John W Friesen
Biographic Data
| ID | 455420 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John W Friesen |
| GIVEN NAMES | John W |
| FAMILY NAME | Friesen |
| SIGNATURE | FRIESEN J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Technische Universität Darmstadt |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2530-1363 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 32 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 32 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The unseen population
The Sustainable development goals (SDG) aim for reducing poverty (SDG 1) and to upgrade all slums (SDG 11). The first indicator in SDG 11 describes the proportion of the urban population residing in slums. However, the currently available data is based on national estimates that follow globally varying methodologies and concepts. In this paper, a uniform approach is implemented to obtain slum population estimates in eight different cities from th…
Methods to assess spatio-temporal changes of slum populations
Spatial Analysis of Settlement Structures to Identify Pattern Formation Mechanisms in Inter-Urban Systems
Dissipative structures known from non-equilibrium thermodynamics can form patterns. Cities are regarded as open, dissipative structures due to their self-organisation and thus in theory are also capable of pattern formation. In a first step to understand similarities between nonlinear pattern formation and inter-urban systems, we investigate how inter-urban structures are arranged. We use data from the Global Urban Footprint to identify spatial r…
Slums, Space, and State of Health—A Link between Settlement Morphology and Health Data
Approximately 1 billion slum dwellers worldwide are exposed to increased health risks due to their spatial environment. Recent studies have therefore called for the spatial environment to be introduced as a separate dimension in medical studies. Hence, this study investigates how and on which spatial scale relationships between the settlement morphology and the health status of the inhabitants can be identified. To this end, we summarize the curr…
Determining Factors for Slum Growth with Predictive Data Mining Methods
Currently, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities. Out of these more than four billion people, almost one quarter live in slums or informal settlements. In order to improve living conditions and provide possible solutions for the major problems in slums (e.g., insufficient infrastructure), it is important to understand the current situation of this form of settlement and its development. There are many different models that atte…
The similar size of slums
More than half of the world's population currently resides in urban areas. In the majority of developing countries slums are a defining part of the urban scape. Their supply with energy, basic infrastructure, among others is one of the main challenges of modern civilizations. To provide an optimal supply, the spatial patterns of slums in cities have to be explored. While most of current literature is focused on inter-urban dynamics, this paper is…
Healing Histories
Strong Helpers' Teachings
Reviewed by: Strong Helpers' Teachings: The Value of Indigenous Knowledges in the Helping Professions by Cyndy Baskin John W. Friesen Cyndy Baskin . Strong Helpers' Teachings: The Value of Indigenous Knowledges in the Helping Professions. Toronto, ON: Canadian Scholars' Press, Inc. 2010. 278 pp. $39.95 sc. As the discipline of Aboriginal studies continues to grow, an increased degree of specialization becomes evident. This book, although somewhat…
Racism, Colonialism, and Indigeneity in Canada
Reviewed by: Racism, Colonialism, and Indigeneity in Canada: A Reader ed. by Martin J. Cannon and Lina Sunseri John W. Friesen Martin J. Cannon and Lina Sunseri, eds. Racism, Colonialism, and Indigeneity in Canada: A Reader. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2011. 352 pp. Glossary. Bibliography. $83.95 sc. Anyone who authors a book knows the amount of work that such an undertaking requires, particularly one that contains 27 chapters, written by n…
Mennonites Don't Dance by Darcie Friesen Hossack (review)
Reviewed by: Mennonites Don't Dance by Darcie Friesen Hossack John W. Friesen Darcie Friesen Hossack . Mennonites Don't Dance. Saskatoon, SK: Thistledown Press, 2010. $18.95 sc. This collection of short stories could be of interest to two entirely different groups of people—those who have Mennonite background and want to read Low German [End Page 270] everyday idioms translated into English, and those who simple like good stories without endings.…
Kaandossiwin
Reviewed by: Kaandossiwin: How We Come to Know John W. Friesen Kathleen E. Abolon (Minogiizhigokwe). Kaandossiwin: How We Come to Know. Halifax, NS: Fernwood Publishing, 2011. 125 pp. References. $19.95 sc. Like many other contemporary publications featuring Indigenous history and thought, this book carries a title in an original Aboriginal language, thereby accomplishing two things. First, it restores cultural pride on behalf of First Nations au…
Peace, Power, Righteousness
Reviewed by: Peace, Power, Righteousness: An Indigenous Manifesto John W. Friesen Taiaiake Alfred. Peace, Power, Righteousness: An Indigenous Manifesto. 2nd ed. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, 2009. 208 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $19.95 sc. Clearly a prophet for our time, Taiaiake Alfred competently tackles a variety of very complex issues related to Aboriginal self-determination in Canada. He is admirably equipped to take up this ch…
Hard Passage
Reviewed by: Hard Passage: A Mennonite Family's Journey from Russia to Canada John W. Friesen Arthur Kroeger . Hard Passage: A Mennonite Family's Journey from Russia to Canada. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2007. 269 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $34.95 hc. The narrative of this interesting book follows developments pertaining to a second emigration of Mennonites to Canada in 1925-26, the first having arrived in the 1870s. Both groups …
Diaspora in the Countryside
Lighting the Eighth Fire
Reviewed by: Lighting the Eighth Fire: The Liberation, Resurgence, and Protection of Indigenous Nations John W. Friesen Leanne Simpson , ed. Lighting the Eighth Fire: The Liberation, Resurgence, and Protection of Indigenous Nations. Winnipeg: Arbeiter Ring Publications, 2008. 232 pp. Index. $21.95 sc. It is an academic sign of the times that the foundational literature of a new field of studies would commence with compilations of readings. This b…
Like the Sound of a Drum
Reviewed by: Like the Sound of a Drum: Aboriginal Politics in Denendeh and Nunavut John W. Friesen Peter Kulchyski . Like the Sound of a Drum: Aboriginal Politics in Denendeh and Nunavut. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2005. 305pp. Endnotes. Bibliography. Index. $26.95 sc. In 1985 Peter Kulyski was invited to board a plane headed north to Colville Lake from Fort Good Hope to attend a Treaty Day celebration. Having had a long interest in …
Native Americans and the Criminal Justice System
A major contribution to the literature on Native America justice, this book consists of 16 chapters categorized into 4 main parts. The foreword is written by Duane Champagne, himself of Native heri
Negotiating Buck Naked
Reviewed by: Negotiating Buck Naked: Doukhobors, Public Policy, and Conflict Resolution John W. Friesen Gregory J. Cran. Negotiating Buck Naked: Doukhobors, Public Policy, and Conflict Resolution. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2006. 180 pp. Appendices. Notes. Index. $85.00 hc. $29.95 sc. This book has a most unfortunate and misleading title. It is not about Doukhobors per se, but documents only the actions of a radical Doukhobor subgroup known as the Son…
Child and Family Welfare in British Columbia
Dances with Dependency
Reviewed by: Dances with Dependency: Indigenous Success through Self-Reliance John W. Friesen Calvin Henlin. Dances with Dependency: Indigenous Success through Self-Reliance. Vancouver: Orca Spirit Publishing and Communications, 2006. 313 pp. Bibliography. Index. $34.95 hc. Touted by the publisher as bearing a relevant message of hope to economically troubled First Nations in Canada, Dances with Dependency purports to outline practical ways to mo…
Walking a Tightrope
The Courts and the Colonies
Book Review| January 01 2006 The Courts and the Colonies: The Litigation of Hutterite Church Disputes The Courts and the Colonies: The Litigation of Hutterite Church DisputesEsau, Alvin J. John W. Friesen John W. Friesen Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Utopian Studies (2006) 17 (3): 573–576. https://doi.org/10.2307/20718872 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation John W. Friesen; The Cou…
Communal Utopias and the American Experience
Book Review| April 01 2005 Communal Utopias and the American Experience: Secular Communities, 1824-2000 Communal Utopias and the American Experience: Secular Communities, 1824-2000Sutton, Robert P. John W. Friesen John W. Friesen Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Utopian Studies (2005) 16 (1): 129–132. https://doi.org/10.2307/20718721 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation John W. Friesen…
The Palgrave Companion to North American Utopias
The Palgrave Companion to North American Utopias is a fascinating virtual catalogue of utopian societies and communes from past to present. The authors assert that the formation of a utopian society i
Termination Revisited
The similar size of slums
More than half of the world's population currently resides in urban areas. In the majority of developing countries slums are a defining part of the urban scape. Their supply with energy, basic infrastructure, among others is one of the main challenges of modern civilizations. To provide an optimal supply, the spatial patterns of slums in cities have to be explored. While most of current literature is focused on inter-urban dynamics, this paper is…
The unseen population
The Sustainable development goals (SDG) aim for reducing poverty (SDG 1) and to upgrade all slums (SDG 11). The first indicator in SDG 11 describes the proportion of the urban population residing in slums. However, the currently available data is based on national estimates that follow globally varying methodologies and concepts. In this paper, a uniform approach is implemented to obtain slum population estimates in eight different cities from th…
Methods to assess spatio-temporal changes of slum populations
Native Americans and the Criminal Justice System
A major contribution to the literature on Native America justice, this book consists of 16 chapters categorized into 4 main parts. The foreword is written by Duane Champagne, himself of Native heri
Determining Factors for Slum Growth with Predictive Data Mining Methods
Currently, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities. Out of these more than four billion people, almost one quarter live in slums or informal settlements. In order to improve living conditions and provide possible solutions for the major problems in slums (e.g., insufficient infrastructure), it is important to understand the current situation of this form of settlement and its development. There are many different models that atte…
Strong Helpers' Teachings
Reviewed by: Strong Helpers' Teachings: The Value of Indigenous Knowledges in the Helping Professions by Cyndy Baskin John W. Friesen Cyndy Baskin . Strong Helpers' Teachings: The Value of Indigenous Knowledges in the Helping Professions. Toronto, ON: Canadian Scholars' Press, Inc. 2010. 278 pp. $39.95 sc. As the discipline of Aboriginal studies continues to grow, an increased degree of specialization becomes evident. This book, although somewhat…
Intercultural Education
Values Theory and Teaching
(1974). Values Theory and Teaching: The Problem of Autonomy versus Determinism. Theory & Research in Social Education: Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 1-24
Educational Philosophy and Theory
Religion in Public Education
Religion for People
Formal Schooling among the Ancient Ones
The perseverance of North American native cultures has finally focused attention on the durability of their lifestyles and on the mechanisms they employ for effective cultural maintenance. These nations represent clear examples of successful cultural adaptation and transformation in terms of both morphostatic and morphogenetic processes. Although native peoples struggled with the complexities of these challenges through time, their persistence is…
You Can't Get There from Here
Termination Revisited
The Palgrave Companion to North American Utopias
The Palgrave Companion to North American Utopias is a fascinating virtual catalogue of utopian societies and communes from past to present. The authors assert that the formation of a utopian society i
Communal Utopias and the American Experience
Book Review| April 01 2005 Communal Utopias and the American Experience: Secular Communities, 1824-2000 Communal Utopias and the American Experience: Secular Communities, 1824-2000Sutton, Robert P. John W. Friesen John W. Friesen Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Utopian Studies (2005) 16 (1): 129–132. https://doi.org/10.2307/20718721 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation John W. Friesen…
The Courts and the Colonies
Book Review| January 01 2006 The Courts and the Colonies: The Litigation of Hutterite Church Disputes The Courts and the Colonies: The Litigation of Hutterite Church DisputesEsau, Alvin J. John W. Friesen John W. Friesen Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Utopian Studies (2006) 17 (3): 573–576. https://doi.org/10.2307/20718872 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation John W. Friesen; The Cou…
Native Americans and the Criminal Justice System
A major contribution to the literature on Native America justice, this book consists of 16 chapters categorized into 4 main parts. The foreword is written by Duane Champagne, himself of Native heri
Negotiating Buck Naked
Reviewed by: Negotiating Buck Naked: Doukhobors, Public Policy, and Conflict Resolution John W. Friesen Gregory J. Cran. Negotiating Buck Naked: Doukhobors, Public Policy, and Conflict Resolution. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2006. 180 pp. Appendices. Notes. Index. $85.00 hc. $29.95 sc. This book has a most unfortunate and misleading title. It is not about Doukhobors per se, but documents only the actions of a radical Doukhobor subgroup known as the Son…
Child and Family Welfare in British Columbia
Dances with Dependency
Reviewed by: Dances with Dependency: Indigenous Success through Self-Reliance John W. Friesen Calvin Henlin. Dances with Dependency: Indigenous Success through Self-Reliance. Vancouver: Orca Spirit Publishing and Communications, 2006. 313 pp. Bibliography. Index. $34.95 hc. Touted by the publisher as bearing a relevant message of hope to economically troubled First Nations in Canada, Dances with Dependency purports to outline practical ways to mo…
Walking a Tightrope
Hard Passage
Reviewed by: Hard Passage: A Mennonite Family's Journey from Russia to Canada John W. Friesen Arthur Kroeger . Hard Passage: A Mennonite Family's Journey from Russia to Canada. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2007. 269 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $34.95 hc. The narrative of this interesting book follows developments pertaining to a second emigration of Mennonites to Canada in 1925-26, the first having arrived in the 1870s. Both groups …
Diaspora in the Countryside
Lighting the Eighth Fire
Reviewed by: Lighting the Eighth Fire: The Liberation, Resurgence, and Protection of Indigenous Nations John W. Friesen Leanne Simpson , ed. Lighting the Eighth Fire: The Liberation, Resurgence, and Protection of Indigenous Nations. Winnipeg: Arbeiter Ring Publications, 2008. 232 pp. Index. $21.95 sc. It is an academic sign of the times that the foundational literature of a new field of studies would commence with compilations of readings. This b…
Like the Sound of a Drum
Reviewed by: Like the Sound of a Drum: Aboriginal Politics in Denendeh and Nunavut John W. Friesen Peter Kulchyski . Like the Sound of a Drum: Aboriginal Politics in Denendeh and Nunavut. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2005. 305pp. Endnotes. Bibliography. Index. $26.95 sc. In 1985 Peter Kulyski was invited to board a plane headed north to Colville Lake from Fort Good Hope to attend a Treaty Day celebration. Having had a long interest in …
Peace, Power, Righteousness
Reviewed by: Peace, Power, Righteousness: An Indigenous Manifesto John W. Friesen Taiaiake Alfred. Peace, Power, Righteousness: An Indigenous Manifesto. 2nd ed. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, 2009. 208 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $19.95 sc. Clearly a prophet for our time, Taiaiake Alfred competently tackles a variety of very complex issues related to Aboriginal self-determination in Canada. He is admirably equipped to take up this ch…
Kaandossiwin
Reviewed by: Kaandossiwin: How We Come to Know John W. Friesen Kathleen E. Abolon (Minogiizhigokwe). Kaandossiwin: How We Come to Know. Halifax, NS: Fernwood Publishing, 2011. 125 pp. References. $19.95 sc. Like many other contemporary publications featuring Indigenous history and thought, this book carries a title in an original Aboriginal language, thereby accomplishing two things. First, it restores cultural pride on behalf of First Nations au…
Strong Helpers' Teachings
Reviewed by: Strong Helpers' Teachings: The Value of Indigenous Knowledges in the Helping Professions by Cyndy Baskin John W. Friesen Cyndy Baskin . Strong Helpers' Teachings: The Value of Indigenous Knowledges in the Helping Professions. Toronto, ON: Canadian Scholars' Press, Inc. 2010. 278 pp. $39.95 sc. As the discipline of Aboriginal studies continues to grow, an increased degree of specialization becomes evident. This book, although somewhat…
Racism, Colonialism, and Indigeneity in Canada
Reviewed by: Racism, Colonialism, and Indigeneity in Canada: A Reader ed. by Martin J. Cannon and Lina Sunseri John W. Friesen Martin J. Cannon and Lina Sunseri, eds. Racism, Colonialism, and Indigeneity in Canada: A Reader. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2011. 352 pp. Glossary. Bibliography. $83.95 sc. Anyone who authors a book knows the amount of work that such an undertaking requires, particularly one that contains 27 chapters, written by n…
Mennonites Don't Dance by Darcie Friesen Hossack (review)
Reviewed by: Mennonites Don't Dance by Darcie Friesen Hossack John W. Friesen Darcie Friesen Hossack . Mennonites Don't Dance. Saskatoon, SK: Thistledown Press, 2010. $18.95 sc. This collection of short stories could be of interest to two entirely different groups of people—those who have Mennonite background and want to read Low German [End Page 270] everyday idioms translated into English, and those who simple like good stories without endings.…
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