit muitalusaideaset. Dainna lágiin ipmirduvvojit sin muitalusat objektiivvalažžan ja ulbmillažžan, dan ektui go boazoeaiggádiid muitalusat ipmirduvvojit subjektiivvalažžan ja opportunisttalažžan. Aktevrrain leat maiddái goabbatlágan vejolašvuohta beassat arenaide gos sáhttet ovddidit muitalusaideaset. Eiseválddiid muitalusat geardduhuvvojit Stuoradikkis, medias ja eanas olbmuid gaskka, dan ektui go boazoeaiggádiid molssaevttolaš muitalusat eai bálljo oidno almmolaš digaštallamiin. Ráđđedeaddji muitalusat, maid lea váttis jávkadit, leat mielde ásaheamen dáid biehttalkeahtes duohtavuohtan sámi boazoealáhusa birra – namalassii ahte boazoeaiggádat stuoridit ealuideaset oažžun dihte alcces eanemus dietnasa ja danin guorbbadit duoddariid, ja ahte boazoealáhus lea hehttehussan Finnmárkku ekonomalaš ovdáneapmái. Dát dutkkus identifisere njeallje "fápmovuogi" – disipliidna, ekonomalaš movttiidandoaimmat, ollisválddálaš fápmu ja duohtavuohta – maid stáhta geavaha stimuleret "rašuvnnalaš" boazoealáhussii, ja mállet maid boazoeaiggádat geavahit eastadit stáda beaktilis rationaliserenpolitihka čađaheami Oarje-Finnmárkkus. Analiisa čájeha mo boazoeaiggádat geavahit iešguđet vuosttaldanvugiid beassat doalahit kontrolla iežaset boazoealáhuslágis ja eallinvuogis. Dábálaš strategiija lea belohahkii čuovvolit ja belohahkii garvit stáhta mearrádusaid. Boazoeaiggádiid individuála responsa rationaliseremii lea dattege čadnon sin iežaset sávaldagaide ja dárbbuide ja maiddái oktavuođaide eará boazoeaiggádiiguin ja sin responssaide. Dutkkus čájeha ahte stáhta boazodoallostivrejupmi ovddida práksisa man vuođđun lea oarjemáilmmi máhttu ja máilmmigovva. Stáhta stivren- ja ráđđenvuogis lea vuostálasvuohta sámi árbevirolaš boazoealáhusmáhttui ja máilmmigovvii. Vaikko 40 jagi lea leamaš politihkka mii lea geahččalan rievdadit boazoealáhusa, de sámi máilmmigovva joatká váikkuhit boazoeaiggádiid ipmárdusa olbmuid, bohcco ja luonddu gaskavuhtii ja mo dát gaskavuohta berrešii stivrejuvvot. Muhto vuostálasti máhttovuogádagat ja gilvaleaddji máilmmigovat das mii boazoealáhus lea ja galggašii leat, goarida boazoeaiggádiid identitehta ja vuoigatvuođaid. Nu movt stáhta stivre sámi boazoealáhusa, de sirddiha dat fápmogaskavuođa stáhta ja boazoeaiggádiid gaskka ovdamunnin stáhtii, ja dat dagaha sámi boazoealáhussii vuitiid ja vuoittuhálliid. Sámi boazoeaiggádiid vejolašvuođat bargat bohccuiguin ja gáibidit vuoigatvuođaid guohtuneatnamiidda eaktuduvvo dasa movt sii nagodit heivehit iežaset "dáruiduvvan" boazodollui.

Vast areas have been subject to an active nature protection policy in Norway over the past decades. Sixteen per cent of the land mass on the mainland is now protected in one way or another, and national parks take up the greatest share of the protected land. In many regions throughout the world, national parks offer excellent opportunities for outdoor recreation and tourism activities. The social values of contact with nature and opportunities for nature-based activities are considered to be a key element of Norwegian /North European culture and tradition. Nature-based tourism is a rapidly growing sector of the tourism industry in many parts of the world. National parks have played a major part in this growth in many countries, because they tend to be associated with relatively pristine nature and beautiful scenery and they attract visitors seeking nature-based experiences. This PhD project explores the social dimension of sustainable tourism development in Norwegian national parks. The study reflects the paradigmatic shift in national park management policy, where the traditional view of protecting nature from human use is gradually being replaced by a vision of safeguarding both nature conservation and recreation/tourism interests. The increasing emphasis on the interests of visitors and local communities related to tourism activities suggests that social values are moving to the forefront of discourses on sustainable tourism development in national parks. The political backdrop for this new integrated management philosophy is rooted in the assumption that nature-based tourism in and around Norwegian national parks (which are typically located in remote mountain regions), represents promising opportunities for rural areas that are affected by the marginalisation of traditional industries, such as agriculture and forestry. Increasing visitation and more nature-based tourism products can potentially generate local jobs and income, and tourism therefore represents a way of stemming the outmigration of the resident populations. The integration of broader social interests in the emerging management regime has also arisen from criticisms of the traditional, expertdriven, segregated and top-down national park management strategies. The inclusion of local, experience-based knowledge, the involvement of community stakeholder interests and the anchoring of management processes and solutions at the local level are now being given political attention. In examining the social preconditions for sustainable tourism development in national parks, this PhD project analyses tourism interests in various ways: Visitor desires and concerns and the viewpoints of local tourism entrepreneurs are taken into consideration, as well as the views of other rural interests with a stake in the utilisation of national parks. Nasjonalparkriket ("The National Park Realm") was chosen as the case study area for the empirical study. This mountainous region is situated in the northern part of Oppland County in Norway. It comprises six municipalities with very high land coverage of protected areas, including six national parks. Visitors' Nature Orientations were examined through two surveys to achieve a detailed understanding of their main types of nature appreciation. The findings illustrate tourists' nature-related motives, values and attitudes and also their behavioural preferences in a nature setting. German, Dutch and Danish motor tourists visiting Norway were surveyed when leaving the country by ferry and four vital dimensions of Nature Orientations were identified: Inspiration, Recreation, Challenge and Sightseeing. Inspiration represents existential values and a strong emotional connectedness with landscape and nature; Recreation signifies the desire for tranquillity, peacefulness and physical relaxation in natural surroundings; Challenge represents the desire for demanding physical exercise and risk taking, and Sightseeing refers to interests in seeing sights and the appreciation of comfort aspects. An additional visitor survey among actual visitors in Nasjonalparkriket, supported these findings but the Sightseeing dimension was re-labelled Comfort due to the relative importance of the comfort aspect in the fourth dimension. Tourism facilities (and visitors' 'quests' for such facilities) in and around national parks can potentially match the different Nature Orientations, and the border survey showed that each of the four identified principal Quest for Facilities dimensions related to distinct nature interests: The Nature Orientations Challenge and Sightseeing supported the expressed wishes for extension and upgrading of "Tracks & signposts" within national parks. The desire for more grand scale "Infrastructure & services" was upheld by Nature Orientations Challenge and Sightseeing but was contested by Recreation. Moreover, "Food & accommodation" products mainly located outside parks were found to be particularly appealing to the Nature Orientation Sightseeing. The expansion of "Tours & interpretation" services and facilities in natural surroundings was supported by the Inspiration or Sightseeing orientations. Tourists who seek pleasures in natural surroundings tend to express great concern for the environment. In the survey among actual visitors in Nasjonalparkriket, respondents generally expressed a very low degree of acceptance for negative ecological impacts resulting from tourism activities and installations in the national parks. The Nature Orientation dimension Inspiration was associated with a particularly great concern for the wild reindeer habitat, raptor nesting and attrition on vegetation. On the other hand, both Comfort (Sightseeing) and Challenge orientations showed less environmental concern compared to visitors in general. The Quest for Facilities dimensions "Infrastructure & service" and "Food & accommodation" (i.e. tourism product interests upheld by Comfort (Sightseeing) and Challenge according to the border survey) fell into the latter domain, and were also (in relative terms) related to a higher degree of acceptance of negative ecological impacts. Tourists' Nature Orientations, Quest for Facilities and views on potential nature destruction (as revealed in the two surveys) represent important knowledge for managers who are looking to develop national parks into viable tourism attractions. In addition, local tourism entrepreneurs need to be aware of their guests' interests and concerns if they want to succeed. Local tourism stakeholders are often totally dependent on the natural resources contained in the protected areas. National park management policies and regulations represent opportunities and constraints for tourism activities, and thus have a direct influence on the prospects for tourism expansion. Qualitative interviews with local tourism stakeholders in Rondane and Jotunheimen national parks (within Nasjonalparkriket) revealed that, despite their general support for national parks status, they felt that the management planning processes and outcomes left a lot to be desired. First, the tourism representatives reported only minor involvement in the national park planning processes, and that they had very little input into the final planning arrangements. Second, they felt that management rules and regulations restricted opportunities for tourism related business operations within the parks. Third, respondents perceived a lack of competence among managers concerning business management and tourism development issues. In Rondane National Park, doubts were expressed about the necessity of the measures implemented to protect the wild reindeer, and the scientific evidence supporting these measures. In Jotunheimen National Park, respondents thought that sustainable tourism development should be more explicitly included in management visions and goals for the national park, and they called for a visitor strategy to be implemented. They also expressed a desire to be involved in the co-management of the park. Considerable investment in communication and relationship-building is likely to be required in these two parks to foster durable social links and trustworthy planning partnerships between responsible managers and local tourism stakeholders. Similar opinions were identified among local tourism stakeholders in a focus group study in the two national parks mentioned above. The traditional rural users (i.e. local landowners, farmers, etc.) of the national parks are social interests defining the freedom of action with respect to existing tourism activities and also new tourism industry initiatives. When exploring the opinions of both groups (i.e. local tourism entrepreneurs and traditional rural users) about tourism in the protected areas, there were few direct clashes of interest. However, contradictory views were evident amongst groups when discussing the need for genuine tourism growth in the area. The local tourism entrepreneurs demonstrated an 'openness to change' in order to sustain their businesses and the local community, whereas the traditional rural user interests had a more sceptical attitude and were afraid that new developments could change the character of their countryside and undermine rural lifestyles and the integrity of their local community. Viable directions for tourism development should therefore be negotiated between the two stakeholder interests. The main contribution of this dissertation is to highlight social preconditions for sustainable tourism development in a Norwegian national park setting. Both 'outsider' and 'insider' social perspectives (i.e. visitor and local stakeholder interests), are equally taken into consideration. Existing opportunities and constraints are discussed and issues of crucial importance for tourism advancement in the national parks are identified. ; Store naturområder er blitt vernet av norske myndigheter i de siste tiårene. 16 prosent av landarealene på Norges fastland er nå vernet i en eller annen form, og nasjonalparkene utgjør den største andelen av disse verneområdene. I mange land er nasjonalparkene svært godt tilrettelagte for rekreasjons- og turistaktiviteter. De sosiale verdiene som er knyttet til befolkningens nærhet til natur og mulighetene for naturbaserte aktiviteter og opplevelser blir ofte ansett som et kjerneelement i norsk/skandinavisk kultur og tradisjon. Naturbasert turisme er en raskt voksende sektor i mange deler av verden, og nasjonalparkene blir gjerne assosiert med godt bevart, verdifull natur og vakre landskaper, som tiltrekker seg et økende antall besøkende i mange land. I dette PhD-prosjektet rettes søkelyset mot den sosiale dimensjonen ved bærekraftig reiselivsutvikling i norske nasjonalparker. Studien reflekterer det pågående paradigmatiske skiftet i nasjonalparkpolitikken, der det klassiske naturvernet mot menneskelig bruk og påvirkning gradvis blir erstattet av forestillinger om at naturforvaltning i denne typen områder bør handle om å ivareta både naturhensyn og reiselivsinteresser. Den voksende oppmerksomheten omkring de besøkendes behov og den økende vektleggingen av lokalsamfunnsinteressene som er relatert til turistaktivitetene indikerer at de sosiale aspektene gradvis får større betydning i diskusjoner om bærekraftig reiselivsutvikling i nasjonalparkene. Det generelle politiske bakteppet for denne nyere, sosialt integrerte forvaltningsfilosofien er knyttet til en antakelse om at norske nasjonalparker, som gjerne er lokalisert i relativt perifere fjellregioner, representerer næringsmuligheter for bygdesamfunn som er blitt marginalisert i økonomisk henseende som følge av tilbakegang i tradisjonelle næringer som jordbruk og skogbruk. Mer besøk i nasjonalparkene og tilpassede naturbaserte reiselivstilbud kan potensielt skape arbeidsplasser lokalt og tilføre lokalsamfunnene nye inntekter. Utvikling av reiselivet fremstår derfor som et egnet redskap for å motvirke utflytting fra disse områdene. Innlemmingen av bredere sosiale interesser i det nye forvaltningsregimet kan også ses på som et svar på kritikken av den dominerende naturvitenskapelige, ekspertpregede og top-downorienterte forvaltningstradisjonen. Inkludering av både lokal og erfaringsbasert kunnskap, involvering av lokalsamfunnsinteresser og sikring av lokalt forankrede forvaltningsprosesser og -beslutninger blir nå i stadig større grad viet politisk oppmerksomhet. I denne studien av sosiale aspekter ved bærekraftig reiselivsutvikling i nasjonalparker rettes søkelyset både mot de besøkendes tilretteleggingsønsker og mot deres omtanke for naturmiljøet. I tillegg analyseres synspunktene på reiselivsutvikling i nasjonalparkene blant lokale reiselivsentreprenører og andre lokale brukerinteresser. Nasjonalparkriket i Nord-Gudbrandsdalen ble valgt som case for den empiriske undersøkelsen. Denne fjellregionen ligger i den nordlige delen av Oppland fylke, og omfatter seks kommuner med seks nasjonalparker, der en svært stor andel av arealet består av vernede landområder. Gjennom to surveyundersøkelser ble turistenes såkalte naturorienteringer belyst. Resultatene illustrerer turistenes naturrelaterte motiver, verdier og holdninger samt deres atferdspreferanser i et naturmiljø. Tyske, nederlandske og danske bilturister ble i den første surveyundersøkelsen bedt om å besvare et spørreskjema ved utreise fra Norge med ferge, og fire typer av naturorienteringer ble identifisert i denne grenseundersøkelsen: Inspirasjon, Rekreasjon, Utfordring og Sightseeing. Inspirasjon representerer eksistensielle verdier og en sterk emosjonell tilknytning til natur og landskaper. Rekreasjon står for ønsker om stillhet, ro og fysisk avkobling i naturomgivelser. Utfordring gjenspeiler ønsker om fysisk krevende aktiviteter og en viss risikoorientering. Sightseeing reflekterer interessen for å se attraksjoner og understreker betydningen av komfort på reisen. Den andre surveyundersøkelsen, en spørreundersøkelse blant faktisk besøkende i Nasjonalparkriket, bekreftet disse funnene, men her ble Sightseeing omskrevet til Komfort pga den sterke betydningen av komfortaspektene på den fjerde dimensjonen. De besøkendes uttrykte ønsker om tilrettelegginger av fasiliteter i og rundt nasjonalparkene kan i utgangspunktet tenkes å være knyttet til de ulike naturorienteringene. Grenseundersøkelsen blant de utenlandske bilturistene viste at hver av de fire identifiserte typene av fasilitetsønsker var relatert til hver av de fire typene av naturinteresser: Naturorienteringene Utfordring og Sightseeing understøttet ønskene om å utvide og oppgradere "Stier & skilter" inne i nasjonalparkene. Ønskene om mer storskala "Infrastruktur & service" ble opprettholdt av naturorienteringene Utfordring og Sightseeing, men var i liten grad relatert til Rekreasjon. Tilrettelagte turistprodukter innen "Mat & overnatting" utenfor nasjonalparkenes grenser hadde først og fremst appell til naturorienteringen Sightseeing, mens "Organiserte turer & formidling" i naturomgivelser var relatert til naturorienteringene Inspirasjon og Sightseeing. Turister som søker seg til naturområder er gjerne opptatt av vern av naturmiljøet. I undersøkelsen blant besøkende i Nasjonalparkriket uttrykte respondentene generelt sett lav grad av aksept for negative økologiske konsekvenser som følge av turistaktiviteter og turistmessig infrastruktur i nasjonalparkene. Naturorienteringsdimensjonen Inspirasjon var forbundet med en spesielt restriktiv holdning til negativ påvirkning av villreinhabitatet, rovfuglenes redebygging og slitasje på vegetasjonen. På den andre siden viste både orienteringene knyttet til Komfort (Sightseeing) og Utfordring større grad av aksept for negative økologiske virkninger. De som ønsket "Infrastruktur og service" og "Mat & overnatting" (dvs. fasilitetsønsker opprettholdt av Komfort /Sightseeing og Utfordring i følge grenseundersøkelsen) falt inn i den siste kategorien, der det var en relativt sett høy grad av aksept for negative økologiske virkninger. Turisters naturorienteringer, fasilitetsønsker og oppfatninger av potensielle naturødeleggelser, slik det ble avdekket i de to surveyundersøkelsene, er viktig kunnskap for forvaltningsmyndigheter som ønsker å utvikle nasjonalparkene til bærekraftige turismeattraksjoner. I tillegg må lokale reiselivsentreprenører ha kjennskap til gjestenes interesser og innsikt i deres miljøengasjement dersom de skal kunne overleve. De lokale næringsaktørene er dessuten helt avhengige av naturressursene som finnes inne i nasjonalparkene. Forvaltningspolitikk og -reguleringer representerer muligheter og begrensninger for turismeaktiviteter og har dermed direkte betydning for utviklingen av reiselivet i nasjonalparkene. Kvalitative intervjuer med lokale reiselivsaktører i Rondane og Jotunheimen nasjonalparker (som begge er lokalisert innenfor Nasjonalparkriket) viste at disse entreprenørene så fundamentale mangler ved både forvaltningsplanprosesser og - bestemmelser, til tross for at de generelt støttet nasjonalparkstatusen for disse fjellområdene: For det første rapporterte aktørene om bare minimal, reell involvering i nasjonalparkenes forvaltningsplanprosesser, og de uttrykte at de hadde hatt liten innflytelse på de endelige vedtakene som ble fattet. For det andre opplevde de at reguleringene begrenset mulighetene for turistaktiviteter inne i nasjonalparkene. For det tredje pekte de på at forvaltningen mangler kompetanse både på forretningsvirksomhet og reiselivsutvikling. I Rondane ble det uttrykt tvil om nødvendigheten av de strenge tiltakene for å beskytte villreinen og det vitenskapelige grunnlaget for disse initiativene. I Jotunheimen mente de lokale reiselivsaktørene at bærekraftig reiselivsutvikling burde bli eksplisitt inkludert i forvaltningens visjoner og målsettinger for nasjonalparken, og de ønsket iverksetting av en besøksstrategi for dette verneområdet. De ville også gjerne bli delaktige i forvaltningen av parken. Betydelige investeringer i kommunikasjon og relasjonsbygging er trolig påkrevd i disse to parkene for å utvikle tillitsfulle og varige sosiale bånd mellom forvaltningsmyndighetene og de lokale reiselivsaktørene. Liknende synspunkter ble identifisert blant lokale reiselivsentreprenører i en fokusgruppeundersøkelse i de to nevnte nasjonalparkene. De tradisjonelle bruksinteressene (dvs. lokale grunneiere, bønder etc.) i nasjonalparkene er sosiale interesser som kan tenkes å sette rammer for reiselivsaktivitetene og dermed også påvirke nye initiativ i reiselivsnæringen. Analysene av alle fokusgruppene (dvs. både blant de lokale reiselivsaktørene og de tradisjonelle brukerinteressene i de to parkene) viste at det var få eksisterende konflikter mellom de ulike interessene. Men ulike synspunkter kom til uttrykk når behovet for fortsatt vekst i turismen i området ble diskutert. De lokale reiselivsaktørene viste en "åpenhet for forandring" for å videreutvikle reiselivet og livskraften i lokalsamfunnet, mens de tradisjonelle brukerinteressene hadde en mer skeptisk holdning og var engstelige for at rask reiselivsvekst kunne endre områdets karakter og underminere lokal livsstil og bygdesamfunnets integritet. Bærekraftige løsninger for videre reiselivsutvikling i området bør derfor framforhandles mellom disse ulike lokale brukerinteressene. Det viktigste bidraget i dette PhD-prosjektet har vært å analysere de sosiale forutsetningene for bærekraftig reiselivsutvikling i norske nasjonalparker. De sosiale aspektene er belyst gjennom både "utenfra"- og "innenfra"-perspektiver, dvs. at interessene til så vel besøkende turister som lokale næringsutøvere er inkludert i denne avhandlingen. ; Norges Bondelag ; Nasjonalparkriket

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Infrastructure contributed 1.3 percentage points to Burkina Faso's annual per capita gross domestic product (GDP) growth over the past decade, much of it due to improvements in information and communication technology (ICT). Raising the country's infrastructure endowment to that of the region's middle-income countries (MICs) could boost annual growth by more than 3 percentage points per capita.Today, Burkina Faso's infrastructure indicators look relatively good when compared with other low-income countries (LICs) in Africa. Burkina Faso has made significant progress in developing its infrastructure in recent years. The rapid modernization of the ICT sector, around 60 percent of the population lives within range of a global system for mobile communications (GSM) cell-phone signal. The expansion of safe water and sanitation technologies in urban areas since the late 1990s and the establishment of a system for funding road maintenance (by reducing the cost of road travel) should pay long-term dividends to the economy. The Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD) has gathered and analyzed extensive data on infrastructure across almost all African countries, including Burkina Faso. The results have been presented in reports covering different areas of infrastructure including ICT, irrigation, power, transport and water and sanitation and various policy areas, including investment needs, fiscal costs, and sector performance.

RIASSUNTO La scelta di realizzare un Centro Benessere è stata presa per: - la necessità di focalizzare l'attenzione sull'individuo in quanto parte di una comunità, cercando di costruire un luogo che faccia emergere la primaria importanza del pensare a sé stessi, non come forma di egoismo o egocentrismo, ma come opportunità di conoscersi per poi imparare di nuovo a conoscere gli altri in un confronto sempre costruttivo. Ritengo sia importante abbattere quel muro che stiamo innalzando con mattoni fatti di tecnologia e schermi, reintegrando gli antichi insegnamenti, affrontati con la sociologia, riassunti nel significato di Agorà (dal greco antico ἀγορά = raccogliere, radunare). Nell'antica Grecia con questo termine si indicava la piazza principale della polis (città), creata con la consapevolezza dell'inestimabile valore che hanno gli spazi aperti e quelli comuni nell'aggregazione di individui di diversa età, ceto e pensiero. - la possibilità di costruire un edificio non per un'unica persona o per un nucleo familiare con abitudini simili, ma per cercare un "linguaggio comune" per poter soddisfare esigenze e personalità differenti. Il problema è quindi quello di trovare un modello unico di "abito-edificio" che possa calzare su misura al singolo e che, allo stesso tempo, possa valorizzarlo e distinguerlo dagli altri. Il sito oggetto di intervento si trova nella frazione di Laura, nel Comune di Crespina Lorenzana, in provincia di Pisa. È stato fatto un confronto con altri Centri limitrofi ed abbiamo selezionato questo capannone esistente poiché ospitava già una palestra e accoglieva il bacino di utenza sia del Comune di pertinenza sia dei Comuni limitrofi. L'analisi effettuata ha preso spunto dalla conoscenza, dal principio άρχή (arché), delle strutture per la cura, il trattamento e l'intrattenimento del corpo e della mente, sia per gli edifici esistenti nella storia che nelle altre culture, per poi approfondire quali siano le esigenze del territorio e, in modo specifico, della popolazione. Un altro approfondimento è stato fatto con la letteratura studiando professionisti come Le Corbusier con i suoi 5 punti assiomatici di una nuova architettura e le proporzioni con il Modulor e come Bruno Zevi con le sue 7 invarianti dell'architettura moderna. L'occasione di scrivere questa tesi si ha sia con la riprogettazione di un fabbricato già esistente che con la costruzione di una struttura ex novo su un lotto di terreno ancora libero. Il nuovo edificio nascerà infatti nel lotto in aderenza a quello in oggetto di modifiche. Con l'unione delle due strutture si è realizzato il Centro Benessere denominato "IO", idea nata dalle rispettive forme planimetriche. Il fabbricato esistente, un capannone industriale, ha infatti linee rettilinee ed il perimetro è stilizzabile in un rettangolo, la "I". La struttura nuova è stata invece plasmata da tutti i vincoli, dalle normative esistenti, anche e soprattutto in campo di risparmio energetico e di sicurezza , il risultato finale è stata una superficie esterna circolare ed una copertura a tronco di cono obliquo rovescio, la "O". Considerando cha la minima superficie disperdente, data dal rapporto S/V, è quella della sfera, si è deciso, per ovvie ragioni economiche e di fruizione degli spazi interni, di realizzare un volume cilindrico. La scelta di una copertura a compluvio è stata perfezionata utilizzando l'asse del tronco di cono obliquo, scelta presa sia per la raccolta delle acque sia per fornire una maggiore superficie con una inclinazione favorevole ai raggi del sole per l'istallazione di pannelli fotovoltaici. Tutto ciò è stato pensato per massimizzare la copertura da fonti rinnovabili di acqua ed energia. Con Questo progetto si è inoltre cercato di realizzare un Centro Benessere "a misura d'uomo". Per iniziare a dimensionare il nuovo costruito e capire i limiti di una ristrutturazione per l'edificio esistente sono state analizzate, in via preliminare, tutte le normative sia il Regolamento Urbanistico, il Piano Strutturale, le Norme Tecniche Attuative per l'U.T.O.E 9 di Pian di Laura, la Legge Regionale Toscana e la Normativa di Prevenzione Incendi. L'edificio da riqualificare appartiene alla tipologia edilizia del capannone industriale, così come le altre strutture nella stessa strada Via Karol Wojtyla. Questo perché tutta l'area è stata realizzata in forza di un Piano Insediativo Produttivo (PIP). Approfondendo l'inquadramento territoriale, con lo studio del PIP e delle leggi edilizie e urbanistiche, sono stati fissati i vincoli preesistenti entro cui lavorare. Per realizzare entrambi i poli ho studiato l'antica evoluzione dell'individuo, sia nel confronto con gli altri, per migliorare sé stessi attraverso lo sport, sia nella cura del proprio IO attraverso la cura benefica dell'acqua, cura nata con la costruzione delle prime terme. La struttura è stata così suddivisa in un Aria Secca, a cui viene dedicato l'edificato esistente caratterizzato da una planimetria rettangolare, attualmente è ad uso palestra (I) e in un'Aria Umida a cui viene destinato il nuovo fabbricato a pianta circolare (O). Una volta individuate le funzioni attraverso gli Ambiti Funzionali Omogenei (AFO) si sono stabiliti gli specifici Ambiti Spaziali Omogenei (ASO) da cui abbiamo delineato percorsi sostanzialmente unici o a senso alternato per garantire una più semplice igienizzazione degli spazi e per evitare assembramenti anche nel rispetto delle odierne restrizioni anti-Covid. Tenendo ben salde le Normative di Sicurezza Antincendio e quelle per la fruibilità per le persone diversamente abili si sono stabiliti percorsi orizzontali tali da garantire vie di esodo facilmente identificabili (frecce verdi su pavimento bianco e porte con vetrate di colore diverso per tutta l'altezza del fabbricato) e con larghezza tale da permettere sempre la rotazione della sedia a rotelle a 360° ed il passaggio di 2 persone. Considerando la possibilità del cambio d'uso, essendo una struttura pubblica, il dimensionamento delle vie di esodo è stato effettuato in funzione del massimo affollamento possibile relativamente all'edificio in oggetto. Per l'accesso alle persone diversamente abili al secondo piano esistente è stato introdotto un ascensore antincendio adatto ed usufruibile da tutti. Tra gli spogliatoi comprensivi di servizi non vi è nessuna differenza, sono infatti tutti attrezzati per i diversamente abili, inoltre nessuno scalino e nessuna rampa creano percorsi distinti. Per la realizzazione delle stanze si è scelto di unire diversi concetti insieme, così da sollecitare l'attenzione e la curiosità degli utenti ma soprattutto per farli sentire "a casa". I nuovi volumi sono una combinazione tra:  7 colori dell'arcobaleno e il nero per un totale di 8 cilindri, oltre al colore bianco che servirà per i percorsi.  Vere e proprie stanze che possiamo ritrovare usualmente nella nostra casa: Cucina, Pranzo, Salotto, Camera, Bagno, Soffitta, Cantina e Ripostiglio.  5 sensi del corpo umano - Olfatto, Gusto, Vista, Tatto e Udito - oltre all'idea di "Alto", di "Basso" e di "Centro". Ritenendo importante stimolare la curiosità degli Utenti e al contempo riprodurre quella sensazione che si ha la sera quando si rientra nella propria casa, si è deciso di unire queste 3 idee tra loro. ROSSO - OLFATTO - CUCINA, ARANCIONE - GUSTO - PRANZO, GIALLO - VISTA - SALOTTO, VERDE - TATTO - CAMERA, BLU - UDITO - BAGNO, INDACO - BASSO - CANTINA, VIOLA - ALTO - SOFFITTA, NERO - CENTRO - RIPOSTIGLIO, BIANCO - CORRIDOIO. L'involucro realizzato, sia per le pareti opache che nelle parti vetrate come nella nuova copertura è stato verificato in rispetto delle vigenti normative igro-termo energetiche. Sfruttando la costruzione decentrata del nuovo edificato è stato possibile realizzare piscine e spazi all'aperto per l'uso nelle giornate più calde. Si sono infine ipotizzate delle linee guida ed un linguaggio per determinare le "Invarianti dell'Architettura del Benessere". 1. Studio Preliminare - Territorio, Letteratura e Normativa 2. Energia - Forma Involucro 3. Ambiti Funzionali e Spaziali - Stanze 4. Percorsi Riconoscibili e Distanze Minime - Corridoi 5. Sicurezza Antincendio e Strutturale - Materiali 6. Fruibilità senza distinzioni - Struttura Nuova ad Unico Piano 7. Benessere della Struttura 8. Rapporto Interno ed Esterno – Luce ed Ombra Questo è stato almeno il mio ordine prioritario per progettare questo Centro Benessere. Se per una singola abitazione è necessario raccogliere i vincoli e le preferenze dei committenti che la andranno ad abitare allora l'obiettivo che questa Tesi ha cercato di centrare è stato quello di far sentire a casa propria ogni utente che fa ingresso nel Centro Benessere "IO". Almeno le Strutture Architettoniche dovrebbero farci sentire "Ugualmente Diversi" SUMMARY The choice to make a wellness center was carried out for: - The need to focus attention on the individual as part of a community, trying to build a place that brings out the primary importance of thinking of oneself, not as a form of selfishness or egocentrism, but as an opportunity to get to know each other Learn again to learn about others in an always construction comparison. I believe it is important to break down that wall that we are raising with bricks made of technology and screens, remembering the ancient teachings, addressed with sociology, summarized in the meaning of Agorà (from ancient Greek ἀγορά = collect, gather). In ancient Greece with this term the main square of the polis (city) was indicated, created with the awareness of the anestimable value that have open spaces and those common for the aggregation of individuals of different age, class and thought. - The possibility of building a building not for a single person or a family unit with similar habits, but to look for a "common language" in order to satisfy different needs and personalities. The problem is therefore to find a unique model of "building-building" that can fit into size to the individual and that at the same time, can enhance it and distinguish it from the others. The site under intervention is located in the hamlet of Laura, in the municipality of Crespina Lorenzana, in the province of Pisa. A comparison has been made with other neighboring centers and this existing shed was selected as it already housed a gym and welcomed the catchment area both of the municipality of relevance and neighboring municipalities. The analysis carried out has taken inspiration from the knowledge, from the principle άρχή (arché), the structures for the care, treatment and entertainment of the body and mind, both for the buildings existing in history and in other cultures, and then deepen What are the needs of the territory and, specifically, of the population. Another in-depth study was made with literature studying professionals such as Corbusier with its 5 axiomatic points of a new architecture and proportions with the Modulor and as Bruno Zevi with its 7 invariants of modern architecture. Writing this thesis was the opportunity to be redeemed an existing building that the design of a construction of an ex-novo structure on a lot of land still free. The new building will be born in the lot in adherence to that in the object of changes. With the union of the two structures the wellness center called "IO" was created, an idea born from the respective planimetric forms. The existing building, an industrial warehouse, has in fact straight lines and the perimeter is stiluable in a rectangle, the "I". The new structure was instead shaped by all constraints, existing regulations, also and above all in the field of energy saving and security. The final result was a circular external surface and a trunk cover of oblique reverse cone, the "o". Considering the minimum dispersing area, given by the S / V report, it is that of the sphere, it was decided, for obvious economic reasons and of the use of the interior spaces, to carry out a cylindrical volume. The choice of a complyed cover was perfected using the axis of the oblique cone trunk, choice socket both for the collection of water and to provide a greater surface with a tilt in favor of the sun's rays for the installation of photovoltaic panels. All this was designed to maximize roof from renewable water and energy sources. With this project we also tried to create a wellness center "to a human scale". To start sizing the new built and understanding the limits of a restructuring for the existing building have been analyzed, all the regulations are the urban regulation, the Structural Plan, the technical implementing rules for Utoe 9 by Pian di Laura, the regional Tuscan law and fire prevention legislation. The building to be redeveloped belongs to the building type of the industrial warehouse, as well as the other structures on the same street Via Karol Wojtyla. This is because the whole area has been carried out under a production settlement (PIP). Deepening the territorial framework, with the study of PIP and building and urban laws, pre-existing constraints have been set within which to work. To achieve both poles, I studied the ancient evolution of the individual, both in confrontation with others, to improve themselves through sports, both in the care of his ego through the beneficial care of water, cured with the construction of the Prime Terme. The structure was thus divided into a dry air, to which the existing building is dedicated characterized by a rectangular plan, is currently for gym (I) and in a wet air to which the new circular plant is destined (O). Once the functions are identified through the homogeneous functional areas (AFO) the specific homogeneous spatial areas (ASO) has been established from which we have outlined substantially unique or alternate routes to ensure easier sanitation of spaces and to avoid assemblies even in compliance with the Today anti-covid restrictions. Keeping fire safety regulations firmly and those for usability for disabled persons have established horizontal paths such as to guarantee easily identifiable exodus routes (green arrows on white floor and doors with different stained glass windows throughout the height of Manufactured) and with width to always allow rotation of the 360 ° wheelchair and passage of 2 people. Considering the possibility of the change of use, being a public structure, the dimensioning of the exodus routes was carried out according to the maximum possible crowding relative to the building in question. For access to people with disabilities at the second existing floor a suitable fire lift was introduced and usable by all. There are no difference between the changing rooms, there are no difference, they are all equipped for the disabled people, moreover no step and no ramp create distinct paths. For the realization of the rooms it was chosen to combine different concepts together, so as to urge the attention of users but above all to make them feel "at home". The new volumes are a combination of: - 7 colors of the rainbow and black for a total of 8 cylinders, in addition to the white color that will serve for the paths. - Real rooms that can usually find in our house: kitchen, lunch, living room, bedroom, bathroom, attic, cellar and storage room. - 5 senses of the human body - smell, taste, sight, touch and hearing - in addition to the idea of "high", of "low" and "center". Retentioning important to stimulate users' curiosity and at the same time reproduce that feeling that you have in the evening when you return to your home, you decided to join these 3 ideas between them. Red - Smell - Kitchen, Orange - Taste - Lunch, Yellow - View - Living room, Green - Tacto - Room, Blue - Hearing - Bathroom, Indigo - Low - Cellar, Viola - High - Attic, Black - Center - Closet, White - Corridor. The casing made, both for the opaque walls and in the glazed parts as in the new coverage has been verified in compliance with the current Igro-thermo energy regulations. Taking advantage of the decentralized construction of the new built it was possible to make swimming pools and outdoor spaces for use on the hottest days. Finally, guidelines and language were hypothesized to determine the "invariants of wellness architecture". 1. Preliminary study - territory, literature and regulations 2. Energy - wrap shape 3. Functional and spatial areas - Rooms 4. Recognizable paths and minimum distances - corridors 5. Fire protection and structural safety - materials 6. Usability without distinctions - new structure with single floor 7. Wellness of the structure 8. Internal and external relationship - light and shadow This was at least my priority order to design this wellness center. If for a single house it is necessary to collect the constraints and preferences of the clients who will then live the goal that this thesis was to make each user feel at home that enters the wellness center "I". At least architectural structures should make us feel "Equally Different".

Die stetig fortschreitende Urbanisierung ist eine der prägenden Entwicklungen unserer Zeit. Mit einer immer größeren Bevölkerung, die sich in Städten niederlässt, haben sich urbane Gebiete zu den Knotenpunkten unserer Gesellschaft entwickelt. Sie sind Treffpunkt für Innovationen, Wirtschaftswachstum und kulturellen Austausch.Doch mit dieser enormen Verdichtung der Bevölkerung in städtischen Ballungsräumen geht auch eine Reihe komplexer Herausforderungen einher. Städte stehen vor einem wachsenden Druck, die Bedürfnisse ihrer Bürgerinnen und Bürger zu erfüllen, aber auch gleichzeitig ökologische und soziale Nachhaltigkeit sicherzustellen (vgl. Etezadzadeh 2015, S. 1ff.).In diesem Kontext hat sich das Konzept der "Smart City" in den letzten Jahren als zukunftsweisender Ansatz erwiesen. Die Smart City stellt eine strategische Herangehensweise dar, die auf Technologie und Innovation setzt, um Städte intelligenter, nachhaltiger und lebenswerter zu gestalten. Der Kerngedanke besteht darin, städtische Ressourcen effizienter zu nutzen und gleichzeitig die Lebensqualität der Bürger*innen zu erhöhen (vgl. Etezadzadeh 2015, S. 7f.). Eine Smart City nutzt moderne Technologien, wie künstliche Intelligenz (KI) und Big Data-Analysen, um urbane Prozesse zu optimieren.Trotz des Potenzials zur Förderung einer nachhaltigen Stadtentwicklung gibt es jedoch auch einige Herausforderungen, mit denen sich die Städte konfrontiert sehen. Datenschutz und Privatsphäre sind wichtige Anliegen, insbesondere angesichts der Vielzahl von Daten, die in einer Smart City erfasst werden. Die Finanzierung solcher umfassenden städtischen Transformationen kann ebenfalls ein Hindernis darstellen. Des Weiteren stellt die Einbeziehung der Bürgerschaft eine komplexe Aufgabe dar.Die folgende Arbeit befasst sich mit dem Konzept Smart City und fragt nach den damit zusammenhängenden Chancen und Herausforderungen. Welche Chancen bietet das Konzept für eine nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung? Um ein vertieftes Verständnis für die Smart City als einen richtungsweisenden Ansatz zur Bewältigung der städtischen Herausforderungen im Hinblick auf eine nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung zu erlangen, wird die Stadt Freiburg im Breisgau herangezogen, die als ein Beispiel für eine intelligente und nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung und Stadtplanung steht.Warum Smart City?Mit dem Eintritt in das neue Jahrtausend hat sich eine bedeutende Entwicklung abgezeichnet: Das Zeitalter der Städte hat begonnen, und erstmalig in der Geschichte der Menschheit wohnt die Mehrheit der Weltbevölkerung in städtischen Gebieten. Dieser Wandel ist eng mit einem Anstieg der Weltbevölkerung verbunden. Im Jahr 1950 lebte weniger als ein Drittel der Weltbevölkerung in urbanen Gebieten. Seit 2007 ist dieser Anteil auf mehr als die Hälfte angestiegen. Laut Berechnungen der Vereinten Nationen werden bis zum Jahr 2050 voraussichtlich etwa zwei Drittel der Weltbevölkerung in Städten leben (vgl. bpb 2017, o.S.).Mit dem Zuwachs der urbanen Bevölkerung rücken vermehrt Potenziale und Herausforderungen hinsichtlich der Städte im globalen Entwicklungsprozess in den Fokus, darunter die Bekämpfung von Armut, die Integration marginalisierter Gruppen, das Wirtschaftswachstum sowie die Verwirklichung von Klima- und Entwicklungszielen. Der anhaltende Trend zur Urbanisierung erfordert spezifisch angepasste und nachhaltige Ansätze für die Gestaltung von urbanen Siedlungen (vgl. Jaekel 2015, S. 2f.).Durch dieses Wachstum entstehen jedoch auch Risiken. Mit dem rapiden Anstieg der Bevölkerungszahlen geht eine Zunahme des motorisierten Verkehrs einher. Dies führt u.a. zur Verkehrsstauung und verstärkten Lärm- und Schadstoffemissionen. Gleichzeitig kommt es zur Verschmutzung von Böden und Gewässern und vermehrter Bebauung landwirtschaftlicher Flächen (vgl. Weiland 2018, o.S.).Außerdem weisen Städte einen erhöhten Bedarf an Ressourcen wie z.B. Wasser, Energie und Rohstoffe für Gewerbe, Haushalte und Verkehr auf. Städte tragen damit überproportional zur Nutzung vorhandener Ressourcen bei, zu steigenden CO2-Emissionen und gelten damit als ein Verursacher der globalen Klimaerwärmung (vgl. Weiland 2018, o.S.). Natürliche Lebensräume und die Artenvielfalt sind gefährdet, wodurch die Städte gleichzeitig ihre eigene Lebensgrundlage zerstören (vgl. Etezadzadeh 2015, S. 7). Dabei sind es insbesondere die Städte, die"das Potenzial [haben], durch ihre Dichte und Struktur klima- und ressourcenschonend zu wirtschaften und durch geeignete Maßnahmen den Schutz der lebendigen Umwelt zu fördern" (Etezadzadeh 2015, S. 5).Städte spielen demnach eine entscheidende Rolle im Kontext des ökologischen Fortschritts und des Klimaschutzes. Eine auf Umweltbewusstsein basierende Stadtentwicklung kann wesentlich zur nachhaltigen Nutzung von Ressourcen beitragen. Dabei stellt das Konzept der Smart City einen Ansatz dar, diese Schwierigkeiten anzugehen (vgl. LpB BW 2022, o.S.). Das Konzept Smart CityFür die genannten urbanen Herausforderungen im Hinblick auf die Entwicklungen der letzten Jahrzehnte gibt es verschiedene Ansätze, Konzepte und Lösungsmodelle, welche unter dem Begriff "Smart City" firmieren. Grundsätzlich wird Smart City als ganzheitlicher Lösungsansatz gesehen, bei dem eine Vielzahl von Akteuren beteiligt sind. Dabei gibt es keine einheitliche Definition des Begriffs."Aus der Erkenntnis, dass den Herausforderungen einer Stadt mit einem umfassenden Ansatz begegnet werden muss, entstand die Idee der intelligenten Stadt" (Hadzik 2016, S. 10).Das Konzept der Smart City integriert verschiedene Bereiche des urbanen Lebens: die soziale und bauliche Infrastruktur, Verkehr, Mobilität, Energie, Nachhaltigkeit, Dienstleistungen, Politik, aber auch die generelle Stadtentwicklung und ihre Planung (vgl. Hadzik 2016, S. 10). Einen zentraler Bestandteil der Welt der Smart City stellt die Verwendung von digitaler Technologie dar. Hier sehen sich die Städte dem Anspruch gegenüber, digitale Instrumente adäquat einzusetzen und damit für effizientere und nachhaltigere Prozesse zu sorgen. Durch deren Einsatz sollen intelligente Lösungen für das urbane Leben geschaffen werden (vgl. Etezadzadeh 2015, S. 46f.). Zwar gibt es keine einheitliche Vorstellung davon, was "Smart City" ist und sein soll, jedoch ist"den meisten Ansätzen […] gemein, dass man unter 'Smart City' den Einsatz neuer Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT) zum Zwecke einer integrierten Stadtentwicklung versteht" (Hoppe 2015, S. 5).Dadurch stellen Klimaschutz, die Steigerung der Lebensqualität für Bewohner*innen, wachsende Partizipation, Inklusion und Effizienz von Ressourcen übergeordnete Ziele dar, welche mithilfe dieser Technologien erreicht werden sollen (vgl. Hoppe 2015, S. 5). Vor diesem Hintergrund sollen "smarte" Lösungen die Antwort hinsichtlich einer Optimierung urbaner Prozesse sein (vgl. Libbe 2019, S. 2). Der Unterschied zwischen einer "normalen" Stadt und einer Smart City liegt demnach darin, dass eine Smart City durch Digitalisierung"effizienter, nachhaltiger und fortschrittlicher sein [soll]. Das kann die Infrastruktur betreffen, Gebäude, Mobilität, Dienstleistungen oder die Sicherheit" (LpB BW 2022, o.S.).Es hat sich gezeigt, dass der Smart City- Ansatz nicht als fertige Lösungsstrategie betrachtet werden und auch nicht als vollständig ausgearbeitetes Modell angesehen werden kann (vgl. Jaekel 2015, S. 31), sondern vielmehr als eine Reihe von Entwicklungsstrategien (vgl. LpB 2022, o.S.). Es lassen sich jedoch verschiedene Bausteine identifizieren.Bausteine einer Smart CityNach Steinbrecher, Salg und Starzetz (2018, S. 2) lassen sich sechs Bereiche der Smart City ausmachen: Smart Economy, Smart People, Smart Governance, Smart Mobility, Smart Environment, Smart Living.Smart Economy: Das Ziel der Smart Economy besteht darin, die umfangreichen Innovationsmöglichkeiten von Städten zu nutzen, um wirtschaftliche Herausforderungen und Veränderungen erfolgreich zu bewältigen. Hierbei sollen die reichhaltigen Daten- und Informationsressourcen von Städten eingesetzt werden, um bestehende Wirtschaftszweige zu stärken, z.B. durch die Optimierung von Produktions- oder Dienstleistungsprozessen. Gleichzeitig soll die Entstehung neuer Wirtschaftszweige gefördert werden, etwa durch die Entwicklung digitaler Angebote für Bürger*innen und Unternehmen.Smart People: Für die Umsetzung aller digitalen und "smarten" Anwendungen ist es erforderlich, dass die Bürger*innen und Unternehmen über digitale Fähigkeiten verfügen, um die vorhandenen Angebote nutzen oder sogar weiterentwickeln zu können. Der Bereich "Smart People" bezieht sich darauf, das Ziel zu verfolgen, die digitalen Kompetenzen der Menschen so zu fördern und auszubauen, dass die aktiv an der Gestaltung ihrer Stadt, der Wirtschaft und der Umwelt teilhaben und mitwirken können.Smart Governance: Smart Governance strebt danach, eine engere Verbindung zwischen Bürgern und Verwaltung herzustellen. Dieses Konzept zielt darauf ab, die Abläufe und Interaktionen innerhalb der Verwaltung zu optimieren und die Kommunikation zwischen der Verwaltung und den Bürgern zu verbessern. Dies erfordert nicht nur den Einsatz von Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT), sondern auch die Entwicklung neuer Methoden, um eine tiefere Beteiligung der Bürger zu ermöglichen und innovative Wege für digitale Bürgerbeteiligung zu schaffen.Smart Mobility: Der Transportsektor trägt maßgeblich zum Energieverbrauch und den Emissionen von Treibhausgasen bei. Außerdem sind andere Umweltauswirkungen wie Lärm und Luftverschmutzung stark mit dem Verkehr verknüpft. Eine effiziente Mobilitätsstrategie zielt darauf ab, die negativen Auswirkungen des Verkehrssektors zu reduzieren, während sie den hohen Mobilitätsanforderungen der modernen Gesellschaft gerecht wird. Smart Mobility strebt an, Lösungen zu entwickeln, die von IKT unterstützt werden und die Umweltbelastung und Lärmbelästigung signifikant verringern. Dies beinhaltet die Weiterentwicklung bewährter Transportkonzepte, wie autonome und emissionsfreie Verkehrslösungen, sowie die Optimierung des Verkehrsflusses durch Echtzeit-Verkehrsleitsysteme. Darüber hinaus kann auch die Integration alternativer Mobilitäts- und Stadtplanungskonzepte, wie z.B. die Förderung einer "Stadt der kurzen Wege", die idealerweise ohne motorisierten Verkehr auskommt, Teil einer Smart Mobility-Strategie sein.Smart Environment: Im Bereich des Smart Environment lassen sich intelligente Ansätze zur Verringerung des Energie- und Ressourcenverbrauchs verorten. Dazu gehört u.a. die Verbesserung der Überwachung und Steuerung von Umweltbedingungen, beispielsweise durch kontinuierliche Überwachung der Luft- oder Wasserqualität. Diese Herangehensweise erfordert gleichzeitig eine verstärkte Nutzung erneuerbarer Energiequellen. IKT-basierte Anwendungen und Infrastrukturen wie Smart Grids spielen hierbei eine entscheidende Rolle, da sie dazu beitragen, das Angebot und die Nachfrage von Energie effizienter aufeinander abzustimmen.Smart Living: Dieser Bereich zielt darauf ab, IKT-basierte Anwendungen stärker einzubinden und damit zu einer Verbesserung der Lebensqualität der Bürger*innen beizutragen. Dies kann z.B. durch einen höheren Komfort bei der Bedienung drahtlos vernetzter Haushaltsgeräte, wie der Kaffeemaschine oder der Heizung, geschehen (vgl. Steinbrecher, Salg, Starzets 2018, S. 2).Im Folgenden werden konkrete Handlungsfelder und Anwendungsbereiche des Konzepts Smart City betrachtet, wobei der Fokus insbesondere auf die Umsetzung in der Stadt Freiburg im Breisgau liegt. Welche Ideen, Innovationen und Anwendungen konnten in Freiburg bisher realisiert werden und was plant die Stadt weiter in Richtung Smart City? Um ein umfassendes Bild der Thematik zu erlangen, werden im Anschluss die damit zusammenhängenden Chancen und Herausforderungen für die Transformation urbaner Räume durch das Konzept der Smart City dargestellt. Chancen von Smart City-Konzepten – die Stadt Freiburg im Breisgau"Gutes Zusammenleben, saubere Luft angenehmes Stadtklima, emissionsarme Mobilität, Raum für Fußgänger, attraktiv für Kreative und Engagierte, Unternehmen und Gäste. Sicherer Alltag, freundliche und offene Quartiere, in denen wir gerne leben" (vgl. Digitalstrategie Freiburg, S. 1).Im Folgenden wird die Stadt Freiburg zur Betrachtung herangezogen und danach gefragt, wie diese die Inhalte und Prinzipien des Konzepts Smart City konkret umsetzt. Welche Chancen und Herausforderungen ergeben sich dabei für Freiburg, aber auch für andere Städte auf dem Weg in die "smarte" Richtung? Das folgende Video gibt einen Überblick über die (digitalen) Ziele der Stadt (digital.freiburg 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3clTSCU1NjY) Freiburg ist eine der zahlreichen Städte in Deutschland, die damit begonnen haben, bestimmte Maßnahmen bezüglich des Feldes der "smarten" Stadtplanung und Stadtentwicklung anzugehen. Dabei haben die Städte Freiburg, Mannheim, Aalen und Heidenheim in Baden-Württemberg im Jahr 2020 beim Bundeswettbewerb "Smart Cities made in Germany" eine Förderung für digitale Zukunftsprojekte erhalten (vgl. LpB BW 2022, o.S.).Freiburg hat eine Digitalstrategie entwickelt hinsichtlich der Frage, wie Digitalisierung helfen kann, die Stadt nach den Vorstellungen der Menschen zu entwickeln. Diese digitale Agenda besteht aus insgesamt sechs Themenfeldern. Jedes Themenfeld umfasst Maßnahmen und Ziele, welche die Entwicklung der Stadtgesellschaft im Blick haben. Die Digitalisierungsstrategie beschreibt das Freiburg der nächsten sechs Jahre und zielt auf das Jahr 2025 ab (vgl. Digitalstrategie Freiburg, S. 6).Digitalstrategie Freiburg: https://digital.freiburg.de/digitalstrategie Im Folgenden werden die sechs Themenfelder der Strategie und einige damit zusammenhängende Maßnahmen betrachtet, um ein umfassenderes Bild der Smart City Freiburg gewinnen zu können.1. Lebenswelten. Familie. GesundheitDigitales Nachbarschaftsnetzwerk: Freiburg entwickelt unter dem Namen "Soziale Nachbarschaft und Technik" (SoNaTe) aktuell ein digitales Kommunikationsnetzwerk. Dabei sollen soziale Nachbarschaften in Kommunen und Regionen gestärkt werden. Das Ziel ist die lokale Verbindung von Menschen, Gruppen, Organisationen und Unternehmen, aber auch die Vereinfachung des Zugangs zu Kommunikation, Dienstleistungen, Infrastruktur und Freizeitangeboten. Die Plattform als Alternative zu etablierten sozialen Medien soll bundesweit eingesetzt werden und die Teilhabe ihrer Nutzer*innen gewährleisten.Online-Vermittlung von Räumen in der Stadt: Die Stadt arbeitet in Zusammenarbeit mit verschiedenen Kooperationspartnern daran, ein Online-Tool zur Vermittlung von Räumlichkeiten zu entwickeln. Dieses Tool soll dazu beitragen, die gemeinsame und effiziente Nutzung von städtischen Räumen, Hallen und Vereinsräumen zu fördern. Darüber hinaus wird es dazu beitragen, das vielfältige Engagement von städtischen Initiativen besser sichtbar zu machen.Digitale Unterstützung bei Feuerwehr und Rettungsdienst: Die Integrierte Leitstelle (ILS) in Freiburg befindet sich derzeit in der Entwicklungs- und Testphase als Pilotstandort für eine fortschrittliche Handyortung namens AML (Advanced Mobile Location) im Falle eines Notrufs über Smartphones. Zusätzlich unterstützt die ILS Freiburg die Ersthilfe-App namens "FirstAED", die dazu dient, die nächstgelegenen Ersthelfer zu alarmieren. In Zukunft soll die ILS Freiburg eine automatisierte "Nächste-Rettungsmittel-Strategie" einführen, die auf GPS-Ortung direkt aus dem Einsatzleitsystem der ILS Freiburg basiert. Gleichzeitig wird im Rahmen des Landesprojekts "Leitstelle Baden-Württemberg" ein vernetzungsfähiges Einsatzleit- und Kommunikationssystem aufgebaut. Parallel dazu wird der Ausbau von vernetzten, GPS-gesteuerten Ampelvorrangschaltungen und bevorzugten Strecken vorangetrieben, die auch von Fahrzeugen der Freiwilligen Feuerwehren genutzt werden können (vgl. Digitalstrategie Freiburg, S. 19ff.).2. Gesellschaft. Ethik. VertrauenBürgerschaftliche Beteiligung mit digitalen Mitteln: Um sicherzustellen, dass die Bürgerinnen und Bürger von Freiburg effektiv und einheitlich an städtischen Angelegenheiten teilnehmen können, wurde ein IT-gestütztes Instrument eingeführt. Die Website "mitmachen.freiburg.de" bietet verschiedene Beteiligungsmodule an, die je nach Art des Projekts flexibel eingesetzt werden können. Die Online-Beteiligung wird aktiv ausgebaut und soll als Standardmethode neben den traditionellen analogen Beteiligungsformaten etabliert werden. Zusätzlich soll die formelle Beteiligung der Bürger*innen bei der Bauleitplanung durch den Einsatz digitaler Tools vereinfacht und verbessert werden. In Zukunft wird die Stadtverwaltung verschiedene Formen der Beteiligung anbieten, die im Einklang mit dieser Digitalisierungsstrategie stehen (vgl. Digitalstrategie Freiburg, S. 31).3. Bildung. Kultur. WissenschaftIndustrie 4.0-Labor-Walter-Rathenau-Gewerbeschule: Im Mai 2018 wurde ein Labor eingerichtet, das mit digital gesteuerten Produktionsmodulen wie Industrierobotern und Automatisierungssystemen ausgestattet ist. Ziel war es, intelligente Produktionsprozesse zu entwickeln und Schulungen auf der Grundlage realer Industriestandards durchzuführen. Dieses Labor ist äußerst flexibel, da seine Komponenten und Schnittstellen denen in der Industrie gleichen. Es kann problemlos an aktuelle Entwicklungen und neue Industriestandards angepasst werden. Die Einrichtung des Industrie 4.0-Labors erfolgte in enger Abstimmung mit den Anforderungen der Wirtschaft und wurde speziell auf den Schulbetrieb abgestimmt. Die Finanzierung für dieses Labor erfolgte ausschließlich aus dem städtischen Haushalt.Museen Digital: Die Planungen für das "Museum der Zukunft" umfassen die Erwägung neuer Ausstellungsformate im Kontext der Digitalisierung. Dabei werden innovative digitale Vermittlungswege sowie die Nutzung von Social Media in Betracht gezogen. Ein Hauptziel besteht darin, den Besucherinnen und Besuchern einen einfachen und unmittelbaren Zugang zu Informationen und den Dienstleistungen der Museen zu ermöglichen. Die Ausstellungsinhalte sollen durch vielfältige multimediale und interaktive Vermittlungsformate lebendiger erlebbar gemacht werden. Dies könnte den Einsatz von Technologien wie Augmented Reality, 3D-Visualisierungen und sogar spielerische Elemente wie Gaming-Formate einschließen. Eine zentrale Grundlage für die digitale Vermittlung ist eine umfangreiche Museumsdatenbank, die als Wissensspeicher dient und die digitale Sammlung erweitert. Auf dieser Basis kann die Museumsdatenbank in einem weiteren Schritt mit den physischen Ausstellungsobjekten verknüpft werden, um die reale Ausstellung um Informationen zu Entstehungsprozessen, Techniken, Materialien und Geschichte zu bereichern (vgl. Digitalstrategie Freiburg, S. 43ff.).4. Digitale StadtverwaltungDigitaler Posteingang, Digitale Akten- und Vorgangsverwaltung: Die Einführung der elektronischen e-Akte ist bereits weit fortgeschritten und bildet das Fundament für die Digitalisierung in der Verwaltung. Sie eröffnet die Möglichkeit zur Effizienzsteigerung von Arbeitsabläufen und ermöglicht flexibleres Arbeiten, unabhängig von Zeit und Ort. Dies hat zur Folge, dass Informationen und Dokumente nicht mehr in vielfacher Ausführung und in verschiedenen Medien an verschiedenen Orten aufbewahrt werden müssen. Die Einführung der e-Akte ermöglicht sogenannte "medienbruchfreie" Prozesse und verbessert die Dienstleistungen für Bürgerinnen und Bürger. Die positiven Auswirkungen der e-Akte erstrecken sich somit über die internen Verwaltungsabläufe hinaus.Digitale Stadt- und Bauplanung: Wie viele Großstädte in Deutschland steht auch Freiburg vor der Herausforderung, schnell neuen und bezahlbaren Wohnraum zu schaffen, der gleichzeitig umweltfreundlich und nachhaltig ist. Um diesem Bedarf gerecht zu werden, sollen Bauplanung und baurechtliche Verfahren mithilfe digitaler Werkzeuge vereinfacht werden. Aktuell werden die baurechtlichen Aspekte in der gesamten Stadt digital erfasst. Gleichzeitig werden neue Bauprojekte in einem standardisierten digitalen Format entwickelt (XPlanung/XBau). Dieser Ansatz ermöglicht nicht nur eine digitale Beteiligung aller Betroffenen in den verschiedenen Phasen des Planungsprozesses, sondern ebnet auch den Weg für digitale Bauanträge. Durch teilautomatisierte digitale Prüfungen wird die Zeitspanne von der Antragstellung bis zur Genehmigung verkürzt. Zusätzlich werden aus den verfügbaren digitalen Informationen dreidimensionale Pläne (ein "digitaler Zwilling") erstellt, die umfassende Analyse- und Berichtsoptionen für die Stadtentwicklung bieten. In diesem Zusammenhang ermöglicht eine detaillierte digitale Darstellung von Gebäudemodellen (Building Information Modeling - BIM) die Verknüpfung von Entwurfsvisualisierungen, Baufortschritt, Genehmigungsverfahren und Gebäudemanagement.Service Management für digitale Bürger*innenanfragen: In Zukunft sollen alle digitalen Anfragen von Bürger*innen in ein zentrales Ticketsystem geleitet werden. Dieses System soll einen einheitlichen, zentral gesteuerten Bearbeitungsprozess bieten. Die verschiedenen Dienststellen und Ämter sollen in dieses Ticketsystem integriert werden und können darüber den gesamten Kommunikationsprozess abwickeln. Die Nutzung von Automatisierung, die Möglichkeit zur Überwachung, Steuerung und Auswertung innerhalb dieses Systems soll die Servicequalität bei der Beantwortung der Anfragen verbessern (vgl. Digitalstrategie Freiburg, S. 57ff.).5. Arbeit. Wirtschaft. TourismusNetzausbau: Masterplan digitale Infrastruktur: Um die Grundlage für den Netzausbau zu schaffen, soll ein Masterplan "digitale Infrastruktur für Freiburg" als Ausbaustrategie erstellt werden, was auch Gigabit-Breitband, 5G sowie Sensorik-Netzwerke einschließen soll. Zusätzlich soll für den Mobilfunk ein koordinierter, aber auch strahlungsmindernder Ausbau in Kooperation mit den Anbietern geschaffen werden (vgl. Digitalstrategie Freiburg, S. 72).6. Netze. Energie. VerkehrIntermodale Verkehrsplattform/App: Die bestehende ÖPNV-Auskunft namens "VAG mobil" sowie der digitale Vertrieb über "MobilTicket" und den "VAG-Online-Shop" werden um neue multimodale Funktionen erweitert. Egal an welchem Ort sich Kunden der VAG in Freiburg gerade befinden, die App zeigt auf einer Karte nicht nur Haltestellen mit Live-Abfahrtszeiten für Busse und Bahnen, sondern auch sämtliche "Sharingpoints" für Fahrzeuge und Fahrräder an. In einem ersten Schritt wurden verfügbare Mietfahrräder des Fahrradverleihsystems "FRELO" in die "VAG mobil"-App integriert, inklusive Buchung, Nutzung und Abrechnungsfunktionen.Umweltsensitives Verkehrsmanagement: Der Luftreinhalteplan sieht vor, dass bei Überschreitung bestimmter Schadstoffwerte an der Messstelle Schwarzwaldstraße die Menge des Verkehrs aus dem Osten, der über die B 31 in die Stadt einfährt, reguliert werden soll. In diesem Kontext wird derzeit untersucht, ob es sinnvoll ist, die bestehende Verkehrssteuerung zu einem umfassenden Verkehrsleitsystem für Freiburg auszubauen. Ein solches System könnte dazu verwendet werden, sicherzustellen, dass nur eine angemessene Anzahl von Fahrzeugen in das Stadtgebiet oder in bestimmte Stadtteile einfährt, die dort ohne größere Störungen bewältigt werden können. Es würde auch die Möglichkeit bieten, auf hohe Schadstoffbelastungen, beispielsweise bei ungünstiger Witterung, und auf akute Verkehrsstörungen wie Baustellen, Unfälle oder Veranstaltungen gezielt zu reagieren.Ausbau öffentliches WLAN: Ein kostenfreies WLAN an Verwaltungsstandorten und öffentlichen Einrichtungen sowie in Bussen und Stadtbahnen soll ausgebaut werden.Belegungserfassung und Leitsystem für P&R-Parkplätze: Durch die Installation von Belegungssensoren an den P+R-Anlagen wird die Belegung effizienter gestaltet und die unerlaubte Nutzung durch Dauerparker*innen oder Fremdparker*innen verringert. Dies ermöglicht es Besuchern und Pendlern, Echtzeitinformationen über die Auslastung der P+R-Parkplätze online über die städtische Website, die App "VAG mobil" und dynamische Wegweiser zu erhalten. Diese Daten werden ähnlich wie im bestehenden Parkleitsystem der Innenstadt verarbeitet. Das Ziel ist es, den Verkehr innerhalb der Stadt zu reduzieren, indem Berufspendler und Besucher leichter freie P+R-Plätze am Stadtrand finden können, um von dort auf den öffentlichen Nahverkehr oder das städtische Fahrradverleihsystem umzusteigen. Darüber hinaus wird durch die Integration weiterer Parkhäuser in das bestehende Echtzeit-Parkleitsystem in der Innenstadt vermieden, dass Parkplatzsuchende unnötige Autofahrten unternehmen müssen.In Anbetracht der vorangegangenen Entwicklungen und Maßnahmen, die in Freiburg im Kontext der Smart City-Initiative geplant und umgesetzt werden, wird deutlich, dass die Stadt aktiv bestrebt ist, intelligente Lösungen zur Bewältigung der heutigen und zukünftigen urbanen Herausforderungen zu implementieren. Freiburg setzt dabei auf Digitalisierung und Technologie, um die Lebensqualität der Bürger*innen zu steigern und gleichzeitig umweltfreundlichere, effizientere und nachhaltigere Stadtstrukturen zu schaffen. Dies zeigt sich in verschiedenen Aspekten, z.B. darin, dass Freiburg grundsätzlich den Anspruch hat, die Menschen in den Fokus der Digitalisierung zu stellen, damit diese den Prozess der Digitalisierung aktiv mitgestalten können, was im Hinblick auf die Einrichtung der Online-Beteiligungsplattform "mitmachen.freiburg" deutlich wird (Mitmachen.Freiburg: https://mitmachen.freiburg.de/stadtfreiburg/de/home). Darüber hinaus investiert die Stadt in die Entwicklung digitaler Plattformen und Services, die den Zugang der Bürger*innen zu städtischen Dienstleistungen verbessern. Im Bereich des Verkehrs und der Mobilität trägt Freiburg mit der Einführung von intelligenten Verkehrssystemen, der Optimierung des Nahverkehrs sowie im Rahmen des Belegungssystems für P+R Parklätze dazu bei, den Verkehr in der Stadt effizienter und nachhaltiger zu gestalten.Zusammenfassend lässt sich sagen, dass die Stadt Freiburg auf unterschiedliche Weise in Richtung Smart City moderne Technologien und digitale Lösungen einsetzt, um die Lebensqualität zu steigern, Umweltbelastungen zu reduzieren und die Stadt insgesamt effizienter und nachhaltiger zu gestalten. Die zuvor genannten Beispiele der verschiedenen Themenfelder haben gezeigt, dass Tendenzen im Hinblick auf Konzepte und Bereiche der Smart City geplant, umgesetzt und auch funktionieren können. Trotzdem stehen Städte wie Freiburg vor einigen Herausforderungen bei der Implementierung und Umsetzung von Strategien und Plänen im Sinne von Smart City.Herausforderungen für Smart CitiesDW Shift (2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRRPy-yEKRM Smart Cities stehen vor einer Reihe von Herausforderungen, während sie sich bemühen, technologische Lösungen zur Verbesserung der Lebensqualität, Nachhaltigkeit und Effizienz in städtischen Gebieten zu implementieren. Dazu gehören die Aspekte Sicherheit, Datenschutz und Privatsphäre, Inklusion und Chancengleichheit sowie finanzielle Aspekte.Das Konzept der Smart City sieht in verschiedenen Teilbereichen das Sammeln einer Fülle von Daten vor. Hierbei gilt es zu beachten, dass Digitalisierung dem Menschen dienen sollte und die Implementierung von Smart City-Elementen nicht eine übermäßige Überwachung der Bürger*innen voraussetzt. Dabei stellen die Sicherheit und die Privatsphäre der Bürger*innen zentrale Punkte dar, die es zu beachten und zu berücksichtigen gilt (vgl. LpB BW 2022, o.S.).Die Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Baden-Württemberg (2022, o.S.) führt an, dass sich eine Smart City an den Grundsätzen der Digitalcharta des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats der Bundesregierung orientieren sollte. Hierzu gehört in erster Linie die Wahrung der Menschenwürde im Digitalen. Darüber hinaus gilt, dass jeder Mensch das Recht auf Identität, Datenschutz und Privatsphäre hat. An dieser Stelle stellt sich bei dieser großen Menge an gesammelten Daten die Frage, was mit den gesammelten Daten passiert, wer darauf Zugriff hat und was damit gemacht wird (vgl. Stöckl 2022, o.s.). Unter einer Unsicherheit im Hinblick auf Datenschutz und Privatsphäre kann die Effizienz von Smart Cities leiden sowie das Vertrauen in öffentliche Behörden, was die Einrichtung von ausreichendem Datenschutz und Transparenz zu einer zentralen Herausforderung macht (vgl. Stöckl 2022, o.S.).Eine weitere Herausforderung für Smart Cities ist die Gewährleistung von Inklusion und Chancengleichheit. Es wird davon ausgegangen, dass digitale Infrastrukturen für alle Menschen zugänglich sein und überdies gleiche Chancen für gesellschaftliche Teilhabe und Entfaltung bieten sollten. Das stellt die Städte vor Schwierigkeiten, da es immer technikaffine und weniger technikaffine Menschen sowie Menschen unterschiedlichen Alters mit unterschiedlichen Fähigkeiten geben wird. Somit sollte im Idealfall bei der Digitalisierung der Städte darauf geachtet werden, dass beispielsweise nicht-technikaffine Bürger*innen keine Nachteile oder Ausgrenzung erfahren. Es stellt sich demnach die Frage, ob es sinnvoll ist, z.B. den Kauf von Parktickets oder Bahnfahrkarten ausschließlich über Smartphones zur Verfügung zu stellen, da nicht alle Menschen ein Smartphone besitzen (vgl. LpB BW 2022, o.S.). Somit ist die Gewährleistung, dass die Vorteile der Digitalisierung niemanden abhängen oder zurücklassen, mitunter eine der größten Herausforderungen für eine Smart City (vgl. Stöckl 2022, o.S.).Was als weitere zentrale Herausforderung hinzukommt, mit der jede Stadt zwangsläufig konfrontiert wird, wenn es um die Planung und Umsetzung von Anwendungen und Strategien hinsichtlich des Smart City-Konzeptes geht, ist der Aspekt der Finanzierung. Für eine erfolgreiche Finanzierung müssen verschiedene Finanzierungsinstrumente und -strategien herangezogen werden, wozu öffentliche sowie private Akteure gehören. Die Planung und Durchsetzung von Geldern hinsichtlich der Einrichtung von Smart City muss von den Städten demnach ausreichend durchdacht und organisiert werden (vgl. Hinterberger et. al. 2015, S. 4).FazitARTE (2023): Retten Städte die Welt? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUkrIDg0_8c Smart Cities bieten eine Vielzahl von Chancen und Möglichkeiten, die die Lebensqualität der Bürgerinnen und Bürger verbessern, die Effizienz städtischer Dienstleistungen steigern und zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung beitragen können. Folgende Schlussfolgerungen konnten aus der Betrachtung der Smart City Freiburg gezogen werden:Smart City-Technologien können die Lebensqualität in städtischen Gebieten erheblich steigern. Dies umfasst eine bessere Luftqualität, weniger Verkehrsstaus, sauberes Wasser, sichere Straßen und öffentliche Plätze sowie den Zugang zu hochwertigen Bildungs- und Gesundheitseinrichtungen. Sie können zusätzlich die Effizienz städtischer Dienstleistungen steigern, was den effizienten Einsatz von Energie, Wasser und Ressourcen, die Optimierung des öffentlichen Verkehrs und die Verbesserung der Verwaltung inkludiert.Einen weiteren Aspekt stellt die Bürgerbeteiligung dar. Smart City-Initiativen können die Beteiligung der Bürgerinnen und Bürger am städtischen Leben fördern. Das schließt die Möglichkeit ein, Feedback zu geben, an Entscheidungsprozessen teilzunehmen und städtische Dienstleistungen zu personalisieren. Zusätzlich können intelligente Verkehrsmanagementsysteme und vernetzte Verkehrslösungen dazu beitragen, den Verkehrsfluss zu optimieren, Staus zu reduzieren und die Sicherheit im Straßenverkehr zu erhöhen. Insgesamt bieten Smart Cities die Möglichkeit, Städte lebenswerter, nachhaltiger und effizienter zu gestalten und die Lebensqualität der Menschen zu verbessern. Durch die Integration von Technologie und Innovation können viele der heutigen urbanen Herausforderungen angegangen werden.Die Betrachtung der verschiedenen Themenfelder und Maßnahmen der Smart City Freiburg im Rahmen ihrer Digitalstrategie konnte aufzeigen, dass sich zwar viele Ideen bereits in der Planung und Entwicklung befinden, es aber an einigen Stellen noch an technischen Strukturen oder Fachkräften fehlt, die die Entwicklung und Durchsetzung vorantreiben würden.Trotz der Möglichkeiten und Chancen sind Smart Cities mit einigen Herausforderungen konfrontiert, darunter finanzielle Herausforderungen, denn die Entwicklung und Implementierung der Initiativen erfordern die nötige Technologie, Infrastruktur und Fachkräfte. Eine Stadt muss demnach Finanzierungsquellen finden, um diese Projekte umzusetzen bzw. aufrechtzuerhalten.Als weiterer Punkt wurde der Datenschutz genannt. Die Erhebung von Daten in einer Smart City erfordert Datenschutz- und Sicherheitsmaßnahmen. Die Stadt muss sicherstellen, dass mit den Daten der Bürger*innen sorgsam umgegangen wird und dass sie vor Sicherheitsrisiken geschützt sind. Eine weitere Herausforderung besteht darin, sicherzustellen, dass alle Bürger*innen von den Smart City-Lösungen profitieren können. Dies erfordert Maßnahmen, um sicherzustellen, dass die Technologie für alle zugänglich ist, unabhängig von ihrem sozioökonomischen Status oder ihrer technischen Affinität.Es hat sich gezeigt, dass die Einbeziehung der Bürger*innen in den Prozess der Smart City-Gestaltung entscheidend ist, jedoch auch eine Herausforderung darstellt. Die Stadt muss Mechanismen entwickeln, um die Meinungen und Bedenken der Bevölkerung zu berücksichtigen und transparente Entscheidungsprozesse zu gewährleisten, wie man am Beispiel der Stadt Freiburg sehen konnte. 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From the introduction: 'The more you know about the Olympics, the less it is about sport'. (Bob Perry, Design director of Olympic Projects at Scott Carver Pty. Ltd, http://www.infolink.com.au). The Olympic Games as a mega sports event attracts millions of people from all over the world. New records, fascinating performances, scandals or gigantic celebrations are just some of the attractions provided by this event. One attraction for urban planners is the fact that the Games imply opportunities to promote urban development. From an urban planning perspective, the Olympic Summer Games in Barcelona 1992 set a new standard in defining success of an event of this scale. The city used the Games to promote urban development and planning strategies, profiting from the event in a long-term perspective. Furthermore, the city took another opportunity to find again a place on the 'global map" through the Olympic Games. The case of Barcelona is one of the mostly cited successful urban development initiatives connected with a mega sports event. Olympic Cities have taken the opportunity to promote urban development with the event very differently in the history of the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the event-owner sets some requirements giving only a few cities the right to stage the event. These requirements are checked in the bidding process ending with the decision which city succeeds in getting the right of staging the event. Integrating the success of an Olympic City in terms of urban development and in terms of the bidding process, the main question from an urban planning perspective is: What is the relevance of Urban Development in the Bidding Process for Olympic Games? To answer the definition of the city's success in terms of urban development and the Olympic Games bidding process, it is helpful to investigate the role of Olympic Infrastructure with a view towards urban sustainability. As such, it is believed that respecting specific planning principles in the bidding process can help to (1) ensure sustainable urban development and (2) enhance the quality of the bid. - The first aspect is relevant for the success of the city in terms of urban development to benefit from the Games in a long time perspective. - The second aspect is relevant for the city's success in the bidding process to acquire the right for staging the Games. The aim of this thesis is to examine how the quality of the bid may respond to principles of sustainable urban development. Two main objectives are identified to reach the aim: 1. Identifying opportunities and threats connected to Olympic Infrastructure in the history of the Olympics in order to formulate six main principles of sustainable urban development for the Olympic Games. 2. Analyzing official bidding documents of the IOC connected with these principles in order to understand how sustainable urban development can be considered in the bidding process. The thesis will conclude with recommendations which can be realized in the bidding process striving to ensure the defined success for the city. Abstract: This thesis is structured in four major parts. Part I consists of chapter 2 and 3 and includes the theoretical framework and methodology of the thesis. Chapter 2 describes the character of mega-events and mega sports events in specific. Based on a concept of sustainable urban development, it will place mega sports events in the context of such a development, forming a theoretical approach for the thesis. Chapter 3 presents the methodology used. Part II consists of chapter 4 and 5 and provides an overall understanding of the Olympic Games in the context of urban development. Chapter 4 gives an overview of the characteristics of the Olympic Games in order to understand the event and its background. Chapter 5 examines the relationship between urban development and the Olympic Games. A model will be presented in order to define 'Olympic Urban Development" for the following sections of the chapter. The chapter will then continue with an historical overview of Olympic Urban Development and present the decisions determining the scale of development. Finally, chapter 5 concludes with the summary of opportunities and threats identified in a literature review of the Olympic Games. The research questions of Part II can be defined as follows: - What are the significant characteristics of the Olympics in terms of mega-event factors? - How can Olympic Urban Development be defined and modelled? - Which are the opportunities and threats for the built, natural, economic and social environment related to Olympic Urban Infrastructure? An intermediate result re-structures the identified opportunities and threats putting them in connection with the concepts presented in the theoretical part. Chapter 6 will conclude with a definition of six principles of sustainable urban development for planning the Olympic Games. The research question leading to the intermediate result can be defined as follows: - Which kind of principles may respond to a sustainable Olympic Urban Development? The second part ends with Chapter 7 in which relevant IOC documents about sustainable urban development will be presented. Part III sets the bidding process in connection with sustainable urban development. Chapter 8 provides relevant information to understand the bidding process, its different phases and the selection procedure. Chapter 9 finally analyses the official bidding documents of the IOC for the defined principles of sustainable urban development. Summaries and recommendations will introduce the main findings for each principle and respond to three main research questions: - Which parts in the bidding documents deal with the principle? - How relevant is the principle in the evaluation of the bid? - Which strategies support the quality of the bid and contribute to meet the objectives of the principle? Part IV includes the conclusion of the thesis and summarizes the main findings of the analysis.Inhaltsverzeichnis:Table of Contents: Preface0 Index1 List of Figures and Tables4 1.INTRODUCTION5 1.1Aim and purpose of the thesis5 1.2Structure of the thesis6 PART I: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND METHODOLOGY 2.THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK9 2.1Mega Events9 2.2Factors of mega-events11 2.3Mega Sports Events12 2.3.1Phases of Mega Sports Events13 2.3.2Bidding14 2.3.3Impacts of Mega Sports Events14 2.4Physical Impact: Mega sports event Infrastructure18 2.5Sustainable Urban Development20 2.6Sustainable Urban Development in the context of a mega sports event22 2.7Definitions and Limitations23 3.METHODOLOGY25 PART II: UNDERSTANDING THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN THE CONTEXT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT 4.Olympic Games Characteristics29 4.1History of the Olympic Games29 4.2The Olympic Movement30 4.3Olympic Games Factors31 4.4Olympic Games Phases35 5.Olympic Urban Development37 5.1Definition37 5.1.1Olympic Infrastructure38 5.1.2Urban Infrastructure38 5.1.3Modelling an Olympic City40 5.2History of Olympic Urban Development42 5.3Decisions determining Olympic Urban Development47 5.3.1Local distribution of Olympic Infrastructure48 5.3.2Funding Model50 5.3.3Expenditure on Olympic Infrastructure51 5.3.4Use of existing Olympic Infrastructure53 5.4Opportunities and Threats54 5.4.1Built environment54 5.4.2Natural Environment57 5.4.3Economic Environment60 5.4.4Social Environment61 5.4.5Summary64 6.Intermediate Result: Defining Principles of Sustainable Urban Development for Planning Olympic Infrastructure66 6.1Principles66 6.2Objectives68 7.Relevant IOC Documents on Sustainable Urban Development70 7.1Olympic Charter70 7.2Olympic Agenda 2170 7.3IOC Manual on Sports and the Environment72 7.4Olympic Games Study Commission73 PART III: THE BIDDING PROCESS IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT 8.Olympic Games Bidding Process74 8.1History of the Olympic Games Bidding Process74 8.2The process78 8.2.1Phase 1: Candidature Acceptance Procedure (CAP)78 8.2.2Evaluation of the Working Group Report79 8.2.3Phase 2: Candidature Procedure83 8.3Selection of the Host City85 8.3.1Election Procedure85 8.3.2Decision Making in the Electing Procedure for a host city86 8.4Summary88 9.Analysing Principles of Sustainable Urban Development in the Bidding Process90 9.1Principle 1: Integrate Olympic Infrastructure in urban development plans92 9.1.1Phase 1: Candidature Acceptance Procedure92 9.1.2Evaluation in the Working Group Report92 9.1.3Phase 2: Candidature Procedure94 9.1.4Summary95 9.1.5Recommendations96 9.2Principle 2: Ensure Post-Event Use for Olympic Infrastructure97 9.2.1Phase 1: Candidature Acceptance Procedure97 9.2.2Evaluation in the Working Group Report98 9.2.3Phase 2: Candidature Procedure99 9.2.4Summary100 9.2.5Recommendations101 9.3Principle 3: Maximise the use of existing infrastructure by respecting the city's budget104 9.3.1Phase 1: Candidature Acceptance Procedure104 9.3.2Evaluation in the Working Group Report105 9.3.3Phase 2: Candidature Procedure107 9.3.4Summary107 9.3.5Recommendations108 9.4Principle 4: Ensure environmental standards for Olympic Infrastructure and accessibility to environmental goods109 9.4.1Phase 1: Candidature Acceptance Procedure109 9.4.2Evaluation in the Working Group Report109 9.4.3Phase 2: Candidature Procedure111 9.4.4Summary112 9.4.5Recommendations113 9.5Principle 5: Integration of citizens in the planning process of Olympic Infrastructure114 9.5.1Phase 1: Candidature Acceptance Procedure114 9.5.2Evaluation in the Working Group Report114 9.5.3Phase 2: Candidature Procedure115 9.5.4Summary116 9.5.5Recommendations117 9.6Principle 6: Stimulate improvement of Urban Infrastructure through Olympic Infrastructure118 9.6.1Phase 1: Candidature Acceptance Procedure118 9.6.2Evaluation in the Working Group Report119 9.6.3Phase 2: Candidature Procedure120 9.6.4Summary121 9.6.5Recommendations122 PART IV: CONCLUSION126 10.Conclusion126 10.1Conclusion of the analysis126 10.1.1Relevance of Sustainable Urban Development in the Bidding Process126 10.1.2How to respond to principles of sustainable urban development in the bid127 10.2General Conclusions130 10.2.1The interest of the IOC in Sustainable Urban Development130 10.2.2The real winner of a bidding process130 10.2.3Outlook on the future of the Games131 11.Appendix133 11.1References133 11.2Abbreviations137 11.3Extracts from Bidding Documents138 11.3.1Phase 1: Candidature Acceptance Procedure (CAP)138 11.3.2Evaluation: Working Group Report140 11.3.3Phase 2: Candidature Procedure142Textprobe:Text Sample: Chapter 5.4, Opportunities and Threats: This section study provides a discussion on opportunities and threats related to Olympic Infrastructure. Potential effects are presented and ordered according to the different environments of a city (section 2.4). The IOC officially uses the term 'Legacy' for potential post-event effects preferably underlining positive ones. The sources used in this literature review (Cashman, 2002; Essex Chalkley, 2003; Furrer, 2002; Matos, 2006; Liao Pitts, 2006; Preuss, 2006; Centre On Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE), 2007; Ward, 2007; WWF, 2004) reflect the potential effects of the Olympics critically from different perspectives (researchers, NGOs, IOC related person). If applicable, the opportunities and threats are illustrated with examples. A summary is given in the end of this section as a basis for developing principles of sustainable urban development. As the potential effects have a multidimensional character, two selection criteria limit their number: - Time: The potential effect might occur at any period of the event but must have a relevance for the city in a long-time perspective. - Space: The potential effect might occur at a micro (e.g. dislocation) or macro (e.g. polycentric development) level but is relevant mainly for a city (not a region or nation). 5.4.1, Built environment: - Boost for urban development projects and urban renewal. Locational decision on Olympic Infrastructure opens the opportunity for a city to boost its urban development projects in favour of the city. There is a chance to connect a city's urban development strategy with Olympic Infrastructure projects. History of the Olympics shows that cities have dealt very differently with this opportunity (see section 4.1). Some have used the Olympics to reinvent the city while others have concentrated solely on the successful organization of the event itself. In many cases, Olympic Infrastructure is also used to trigger massive urban regeneration projects and the idea to create new centralities within the city. Development corridors can be focused through Olympic Infrastructure and stimulate urban development nearby. Strategic positioning of Olympic Infrastructure in specific urban areas may contribute to a polycentric development. This is especially true for the positioning of key Olympic Infrastructure represented by the Olympic Main Stadium, the main indoor halls and the aquatic centre. Barcelona 1992 is probably the most successful Olympics regarded to large-scale urban development. Urban planners of the city saw the Olympic Games as an useful instrument to achieve the objectives of development plans which had been the improvement of transport system, creation of new facilities, definition of central space and balancing the city. The initial authorized to make the first draft of the Olympic from an urban perspective was part of the Olympic Bidding Team and later entered into the Organizing Committee. The changes of the entire urban fabric connected to Olympic Infrastructure based on what was already existing in Barcelona became a best practice in terms of mega-event related urban development. - Changes of Urban Development plans in favour of the event/bid. Potential changes of existing urban development plans can occur in the preparation phase of the event due to tight time constraints. To speed up land acquisition for Olympic Infrastructure some cities approve special legislative acts and give power to Organizing Committees. Special building permits are created in the area where Olympic Infrastructure has to be built and can contribute to long-lasting procedural changes in the city. A special law for the Athens 2004 Games recognized the strategic significance of the Olympic Games to the evolution of the metropolitan area. The location of Olympic Infrastructure was determined as to be in accordance with the regional, environmental and urban development guidelines of the master plan of Athens. Through this legislation and the installation of special agencies it was possible to accelerate permits of Olympic Works. - Modernization and Upgrading of existing facilities. In terms of existing infrastructure, the Olympics bring the opportunity to upgrade and modernize sports facilities. This may also decrease financial risk. The main Olympic Stadium as the centrepiece of Olympic Infrastructure relies traditionally on public funding. Some Olympic Cities have strived to use existing facilities or refurbished ones for this major infrastructure project. Naturally, development of sports facilities had to be faced by almost all Olympic cities. Moscow 1980 and Barcelona 1992 used mainly existing sports facilities and refurbished existing Stadiums to Main Olympic Stadiums. Los Angeles 1984 used existing facilities to a large extent. - Unused large-scale facilities. The history of the Olympic Games shows that many Olympic sports facilities received poor post-Games usage. International Olympic Sports Federations have often pushed host cities to provide over-ambitious state-of-the-art facilities which are not in line with the local popularity of the sport. Furthermore, local agendas have often pushed for grandiose landmark legacies to be built in order to showcase the local economy and engineering ability. These objects might be designed over-sized and turn in a post-event period to 'White elephants'. They may neither integrate a long-term urban planning policy nor relate to the population's need for leisure and culture facilities. It is sometimes difficult to convince leading teams in specific sports to move their home ground to new Olympic Infrastructures. Another problem in this respect is the difficulty to attract large crowds to newly developed parts of the city away from trying to opportunity the citizens habits. The Olympic stadium of Sydney 2000 generated continuing losses at A$38 million/year six years after the event. The competition for sports events with other stadia in Sydney caused limited booking and shows the lack of post-use planning. 'Sydney Jurassic Park' is a symbolic expression used by criticizers of the post-use of Sydney Olympic Park. - Increase of Housing stock through Olympic Village. The Olympic Village is often located close to the sports facilities and represents the accommodation for the Olympic Family. It is an essential part of Olympic Infrastructure and has to be addressed by every hosting city. In many cases, Olympic Villages become residential areas for local people or halls of residences for a local university or college after the Games. Thus, an Olympic Village is a chance to increase the city's housing stock and provide facilities for alternative uses in a post-event period. 'In Barcelona and Sydney the former Olympic Villages now provide a mixture of housing that contributes to the cities' housing stock and adds a valuable source of revenue to cover Games-related expenditure'. - Improvement of transport infrastructure. As we have seen in the previous chapter, Olympic Infrastructure induces also the upgrade of the city's transport infrastructure. For an effective transport of athletes, spectators and officials during the event many host cities tend to expand their transport system Investment of previous Olympic Cities is often focused especially on underground or light rail system. Recent Olympic Cities (Athens and Beijing) invest in tram and overhead urban rail system due to high costs and implementation difficulties of underground transport. This may contribute to a better infrastructure for citizens and decreases traffic pressure in inner city and congestion. Asian Olympic Cities have strongly linked the Games to transport infrastructure. Between 1957 and 1964 Tokyo established 73 km underground, 13.2 km monorail and 500 km Shinkansen connecting Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. Seoul added 157.1 km to the length of its underground network from 1978 to 1993 for the preparation of the Games. Finally, Beijing extended its light rail length by 87.1 km before 2008. A strong reliance to public transport can be observed in Seoul and Tokyo through this investment related to Olympic Infrastructure. - Development of other Infrastructure. Furthermore, development of Olympic Infrastructure can be a driver for additional infrastructural improvements in the city, affecting the entire urban fabric. A basic infrastructure is needed serving Olympic facilities. Many cities have used the event as a catalyst to induce such investment and bring other infrastructure to a higher level appropriate for international visitors. Such investments can enhance the Quality of life for citizens, tourists and attract inward investment. Tokyo included the improvement of water supply system, higher public health standards for refuse collection, street cleaning, public toilets and three sewage disposal plants. Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney invested in telecommunication systems through the staging of the event. Cultural and research facilities (Olympic Studies Centre, Olympic Museum) close to Olympic Infrastructure supporting the Olympic Cultural Programme were realized in many Olympic Cities. - Destruction of cultural heritage. There is a potential risk that Olympic Infrastructure may affect the cultural heritage of a city negatively. The potential risk seems to be higher for Olympic Cities approaching development in the inner city. Consequently, disregarding the laws may lead to the destruction of culturally built environment and displacement of residents. Infrastructure development for the Games of Beijing 2008 negatively affected the cultural heritage of the city. Demolition in Beijing was an ongoing process in the whole city, especially threatening the old 'hutong' and 'siheyuan' areas. According to reports of COHRE the violation of Cultural Heritage Protection laws and regulations effected both irreparably damaged cultural heritage and also violated residents' rights to adequate housing.

Author's introductionThis review of recent feminist analyses and theorizing of labor markets uses a global lens to reveal the forces shaping gender inequality. The first section introduces the key words of globalization, gender and work organization. Next, I examine gender as embodied labor activity in globalized worksites, and the effects of globalization on gendered patterns of work and life. Putting gender at the center of globalization discourses highlights the historical and cultural variability of gender relations intersecting with class, race and nationality, and highlights the impact of restructuring on workers, organizations and institutions at the local, national and regional as well as transnational levels. Then I turn to look at labor market restructuring through commodification of care, outsourcing of household tasks and informalization of employment to show how these processes shape the complexity of relationships between and the interconnectedness of social inequalities transnationally and in global cities. Place matters when analyzing how service employment alters divisions of labor and how these labor market changes are gendered. Global restructuring not only poses new challenges but also creates new opportunities for mobilization around a more robust notion of equality. The final section explores the development of spaces for collective action and the rise of new women's and feminist movements (e.g., transnational networks, non‐governmental agencies). The study of globalization, gender and employment has broad importance for understanding not only the social causes but also the social consequences of the shift to a post‐industrial society.Author recommendsAcker, Joan 2004. 'Gender, Capitalism and Globalization.'Critical Sociology 30, 1: 17–41.Feminist scholarship both critiques gender‐blind globalization discourses and an older generation of women and development theories. By tracing the lineage of current feminist literature on globalization to women and development research, Joan Acker shows both the continuities and distance traveled from the previous terrain of debate. New feminist scholarship on globalization owes a debt to these important, albeit limited, studies of women at work in Latin America, Africa and Asia, but acknowledges the need to go beyond the category of women to analyze specific forms and cultural expressions of gendered power in relationship to class and other hierarchies. One of the major advances in feminist theory comes under the microscope of Acker's keen analysis when she excavates how gender is both embodied and embedded in the logic and structuring of globalizing capitalism. This extends the case she made in her earlier pioneering research on gender relations being embedded in the organization of major institutions. For the study of globalization, Acker posits that the gendered construction (and cultural coding) of capitalist production separated from human reproduction has resulted in subordination of women in both domains. Acker uncovers the historical legacy of a masculine‐form of dominance associated with production in the money economy that was exported to and embedded in colonialist installation of large‐scale institutions. By the late 20th Century large‐scale institutions promoted images and emotions that expressed economic and political power in terms of new articulations of hegemonic masculinity. As an article outlining debates on the nature of globalization and of gender, it serves as a good introduction to the topic.Chow, Esther Ngan‐Ling 2003. 'Gender Matters: Studying Globalization and Social Change in the 21st Century.'International Sociology 18, 3: 443–460.Chow's introduction to the special issue on 'Gender, Globalization and Social Change in the 21st Century' in International Sociology (2003) reviews the literature on gender and globalization and provides an excellent overview of 'gender matters.' Her definition of globalization captures salient features of the current era. This definition encompasses the economic, political cultural and social dimensions of globalization. Further, she offers a framework for studying the 'dialectics of globalization', as 'results of conflicting interaction between the global and local political economies and socio‐cultural conditions…' A dialectics of globalization is a fruitful approach for studying transformative possibilities. This article could serve as background reading or as part of an introductory section.Arlie Russell Hochschild, Arlie Russell. 2003. 'Love and Gold.' Pp. 15–30 in Global Women: Nannies, Maids and Sex Workers in the New Economy, edited by Barbara Ehrenreich and Arlie Russell Hochschild. Metropolitan Books.Hochschild's chapter in Global Women examines the transfer of traditional women's work to migrant women. Women in rich countries are turning over care work (nannies, maids, elder care) to female migrant workers who can be paid lower wages with few or no benefits and minimal legal protections. This global transfer of services associated with a wife's traditional role extracts a different kind of labor than in prior migrations based on agricultural and industrial production. Emotional, sexual as well as physical labor is extracted in this current phase of globalization; in particular, emotional labor and 'love is the new gold'. Women migrate not only to escape poverty, but also to escape patriarchy in their home countries by earning an independent income and by physical autonomy from patriarchal obligations and expectations. Many female migrants who leave poor countries can earn more money as nannies and maids in the First World than in occupations (nurses, teachers, clerical workers) if they remained in their own country. Thus, migration can be seen as having contradictory effects on women's well‐being and autonomy. This chapter can be used in a section dealing with the specific topic of globalization and care work or in a section introducing the topic of gendered labor activities.McDowell, Linda, Diane Perrons, Colette Fagan, Kath Ray and Kevin Ward. 2005. 'The Contradictions and Intersections of Class and Gender in a Global City: Placing Working Women's Lives on the Research Agenda.'Environment and Planning A 37, 441–461.This group of prominent social geographers from the UK collaborates to great effect in a welcome addition to the literature theorizing the complex articulations of gender and class in global cities. Their detailed research comparing three localities in Greater London is a corrective to the oft‐cited multi‐site study of global cities by Saskia Sassen. They find that Sassen underestimates gains and losses for both men and women in the 'new' economy. Place makes a difference when assessing the impact of women's increased rates of labor market participation on income inequality and patterns of childcare. The article outlines a new research agenda by 'placing' working women's lives at the center of analysis.Parrenas, Rhacel Salazar 2008. The Force of Domesticity: Filipina Migrants and Globalization. New York: New York University Press.Rhacel Salazar Parrenas brings together her influential research on Filipina migrants and extends her path‐breaking ethnographic analysis to include Filipina domestic workers in Rome and Los Angeles and entertainers in Tokyo. David Eng incisively captures the importance of Parrenas's analysis when he states, 'Extracted from home and homeland only to be reinserted into the domestic spaces of the global north, these servants of globalization exemplify an ever‐increasing international gendered division of labor, one compelling us to reexamine the neo‐liberal coupling of freedom and opportunity with mobility and migration'. The book is well suited to illuminate discussions of domesticity and migration, transnational migrant families, the impact of migration laws in 'home' and 'host' countries, and transnational movements among migrant women.Walby, Sylvia. 2009. Globalization and Inequalities: Complexity and Contested Modernities. London: Sage.This book introduces new theoretical concepts and tests alternative hypotheses to explain variation in trajectories of gender relations cross‐nationally. It synthesizes and reviews a vast literature, ranging from the social sciences to the natural sciences to construct a new approach to theorizing the development of gender regimes in comparative perspective. Sylvia Walby seeks to explain the different patterns of inequalities across a large number of countries. The analysis differentiates between neo‐liberal and social democratic varieties of political economy, and makes explicit the gender component of institutions and their consequences. The project builds on Walby's pioneering work on comparative gender regimes, and extends the research by operationalizing empirical indicators for a range of key concepts, and by analyzing links between a wide set of institutions (including economy, polity, education and violence) and how these are gendered in specific ways. As in the past, Walby is not afraid to tackle big questions and to offer new answers. Throughout the book, like in her previous body of research, Walby takes on the question of social inclusion/exclusion and critically interrogates concepts of democracy, political participation, equality and rights. Walby uses a comparative lens to examine the democratic 'deficit' in liberal and social democratic countries, and how migration restructures patterns of inequality and the consequent reconstitution of national and ethnic relations within countries. There is more to the book than abstract theoretical debates. Walby poses and assesses alternative political projects for achieving equality. The book is an original contribution that will likely influence sociology in general and theories of social change in particular.Online resourcesStatus of women in the world: United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) http://www.unifem.orgUNIFEM was established at the United Nations in order to foster women's empowerment through innovative programs and strategies. Its mission statement summarizes UNIFEM's goals as follows: 'Placing the advancement of women's human rights at the center of all of its efforts, UNIFEM focuses on reducing feminized poverty, ending violence against women; reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS among women and girls; and achieving gender equality in democratic governance in times of peace as well as war'. The website includes information on global initiatives such as zero tolerance of violence against women, the impact of the economic crisis on women migrant workers, and strategizing for gender proportionate representation in Nigeria. Primary documents relevant to women's advancement appear on the website; these include the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. UNIFEM publishes monographs assessing the progress of women around the world. One notable example is the 2005 publication on Women, Work & Poverty by Martha Chen, Joann Vanek, Francie Lund, James Heintz with Renana Jhabvala and Christine Bonner. http://www.unifem.org/attachments/products/PoWW2005_eng.pdf Gender equity index http://www.socialwatch.org/en/avancesyRetrocesos/IEG_2008/tablas/valoresdelIEG2008.htm Social Watch produces an up‐to‐date gender equity index composed of three dimensions and indicators: empowerment (% of women in technical positions, % of women in management and government positions, % of women in parliaments, % of women in ministerial posts); economic activity (income gap, activity rate gap); and education (literacy rate gap, primary school enrollment rate gap, secondary school enrollment gap, and tertiary education enrollment gap). These separate indicators in addition to the gender equity index are arrayed by country. There are 157 countries, representing 94% of the world's population, in the sample. Mapping these indicators across countries presents a comparative picture of the absolute and relative standing of women and gender equity in the world.Focus QuestionsKey words: Globalization1. What is meant by globalization?

   a. To what extent is globalization new? Or is globalization another phase of a long historical process?
   b. Can we differentiate inter‐national (connections between) from the global (inter‐penetrations)?

Feminism and globalization

 How do feminist interventions challenge globalization theories (for example the presumed relationship between globalization and homogenization and individualization)?
 How do different feminisms frame and assess the conditions of globalization around the world?

Gender and globalization

 What role do women, and different women, play in the global economy?
 Are patriarchal arrangements changing as a result of greater economic integration at the world level?

Migration and mobilities

 What does Parrenas mean by partial citizenship?



 How does it relate to the case of Philippine migrant workers?
 What is the relationship between 'home' and 'host' nations?
 How important is a vehicle like the Tinig Filipino in forging 'imagined communities' and new realities?



 What is the mix of choice and compulsion in the different migrations mobilities of men and women?

Globalization and politics

 Are women subject to the same kinds of legal protections (and regulations) that evolved in earlier periods?
 Do new flexible production processes and flexible work arrangements undercut such legal protections?

Globalization and collective mobilization

 Does globalization open spaces for new women's movements, new solidarities, new subjectivities and new forms of organizing?

Sample syllabusCourse outline and reading assignments Conceptualizing the 'Global' and 'Globalization' Dicken, Peter, Jamie Peck and Adam Tickell. 1997. 'Unpacking the Global.' Pp. 158–166 in Geographies of Economies, edited by Roger Lee and Jane Willis. London: Arnold.Amin, Ash and Nigel Thrift. 1996. 'Holding Down the Global.' Pp. 257–260 in Globalization, Institutions, and Regional Development in Europe, edited by Ash Amin and Nigel Thrift. Oxford: Oxford University Press.Acker, Joan. 2004. 'Feminism, Gender and Globalization.'Critical Sociology 30: 17–42.Background Reading:Gottfried, Heidi. 2006. 'Feminist Theories of Work.' Pp. 121–154 in Social Theory at Work, edited by Marek Korczynski, Randy Hodson, Paul Edwards. Oxford: Oxford University Press.Peterson, V. Spike. 2008. 'Intersectional Analytics in Global Political Economy.' in UberKeruszungen, edited Cornelia Klinger and Gudrun‐Axeli Knapp. Munster: Wesfalisches Dmpfboot.Chow, Esther Ngan‐Ling. 2003. 'Gender Matters: Studying Globalization and Social change in the 21st Century.'International Sociology 18 (3): 443–460.Walby, Sylvia. 2009. Globalization and Inequalities: Complexity and Contested Modemities. London: Sage. Gender and Globalization Gottfried, Heidi. Forthcoming. 'Gender and Employment: A Global Lens on Feminist Analyses and Theorizing of Labor Markets.'Sociology CompassFernandez‐Kelly, Patricia and Diane Wolf. 2001. 'Dialogue on Globalization.'Signs 26: 1243–1249.Bergeron, Suzanne. 2001. 'Political Economy Discourses of Globalization and Feminist Politics.'Signs 26: 983–1006.Freeman, Carla. 2001. 'Is Local: Global as Feminine: Masculine? Rethinking the Gender of Globalization.'Signs 26:1007–1037. Theorizing Politics and Globalization Sassen, Saskia. 1996. 'Toward a Feminist Analytics of the Global Economy.'Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies 4: 7–41.Parrenas, Rhacel Salazer. 2001. 'Transgressing the Nation‐State: The Partial Citizenship and 'Imagined (Global) Community' of Migrant Filipina Domestic Workers.'Signs 26:1129–1154.Bosniak, Linda. 2009. 'Citizenship, Noncitizenship, and the Transnationalization of Domestic Work.' Pp. 127–156 in Migrations and Mobilities: Citizenship, Borders, and Gender, edited by Seyla Benhabib and Judith Resnik. New York: New York University Press.Background Reading:Benhabib, Seyla and Judith Resnik. 2009. 'Introduction: Citizenship and Migration Theory Engendered.' Pp. 1–46 in Migrations and Mobilities: Citizenship, Borders, and Gender, edited by Seyla Benhabib and Judith Resnik. New York: New York University Press. Migrations, Mobilities and Care Hochschild, Arlie Russell. 2003. 'Love and Gold.' Pp. 15–30 in Global Women: Nannies, Maids and Sex Workers in the New Economy, edited by Barbara Ehrenreich and Arlie Russell Hochschild. Metropolitan Books.Hondagneu‐Sotelo, Pierrette. 2001. Domestica: Immigrant Workers Cleaning and Caring the Shadows of Affluence. Berkeley: University of California Press.Parrenas, Richard Salazar. 2008. The Force of Domesticity: Filipina Migrants and Globalization. New York: New York University Press.Pyle, Jean 2006. 'Globalizations, Transnational Migration, and Gendered Care Work.'Globalizations 3(3): 283–295.Qayum, Seemin and Raka Ray. 2003. 'Grappling with Modernity: India's Respectable Classes and the Culture of Domestic Servitude.'Ethnography 4: 520–555. Restructuring and Gender Inequality in Global Cities McDowell, Linda, Diane Perrons, Colette Fagan, Kath Ray and Kevin Ward. 2005. 'The Contradictions and Intersections of Class and Gender in a Global City: Placing Working Women's Lives on the Research Agenda.'Environment and Planning A 37: 441–461.McDowell, Linda. 1997. 'A Tale of Two Cities? Embedded Organizations and Embodied Workers in the City of London.' Pp. 118–129 in Geographies of Economies, edited by Roger Lee and Jane Willis. London: Arnold.Bruegel, Irene. 1999. 'Globalization, Feminization and Pay Inequalities in London and the UK.' Pp. 73–93 in Women, Work and Inequality, edited by Jeanne Gregory, Rosemary Sales and Ariane Hegewisch. New York: St. Martin's Press. Embodiment and Restructuring Halford, Susan and Mike Savage. 1997. 'Rethinking Restructuring: Embodiment, Agency and Identity in Organizational Change.' Pp. 108–117 in Geographies of Economies, edited by Roger Lee and Jane Willis. London: Arnold.Gottfried, Heidi. 2003 'Temp(t)ing Bodies: Shaping Bodies at Work in Japan.'Sociology 37: 257–276. Gender in the Global Economy: Post‐Socialist and Emerging Economies Salzinger, Leslie. 2004. 'Trope Chasing: Engendering Global Labor Markets.'Critical Sociology 30: 43–62.Kathryn Ward, Fahmida Rahman, AKM Saiful Islam, Rifat Akhter and Nashid Kama. 2004. 'The Nari Jibon Project: Effects on Global Structuring on University Women's Work and Empowerment In Bangladesh.'Critical Sociology 30: 63–102Otis, Eileen. 2007. 'Virtual Personalism in Beijing: Learning Deference and Femininity at a Global Luxury Hotel. Pp. 101–123 in Working in China: Ethnographies of Labor and Workplace Transformation, edited by Ching Kwan Lee. Routledge.Background Reading:Ferguson and Monique Mironesco (eds.). 2008. Gender and Globalization in Asia and the Pactific: Method, Practice, Theory. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. Globalization and Policy Developments Lenz, Ilse. 2004. 'Globalization, Gender and Work: Perspectives on Global Regulation.' Pp. 29–52 in Equity in the Workplace: Gendering Workplace Policy Analysis, edited by Heidi Gottfried and Laura Reese. Lexington Press.Woodward, Alison. 2004. 'European Gender Mainstreaming: Promises and Pitfalls of Transformative Policy.' Pp. 77–100 in Equity in the Workplace: Gendering Workplace Policy Analysis, edited by Heidi Gottfried and Laura Reese, Lexington Press.Fraser, Nancy. 2007. 'Reframing Justice in a Globalizing World.' in Global Inequality, edited by David Held and Ayse Kaya. Polity. Gender and the New Economy Walby, Sylvia, Heidi Gottfried, Karin Gottschall and Mari Osawa. 2006. Gendering and the Knowledge Economy: Comparative Perspectives, Palgrave, See chapters by Sylvia Walby, Mari Osawa, and Diane Perrons.Ng, Cecelia. 2004. 'Globalization and Regulation: The New Economy, Gender and Labor Regimes.'Critical Sociology 30: 103–108. Globalization and Transnational Organizing Ferree, Myra Marx. 2006. 'Globalization and Feminism: Opportunities and Obstacles for Activism in the Global Area.' Pp. 3–23 in Global Feminism: Transnational Women's Activism, Organizing, and Human Rights, edited by Myra Marx Ferree and Aili Mari Tripp. New York: New York University Press.Yuval‐Davis, Nira. 2006. 'Human/Women's Rights and Feminist Transversal Politics.' Pp. 275–295 in Global Feminism: Transnational Women's Activism, Organizing, and Human Rights, Myra Marx Ferree and Aili Mari Tripp. New York: New York University Press.Mohanty, Chandra Talpade. 2006. "Under Western Eyes" Revisited: Feminist Solidarity Through Anti‐Capitalist Struggles.' Pp. 17–42 in Feminism without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity, edited by Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press.

10/28/2020 University Journal - March 2014 www.fresnostatejournal.com/vol17no6/index.html 1/8 March 2014 Vol. 17 No. 6 Arts | FYI | Newsmakers | Service | Sports FEATURE STORY: Diversity Forum addresses race relations A day-long forum to address the challenges in exploring the importance of diversity on campus was hosted Feb. 19 byPresident Castro and the President's Commission on Human Relations and Equity. See the full story with video here. Dr. Frank Lamas is new vice president for Student Affairs President Joseph I. Castro has appointed Frank R. Lamas as the new vice president forStudent Affairs effective July 1, 2014. Lamas, who has more than 30 years of administrativeexperience in higher education, has been vice president for Student Affairs and dean ofstudents at the University of Texas at Arlington for nearly nine years. A native of Havana, Cuba,and raised in Syracuse, N.Y., he is a first-generation college student. Read the full story. Provost search nets three finalists Fresno State's nationwide search for a provost and vice president for Academic Affairs hasresulted in three finalists who will visit the campus to meet with faculty, staff and students. The new provost will succeedDr. William A. Covino, who became president of California State University, Los Angeles in September. The candidates are: Dr. Christopher Ingersoll, dean of the College of Health Professions – Central Michigan University Dr. Scott Ryan, dean of the School of Social Work – The University of Texas at Arlington Dr. Lynnette Zelezny, associate provost – California State University, Fresno Construction begins on Campus Pointe retail phase, 'The Squ are' Construction of Fresno's newest retail center was formally launchedon Feb. 10 with groundbreaking for "The Square at Campus Pointe."The first 12 business tenants were announced for the project onChestnut north of Shaw, near the Save Mart Center and Highway168.10/28/2020 University Journal - March 2014 www.fresnostatejournal.com/vol17no6/index.html 2/8 The Square is the next phase of the 45-acre mixed-use developmentCampus Pointe project, a public/private partnership between theCalifornia State University, Fresno Association, Inc. and KashianEnterprises, the master developer of the project. Read the full story . President Castro, Chancellor White speak at African-American churches Chancellor Timothy P.White and PresidentJoseph I. Castro spoke atAfrican-American churchesSunday, Feb. 16, as part of CSU Super Sunday — the flagship event of the CSU African-American Initiative that focuses on closing the collegeachievement gap for African-American students. Throughout California, CSU campus presidents, trustees, the chancellor andother higher education officials spoke from the pulpit about college readinessand the possibilities for obtaining financial aid. Launched in 2005, CSU SuperSunday is an annual event where leaders throughout the 23 CSU campuseswork together in a united effort to give underrepresented students the toolsneeded to successfully enter college. To date, almost 500,000 churchgoershave received information about financial aid, been introduced to the 23 CSUcampuses and learned how to achieve academic success at the university. Read the full story and view photo gallery . FACULTY / STAFF SPOTLIGHT Madhusudan Katti's international research team uncovers urban biodive Can thriving urban areas support biodiversity in plants and birds?Surprisingly, yes, according to worldwide research findings ofFresno State Associate Professor Madhusudan Katti and aninternational team. The findings were published in the biologicalresearch journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Contrary toconventional wisdom that cities are a wasteland for biodiversity, thestudy found that overall the mix of species in cities reflects theunique biotic heritage of their geographic location. See the fullstory . Benjamin Boone takes music education to the masses Music Professor Benjamin Boone, a composer and accomplished jazzmusician, has been drawing headlines for his "Inside the Music" pre-concertlectures with the Fresno Philharmonic. The lecture series was recentlyfeatured in the Fresno Bee . See the full story . John Capitman appointed to air quality board Dr. John Capitman, executive director for the Central Valley HealthPolicy Institute, was appointed by California Governor Jerry Brown to theSan Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District GoverningBoard. See the full story . FYI 10/28/2020 University Journal - March 2014 www.fresnostatejournal.com/vol17no6/index.html 3/8 First Jensen Pistachio professor joins plant science faculty A $1.5 million pledge last year from the California Pistachio Research Board to the Jordan Collegeof Agricultural Sciences and Technology brings Dr. Timothy Spann to Fresno State conductadvanced research and education for the pistachio industry. Read the full story. Inventory of keys is coming; watch for email A campus-wide inventory of keys will be conducted in coming weeks. All administrators, staff andfaculty will receive an email from Bob Boyd, associate vice president of Facilities Management, asking you to logon to awebpage to report the physical keys you have. This information will be reconciled against the Lockshop records.Thisinventory process will also provide you a convenient opportunity to return any keys no longer needed. If you have anyquestions about this process, contact the Lockshop at 278.2172. View a short video on this project. On-site Employee Assistance Program counselor taking appointments Fresno State has selected an on-site, part-time Employee Assistance Program counselor, David Crabtree, throughEmpathia our current provider of EAP services. Appointment times are available 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday , Tuesday , Thursday and Friday . A licensed clinical social worker, Crabtree is available to provide counseling services to all activefaculty, staff and their family members. His direct phone is 278.1655 and email address is dcrabtree@csufresno.edu . Hisoffice is Lab School Room 185 (confidential side door entry for scheduled appointments). Advancement team wins four communications awards The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Western district awarded four honors for excellence toFresno State's Division of Advancement. The university earned a silver award for a magazine insert on former universityPresident John D. Welty. Bronze awards were earned by the Fresno State Alumni Association for the "What Day Is It? It'sHump Day!" video, University Communications editor Eddie Hughes for a Fresno State Magazine story introducing newuniversity President Joseph I. Castro and photographer Cary Edmondson for a water image of Fresno State footballplayer Davante Adams . The awards were presented by the CASE District VII, which represents universities in Arizona,California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands and Utah. Provost's Awards nominations due April 4 Nominations are being accepted through April 4 for the Provost's Awards for the 2013-2014 academic year. Students,faculty, and staff are encouraged to submit nominations of full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty, or an academicprogram for the Assessment of Learning award. Nominations may be submitted in the following categories: Excellence in Teaching Technology in Education Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Faculty Service Distinguished Achievement in Research, Scholarship, or Creative Accomplishment Promising New Faculty Award Distinguished Achievement in Assessment of Learning (Department award) Nomination forms and instructions are available online and in the Office of the Provost, Haak Administration CenterRoom 4116, Henry Madden Library, 4th floor. Peach Blossom Festival is March 13-14 The 56th annual Peach Blossom Festival of Oral Interpretation will be March 13-14 at various locations on campus withapproximately 6,000 children representing nearly 200 San Joaquin Valley elementary schools. The event is hosted by theDepartment of Communication. For more information call 8-4419 or go to www.peachblossomfestival.com . Secret Garden party and Leo Politi Garden rededication, April 13 The Arne Nixon Center Advocates (ANCA) invites you to attend the annual Secret Garden party and Leo Politi Gardenrededicationon April 13, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Politi Garden on the east side of the Madden Library. The party is ANCA'smajor annual fundraising event, with all profits going to the Arne Nixon Center. Leo Politi was the Caldecott Award-winning illustrator and/or author of over three dozen books. A Fresno native whorelocated to Los Angeles, he was a good friend of Professor Arne Nixon often returned to Fresno to participate in Nixon'schildren's literature classes and festivals. The Politi Garden was created with funds raised by ANCA to honor the specialfriendship between the two men. Paul Politi and Suzanne Bischof, the son and daughter of the late Leo Politi, will attendthe rededication. For more information or to make reservations, please send email to jsanford@csufresno.edu . CLEAR launches a new peer-reviewed journal The Center for Leadership, Equity and Research (CLEAR) has launched " The CLEARvoz Journal ," a quarterly peer-reviewed journal focused on equity issues in education. The online, scholarly journal seeks to promote research in10/28/2020 University Journal - March 2014 www.fresnostatejournal.com/vol17no6/index.html 4/8 elementary, secondary and postsecondary schools with articles that address a range of topics including advocacy, equity,mentoring, diversity and engagement. Read the full story . STAR Day is May 29 The annual Staff Training And Recognition – STAR – Day will be held May 29 . STAR Day is designed to commemoratethe end of a successful year, promote staff development and recognize the accomplishments of our campus staff. Theevent will include a guest speaker, professional development workshops, a service recognition awards ceremony, staffluncheon and a vendor fair. Watch for upcoming email announcements about the event and visit the website for updates. Grants offer new opportunities for nurse practitioner students The College of Health and Human Services was awarded nearly $300,000 ingrants to help fill a regional void of primary health care providers. The grantswere awarded by the Song-Brown Commission, which encourages universitiesand health care professionals to provide quality health care in underservedareas. Read the full story . BRAND BULLETIN Social media and branding elements By Susan Hawksworth Continuing and Global Education Many departments and programs are activelycommunicating by using social media, such asFacebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. According to Dr. TamyraPierce, director of Social Media and IntegratedMarketing, there are nearly 100 Facebook pages andapproximately 50 Twitter accounts associated withFresno State. However, having a good social media presence is morethan just "having" a site. It's important to buildconnectionsand engagement. In addition, any site associated withFresno State should also include the correct use ofbranding elements. Pierce conducted an analysis of the known sites affiliatedwith Fresno State and found that some still feature the old Fresno State and no longer approved sunburst logo orthe university seal. Some sites are using the correct new logo, but it has been improperly condensed to fit theexisting space or cropped. The University Communications office has digital versions of the new logo, sized for use on the various socialmedia sites. They are available by emailing brand@csufresno.edu. "We encourage anyone who is theadministrator of a social media site to help promote our branding efforts by using the appropriate logo and thecorrect name of the university," Pierce says. The content analysis of various social media sites found that many of them are using the university nameincorrectly (CSUF, CSU Fresno, Fresno State University, FSU, for example). We encourage everyone to useFresno State in social media to increase search results. FS is permitted on Twitter and Instagram due to characterrestrictions. CSUF is now affiliated with Fullerton and should not be used (FYI, @CSUF is Fullerton's twitterhandle). "Through our Integrated Marketing Communications work over the past two years, we have designated the use ofeither Fresno State or California State University, Fresno for our name," Pierce said. "Consistency with our logoand name help strengthen our brand." It's a good idea to review your department's or unit's Facebook page(s) and website(s) to ensure the properbranding is used. If you're not sure whether the branding is correct, review the brand guidelines( www.fresnostate.edu/brand ) or contact Dr. Pierce at tpierce@csufresno.edu . S􀵾􇸍􀶋􈬍􀶏􈼍􀶂􈈍􀵼􇰍􀵾􇸀10/28/2020 University Journal - March 2014 www.fresnostatejournal.com/vol17no6/index.html 5/8 Spring into Service, March 22 The campus community is encouraged to participate in a Fresno State morning of service on Saturday, March 22 from 8-12:30 p.m. As part of the campus-wide "Spring into Service" event, volunteers are needed to complete service projectsincluding tree and shrub planting, and installation of a water wise demonstration garden. Families are encouraged tovolunteeer. Please fill out the Spring into Service 2014-Volunteer Registration Form . Volunteer space is limited and filledon a first come, first serve basis. For questions please contact Renee Delport at rdelport@csufresno.edu or 278.7063. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Lopez named campus first-ever Gates Cambridge Scholar Senior Stephanie Gabriela Lopez was awarded the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, afull-ride graduate scholarship to Cambridge University, making her the first FresnoState student to receive the prestigious academic honor. The scholarship is awardedto 95 students worldwide each year. Lopez is one of 40 United States studentsrepresenting 35 institutions. Read the full story. Student wins College Entrepeneur of the Year Award Student Roe Borunda, will receive the College Entrepreneur of the Year Award fromthe Greater Fresno Area Chamber of Commerce for her hatchery-assisted business,Roetography. Borunda is a senior, double major (Art and Mass Communication andJournalism) from Fresno whose company was one of four selected to be recognized atthe chamber's Valley Business Awards Luncheon in March. "If it wasn't for programs like the Lyles Center Student Hatchery and faculty and staffmembers at Fresno State to help push me in the direction of my dreams, I probablywould have never known the sky can be the limit," Borunda said. A􀶋􈬍􀶍􈴍􀶌􈱁 Absurd Masterworks , March 14-22 The Theatre Arts Department presents three pieces by the masters of Absurdist theatre, Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco, March 14-22 at the Dennis & Cheryl Woods Theatre. The style of theplays ranges from tragic to comic--from meditations on an adulterous affair to asatire of modern suburban living that morphs into a living puppet show. Other University Theatre productions: Experimental Theatre Company, April 4-6 For Young Audiences - The Velveteen Rabbit, April 5 University Dance Theatre, April 24-26 Othello, by William Shakespeare , directed by Brad Myers , May 2-10. All performances begin at 8 p.m., except for Sunday matinees, which begin at 2p.m. ID must be presented to claim discounted tickets. Tickets can be purchasednoon-4 p.m. Monday-Friday at the University Theatre Box Office at the northentrance of the Speech Arts Building, 278.2216. View ticket information . Other Music events in March: Wind Orchestra Concert, March 6 Keyboard Concerts -Sergei Babayan & Danil Trifonov, March 7 Jazz Bands, March 13 Orpheus Chamber Music Ensemble and El Cimarrón Ensemble present NOTHING and more, March 15 Saxes at Stage, March 18 The Frenso State Guitarists, March 28 Guitar Festival, March 28 Fresno State Symphonic Band Concert, April 210/28/2020 University Journal - March 2014 www.fresnostatejournal.com/vol17no6/index.html 6/8 See ticket information. 'Turning Pages: Intersections of Books and Technology' is March 24-May 30 The Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature and the Special Collections Research Center will host"Turning Pages: Intersections of Books and Technology." The exhibition will be held in the Leon S. Peters Ellipse Gallery,March 24 - May 30. The Special Collections division has teamed up with the Center for Creativity and the Arts tocollaborate with this year's chosen theme of Data and Technology. Technologies new, old and reinterpreted have altered the paradigm of the book since its inception. From creation andcontent to format itself, the collective notion of the book, a benign object, is continually changing. "Turning Pages" willprovide a glimpse into some of the ways in which technology has radicalized books and bookmaking. Exhibition artistsinclude Thomas Allen, Su Blackwell, Brian Dettmer, Pamela Paulsrud, and Mike Stilkey. A reception to celebrate the exhibition's opening will be held on Friday, March 28, at 6:00 p.m. at the Madden Library2206. A presentation by book artist Mike Stilkey will begin at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Relaxedparking for the event in Lots P30 and P31. To RSVP email jsanford@csufresno.edu or call the Arne Nixon Center at278.8116. N􀵾􇸍􀶐􉀍􀶌􈰍􀶆􈘍􀵺􇨍􀶄􈐍􀵾􇸍􀶋􈬍􀶌􈱗 Wade Gilbert (Kinesiology) will co-present on "Athletic Talent Development: Current Status and FutureDirections" at the U.S. Olympic Academy on April 15 in Los Angeles. The academy will togetherscholars and students, athletes and administrators, business experts and leading mediaauthorities to discuss important Olympic issues. Nitaigour "Prem" Mahalik (Industrial Technology) received a $500,000 grant from the Department of Defense to acquireequipment and instrumentation to further the university's ability to teach and research emphasizingsensing and control. Blain Roberts (History) and Ethan J. Kytle (History) were askedby the New York Times to write about the Central Valley drought. Withinhours of publication online, it was the third most-emailed, the ninth most-viewed and the 10th most-tweeted story. Read the column. A new book by Roberts (History)," Pageants, Parlors, andPretty Women: Race and Beauty in the Twentieth-Century South," was published by the University of NorthCarolina Press. Read more . Asao Inoue (English) won a 2014 Outstanding Book Award in the Edited Collection category for his book,"Race and Writing Assessment" from the Conference on College Composition andCommunication, a constituent organization within the National Council of Teachers of English(NCTE). The award honors books within the field of composition and rhetoric. 10/28/2020 University Journal - March 2014 www.fresnostatejournal.com/vol17no6/index.html 7/8 Nancy Akhavan (Kremen School) is the editor of the inaugural issue of CLEARVoz, the peer reviewed journal ofFresno State's Center for Leadership, Equity, and Research (CLEAR). Read the Journal. Steve Spriggs (University Development) challenged a $165 fine for using his cellphone map application whilestuck in traffic and has won an appellate court ruling that Californians can use cellpohnes to look atmap applications while driving. He does not encourage cellphone usage while driving, but hopesthat California legislators will now revisit the issue and fix it. Spriggs story has been widely carried inthe media. Read the USA Today story . S􀶉􈤍􀶈􈠍􀶋􈬍􀶍􈴍􀶌􈱂 Baseball, softball, basketball and lacrosse are in store thisMarch Don't miss out on the Bulldog action as it offers plenty of opportunities forour veterans, faculty and staff, and your family. Baseball Tuesday, March 11 at 6:35 p.m. vs. Penn State - Season ticket holderappreciation. Wednesday, March 12 at 6:35 p.m. vs. Penn State - Season ticket holderappreciation Friday, March 14 at 6:35 p.m. vs. New Mexico - Alumni Night . Saturday, March 15 at 2:05 p.m. vs. New Mexico - Youth Jersey Saturday . Youth wearing jerseys receive free admission Sunday, March 16 at 1:05 p.m. vs. New Mexico - St. Patty's Kick Off/ Saluteto Sundays . Free admission for all active military and veterans . Kids runbases. Tuesday, March 18 at 6:35 p.m. vs. California - Staff and Facultyappreciation night. Free admission for all staff and faculty. Honor professors. Wednesday, March 19 at 6:35 p.m. vs. BYU Tuesday, March 25 at 6:35 p.m. vs. UC Santa Barbara - Greek night, Tankgiveaway. Softball Thursday, March 13 at 5 p.m. vs. Pacific. Social Media Madness - 2-1 Ticketdeal for fans following Fresno Athletics. Friday, March 14 at 6 p.m. vs. Ohio State - Dog Pound Night/Youth JerseyFriday - Youths wearing jersey receive free admission . Meet the Team post-game. Saturday, March 15 at 3:45 p.m. vs. Cal Poly - Throwback Night/AlumnaeNight Saturday, March 15 at 8:15 p.m. vs. New Mexico State - ThrowbackNight/Alumnae Night Sunday, March 16 at 3:45 p.m. vs. Saint Mary's College - Free Admissionfor all Veterans and active military. Kids run the bases . Friday, March 28 at 6 p.m. vs. Utah State . Strike Out Cancer/Youth JerseyFriday -Youth Wearing Jersey get free admission. First 5 Fresno Countybook drive. Saturday, March 29 at 6 p.m. vs. Utah State. Strike Out Cancer . Blood Drive - First 5 Fresno County Book Drive. Sunday, March 30 at 1 p.m. vs. Utah State - Strike Out Cancer. Freeadmission for all veterans and active military. First 5 Fresno County bookdrive . Kids run bases post-game. Freshman autograph signing post-game. Women's Basketball Friday, March 7 at 7 p.m. vs. San Jose State - Free Admission by Redeeming Voucher (Found at gobulldogs.com) to10/28/2020 University Journal - March 2014 www.fresnostatejournal.com/vol17no6/index.html 8/8 Ticket Office . T-Shirt In-Game Giveaway. Kids Fun Activity Zone-bounce house, face painting, and more . Mutts in Motionhalftime Performance. Lacrosse Wednesday, March 5 at 5 p.m. vs. Stanford - Dog Pound/Greek Night . Sunglasses giveaway. Saturday, March 8 at 12 p.m. vs. Colorado - Youth Day : Kids fun activity zone- bounce, face painting, and more . Autograph card giveaway . Team autograph session post-game Wednesday, March 19 at 2 p.m. vs. Columbia - Staff and Faculty appreciation day . Tote bag giveaway . HonoringProfessors. Friday, March 28 at 5 p.m. vs. USC - Alumnae Night. The Journal is published online by the Office of University Communications the first day of each month – or the weekday closest to the first – fromSeptember through May. 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On 2017 August 17 a binary neutron star coalescence candidate (later designated GW170817) with merger time 12:41:04 UTC was observed through gravitational waves by the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo detectors. The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor independently detected a gamma-ray burst (GRB 170817A) with a time delay of similar to 1.7 s with respect to the merger time. From the gravitational-wave signal, the source was initially localized to a sky region of 31 deg(2) at a luminosity distance of 40(-8)(+8) Mpc and with component masses consistent with neutron stars. The component masses were later measured to be in the range 0.86 to 2.26 M-circle dot. An extensive observing campaign was launched across the electromagnetic spectrum leading to the discovery of a bright optical transient (SSS17a, now with the IAU identification of AT 2017gfo) in NGC 4993 (at similar to 40 Mpc) less than 11 hours after the merger by the One-Meter, Two Hemisphere (1M2H) team using the 1 m Swope Telescope. The optical transient was independently detected by multiple teams within an hour. Subsequent observations targeted the object and its environment. Early ultraviolet observations revealed a blue transient that faded within 48 hours. Optical and infrared observations showed a redward evolution over similar to 10 days. Following early non-detections, X-ray and radio emission were discovered at the transient's position similar to 9 and similar to 16 days, respectively, after the merger. Both the X-ray and radio emission likely arise from a physical process that is distinct from the one that generates the UV/optical/near-infrared emission. No ultra-high-energy gamma-rays and no neutrino candidates consistent with the source were found in follow-up searches. These observations support the hypothesis that GW170817 was produced by the merger of two neutron stars in NGC4993 followed by a short gamma-ray burst (GRB 170817A) and a kilonova/macronova powered by the radioactive decay of r-process nuclei synthesized in the ejecta. ; Kavli Foundation; Danish National Research Foundation; Niels Bohr International Academy; DARK Cosmology Centre; NSF [AST-1518052, AST-141242, AST-1411763, AST-1714498, AST-1517649, PHY-1607291, AST-1412421, AST-1313484]; Gordon AMP; Betty Moore Foundation; Heising-Simons Foundation; Alfred P. 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[Dnr. 2016-06012]; Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, India; Indo-US Science and Technology Foundation; US National Science Foundation (NSF); US Department of Energy Office of High-Energy Physics; Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program of Los Alamos National Laboratory; Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACyT), Mexico [271051, 232656, 167281, 260378, 179588, 239762, 254964, 271737, 258865, 243290]; Red HAWC, Mexico; DGAPA-UNAM [RG100414, IN111315, IN111716-3, IA102715, 109916]; VIEP-BUAP; University of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation; Institute of Geophysics, Planetary Physics, and Signatures at Los Alamos National Laboratory; Polish Science Centre [DEC-2014/13/B/ST9/945]; German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF); Max Planck Society; German Research Foundation (DFG); Alexander von Humboldt Foundation; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft; French Ministry for Research; CNRS-IN2P3; Astroparticle Interdisciplinary Programme of the CNRS; U.K. Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC); IPNP of the Charles University; Czech Science Foundation; Polish National Science Centre; South African Department of Science and Technology; National Research Foundation; University of Namibia; National Commission on Research, Science and Technology of Namibia (NCRST); Innsbruck University; Austrian Science Fund (FWF); Austrian Federal Ministry for Science, Research and Economy; University of Adelaide; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; University of Amsterdam; EGI Federation; China National Space Administration (CNSA); Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) [XDB23040400]; Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST) [2016YFA0400800]; U.S. National Science Foundation-Office of Polar Programs; U.S. National Science Foundation-Physics Division; Grid Laboratory of Wisconsin (GLOW) grid infrastructure at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Open Science Grid (OSG) grid infrastructure; U.S. Department of Energy; National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center; Louisiana Optical Network Initiative (LONI) grid computing resources; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; WestGrid and Compute/Calcul Canada; Swedish Research Council, Sweden; Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, Sweden; Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing (SNIC), Sweden; Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden; German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), Germany; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Germany; Helmholtz Alliance for Astroparticle Physics (HAP), Germany; Initiative and Networking Fund of the Helmholtz Association, Germany; Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS-FWO); FWO Odysseus programme; Flanders Institute; Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (Belspo); Marsden Fund, New Zealand; Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS); Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Switzerland; National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF); Villum Fonden, Denmark; Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF), Denmark; Russian Science Foundation [15-1230015, 14-22-00271]; Science and Education Ministry of Kazakhstan [0075/GF4]; RUSTAVELI [FR/379/6-300/14]; ESA Denmark; ESA France; ESA Germany; ESA Italy; ESA Switzerland; ESA Spain; ESA Russia; ESA USA; CEA; CNES; DLR; ESA; INTA; OSTC; ASI/INAF [2013-025-R.1]; German INTEGRAL through DLR [50 OG 1101]; Spanish MINECO/FEDER [ESP2015-65712-C5-1-R]; RFBR [16-29-13009-ofi-m]; JSPS KAKENHI [JP16H02183, JP15H02075, JP15H02069, JP26800103, JP25800103]; Inter-University Cooperation Program of the MEXT; NINS program; Toyota Foundation [D11-R-0830]; Mitsubishi Foundation; Yamada Science Foundation; Inoue Foundation for Science; National Research Foundation of South Africa; NRF [2017R1A3A3001362]; KASI [2017-1-830-03]; Israel Science Foundation [541/17]; Council of Scientific and Industrial Research of India; Department of Science and Technology, India; Science AMP; Engineering Research Board (SERB), India; Ministry of Human Resource Development, India; Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigacion; Vicepresidencia i Conselleria d'Innovacio Recerca i Turisme; Conselleria d'Educacio i Universitat del Govern de les Illes Balears; Conselleria d'Educacio Investigacio Cultura i Esport de la Generalitat Valenciana; National Science Centre of Poland; Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); Russian Foundation for Basic Research; Russian Science Foundation; European Commission; European Regional Development Funds (ERDF); Royal Society; Scottish Funding Council; Scottish Universities Physics Alliance; Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA); Lyon Institute of Origins (LIO); National Research, Development and Innovation Office Hungary (NKFI); National Research Foundation of Korea; Industry Canada and Province of Ontario through Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation; Natural Science and Engineering Research Council Canada; Canadian Institute for Advanced Research; Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations, and Communications; International Center for Theoretical Physics South American Institute for Fundamental Research (ICTP-SAIFR); Council of Hong Kong; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST); Leverhulme Trust; Research Corporation; Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Taiwan; RIKEN; MEXT; KAKENHI [JP 17H06362]; EVN [RP029]; European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme [653477]; ERC [647208]; Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research through NWO VIDI [639.042.612-Nissanke]; NWO TOP [62002444-Nissanke]; VISIR [60.A-9392]; [MOST104-2923-M-008-004-MY5]; [MOST106-2112-M-008-007] ; (1M2H) We thank J. McIver for alerting us to the LVC circular. We thank J. Mulchaey (Carnegie Observatories director), L. Infante (Las Campanas Observatory director), and the entire Las Campanas staff for their extreme dedication, professionalism, and excitement, all of which were critical in the discovery of the first gravitational-wave optical counterpart and its host galaxy as well as the observations used in this study. We thank I. Thompson and the Carnegie Observatory Time Allocation Committee for approving the Swope Supernova Survey and scheduling our program. We thank the University of Copenhagen, DARK Cosmology Centre, and the Niels Bohr International Academy for hosting D.A.C., R.J.F., A.M.B., E.R., and M.R.S. during the discovery of GW170817/SSS17a. R.J.F., A.M.B., and E.R. were participating in the Kavli Summer Program in Astrophysics, "Astrophysics with gravitational wave detections." This program was supported by the the Kavli Foundation, Danish National Research Foundation, the Niels Bohr International Academy, and the DARK Cosmology Centre. The UCSC group is supported in part by NSF grant AST-1518052, the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation, the Heising-Simons Foundation, generous donations from many individuals through a UCSC Giving Day grant, and from fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (R.J.F.), the David and Lucile Packard Foundation (R.J.F. and E.R.) and the Niels Bohr Professorship from the DNRF (E.R.). AMB acknowledges support from a UCMEXUS-CONACYT Doctoral Fellowship. Support for this work was provided by NASA through Hubble Fellowship grants HST-HF-51348.001 (B.J.S.) and HST-HF-51373.001 (M.R.D.) awarded by the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., for NASA, under contract NAS5-26555. This paper includes data gathered with the 1 meter Swope and 6.5 meter Magellan Telescopes located at Las Campanas Observatory, Chile.r (AGILE) The AGILE Team thanks the ASI management, the technical staff at the ASI Malindi ground station, the technical support team at the ASI Space Science Data Center, and the Fucino AGILE Mission Operation Center. AGILE is an ASI space mission developed with programmatic support by INAF and INFN. We acknowledge partial support through the ASI grant No. I/028/12/2. We also thank INAF, Italian Institute of Astrophysics, and ASI, Italian Space Agency.r (ANTARES) The ANTARES Collaboration acknowledges the financial support of: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Commissariat a l'energie atomique et aux energies alternatives (CEA), Commission Europeenne (FEDER fund and Marie Curie Program), Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), IdEx program and UnivEarthS Labex program at Sorbonne Paris Cite (ANR-10-LABX-0023 and ANR-11-IDEX-0005-02), Labex OCEVU (ANR-11-LABX-0060) and the A*MIDEX project (ANR-11-IDEX-0001-02), Region Ile-de-France (DIM-ACAV), Region Alsace (contrat CPER), Region Provence-Alpes-Cite d'Azur, Departement du Var and Ville de La Seyne-sur-Mer, France; Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), Germany; Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Italy; Nederlandse organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO), the Netherlands; Council of the President of the Russian Federation for young scientists and leading scientific schools supporting grants, Russia; National Authority for Scientific Research (ANCS), Romania; Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO): Plan Estatal de Investigacion (refs.; r r FPA2015-65150-C3-1-P, -2-P and -3-P; MINECO/FEDER), Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence and MultiDark Consolider (MINECO), and Prometeo and Grisolia programs (Generalitat Valenciana), Spain; Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Professional Training, Morocco. We also acknowledge the technical support of Ifremer, AIM and Foselev Marine for the sea operation and the CC-IN2P3 for the computing facilities.r (AST3) The AST3 project is supported by the National Basic Research Program (973 Program) of China (Grant Nos. 2013CB834901, 2013CB834900, 2013CB834903), and the Chinese Polar Environment Comprehensive Investigation & Assessment Program (grant No. CHINARE2016-02-03-05). The construction of the AST3 telescopes has received fundings from Tsinghua University, Nanjing University, Beijing Normal University, University of New South Wales, and Texas A&M University, the Australian Antarctic Division, and the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) of Australia. It has also received funding from Chinese Academy of Sciences through the Center for Astronomical Mega-Science and National Astronomical Observatory of China (NAOC).r (Auger) The successful installation, commissioning, and operation of the Pierre Auger Observatory would not have been possible without the strong commitment and effort from the technical and administrative staff in Malargue. We are very grateful to the following agencies and organizations for financial support: Argentina-Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica; Agencia Nacional de Promocion Cientifica y Tecnologica (ANPCyT); Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas (CONICET); Gobierno de la Provincia de Mendoza; Municipalidad de Malargue; NDM Holdings and Valle Las Lenas; in gratitude for their continuing cooperation over land access; Australia-the Australian Research Council; Brazil-Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq); Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (FINEP); Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ); Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) grant Nos. 2010/07359-6 and 1999/05404-3; Ministerio da Ciencia, Tecnologia, Inovacoes e Comunicacoes (MCTIC); Czech Republic-grant Nos. MSMT CR LG15014, LO1305, LM2015038 and CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_013/0001402; France-Centre de Calcul IN2P3/CNRS; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); Conseil Regional Ile-de-France; Departement Physique Nucleaire et Corpusculaire (PNC-IN2P3/CNRS); Departement Sciences de l'Univers (SDU-INSU/CNRS); Institut Lagrange de Paris (ILP) grant No. LABEX ANR-10-LABX-63 within the Investissements d'Avenir Programme Grant No. ANR-11-IDEX-0004-02; Germany-Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung (BMBF); Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Finanzministerium Baden-Wurttemberg; Helmholtz Alliance for Astroparticle Physics (HAP); Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren (HGF); Ministerium fur Innovation, Wissenschaft und Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen; Ministerium fur Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst des Landes Baden-Wurttemberg; Italy-Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN); Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF); Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Universita e della Ricerca (MIUR); CETEMPS Center of Excellence; Ministero degli Affari Esteri (MAE); Mexico-Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACYT) No.; r r 167733; Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM); PAPIIT DGAPA-UNAM; The Netherlands - Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap; Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO); Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie (FOM); Poland-National Centre for Research and Development, grant Nos. ERA-NET-ASPERA/01/11 and ERA-NET-ASPERA/02/11; National Science Centre, grant Nos. 2013/08/M/ST9/00322, 2013/08/M/ST9/00728, and HARMONIA 5-2013/10/M/ST9/00062, UMO-2016/22/M/ST9/00198; Portugal-Portuguese national funds and FEDER funds within Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade through Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (COMPETE); Romania-Romanian Authority for Scientific Research ANCS; CNDI-UEFISCDI partnership projects grant Nos. 20/2012 and 194/2012 and PN 16 42 01 02; Slovenia-Slovenian Research Agency; Spain-Comunidad de Madrid; Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) funds; Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad; Xunta de Galicia; European Community 7th Framework Program grant No. FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF-328826; USA-Department of Energy, Contract Nos. DE-AC02-07CH11359, DE-FR02-04ER41300, DE-FG02-99ER41107, and DE-SC0011689; National Science Foundation, grant No.r 0450696; The Grainger Foundation; Marie Curie-IRSES/EPLANET; European Particle Physics Latin American Network; European Union 7th Framework Program, grant No. PIRSES-2009-GA-246806; European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant No. 646623); and UNESCO.r (Australian Radio) T.M. acknowledges the support of the Australian Research Council through grant FT150100099. S.O. acknowledges the Australian Research Council grant Laureate Fellowship FL15010014. D.L.K. and I.S.B. are additionally supported by NSF grant AST-141242. P.A.B. and the DFN team acknowledge the Australian Research Council for support under their Australian Laureate Fellowship scheme. The Australia Telescope Compact Array is part of the Australia Telescope National Facility, which is funded by the Australian Government for operation as a National Facility managed by CSIRO. This scientific work makes use of the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory, operated by CSIRO. We acknowledge the Wajarri Yamatji people as the traditional owners of the Observatory site. Support for the operation of the MWA is provided by the Australian Government (NCRIS), under a contract to Curtin University administered by Astronomy Australia Limited. We acknowledge the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, which is supported by the Western Australian and Australian Governments. The Australian SKA Pathfinder is part of the Australia Telescope National Facility, which is managed by CSIRO. Operation of ASKAP is funded by the Australian Government with support from the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy. ASKAP uses the resources of the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre. Establishment of ASKAP, the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory and the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre are initiatives of the Australian Government, with support from the Government of Western Australia and the Science and Industry Endowment Fund. Parts of this research were conducted by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics in 3D (ASTRO 3D) through project number CE170100013.r (Berger Time-Domain Group) The Berger Time-Domain Group at Harvard is supported in part by the NSF through grants AST-1411763 and AST-1714498, and by NASA through grants NNX15AE50G and NNX16AC22G.r (Bootes) A.J.C.T.; r r acknowledges support from the Spanish Ministry Project AYA 2015-71718-R (including FEDER funds) and Junta de Andalucia Proyecto de Excelencia TIC-2839. I.H.P. acknowledges the support of the National Research Foundation (NRF-2015R1A2A1A01006870). S.J. acknowledges the support of Korea Basic Science Research Program (NRF2014R1A6A3A03057484 and NRF-2015R1D1A4A01020961). The BOOTES-5/JGT observations were carried out at Observatorio Astronomico Nacional in San Pedro Martir (OAN-SPM, Mexico), operated by Instituto de Astronomia, UNAM and with support from Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (Mexico) through the Laboratorios Nacionales Program (Mexico), Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia (IAA-CSIC, Spain) and Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU, South Korea). We also thank the staff of OAN-SPM for their support in carrying out the observations.r (CAASTRO) Parts of this research were conducted by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics (CAASTRO), through project number CE110001020. The national facility capability for SkyMapper has been funded through ARC LIEF grant LE130100104 from the Australian Research Council, awarded to the University of Sydney, the Australian National University, Swinburne University of Technology, the University of Queensland, the University of Western Australia, the University of Melbourne, Curtin University of Technology, Monash University, and the Australian Astronomical Observatory. SkyMapper is owned and operated by The Australian National University's Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics.r (CALET) The CALET team gratefully acknowledges support from NASA, ASI, JAXA, and MEXT KAKENHI grant numbers JP 17H06362, JP26220708, and JP17H02901.r (Chandra/McGill) This work was supported in part by Chandra Award Number GO7-18033X, issued by the Chandra X-ray Observatory Center, which is operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory for and on behalf of the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) under contract NAS8-03060. D.H., M.N., and J.J.R. acknowledge support from a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant and a Fonds de recherche du Quebec-Nature et Technologies (FRQNT) Nouveaux Chercheurs Grant. P.A.E. acknowledges UKSA support. J.A.K. acknowledges the support of NASA grant NAS5-00136. D.H. also acknowledges support from the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR).r (CZTI/AstroSat) CZTI is built by a TIFR-led consortium of institutes across India, including VSSC, ISAC, IUCAA, SAC, and PRL. The Indian Space Research Organisation funded, managed, and facilitated the project.r (DLT40) D.J.S. acknowledges support for the DLT40 program from NSF grant AST-1517649.r (EuroVLBI) The European VLBI Network is a joint facility of independent European, African, Asian, and North American radio astronomy institutes. Scientific results from data presented in this publication are derived from the following EVN project code: RP029. e-MERLIN is a National Facility operated by the University of Manchester at Jodrell Bank Observatory on behalf of STFC. The collaboration between LIGO/Virgo and EVN/e-MERLIN is part of a project that has received funding from the European Unions Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 653477.r (ePESSTO) We acknowledge ESO programs 199.D-0143 and 099.D-0376. PS1 and ATLAS are supported by NASA grants NNX08AR22G, NNX12AR65G, NNX14AM74G, and NNX12AR55G. We acknowledge the Leibniz-Prize to Prof. G.; r r Hasinger (DFG grant HA 1850/28-1), EU/FP7-ERC grants 291222, 615929, 647208, 725161, STFC grants ST/P000312/1 and ERF ST/M005348/1, ST/P000495/1. Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant No 702538. Polish NCN grant OPUS 2015/17/B/ST9/03167, Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. PRIN-INAF 2014. David and Ellen Lee Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship at the California Institute of Technology. Alexander von Humboldt Sofja Kovalevskaja Award. Royal Society-Science Foundation Ireland Vilho, Yrjo and Kalle Vaisala Foundation. FONDECYT grant number 3160504. US NSF grant AST-1311862. Swedish Research Council and the Swedish Space Board. The Quantum Universe I-Core program, the ISF, BSF, and Kimmel award. IRC grant GOIPG/2017/1525. Australian Research Council CAASTRO CE110001020 and grant FT160100028. We acknowledge Millennium Science Initiative grant IC120009.r (Fermi-GBM) B.C., V.C., A.G., and W.S.P. gratefully acknowledge NASA funding through contract NNM13AA43C. M.S.B., R.H., P.J., C.A.M., S.P., R.D.P., M.S., and P.V. gratefully acknowledge NASA funding from cooperative agreement NNM11AA01A. E.B. is supported by an appointment to the NASA Postdoctoral Program at the Goddard Space Flight Center, administered by Universities Space Research Association under contract with NASA. D.K., C.A.W.H., C.M.H., and J.R. gratefully acknowledge NASA funding through the Fermi-GBM project. Support for the German contribution to GBM was provided by the Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) via the Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft und Raumfahrt (DLR) under contract number 50 QV 0301. A.v.K. was supported by the Bundesministeriums fur Wirtschaft und Technologie (BMWi) through DLR grant 50 OG 1101. S.M.B. acknowledges support from Science Foundation Ireland under grant 12/IP/1288.r (Fermi-LAT) The Fermi-LAT Collaboration acknowledges support for LAT development, operation, and data analysis from NASA and DOE (United States), CEA/Irfu and IN2P3/CNRS (France), ASI and INFN (Italy), MEXT, KEK, and JAXA (Japan), and the K. A. Wallenberg Foundation, the Swedish Research Council and the National Space Board (Sweden). Science analysis support in the operations phase from INAF (Italy) and CNES (France) is also gratefully acknowledged. This work performed in part under DOE Contract DE-AC02-76SF00515.r (FRBSG) S.L.L. is supported by NSF grant PHY-1607291 (LIU). Construction of the LWA has been supported by the Office of Naval Research under Contract N00014-07-C0147. Support for operations and continuing development of the LWA1 is provided by the National Science Foundation under grants AST-1139963 and AST-1139974 of the University Radio Observatory program.r (GRAWITA) We acknowledge INAF for supporting the project "Gravitational Wave Astronomy with the first detections of adLIGO and adVIRGO experiments-GRAWITA" PI: E. Brocato. Observations are made with ESO Telescopes at the Paranal Observatory under programmes ID 099.D-0382 (PI: E. Pian), 099.D-0622 (PI: P. D'Avanzo), 099.D-0191 (PI: A. Grado), 099.D-0116 (PI: S. Covino) and with the REM telescope at the ESO La Silla Observatory under program ID 35020 (PI: S. Campana). We thank the ESO operation staff for excellent support of this program. The Sardinia Radio Telescope (SRT) is funded by the Department of University and Research (MIUR), the Italian Space Agency (ASI), and the Autonomous Region of Sardinia (RAS) and is operated as National Facility by the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF). Z.J. is supported by the External Cooperation Program of BIC (number 114332KYSB20160007). J.M.; r r is supported by the Hundred Talent Program, the Major Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KJZD-EW-M06), the National Natural Science Foundation of China 11673062, and the Oversea Talent Program of Yunnan Province. R.L.C. Starling, K.W., A.B.H., N.R.T., and C.G.M. are supported by the STFC (Science and Technology Facilities Council). D.K., acknowledges the financial support from the Slovenian Research Agency (P1-0188). S.K. and A.N.G. acknowledge support by grant DFG Kl 766/16-3. D.G. acknowledges the financial support of the UnivEarthS Labex program at Sorbonne Paris Cite (ANR-10-LABX-0023 and ANR-11-IDEX-0005-02). K.T. was supported by JSPS grant 15H05437 and by a JST Consortia grant.r (GROND) Part of the funding for GROND was generously granted from the Leibniz-Prize to Prof. G. Hasinger (DFG grant HA 1850/28-1). "We acknowledge the excellent help in obtaining GROND data from Angela Hempel, Markus Rabus and Regis Lachaume on La Silla."r (GROWTH, JAGWAR, Caltech-NRAO, TTU-NRAO, and NuSTAR) This work was supported by the GROWTH (Global Relay of Observatories Watching Transients Happen) project funded by the National Science Foundation under PIRE grant No. 1545949. GROWTH is a collaborative project among California Institute of Technology (USA), University of Maryland College Park (USA), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (USA), Texas Tech University (USA), San Diego State University (USA), Los Alamos National Laboratory (USA), Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan), National Central University (Taiwan), Indian Institute of Astrophysics (India), Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (India), Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel), The Oskar Klein Centre at Stockholm University (Sweden), Humboldt University (Germany), Liverpool John Moores University (UK). A.H. acknowledges support by the I-Core Program of the Planning and Budgeting Committee and the Israel Science Foundation. T.M. acknowledges the support of the Australian Research Council through grant FT150100099. Parts of this research were conducted by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics (CAASTRO), through project number CE110001020. The Australia Telescope Compact Array is part of the Australia Telescope National Facility which is funded by the Australian Government for operation as a National Facility managed by CSIRO. D.L.K. is additionally supported by NSF grant AST-1412421. A.A.M. is funded by the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Corporation in support of the Data Science Fellowship Program. P.C.Y., C.C.N., and W.H.I. thank the support from grants MOST104-2923-M-008-004-MY5 and MOST106-2112-M-008-007. A.C. acknowledges support from the National Science Foundation CAREER award 1455090, "CAREER: Radio and gravitational-wave emission from the largest explosions since the Big Bang." T.P. acknowledges the support of Advanced ERC grant TReX. B.E.C. thanks SMARTS 1.3 m Queue Manager Bryndis Cruz for prompt scheduling of the SMARTS observations. Basic research in radio astronomy at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is funded by 6.1 Base funding. Construction and installation of VLITE was supported by NRL Sustainment Restoration and Maintenance funding. K.P.M.'s research is supported by the Oxford Centre for Astrophysical Surveys, which is funded through the Hintze Family Charitable Foundation. J.S. and A.G. are grateful for support from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. GREAT is funded by the Swedish Research Council (V.R.). E.O.O.; r r is grateful for the support by grants from the Israel Science Foundation, Minerva, Israeli ministry of Science, the US-Israel Binational Science Foundation, and the I-CORE Program of the Planning and Budgeting Committee and The Israel Science Foundation. We thank the staff of the GMRT that made these observations possible. The GMRT is run by the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. AYQH was supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship under grant No. DGE-1144469. S.R. has been supported by the Swedish Research Council (VR) under grant number 2016 03657 3, by the Swedish National Space Board under grant number Dnr. 107/16 and by the research environment grant "Gravitational Radiation and Electromagnetic Astrophysical Transients (GREAT)" funded by the Swedish Research council (V.R.) under Dnr. 2016-06012.r We acknowledge the support of the Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, India and the Indo-US Science and Technology Foundation for the GROWTH-India project.r (HAWC) We acknowledge the support from: the US National Science Foundation (NSF); the US Department of Energy Office of High-Energy Physics; the Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program of Los Alamos National Laboratory; Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACyT), Mexico (grants 271051, 232656, 167281, 260378, 179588, 239762, 254964, 271737, 258865, 243290); Red HAWC, Mexico; DGAPA-UNAM (grants RG100414, IN111315, IN111716-3, IA102715, 109916); VIEP-BUAP; the University of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation; the Institute of Geophysics, Planetary Physics, and Signatures at Los Alamos National Laboratory; Polish Science Centre grant DEC-2014/13/B/ST9/945. We acknowledge the support of the Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, India and the Indo-US Science and Technology Foundation for the GROWTH-India project.r (H.E.S.S.) The support of the Namibian authorities and of the University of Namibia in facilitating the construction and operation of H.E.S.S. is gratefully acknowledged, as is the support by the German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), the Max Planck Society, the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, the French Ministry for Research, the CNRS-IN2P3 and the Astroparticle Interdisciplinary Programme of the CNRS, the U.K. Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the IPNP of the Charles University, the Czech Science Foundation, the Polish National Science Centre, the South African Department of Science and Technology and National Research Foundation, the University of Namibia, the National Commission on Research, Science and Technology of Namibia (NCRST), the Innsbruck University, the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), and the Austrian Federal Ministry for Science, Research and Economy, the University of Adelaide and the Australian Research Council, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and by the University of Amsterdam. We appreciate the excellent work of the technical support staff in Berlin, Durham, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Palaiseau, Paris, Saclay, and in Namibia in the construction and operation of the equipment. This work benefited from services provided by the H.E.S.S. Virtual Organisation, supported by the national resource providers of the EGI Federation.; r r r (Insight-HXMT) The Insight-HXMT team acknowledges the support from the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS; grant No. XDB23040400), and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST; grant No. 2016YFA0400800).r (IceCube) We acknowledge the support from the following agencies: U.S. National Science Foundation-Office of Polar Programs, U.S. National Science Foundation-Physics Division, University of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, the Grid Laboratory of Wisconsin (GLOW) grid infrastructure at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Open Science Grid (OSG) grid infrastructure; U.S. Department of Energy, and National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, the Louisiana Optical Network Initiative (LONI) grid computing resources; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, WestGrid and Compute/Calcul Canada; Swedish Research Council, Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing (SNIC), and Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden; German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Helmholtz Alliance for Astroparticle Physics (HAP), Initiative and Networking Fund of the Helmholtz Association, Germany; Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS-FWO), FWO Odysseus programme, Flanders Institute to encourage scientific and technological research in industry (IWT), Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (Belspo); Marsden Fund, New Zealand; Australian Research Council; Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS); the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Switzerland; National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF); Villum Fonden, Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF), Denmark.r (IKI-GW) A.S.P., A.A.V., E.D.M., and P.Y.u.M. acknowledge the support from the Russian Science Foundation (grant 15-1230015). V.A.K., A.V.K., and I.V.R. acknowledge the Science and Education Ministry of Kazakhstan (grant No. 0075/GF4). R.I. is grateful to the grant RUSTAVELI FR/379/6-300/14 for partial support. We acknowledge the excellent help in obtaining Chilescope data from Sergei Pogrebsskiy and Ivan Rubzov.r (INTEGRAL) This work is based on observations with INTEGRAL, an ESA project with instruments and science data center funded by ESA member states (especially the PI countries: Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain), and with the participation of Russia and the USA. The INTEGRAL SPI project has been completed under the responsibility and leadership of CNES. The SPI-ACS detector system has been provided by MPE Garching/Germany. The SPI team is grateful to ASI, CEA, CNES, DLR, ESA, INTA, NASA, and OSTC for their support. The Italian INTEGRAL team acknowledges the support of ASI/INAF agreement No. 2013-025-R.1. R.D. and A.v.K. acknowledge the German INTEGRAL support through DLR grant 50 OG 1101. A.L. and R.S. acknowledge the support from the Russian Science Foundation (grant 14-22-00271). A.D. is funded by Spanish MINECO/FEDER grant ESP2015-65712-C5-1-R.r (IPN) K.H. is grateful for support under NASA grant NNX15AE60G. R.L.A. and D.D.F. are grateful for support under RFBR grant 16-29-13009-ofi-m.; r r r (J-GEM) MEXT KAKENHI (JP17H06363, JP15H00788, JP24103003, JP10147214, JP10147207), JSPS KAKENHI (JP16H02183, JP15H02075, JP15H02069, JP26800103, JP25800103), Inter-University Cooperation Program of the MEXT, the NINS program for cross-disciplinary science study, the Toyota Foundation (D11-R-0830), the Mitsubishi Foundation, the Yamada Science Foundation, Inoue Foundation for Science, the National Research Foundation of South Africa.r (KU) The Korea-Uzbekistan Consortium team acknowledges the support from the NRF grant No. 2017R1A3A3001362, and the KASI grant 2017-1-830-03. This research has made use of the KMTNet system operated by KASI.r (Las Cumbres) Support for I. A. and J.B. was provided by NASA through the Einstein Fellowship Program, grants PF6-170148 and PF7-180162, respectively. D.A.H., C.M., and G.H. are supported by NSF grant AST-1313484. D.P. and D.M acknowledge support by Israel Science Foundation grant 541/17. This work makes use of observations from the LCO network.r (LIGO and Virgo) The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the United States National Science Foundation (NSF) for the construction and operation of the LIGO Laboratory and Advanced LIGO as well as the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) of the United Kingdom, the Max-Planck- Society (MPS), and the State of Niedersachsen/Germany for support of the construction of Advanced LIGO and construction and operation of the GEO600 detector. Additional support for advanced LIGO was provided by the Australian Research Council. The authors gratefully acknowledge the Italian Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, for the construction and operation of the Virgo detector and the creation and support of the EGO consortium.; r r The authors also gratefully acknowledge research support from these agencies as well as by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research of India, the Department of Science and Technology, India, the Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), India, the Ministry of Human Resource Development, India, the Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigacion, the Vicepresidencia i Conselleria d'Innovacio Recerca i Turisme and the Conselleria d'Educacio i Universitat del Govern de les Illes Balears, the Conselleria d'Educacio Investigacio Cultura i Esport de la Generalitat Valenciana, the National Science Centre of Poland, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, the Russian Science Foundation, the European Commission, the European Regional Development Funds (ERDF), the Royal Society, the Scottish Funding Council, the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA), the Lyon Institute of Origins (LIO), the National Research, Development and Innovation Office Hungary (NKFI), the National Research Foundation of Korea, Industry Canada and the Province of Ontario through the Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation, the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council Canada, the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations, and Communications, the International Center for Theoretical Physics South American Institute for Fundamental Research (ICTP-SAIFR), the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST), the Leverhulme Trust, the Research Corporation, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Taiwan and the Kavli Foundation. The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the NSF, STFC, MPS, INFN, CNRS, and the State of Niedersachsen/Germany for provision of computational resources. The MAXI team acknowledges the support by JAXA, RIKEN, and MEXT KAKENHI grant number JP 17H06362. The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a facility of the National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc. The European VLBI Network is a joint facility of independent European, African, Asian, and North American radio astronomy institutes. Scientific results from data presented in this publication are derived from the following EVN project code: RP029.r e-MERLIN is a National Facility operated by the University of Manchester at Jodrell Bank Observatory on behalf of STFC. The collaboration between LIGO/Virgo and EVN/eMERLIN is part of a project that has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 653477. We thank Britt Griswold (NASA/GSFC) for graphic arts. P.G.J. acknowledges ERC-Consolidator grant No. 647208. We thank the GMRT staff for prompt scheduling of these observations. The GMRT is run by the National Center for Radio Astrophysics of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. INAF, Italian Institute of Astrophysics ASI, Italian Space Agency. This work is part of the research program Innovational Research Incentives Scheme (Vernieuwingsimpuls), which is financed by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research through the NWO VIDI grant No. 639.042.612-Nissanke and NWO TOP grant No. 62002444-Nissanke.; r r We thank ESO for granting full access to all the LVC MoU partners of the observations of GW170817 obtained with NACO and VISIR under the Observatory program 60.A-9392.

La tesi Doctoral, de la que ara se"n presenta un compendi resumit, manté com a fil conductor l'aplicació eficient de l'aigua de reg a nivell de parcel·la agrícola. El maneig de l'aigua a l'agricultura, sector productiu que usa el més alt percentatge d"aquest element (77,5%), és fonamental si es vol incidir favorablement sobre el consum i l'actual política hidràulica, més orientada a un increment de l'oferta que a un control de la demanda. L'elecció d'un sistema de reg eficient, com és la microirrigació, amb un disseny adequat a les circumstàncies intrínseques de la parcel·la, seran decisius en aquest sentit. No obstant, l'estudi de tots aquells aspectes que optimitzin el funcionament de la instal·lació, des del punt de vista d"aplicació, requereix, prèviament, conèixer com es mou i com es distribueix l'aigua en el perfil del sòl. L"avaluació de la forma i mida del volum del sòl humit (VSH) no és un aspecte menor ni tampoc fàcil de dur a terme, essent la majoria de vegades oblidat durant el procés del disseny. Les comptades recomanacions existents al respecte, quasi sempre es refereixen a la superfície del sòl mullat i en rares ocasions al VSH, encara que l'exploració radicular en el cultius, habitualment, adopta formes volumètriques. Tenint en consideració aquests antecedents i davant la falta d'informació existent sobre les característiques del VSH i de la seva possible influència sobre el comportament dels cultius, es plantegen dos objectius generals: 1) Dissenyar un Equip Mesurador del Volum de Sòl Humit (EMVSH), verificat a laboratori i a camp, i 2) Determinar la influència del percentatge de VSH en tres espècies arbòries com són l'olivera (Olea europaea L.), la pomera (Malus domestica BORKH) i l'avellaner (Corylus avellana L.) Respecte al primer objectiu, el disseny del EMVSH es basa en el concepte segons el qual l'aigua posseeix molècules amb una distribució desigual de la càrrega elèctrica i un comportament polar que facilita el pas del corrent elèctric. Quan augmenta el contingut hídric d'un medi porós, com el sòl, millora el flux de corrent a través d'ell. Contràriament, quan disminueix aquest contingut hídric, disminueix el flux de corrent i augmenta la resistivitat (ρ). Així mateix es considera la clara influència de la temperatura del sòl sobre el valor de la resistivitat de tal manera que la disminució d"aquella ocasiona l'increment de la resistivitat elèctrica i viceversa. Fruit de diversos assaigs al laboratori aplicant les metodologies de prospecció geoelèctriques i més concretament la de Wenner, basada en l'avaluació directa de la resistivitat elèctrica (ρ), es va dur a terme el disseny del EMVSH. La fiabilitat del EMVSH, respecte a la seva capacitat per definir la forma i mida del VSH, s"ha verificat a nivell de laboratori en condicions simulades i en camp mitjançant sis proves en sòls caracteritzats taxonòmicament en els termes municipals de Flix i Bovera (Tarragona i Lleida). En les proves de camp, estadísticament dissenyades, es varen establir sis tipus d"irrigadors amb temps variables d"aplicació. Les seccions verticals generades en aquestes proves indiquen l"existència de tres fases en el desenvolupament del VSH: 1) Fase d"avenç amb predomini de desplaçament vertical 2) Fase d"emplenament i 3) fase de saturació amb predomini de desenvolupament horitzontal. S"ha observat una bona correlació entre el volum d"aigua total aplicada per a cada irrigador respecte al seu radi mullat a 30 cm de fondària i al VSH que es genera. També s"observa una correlació entre l"àrea mullada (m2) a 30 cm i VSH (m3) que es genera, si es consideren els valors mitjans assolits pels diferents irrigadors per als diferents sòls de l"àrea estudiada. La relació entre el radi mullat a 30 cm i la fondària màxima on ha arribat el VSH presenta valors pròxims a 0.8 (formes esfèriques) en els irrigadors de baix cabal (2.5- 5 l/h) i valors superiors a 1 (formes el·lipsoides) en els irrigadors de més cabal (8, 24 i 35 l/h). En relació al segon objectiu, s"ha estudiat el VSH necessari i suficient que, avaluat mitjançant el EMVSH, proporcionarà el millor comportament agronòmic dels tres cultius escollits, sabent que hi ha un volum ideal d"arrels humides que milloren la resposta del cultiu. Un aspecte innovador, és que els estudis fan referència al percentatge de VSH respecte al "Volum Potencial d"Exploració Radicular" (VPER). Per a l"olivera 1) Es determina el comportament productiu, vegetatiu i de qualitat de l"oli per a dues estratègies de reg (total i deficitari), amb cinc percentatges de VSH (12%, 24%, 35%, 47% i 59), i 2) Es comparen aquests comportaments entre les estratègies de reg i entre el VSH d"una estratègia respecte a l"altra. Els resultats obtinguts a l"experiència mostren una dependència creixent de la producció d"oliva respecte al nivell o percentatge de sòl humit generat sota la copa de l"arbre, manifestant-se més aquest comportament en condicions d"escassetat d"aigua (reg deficitari controlat RDC), i a mida que avança el període experimental. En mullar un 59% del volum de sòl potencialment explorat per les arrels (VPER) és quan s"assoleix la producció més alta d"oliva i d"oli per ha en condicions d"aigua limitada. Aquest augment es produeix per un nombre de fruits més gran per arbre i no pel pes individual del fruit. Les estratègies de reg (total i deficitari) han generat produccions d"oliva per ha superiors a les referents en secà. Una reducció del 20% de la dosi de reg (RDC) no ha afectat de manera significativa la collita (kg/ha), el contingut d"oli (%) ni la seva producció (kg oli / ha). Els paràmetres de qualitat de l"oli (polifenols, amargor i estabilitat) no han variat de manera significativa segons l"estratègia de reg aplicada. Per a la pomera, s"ha plantejat 1) Conèixer el comportament productiu, vegetatiu i de qualitat del fruit per a tres percentatges de VSH (22%, 44% i 66%) y 2) Definir el percentatge de VSH mínim entre els assajats que generés la millor resposta agronòmica al conreu. El seguiment durant tres anys de l"experiència no ha permès observar un comportament productiu diferenciat del cultiu (kg/arbre) en funció del percentatge de VSH. No obstant, hi ha una producció total i comercial (Φ > 70 mm) superior de poma quan el percentatge de sòl humit és del 44%, però sense diferència significativa respecte als altres percentatges. Aquesta producció té més relació amb el pes mitjà del fruit que amb el nombre de fruits per arbre. Els aspectes qualitatius de la fruita (duresa, sucres i acidesa) no han mostrat diferències significatives en variar el percentatge del sòl humit (VSH). En avellaner s"ha pretès 1) Esbrinar la resposta productiva, vegetativa i de qualitat del fruit per a quatre percentatges de VSH (6%, 15%, 33% i 70%) i 2) Identificar el percentatge de VSH mínim que ocasiona el millor comportament agronòmic del cultiu. Els resultats obtinguts mostren que el percentatge més baix de sòl humit (6%), molt habitual a les explotacions comercials del camp de Tarragona, és el que ha produït, significativament, una collita d"avellana en closca més baixa. En canvi, amb un 33% de VSH és quan s"assoleix a la producció més alta, encara que no és significativament diferent dels tractaments de VSH-15% i VSH-70%. També, durant dos dels tres anys de l"estudi, el pes mitjà del gra (g) va ser superior de forma significativa en humitejar un 33% del VPER. Els efectes d"un període inicial d"adaptació radicular del cultiu a les noves condicions dels experiments i d"una diferent freqüència en l"aplicació del reg, per als diversos percentatges de VSH experimentats, podrien haver estat la causa de les respostes poc diferenciades en varis dels paràmetres analitzats. ; La tesis doctoral, cuyo compendio resumido ahora se presenta, mantiene como hilo conductor subyacente la aplicación eficiente del agua de riego a nivel de parcela agrícola. El manejo del agua en la agricultura, sector productivo que usa el mayor porcentaje de este elemento (77.5%), es fundamental si se quiere incidir favorablemente sobre el consumo y la actual política hidráulica, más orientada a un incremento de la oferta que a un control de la demanda. En este sentido, la elección de un sistema de riego eficiente, como es el de microirrigación, con un diseño adecuado a las circunstancias intrínsecas de la parcela, serán decisivos en este sentido. Sin embargo, el estudio de todos aquellos aspectos que optimicen el funcionamiento de la instalación, desde el punto de vista aplicativo, requiere, previamente, conocer como se mueve y distribuye el agua en el perfil del suelo. La evaluación de la forma y tamaño del volumen de suelo húmedo (VSH) no es un aspecto menor ni fácil de llevar acabo, siendo la mayoría de las veces soslayado durante el proceso de diseño. Las contadas recomendaciones existentes al respecto, casi siempre, se refieren a superficie de suelo mojado y en muy raras ocasiones a VSH, a pesar de que la exploración radicular en los cultivos, habitualmente, adopta formas volumétricas y en menor frecuencia formas superficiales. Tomando en consideración estos antecedentes y ante la falta de información existente sobre las características del VSH y su posible influencia sobre el comportamiento de los cultivos, se plantean dos objetivos generales: 1) Diseñar un Equipo Medidor del Volumen de Suelo Húmedo (EMVSH), verificado en laboratorio y campo y 2) Determinar la influencia del porcentaje de VSH en tres especies arbóreas como son el olivo (Olea europaea L.), el manzano (Malus domestica BORK) y el avellano (Corylus avellana L.). Respecto al primer objetivo, el fundamento del diseño del EMVSH se basa en el concepto según el cual el agua posee moléculas con una desigual distribución de la carga eléctrica y un comportamiento polar que facilita el paso de la corriente eléctrica. En base a ello, cuando aumenta el contenido hídrico de un medio poroso, como el suelo, mejora el flujo de corriente a través del mismo. Por el contrario, cuando disminuye ese contenido hídrico disminuye el flujo de corriente y aumenta la resistividad (ρ). Asimismo se considera la clara influencia de la temperatura del suelo sobre el valor de la resistividad, de tal manera que la disminución de aquella ocasiona el incremento de la resistividad eléctrica y viceversa. Fruto de diversos ensayos en laboratorio aplicando las metodologías de prospección geoeléctricas y más concretamente la de Wenner, basada en la evaluación directa de la resistividad eléctrica (ρ), se llevó a cabo el diseño del EMVSH. La fiabilidad del EMVSH, respecto a su capacidad para definir la forma y tamaño del VSH, se ha verificado a nivel de laboratorio en condiciones simuladas y en campo mediante seis pruebas en suelos caracterizados taxonómicamente en los términos municipales de Flix y Bovera (Tarragona y Lleida). En las pruebas de campo, estadísticamente diseñadas, se establecieron seis tipos de irrigadores con tiempos variables de aplicación. Las secciones verticales generadas en esas pruebas indican la existencia de tres fases en el desarrollo del VSH: 1) Fase de avance con predominio de desplazamiento vertical 2) Fase de llenado y 3) Fase de saturación con predominio de desarrollo horizontal. Se ha observado buena correlación entre el volumen de agua total aplicada por cada irrigador respecto a su radio mojado a 30 cm de profundidad y al VSH que se genera. También se observa correlación entre el área mojada (m2) a 30 cm y VSH (m3) que se genera, si se consideran los valores medios alcanzados por los distintos irrigadores para los diferentes suelos del área estudiada. La relación entre el radio mojado a 30 cm y la profundidad máxima alcanzada por el VSH presenta valores próximos a 0.8 (formas hemiesféricas) en los irrigadores de bajo caudal (2.5 - 5 l/h) y valores superiores a 1 (formas elipsoidales) en los irrigadores de mayor caudal (8, 24 y 35 l/h). En relación al segundo objetivo se ha estudiado el VSH necesario y suficiente que, evaluado mediante el EMVSH, proporcionara el mejor comportamiento agronómico de los tres cultivos elegidos, sabiendo que hay un volumen ideal de raíces húmedas que mejoran la respuesta del cultivo. Un aspecto innovador es que los estudios hacen referencia a porcentaje de VSH respecto al Volumen Potencial de Exploración Radicular" (VPER). Para el olivo 1) Se determina el comportamiento productivo, vegetativo y de calidad del aceite para dos estrategias de riego (total y deficitario) con cinco porcentajes de VSH (12%, 24%, 35%, 47% y 59%) y 2) Se comparan esos comportamientos entre las estrategias de riego y entre VSH de una estrategia respecto a la otra. Los resultados alcanzados en la experiencia indican una creciente dependencia de la producción de aceituna respecto al nivel o porcentaje de suelo húmedo generado bajo la copa del árbol, siendo más manifiesto este comportamiento en condiciones de escasez de agua (riego deficitario controlado, RDC) y a medida que avanza el período experimental. Al mojar un 59% del volumen de suelo potencialmente explorado por las raíces (VPER) es cuando se alcanza la mayor producción de aceituna y de aceite por ha en condiciones de agua limitada. Ese aumento ha sido ocasionado por un mayor número de frutos por árbol y no por el peso individual del fruto. Las estrategias de riego (total y deficitario) han generado producciones de aceituna por ha superiores a las referentes de secano. Una reducción del 20% de la dosis de riego (RDC) no ha afectado de manera significativa la cosecha (kg/ha), el contenido de aceite (%) ni su producción (kg aceite / ha). Los parámetros de calidad del aceite (polifenoles, amargor y estabilidad) no han variado de manera significativa por la estrategia de riego aplicada. Para el manzano se ha planteado 1) Conocer el comportamiento productivo, vegetativo y de calidad del fruto para tres porcentajes de VSH (22%, 44% y 66%) y 2) Definir aquel porcentaje de VSH mínimo entre los ensayados que generasen la mejor respuesta agronómica del cultivo. El seguimiento durante tres años de la experiencia no ha permitido observar un comportamiento productivo diferenciado del cultivo (kg/árbol) en función del porcentaje de VSH. Sin embargo, hay una mayor producción total y comercial (Ф > 70 mm) de manzana cuando el porcentaje de suelo húmedo es del 44%, pero sin diferencia significativa respecto a los otros porcentajes. Esa producción tiene más relación con el peso medio del fruto que con el número de frutos por árbol. Los aspectos cualitativos del fruto (dureza, azucares y acidez) no han manifestado diferencias significativas al variar el porcentaje de suelo húmedo (VSH). En avellano se ha pretendido 1) Averiguar la respuesta productiva, vegetativa y de calidad del fruto para cuatro porcentajes de VSH (6%, 15%, 33% y 70%) y 2) Identificar el porcentaje de VSH mínimo que ocasiona el mejor comportamiento agronómico del cultivo. Los resultados alcanzados indican que el porcentaje más bajo de suelo húmedo (6%), muy habitual en las explotaciones comerciales del campo de Tarragona, es el que ha producido, significativamente, menor cosecha en cáscara. En cambio, con un 33% de VSH es cuando se ha alcanzado la mayor producción, aunque no ha diferido de forma significativa de los tratamientos VSH-15% y VSH-70%. Asimismo, durante dos de los tres años ensayados, el peso medio del grano (g) fue superior de forma significativa al humedecer un 33% del VPER. Los efectos de un período inicial de adaptación radicular y de una distinta frecuencia en la aplicación del riego, para los diversos porcentajes de VSH ensayados, tal vez han ocasionado respuestas poco diferenciadas en varios de los parámetros analizados. ; The Doctoral Thesis, which summarised compendium is presented here, keeps as underlying leitmotiv the efficient management of the water irrigation in the orchard. The management of water in agriculture, being the productive sector using the highest water percentage (77.5%), is fundamental if we want to influence favorably about the consumption and the current hydraulic politics, more focused on increasing the offer than on the control of the demand. The election of an efficient irrigation system, as the micro-irrigation, with a correct design considering the specific characteristics of the orchard, will be decisive. However, the study of all those aspects which permit optimising the functioning of the installation, with regard to the water application, requires a previous knowledge about how the water runs and spreads in the soil profile. The evaluation of the shape and size of the wet volume of the soil (WVS) is not a minor aspect, neither easy to achieve, and which in most cases is not considered during the process of design. The few recommendations found on this aspect refer nearly always to the wet surface and only rarely they refer to WVS, although the exploration of the crop roots usually adopt volumetric forms. Considering these antecedents and the absence of information about the characteristics of the WVS and its possible influence with regard to crop behaviour, two general objectives have been raised: 1) To design a Measure Equipment of the Wet Volume of the Soil (MEWVS), calibrated in laboratory and orchard and 2) To determine the influence of the percentage of the WVS in three fruit crops as olive (Olea europaea L.), apple tree (Malus domestica L.) and hazelnut tree (Corylus avellana L.). Referring to the first objective, the design of the MEWVS is based on the concept that the water has molecules with unequal distribution of the electric charge and a polar behaviour that permits the circulation of the the electric flux. Therefore, when the water content of a porous medium is increased, like the soil, the electric flux within it improves. On the contrary, when this water content is reduced, the electric flux decreases and the resistivity (ρ) increases. In the same way, the influence of the soil"s temperature about the resistivity is considered. The temperature drop occasions the raise of the resistivity and vice versa. Several laboratory proves were realized applying the prospecting geoelectric methodologies, like WENNER, based on the direct evaluation of the electric resistivity (ρ), and the MEWVS design was done. The viability of the MEWVS, concerning its capacity to define the form and size of the WVS, has been proved in the laboratory in simulated conditions and in the orchard by means of six field tests in taxonomically defined soils in Flix and Bovera areas (Tarragona and Lleida). In the field tests, statistical designed, six irrigator types were applied with variable irrigation times. The vertical sections generated in these field tests show three phases in the development of the WVS: 1) Advance Phase with predominance of the vertical movement of the water 2) Filling Phase and 3) Saturation Phase with predominance of the horizontal movement. Good correlation was observed between the total volume of water applied for every irrigator with regard to its wet radius at 30 cm deep and to the WVS generated. Also, correlation is observed between the wet area (m2) at 30 cm deep and WVS (m3) generated, considering the average values reached by the different irrigators for the different soils of the studied area. In the irrigators of low flow (2.5 - 5 l / h) the relation between the wet radius at 30 cm and the maxim deepness of the WVS present values near to 0.8 (hemiesferic forms), while in the bigger flow irrigators (8,24 and 35 l/h) relations above 1 (elliptic forms) were obtained. With regard to the second objective, the necessary and sufficient WVS has been studied which, evaluated through the MEWVS, generates the best agronomic comportment of the three elected crops, knowing than there is an ideal volume of wet roots that improve crop comportment. A new aspect is that studies refer to the percentage of the WVS related to the "Potential Volume of Root Exploration" (PVER). For the olive crop 1) Crop and vegetative behaviour are determined, also the oil quality for two irrigation strategies (total and limited irrigation) with five percentages of WVS (12%, 24%, 35%, 47% and 59%) and 2). These comportments are compared with the different irrigation strategies and with the WVS of the different strategies considered. The results obtained in the experiment shows that the olive harvest depends increasingly to the level or percentage of WVS generated under the tree crown, being more pronounced this comportment in drought conditions (limited irrigation) and according the experimental period is advancing. When 59% of the soil volume potencially explored by the rootsystem (PVER) is wetted, the highest olive production is achieved and most olive oil per hectare in limited water conditions. This increase has been generated by a higher number of fruits per tree and not by the individual fruit weight. The irrigation strategies (total and limited irrigation) have generated bigger olive productions per hectare than those produces in dry farming conditions. A dose reduction of 20% in limited irrigation has not affected the olive harvest (kg/ha) in a significant way, nor the oil content (%) or its production (kg oil / ha). The oil quality parameters (poliphenols, bitterness and stability) have not varied significantly due to the applied irrigation strategy. In the apple tree has been studied 1) - The productive and vegetative comportment and the fruit quality with regard to three percentages of WVS (22%, 44% and 66%) and 2) - The establishment of the minimum percentage of WVS among those experimented assays generating the best agronomic apple crop response. The follow-up during three years of the experiment has not permitted to observe a differentiated productive crop comportment (kg / tree) according the WVS percentage. However, there is a bigger total and commercial apple production (Ф>70 mm) when the percentage of wet soil is 44%, but without significant difference compared to the other percentages. This production is more related to the average fruit weight than the number of fruits per tree. The quality aspects of the fruit (hardness, sugars and acidity) have not shown significant differences when varying the WVS percentages. In the hazelnut tree have been studied 1) - The productive and vegetative response and the fruit quality applying four percentages of WVS (6%, 15%, 33% and 70%) and 2) - The minimum percentage of WVS that generates the best agronomic crop behaviour. The obtained results show that the lowest WVS percentage (6%), very common in the commercial orchards of the Tarragona area, has produced a significantly lower in-shell harvest. On the contrary, with a 33% of WVS the highest production was obtained, although it did not without differ significantly from the other percentages applied (15% and 70%). Also, during two of the three experimented years, the average weight of the kernel (g) was significantly higher when 33% of the PVER was wetted. The effect of an initial period of the roots" adaptation to the new conditions of the experiment and the different frequency in the irrigation application, for several percentages of WVS, could be the raison for not found significantly differences among analyzed parameters.