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Social Responsible Heritage Management - Empowering Citizens to Act as Heritage Managers

open access: yesProcedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015
Heritage management, realised foremost by varied heritage interpretation(s), is foremost multidisciplinary task. Contemporary understanding of the heritage management takes into account all relevant (i.e. site/county/country/region specific factors) be it social or economic beside essential preservation.
openaire   +2 more sources

The impacts of biological invasions

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock   +42 more
wiley   +1 more source

Boston Hospitality Review: Winter 2016 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The Evolution of Dual-Branded Hotels: How the Marriott/Starwood Acquisition Enhances Opportunities for Developers By Daniel Lesser, Jonathan Jaeger, & Jeremy Gilston of LW Hospitality Advisors® -- The Making of Airbnb by Morgan Brown -- Hotel E-Commerce:
Brown, Morgan   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Subterranean environments contribute to three‐quarters of classified ecosystem services

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Beneath the Earth's surface lies a network of interconnected caves, voids, and systems of fissures forming in rocks of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic origin. Although largely inaccessible to humans, this hidden realm supports and regulates services critical to ecological health and human well‐being.
Stefano Mammola   +30 more
wiley   +1 more source

A vulnerability evaluation method of earthen sites based on entropy weight-TOPSIS and K-means clustering

open access: yesHeritage Science
The degradation of earthen sites due to natural and human factors has become a pressing issue, necessitating urgent protection measures. In this context, accurate assessment of the vulnerability of earthen sites is essential for the development of ...
Ningbo Peng   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health infrastructure development and its impact on health security in Ethiopia since the 20th Century: Focus on Gojjam Province

open access: yesCogent Arts & Humanities
In Ethiopia, the primary source of medical knowledge from antiquity to the turn of the 20th century was local medical expertise. The western contemporary medical healthcare services didn’t begin till the first decades of the 20th century.
Beyene Chekol Syoum   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart   +57 more
wiley   +1 more source

Archaeometallurgical investigation of the Nebra Sky Disc

open access: yesScientific Reports
The world heritage object Nebra Sky Disc is one of the best investigated archaeological objects. The origin of the raw materials it is made of is well known. However, its manufacturing process was not completely clear.
Sebastian Dieck   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The evidence base for ranger patrol effectiveness in conservation and how to improve it

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ranger patrols are a cornerstone of wildlife protection efforts around the world and occur across all ecological governance systems. Evidence that patrols reduce threats to wildlife and enable their recovery has not been systematically examined previously.
Trina Rytwinski   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

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