The gentrification approach as an analytical tool in assessing the effects of participatory urban policy

Abstract The objective of the article is to present the assumptions of the gentrification approach, which allows one to assess the impact of public spatial actions undertaken by various actors in the process of social production of space. The study proposes a research methodology that distinguishes the social, economic and spatial dimensions of gentrification. The author makes use of source literature on the subject of gentrification and public policy theories as well as the results of the author’s gentrification research conducted in Warsaw, New York and Istanbul on examples of places that were planned using various types of participatory techniques. The study performs the operationalisation of the measurement of gentrification as a useful analytical tool in policy science.

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The Myth of King Kong and the Religious Background That Nests in the Human Soul

Religions ◽

10.3390/rel12030185 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 185

Author(s):

Juan Antonio Roche Cárcel

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Social Structure ◽

Human Soul ◽

Religious Background ◽

The Social ◽

Tribal Society ◽

The Impact

The four most important King Kong films (1933, 1976, 2005, and 2017) contain religious sentiments that are related to the numinous and mysterious fear of Nature and death that gives meaning to life, and to the institutionalization of society. In this way, as observed in the films, the Society originated by religion is a construction against Nature and Death. Based on these hypotheses, the objective of this work is to (a) show that the social structure of the tribal society that lives on Skull Island is reinforced by the religious feelings that they profess towards the Kong divinity, and (b) reveal the impact that the observation of the generalized alterity that characterizes the isolated tribal society of the island produces on Western visitors—and therefore, on film viewers. The article concludes that the return to New York, after the trip, brings an unexpected guest: the barbarism that is installed in the heart of civilization; that the existing order is reinforced and the society in crisis is renovated; and that the rationality subject to commercial purposes that characterizes modernity has not been able to escape from the religiosity that nests in the depths of the human soul.

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Marxism as a tool for uncovering hegemonic discourses on nature

Human Geography ◽

10.1177/19427786211054813 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 194277862110548

Author(s):

Fernando González

Keyword(s):

Power Relations ◽

Antonio Gramsci ◽

Social Production ◽

Production Of Space ◽

Geographic Analysis ◽

The Social ◽

Dominant Classes

Since its origins, geography has prioritized the study of nature. However, more recently the discipline has made advancements in studying power as a fundamental element in the social production of space and territory. What can Marxism offer to such investigations? In this brief article, I highlight some of the contributions of Marxist thought that I have found useful for geographic analysis and that stand out from the discipline’s other forms of analysis. Firstly, I recover elements from the thinker Antonio Gramsci that I consider important for debates regarding the social production of space and territory as an expression of power relations. Secondly, I retrace some aspects of Marx's concept of nature to examine certain notions that prevail in today's environmental debates. In this way, I look to denaturalize the hegemonic thought with which institutions and dominant classes exercise power in this area.

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Impact of Advertising and Public Relations on Tourism Development in Da Nang, Vietnam

Tourism and Opportunities for Economic Development in Asia - Advances in Hospitality, Tourism, and the Services Industry ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-2078-8.ch001 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 1-16

Author(s):

Xuan Tran ◽

Minh Nguyen ◽

Ha Kieu Tan Luu ◽

Ny Ngo ◽

My Tran ◽

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Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Public Relations ◽

Social Norms ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Tourist Destinations ◽

Structure Equation Modeling ◽

The Social ◽

Destination Brand ◽

And Control ◽

The Impact

An exploratory study was conducted to determine the impact of advertising and public relations on the visit intention of tourists in Da Nang, Vietnam. In 2015, Trip Advisor and New York Times selected Da Nang, Vietnam as one of the top Asia tourist destinations. This study sought to address the relationship between advertising or public relations and tourists' intention to visit based on the theory of planned behavior. Structure Equation Modeling was conducted to predict the impact of advertising and public relations on the visit intention of tourists in Da Nang. Findings indicate that an increased favorable attitude and control of advertising would increase tourist arrivals. Surprisingly, an increased positive attitude and control of public relations did not significantly affect tourists' intention to visit. Instead, the social norms of public relations were effective in driving the decision to visit but the social norms of advertising were not. The findings have contributed to destination brand through advertising and public relations. Implications are discussed.

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Creating a Modern Profession

Clergy Education in America ◽

10.1093/oso/9780195314670.003.0007 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 200-243

Author(s):

Larry Abbott Golemon

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

New York ◽

Religious Education ◽

Theological Education ◽

Research University ◽

Theological Schools ◽

The Bible ◽

The Social ◽

The University ◽

The Impact

The sixth chapter analyzes theological schools that realigned themselves with the modern research university. Several narratives are explored: the struggle between Thomas Jefferson’s University of Virginia and seminary founders like John Holt Rice; the influence of the German university through immigrants like Phillip Schaff and theologians who studied abroad; the pragmatic adaptation of the German encyclopedia for organizing theological studies; the impact of the American university’s pragmatism, social sciences, and social reform on seminaries; and the influence of progressive education and the religious education movement on theological schools. University Divinity schools led this movement, especially the University of Chicago built by William Rainey Harper, but a number of independent schools, like Union Theological Seminary in New York, sought such realignment as “theological universities.” This realignment of theological schools had significant benefits, as it increased elective studies, developed specialized fields of ministry, and brought the social sciences to theological education. However, the realignment had unforeseen problems as it widened the gap between academics and those of professional practice; distanced faculty from interdisciplinary work and church leadership; replaced the Bible as a unifying discipline with “the scientific method”; and replaced the integrative role of oral pedagogies with scholarly lectures and the research seminar.

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THE ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSION OF SLUM UPGRADING

Ambiente & sociedade ◽

10.1590/1809-4422asoc0195r0vu18l1ao ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 (0) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ROSANA DENALDI ◽

LUCIANA NICOLAU FERRARA

Keyword(s):

Metropolitan Areas ◽

Environmental Policies ◽

Social Production ◽

Production Of Space ◽

Environmental Dimension ◽

Regulatory Frameworks ◽

Environmental Recovery ◽

The Social ◽

Slum Upgrading ◽

The Right

Abstract In metropolitan areas, a significant share of precarious settlements is located in environmentally protected areas. They have high levels of complexity and socio-environmental inequality compared with other areas of the overall territory. For this reason, any intervention in areas with such characteristics has to be managed by integrating social, urban and environmental dimensions. With regards to the evolution of slum upgrading policies and developments in the legal and institutional frameworks that regulate urban and environmental policies, the challenge to articulate these dimensions in order to guarantee both the right to housing and promote environmental recovery still remains. This paper is based on the theoretical panorama that problematizes the social production of space and divided approach to society and nature. It discusses the developments, limits and conflicts that emerge in the practice of slum upgrading. Two issues stand out: the management of the environmental dimension in upgrading projects and works; and the enforcement of the new regulatory frameworks to promote the regularization of these settlements.

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