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A Life You Know is Dying Like a Statue: Stateless Communities and Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding in Gulf Countries

Gulf Education and Social Policy Review
To understand the extent to which the intangible cultural heritage of stateless communities in Gulf countries is safeguarded under the law, it is necessary to interpret international, regional, and state frameworks around cultural heritage and cultural ...
Sherine Al Shallah
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Does Intangible Cultural Heritage Law Resolve Everything in China? [PDF]

, 2012
In order to protect intangible cultural heritage (ICH), China enacted the Intangible Cultural Heritage Law of the People’s Republic of China on 25th February 2011.
Li, L. (Luo)
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International Tourism in the Global South: Revealing an Extractive Development Process

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Hosting international tourism remains a key development strategy for many Global South countries to generate economic growth, government revenue and employment. However, this conventional wisdom can be contested: tourism may instead be seen as an extractive process that disrupts livelihoods, ecosystems and host economies.
Julia Jeyacheya, Mark P. Hampton
wiley   +1 more source

Views of Vidigal: negotiating opportunities and risks in a gentrifying favela in Rio de Janeiro Favela avec vue : négocier opportunités et risques dans un quartier en voie de gentrification à Rio de Janeiro

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
The contested dynamics of slum gentrification in Rio de Janeiro came into focus during the brief period of relative peace brought by the pacification policy leading up to the 2016 Olympics. In this unprecedented moment, Rio's South Zone favela residents experienced a respite from the daily confrontations with police operations and drug trade violence ...
Angela Torresan
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Hydrothermal-Chemical Treatments on Bending Performance and Physical-Mechanical Properties of Four Timber Species

BioResources
The bending behavior of four key timber species (Fraxinus chinensis, teak, rubberwood, and Pinus yunnanensis) was evaluated under hydrothermal-chemical treatments. Controlled experiments at varying moisture contents (20 to 60%), temperatures (100 to 140 °
Huajie Shen, Caixia Bai, Fengwu Zhang, Yue Sun, Xinzhen Zhuo, Rongfeng Ding, Donghai Huang, Yushan Yang, Jian Qiu   +8 more
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‘The Good Couscous That Pleases Us!’: The Meanings of Enduring Imperialist Imagery in Postcolonial French Food Advertising, 1970–2000

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines a wave of Orientalism‐inspired food commercials that appeared on television in France between 1975 and 2000. Older commercials for couscous were more banal, emphasizing a given product's superiority or affordability. Around 1975, however, there was a concerted shift in the advertising; new spots contained exoticized ...
Kelly Ricciardi Colvin
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial distribution of intangible cultural heritage resources in China and its influencing factors

Scientific Reports
Exploring the spatial distribution of China’s intangible cultural heritage resources and its influencing factors is an important foundation for their protection and development and a key step toward the integration of culture and tourism.
Zhongwu Zhang, Zheng Cui, Tongsheng Fan, Shiyun Ruan, Juemei Wu   +4 more
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FEMINISTS VERSUS MONUMENTS? From Protests to Anti‐monuments in Mexico City

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the role of heritage spaces and monuments in the Historic Centre of Mexico City during ongoing feminist mobilizations. Feminists have claimed that the Mexican government is more concerned about protecting monuments and urban heritage than acting to prevent gender‐based violence and femicide.
Fernando Gutiérrez
wiley   +1 more source

AN URBAN MARKETPLACE UNDER PRESSURE: The Steady Gentrification Process of Porta Palazzo (Turin) Through the Eyes of Market Sellers and Policy Makers

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Marketplaces, crucial sites for low‐income populations as sources of affordable goods and social interaction, are at a critical juncture. They are experiencing decline due to the rise of shopping centres and neglect by public authorities, while at the same time being rediscovered as tourist attractions, sources of profit and tools for urban ...
Francesca Ru
wiley   +1 more source

A Novel Multidisciplinary Approach for Reptile Movement and Behavior Analysis

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We present a novel multidisciplinary approach capable of advancing research on reptiles’ behavior. Our approach uses integrated tools and methods for the digitization, reconstruction, and visualization of reptiles and their behavior. We (i) record movement through tri‐axial accelerometers, video cameras, and motion capture systems; (ii) ground‐truth ...
Savvas Zotos, Marilena Stamatiou, Sofia‐Zacharenia Marketaki, Michael Konstantinou, Andreas Aristidou, Duncan J. Irschick, Jeremy A. Bot, Emily L. C. Shepard, Mark D. Holton, Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source