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Seismic Retrofitting and Restoration of Historical Buildings Using Innovative Materials: the Case of Carmine’s Bell Tower in Naples [PDF]

, 2009
A general multidisciplinary procedure to approach the study of heritage building is synthesized in this PhD thesis considering the main features necessary to identify the structural behaviour of such type of buildings (historical inquires, geometric ...
Voto, Simona
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Novel method of ecological damage assessment for intentional destruction of cultural relics and historic sites

Cogent Social Sciences
Recent years have witnessed a spurt of progress in China’s tourism industry, contributing greatly to the economy, culture, and ecology. Cultural relics and historic sites boast significant value in terms of tourism, economic, ecological service, cultural,
Jianing Lin, Leping Zhang, Ningjie Li, Zhiguo Zhang, Bairui Lu, Lihui Huang, Ao Li, Meng Gao, Jinhui Wang, Zhenhui Gao, Ting Sun   +10 more
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COSMOLOGICAL MARKINGS AND ERASURES: The Political Theology of State‐Led Gentrification and Heritagization

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article investigates the symbolic politics of state‐led gentrification and heritagization, focusing on how these processes serve to ‘glorify’ state power. Drawing on Agamben's political theology, Bourdieu's notion of symbolic power and space, and political heritage studies, we argue that the symbolic politics of state glorification can ...
Wouter van Gent, Tular Sudarmadi, Bakti Setiawan   +2 more
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Rising sea level at the coast threatens monuments and historical sites

, 2020
Society
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Intellectual Solidarity and Reflexive Dislocation: Sociology in the Age of Global Authoritarianism

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article contributes to current debates on the ethics of critical scholarship in an era of authoritarian consolidation and institutional erosion. It introduces intellectual solidarity as an ethical stance and reflexive dislocation as a methodological practice that together offer a grounded response to the complicities and constraints of ...
Salvador Santino Regilme
wiley   +1 more source

Heritage and Resilience: Issues and Opportunities for Reducing Disaster Risks [PDF]

, 2013
This paper examines the unique role of cultural heritage in disaster risk reduction. Itintroduces various approaches to protect heritage from irreplaceable loss and considers ways to draw upon heritage as an asset in building the resilience of ...
Albrito, Paola, O'Brien, Geoff, Marrion, Christopher, Douglas, Diane, Kim, Yongkyun, Murthy, Manas, Boccardi, Giovanni, King, Joseph, Dolcemascolo, Glenn, Jigyasu, Rohit, Osihn, Mariana   +10 more
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Parasites at the Summit: Unexpected Geographic Distribution of the Blood Parasite Lineage Found in the Endangered Giant Lizard of Tenerife

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We combined microscopic screening and molecular phylogenetic analyses to characterize blood parasites infecting Gallotia intermedia from the coastal cliffs of Montaña de Guaza and to place these infections in a broader biogeographic context. We detected apicomplexan parasites of the genus Karyolysus infecting 53.6% of G.
Rodrigo Megía‐Palma, Gonzalo Albaladejo‐Robles, Gemma Palomar, Javier Martínez, Anamarija Žagar, Alejandro Escánez‐Pérez, Miguel A. Carretero, Wiesław Babik, Santiago Merino   +8 more
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Greek ΜΝΗΣΘΗ and Aramaic DKYR in the Near East: A Comparative Epigraphic Study

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Past studies of graffiti containing the word ΜΝΗΣΘΗ have never fully established its intrinsic meaning. However, due to the existence of the Aramaic term DKYR, which carries a seemingly identical meaning to ΜΝΗΣΘΗ, in similar contexts in the Roman Near East, a comparison between both words is possible. Four distinct sites where the coexistence
Sebastien Mazurek
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Analysis of the suitability for ecotourism in Beira Baixa region using a spatial decision support system based on a geographical information system

Regional Science Policy &Practice, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Ecotourism can contribute to the conservation of environmental values, as well as to the development of positive synergies between agents in the tourism sector, tourists and the local population. The growing interest in tourism offers with low environmental impact, which support the local economy, translates into a competitive advantage for ...
Luís Quinta‐Nova, Dora Ferreira
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La fotografía como creadora de la imagen de un destino turístico. Buenos Aires a través de sus tarjetas postales [PDF]

PASOS Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural, 2010
This paper is focused on qualitative study where a sample of Bs. As. postcards sold in 2007 is analyzed. The article analyzes how the photography creates and transmits images and tourist symbols (sites, monuments, masterpieces), and its important role in
Santillán, Vilma Leonora
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