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From Ruin to Resource: The Role of Heritage and Structural Rehabilitation in the Economic and Territorial Regeneration of Rural Areas

open access: yesLand
Rural depopulation and the abandonment of historic settlements are pressing challenges for contemporary spatial planning, particularly in regions with a rich architectural and cultural heritage. This article examines the ruins of Moya, in Cuenca (Spain),
Emma Barelles-Vicente   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The heritage of higher education. Historical milestones and current issues

open access: yes, 2013
In another context, questions were raised about how the heritage of higher education institutions is constituted and the place that these buildings, objects, and behaviors might have in the representations and identities of the institutions concerned. The question of chronology was set aside in favor of a diachronic approach.
openaire   +1 more source

Cheia de axé (full of axé): Spirituality, resistance, and repair in Pernambuco's Afro‐Brazilian traditional communities

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores how Afro‐Brazilian communities in Pernambuco respond to state‐led industrial development through culturally rooted practices of resistance and repair. Drawing on archival and ethnographic research in the coastal municipalities of Cabo de Santo Agostinho and Ipojuca, this study traces the effects of Brazil's large‐scale ...
Shelly Annette Biesel
wiley   +1 more source

Images of Rurality: Commodification and Place Promotion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
It is argued that rural areas and landscapes can increasingly be regarded as places of consumption rather than production. This is reflected in the emphasis which appears to be placed on attracting visitors to rural localities.
Storey, David
core   +1 more source

Queer configurations: The female divine, regional identity, and Queer‐religious belonging in South India

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores how queerness and religion intersect in a unique enactment of Bathukamma, a flower festival honoring the female divine in Hyderabad, the capital of the South Indian state of Telangana. Drawing on theories of figuration, I analyze how local queer organizations celebrate the festival in a way that engages two distinctive ...
Stefan Binder
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating General and Vocational Education to Sustain and Renew Traditional Chinese Culture: A Case Study of Chongqing Three Gorges Vocational College

open access: yesFuture in Educational Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how a Chinese higher vocational college can align skills training with the inheritance and innovative development of fine traditional Chinese culture. Grounded in perspectives that view vocational education as cultural transmission and identity work and informed by the lenses of general‐vocational integration and ...
Yuchang Xu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

ChatGPT in Educational Research: A Case Study of Graduate Students' Use and Ethical Perceptions

open access: yesFuture in Educational Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rise of generative AI, particularly ChatGPT, has transformed academic research, raising both opportunities and ethical concerns. This study examines how graduate students in the education field utilize ChatGPT and their ethical perceptions regarding its use.
Eunseon Lim, Hyunwoong Lee, Yeoran Choi
wiley   +1 more source

Nicosia-Concerted Retailing and Tourism Strategies to Awaken a Neglekted and Sleeping Beauty [PDF]

open access: yes
Nicosia, the last divided European city, is only able to skim a small portion of the tourist purchasing power compared to the other tourism strongholds of the island and, at the same time, does not utilize the existing cultural potential in an efficient ...
Gronau, Werner   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Historic Preservation Law: The Metes & Bounds of a New Field [PDF]

open access: yes, 1981
Historic Preservation Law has come to mean that combination of regulations, common-law property principles, tax incentives, and adjective law in administrative proceedings, governing historic sites and property within the United States. Although Congress
Robinson, Nicholas A.
core   +1 more source

Aloe vera in Food Preservation: Harnessing Bioactive Constituents for Clean‐Label Innovation and Safety Assurance

open access: yesFood Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Aloe vera‐derived biopolymers and nanoformulations enhance antimicrobial, antioxidant, and barrier functions in clean‐label edible coatings and films, whereas safety‐critical anthraquinone thresholds and regulatory constraints shape their translational potential.
Acharya Balkrishna   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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