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Using structured decision making to evaluate the tradeoffs of selective fish passage
Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Dams have dramatically altered rivers and are a major contributor to native fish population declines. However, many dams serve important ecological, social, and economic functions, such as flood control, invasive species control, and provision of recreational opportunities.
Shane Flinn +2 more
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ECOROM – Indicators System Proposal of Quality Certification in Ecotourism [PDF]
Open to trends in tourism development on European and world level, Romanian tourism improves under its impact, developing specific recognition criteria at global level, regarding the quality of services and cultural and natural attractions it owns ...
Hornoiu Remus +2 more
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Curator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The paths taken by visitors in museums influence what they see, do, learn, and experience. Poorly designed museums can lead to missed goals and opportunities. In this article, I critically review visitor studies published since the 1930s to evaluate explanations for visitor path choice in museums, namely, the location and attractiveness of ...
Gareth Davey
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Gentrification Everywhere? Delinking Culture‐Led Regeneration From Gentrification
The Developing Economies, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper challenges the prevalent use of “gentrification” (shishen hua [士紳化/仕紳化] or jinshen hua [縉紳化]) as a catch‐all critique of culture‐led regeneration and neighborhood transformations, including rent increases and shifts in aesthetic and tastes, in Sinophone Asia and beyond.
Desmond Hok‐Man Sham
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Animating and sustaining niche social networks [PDF]
, 2012 Within the communicative space online Social Network Sites (SNS) afford, Niche Social Networks Sites (NSNS) have emerged around particular geographic, demographic or topic-based communities to provide what broader SNS do not: specified and targeted ...
Spurgeon, Christina, Swift, Adam
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Gentrification, Urban Informality, and Displacement in Bangkok
The Developing Economies, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study analyzes the recent complex dynamics of urban transformation and spatial exclusion affecting the urban lower class. Emerging cities such as Bangkok experience rapid and compressed development in which the characteristics and challenges of both developed and developing cities co‐occur.
Tamaki Endo
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Organizational agility and relational trust: Unraveling the dynamics of pioneering orientation
European Management Review, EarlyView.Abstract In a context of rapidly evolving business landscapes, this study delves into the intricate factors shaping pioneering orientation, focusing particularly on organizational agility in operational and market dimensions. The research, conducted with 302 companies in Peru's World Heritage Cities, utilizes structural equation modeling to analyze ...
Bernardo De la Gala‐Velásquez +3 more
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TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLANNING IN SELECTED EU COUNTRIES [PDF]
Tourism development planning is now part of the regional policies of all Member States of the European Union. Strategic plans at national or regional level are specific instruments of regional management, which contain results of the planning process and
Martin LUŠTICKÝ +2 more
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Foreign Language Annals, EarlyView.Abstract There is little published research on school‐aged learners of Mandarin Chinese in anglophone contexts. This article explores English secondary school pupils' motivation for learning Chinese compared to European languages. The research questions were: (1) What is the strength and nature of pupils' self‐reported motivation for learning languages?
Robert Woore, Laura Molway, Clare Savory
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Culture of Revenge: Analysing Blood Revenge in Pakistan's Tribal Areas
The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Revenge is a widespread phenomenon present in every culture. It is defined as a motivated retaliation against an offense or wrongdoing perceived as harmful or a violation of moral norms. Previous psychological research views revenge as an expressive action done for personal satisfaction.
Muhammad Asif +3 more
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