The materiality of research: sinking into the sand: explorations of the coast in sociology by Nick Osbaldiston

In this feature essay, Nick Osbaldiston proposes the notion of a sociology of the coast, linking pre-modern divisions between the ‘known’ land and ‘unknown’ sea to more contemporary anxieties as the spectre of climate change threatens our coastal futures. By engaging in the imaginative play enabled by actually ‘being there’, this allows us to contemplate the pressing, future possibilities of the coast today

Letter to Lisa Williams regarding SEAALL membership, June 27, 1989

A letter from Diana Osbaldiston to Lisa Williams providing contact information for potential new SEAALL members

Mean or green? Values, morality and environmental significant behavior.

In most cases, pro-environmental behavior does not maximize individual interests, but mainly benefits other people or the environment. We propose that although acting on the basis of egoistic considerations may result in pro-environmental behavior, altruistic and biospheric considerations provide the most stable basis for pro-environmental behavior. We present two strategies to promote stable pro-environmental behavior. The first way is increasing the saliency of altruistic and biospheric values in specific situations, thereby reducing the relative strength of egoistic values. The second way is making the often “anti-environmental” egoistic values compatible with “pro-environmental” altruistic and biospheric values. We explain these options and translate it to possible interventions, policy implications, and follow-up research to promote “green” behavior

Letter to Richard Riley regarding the AALL Annual Meeting, 1999

A letter from Diana Osbaldiston to Richard Riley inviting Riley to be SEAALL\u27s guest at the AALL Annual Meeting

Letter to Mary Smith Forman regarding SEAALL non-profit status, February 21, 1990

A letter from Diana Osbaldiston to Mary Smith Forman discussing the need to incorporate SEAALL as a non-profit corporation

Letter to Mary Smith Forman regarding SEAALL budget, May 30, 1989

A letter from Diana Osbaldiston to Mary Smith Forman detailing SEAALL\u27s 1989/1990 budget

Letter to J. Wesley Cochran regarding SEAALL membership total, May 24, 1990

A letter from Diana Osbaldiston to J. Wesley Cochran providing an overview of SEAALL membership and a percentage of SEAALL members based on membership category

An integrated life cycle costing database: a conceptual framework

Life cycle costing (LCC) is a management technique that has been available to the industry for some time, but despite this it continues to languish in obscurity. Some clients, most apparently from the public sector, are fostering the technique by commissioning studies based on the LCC appraisal techniques. However, the majority of building designs are still currently produced unsullied by thoughts of maintenance implications, life expectancy or energy consumption. Recent technological developments, particularly in Web, Virtual Reality (VR), and Object Oriented technologies and mathematical and computational modelling techniques will undoubtedly help in resolving some of the problems associated with life cycle costing techniques. This paper outlines a conceptual framework for an innovative system that facilitates the implementation of LCC in various design and occupancy stages. This system is being developed within an EPSRC-funded research project, undertaken through a joint collaboration between the Robert Gordon University and the University of Salford

Letter to Barbara Geier regarding SEAALL membership dues, July 1, 1988

A letter from Diana Osbaldiston to Barbara Geier informing Geier that the check for her membership dues was missing a signature

Letter to Kathy Heberer regarding the Southeastern Law Librarian, November 27, 1990

A letter from Diana Osbaldiston to Kathy Heberer discussing expenses for the Southeastern Law Librarian