scholarly journals Diving Deeper into Wreck Diver Motivations and Attitudes

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-217
Author(s):  
Joanne Edney ◽  
Kay Dimmock ◽  
William E. Boyd
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Conceptual Models ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Heritage Conservation ◽  
Underwater Cultural Heritage ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Marine Life ◽  
Management Controls ◽  
Heritage Protection

Increased demand by dive tourists for high-quality underwater wreck sites requires managers to balance heritage conservation and tourism at these vulnerable sites to ensure quality diving experiences while protecting underwater cultural heritage. Integral to effective management is a comprehensive understanding of wreck diver characteristics, motivations, and attitudes. This paper reports the outcomes of an international survey of 724 wreck divers including demographics, dive experience, motivations to wreck dive and attitudes to underwater cultural heritage protection. Wreck divers are motivated to see historic shipwrecks, artefacts, and marine life. Most are generally supportive of management controls to protect underwater cultural heritage. Conceptual models of wreck divers’ motivations and attitudes were developed to illustrate nuanced complexities in motivations and attitudes, which can inform management strategies to support operational decisions and destination marketing.

Underwater cultural heritage and the disputed South China Sea

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Zhong
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
South China ◽  
Maritime Archaeology ◽  
Underwater Cultural Heritage ◽  
China Sea ◽  
The Face ◽  
Heritage Protection ◽  
Natural Result

Due to unsolved maritime delimitations, the protection of underwater cultural heritage (hereafter underwater heritage) in the South China Sea demands coordinated action by neighbouring states. However, the suspicion that China uses underwater heritage to justify its interests has tempered the general enthusiasm of its neighbours to cooperate in the issue of heritage protection. In the face of such concerns, this article examines the role of underwater heritage in China’s South China Sea claims, and it argues that underwater heritage provides little support to underpin China’s territorial or maritime claims. In addition, China’s initiatives in maritime archaeology have long been misinterpreted. Instead of being entirely driven by its South China Sea claims, China’s approach to underwater heritage is a natural result of its general policy on cultural heritage and nation-building philosophy.

scholarly journals Managing ‘Ordinary Heritage’ in Poland: Łódź and Its Post-Industrial Legacy

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iwona Pielesiak
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Private Property ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Heritage Conservation ◽  
Cultural Legacy ◽  
Heritage Protection ◽  
Post Industrial

It could be argued that cultural heritage in Poland, like in other post-socialist countries, is losing its importance due to modernisation, and that its preservation is in conflict with new investment. The situation is caused by several factors. Firstly, free use of private property is often more valued than the care for historical landscapes, which could be attributed to the consequences of the economic crisis. Secondly, there are legal shortcomings in spatial planning and heritage conservation systems. Thirdly, cooperation among politicians, urban planners and heritage protection officers is not efficient. Since the transition period of the 1990s, historic relics have been exposed to multiple threats. The following case study of Łódź illustrates the general need for a change of approach towards cultural legacy management, especially in reference to more common heritage elements which are not under hard protection.

scholarly journals Updates and Knowledge Gaps in Cholesteatoma Research

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chin-Lung Kuo ◽  
An-Suey Shiao ◽  
Matthew Yung ◽  
Masafumi Sakagami ◽  
Holger Sudhoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ear ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Middle Ear Cholesteatoma ◽  
Acquired Cholesteatoma ◽  
Intracranial Complications ◽  
Extracranial Complications

The existence of acquired cholesteatoma has been recognized for more than three centuries; however, the nature of the disorder has yet to be determined. Without timely detection and intervention, cholesteatomas can become dangerously large and invade intratemporal structures, resulting in numerous intra- and extracranial complications. Due to its aggressive growth, invasive nature, and the potentially fatal consequences of intracranial complications, acquired cholesteatoma remains a cause of morbidity and death for those who lack access to advanced medical care. Currently, no viable nonsurgical therapies are available. Developing an effective management strategy for this disorder will require a comprehensive understanding of past progress and recent advances. This paper presents a brief review of background issues related to acquired middle ear cholesteatoma and deals with practical considerations regarding the history and etymology of the disorder. We also consider issues related to the classification, epidemiology, histopathology, clinical presentation, and complications of acquired cholesteatoma and examine current diagnosis and management strategies in detail.

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