Threats to Space Heritage Sites

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Westwood ◽  
Beth Laura O’Leary ◽  
Milford Wayne Donaldson
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
A Site

“Threats to Space Heritage Sites” explores a number of threats to space heritage sites on Earth and the Moon. It begins with an overview of what threats mean for the significance and integrity of a site, and include factors like environmental damage, neglect, and failure to properly identify resources which can lead to create adverse effects. The authors call upon the federal government, private sector, and public to preserve important sites in space heritage before they are lost or damaged.

scholarly journals VIRTUAL TOUR ENVIRONMENT OF CUBA’S NATIONAL SCHOOL OF ART

2017 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W5 ◽  
pp. 547-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. K. Napolitano ◽  
I. P. Douglas ◽  
M. E. Garlock ◽  
B. Glisic
Keyword(s):  
The Political ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
Virtual Tour ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
National School ◽  
Imaging Camera ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Information Image ◽  
A Site ◽  
Art Schools

Innovative technologies have enabled new opportunities for collecting, analyzing, and sharing information about cultural heritage sites. Through a combination of two of these technologies, spherical imaging and virtual tour environment, we preliminarily documented one of Cuba’s National Schools of Art, the National Ballet School.The Ballet School is one of the five National Art Schools built in Havana, Cuba after the revolution. Due to changes in the political climate, construction was halted on the schools before completion. The Ballet School in particular was partially completed but never used for the intended purpose. Over the years, the surrounding vegetation and environment have started to overtake the buildings; damages such as missing bricks, corroded rebar, and broken tie bars can be seen. We created a virtual tour through the Ballet School which highlights key satellite classrooms and the main domed performance spaces. Scenes of the virtual tour were captured utilizing the Ricoh Theta S spherical imaging camera and processed with Kolor Panotour virtual environment software. Different forms of data can be included in this environment in order to provide a user with pertinent information. Image galleries, hyperlinks to websites, videos, PDFs, and links to databases can be embedded within the scene and interacted with by a user. By including this information within the virtual tour, a user can better understand how the site was constructed as well as the existing types of damage. The results of this work are recommendations for how a site can be preliminarily documented and information can be initially organized and shared.

scholarly journals Seeing Eye to Eye? The presentation and understanding of interpretation at a New Zealand heritage site

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Elise Caddigan
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Visitor Satisfaction ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Perception Of Quality ◽  
A Site ◽  
International Visitors

<p>Old St Paul’s is an iconic New Zealand heritage site managed by Heritage New Zealand.¹ It is a site that tells both national and local stories and draws a wide range of international and domestic visitors. Key recommendations made by the New Zealand Ministry of Tourism in their 2010 and 2015 strategies were that the country is no longer automatically perceived as ‘authentic’² by international visitors, and that heritage in New Zealand should be striving to deliver engaging, educational and rich cultural and social experiences.  Using Old St. Paul’s as a case study, this research asks if New Zealand heritage sites are providing exhibitions, interpretation and stories that successfully communicate the site management’s presentation goals to visitors. This relationship is evaluated through the exhibitions and interpretation used by site management, and compared with visitor understanding and their experience of these.  This research uses interviews and visitor surveys to gauge the management/visitor relationship at Old St. Paul’s. An in-depth interview with the site’s manager is analysed and presented comparatively against the results gained from conducting visitor surveys. This research provides an investigation into contemporary heritage practice in New Zealand and offers a pilot study for future development in the heritage sector. Furthermore, it is suggested that heritage sites could adopt similar summative practices to those used in the museum sector in order to monitor visitor satisfaction and the perception of quality.</p>

Grade Banding: The Model for Future Salary Programs?

1994 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard H. Risher ◽  
Brigitte W. Schay
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Managerial Control ◽  
World War ◽  
Banded Structure ◽  
Salary Management ◽  
Private And Public

Grade-banding represents a break from the conventional salary management practices that have prevailed since World War n. Interest in this innovative compensation practice is rising in both the private and public sectors and has been prompted in part by a paradigm shift toward greater flexibility, flatter organizations, and increased managerial control of and accountability for traditional human resource functions. Grade-banding has been tested in the federal government since 1980 and has more recently been adopted in the private sector. This article reviews the experience with banding and discusses the implications of shifting to a banded structure.

A risk-reduction framework for urban cultural heritage: a comparative study on Italian historic centres

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Giuliani ◽  
Rosa Grazia De Paoli ◽  
Enrica Di Miceli
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Step Procedure ◽  
Response And Recovery ◽  
A Site ◽  
Key Resources

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present and validate a large-scale methodology for risk assessment and management in cultural heritage sites, taking into account their specific tangible or intangible values. Emphasis is given to historic centres that are key resources in building resilience to disasters but are also highly vulnerable due to several factors, such as the characteristics of the built environment, the community and social life, the lack of risk awareness and maintenance and finally the poor regulatory framework for their management and valorisation.Design/methodology/approachThe multi-step procedure starts from the assessment of the attributes of cultural heritage in order to identify priorities and address the analysis. Then, it evaluates the primary and secondary hazards in the area, the vulnerabilities and threats of the site and the impacts of the chain of events. Finally, it allows for calibrating a site-specific set of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery measures.FindingsThe application to two case studies in the Italian peninsula, the historic centres of San Gimignano and Reggio Calabria, allows for identifying research gaps and practical opportunities towards the adoption of common guidelines for the selection of safety measures.Originality/valueBy providing a qualitative assessment of risks, the research points out the potentialities of the methodology in the disaster risk management of cultural heritage due to its capacity to be comprehensive and inclusive towards disciplines and professionals.

Australian industrial relations in 2018: Inequality, policy stagnation and a brewing storm

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Clibborn
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
The Other ◽  
Annual Review

This article introduces the Journal of Industrial Relations' Annual Review of Industrial Relations in 2018. Providing an overview of the other articles contained in the Annual Review issue, this article discusses industrial relations policy stagnation, and manoeuvring for change from both employer and employee representatives. With leadership uncertainty and change within the federal government, it has been a quiet year for industrial relations reform, although some key decisions from courts and tribunals are examined and some states’ return to private sector regulation noted. A number of questions are raised regarding potential for reform in 2019 and for how to conceptualise industrial relations change.

Triple Fortification of Instant Noodles in Thailand

1998 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Visith Chavasit ◽  
Kraisid Tontisirin
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Vitamin A ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Daily Intake ◽  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Accelerated Storage ◽  
Sensory Qualities ◽  
The Media ◽  
Instant Noodles

Because Thailand was facing problems with deficiencies of iodine, iron, and vitamin A, in 1994 a committee of the Ministry of Public Health proposed a feasibility study of fortification of instant noodle seasoning powder. This project was undertaken by universities, government, and the private sector. Micronutrient dosages per serving were set at 5 mg for iron, 50 μg for iodine, and 267 μg for vitamin A, all of which represent one-third of the Thai recommended daily intake (RDI). The results showed that a premix containing potassium iodide, encapsulated reduced iron, and vitamin A remained stable under accelerated storage conditions, with no adverse effects on the sensory qualities of most products. Information concerning the fortified nutrients as well as the types and brands of the fortified product was publicized through the media with support from manufacturers of instant noodles and a ministerial committee. The products were marketed at the end of 1996.

scholarly journals Are Green Payments Good for the Environment?

2004 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Lichtenberg
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Equilibrium Model ◽  
Market Equilibrium ◽  
Land Market ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Crop Cultivation ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Ambient Pollution ◽  
Pollution Damage

There is growing interest in green payments subsidizing conservation measures on working farmland based on the premise that they have positive effects on the environment and agriculture simultaneously without causing international trade distortions. This paper uses a Ricardian land market equilibrium model to examine the impacts of green payments. The analysis shows green payments can worsen ambient pollution damage by subsidizing the expansion of more intensive crop cultivation. Some forms of green can increase cultivation intensity (and thus environmental damage) as well. These adverse effects can be avoided by careful targeting, but such targeting is likely to be quite difficult.

scholarly journals Economic and Societal Impacts on Cultural Heritage Sites, Resulting from Natural Effects and Climate Change

Heritage ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 279-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Alexandrakis ◽  
Constantine Manasakis ◽  
Nikolaos A. Kampanis
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Socioeconomic Impact ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
A Site ◽  
Market Benefits

The demand for a new concept of heritage, in which monuments and landscapes are considered active factors in creating a sense of history, is esteemed not only from a scientific and academic perspective, but as well as part of a more sensitive and efficient strategy to link cultural heritage and tourism, by bringing an integrative perspective to the forefront. Implementing such strategies is strictly correlated with the ability to support decision-makers and to increase people’s awareness towards a more comprehensive approach to heritage preservation. In the present work, a robust socioeconomic impact model is presented. Moreover, this work attempts to create an initial link between the economic impacts and natural hazards induced by the changes in the climatic conditions that cultural heritage sites face. The model’s novel socioeconomic impact analysis is the direct and indirect revenues related to the tourism use of a site, on which local economies are strongly correlated. The analysis indicated that cultural heritage sites provide a range of both market and non-market benefits to society. These benefits provide opportunities for policy interventions for the conservation of the cultural heritage sites and their promotion, but also to their protection against the impacts of climate change and natural disasters.

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