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Management of Aesthetic intentions in Urban Design -Artworks in Urban Public Space-

  • Takeda, Naoki;Yagi, Kentaro
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture International Edition
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    • no.1
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    • pp.167-175
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    • 2001
  • After World War II, Japan experienced a great political and social shift, which brought a concern of emerging public landscape in urban development. This paper analyses the management of the aesthetic intentions in urban design effort. We reviewed the development of various public installation of artworks concerning urban landscape aesthetics through its administrative process in chronological order. The monuments during the first decade marked a shift in emphasis from the militarism of the pre-war and wartime period to one of peace. However, some of the monuments and sculptures are not immune to controversy. This became an issue that could no be ignored by public officials whose responsibility was to place the sculptures while maintaining sensitivity to public opinion. As public administrators began to consider the possibility that sculptures may contribute to improving public amenities, the contextual concepts were basically ignored. Some of the programs in 1970s began to show more respect to the context, while other programs in this period expressed more interest in educational aspects of sculptures in the public spaces. Urban development projects also seek to introduce artworks integrated to their urban design concepts in 1990s. Generally, the administrators responsible for these programs were rarely trained in any relative field study other than public administration. Installing sculptures tended to be considered as part of public works projects on the level of urban planning and construction. The general public is basically removed from participating in the critical decisions that actually impact their lives in relation to the artworks. In conclusion, public art in japan has unique social and historic background both in its advantages and disadvantages. Issues pertaining to art in public spaces have evolved over the decades as the term "sculpture pollution" began to appear by the mid 1990s. most of the problems originated in either the lack of monumentality, contextual consideration, quality, or public participation. From another point of view, these programs played great roll in the development of modern Japanese sculpture and patronizing process, and the creation of new urban landscape with aesthetic value. In this sense, they must be considered as successful and noteworthy examples of cultural administration and urban design policy.

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Newspapers Are Dead? A Case Study on Chinese Newspapers' Public Opinion Guidance in the Context of New Media

  • Ting, Yang
    • Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.22-40
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    • 2020
  • With social media booming, newspapers are facing an enormous challenge, and some have even had to exit the market. Likewise, their role as a main force of public opinion guidance in China has also been challenged. They have lost their vantage ground. The present study conducted a case study on one well-known Chinese online public opinion event. Through analyzing the newspapers' role played in different public opinion development stages, this study displayed how Chinese newspapers worked together and successfully guided online public opinion in that case. The newspapers' advantages in guiding public opinion and suggestions as to how newspapers can survive and guide public opinion in the new media era are put forward in the final section.

The Concept and Challenges for Public Health Systems (공중보건체계의 개념과 발전 과제)

  • Bae, Sang Soo
    • Health Policy and Management
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.246-255
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    • 2016
  • The study of public health systems is an important, but very difficult task. The concept and functions of public health systems are influenced by the views, interests, and influence of the various stakeholders belonging to public health systems and broader social, economic, political, and environmental sectors. To define public health system with conceptual clarification, we must take into account the dynamic and complex aspect of the public health system. This paper reviews health systems and public health systems literature to suggest the concept, goals, and functions of public health systems. In addition, this paper recognizes some challenges, such as leadership and management, resource development, economic support, and service delivery to strengthen public health systems for improving health and well-being of population.

Public Exhibition of Important Landscape Planning & Design Schemes in China

  • Xiaochun Sun;Xiaoming Liu
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture International Edition
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    • no.2
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    • pp.199-205
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    • 2004
  • Though Public Participation in the field of landscape architecture in China is still in an initial process, it has brought positive effects. The public exhibition of important landscape planning and design schemes is part of current public participation in China. The aim of it is to seek the opinion of the broad masses. Based upon particular situations in China, this paper analyzes two latest significant cases, public exhibitions of Landscape Design Schemes of Beijing Olympic Green & the Central Zone and Beijing South Axis Road Green Space Planning Schemes, pointing out that media introduction, voting, and feedback are three indispensable sections of Public Participation. The approaches by making full use of public exhibitions to create a partnership in public participation are also examined.

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The Analysis of Fiscal Conditions for Public Rental Housing

  • Lee, Jong-Kwon;Choi, Eun-Hee
    • Land and Housing Review
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.345-353
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    • 2011
  • This paper is focused on the sustainability of public rental housing policy. We have analyzed the general fiscal conditions of central government, the public welfare fiscal conditions, the public expenditure on rental housing, and the Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH) financial structure. Central government fiscal conditions is controlled by the midium-term fiscal operation plan(2010~2014) and fiscal rules. And the fiscal mandatory expenditures on welfare is increased rapidly by the expansion of beneficiaries, but the fiscal discretionary expenditures particularly on public rental housing can be gradually cut down. LH, the dominant agency responsible for affordable housing, is now confronted with financial distress accruing to excessive burden for public rental housing construction. As a result this paper, we find the discrepancy between the fiscal conditons and public rental housing policies. We suggest the fiscally sustainable rental housing policy. Firstly, the construction plan should be realized reflecting the market and fiscal conditions. Secondly, the provsion and financing system of rental housing should be rebuild within the government fiscal condtions and financial ability of LH.

Foreign-Born Public Relations Faculty Members' Relationship with their Universities as a Soft Power Resource in U.S. Public Diplomacy

  • Ertem-Eray, Tugce;Ki, Eyun-Jung
    • Journal of Public Diplomacy
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.6-27
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    • 2022
  • With globalization and new communication technologies, governments aim to cultivate relationships with their foreign publics. This goal represents the convergence of the public relations and public diplomacy domains. In this regard, this study aims to explore how foreign-born faculty members' attitudes and behaviors toward the U.S. are shaped by their relationships with their universities. Findings confirm a significant link between foreign-born faculty members' perceived relationships with their universities and their attitudes and behavioral intentions toward the U.S. The authors conclude that a positive relationship between universities and foreign faculty members can serve as a soft power resource in U.S. public diplomacy. This study contributes to governments' public diplomacy efforts by analyzing the roles of the foreign-born faculty members as strategic communication channels in cultivating relationships between a host country and their homelands.

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Cervical Cancer among Rural Community Women in Northeast Thailand

  • Mongsawaeng, Cholticha;Kokorn, Nawaporn;Kujapun, Jirawoot;Norkaew, Jun;Kootanavanichpong, Nusorn;Chavenkun, Wasugree;Ponphimai, Sukanya;Kaewpitoon, Soraya J;Tongtawee, Taweesak;Padchasuwan, Natnapa;Pengsaa, Prasit;Kompor, Pontip;Kaewpitoon, Natthawut
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.85-88
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    • 2016
  • Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common malignancy among women worldwide, and women of reproductive age in Thailand. However, information on the behavior regarding cervical cancer in rural community Thailand is sparse. Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding cervical cancer (CC) among rural community women in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, using predesigned structured questionnaires. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 8 villages of Non Sung district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, during January to April 2015. Bloom's taxonomy was used as a framework for the study. 265 women aged between 30-60 years old were selected by simple random sampling. All participants completed predesigned questionnaires with 4 parts: demographic data, knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding cervical cancer. Descriptive statistics were used for analysis in this study. Results: The majority of participants were in the age group of 41-50 years old (42.6%) with senior secondary school level of education (32.1%), marriage status (85.0%), agricultural employment (59.6%), and family income between 6,000-10,000 baht per month (54.3%). Some 63.4% and 68.7% participants had high knowledge and moderate level of attitudes regarding CC, while 41.1%, 48.7%, and 10.2% had neem regularly, irregularly or never screened for CC, respectively. The main reasons for not screening were were shyness (44.4%) and no time (55.6%). Vaginal discharge and itching were the common signs and symptoms of participants who were screened at a health promotion hospital of sub-district. Conclusions: CC is still a health problem in the rural community. Therefore, health education is required, particularly for those who have never undergone screening.

Educational Needs for Consideration in Developing Curriculum for Staff in Charge of Public Health Services in Public Hospitals (공공병원의 공공보건의료사업 교육프로그램 개발을 위한 담당자들의 교육요구도)

  • Hwang, Eun-Jeong
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.41 no.3
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    • pp.393-402
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    • 2011
  • Purpose: This study was done to assess the educational needs that should be considered in developing curriculum for staff in charge of public health services in public hospitals. Methods: The participants in this study were staff in charge of public health services in 130 public hospitals. The Borich's Needs Assessment Model which analyzed the relation of 'required competence level' and 'present competence level', was utilized. Data were collected from October to November 2007 using a structure self-report questionnaire. The return rate was 66.9%. The Cronbach's alpha score was 0.959. Results: The mean scores for 'required competence level', 'present competence level' and Borich's need were 4.02, 3.44, and 2.30 respectively. According to public health service items, 'strategies to recognize the present condition and analyze problems' had the highest score for Borich's need, but 'establishment of annual or monthly objectives' had the lowest score for Borich's need. Conclusion: Education was found to be very important for staff carrying out public health services. Ultimately the results of this study may be utilized to develop education program for staff carrying out public health services in public hospitals.

A Study of the Public Library Evaluation Index for Customer Satisfaction (고객 만족을 위한 공공도서관 평가지표에 관한 고찰)

  • Ryu Byeong Jang
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.35 no.3
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    • pp.321-339
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    • 2004
  • The basis of public libraries as a service organization dependes on the customer's needs and expectation. Recently, public libraries have faced an existence crisis attacked from the development of Internet and the various cultural programs of other organizations. Thus, public libraries required continuos effort in order to get the existence necessity from community and customers. This paper investigates and compares with the public Service Charter provided a customer oriented public service, public library evaluation indexes by the Ministry of Culture & Tourism Gyeonggi Province, and a public satisfaction survey by Seoul Metropolitan. Thus this paper can provide the basis materials fur future public library evaluation.

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A Study on Effective financial management plan of public institutions (공기업의 효율적 재정 운영관리 방안 연구)

  • Jeon, Kwang-Seob;Jeong, Seong-Hoon
    • Journal of Cadastre & Land InformatiX
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.193-207
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study is the issue of public institutions and the financial metrics improve enforcement, public institutions through an integrated management plan for the research is to increase the efficiency of public finances is the purpose of this study. In this paper, the financial operations of public institutions in the five issues (evaluation index system, financial management control framework, Private/Public Sector management, public finance law/institutions, government budget support management) is presented. Issues and a variety of public agencies on how to improve this, this paper proposes the following. the participation of Congress Control Tower(Public Finance Policy Committee )is installed.