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Seismic risk assessment of architectural heritages in Gyeongju considering local site effects [PDF]

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2013
A seismic risk assessment is conducted for cultural heritage sites in Gyeongju, the capital of Korea's ancient Silla Kingdom. Gyeongju, home to UNESCO World Heritage sites, contains remarkable artifacts of Korean Buddhist art.
H.-J. Park, D.-S. Kim, D.-M. Kim
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ROBOTIC MAPPING OF CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2015
Abstract. In archaeological studies the use of new technologies has moved into focus in the past years creating new challenges such as the processing of the massive amounts of data. In this paper we present steps and processes for smart 3D modelling of environments by use of the mobile robot Irma3D.
D. Borrmann, R. Heß, H. R. Houshiar, D. Eck, K. Schilling, A. Nüchter   +5 more
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Monitoring cultural heritage sites at risk using citizen engagement through crowdsourcing [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
One of the most significant consequences of climate change is the threat to cultural heritage sites. The TRIQUETRA project addresses the critical challenge posed by climate change to cultural heritage sites by applying a comprehensive risk assessment ...
K. Themistocleous, K. Themistocleous, V. Evripidou, K. Toumbas   +3 more
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The Ecosystem Protection and Promotion of Mogao Grottoes [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2020
The cultural heritage of the Dunhuang Mogao Caves is a valuable as set for China, but the site is located in Gansu Province in northern China, where the ecological environment is fragile, the environmental space is relatively small and the environmental ...
Liang Jiani, Deng Dexiang, Zhou Xi, Liu Kaige   +3 more
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Terraced landscapes as protected cultural heritage sites

Acta geographica Slovenica, 2017
This article presents the current state of protection of terraced landscapes as an important type of cultural landscape, both globally and in Slovenia. The UNESCO World Heritage List, the Satoyama Initiative list, and the Slovenian Register of Immovable Cultural Heritage are analyzed. The findings show that terraces rarely appear as a factor justifying
Geršič, Matjaž, Kladnik, Drago, Šmid Hribar, Mateja   +2 more
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The Nature of Cultural Heritage Sites

Ethnologia Europaea, 1998
In the late 1990s holidays close to nature often take people to places that are demarcated as cultural heritage sites. Here people can sample the past in their search for a life in harmony with nature. The development of these living museums where visitors can try their hands at old crafts, get a taste of what life was like in the past, and witness ...
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Sustainability of Cultural Heritage in World Heritage Site, Melaka

Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies, 2016
Cultural heritage is constructed from the intrinsic relationship between three fundamentals: society; tangible cultural heritage (TCH); and intangible cultural heritage (ICH). To sustain, cultural heritage relies on the social behaviour of society. Thus, reflecting fragility of heritage.
Nur Izzati Mohd Rodzi, Saniah Ahmad Zaki, Syed Mohd Hassan Syed Subli   +2 more
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Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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Social media and the tourist experience: a study of UNESCO cultural heritage sites in Pakistan [PDF]

South Asian Journal of Marketing
PurposeThis study explores how social media platforms shape and mediate the tourist experience at UNESCO cultural heritage sites in Pakistan. It analyses user content to uncover key drivers of visitor satisfaction and sustainable heritage tourism.
Uzma Naz, Musa Khan
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The Insistence of Blackness and the Persistence of Antiblackness in Ireland

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper positions Ireland as a critical site for examining the insistence of blackness and an antiblackness created and sustained through Irish ethnonationalist imaginaries and exclusionary processes. Drawing on connected sociologies and Irish Black Studies, this enquiry argues that antiblackness in Ireland operates as a generational force,
Philomena Mullen
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