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On the representation of places
The reasons for representing places are manifold, and so are the ways in which they are represented. Travel guides, music, and paintings give an...
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Crime at micro-places in public libraries
Public libraries are multifunctional places where visitors come to borrow books, use computers and socialise—all these activities impose a diverse...
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Left out and invisible? : exploring social media representation of ‘left behind places’
‘Left behind places’ and regional inequalities have garnered increasing attention from policy makers, with new data needed to support further...
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Representing Places of Coexistence
New urban communities in continuous evolution require constant development of the city. The physical places and those of experience are spaces of...
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Don’t call it a comeback! Revictimization and the cycle of violence at micro-places
This study presents a new perspective on the influence of time and the reoccurrence of crime problems at micro-places. I examined 342,690 aggravated...
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Social sustainability and urban third places: the case of the city of Isfahan in Iran
Third places are a successful example of public places, which, due to their special characteristics, play an important role in enhancing the social...
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Institutionalizing Experimental Places for Inclusive Social Innovation: From Utopias to Heterotopias
This essay embraces a notion of critical scholarship concerned with proposing normative and actionable alternatives that can create more inclusive...
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Quarries as Places of Significance in the Lower Paleolithic Holy Triad of Elephants, Water, and Stone
Human dependency on stone has its origins in Lower Paleolithic times, and some of the most primordial elements in human-stone relationships are...
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Journey of Violence: Refugee Women’s Experiences Across Three Stages and Places
This article examines violence experienced by refugee women across three distinct (geographic and symbolic) stages and places: in their countries of...
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Fourth Places Informal Social Life and Interaction in New Designed Public Spaces
This book challenges current views that public life is in decline and that contemporary urban design trends reliant on privatisation, control,...
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Counter-terrorism training for business in UK crowded places: is the desire for quantity to the detriment of quality?
There is a dearth of evidence to indicate the effectiveness of counter-terrorism (CT) training for workers in crowded places to achieve their...
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Residential environment, third places and well-being in Malaysian older adults
Although there are numerous works on how well-being in old age can be influenced by the built environment, little research has been conducted in...
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The Drone, the Snake, and the Crystal: Manifesting Potency in 3D Digital Replicas of Living Heritage and Archaeological Places
Creating and sharing 3D digital replicas of archaeological sites online has become increasingly common. They are being integrated in excavation...
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The protection of crowded places from terrorist threats: does protective security advice meet the needs of security managers?
Crowded places have long been identified by the UK Government as terrorist targets. It is therefore crucial that security professionals responsible...
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Mysterious Places, Political Spaces
What is a football stadium? A structure that is most of the time empty in everyday life, but bursts with energy on matchdays. Its construction and...
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Landscapes, Places and Parts
Landscape, as a theoretical perspective used in historical archaeology, can provide a nuanced view of how Australian settler society engaged with and...
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A Philosophical Approach to the Identity of Places
The results of the project “Demografiewerkstatt Kommunen” show that municipalities that want to find viable solutions in response to demographic...
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Children’s Meanings of Third Places for Leisure in Jakarta’s Low-Income Neighbourhoods
In leisure studies, research investigating leisure meanings has focused mainly on the extent to which a particular experience satisfies an...
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Assessing the usefulness of PPGIS for qualitative exploration of human relationships with places: an empirical study
Participatory map** (PM) in contemporary research has seen the proliferation of digital methods and methodologies, notably Public Participation...
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Shifting Priorities for Healthy Places
City leaders have aimed to produce healthy places for millennia, yet there is not a perfect formula for designing healthy buildings and public...