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Effect of logging wounds on diameter growth of beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) trees following selection cutting in Caspian forests of Iran

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science, 2015
BackgroundLogging damage to residual trees during selection cutting may lead to serious economic losses in terms of both timber quality and diameter growth reduction. In this study, we investigated the effect of logging operations on residual tree damage
F. Tavankar, A. Bonyad, E. Marchi, R. Venanzi, R. Picchio   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Recruiting Street‐Level Bureaucrats Through Co‐Design: The Effects of Incorporating Citizen Insights Into Job Advertisements

Public Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Street‐level bureaucrats (SLBs) directly affect citizens, making them central to public service delivery. Service success therefore hinges on public sector organizations' ability to recruit competent SLBs. We argue that citizens' perspectives should inform SLB recruitment, especially for contact‐intensive, relational frontline roles.
Jakob Trischler, Julia Dicenta, Jasenko Arsenovic, Marion Büttgen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The citizen's Constitution ::an annotated guide /

, 2010
Lipsky provides a no-nonsense, entertaining, and learned guide to the fundamental questions surrounding the document that governs how we govern our country.
Lipsky, Seth.
core   +1 more source

Effect of topography on tree species composition and volume of coarse woody debris in an Oriental beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) old growth forests, northern Iran

, 2016
: There is an emerging interest in the relationships between forest structure and topographic aspects. Still, such patterns have been scarcely studied in undisturbed mixed beech forests in northern Iran.
K. Sefidi, Fariba Esfandiary Darabad, M. Azaryan   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Matthew Effect in American Generosity? Philanthropic Disparities and the Role of Government Support

Public Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how economic, racial, and ecological dimensions of community disadvantage shape philanthropic donations to local human services nonprofit sectors, and whether government support mitigates these place‐based disparities. Using a novel county‐level panel dataset spanning 2000–2019, we combine descriptive analyses with mixed ...
Viviana Chiu Sik Wu, Ji Ma, Chao Guo
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of shelterwood silvicultural method on the plant species diversity in a beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) forest in the north of Iran.

, 2018
To clarify the effect of shelterwood silvicultural method on the diversity of plant species in a beech (Fagus orientalis) forest in the north of Iran, we compared the plant species diversity in three compartments (treatments) where regeneration cuttings ...
H. Poorbabaei, A. Poorrostam
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Public Service Delegation and the Mechanisms of Blame Attribution: Evidence From a Survey Experiment on Public Service Failure

Public Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A growing body of experimental public administration research examines how structural arrangements in public services, such as delegating service delivery to public or private actors, shape citizens' blame attributions for service failures. However, the mechanisms underlying these attributions are less well understood.
Oscar Nowlan
wiley   +1 more source

A Burocracia de Nível de Rua na Discricionariedade Docente

Educação & Realidade, 2022
O estudo objetiva analisar a atuação do professor como burocrata de nível de rua e o papel da discricionariedade docente na escola. O artigo apresenta resultados de uma pesquisa realizada em 2019, em uma escola pública de São Gonçalo/RJ.
Tereza Cristina de Almeida Guimarães, Elisangela da Silva Bernado, Amanda Moreira Borde da Costa Marques   +2 more
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Artificial Intelligence, Bureaucratic Discretion, and Democratic Administration

Public Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since the start of the COVID‐19 pandemic, many countries have been using artificial intelligence (AI) to replace civil service personnel. We argue that this practice undermines core democratic values. Using the public values framework, we identify four clusters of values that are threatened when bureaucratic discretion is transferred to ...
L. Jason Anastasopoulos
wiley   +1 more source

Pawtuxet Falls Restoration: Lessons from Narragansett Bay's Largest Dam Removal

, 2012
Andy Lipsky is a Senior Scientist at EA Engineering, Science, and Technology leading ocean planning and ecosystem restoration efforts. Mr. Lipsky recently completed a two year appointment at the White House National Ocean Council and the Council on ...
Lipsky, Andrew
core   +3 more sources