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Events as platforms, networks, and communities [PDF]
, 2021 This introduction to the special issue on events as platforms, networks, and communities reviews recent research on these subjects. It outlines the previous work of the ATLAS Events Group in developing a “network approach to events,” as well as ...
Richards, Greg +3 more
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Events in the network society: The role of pulsar and iterative events [PDF]
, 2015 This conceptual article argues for a broader view of the role of events in social systems. When analyzed as social phenomena, events can be seen as social actors that have the potential to both sustain and transform social systems.
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, 2021 In recent years, the need for advanced precautions for mitigating the risks imposed by events, which involve high volumes of people in shared spaces, has multiplied.
Weaver, Kennedy, Liu-Lastres, Becky
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, 2022 This paper explores how campus-based charitable events can drive future participation through the factors of engagement, social media use, campus community, and self-esteem.
Mechelin, Kyle +2 more
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Cloth(ing) for the dead: case study of three designers’ green burial practices
Fashion and Textiles, 2017 The aim of this study was to explore the current green burial clothing movement by examining three designers’ work using a multi-case study approach. Green burial incorporates a sustainability concept into funeral practices.
Gwendolyn M. Michel, Young-A Lee
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Nigerian Youths and Popular Music: The Media Literacy Imperative
ABUAD Journal of the Humanities-AGIDIGBO, 2016 The pervasiveness of popular music and its attendant influence on contemporary youths in the Nigerian society has attracted the attention of government, parents and researchers.
Goodluck Layefa +3 more
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TOWARDS 4D VIRTUAL CITY RECONSTRUCTION FROM LIDAR POINT CLOUD SEQUENCES [PDF]
ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2013 In this paper we propose a joint approach on virtual city reconstruction and dynamic scene analysis based on point cloud sequences of a single car-mounted Rotating Multi-Beam (RMB) Lidar sensor.
O. Józsa, A. Börcs, C. Benedek
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Nature Communications, 2021 There are a number of competing explanations for the late Pleistocene extinction of many North American megafauna species. Here, the authors apply a Bayesian regression approach that finds greater concordance between megafaunal declines and climate ...
Mathew Stewart +2 more
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Green Point residents’ perceptions of the socioeconomic impact of the Cape Town Carnival. [PDF]
African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2018 This study investigates the socio-economic impact of the Cape Town Carnival (CTC) as perceived by residents of the Green Point suburb of Cape Town. In most cases, successful carnival events are underpinned by community support thus it is crucial to ...
Patience Machisa +2 more
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The impact of an outdoor and wine festival on established businesses in the Breede Valley region, Western Cape, South Africa. [PDF]
African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2016 This study focuses on the impact of the Breedekloof Outdoor and Wine Festival on established businesses in the Breedekloof region in the Breede Valley of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Ms Shameelah Ismail +2 more
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