Sandra E Ward
Biographic Data
| ID | 253710 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sandra E Ward |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sandra E |
| FAMILY NAME | Ward |
| SIGNATURE | WARD S E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Virginia Tech |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5220-7711 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Bumper stickers as mobile geographies
This project examines the Friends of Coal (FOC) campaign as an example of the ideological and political shifts in the relationships of coal companies to the Appalachian region in the U.S. This article claims that the FOC bumper stickers, a key component of the marketing campaign, work as forms of mobile geography, claiming and performing Appalachian identity, as well as the b/orders of Appalachia as both a real and imagined political space. Looki…
Die Rückgewinnung Colombos. Die postkoloniale Geopolitik der sri-lankischen Urbanisierung
Dieser Beitrag befasst sich mit den Machtverhältnissen im Kontext mehrerer Immobilienprojekte in einem als „Downtown“ Colombo bezeichneten Gebiet. Solche Urbanisierungsprojekte versinnbildlichen die historisch gewachsenen postkolonialen Beziehungen in der sich globalisierenden Welt. Im Zentrum steht das von der chinesischen Regierung und Sri Lankas Ministerium für Megapolis und Westliche Entwicklung unterstützte „Colombo Port City“-Projekt, für d…
State in/security, ethnicity, and tourism
This article follows suggestions from participants in interview and mapping exercises in Sri Lanka from December 2017-January 2018 that travellers and tourists to the country should visit the former war zones in the North and East of the country. These were the primary territories inflicted by the Sri Lankan civil war (1983–2009) between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Tamils. I extend these discussions to underlying identity and ethnic p…
The Postcolonial State as Container
Sri Lanka provides a geopolitical lens to analyze theviolence (both overt and discursive) necessary for the formation of the postcolonial nation-state. Following Himadeep Muppidi’s concept of the zoological metaphor as one of the colonial signs in international relations, I first consider the nation-state as a container-box interms of a “treasure box” within international tourism and as represented on tourist maps, containing cultural artifacts a…
Composite Variables
BACKGROUND: Use of composite variables is a common practice, but knowledge about what researchers should consider when creating composite variables is lacking. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper was to present methods used to create composite variables with attention to advantages and disadvantages. METHODS: Methods of simple averaging, weighted averaging, and meaningful grouping to create composite variables are described briefly, and the cont…
A Randomized, Controlled Trial to Improve Advance Care Planning Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
BACKGROUND: Although many healthcare providers and researchers consider it necessary to assist patients with end-stage chronic illnesses to plan for the end of life, they tend to avoid discussing end-of-life issues with patients before major surgery. Consequently, surgical patients and their families generally have insufficient knowledge to make plans in case of life-threatening complications. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluat…
Urban Management
Preface The Challenge of Urban Management: Some Issues by G. Shabbir Cheema Urbanization Process and Strategies Global Urbanization: Challenges and the Transfer of Innovations by Janice E. Perlman Problems of Metropolitan Management in Asia by Harry W. Richardson Urbanization and Urban Development Strategies in East Africa by R. A. Obudho Urban Management Issues: Comparative Analysis Housing Policies: A Review of Changing Government Attitudes and…
Choosing a Contraceptive
This book presents evidence from recent investigations of contraceptive method choice in a variety of countries focusing on Asia and the US. Included are discussions of psychosocial and economic approaches to understanding method choice descriptive and analytical analyses of choices and an integrative summary that concludes the volume. The 1st chapter sketches a framework for investigating contraceptive method choice. The chapters in part I descr…
Urbanization and Urban Policies in Pacific Asia
The Postcolonial State as Container
Sri Lanka provides a geopolitical lens to analyze theviolence (both overt and discursive) necessary for the formation of the postcolonial nation-state. Following Himadeep Muppidi’s concept of the zoological metaphor as one of the colonial signs in international relations, I first consider the nation-state as a container-box interms of a “treasure box” within international tourism and as represented on tourist maps, containing cultural artifacts a…
Urbanization and Urban Policies in Pacific Asia
Choosing a Contraceptive
This book presents evidence from recent investigations of contraceptive method choice in a variety of countries focusing on Asia and the US. Included are discussions of psychosocial and economic approaches to understanding method choice descriptive and analytical analyses of choices and an integrative summary that concludes the volume. The 1st chapter sketches a framework for investigating contraceptive method choice. The chapters in part I descr…
Urban Management
Preface The Challenge of Urban Management: Some Issues by G. Shabbir Cheema Urbanization Process and Strategies Global Urbanization: Challenges and the Transfer of Innovations by Janice E. Perlman Problems of Metropolitan Management in Asia by Harry W. Richardson Urbanization and Urban Development Strategies in East Africa by R. A. Obudho Urban Management Issues: Comparative Analysis Housing Policies: A Review of Changing Government Attitudes and…
A Randomized, Controlled Trial to Improve Advance Care Planning Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
BACKGROUND: Although many healthcare providers and researchers consider it necessary to assist patients with end-stage chronic illnesses to plan for the end of life, they tend to avoid discussing end-of-life issues with patients before major surgery. Consequently, surgical patients and their families generally have insufficient knowledge to make plans in case of life-threatening complications. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluat…
Composite Variables
BACKGROUND: Use of composite variables is a common practice, but knowledge about what researchers should consider when creating composite variables is lacking. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper was to present methods used to create composite variables with attention to advantages and disadvantages. METHODS: Methods of simple averaging, weighted averaging, and meaningful grouping to create composite variables are described briefly, and the cont…
The Postcolonial State as Container
Sri Lanka provides a geopolitical lens to analyze theviolence (both overt and discursive) necessary for the formation of the postcolonial nation-state. Following Himadeep Muppidi’s concept of the zoological metaphor as one of the colonial signs in international relations, I first consider the nation-state as a container-box interms of a “treasure box” within international tourism and as represented on tourist maps, containing cultural artifacts a…
Die Rückgewinnung Colombos. Die postkoloniale Geopolitik der sri-lankischen Urbanisierung
Dieser Beitrag befasst sich mit den Machtverhältnissen im Kontext mehrerer Immobilienprojekte in einem als „Downtown“ Colombo bezeichneten Gebiet. Solche Urbanisierungsprojekte versinnbildlichen die historisch gewachsenen postkolonialen Beziehungen in der sich globalisierenden Welt. Im Zentrum steht das von der chinesischen Regierung und Sri Lankas Ministerium für Megapolis und Westliche Entwicklung unterstützte „Colombo Port City“-Projekt, für d…
State in/security, ethnicity, and tourism
This article follows suggestions from participants in interview and mapping exercises in Sri Lanka from December 2017-January 2018 that travellers and tourists to the country should visit the former war zones in the North and East of the country. These were the primary territories inflicted by the Sri Lankan civil war (1983–2009) between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Tamils. I extend these discussions to underlying identity and ethnic p…
Bumper stickers as mobile geographies
This project examines the Friends of Coal (FOC) campaign as an example of the ideological and political shifts in the relationships of coal companies to the Appalachian region in the U.S. This article claims that the FOC bumper stickers, a key component of the marketing campaign, work as forms of mobile geography, claiming and performing Appalachian identity, as well as the b/orders of Appalachia as both a real and imagined political space. Looki…
Economics (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Geography (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (3 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Economic geography (2 works)