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World Heritage: Where are we? An empirical analysis [PDF]

open access: yes
A statistical analysis of the UNESCO World Heritage List is presented. The World Heritage Convention intends to protect global heritage of outstanding value to mankind, but there has been great concern about the missing representativity of the member ...
Bruno S. Frey, Paolo Pamini
core   +2 more sources

Historical Period Stone Anchors from Mombasa, Kenya: Evidence of Overseas Maritime Trade Contacts with Asia and Middle East

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics, 2015
One of the characteristics of the East African Coast has been its accessibility. The sea has been a means of contact with the outside world. Over the last 2000 years, there has been an interpenetration of cultures to this region through trade ...
Caesar Bita
doaj   +1 more source

Quantifying Consumer Tradeoffs Across Firm‐Level Strategic Positioning Dimensions: Evidence from US Craft Beer Consumers

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Strategic positioning becomes increasingly important as markets mature, particularly in consumer‐facing industries that offer similar products, experiential cues, and values‐based messages. This study offers a conceptual model to examine the strategic positioning factors that motivate consumers to visit one local business over another before ...
Aaron J. Staples   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maritime Archaeological Research on the Pulau Melaka Shipwreck

open access: yesSPAFA Journal
In late 2020, a group of independent researchers found a pile of wood believed to be part of the structure of a shipwreck in Pulau Melaka, Melaka. The discovery was reported to the Department of National Heritage and Melaka Museum Corporation, which saw
Amir Husaini Saiffuddin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conservation Design for Traditional Agricultural Villages: A Case Study of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama in Japan

open access: yesBuilt Heritage, 2019
Agricultural villages in Japan are declining and disappearing rapidly. When an agricultural village goes extinct, its tradition and culture die as well.
Nobu Kuroda
doaj   +1 more source

Economic Impact of Sustainability in Wine Sector: A Systematic Literature Review

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability has become a key issue in the wine sector, raising questions about its compatibility with firms' economic performance. Despite growing attention to environmental and social practices, evidence on their economic implications remains fragmented.
Valentina Di Chiara   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disaster risk assessment and the effectiveness of countermeasures: a comprehensive DRM, CPRAM framework for fire safety in the Ali Qapu Palace

open access: yesBuilt Heritage
This study integrates the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) framework with the Cultural Property Risk Assessment Model (CPRAM) for the Ali Qapu Palace—a UNESCO World Heritage property in Isfahan, Iran.
Arezoo Izadi
doaj   +1 more source

Urban Transformation and Related Conflicts at UNESCO World Heritage Sites

open access: yes, 2022
Cities are constantly changing. Today, policy-makers all over the world are discussing how to create the conditions for developing green, healthy and safe cities where people meet and innovations are created.
Gustafsson, Christer,   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Predicting Performance of Hall Effect Ion Source Using Machine Learning

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This study introduces HallNN, a machine learning tool for predicting Hall effect ion source performance using a neural network ensemble trained on data generated from numerical simulations. HallNN provides faster and more accurate predictions than numerical methods and traditional scaling laws, making it valuable for designing and optimizing Hall ...
Jaehong Park   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

High‐elevation endemic plants predicted to lose habitat from changing climate in Washington State

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise High‐elevation plants face unique challenges from potential climate change impacts that will likely require upslope migration into increasingly smaller suitable habitat. This situation is particularly acute for endemic species that by definition occupy small geographic ranges.
Nicholas L. Gjording   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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