scholarly journals The Ironbridge Gorge Heritage Site and its local and regional functions

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (36) ◽  
pp. 61-75
Author(s):  
Waldemar Cudny
Keyword(s):  
Heritage Tourism ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
Cultural Impact ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
School Youth

Abstract The article is devoted to the issue of heritage and its functions. Based on the existing literature, the author presents the definition of heritage, the classification of heritage resources, and its most important impacts. The aim of the article was to show the functions that may be performed by a heritage site, locally and regionally. The example used by the author is the Ironbridge Gorge Heritage Site in the United Kingdom. Most heritage functions described by other authors are confirmed in this case study. The cultural heritage of the Ironbridge Gorge creates an opportunity to undertake various local and regional activities, having first of all an educational influence on the inhabitants, school youth and tourists. We must not ignore the economicinfluences, such as financing the activity of the Ironbridge Trust (the institution administering the site), generating income for local firms providing service to tourists, or for construction companies. This income helps to preserve and conserve the tangible heritage of the Ironbridge Gorge, as well as to generate jobs in heritage management, conservation and heritage tourism. Other effects of the Ironbridge Gorge Site include a socio-cultural impact or that related to sustainable development.

History, Heritage, and the Representation of Ethnic Diversity

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Sweet ◽  
Fengqi Qian
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Heritage Tourism ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Cultural Significance ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
National Unity ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Cultural Heritage Tourism

Government, tourism developers, and communities appreciate the cultural significance of historic sites from varied viewpoints. This chapter aims to provide an effective lens through which to view the development trajectory of China’s cultural heritage tourism. A central thread is the relationship between cultural heritage tourism and the shaping of the public view of history, examined using the case study of Chengde, a World Heritage Site in China. The study provides insight into the contested use of the space by different parties through analysis of Chengde’s symbolic value in promoting ethnic diversity and enhancing national unity. Although the focus on the site’s cultural significance has resulted in a variety of public programs, interpretation of the site reflects values consistent with government objectives and commercial interests. The ability of the site to incorporate multiple perspectives in heritage interpretation is limited by underdeveloped community consultation and participation in the heritage management process.

Process Organization as a Determinant on Team Development and Maturity

2000 ◽  
Vol 44 (12) ◽  
pp. 2-575-2-578
Author(s):  
Georg Stawowy ◽  
Holger Luczak
Keyword(s):  
Work Organization ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Psychological Development ◽  
Team Development ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
A Company ◽  
Strategic Goal

Numerous German companies experience a slow down in team work two to three years after the implementation. Therefore, stability of work organization gains importance as a strategic goal. Based on a literature review on team development a model to describe team development as a basis for the definition of team maturity is presented in this paper. Furthermore, a classification of team tasks in addition to a chosen model of team development lead to a model to explain the relationships among process organization, team tasks and the level of social-psychological development. The underlying hypothesis are finally formulated. Following, a company case study with 28 teams has been conducted to research the tasks within a flow production line and to assess in 48 interviews with members of 14 teams the achieved level of team maturity.

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL MICROCLIMATE MANAGEMENT AND RISK IN THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE OF VILLA BARBARO MASER (ITALY)

2019 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W11 ◽  
pp. 269-276
Author(s):  
A. Bonora ◽  
K. Fabbri ◽  
M. Pretelli
Keyword(s):  
Simulated Data ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Andrea Palladio ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Definition Of

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Indoor environment in heritage buildings can be cause of damage for architecture and artefacts which depend on several physical and chemical parameters: air temperature, relative humidity, volatile organic compounds, etc. How is it possible to evaluate their damage, or the risk of damages? How “aggressive” is indoor microclimate? The scientific literature proposes several different criteria for the evaluation of the risk of damages, especially in the field of museums, while there are few studies which take into consideration historic buildings. In this paper we propose an index – the Heritage indoor Microclimate Risk (HMR) – that allows to define the risk concerning the whole environment and not only the artefacts. Moreover, we propose its application to a real case study of a UNESCO Heritage World Site, obtained through indoor microclimate on-site monitoring and building simulation. The case study reported is Villa Barbaro, built in Maser (1554–1560) by the architect Andrea Palladio and registered in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list since 1996, as Palladian Villa of Veneto. The research is structured as follows: monitoring campaign of the microclimatic parameters; virtual modelling of Villa Barbaro and its validation (by comparing the simulated data and the monitored ones); construction of scenarios which can aid to guarantee the historic building’s conservation and the occupants’ comfort; definition of HMR. The innovative aspect of the proposed methodology is the use of a virtual building model of heritage buildings, to determine, through a single index, the degree of risk and the level of indoor microclimate aggression.</p>

Design in Practice

2021 ◽  
pp. 161-195
Author(s):  
Michael Saward
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Citizen Engagement ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Political Challenge ◽  
Core Components ◽  
Illustrative Case Study ◽  
Definition Of

This chapter pulls together the different forms of rationale for the democratic design framework, and offers a detailed summary of its core components and their provenance. This summary includes a practical step-by-step guide to democratic design, from definition of the specific political challenge at hand to consideration of the life of specific democratic designs or models. The bulk of the chapter sets out an illustrative case study of the application of the framework and its guide, focused on democratic challenges and change in the United Kingdom in the light of the principles of equality, resources, citizen engagement, and citizen participation.

Neuroanatomical Segmentation in MRI: Technological Objectives

1997 ◽  
Vol 11 (08) ◽  
pp. 1161-1187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Worth ◽  
Nikos Makris ◽  
Verne S. Caviness Jr. ◽  
David N. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Image Data ◽  
Insufficient Information ◽  
Mr Image ◽  
Brain Images ◽  
Morphometric Analyses ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Automated Methods ◽  
Signal Intensities

This paper offers a definition of precise, comprehensive, robust and practical neuroanatomical segmentation in magnetic resonance brain images with the goal of performing quantitative morphometric analyses. The main types of difficulties experienced with such problems are described, including those relating to the classification of MR signal intensities and the fact that there is insufficient information in the 2D image. To illustrate the details of obtaining a morphometric description, a case study of semi-automated methods is presented for segmenting the lateral ventricles and caudate nucleus in T1 coronal MR image data. The most significant remaining difficulties are summarized and are offered as objectives for further research.

scholarly journals Memorable cultural consumption: differences between local and non-local visitors to domestic sites

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Joseph Gannon ◽  
Babak Taheri ◽  
Ross Croall
Keyword(s):  
Heritage Tourism ◽  
International Travel ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Serious Leisure ◽  
Cultural Consumption ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Travel Restrictions ◽  
Non Local

PurposeHeritage management is underpinned by preservation, sustainability and generativity; concerns of obvious interest to domestic audiences. However, domestic tourists are not homogenous and can be differentiated by various characteristics, including proximity to the sites they visit. Drawing upon the consumer-based model of authenticity, this study investigates whether the influence of authenticity, self-connection and serious leisure hold over experience memorability differs for distinct domestic visitor groups.Design/methodology/approachTo investigate perceptual differences between “local” and “non-local” domestic visitors, the authors developed and tested a conceptual model using a sample of 320 heritage site visitors within Tabriz, Iran, investigating the effects of self-connection, serious leisure and perceived authenticity on memorable tourism experiences (MTEs) for both groups.FindingsSignificant inter-group differences regarding the influence of serious leisure and self-connection on visitors' perceptions of authenticity emerged. Similarly, the extent to which serious leisure, self-connection and authenticity influenced MTEs also differed. The effect sizes for all proposed relationships were larger for local visitors.Originality/valueHospitality and tourism literature often focuses on the boon that inbound international and non-local domestic tourism can bring to local sites and attractions. However, the findings encourage heritage tourism managers to focus greater attention on attracting custom from “closer to home”. With local visitors demonstrating strong pre-, during and post-visit outcomes, the findings suggest local domestic visitors are a market ripe for greater investigation given ongoing international travel restrictions and Iran's historically-limited international appeal.

Using classification to convict the Khmer Rouge

2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Caswell
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Khmer Rouge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
Strategic Essentialism ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Key Participants ◽  
Legal Consequences

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the importance of classification structures to efforts at holding perpetrators of human rights abuses accountable using one archival repository in Cambodia as a case study.Design/methodology/approachThe primary methodology of this paper is a textual analysis of the Documentation Center of Cambodia's classification scheme, as well as a conceptual analysis using the theoretical framework originally posited by Bowker and Star and further developed by Harris and Duff. These analyses were supplemented by interviews with key participants.FindingsThe Documentation Center of Cambodia's classification of Khmer Rouge records by ethnic identity has had a major impact on charging former officials of the regime with genocide in the ongoing human rights tribunal.Social implicationsAs this exploration of the DC‐Cam database shows, archival description can be used as a tool to promote accountability in societies coming to terms with difficult histories.Originality/valueThis paper expands and revises Harris and Duff's definition of liberatory description to include Spivak's concept of strategic essentialism, arguing that archivists’ classification choices have important ethical and legal consequences.

scholarly journals Adinkra (in)equivalence from Coxeter group representations: A case study

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (06) ◽  
pp. 1450029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaac Chappell ◽  
S. James Gates ◽  
T. Hübsch
Keyword(s):  
Dimensional Space ◽  
Solution Space ◽  
Group Representations ◽  
Dimensional Solution ◽  
Signed Permutation ◽  
Higher Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Space Time ◽  
Definition Of

Using a Mathematica TM code, we present a straightforward numerical analysis of the 384-dimensional solution space of signed permutation 4×4 matrices, which in sets of four, provide representations of the 𝒢ℛ(4, 4) algebra, closely related to the 𝒩 = 1 (simple) supersymmetry algebra in four-dimensional space–time. Following after ideas discussed in previous papers about automorphisms and classification of adinkras and corresponding supermultiplets, we make a new and alternative proposal to use equivalence classes of the (unsigned) permutation group S4 to define distinct representations of higher-dimensional spin bundles within the context of adinkras. For this purpose, the definition of a dual operator akin to the well-known Hodge star is found to partition the space of these 𝒢ℛ(4, 4) representations into three suggestive classes.

Scope of design for production of wall partitions

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-279
Author(s):  
Alberto Casado Lordsleem Jr ◽  
Silvio Burrattino Melhado
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Rational Design ◽  
Field Investigation ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Accurate Definition ◽  
Personal Opinion ◽  
Definition Of

Purpose – The design for production of wall partitions (DPWP) offers high potential for improving the design process of building in Brazil. However, one of the problems worth mentioning is the lack of accurate definition of scope which leads to doubts about what, when and how it should be prepared, developed and delivered by the designers. The purpose of this paper is to assess the application of the Brazilian Association of Design Managers and Coordinators (AGESC) handbook scopes of DPWP in building construction. Design/methodology/approach – A case study involving a field investigation of eight construction organisations and DPWP designers in the cities of Recife and Sao Paulo in Brazil. Findings – The results obtained have shown that conformity (with specification) – the reference scope adopted AGESC handbook DPWP – was not entirely fulfilled by the companies, while the agreement (personal opinion on the appropriateness of the specification) with the scope was even lower among them. The major difference was found between conformity and agreement among the construction companies. Originality/value – Guidelines concerning how to use the AGESC handbook for DPWP, description of potential uses and amplifying of the contributions to greater integration between expectations and resulting products, call for rational design and execution of non-loadbearing masonry in the Brazilian construction industry.

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