The effective strategic management of heritage tourism is vital to the economic, environmental and social health of a region. This is even more pronounced in heritage based regions where the resource is ultimately finite and where development cannot be separated from its local residents, communities and businesses. Given this scenario, the effectiv...
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This thesis aims to provide an understanding of the existing cultural plurality and diversity in Burgazadası, within a post-Ottoman and homogenising context in Turkey. Most of the scholars working on conflict resolution and peace projects in the Balkans and the Middle East have attempted to analyse cultural plurality with the concept of “coexistenc...
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Fierce competition in the travel and tourism industry forces destinations to develop strong, unique and competitive destination image and branding. These play a vital role in a tourist's decision processes because it is impracticable to try the destination before a real visit. Moreover, the plethora of available information sources created by the e...
Previous research has focused upon health, illness and identity, but the experience of receiving welfare benefits has largely been omitted. This thesis attempts to address this deficit by exploring the relationship between long-term Incapacity Benefit (IB) receipt and stigma in areas of North East England. Employing qualitative methodology, 25 IB r...
This thesis provides the first detailed documentation of the standing architectural-archaeological remains of medieval Cordoba dating from the 10th to the 16th centuries. It establishes a comprehensive account of the range of building forms, the chronology of their development, and an analysis of their spatial arrangements, designed forms and mater...
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In the last three decades there have been major changes in how surveying is practiced, and what surveyors have been trained and educated to do with the new expertise that technological advancements offer. Within surveying communities it is generally acknowledged that the changes in the profession have brought about an urgent need for change in educ...
