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Naval-gazing : the popular geopolitics of affect and maritime heritage

open access: yes, 2021
The light cruiser HMS Belfast was launched in 1938 as part of a great power struggle between the British, Japanese, and Americans for naval supremacy in the Pacific Ocean. The ship did not make it to the Pacific until much later, however, as the outbreak
Waterton, Emma (R16010), Dittmer, Jason
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Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Business Model and Sustainable Development Goals for an Innovative Agricultural Waste Management: Distributed Biogas Production

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Technological progress and population growth have increased global pork demand; leading to a rise of methane emission from pig farming, a key contributor to climate change. Anaerobic digestion offers a sustainable solution by converting manure into biogas.
María‐Pilar Martínez‐Hernando   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Broadening national security and protecting crowded places - Performing the United Kingdom’s War on Terror, 2007-2010 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This thesis critically interrogates the spatial politics of two ‘fronts’ of the UK’s on-going war on terror between 2007-2010: first, broadening national security, the extension of national security into non-traditional social and economic domains; and ...
JACKSON, EMILY,LINDSAY
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Perspectives on Climate Change in Education for Sustainability: Linking Concepts and Skills for a Practical Ecological Transition

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT ‘Hard’ natural sciences have extensively been used to provide evidence that climate change is happening and climate action is needed. If the contribution of our economic activities to disturbing our climate systems is now largely accepted, the way in which we design and operationalise ‘climate action’—how we transition to more sustainable ...
Sandrine Simon
wiley   +1 more source

Popular geopolitical analysis of the series Rise of the Raven

open access: yesPólusok Folyóirat
The study examines the series Rise of the Raven within the theoretical framework of popular geopolitics, seeking to answer the question of how a large-scale historical television production contributes to the contemporary reproduction of the ...
Kata Murányi   +3 more
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Toward a Sustainability Standard for Cultural Organizations: Borrowing From Tourism

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cultural organizations are increasingly engaging with sustainability, yet they lack a sector‐specific standard to guide and institutionalize efforts as long‐term strategies. This study reviews research papers on sustainability standards in the tourism sector, a field with greater experience with such tools, and horizontally borrows insights ...
Małgorzata Ćwikła, Leticia Labaronne
wiley   +1 more source

How Climate Change Shapes Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Performance in the MENA Countries

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change, political stability, and sustainability are three central factors that interact and serve as key drivers of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. Accordingly, this paper aims to fill a vital research gap by examining the impacts of climate change, natural resource ...
Hicham Ayad   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Framing the Syrian Refugee Crisis: A Comparative Analysis of Arabic and English News Sources

open access: yesInternational Journal of Communication, 2018
The mass exodus of millions of Syrians from their country due to worsening war conditions has become a serious global humanitarian crisis. As the number of displaced refugees rises, so does the number of those living in inhuman conditions.
Srividya Ramasubramanian, Caitlin Miles
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