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Journal articles on the topic "Canadian Awareness Project"
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Chu, JY, C. Chow, GW Moe, A. Yan, JV Tu, and C. Lee. "P.033 Awareness and knowledge of stroke and heart disease:a follow-up study of the Chinese-Canadian cardiovascular health project." Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques 46, s1 (June 2019): S22—S23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2019.133.
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Background: This is an updated on-line survey of the awareness and knowledge of stroke and heart disease amongst Chinese-Canadians carried out in 2017. Methods: 1001 randomnly selected Chinese-Canadians from Toronto and Vancouver area. Results: 46% were > 45 years old and male to female ratio was: 49.3 : 50.8, with native language being Cantonese in 40%, Mandarin 24% and 31% English. 82% were Canadian citizens and 31% had been in Canada < 10 years. 44% were from Mainland China, 37% Hong Kong , 6% Taiwan and 12% were borned in Canada. 85% were able to name at least one symptom of heart attack (p=0.005) while 80% were able to name at least one symptom of stroke (p=0.0008). 85% would call 911 in response to symptoms of heart attack or stroke compared to only 20% in a previous 2004 telephone survey (p=0.00001) . Conclusions: There is a dramatic improvement in the awareness and knowledge of stroke and heart disease amongst Chinese-Canadians compared to a previous telephone survey in 2004. This significant change could be due to difference in survey technique, but these improvements could also be due to the ongoing health promotion efforts by the Chinese-Canadian Council in support of the Heart & Stroke Foundation.
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Robson, Claire, Gloria Gutman, Jen Marchbank, and Kelsey Blair. "Raising Awareness and Addressing Elder Abuse in the LGBT Community: An Intergenerational Arts Project." Language and Literacy 20, no. 3 (July 19, 2018): 46–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.20360/langandlit29408.
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This paper reports on a collaborative digital arts project conducted with LGBT youth and seniors in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, funded by the B.C. Council to Reduce Elder Abuse and conducted by faculty members and a doctoral student from Simon Fraser University. In the project, youth and seniors worked together to produce the first Canadian materials on LGBT elder abuse—three digital videos and five informational posters. We report on the methods used to produce and disseminate the materials, and as we reflect on the project’s outcomes, we consider both the challenges and potential of digital literacies in this context.
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Cousineau, Luc S., Steven E. Mock, and Troy D. Glover. "Camper Self-Concept Promotes Environmental Awareness: A Relationship Mediated by Social Inclusion." Journal of Youth Development 13, no. 1-2 (April 20, 2018): 144–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2018.526.
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Summer camps in Canada provide services to hundreds of thousands of youth each year, giving opportunities for growth and development. However, summer camps in Canada remain understudied. Using one phase of data from the Canadian Summer Camps Research Project (CSCRP), analysis was conducted on the effect of camper self-concept on their environmental awareness, mediated by perceived level of social inclusion. A relationship between camper self-concept and environmental awareness existed, and that relationship was enhanced when campers were socially included. These findings show preliminary connections between self-concept and environmental awareness in summer camps, and open opportunities for further research into personal and long-term effects of camp participation on environmental viewpoints, social group integration, and self-concept.
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Ashton, Savanah, and Tracy Torchetti. "Inuusinni Aqqusaaqtara – My Journey: Meeting the Information Needs of Inuit Living with Cancer." Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Learning 6, no. 1 (October 27, 2020): 101–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.15402/esj.v6i1.70734.
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The Inuit Cancer Project aims to help Inuit better understand cancer and improve communication between Inuit with cancer and non-Inuit healthcare providers and support services. The project has created resources that are culturally relevant, appropriate, and accessible to Inuit patients and the healthcare providers working with them. Not only are we helping to educate and empower Inuit patients and their families, but also better educating healthcare providers around the importance of cultural knowledge in cancer care. Our ultimate goal is to improve health outcomes by increasing awareness and understanding of cancer among Inuit communities. This project is a collaboration between Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada and the Canadian Cancer Society. It highlights how partnerships with organizations, both big and small, and connected with the community, can have a real impact.
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Winterdyk, John. "Combating Human Trafficking at the Local Level: Better Informing (Inter)national Action Plans." International Annals of Criminology 55, no. 2 (November 2017): 220–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cri.2017.14.
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AbstractDespite increasing awareness of human trafficking in Canada (and internationally), there is limited knowledge about how local communities are responding to the experiences of trafficked persons. By focusing on the case of counter-trafficking responses in a major city in western Canada, this project represents the first Canadian attempt to document how a major urban centre is addressing human trafficking. The exploratory project surveyed 53 respondents representing agencies involved in the counter-trafficking response, which in various capacities serve individuals victimized by trafficking. Building on the survey findings, five focus group discussions were also conducted. The article suggests that, while a criminal justice framework is important for addressing human trafficking, local strategies will benefit from an emphasis on cross-sector collaboration that emphasizes the rights of the trafficked persons above the needs of law enforcement. Implications for (inter)national responses are also presented.
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Chow, Chi-Ming, Joseph Y. Chu, Jack V. Tu, and Gordon W. Moe. "Lack of awareness of heart disease and stroke among Chinese Canadians: Results of a pilot study of the Chinese Canadian Cardiovascular Health Project." Canadian Journal of Cardiology 24, no. 8 (August 2008): 623–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0828-282x(08)70650-0.
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McMullin, Kathleen, Sylvia Abonyi, Maria Mayan, Pamela Orr, Carmen Lopez-Hille, Malcolm King, Jody Boffa, and Richard Long. "Old Keyam – A Framework for Examining Disproportionate Experience of Tuberculosis Among Aboriginal Peoples of the Canadian Prairies." International Journal of Indigenous Health 9, no. 1 (June 9, 2013): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.18357/ijih91201212392.
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On the Canadian Prairies, First Nations and Métis peoples are disproportionately affected by tuberculosis (TB) compared to other Canadians. Statistics show enduring transmission and high rates of active TB disease. Despite awareness of the social determinants of TB transmission—such as substance abuse, comorbidities, and basic needs being unmet—transmission and outbreaks continue to occur among Aboriginal people. The Determinants of Tuberculosis Transmission project is a mixed methods, interdisciplinary study that used quantitative questionnaires and qualitative interviews to look more closely at patients’ experiences of TB. Provincial Network Committees (PNCs) comprised of Elders, traditionalists, community-based TB workers, and health researchers in three participating provinces guided the project from inception through to data analysis, interpretation, and dissemination. The collaborative efforts of the patients, the research team, and the PNCs uncovered a continuing influence of colonization in TB transmission. Overwhelming feelings of apathy and despair for the hold that TB continues to have in the lives of patients, families, and communities is captured by the Cree word “keyam,” which may be translated as “to give up” or to ask, “What is the use?” This paper explores the concept of keyam in relation to TB transmission.
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Upadhye, S., A. Chorley, and N. Arora. "P120: Clinical decision rule evidence ranking and use in clinical practice." CJEM 19, S1 (May 2017): S118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cem.2017.322.
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Introduction: The 2007 SAEM Knowledge Translation consensus conference proposed areas of research in evidence-based clinical algorithms (EBCAs) using clinical decision rules (CDRs) and practice guidelines (CPGs). This project sought to explore the evidence awareness and utilization of various clinical decision rules (CDRs) in emergency medicine (EM) practice. This project sought to explore the evidence awareness and utilization of various clinical decision rules (CDRs) in emergency medicine (EM) practice. Methods: An international survey was administered via international EM organizations using modified Dillman methods. Categories of CDRs included imaging (7), infections (3), neurology (2), venous thromboembolism (VTE; 2), and other (2). Evidence levels were queried using JAMA User’s Guide CDR rating scales (Levels I-IV). Confidence with supporting evidence and utilization of CDRs in practice were assessed on 7-point Likert scales. Correlation of evidence understanding and practice utilization were calculated using Spearman rho methods. Results: The majority of respondents (n=378) were Canadian (72%), <15 years full practice (64%), residency trained (90%), and trained in CDR methods (73%). Evidence ratings were deemed high for all CDRs, although confidence in evidence ratings and practice utilization were more variable for specific rules. Comfort with evidence ranking and utilization in clinical practice were highly correlated (ρ<0.0002). Conclusion: Among Canadian residency CDR trained physicians, evidence ranking is strongly correlated with use in self-reported clinical practice. There is insufficient data from non-Canadian respondents to draw firm correlations. Their remains opportunity to fully disseminate high quality CDRs and encourage incorporation into EBCA practice.
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LeBlanc, Allana. "Why are children sedentary: an examination using the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment." Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism 41, no. 7 (July 2016): 790. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2015-0555.
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Physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour have been independently associated with a wide range of negative health indicators including obesity, poor cardio-metabolic health, and poor psychosocial health. The overarching objective of this research was to gain a better understanding as to why children are sedentary and where we need to focus public health messages and interventions to reduce sedentary behaviour. Specifically, I aimed to provide insight on current awareness of sedentary behaviour guidelines, determine important correlates of total sedentary time (SED) and screen time (ST) in Canadian children, and understand correlates of SED and ST in a global context. The primary dataset used for this project was the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE). Background work was completed to review current literature on knowledge and awareness of Canadian physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines (in all age groups) and to understand the representativeness of the ISCOLE dataset. In addition to the 2 background papers, this dissertation includes 3 manuscripts, all prepared for submission in scientific, peer-reviewed journals: Canadian physical activity and screen time guidelines: do children know?, Correlates of objectively measured sedentary time and self-reported screen time in Canadian children, and Correlates of total sedentary time and screen time in 9–11 year-old children around the world: The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment. Overall, this work showed the majority of children around the world are accumulating large amounts of sedentary time, and exceeded current screen time guidelines. We found that the large majority of Canadian children are not aware of screen time guidelines; however, a greater proportion of children could identify physical activity guidelines. We also identified a number of correlates of SED and ST in Canadian children and in children around the world. The most common correlates included weight status and access to electronics in the house. Taken together, this work suggests that public health messaging should focus on increasing awareness of screen time guidelines. While increasing awareness of the guidelines, messaging can be tailored to promoting healthy weight status and reducing (or removing) children’s access to electronic devices in hopes of reducing overall time spent sedentary.
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Janaudis-Ferreira, Tania, Sunita Mathur, Catherine M. Tansey, Tom Blydt-Hansen, and David Hartell. "Disseminating Knowledge to Providers on Exercise Training After Solid Organ Transplantation." Progress in Transplantation 30, no. 2 (April 3, 2020): 125–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1526924820913506.
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Introduction: The objectives of our dissemination project were (1) to disseminate the evidence supporting exercise training in solid organ transplantation to exercise professionals, health-care professionals, physicians, and directors of transplant programs in order to enhance their ability to apply evidence to practice and (2) to build a community of exercise professionals and researchers across Canada. Methods: We used the 5-step Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute model for knowledge translation to guide our project: (1) evidence assessment, (2) audience and partner identification, (3) dissemination, (4) implementation, and (5) evaluation. After meeting with experts in the field, conducting a literature review, and identifying an appropriate audience, we took our presentations on the road across Canada. Results: We visited 10 transplant centers and held interactive knowledge translation sessions in each center. To provide sustainability and to facilitate the adoption of the research evidence, we founded the Canadian Network for Rehabilitation and Exercise for Solid Organ Transplant Optimal Recovery network and created its website. Conclusions: Our project raised awareness of the importance of exercise among many health professionals in Canada and built a community of exercise professionals and researchers in the field of transplantation through the rehabilitation network. It also led to the creation of online resources that will facilitate the implementation of rehabilitation programs in transplant centers.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Canadian Awareness Project"
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Brock, Alison. "The Biobuddies Project: Enhancing Agricultural Awareness in Canadian Elementary Schools." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10214/3621.
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This thesis explores the current agricultural perceptions in the grade two students of Guelph Ontario. This research explored current stigma as well as the misconceptions that are often associated with farming in today’s urban populations.
Primary data was collected from students through a survey conducted before and after an hour-long presentation in the classroom. The data collected was analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively, using coding methods frequency analysis of the codes chosen by students.
Findings revealed that upon initial entry to the classroom most students defined farming through the use of animal-related examples. After the presentation, the students showed interest in other areas of farming, but still maintained a strong connection with the animal theme.
Teacher support for this program was seen to an overwhelming degree. Further research should be conducted to help promote a similar program permanently in the Ontario elementary curriculum.
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Park, Byunguk Randon. "Understanding Perspectives of Risk Awareness." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/5505.
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Research in risk awareness has been relatively neglected in the health informatics literature, which tends largely to examine project managers’ perspectives of risk awareness; very few studies explicitly address the perspectives held by senior executives such as directors. Another limitation evident in the current risk literature is that studies are often based on American data and/or they are restricted to American culture. Both factors highlight the need to examine how senior executives (i.e., directors) who oversee or direct eHealth projects in Canada perceive risk awareness. This research explores and discusses the perspectives of risk awareness (i.e., identification, analysis, and prioritization) held by directors and project managers who implement Canadian eHealth projects. Semi-structured interviews with nine directors and project managers uncovered six key distinctions in these two groups’ awareness of risk. First, all project managers valued transparency over anonymity, whereas directors believed that an anonymous reporting system for communicating risks had merit. Secondly, most directors emphasized the importance of evidence-based planning and decision making when balancing risks and opportunities, an aspect none of the project managers voiced. Thirdly, while project managers noted that the level of risk tolerance may evolve from being risk-averse to risk-neutral, directors believed that risk tolerance evolved toward risk-seeking. Directors also noted the importance of employing risk officers, a view that was not shared by project managers. Directors also believed the risk of too little end-user engagement and change management was the most important risk, whereas project managers ranked it as the least important. Finally, when directors and project managers were asked to identify and define the root cause(s) of eHealth risks, directors identified the complexity of health care industry, while project managers attributed it to political pressure and a lack of resources where eHealth projects are concerned. This research proposes that the varied perspectives of risk awareness held by directors and project managers must be considered and integrated to properly align expectations and build partnerships for successful eHealth project outcomes. Understanding risk awareness offers a means to systematically identify and analyze the complex nature of eHealth projects by embracing uncertainties, thereby enabling forward thinking (i.e., staying one step ahead of risks) and the ability to prevent avoidable risks and seize opportunities.Graduate
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Books on the topic "Canadian Awareness Project"
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Nelles, L. J., Peggy Hamilton, Paul Robert D’Alessandro, Sonia Anne Butterworth, Gerri Frager, Jeremy Rezmovitz, Lu Gao, Suvendrini Lena, and Anna Skorzewska. The Use of Theater with Medical Residents. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190849900.003.0007.
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This chapter looks at the use of theatre as a tool for teaching self-awareness, the effects of bias, the understanding of complex human conditions, empathy, attunement, self-confidence, and decision-making in medical resident education. While more common in undergraduate medical programs and used across the health professions, theatre is emerging as a meaningful tool for education and research in the resident experience. The chapter is set within a performance studies paradigm that includes current understanding of the neuroscientific effect of theater on the body and in relationship, information that provides an explanation of how and why theater is an effective educational tool. It includes a brief literature review and examines four different projects that reflect the ways that theater is being used with Canadian residents in programs across the country.
Conference papers on the topic "Canadian Awareness Project"
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Corral-Soto, Eduardo R., Ron Tal, Langyue Wang, Ravi Persad, Luo Chao, Chan Solomon, Bob Hou, Gunho Sohn, and James H. Elder. "3D Town: The Automatic Urban Awareness Project." In 2012 Canadian Conference on Computer and Robot Vision (CRV). IEEE, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/crv.2012.64.
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Adams, Dan, and Marie Law Adams. "The Paradox of Public Space: Chapter 91 and Clean Water Act 303(d)." In 2018 ACSA International Conference. ACSA Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.35483/acsa.intl.2018.55.
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An increasing challenge for the design of public space is the expanding awareness of the many dimensions and networks throughwhichthepublicdomainisfullyglobalandunbounded while built architectural projects remain inherently discrete and locally bounded – a paradox of public space- for designers. For example- how we are increasingly aware that any local and privatized practice (like farming along the Amazon River) has both significant direct and indirect impacts on shared global resources (like Canadian fisheries) the world over.
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Pirenne, Benoit, Andreas Rosenberger, Eric Guillemot, and Reyna Jenkyns. "The web-enabled awareness research network (WARN) project early earthquake and tsunami warning at Ocean Networks Canada." In OCEANS 2014. IEEE, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/oceans.2014.7003176.
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Jannssen, J. A. A. J., H. Hasenpflug, and M. Janßen. "COSIMAR: Continuous Operational Signature Monitoring Awareness and Recommendation." In 14th International Naval Engineering Conference and Exhibition. IMarEST, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.24868/issn.2515-818x.2018.027.
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Crews of naval vessels lack an up-to-date awareness of those aspects of a ship’s susceptibility to threats that are related to the actual ship signatures (acoustic, magnetic, infrared, etc.). The ship’s susceptibility depends among others on the current configuration of the ship, the environment, the enemy sensor capabilities and the related ship signature levels. For operational purposes, it is desirable that crews have a tool which informs and advises them on the ship signatures, on ways of managing them and on the consequential detection ranges of adversary sensors in the current tactical situation. A functional demonstrator for such a support tool, called COSIMAR (Continuous Operational Signature Monitoring Awareness and Recommendation), has been developed and tested in a laboratory environment in an international project. The background and approach of this international cooperation between Canada, Germany, Norway, Belgium and The Netherlands had been presented at the INEC conference 2014 in Amsterdam. This year's presentation will show the result of this joint effort. The architecture, human machine interface, signature and susceptibility models will be addressed, including the laboratory environment simulating all required platform and environmental input.
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Hustad, Carl-W. "Deployment of Low and Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Generation in Emerging Niche Markets." In ASME Turbo Expo 2008: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. ASMEDC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2008-50106.
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The opportunities for near-term implementation of low and zero-emission fossil fuel power generation using Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is emerging in niche markets. This is primarily motivated by regulations following a growing awareness regarding the potential impact of climate-change, and partly the opportunities for use of carbon-dioxide (CO2) with enhanced oil recovery (EOR). However there remain significant technology, engineering, investment and political barriers that need to be overcome before CCS can be accepted as commercially mature for the power generation industry and the finance community. The risk with early projects is high, while collaboration and trust between government, industry and investors will also be needed to commercialize the technology. With an emerging sense of urgency regarding a global consensus for tackling climate-change, one also observes that technology pathways are integrated with political agendas and it becomes important to roadmap a commercial strategy for the respective technologies taking account of government requirements for compromise and burden sharing. To some extent this can also impact on comparative choices for the most cost-effective technologies that are supported through to future commercial deployment. The situation is complicated by the fact that technology choice—be it pre-combustion, post-combustion or oxy-combustion—remains an open question, where parties are probably influenced by their historical expertise, available hardware and near-term perception of future carbon challenge. The fact that energy, materials and engineering costs have been escalating rapidly while there is also a fundamental paradigm change occurring, somewhat undermines the use of historical data and past experience to predict business opportunities for the future. Within this context the paper considers on-going carbon market evolution in three regions, namely Texas, North Europe and Canada, seen from a technology and project developer perspective. The paper applies updated project engineering costs for capture from natural gas (NG) and coal using post- and oxy-combustion technology. Under all circumstances projects still exhibit poor economic return on invested capital and depend on government participation; they therefore remain unattractive to the investment community. But perhaps more important is the current perception of technology and market risk which also appears to undermine motivation to make significant commitments when evaluating projects within the old paradigm. However such a situation is not politically sustainable and a new paradigm must emerge. This will occur through regulation and significant changes in pricing in the energy and commodity market—including valuation of captured and avoided CO2. And this will also impact on the relative merits of various technology options. For the time being these discussion and results are only indicative of how a new paradigm and evolving technology may become “game-changing”, but the paper does attempt to provide some foresight into future opportunities.
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Brownlie, Keith, Christian Ernst, and James Marks. "Notes of a Journeymen Architect." In IABSE Congress, New York, New York 2019: The Evolving Metropolis. Zurich, Switzerland: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/newyork.2019.1802.
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<p>This paper discusses the implications of travel for designs as well as their designers from the ‘foreign’ perspective of Bridge Architects working across international markets, using project examples from the USA, Canada, Europe, India, Australia and the Middle East.</p><p>The world is shrinking. Technology, knowledge exchange and globalization have all but dissolved professional borders across our 195 countries and 38 standard time zones. In all parts of the globe the rules of physics are identical and the typological range of bridges is equally limited everywhere. This coincidence of facts mean that the specific skills of bridge designers are highly transferable, but it does not follow that every market is the same. Regulations, standards, capabilities and expectations vary widely, which fundamentally alters what is possible in the field of forward-thinking infrastructure. A pragmatic and flexible approach is necessary in addressing the variances and vagaries of the international market. We cannot design in the same way in every place, and do not seek to impose a pre-conceived aesthetic or formal agenda to any project. As Architects we simply aim to achieve the very best results within the local constraints. As ‘foreign’ Architects (which we are almost without exception) we tread the thin line between international expertise and cultural mis- appropriation. In the age of transition between physical and virtual working methods, the international consultant can, and should, leave both their ego and their passports at home but pack a case full of cultural awareness and enough flexibility to account for the unexpected.</p>
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Ross, Malcolm K., and Don Hovdebo. "Environmental Assessment Perspective of Decommissioning and Long-Term Management of Uranium Mine Tailings in Saskatchewan, Canada." In ASME 2001 8th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icem2001-1256.
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Abstract Uranium was initially mined in Canada as a strategic mineral, primarily for export to the United States. Currently, uranium is produced for the global energy market and Saskatchewan is the sole producing province in Canada. Uranium development in Saskatchewan dates from 1953 and in 2000 accounted for 31% of global mine production. In the 1990’s the Saskatchewan Government Environmental Assessment Branch reviewed a new generation of uranium mines with large reserves and extremely high average grades. Technically, the development of these mines has required the development of innovative technologies to manage the environmental and occupational health and safety issues associated with the mining of high-grade uranium ores. While the development of these innovative technologies posed a challenge to science and engineering, the potential environmental impacts and level of public concern associated with the development of the high grade uranium deposits equally challenged the ability of the Province of Saskatchewan’s environmental assessment process to evaluate the acceptability of the proposed mines. During the assessment process a major technical, and public, issue was the decommissioning and long-term management of uranium tailings containing high levels of radionuclide and metal contaminants. While technically decommissioning and reclamation are phases of mining that are considered at the end of mine life, scrutiny of these issues during the assessment process contributed significantly to the public and technical acceptability of the proposed mine developments. The design, construction, operation, decommissioning and reclamation of uranium tailings management facilities for the proposed high-grade mines were subject to critical analysis during the technical and public review phases of the environmental assessment processes. Advances in tailings management design, incorporating innovative in-pit disposal methods capable of isolating decommissioned tailings from local groundwater regimes, presented a technical solution to concerns about long-term tailings containment after decommissioning. Public awareness and acceptance of the proposed mine developments was enhanced by the creation of an independent, public inquiry which ran concurrently with the existing federal and provincial assessment processes. The public inquiry was a critical factor, providing an independent forum where the technical acceptability of the proposed long-term tailings management methodologies was discussed. In retrospect the development of the new mines reflects the successful application of an assessment and review process in that the projects met the tests of technical and public acceptability in a process that was seen to be fair, timely, rigorous and public.