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Improving coastal safety for international visitors to Australia

open access: yesPublic Health in Practice
Objectives: International visitors are a high-risk group for drowning and other fatalities at Australian coastal locations due to lower visitation and familiarity than the resident population.
William A. Koon   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety Assessment of Ocean Current in Pantar Strait for Marine Tourism

open access: yesIlmu Kelautan
The Pantar Strait with its coral reef ecosystem has encouraged many tourists to dive since the last decade. At least, ten coral reef ecosystem sites in Pantar Strait have been indicated as having potential for marine tourism, such as Munaseli Beach ...
Akhmad Tri Prasetyo   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainability Certifications as Strategic Tools: Environmental Accountability, Institutional Robustness and Global Convergence

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability certifications are increasingly used as strategic tools to advance accountability for environmental sustainability. This study addresses the challenge of fragmented national certification standards by proposing and applying a replicable method to assess the structural robustness and convergence of industry‐specific ...
Teresa Turzo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decolorization of Disperse Dyes in Textile Polyester Recycling Using Activated Carbon

open access: yesChemie Ingenieur Technik, EarlyView.
Decolorization of disperse dyes from disodium terephthalate solutions is examined using two activated carbons with varying pore structures and surface properties. The potential impact of pore size distribution and surface charge on the adsorption process is assessed to support optimized adsorbent selection.
Charlotte Lücking   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ormond Beach Observation Platform Project

open access: yes, 2008
Notes on Ormond Beach observation platform project to establish a near-term facility for enhancing visitor experience at Ormond Beach wetlands while raising awareness and public appreciation of long ...
Ormond Beach Task Force
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Observations of nonlinear run-up patterns on plane and rhythmic beach morphology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Application of non-linear forecasting and bispectral analysis to video observations of run-up over cuspate topography shows that these alongshore patterns in the morphology are accompanied by changes to the fundamental behaviour of the run-up timeseries.
Coco, Giovanni   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Perceptions of Governance (Il)Legitimacy Mediate Climate Change Adaptation in the Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Governance is a well‐known dimension of adaptive capacity across various frameworks, however specific links between perceptions of governance (il)legitimacy and adaptive capacity remain relatively unexplored. In this study, we investigate connections between climate change adaptation and perceptions of governance (il)legitimacy using focus ...
Emma D. Rice   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cannon Beach Notice of Adopted Amendment (2007-05-03)

open access: yes, 2007
4 pp. Adopted 2007-05-03. Department of Land Conservation and Development Notice of Adopted AmendmentAmend the Comprehensive Plan Background Report, Cannon Beach.
Cannon Beach (Or.)
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Environmental Statecraft, Fragmented Authoritarianism, and Technocratic Governance: The Structure and Agency of China's Local Environmental Politics

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Local environmental politics in China is often said to be dominated by state‐controlled modes of multi‐level governance. However, top‐down governance is embedded within and transformed by local politics, adding complexity to governance practices and environmental outcomes.
Minsi Liu, Kevin Lo
wiley   +1 more source

Aftasten/Tantear: A sensorial, coalitional wayfinding among Muslim runners

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract Muslim recreational runners in Muslim‐minority settings that take up running as their preferred form of leisure indicate that they feel they have to navigate a sense of exclusion when running outdoors. This article explores the process of exploration and sensing in public, represented by the Dutch verb aftasten, to investigate the way Muslim ...
Jasmijn Rana
wiley   +1 more source

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