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‘Stopping to dream’: the beautification and vandalism of London’s interwar arterial roads
, 2010 In the interwar period in Greater London, the new arterial road system produced a contestation over appearance between the forces of beautification and vandalism.
Law, Michael John
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Detecting vandalism on Wikipedia across multiple languages [PDF]
, 2015 Vandalism, the malicious modification or editing of articles, is a serious problem for free and open access online encyclopedias such as Wikipedia. Over the 13 year lifetime of Wikipedia, editors have identified and repaired vandalism in 1.6% of more ...
Tran, Khoi-Nguyen Dao
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FEMINISTS VERSUS MONUMENTS? From Protests to Anti‐monuments in Mexico City
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the role of heritage spaces and monuments in the Historic Centre of Mexico City during ongoing feminist mobilizations. Feminists have claimed that the Mexican government is more concerned about protecting monuments and urban heritage than acting to prevent gender‐based violence and femicide.
Fernando Gutiérrez
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Assessing Spatiotemporal Side Effects of Diversionary Feeding on Mesopredators
Animal Conservation, EarlyView.We tested whether diversionary feeding alters the space use, aggregation, or activity patterns of mesopredators using a treatment‐control design with camera traps. Although both species frequently used feeding stations, diversionary feeding did not significantly affect their spatial distribution, aggregation, or temporal behaviour.
Pablo Palencia +5 more
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VISITORS PERCEPTION ON VANDALISM AND SAFETY ISSUES IN A MALAYSIAN URBAN PARK [PDF]
The purpose of this research is to identify and understand vandalism issues that occur in the selected case study site as well as to determine characteristics of the surrounding landscape associated with vandalism hotspots, and to justify safe ...
Nurhayati ABDUL MALEK, Manohar MARIAPAN
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Can riots represent? A democratic theory
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Political theory has been perennially concerned with interrogating, identifying, and clarifying the political functions of riots. Yet, political theorists have mostly fallen short of explaining the relationship between riots and democracy, although this is central to the democratic theory of contestation and crucial for evaluating the ...
Alexis Bibeau‐Gagnon
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Vandalizing Tainted Commemorations [PDF]
Philosophy & Public Affairs, 2020 What should we do about “tainted” public commemorations—commemorations of people who were responsible for injustice, or commemorations of injustice?1 Recent campaigns to remove commemorations of historical oppressors—notably, for instance, those of Cecil Rhodes in South Africa and the United Kingdom, or Confederate soldiers in the United States—have ...
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Vandalism as a Symbolic Act in Free Zones [Elektronisk resurs]
, 1992 The concept of vandalism is analyzed as a symbolic act. An analysis of vandalism from a situational-positivistic, or a motivational-psychological, approach hardly gives an understanding of vandalism as a meaningful individual and social act. A humanistic
Roos, Hans-Edvard,, Lund University.
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Indigenous‐Led Adaptation to Complex Climate Risks in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Pacific Island peoples have long histories of adapting to environmental changes, but recent climate change is now driving complex risks that unfold within rapidly shifting societal and environmental contexts. This study investigates how remote Indigenous communities in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, experience and want to respond to complex ...
Eric Lede +3 more
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