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Curator: The Museum Journal, Volume 68, Issue 3, Page 534-541, July 2025.ABSTRACT Just over 100 years after Katherine Routledge's 1921–1922 expedition to the Mangareva Islands, digitized copies of a portion of her field notes from the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in London were returned to the source community in French Polynesia.
James L. Flexner +2 more
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Cogent Arts & HumanitiesDrawing on critical toponymy, and at the intersection of human geography, urban studies, and sociolinguistics, this qualitative study analyses the 2012 renaming of all Rwandan streets with a special focus on Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.
Jean de Dieu Amini Ngabonziza +1 more
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People and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 6, Page 1382-1395, June 2025.Abstract In the face of global changes and the biodiversity crisis, Local Ecological Knowledge of Indigenous communities is increasingly valued for aligning conservation policies with the needs of local communities and enriching conservation strategies through the synergy of diverse knowledge systems.
Opale Coutant +7 more
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Researcher of Karshi toponymy [PDF]
, 2018 In this article we are talking about the toponyms Names of streets and makhallas of the city of Karshi , which have a special place in the study of toponymy of Uzbekistan, found in the Dictionary by Nafasov.
JABBOROV, E., JABBOROV,, X.
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Przegląd Archeologiczny, 2017 The paper discusses changes in the way early medieval stronghold relics located in the North-East Silesia were perceived during the past four centuries and shows how the interest in these structures were developing from the early modern period until the ...
Justyna Kolenda +1 more
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Mosques and belonging in Scandinavia: the role of language in territorialisation processes
Cogent Arts & HumanitiesThis study aims to demonstrate the importance of language in shaping the sense of belonging of mosques in Scandinavia. To do so, we draw upon Raffestin’s work on territoriality (1986, 2012) and combine it with linguistic theories of language politics ...
Helle Lykke Nielsen, Tove Rosendal
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HERITAGIZING THE OTHER: Diversity, Heritage and Gentrification in Amsterdam Oost
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Volume 49, Issue 1, Page 95-110, January 2025.Abstract This article explores the complex connections between gentrification, heritage and othering in Amsterdam Oost, a district shaped by intertwined (post)colonial and (post)migrant histories. It does so by examining two temporary heritage‐making initiatives coordinated by the nearby ethnographic Tropenmuseum to celebrate the rich immigration ...
Elisa Fiore, Vittoria Caradonna
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Redai diliThe South China Sea Islands and their adjacent waters—as an integral part of China’s inherent territory—have profound strategic significance. The formation, evolution, and standardization of these official place names encapsulate China’s enduring ...
Xue Ma, Wende Zhou
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Canadian Geographer / Le géographe canadien, Volume 69, Issue 1, Spring / printemps 2025.Abstract North America is characterized by an expansive continental plain that has been described as platter‐flat. Yet this central continental plain includes isolated uplands that some people call mountains. The hill‐mountain muddle is a classic problem of geomorphology, arising from the challenge of discriminating continuous, attached forms.
Murray M. Humphries +3 more
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Journal of Geography, Politics and Society, 2020 The article explores the historical trends and patterns in the politics of space in toponymic landscapes of Soviet and postSoviet Belarus through the prism of critical toponymy and the post-colonial theoretical approach.
Sergei Basik
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