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‘Reinventing’ the Beach? Lessons from a Local Development Plan in the French Riviera

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Coastal squeeze is now so tangible both globally and locally that the focus of scientific debate has expanded from the erosion of beaches to the risk of their disappearance. In this context, it is crucial to explore local development plans that aim to preserve the long‐term existence of a beach.
Isabelle Bruno, Grégory Salle
wiley   +1 more source

AI-driven vibration-based event classification in railway switches and crossings. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Amin MA, Najeh T, Ghoul A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainable Tourism and Projectification: Evidence from South‐Eastern Italy

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how public policy can be used to promote local tourism and steer it towards sustainability. It uses the municipality of Lecce—a medium‐sized city in south‐eastern Italy—and the broader Salento region as a critical case study, drawing on descriptive statistics, administrative data on local policy projects promoting culture
Lorenzo Mascioli
wiley   +1 more source

Towards intelligent railway monitoring: A novel hybrid deep learning architecture for railway obstacle detection. [PDF]

PLoS One
Mai C, Eisentraut L, Schadt M, Buettner R.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The effectiveness of installing trackside fencing in preventing railway suicides: a pre-post study design in Victoria, Australia. [PDF]

Inj Prev, 2023
Clapperton A, Dwyer J, Spittal M, Pirkis J.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Riding Through Norms: Creating and Performing Athletic Femininity at American Ladies’ Equestrian Exhibitions, 1850–1890

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT During the nineteenth century, American agricultural fairs often featured ladies’ equestrian exhibitions. At these events, women constructed an athletic femininity based on skill and competitiveness that challenged traditional ideals of womanhood.
Gabrielle McCoy
wiley   +1 more source

Remembering Interracial Intimacies: South Asian Perspectives on Black/Brown Sex and Romance in Colonial East Africa

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bringing together historical evidence, postcolonial fiction and memory work, this study recovers South Asian cultural attitudes towards interracial heterosexual romance from the margins of East African history. It asks why Black/brown intimacy was treated as taboo and denied legitimacy within South Asian diasporic communities in British‐ruled ...
Carissa Chew
wiley   +1 more source

Toward Smart Railway Infrastructure Predictive and Optimised Maintenance Through Digital Twin (DT) System. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Kazemi MJ, Rashidi M, Kang WH, Siahkouhi M.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

‘Mere Amateurs’? Elementary Teachers and the Making of Scientific Authority in the British Child Study Movement

History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article offers new perspectives on the relationship between elementary teaching, scientific expertise and the professionalization of the human sciences. Previous scholarship has demonstrated the ready existence of ‘amateur’ science societies in the nineteenth century where cross‐class exchanges were common.
Julia Gustavsson
wiley   +1 more source

A Survey of AI-Enabled Predictive Maintenance for Railway Infrastructure: Models, Data Sources, and Research Challenges. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Bris-Peñalver FJ, Verdecia-Peña R, Alonso JI.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source