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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Cultural heritage sites"”.
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Tourist Satisfaction with Cultural / Heritage Sites: The Virginia Historic Triangle
Cultural/heritage tourism is the fastest growing segment of the tourism industry because there is a trend toward an increased specialization among tourists. This trend is evident in the rise in the volume of tourists who seek adventure, culture, history, archaeology and interaction with local …
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Spatio-Temporality and Digital Tourism in UK Industrial UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites
… current and potential approaches to digital cultural heritage tourism. Through a comparative case study methodology, it considers the implications of digital virtualities in the context of four industrial World Cultural Heritage Sites, namely the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, the Cornwall …
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The adaptive capacity of the management of cultural heritage sites to climate change
… investigates adaptive capacity in the field of cultural heritage management. Climatic changes have potentially serious implications for the historic environment, which is itself a non-renewable resource. Cultural heritage sites can be particularly sensitive to severe weather events and to …
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Creating 3D models of cultural heritage sites with terrestrial laser scanning and 3D imaging
… laser-scanners made the digital preservation of cultural heritage sites an affordable technique to produce accurate and detailed 3D-computermodel representations for any kind of 3D-objects, such as buildings, infrastructure, and even entire landscapes. However, one of the key issues with this …
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A disaster risk assessment model for the conservation of cultural heritage sites in Melaka Malaysia
… exist ongoing efforts to reduce the exposure of Cultural Heritage Sites (CHSs) to Disaster Risk (DR). However, a complicated issue these efforts face is that of ‘estimation’ whereby no standardised unit exist for assessing the effects of Cultural Heritage (CH) exposed to DR as compared to other …
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Calamities, Catastrophes, and Cataclysms: Current Trends in International Disaster Risk Management Practices for Cultural Heritage Sites
… agreements in recent years have focused on cultural heritage protection in response to climate change and natural disasters. Despite an established network of institutions united in preserving the world’s cultural heritage, risk management planning for heritage properties remains in its …
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The Impacts of Tourism on Local Community Wellbeing. A Case of Sukuma Ethnic Group in Mwanza Region, Tanzania
… SD=0.99), increased demands of historical and cultural exhibition (mean score=3.19, SD=1.15).The negative socio-economic tourism impacts in the study area include change in traditional values (mean score=2.90, SD=1.15), increased price of goods in markets and shops (mean score=2.57, SD=1.17) …
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Context detection and abstraction in smart environments
… of EPOCH, a 6FP NoE on the application of ICT to Cultural Heritage. Therefore applications in Cultural Heritage sites were the main target of the context-aware services discussed. Cultural Heritage sites are considered significant test-beds in Context-aware computing for many reasons. For example …
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Designing Cultural Heritage Experiences for Head-Worn Augmented Reality
… as it provides context for current events today. Cultural heritage sites, such as historic buildings, ruins, or archaeological digs can provide a glimpse into the past. The use of different technologies, including augmented and virtual reality, to teach history has expanded. Augmented reality (AR) …
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Modelling visitor experience: a case study from World Heritage Sites, Thailand.
… Visitor Experience: A Case Study from World Heritage Sites, Thailand. The research is conducted in three historical parks in Thailand by using an inductive approach of Grounded Theory. This aims to propose a model of visitor experience of heritage. It focuses on experience consumption related …
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Cataloging Built Heritage: Methods of Recording Unit Masonry for the Future of Historic Preservation
… transformation for recording historic sites. The ability to communicate within a unified platform for documenting and monitoring a restoration project from conditions survey through to cleaning and repairs and finally to project closeout will enrich the dialogue between the construction …
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Speaking about Qatar: Discourses on National Identity in Postcolonial Gulf
… of those symbols that give Qatar its distinctive cultural character, and justify its existence as an independent nation-state, such as the construction of the national museum and the house of the national archives, the creation of the national anthem, and the celebration of the national day. This …
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Speaking about Qatar: Discourses on National Identity in Postcolonial Gulf
… of those symbols that give Qatar its distinctive cultural character, and justify its existence as an independent nation-state, such as the construction of the national museum and the house of the national archives, the creation of the national anthem, and the celebration of the national day. This …
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDELINES FOR DESIGNING DIGITAL MEDIA TO ENGAGE VISITORS WITH NON-VISIBLE OUTDOOR HERITAGE
… visitor engagement with non-visible outdoor heritage. Motivated by concerns that digital media products developed for the heritage sector might not be reaching their potential to enrich the visit experience and concerned about a lack of clarity as to what constitutes visitor engagement; this …
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A critical practice-based exploration of interactive panoramas' role in helping to preserve cultural memory
… way researchers look at ways memory – especially cultural memory – can be preserved and enhanced. State-of-the-art communication technologies such as the Internet or immersive environments support participation and interaction and transform memory into ‘prosthetic’ experience, where digital …
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The effects and socio-economic contribution of Batonga Community Museum in Zimbabwe : an ethnographic field study
Zimbabwean history is rooted in ethnic and cultural identities, inequalities, and injustices which the post-colonial government has sought to address since its national independence in 1980. Marginalisation of some ethnic groups has been one of the persistent problems in post-colonial Zimbabwe. Of …
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Developing an accurate close-range photogrammetric technique for extracting 3D information from spherical panoramic images
… tour applications, documenting landscape and cultural heritage sites, advertising real estates and recording crime scenes. The goal of this research was to develop an accurate close-range photogrammetric technique for the semi-automatic extraction of 3D information from spherical panoramas. …
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An analysis of extracting cross sections from heritage site point clouds using meshfree point-based techniques
In the digital age cultural heritage has evolved to incorporate 3D virtual models of heritage buildings and sites. It is common to use laser scanning to acquire the 3D point cloud data for these models, with this data usually being processed and “meshed” to form a surface mesh model, however, this …
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Sea level variability in the Tropical Atlantic since 1993 and projections to 2100
… significantly impacting local economies and cultural heritage. This underscores the urgent need for robust adaptation strategies and early warning systems, aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 13 (Climate Action) and SDG 14 (Life Below Water). In …