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Showing 1 to 20 of 131 for “"public engagement"”.
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Public Engagement Technology for Bioacoustic Citizen Science
… demand for interactive artefacts to motivate engagement in citizen science through gameful and playful interactions. Drawing on theories of motivation, frequently applied to the study of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), and on approaches to designing for motivational engagement, this thesis …
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Interactive data narrative : designing for public engagement
Interactive data narrative, or the crafting of interactive online stories based upon new or existing data, has grown dramatically over the last several years. Data is increasingly available through such mechanisms as embedded sensor networks, remote sensing, and mobile data collection platforms. …
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Inclusive Management in Action: An International Study of Public Engagement
… purpose of this study is to define and apply an engagement framework built upon Inclusive Management theory to examine the practice of participation as understood by administrators, elected officials, NGO leaders and public participation practitioners across multiple countries and to illustrate …
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<i>Relative Poverty</i>: Documentary photography, public engagement and making change
… can be summarised as the usefulness of the public exhibition of social documentary artworks when aiming to affect public opinion. If we want our photography to change the world we need to heed lessons of the past and incorporate a contemporary participant centred approach. The thesis …
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Sharing the Shuttle with America: NASA and Public Engagement after Apollo
… flight initiatives and to position external publics as would-be observers, consumers, and supporters of such activities. Characterizing citizens solely as celebrants of NASA's successes, however, masks the myriad publics, engagement modes, and influences that comprised NASA's efforts to forge …
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Architecture, A Public Engagement with: Purpose, Poetry, Place, Prospect, Program, Principle, Process
… ways in which architecture engages its public by allowing visitors to take part in its identification, function and composition as it takes on the aspect of a gentleman.
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Talking over the waterfront: A qualitative study of Waterfront Toronto’s public engagement practice
… a qualitative study of Waterfront Toronto’s (WT) public consultation practice, a hallmark of its work leading the redevelopment of Toronto’s urban waterfront, since 2001. Motivated in part by the absence of similarly focused studies on one of the longest and most sustained public engagement …
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CDC’S COVID-19 VACCINATION MESSAGES AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: A STUDY ON FACEBOOK POSTS
… health agencies utilize social media for public health interventions. This study examines how CDC, the national public health agency of the United States, use <em>Facebook</em> to disseminate COVID-19 vaccine messages and to get public engagement towards them over the past two years …
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Collaborative accessibility-based public engagement for Bus Rapid Transit in Pretoria, South Africa
… (Collaborative Accessibility-based Stakeholder Engagement) is an interactive planning tool intended to enhance public participation in planning public transport systems. It has been implemented in different contexts in the United States and in Chile. This thesis presents adaptation and …
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Analyzing predictors of knowledge, beliefs, and public engagement: has political entertainment become a factor?
… factors predicting knowledge, beliefs, and public engagement. A proposed model synthesized theoretical contributions from knowledge gap theory, belief gap approaches, and entertainment theories. Predictor variables included four areas of interest: demographics, media use, political views, …
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Graphic medicine exhibited: public engagement with comics in curatorial practice and visitor experience since 2010.
… of how comics are displayed and engaged with by public audiences. In the last decade, graphic medicine has gradually become more widespread with yearly conferences, interest from major publishers, and more critical attention from scholars and medical practitioners. However, curatorial practice …
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Genetics-based research at the Minnesota State Fair: the impacts of public engagement on participatory experience
Public engagement and education of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) have become prominent topics in politics, just as the broader ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of research have become immersed in genetics-based research discourse. While STEM education rates …
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Non-participation in public engagement with science: A study of four socio-economically disadvantaged, minority ethnic groups
… increasingly managed via attempts to encourage ’public’ engagement with science (PES). Opportunities to engage with science are however, not accessible to everyone. This qualitative study explored the experiences of people from socio-economically disadvantaged, minority ethnic groups, who are …
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Forgotten heroes: design and production of a public engagement and display strategy for a historic skeletal collection.
… skeletal collection to the attention of varied public audiences. The collection comprises of individuals who were likely all Naval seamen excavated from the cemetery of the former Royal Naval Hospital at Plymouth (1762-1995). The burials were discovered due to redevelopment works and were …
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Relationality and Reciprocity in Civic Design: Public Engagement and Offshore Wind Development in the Gulf of Maine
… environmental and technical planning. Meaningful engagement with communities is critical to ensuring procedural fairness, trust and equity throughout the development process. Yet, the role of civic design in shaping these outcomes remains unexplored. This thesis investigates how relationality and …
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Public engagement in sustainable urban development: From engagement to co-creation through a smart city approach, Windhoek, Namibia
… to manage the influxes of urban populations and public participation processes are considered and proven to be an important element for enabling successful sustainable development in a smart city concept because they involve actively engaging the civil society (Brand et al. 2013). This research …
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Impact of social media as an instructional component on content knowledge, attitudes, and public engagement related to global climate change
… benefits, such as enhancing interactivity and engagement. It is critical to understand the potential of SM for creating meaningful learning environments and public engagement pathways. Much work remains to understand the use of SM in this context and how to use them effectively. This study …
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Diversity public engagement in New Zealand planning - A case study of Christchurch the Chinese ethnic group: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Planning at Lincoln University
Public engagement is a fundamental part of an effective planning process. Governments and planners worldwide are working on improving it for better planning quality. A growth of ethnic diversity from global immigration provides the challenges and opportunities for the engagement process. In the New …
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Engaging the public in climate adaptation planning : lessons from sixteen American cities
… for adaptation planning often call for public engagement and collaborative decision-making. This thesis reviews current public engagement practices in adaptation planning in sixteen cities across the United States that are pursuing adaptation planning and have made commitments to public …
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