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Regenerative tourism development as a response to crisis: harnessing practise-led approaches
Get PDFThe pandemic has drawn attention to the unsustainable nature of tourism, intensifying social and economic inequalities and heightening issues of urban vulnerability. As destinations reimagine their future, a holistic approach that addresses social and ecological perspectives through collaboration, stewardship and environmental ethics is required. Regenerative tourism enables destination communities to develop new ways of thinking and build the capability and capacity to work towards embedding tourism practices and ecological processes that advocate human and non-human health and wellbeing. As the tourist-historic city of York, United Kingdom emerged from the pandemic, practice-led regenerative development was evident in the city’s framework for post-Covid recovery and renewal. Semi-structured interviews with leading stakeholders identified how communities can build sustainable city ecologies through living systems thinking, evidenced through collaborative models of engagement. In York, the pandemic catalysed community stewardship and a re-orientation towards a more inclusive tourism environment. This research demonstrates how regenerative practice principles manifest in the interconnections and the networks that support the distinctive qualities and needs of York’s local communities. The study also contributes to understanding how regenerative tourism approaches support cultural revival, as evident in York. Such approaches to tourism management in historic cities highlights the transformative potential of practice-led regenerative development as a tool for addressing tourism development concerns in urban spaces
Advancing Transculturally-Informed, Humanistic Therapeutic Practice for Refugees and Asylum Seekers Presenting with Embodied Trauma
Get PDFA record 122.6 million people have sought refuge and asylum across the globe in 2024, exacerbated by emergencies in the Ukraine, Sudan, Afghanistan and by the Israel-Hamas war. This number is set to rise to over 130 million people in refugee situations in 59 countries this year alone. With refugees suffering from higher rates of mental health difficulties than the general population, there is an urgent need to provide an expedient, socially just, transculturally-informed pathway into humanistic psychological care services for these individuals. The objectives of this study are to explore how therapeutic practitioners are working effectively with displaced individuals presenting with embodied trauma, their experiences of transcultural approaches to therapeutic work, and the impact of working alongside psychopharmacological medications in this commonly overprescribed client group. A qualitative semi-structured interview was operationalised with 12 therapeutic practitioners who have worked with displaced individuals, utilising reflexive thematic analysis of the data. The results highlight a critical need for an updated transculturally-informed, humanistic, person-centred pathway of care for each displaced individual. This includes a humanistic, transculturally updated assessment, formulation and treatment plan, and routine outcome measures which consider the client’s cultural context of origin, language, universally understood emotions, cultural strengths and preferences for therapy, a psychopharmacological review, and the use of a holistic constellation of care services for displaced individuals.
Keywords: Transculturally-Informed Care, Humanistic, Refugees, Asylum-Seekers, Trauma
From the ‘new’ to the ‘newer’ normal: Organisational culture and change within Higher Education
Get PDFHermeneutical Justice in an International Erasmus Mundus Research Project
No full textInternational research collaborations can base their research focus, questions and interpretations of the issue on Western assumptions of knowledge. This can delegitimise the potential contributions of some project partners and silence their interpretations of the issue. International projects can therefore be spaces of what Fricker calls ‘hermeneutical injustice’. This chapter uses Quijano’s work on coloniality to identify enduring patterns of power that inform and shape frames of reference, culture and knowledge production in the colonised regions of the world. It argues that research collaborations should be based upon the recognition, understanding, and exchange of knowledges and interpretations of concepts and realities in multiple directions and dimensions. They should be based upon the justice of equality between people in their capacity as knowers and knowledge creators. To exemplify these issues, the chapter describes and explains practices in an Erasmus Mundus project. It reflects on and analyses the approaches adopted in the project to promote epistemic justice
Artificial Intelligence in Environmental Monitoring: Advancements, Challenges, and Future Directions
Get PDFThe application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in environmental monitoring offers accurate disaster forecasts, pollution source detection, and comprehensive air and water quality monitoring. This article provides an overview of the value of environmental monitoring, the challenges of conventional methods, and potential AI-based solutions. Several significant AI applications in environmental monitoring are highlighted, showcasing their contributions to effective environmental management. AI technologies enhance environmental monitoring by enabling better understanding, prediction, and mitigation of environmental risks. However, realizing the full potential of AI faces hurdles such as a shortage of specialized AI experts in the environmental sector and challenges related to data access, control, and privacy. These issues are more pronounced in regions with developing technological infrastructure. The paper advocates for proactive data governance measures by governments to protect sensitive information. Despite these challenges, the future of AI in environmental monitoring remains promising, with advancements in AI algorithms, data collection techniques, and computing power expected to further improve accuracy and efficiency in pollution monitoring and management
Assessing Signs of Burnout Among Recently Ordained Stipendiary Anglican Curates In England.
Get PDFThis study examines the responses of 253 recently ordained stipendiary Anglican curates in the Church of England to the Francis Burnout Inventory during their second year in ministry. The data confirm the internal consistency reliability among recently ordained clergy of the scales proposed by this measure: Scale of Emotional Exhaustion in Ministry, and Satisfaction in Ministry Scale. While positive affect is high, with 90% agreeing with the item that they gain a lot of satisfaction from fulfilling their ministry roles, negative affect is also uncomfortably high, with 35% agreeing with the item that they feel drained by fulfilling their ministry roles. It is those ordained under the age of forty who experienced the highest levels of emotional exhaustion. [Abstract copyright: © 2024. The Author(s).
Learning to produce and transcribe cardinal vowels: speech and language therapy students’ perception of task difficulty
Get PDFLearning vowel transcription skills is crucial to function as a Speechand Language Therapist (SLT). However, vowel transcription is commonly regarded as particularly difficult and therefore often avoided.Despite the importance of accurate transcriptions, little is known about all the factors that influence the process of learning voweltranscription, which usually includes the learning of the CardinalVowel (CV) system. There are only a few studies that investigate how CVs are learnt and what factors lead to successful learning. The current study reports students’ perceived difficulty of producing and transcribing CVs as a first step to identify how perceived difficulty affectsphonetic learning. Perceived difficulty ratings for the production andtranscription of 12 CVs collected from 155 students studying towardsa qualification as an SLT were analysed. The results show that the classificatory features correlate with the perceived task difficulty ofproduction and transcription. Implications for teaching are outlined
“It's nice to be able to have the freedom to talk about how you feel when for so many years you've been squashed. But that's freedom as a woman to help other women”: Including families with experience of domestic violence in a longitudinal qualitative cohort study.
Get PDFFamilies with experience of domestic violence are under-represented in cohort studies and little is known about best practice for including them in longitudinal research. This paper explores barriers and enablers to participation in qualitative longitudinal research (QLR) for these families through in-depth semi-structured interviews (n = 16) with specialist practitioners and survivors. This paper analyses participants’ views on the benefits of taking part in QLR; and best practice for recruitment, retention and data collection with families that have experience of domestic violence in QLR. We propose that trusted relationships; flexibility and personalisation; and co-production with people with lived experience are crucial to enabling participation across all phases of research
Space Victimology: Out of the Dark and into the Light
No full textThis chapter aims to initiate a comprehensive discussion on victimological concerns specifically related to human activities in outer space. It seeks to establish the groundwork by defining the concepts of ‘space victim’ and ‘space crime,’ thereby paving the way for safeguarding potential victims and, ideally, preventing victimisation altogether. The primary objective is to address the lacuna in victimological research by advocating for the recognition and examination of the unique challenges faced by individuals impacted by space-related offenses. By doing so, this chapter endeavours to ensure that the distinct needs, considerations, and possibly rights of space victims are acknowledged, thoroughly evaluated, and ideally, given precedence. Consequently, the subsequent sections will endeavour to delineate the parameters of a ‘space victimology,’ encompassing an exploration of potential issues, areas for investigation, and prospects for future scholarly inquiry. This endeavour aims to furnish forthcoming academic scholars in criminology and victimology with a framework for contemplation, theorisation, inquiry, and ultimately, the prevention and protection of prospective victims of space-related harm and criminal activities
Analysis of Climate Change Knowledge and Capacity Needs of Rural Women Farmers in Southern Nigeria
Get PDFThe study analysed climate change knowledge and capacity needs of rural women crop farmers in Southern Nigeria. Data was collected from 420 women farmers selected through a multi-stage sampling procedure using a questionnaire, interview schedule and key informant interviews. Descriptive statistics, Analysis of Variance and Ordered Probit Regression analysis were used to analyse the data collected. Knowledge of the management of resistant crop varieties = 3.48), use of improved farming technologies = 3.48) and access to credit facilities for adaptation purposes = 3.46) were the major areas of knowledge and capacity needs of the rural women farmers. Marital status, educational level, and access to credit influenced rural women farmers' knowledge and capacity needs. Results further showed a significant difference in the knowledge and capacity needs of rural women farmers across the six states of southern Nigeria used for the study. Climate change intervention programmes and policies in Nigeria need to take cognisance of some socioeconomic characteristics of rural women farmers that influenced their knowledge and capacity needs, as these could provide deeper insight into developing a more impactful intervention programme and policy