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2. A dam good example of collaboration on California water issues
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Grist Creative (author)
- Format:
- Article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-02
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12180
- Notes:
- Online article via Grist Creative and Water Solutions Network. 3 pages., Describes the history and complexities involved in developing a plan to carry out the largest dam removal in United States history along the Klamath River by 2023. Highlights efforts to bring together various stakeholders in the water management ecosystem.
3. AI for social good: unlocking the opportunity for positive impact
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Tomašev, Nenad (author), Mohamed, Shakir (author), Teh, Yee Whye (author), Schaul, Tom (author), Cornebise, Julien (author), Hutter, Frank (author), Picciariello, Angela (author), Connelly, Bec (author), Snyder, Kyle (author), Belgrave, Danielle C. M. (author), Ezer, Daphne (author), Cachat van der Haert, Fanny (author), Mugisha, Frank (author), Abila, Gerald (author), Arai, Hiromi (author), Otake-Matsuura, Mihoko (author), Emtiyaz Khan, Mohammad (author), Almiraat, Hisham (author), Proskurnia, Julia (author), Othman, Mustafa (author), Glasmachers, Tobias (author), de Wever, Wilfried (author), De Winne, Ruben (author), and Clopath, Claudia (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-05-18
- Published:
- UK: Nature Portfolio
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D13090
- Journal Title:
- Nature Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- V.11, N.2468
- Notes:
- 6 pages, Advances in machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) present an opportunity to build better tools and solutions to help address some of the world’s most pressing challenges, and deliver positive social impact in accordance with the priorities outlined in the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The AI for Social Good (AI4SG) movement aims to establish interdisciplinary partnerships centered around AI applications towards SDGs. We provide a set of guidelines for establishing successful long-term collaborations between AI researchers and application-domain experts, relate them to existing AI4SG projects and identify key opportunities for future AI applications targeted towards social good.
4. Adapting forestry to urban demands — role of communication in urban forestry in Europe
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Konijnendijk, Cecil C. (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2000-12
- Published:
- Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 138 Document Number: D11485
- Journal Title:
- Landscape and Urban Planning
- Journal Title Details:
- 52(2-3): 89-90
- Notes:
- 12 pages., via online journal., Similar to other parts of the world, European society is becoming increasingly urban, both in a physical as in an economic and socio-cultural sense. As a result, the relationships between society and nature, including forests, are changing, and forestry as structural intervention in forest ecosystems has had to adapt itself to changing societal pressures and demands. The planning and managing of woodlands in and near urban areas has been the most directly affected by the urbanisation process. Many European countries have a long tradition of ‘town forestry’, serving as basis for current developments in urban forestry, i.e. the planning and management of all forest and tree resources in and near urban areas for the benefit of local society. Through the adaptation to the specific demands of local urban societies, a type of forestry has emerged which is structurally different from classic forestry. It focuses, for example, on the social and environmental values of urban woodlands rather than on wood production and emphasising the importance of communication — ranging from information to participation/power sharing — between stakeholders. This paper investigates ways to communicate urban forests and forestry to urban inhabitants and other stakeholders, based on results of a comparative study of main European cities. It explores the role which urban forestry has been playing in the development of forestry at large, especially with regards to better incorporating changing social values and interests.
5. Agricultural Information Center and graduate communication education at National Agrarian University, La Molina, Lima, Peru
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1968-1970
- Published:
- Peru: Organizing Council for International Agricultural Communicators, Winrock International, Morrilton, Arkansas.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D10035
- Notes:
- This project file is maintained in records of the Agricultural Communications Program, ACES College, University of Illinois > "International" section > "Peru - Agrarian University La Molina" file., Project file, Office of Agricultural Communications, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois, Urbana., This file contains correspondence and proposals involving plans for developing academic programming and communication services at the National Agrarian University in Peru. Reflects collaborative efforts of the International Communication Development Council of the Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities (MUCIA) during 1968-1970.
6. Agricultural extension and production agriculture the good, the bad and the opportunity
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Paine, Darin James (author) and Texas A&M University
- Format:
- Dissertation
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Published:
- Ann Arbor: ProQuest
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10475
- Notes:
- 59 pages., ISBN: 9780438880009, Via ProQuest Dissertations and Theses., The purpose of this study is to understand successful and failed partnerships between industries in production agriculture and Agricultural Extension services in order to determine appropriate avenues for mutually beneficial relationships. Participants across various industries in production agriculture were surveyed in order to provide their perception of partnerships with Extension. Using phenomenology as qualitative research the results indicate a clear disconnect between production agriculture and Extension. Production agriculture industries highlight certain programs and elements within Extension that contribute to successful partnerships. However, a lack of expertise and communication by Extension personnel contribute to failed partnerships, or worse, no working relationship whatsoever. The data includes overarching concepts and meaning as to why partnerships are considered successful or not. Production agriculture is turning to other organizations for collaboration that perform similar work to Extension including non-governmental organizations. However, industries in production agriculture identify opportunities to create new or improve upon existing partnerships with Extension.
7. Assessing intercultural communication: testing technology tools for information sharing in multinational research teams
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ward, Wesley S. (author) and Given, Lisa M. (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- USA: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10363
- Journal Title:
- Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology
- Journal Title Details:
- 70 : 338-350
- Notes:
- 13 pages., Via online journal., Agricultural research in developing countries often involves collaboration between dispersed multicultural teams of scientists from developed and developing countries. The teams use information and computing technologies (ICTs) to communicate between team members, who originate from different cultures using different languages. This paper investigates the usability and utility of a range of ICTs used for communication between team members from different cultures. The research used an intercultural heuristic evaluation tool, or I‐CHET, to evaluate nine ICTs used by Australian and Lao scientists for team communication. The evaluation showed that asynchronous ICTs (e.g., e‐mail) were preferred by non‐native English speakers, while synchronous media (e.g., audio conferencing, instant messaging, Skype) presented considerable problems between team members from different cultures. Most ICTs evaluated in the study demonstrated little consideration for non‐native English speakers and for inexperienced ICTs users. However, all evaluated ICTs demonstrated the ability to transmit information and encourage communication between information users in scientific collaborations. The I‐CHET assessment tool highlights the ongoing need for a “toolbox” of communication ICTs for research collaborations that can be adapted to suit the cultural and professional needs of multinational teams, worldwide.
8. Assessing rural coalitions that address safety and health
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Burgus, S. (author), Schwab, C. (author), and Shelley, M. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article abstract
- Publication Date:
- 2012
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 197 Document Number: D09494
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 50(2) : 2FEA7
- Notes:
- 13 pages., Features the Farm Safety 4 Just Kids program of the Cooperative Extension System, relying on coalitions of local people.
9. Assessing rural coalitions that address safety and health issues
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Burgus, Shari (author), Schwab, Charles (author), and shelley, Mack (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2012-04
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 197 Document Number: D09515
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 50(2) : 2FEA7
10. Collaborating across state lines to leverage cultural competency expertise
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Wille, Celina G. (author), Garcia, Zuri (author), and Garcia-Pabón, José L. (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-01
- Published:
- Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 32 Document Number: D10614
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 57(3)
- Notes:
- 5 pages., Article #: 3TOT6, via online journal., A statewide need for Latino cultural competency training for Utah State University (USU) Extension personnel was identified. The solution involved the collaborative efforts of our team of two USU Extension faculty members and one Washington State University (WSU) Extension faculty member on adaption and customization of a needs assessment tool and a training program originated at WSU. Our collaboration leveraged important limited resources such as subject-matter expertise, training materials, time, and funding while providing a venue for feedback and ideas to improve, update, and enhance an existing program. Garnering administrative support from the start is key to successful cross-state collaborative work and implementation of specialized training to expand Latino outreach capacity in Extension.