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'Mine's a Pint of Bitter': Performativity, gender, class and representations of authenticity in real-ale tourism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Leisure choices are expressive of individual agency around the maintenance of taste, boundaries, identity and community. This research paper is part of a wider project designed to assess the social and cultural value of real ale to tourism in the north ...
Bakhtin M.   +21 more
core   +1 more source

Investigation of the Relationship Between Individuals’ Authenticity, Self-Esteem, and Serious Leisure Perspectives of Individuals Participating in Leisure Activities

open access: yesResearch in Sport Education and Sciences, 2022
Bu çalışmanın amacı serbest zaman aktivitelerine katılan bireylerin özgünlük, benlik saygısı ve ciddi boş zaman perspektifleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesidir. Çalışmanın örneklemi Konya Büyükşehir Belediyesine bağlı, KOMEK, Halk Eğitim Merkezi ve Gençlik Merkezi kurslarına katılan 197 kadın (yaş=28,33 ± 8,57), 98 erkek (yaş=25,60 ± 5,33) toplam ...
DENKTAŞ, Mehmet, ERKMEN HADİ, Gaye
openaire   +3 more sources

Autologous minimally manipulated adipose‐derived stromal vascular fraction in knee osteoarthritis: Lasting symptom relief and imaging evidence from a 12‐month prospective study

open access: yesKnee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To evaluate the safety and efficacy of intra‐articular autologous transplantation of adipose‐derived connective tissue micrografts rich in stromal vascular fraction (CTM‐SVF), obtained using an enzyme‐free system (Hy‐Tissue® SVF) for knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods Thirty patients (mean age of 53.3 ± 6.4 years) with Kellgren–Lawrence
Laura Mangiavini   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Professional Sports Event Attendance and Construction Workers’ Job Burnout: The Mediating Role of Leisure Spillover

open access: yesBuildings
In recent years, with the increase in work intensity and the more complex working environment in the construction industry, the problem of job burnout among construction workers has become increasingly prominent.
Yuyang Hou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why Your Academic Library Needs a Popular Reading Collection Now More Than Ever [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Do popular reading materials belong in college and university libraries? Although some librarians think not, others believe there are compelling reasons for including them. The trend towards user-focused libraries, the importance of attracting patrons to
Dewan, Pauline
core   +2 more sources

More than proteins for empty stomachs: Wild meat in the BaTonga food system

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Our paper highlights the limitations of the framework used by many conservation‐focused programmes that incorporate food security objectives. This framework encourages the substitution of wild proteins with domestic proteins by promoting animal farming in communities located near conservation areas.
Muriel Figuié   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rediscovering cultural tourism: cultural regeneration in seaside towns [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
British seaside towns have been subject to numerous attempts at regeneration and rebranding since the collapse of traditional seaside tourism began in the late 1970s.
Kennell, James
core  

Perspectives of Endurance Athletes' Spouses: A Paradox of Serious Leisure

open access: yesLeisure Sciences, 2017
Amateur endurance sports have been widely couched as serious leisure. However, to date there has been a lack of research exploring impacts of serious leisure on athletes' spouses. Adopting a grounded theory approach, in-depth interviews were conducted with 15 spouses of endurance athletes in Australia who regularly competed in distance running ...
Matthew Lamont   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Saplings of significance: Nurturing cultural value of new tree plantings through participatory opportunities

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Tree‐planting initiatives are a crucial part of international sustainability and climate action efforts. Yet, many of these initiatives fail to achieve their long‐term sustainability and climate goals. The role of community value is an often‐overlooked factor in promoting the success of new tree plantings.
Claire L. Narraway   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The magnitude and economic replacement value of wild meat obtained from ‘recreational’ big game hunting in the United States

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Meat production has notable benefits for food security, nutrition and various production economies, but has elicited substantial negative environmental impacts. Recreational hunting provides an alternative to agricultural meat production for over 24 million hunters worldwide.
Shane P. Mahoney, Richard D. Honor
wiley   +1 more source

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