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The birth of an earth being: ‘Rights of nature’ in Brazilian Amazonia and elsewhere Naissance d'un être de la terre : « droits de la nature » en Amazonie brésilienne et ailleurs

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
In June 2023, the Laje River, located in the traditional territory of the Wari’ Indigenous people in Rondônia, Brazil, was declared a legal entity, an earth being, with rights, following the co‐ordinated action of an indigenous councillor and non‐indigenous activists.
Aparecida Vilaça
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The Development of Winter Sports Tourism in Romania – A Historical Approach

European Journal of Tourism Research, 2017
The aim of this study is to present a historical approach of Romanian winter sports tourism focused on the importance and the future-oriented development of the skiing activity and ski resorts, having as landmarks: the end of the 19th century, the ...
Sorina Cernaianu, Claude Sobry
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MIRACLE URBANIZATION: Spatial Production and Political Legitimation in the Sochi 2014 and Beijing 2022 Olympics

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract From desert ski resorts to subtropical Winter Games, there is a global proliferation of ‘mission‐impossible’ mega‐projects. The prevailing frameworks of city branding and urban entrepreneurism fail to explain the political logics behind these seemingly irrational projects.
Yiqiu Liu, Sven Daniel Wolfe
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The EU Space Act's Global Reach: Legal Considerations on the Envisaged Application to Non‐EU Operators

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines what is known at this stage, before the envisaged publication of the legislative proposal by the European Commission in March/April 2025, about the European Union's Space Act, focusing on its potential application to non‐EU operators.
Ingo Baumann, Katharina Prall
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Psychological drivers of decision making in ski tourists: Impact of destination attractiveness, satisfaction, and place attachment

Acta Psychologica
A comprehensive literature review revealed that most scholars in the field of ski tourism have examined destination attractiveness as an external factor and that the pathway from cognitive evaluation to emotional attachment to behavioral intention ...
Shuai Zhang, Kyungsik Kim
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Artificial snowmaking possibilities and climate change based on regional climate modeling in the Southern Black Forest

Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 2012
Winter sport, especially ski tourism - is one of those sectors of tourism that will be affected by climate change. Ski resorts across the Alps and in the adjacent low mountain ranges react to warm winter seasons by investing in artificial snowmaking. But
Philipp Schmidt, Robert Steiger, Andreas Matzarakis   +2 more
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Evaluating the Competitiveness of Iran’s Winter Tourism Destinations [PDF]

Muṭāli̒āt-i Mudīriyyat-i Gardishgarī
With increasing competition in tourism and rising tourist expectations, destination competitiveness has become crucial. However, no comprehensive assessment of Iran’s ski resorts had been conducted.
Hooman Sabzavi, Amin Dehghan
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Advancing ski tourism transformations to climate change: A multi-stakeholder participatory approach in diverse Canadian destinations

Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights
Canadian ski tourism destinations face increasing climate and carbon risks yet are not currently prepared to adapt to climate change or a decarbonized future.
Natalie L.B. Knowles, Daniel Scott
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Competitiveness Analysis of Dizin and Palandöken Ski Resorts: From Indicator Identification to Performance Evaluation Using the IPCA Analysis [PDF]

گردشگری و اوقات فراغت
In the highly competitive market of the sports tourism industry, understanding the competitive position of a destination is of great importance for destination managers.
Hooman Sabzavi, Amin Dehghan
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Multilocal Practices in a Pleasure Periphery: A Typology of Time, Space and Activity

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.
Abstract The prerequisites, conditions and drivers of multilocality, that is, leading an everyday life in multiple places, were transformed through the accelerated adoption of remote work triggered by the COVID‐19 pandemic. We bring new perspectives to the field of multilocality research by exploring and theorising multilocal practices through a post ...
Nicolai Ekecrantz, Katarina Haugen, Eva Thulin   +2 more
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