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Abstract Over the last 20 years, collaborative efforts have emerged with the intention of going beyond the pure capitalist economy, seeking to generate transformative community‐based changes that guarantee blue equity, fair distribution and well‐being.
Sílvia Gómez, Alfons Garrido
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Impacts of Company Factors on Digital Business Model Maturity for Yachting Tourism Agencies
Digital business models are reshaping tourism landscape, causing disruptive shifts within its entire ecosystem – including in the provision of services, employment modalities, value networks and more. In the light of such developments, there is a growing body of scholarly literature studying various aspects of digital business models in tourism.
Zentner, Helena +2 more
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Mediating atmospheric bordering: Migratory journeys in hostile environments
Short Abstract The main claim of the paper is that displaced people mediate affective processes that aim to shape their movements, and that such mediations are critical for understanding: the importance of sensory relations and spaces of movement that might otherwise remain obscure; the ways to challenge affective politics; and the relationship among ...
SUZAN ILCAN
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Towards an Urban Political Ecology of Coastal Land Reclamation
Short Abstract In this paper, I suggest an urban political ecology of land reclamation, which focuses on the making of urban land. I consider the discursive, legal and material dimensions of coastal mega‐projects. This approach helps to comprehend the relations between imaginaries of coastal urbanism, spatial planning and regulations that co‐produce ...
Jonas Hein
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SUSTAINABLE YACHT TOURISM PRACTICES
Yacht tourism has become an important asset for the countries which consider tourism as a means of development due to its environment awareness, national and international investments, the volume of business, employment opportunities, foreign exchange income, socio-economic and socio-cultural impact, and an increasing number of investments and ...
GÜZEL, TÜLAY, SEVİNÇ, FİGEN
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Meteorological Tsunamis: From Local Hazard to Global Relevance
Abstract Research on meteorological tsunamis or meteotsunamis—long ocean waves in the tsunami frequency band generated by propagating atmospheric disturbances which resonantly enhance ocean waves—has grown significantly in recent decades. This expansion is due to progress in (a) ocean and atmospheric measurements, including advanced instrumentation ...
Ivica Vilibić +2 more
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Ludic and liminoid aspects of charter yacht tourism in the Caribbean
Abstract The behavior of charter yacht tourists in the British Virgin Islands can be viewed as a symbolic expression and an inversion of the central sexual and social ideologies of the tourists' home culture. The paper analyses the behavior as a form of play, following Huizinga and Norbeck, and in terms of liminality and communitas, following Victor ...
Department of Anthropology University of Florida, Gainsville, USA ( host institution ) +1 more
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Abstract Lake surface fluxes provide important information about the lake's thermal environment. To capture their spatial variations, a ship serves as an excellent platform for applying the eddy correlation (EC) method. Although ship‐based EC measurements have been conducted over the ocean, this has not been the case over lake surfaces.
Michiaki Sugita, Fumiyoshi Kondo
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Assessing the ecological recovery of shellfish reefs following restoration in southern Australia
Shellfish reefs are among the most degraded of all coastal habitats due mainly to historical wild commercial harvest, sedimentation, introduced species, and disease. Until the 20th century, most estuaries and bays across southern Australia contained shellfish reefs. Efforts to restore these endangered ecosystems commenced in the mid‐2010s.
Elisa Bayraktarov +12 more
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Yacht tourism is a form of leisure travel that involves renting or owning a yacht for vacation purposes. It is a luxurious way to explore coastal regions, islands, and remote locations accessible primarily by water. This study, from a resident’s perspective, aims to understand how sustainability and resilience strategies can be framed for sustainable ...
A Sajeevan Rao +2 more
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