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Understanding the Heterogeneity of Tourists’ Choices under Climate Change Risks: A Segmentation Analysis

Atmosphere, 2020
This paper undertakes a data-driven segmentation analysis on tourists’ choice of island destinations in the context of a changing climate. To this end, 2528 tourists visiting ten European islands in the Mediterranean, Baltic, and Atlantic regions were ...
Yen. E. Lam-González, Carmen García Galindo, Matías M. González Hernández, Carmelo J. León   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of Bio‐Based Phenolic Plasticizer Extracted From Rambutan Fruit Shell Waste: A Sustainable Alternative to Synthetic Plasticizers for Green Polymer Applications

Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, EarlyView.
Comprehensive Characterization of Bio‐Based Phenolic Plasticizer Extracted From Rambutan Fruit Shell Waste. ABSTRACT The development of eco‐friendly plasticizer is driving the interest of many scientists due to its environmentally benign nature.
Divya Divakaran, Indran Suyambulingam, Sunesh Narayanaperumal, Nadir Ayrilmis, Murugesan Palaniappan, Sivasubramanian Palanisamy, P. Senthamaraikannan, Siva Avudaiappan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender Differences in Perceived Importance and Performance of Penang Island Attributes

SHS Web of Conferences, 2014
This paper examines the gender differences in perceived importance and performance of Penang Island attributes. The data was drawn from questionnaire survey of 801 international tourists who visited the island between August and November 2012.
Omar Shida Irwana, Abooali Gelareh, Mohamed Badaruddin, Mohamad Diana   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The emerging global tourism geography - an environmental sustainability perspective [PDF]

, 2011
The current development of tourism is environmentally unsustainable. Specifically, tourism’s contribution to climate change is increasing while other sectors are reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.
Landre, M, Landré, Martin,, Landré, Martin, Peeters, PM, Peeters, Paul, Paul Peeters, Peeters, Paul,, Landré, M., Martin Landré, Peeters, P.M.   +9 more
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A Geomorphometric Approach to Estimate the Deterioration of Earthen Archaeological Sites by Rainfall and Diffusion Processes: The Huaca Chornancap (Eighth–14th Century ad), Lambayeque, Peru

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rain‐induced erosion processes can severely damage Earthen archaeological sites. Huaca Chornancap (HCH; eighth–14th century ad) is a platform located in the Lambayeque region (Peru) exposed to seasonal rain due to El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO).
Luigi Magnini, Maria Ilaria Pannaccione Apa, Robert Gutiérrez Cachay, Marco Fernández Manayalle, Carlos Eduardo Wester La Torre, Guido Ventura   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Departing from standard practices: Strategic application of value engineering in the anatomy laboratory to enhance formaldehyde extraction using high‐impact, low‐cost, and low‐maintenance solutions

Anatomical Sciences Education, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 241-253, March 2025.
Abstract This study describes the process of developing a high‐impact, low‐cost, and low‐maintenance air ventilation system for anatomy facilities. It employed the strategic application of Value Engineering (VE), assuring that the air ventilation system meets contemporary threshold limit values (TLVs) for formaldehyde in the working zone of dissection ...
Jürgen Russ, Niels Hammer
wiley   +1 more source

‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
wiley   +1 more source

Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
wiley   +1 more source

Consciousness towards Socio-Economic Impact Propensity: The Langkawi Island

SHS Web of Conferences, 2014
This study evaluates the socio-economic impact of tourism development on the tourist perceptions in Oriental Village, Langkawi Island. Socio-economic impacts are the consequences of either the tourism industry development or the presence of tourists in a
A. Khadar Nur Zafirah , Jaafar Mastura, Mohamad Diana   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainable Tourism Contracts

, 2021
This book addresses the various sustainability issues that the tourism industry has faced over time like the trend from over-tourism to under-tourism or from tourism in increasingly distant destinations to a new local tourism with new needs. It also highlights how contracts, both between businesses and those with consumers, can represent tools for the ...
openaire   +2 more sources