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Gill raker counting for approximating the ratio of river- and sea-spawning whitefish, Coregonus lavaretus (Actinopterygii: Salmoniformes: Salmonidae) in the Gulf of Bothnia, Baltic Sea [PDF]
Background. The ability to distinguish between stocks in mixed fisheries is a prerequisite for a sustainable fisheries management. In the Gulf of Bothnia the relative contribution of endangered river-spawning and sea-spawning whitefish, Coregonus ...
M. Himberg +6 more
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‘Time’ in tourism: ‘individual time’ and ‘social time’ [PDF]
The author does a review of the research into tourist activity and concludes that the particular character of tourist behaviour is reflected best in the study of time budgets. He proposes Max Weber's ideal-type method to be used in the analysis.
Bonneau, Michel
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ABSTRACT In recent decades, many European countries have experienced significant family changes, including an increase in the proportion of non‐marital births. To understand these family changes in European and Western societies, numerous theories have emerged, accompanied by a wealth of empirical literature.
Yoann Doignon +3 more
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On the politics of movement: Borderscapes, choreopolicing and choreopolitics
Short Abstract The paper introduces choreography as a novel tool of analysis for investigating how movement shapes and is shaped by the apparatus of territorial security. It examines how dance choreography can intervene in security imperatives and enact embodied transgression.
Charlotte Veal
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Determinants of the spatial diffusion of Bollywood cinema
The aim of the paper is to indicate which determinants had the major impact on the spatial diffusion of the Bollywood cinema in two aspects: the first appearance of this cinema in different countries and the number of films distributed there.
Parda Małgorzata
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Exploring the Impacts of Spatial Contexts on the Life Course Trajectory Status of Vulnerability
ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to investigate in what ways the spatial context matters for the life course trajectory status in terms of vulnerability. In particular, it explores the impacts of spatial contexts aggregated from life course trajectories.
Eva K. Andersson
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Short Abstract Using activity diaries from Beijing, this research investigates gendered space–time constraints across household types. Extended families alleviate fixity (e.g., via grandparental support in chores/childcare), yet men gain significantly more flexibility than women.
Hongbo Chai +3 more
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Internal Migration Over the Course of Urbanization in Developing Countries
Abstract Our understanding of the patterns of internal migration that underlie the fast urbanization in developing countries is mainly based on theory and country case studies. We test the hypothesis of a mobility transition from a comparative perspective by analyzing the evolution of different types of internal migration across the settlement ...
Mathias Lerch +2 more
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Specific Featuires of Spacial Diffusion in Organic Agriculture
The article substantiates the hypothesis of conformity of organic agriculture proliferation in Russia and key provisions of Hagerstrand theory of innovation diffusion.
D. G. Galkin
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Do the suburbs exist? Discovering complexity and specificity in suburban built form [PDF]
In human geography cities are routinely acknowledged as complex and dynamic built environments. This description is rarely extended to the suburbs, which are generally regarded as epiphenomena of the urbs and therefore of little intrinsic theoretical ...
Griffiths, S +3 more
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