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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
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Intangible cultural heritage and heritage institutions
, 2017 The theme of this issue of In Situ found, even as the articles were being collected and rereadeven as the articles were being collected and reread, a legislative response that was as lapidary as it was enlightening.Article 55 of the "Freedom of creation, architecture and heritage" law (LCAP) amendsarticle L.1 of the Code du Patrimoine (French Heritage ...
Cachat, Séverine, Hottin, Christian
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BioResourcesThe 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 +8 more
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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
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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
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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
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Spatial distribution of intangible cultural heritage resources in China and its influencing factors
Scientific ReportsExploring 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 +4 more
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INFRASTRUCTURAL CONCEALMENT: Everyday Festival Economies and Riverine Ecologies in Kolkata
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Urban infrastructures are often celebrated within marketized development logics for their promise of equitable access while concealing ecological harm. This article examines whether and how ecological degradation is integral to infrastructural modernization, showing how infrastructures that promise improvement and inclusion simultaneously ...
Debapriya Chakrabarti +2 more
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An Economic Perspective on Workplace Depression: Reevaluating the Job‐Demands‐Control Framework*
Economic Record, EarlyView.Depression is the third leading cause of disability. The influential job‐demands‐control literature finds a strong relationship between an employee's control over their work (autonomy), the demands of the job and negative health outcomes such as depression.
Kieron J. Meagher, Andrew Wait
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Accounting Perspectives, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This case challenges students to apply managerial accounting concepts in the context of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, a large‐scale event shaped by uncertainty, complexity, and public accountability. Positioned as advisors evaluating financial and strategic decisions before the Games, students analyze sponsorship value, cost structures ...
Catherine Barrette, Michael J. Marin
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