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Facing Urban Vulnerability through Kampung Development, Case Study of Kampungs in Surabaya
Rita Ernawati,
Happy Ratna Santosa,
Purwanita Setijanti
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 1, July 2013
Pages:
1-6
Received:
4 May 2013
Published:
10 June 2013
Abstract: Urban is a settlement area that has been untouched by the detailed planning, and be the largest population concentration where the human development done. Urban vulnerability is an indicator of high pressure to the city due to urbanization and globalization. Kampungs have become a key feature of cities in Indonesia. It is important to understand the role of kampungs in the urban development. Kampungs which are home to a large low-income people in general have environmental problems in lacking of basic service and infrastructure. Kampungs should be able to adapt in order to survive as a livable settlement. This paper will describe, how the kampungs (especially in Surabaya) can withstand the vulnerability of the city. The method applied in this paper is a qualitative descriptive study based on the literature and data compilation. The main data sources derived from statistical documents and the results of the study on the scope of the city of Surabaya. This paper is expected to provide a new paradigm, how the kampungs is able to survive in faceing the vulnerability of the city.
Abstract: Urban is a settlement area that has been untouched by the detailed planning, and be the largest population concentration where the human development done. Urban vulnerability is an indicator of high pressure to the city due to urbanization and globalization. Kampungs have become a key feature of cities in Indonesia. It is important to understand th...
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Race and Religion: The Hindu Perspectives
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 1, July 2013
Pages:
7-10
Received:
8 May 2013
Published:
10 June 2013
Abstract: The author’s attempt in the paper is to present race and religion in global context on the one hand and to analyse the same in Indian perspectives in general and the Hindu outlook in particular on theother hand. The quotes and references from Hindu Scriptures are given in the paper to clearly illustrate the values and ethics in Sanatana Dharma, a synonym used for Hinduism. The meaning and concept of Hinduism can best be known by understanding the types of lives the Hindus live on Indian soil. Also, the significance of this timeless religion can be known when one comes across how Hindus treat the people in humanistic manner. In this context, it is a subject of knowing this truth that the Hinduism has ever been welcoming the arrival of different races and religions and has been adapting and assimilating their good aspects and the eternal values, thus giving another broader outlook and liberal nature of Hindus that make them Indian with pride and dignity.
Abstract: The author’s attempt in the paper is to present race and religion in global context on the one hand and to analyse the same in Indian perspectives in general and the Hindu outlook in particular on theother hand. The quotes and references from Hindu Scriptures are given in the paper to clearly illustrate the values and ethics in Sanatana Dharma, a s...
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Egyptian Revolution as Source in Printing Fashion Designs
Manal Mohamady Taha Eladwy,
Maha Mohamady Taha Eladwi
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 1, July 2013
Pages:
11-20
Received:
29 May 2013
Published:
30 June 2013
Abstract: Welcome to our revolution. It's the same perpetual bewilderment between faith and unbelief, action and inertia, perseverance and despair; as always, victory will come only to the believers, to the dreamers, to those willing to bare their breast to the fire, not to die but to prevail with their bodies and remain steadfast. Protesters evoke Egyptian folk art symbols to express revolution. The research focus on symbols used in revolution as writing on walls, drawing on walls, rural scarf, rural earring, copper ring, Arabic writings, and National symbols. The research will study the effect of Egyptian folk art elements on the revolution phenomenon. Design new printing design and clothing design inspired from revolution phenomenon and reflect Egyptian loyalty to folk art. And, will use the elements of printing and clothing in designs to make the new trends in fashion and emphasis on Egyptian identity.
Abstract: Welcome to our revolution. It's the same perpetual bewilderment between faith and unbelief, action and inertia, perseverance and despair; as always, victory will come only to the believers, to the dreamers, to those willing to bare their breast to the fire, not to die but to prevail with their bodies and remain steadfast. Protesters evoke Egyptian ...
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Digital Exclusion in Later Life: A Maltese Case Study
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 1, July 2013
Pages:
21-27
Received:
14 June 2013
Published:
30 June 2013
Abstract: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are driving profound changes in the way in which individuals, organizations and governments interact. In particular, the internet has been a major force behind the development towards a more globalized, knowledge-based economy. However, in terms of access to computer access and internet usage, a digital divide between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’ has long been recognized. One key sector of non-users consists of older persons. For various reasons, including no exposure to computers over their lifetime and in their occupations, income levels, physical disability and access to affordable ICT training, only limited percentages of older people have adequate ICT skills. A growing concern has been that older adults who do not engage with ICTs face social disadvantages and exclu-sion. This article reports upon a qualitative study with older non-users of ICTs, with its key goal being to understand what leads to, and the effects of, digital exclusion in later life. Results found that older persons who never made use of ICTs were significantly delineated by gender and socio-economic status patterns - namely, women (especially housewives, who had never been in paid employment), individuals who worked in blue-collar and working-class occupations, and the long-term unemployed. Data also demonstrated that access was not the main issue at hand, and that the failure of older adults to become digital citizens was the result of a continuum of overlapping barriers. This study provided information highlighting the rationales and motivations underlying individuals’ non-use of computers - namely, believing that they were now ‘too old’ to use new technologies, a lack of relevance or ‘life-fit’ of computers, perceived non-usefulness and difficulty to use, anxiety about computer usage, concern about security and privacy issues, and the facing of disability issues.
Abstract: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are driving profound changes in the way in which individuals, organizations and governments interact. In particular, the internet has been a major force behind the development towards a more globalized, knowledge-based economy. However, in terms of access to computer access and internet usage, a dig...
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State Responsibility as a Panacea to International Terrorism
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 1, July 2013
Pages:
28-45
Received:
3 June 2013
Published:
10 July 2013
Abstract: The ultimate dream and goal of every State under the membership of the United Nations is to live every single day in peace without any fear of terror. As reflected in the aims and objectives of the United Nations in its Charter, this is one of the major reasons why the Organization was in fact established. Unfortunately, we now live in a world where no State can afford to sleep even with one eye closed. This is the tragedy of a world lived in fear of terror. Although terrorism is not a new development, modern international terrorism is and most states, especially the Western States, live in constant fear of any imminent Terrorist attack. Be it freedom fighters or terrorists, the truth is no good words can be used to describe any act of terror because of its effects on innocent civilians and the whole community/state at large. This paper explains terrorism in the context of countering it by evaluating the efforts of the United Nations and how these efforts have helped in suppressing and eradicating its evils. It also seeks to evaluate the collective effort of states in fighting this evil menace.
Abstract: The ultimate dream and goal of every State under the membership of the United Nations is to live every single day in peace without any fear of terror. As reflected in the aims and objectives of the United Nations in its Charter, this is one of the major reasons why the Organization was in fact established. Unfortunately, we now live in a world wher...
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The Effectiveness of Using Puzzles in Developing Palestinian Tenth Graders' Vocabulary Achievement and Retention
Awad Soliman Keshta,
Fikry Kamel Al-Faleet
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 1, July 2013
Pages:
46-57
Received:
23 June 2013
Published:
10 July 2013
Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of using puzzles in developing tenth graders vocabulary achievement. It also examined the long-term effect of the puzzles on the retention of the vocabulary. The researchers purposively chose 80 tenth graders from Abdul Kareem Al-Aklook secondary School for boys in Dair Al Balah for the experiment and randomly chose two classes from the tenth grade classes. The sample of the study was 80 students, (40) students in each one. Educational Puzzles were used in teaching the experimental group, while the traditional method was used with the control one in the second term of the school year (2012-2013). The experiment lasted for six weeks. After two weeks, a delayed test was administrated to the experimental group to measure retention. The results of the study revealed that there were significant differences in mean scores of vocabulary test in favor of the experimental group in the post application. It also showed that there were no significant differences in mean scores between the post-test and delayed test of the experimental group. And this was due to the method of using puzzles in teaching vocabulary. In the light of those findings, the study recommended the necessity of implementing puzzles in teaching English language to make better outcomes in students' achievement and to shed light on techniques that emphasize organizing information for long learning (retention).
Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of using puzzles in developing tenth graders vocabulary achievement. It also examined the long-term effect of the puzzles on the retention of the vocabulary. The researchers purposively chose 80 tenth graders from Abdul Kareem Al-Aklook secondary School for boys in Dair Al Balah for the experiment a...
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Women and Peace Initiative in Igbo Traditional Society: A Viable Option for Peace Building in Modern Africa
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 1, July 2013
Pages:
58-69
Received:
28 June 2013
Published:
10 July 2013
Abstract: Peace, the pristine aspiration of humanity seems to have evaded the contemporary age. Therefore, bloody conflicts have ravaged human race from dateless past to the present. However, humanity has attempted to put in place certain socio-political mechanism to grapple with this insidious phenomenon. In spite of the various mechanisms, war has continued to persist with greater intensity. Experts attributed its persistence to human greed, personal enterprise and violation of certain social capitals. Africa which had track record of peaceful estate in her traditional history is now synonymous with conflict in modern history. Thus, she is described as one of the most volatile part of the world. Consequently, world communities have become concerned on how to stop or at least reduce it to the barest. Therefore; many have come up with propositions as to the cause of conflict in this region and consequently suggested steps to stopping it. However, this work has taken historical, socio-political and cultural approach to the study of conflict in this region. It found that the recent upsurge of conflict in Africa is predicated on the fact that certain social values and norms have been violated. The basic institution sustaining the social structure have been neglected and abandoned. This paper also discovered that one major cause of the upsurge of conflict in Africa is the dislodging of the women from the public sphere and her abandonment of her divine role.. We therefore underscore that if peace must return to Africa, women must return to their legitimate social role. We used the Igbo example to justify our assumption.
Abstract: Peace, the pristine aspiration of humanity seems to have evaded the contemporary age. Therefore, bloody conflicts have ravaged human race from dateless past to the present. However, humanity has attempted to put in place certain socio-political mechanism to grapple with this insidious phenomenon. In spite of the various mechanisms, war has continue...
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