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Seismic analysis and design of tunnels within fault ground: A review

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
The research methods of seismic response of tunnels within fault ground, including field investigations, analytical solutions, physical experiments, and numerical simulations, and seismic countermeasures are discussed. The present study examines the shortcomings and limitations of the current research and design, and puts forward proposals for future ...
Xingda Wang, Yujing Jiang, Xuepeng Zhang, Yuyong Jiao, Ningbo Li, Xiao Wang, Bo Li   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The private finance initiative (PFI) and finance capital: A note on gaps in the "accountability" debate [PDF]

, 2007
During recent years, a wide spectrum of research has questioned whether public services/infrastructure procurement through private finance, as exemplified by the UK Private Finance Initiative (PFI), meets minimum standard of democratic accountability ...
Asenova, D., Beck, M.
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For the Few, Not the Many: Tracing the Residualist and Compensatory Nature of British Energy Support

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing on extensive documentary analysis, this article traces the evolution of British energy policy support since World War II. It analyses shifts in policy design through two interpretive lenses: eligibility (residualist vs. universalist) and function (compensatory vs. preventive).
T. M. Croon, M. G. Elsinga, J. S. C. M. Hoekstra, M. Sunikka‐Blank, R. Galvin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Feminist 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

Coping Practices of Small‐ and Medium‐Sized Enterprises Facing Power Asymmetry in Digital Platform Business

Strategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Digital platform (DP) enterprises have risen to the top of the global economy by inverting traditional business models. They earn money through matchmaking, transaction facilitation, and efficient orchestration of other stakeholders' resources.
Lukas R. G. Fitz, Jochen Scheeg
wiley   +1 more source

No App, No Entry: Conceptualizing Digital Technology Captivity in Service Access

Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We introduce Digital Technology Captivity (DTC), a form of consumer vulnerability that arises when digital technologies become the mandatory gateway to essential services. When access is tied to systems that feel unfamiliar, complex, or intimidating—and when preferred alternatives are limited—consumers may experience heightened vulnerability ...
Carolyn Wilson‐Nash, Rob Angell, Yuanming Qiu, Ismini Pavlopoulou, Dimitrios Kolyperas   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Weather and Climate Information for Tourism [PDF]

, 2010
The tourism sector is one of the largest and fastest growing global industries and is a significant contributor to national and local economies around the world. The interface between climate and tourism is multifaceted and complex, as climate represents
Lemieux, Christopher J., Scott, D.J.
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Large, rugged and remote: The challenge of wolf–livestock coexistence on federal lands in the American West

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The expansion of grey wolves (Canis lupus) across the western United States, including on public lands used for extensive livestock grazing, requires tools and techniques for reducing wolf–livestock conflict and supporting coexistence. We examined approaches used on forested lands managed by the U.S.
Robert M. Anderson, Susan Charnley, Jeff Vance Martin, Kathleen Epstein   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘You shall not pass!’—frequent hikers' acceptance of access restrictions in overcrowded Italian Mountains

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Outdoor recreation is reported to have many positive effects on individuals and communities. However, when recreationists' presence becomes overcrowding, it can cause ecological damage to natural sites while also reducing the benefits of outdoor recreation for recreationists and local communities.
Giacomo Pagot, Gianluca Grilli, Paola Gatto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community participation agreements: a model for welfare reform from community-based research [PDF]

, 2001
Summary In its June 2001 budget, the Federal Government announced a new framework for welfare reform, Australians Working Together. One component of the framework is the proposed development of Community Participation Agreements in remote Indigenous ...
Diane Smith
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