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Battling the Tides of Climate Change: The Power of Intangible Cultural Resource Values to Bind Place Meanings in Vulnerable Historic Districts

open access: yesHeritage, 2018
Climate change increases not only the vulnerability of cultural resources, but also the cultural values that are deeply embedded in cultural resources and landscapes.
Malorey Henderson, Erin Seekamp
doaj   +1 more source

Classed spaces – Harry Anderson [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
On Tuesday 7th February, our ‘Class, Politics and Culture’ seminar group set off exploring London’s East End. Led by Liza Mckenzie, the aim of the ethnographic walk to take us out the classroom to see the how London is changing, and look at how such ...
Anderson, Harry
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“Open-Minded Couple Seeking a Third”: Queer Women in the Digital Age [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The decline of the lesbian bar and the dawn of the digital age, combined with the lack of a sufficient digital hook-up space for queer women, leaves a gaping hole in the potential for lesbian visibility and sociability.
Braaten, Elizabeth
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Place, Identity and Wellbeing: Bradford and Beyond

open access: yesInternet Archaeology
This paper presents ongoing collaborative, place-based research between the University of Bradford and partner organisations, exploring the importance of identity, and the role of heritage and culture, for wellbeing, cohesion and resilience. It discusses
Karina Croucher   +15 more
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The meaning and measurement of place identity and place image of towns and cities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
It is within the context of the growing level of competitiveness between places, and even the decline of many, that a need has been identified for places to have a marketing focus.
Baxter, Jessica, Kerr, Greg
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Urban identity: A bibliometric review, 1969–2024

open access: yesAlexandria Engineering Journal
Urban identity has global, national, local, and spatial dimensions, and its concept is multifaceted, including landmarks, history, heritage, culture, language, memory, and music.
Zaker Alesaily, Ahmed Albialy
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Lost at home : Jia Zhangke’s journey toward modernity

open access: yes, 2018
In this essay, I take a close look at three of Jia’s films that have prominently engaged the topic of home in relation to place, identity, and nation: Still Life 三峽好人 (2006), 24 City 24城記 (2008), and A Touch of Sin 天註定 (2013).
MENKUS, Wei
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Linking activity and place attachment dimensions in enhancing the sense of place [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Sense of place definition includes the point where the physical form, activity and meaning are intertwined in the people experience of a place. In urban design and place quality research, much has been discussed on the influence of the physical form ...
Dola, Kamariah, Ujang, Norsidah
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Community Festivals : Involvement and Inclusion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This paper presents a part of a more detailed study into the organisation of a communityfestival in the East Midlands of the UK. The focus is on how the central steering groupimposed a restricted sense of culture onto the festival and how the local ...
Clarke, Alan   +2 more
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Public mural art installations in an urban cultural district: place identity under scrutiny [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Public Mural Art Installation (PMAI) affects tourist perceptions and decision-making on a destination’s features and the manner they enhance a place identity.
Karimian, Elham   +2 more
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