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A community‐driven approach to address substance use and create a Great Plains American Indian addiction and recovery research agenda

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Substance use, specifically opioid and methamphetamine use, is of increasing concern among American Indian (AI) populations in the Great Plains. This community‐driven participatory study investigated the impacts of substance use and community‐defined needs in treating addiction.
Brynn Luger, Anna Kihlström, Brinda Sivaramakrishnan, Allison Kelliher, Frankie Kropp, Carmen Rosa, T. John Winhusen, Donald Warne, the CTN0129 participating Tribal communities   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Imbalance of World Heritage List: did the UNESCO strategy work? [PDF]

The official intention of the UNESCO World Heritage List is to protect the global heritage. However, the imbalance of the distribution of Sites according to countries and continents is striking.
Bruno S. Frey, Lasse Steiner
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Springbrook: Challenges in developing a long-term, rainforest wireless sensor network [PDF]

, 2008
We describe the design, development and learnings from the first phase of a rainforest ecological sensor network at Springbrook - part of a World Heritage precinct in South East Queensland.
Brunig, Michael, Corke, Peter, Foley, Glenn, Hodge, Jonathan, Hu, Wen, Keto, Aila, Mackey, Ben, Sikka, Pavan, Wark, Tim   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

The Insistence of Blackness and the Persistence of Antiblackness in Ireland

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper positions Ireland as a critical site for examining the insistence of blackness and an antiblackness created and sustained through Irish ethnonationalist imaginaries and exclusionary processes. Drawing on connected sociologies and Irish Black Studies, this enquiry argues that antiblackness in Ireland operates as a generational force,
Philomena Mullen
wiley   +1 more source

Making World Heritage Truly Global: The Culture Certificate Scheme [PDF]

Culture has attributes of a global public good that needs to be preserved for mankind as a whole. World Culture Certificates are proposed to efficiently preserve World Heritage.
Bruno S. Frey, Paolo Pamini
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The social value of heritage: Balancing the promotion-preservation relationship in the Altamira World Heritage Site, Spain

, 2020
The designation of World Heritage Sites (WHSs) by UNESCO strengthens the international and national image of heritage destinations in the growing market of cultural tourism.
E. Parga-Dans, P. González, Raimundo Otero Enríquez   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Transition From Primary to Secondary School: Igniting Attendance and Engagement Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Through National Policy Reform

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's Closing the Gap reform aims to address disparities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. There are specific targets focussed on key educational transitions; yet, the transition to secondary education is not a targeted priority.
Azhar Hussain Potia, Kai W. Wheeler, Tracy Woodroffe, Karen Thorpe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Studies on the Utilization of Walled Towns in the Aspect of Fortifications and Military Heritage—Focusing on the Haemi-eupseong Walled Town in Korea

Architecture
Throughout history, humans have used the environment to build structures for defense. Fortifications are clear examples of buildings created to better protect important settlements and homes.
Doo Won Cho
doaj   +1 more source

Participatory Policy Development: Reflections on Designing the Strong Roots for Our Futures Program in Victoria

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy, Bhiamie Williamson, Jesse Williams   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preserving tradition: the role of community customs and sustainable practices in traditional house preservation on Nias Island, Indonesia

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
Indonesia is home to over 300 ethnicities, many of which have traditional communities living in rainforest settlements. Unfortunately, the number of traditional houses is decreasing because 20th century introduction to Christianity, post-independence ...
Fanitra Pedi Atmanti, Yasufumi Uekita
doaj   +1 more source