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Human Geographic Mapping - the State of Jefferson
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Imagine yourself above the West Coast of the United States looking down on the land that spans the border of Northern California and Southern Oregon. This is where the Siskiyou, Cascade and Klamath mountain ranges converge to create an area of outstanding biological diversity. An amazing variety of plants and animals thrive in the forests, alpine meadows and steep canyons of these mountains. Human Geographic Map of the State of Jefferson. Why Human Geographic Mapping? Traditional geopolitical maps create...
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Natural Borders - map-mapping company
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Ashland, Oregon 97520. Culture/Social – Marketing. Natural Borders is the map-making company for the JKA Group. Our maps are created using the Human Geographic Mapping method that treats the land and the people as one inseparable unit. Why Human Geographic Mapping? Traditional geopolitical maps create arbitrary lines across the landscape. They do not reflect the natural borders created by the social, cultural, economic and ecological systems ( bio-social ecosystems.
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Discover the "Inside Point of View"
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Discover the Inside Point of View. The work of John Steinbeck. The first social ecologist, is the inspiration behind the Discovery Process.™. How do we enter a community as a Disciplined Stranger? The Seven Cultural Descriptors. Video clip on community archetypes. The Discovery Process applied to health care. Evo's Coffeehouse, Ashland, Oregon. The objective of the Discovery Process is to get a real-time understanding of what is happening. What are the current activities? By entering a community through ...
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If you manage any aspect of project or policy development, we are ready to partner with you.
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If you manage any aspect of project or policy development, we are ready to partner with you. Here are our methods. We discover the 'insiders' view on the social/cultural/economic and ecological impacts of your project. We identify the 'natural borders' of your project by mapping the people and the land as one inseparable unit. We detect core concerns or 'issues' that are affected by your proposal and help you develop a timely and productive response.
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What is New with the JKA GROUP
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The Social Ecology of John Steinbeck and the Birth of The Discovery Process™. Mack and the Boys as Consultants:. The Contributions of John Steinbeck to Social Action Theory. A Meeting of Minds on Cannery Row: Steinbeck. Now makes the connection between the writings of John Steinbeck and the theory of Social Ecology. Was John Steinbeck the First Social Ecologist? A Meeting of Minds on Cannery Row: John Steinbeck's Phalanx, Carl Jung's Types, and James Kent's Gathering Place Roles. Evolution of a Course.
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The Bio-Social Ecosystem
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And long-term sustainability. The human element is still treated as a by-product of the management of the physical resource. A balanced approach to issue management. Would recognize and treat the features of the physical ecosystem and the social ecosystem equally.
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Associates of James Kent Associates
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The JKA Group maintains three offices: Denver, Colorado; Ashland, Oregon and Kona, Hawaii. Each of our offices work closely together managing projects in country and internationally. Our staff, consultants and team members each brings years of expertise and knowledge to a project, from: community development and planning, writing community based public policy, issue management, coaching and teaching, and much more. Thomas M. Baker. Eric S. Casino. In 2009, Eric completed a 4 week summer field school pres...
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JKA Group Publications
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CURRENT NEWS and PUBLICATIONS. IRWA #26 May/June, 2016 Mitigating the Fear. IRWA #25 March/April, 2016 Stopping NIMBYism in its Tracks. The Scientific Validity of Cultural Attachment as a Social Phenomenon and the Basis for an All Lands Approach in NEPA Decision-making. James A, Kent, MA, JD President, James Kent Associates. Kevin Preister, PhD Senior Research Anthropologist. October 9, 2015. Using our Field Experiences to Build Theories of Applied Social Change: Who Don't We Do More? James A Kent; John ...
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JKA GROUP - Solutions for Government
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The GSA contract allows federal agencies to order specific work from JKA without the time consuming process of bidding each contract. The Partnership Series is a community based stewardship training program run under the auspices of the Bureau of Land Management, National Training Center. JKA and the Partnership Series have collaborated for over 10 years. Our process is designed to reach those 98%. Our Social Ecology approach to governance and policy development uses the Discovery Process. Process™...
