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Barbara's Daughters: Women's Boxing and Social Memory in Britain
History, EarlyView.Abstract A pioneer of post‐war boxing, Barbara Buttrick fought in fairgrounds and on music‐hall stages in Britain and France before making a career in the United States during the 1950s. She fought against practical obstacles, prejudice and discrimination to become the Women's World Flyweight and Bantamweight Champion in 1957. This article examines her
Matthew Taylor
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REPRODUCING OPERATIONAL LANDSCAPES: The Rock Mining for Indonesia's New Capital City
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Indonesia's new capital city is designed to become a green and sustainable city. In this article, we examine the (un)sustainability of the process through which the city is coming into being. Using the sociospatial theory of planetary urbanization, we trace the dialectical relationship between the new city and sites beyond it to show how ...
Bosman Batubara +4 more
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CAPITALIZING CRISIS: Urban Extractivism in Athens Amidst Neoliberal Restructurings
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract In this article we examine the post‐2009 transformation of Athens through the analytical lens of urban extractivism. We argue that the Greek sovereign debt crisis did not operate as a temporary disruption, but as a durable political condition that enabled the institutionalization of extractive urban governance.
Konstantinos Zafeiris +2 more
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VOID URBANISM: Unbuilt New Cities and State Formation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Based on an analysis of the planning process behind Kitoko City in the Democratic Republic of Congo—a new city project officially launched in 2019 but never implemented—this article examines the political, social, and spatial effects generated by urban initiatives that remain at the stage of intention. It investigates how such unbuilt projects
Patrick Belinga Ondoua
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article investigates the symbolic politics of state‐led gentrification and heritagization, focusing on how these processes serve to ‘glorify’ state power. Drawing on Agamben's political theology, Bourdieu's notion of symbolic power and space, and political heritage studies, we argue that the symbolic politics of state glorification can ...
Wouter van Gent +2 more
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Beach Monitoring and Beach Management of Gangwon Coast
Journal of Coastal Research, 2011ABSTRACT IN HO, K and JUNG LYUL, L., 2011. Beach Monitoring and Beach Management of Gangwon coast. In: Micallef, A. (ed.), MCRR3-2010 Conference Proceedings, Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue, No. 61, pp. 8–13. Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy, ISSN 0749-0208.
In Ho Kim, Jung Lyul Lee
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Ocean & Coastal Management, 2000
Abstract Beach awards are used as promotional tools for UK coastal tourism, but information regarding public knowledge of them is sparse. Studies were carried out at two important UK resorts (Barry and Weston-super-Mare) regarding the three major beach awards — the Blue Flag, Seaside Award and Good Beach Guide.
C Nelson, R Morgan, A.T Williams, J Wood
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Abstract Beach awards are used as promotional tools for UK coastal tourism, but information regarding public knowledge of them is sparse. Studies were carried out at two important UK resorts (Barry and Weston-super-Mare) regarding the three major beach awards — the Blue Flag, Seaside Award and Good Beach Guide.
C Nelson, R Morgan, A.T Williams, J Wood
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Perceptions of beach safety: A comparison of beach users and managers
Coastal Management, 1989Abstract Today's beach manager must balance legal obligations to protect users from injuries with recreation users’ expectations for reasonably safe and enjoyable recreation opportunities. Thus beach managers must have a thorough understanding of their legal obligations as well as the expectations of their recreation users if they are to formulate risk‐
James E. Fletcher +2 more
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Beach Volleyball Management in Brazil
2023From its creation to the current times, beach volleyball has been showing a significant growth in the global scenario in terms of competitive sports practice and was one of the sports that took the least amount of time to enter the official program of the Summer Olympic Games.
Marques Oliveira, Fernando +3 more
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