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‘We Are Australia’: Unpacking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People's Understandings and Experiences of Australian Identity

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the oldest living custodians in the world. However, Australian identity has been purposefully established to exclude Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, contributing to systemic oppression and harmful consequences. Understanding the perspectives and experiences of Aboriginal and Torres
Jack Farrugia, Jonathan Bullen
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the role of design in sustainable adaptive reuse of built heritage [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
There are significant social, economic and environmental benefits associated with retaining and adaptively reusing existing heritage buildings in the built environment.
Wilson, Kimberley J.
core   +1 more source

Shifting Child Protection Assessments From a Deficit Focus to Assessments Informed by Strengths and Protective Factors: Translating Research Knowledge to Practice

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Child protection systems play a critical role in preventing and responding to child maltreatment, yet practices are often predominantly deficit focused. This paper presents a rapid literature review on the strengths, protective factors, and cultural considerations to inform child protection assessment.
Gabrielle R. Hunt   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the Role of Thermal Comfort Perception on Negotiating Heritage Conservation and Energy Efficiency Decisions through System Dynamics

open access: yesBuildings
The building sector, which is responsible for a significant amount of total global energy consumption, provides substantial opportunities for energy efficiency studies.
Merve Karabeyeser Bakan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Structures of masonry walls in buildings of permanent ruin – causes of damage and methods of repairs

open access: yesBudownictwo i Architektura, 2018
Currently there is a lot of castles classified as objects of the permanent ruin. In according to conservation doctrine, it is needed to protect this objects and prevent further degradation.
Bartosz Szostak
doaj   +1 more source

Cohesion Without Consensus: Attitudinal Profiles of Social Cohesion in Australia

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Headline indicators of social cohesion in Australia have remained stable in recent years despite rising political polarisation and declining institutional trust worldwide. Yet recent protests and incidents of ethnically and politically motivated violence suggest that cohesion may be under strain. If cohesion is understood not as the pursuit of
John van Kooy
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental impacts on historical buildings – an example of the bridge over the former “Głęboka Droga” in Puławy

open access: yesBudownictwo i Architektura, 2016
The destruction of historical buildings most often results from the physical wear that may occur over time, as well as wear of functional (utility) and environmental nature. Environmental wear of the monuments is related to the changes in the vicinity of
Beata Klimek
doaj   +1 more source

An overview on Robotic Applications for Cultural Heritage and Built Cultural Heritage

open access: yesSCIRES-IT - SCIentific RESearch and Information Technology, 2019
Focus is an overview on Robotics application for Cultural heritage and Built Cultural Heritage (a term that includes all the Architectural, Archaeological, and generally constructed artifacts). In the field of analysis and restoration of Cultural Heritage and Built Cultural Heritage it is interesting to have accurate and efficient operating ...
Gallozzi, Arturo   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Approaches to industrial heritage: what works?

open access: yes, 2013
When it comes to the care of industrial heritage in Malta, discussion is seriously lacking. There are however many players in the field – who individually or in small groups, as private individuals or as public officers, are doing a tremendous amount ...
Cassar, JoAnn   +3 more
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How Media Represent Australian Indigenous Business: Comparing Australian and International Coverage

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Media representations of Indigenous business shape public perceptions, investor confidence and consumer demand, influencing how Indigenous enterprises are valued and understood. This Indigenous‐led study systematically reviews grey literature on Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses published between 2006 and 2024 ...
Maria Raciti   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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