Improving food security in Swaziland: The transition from subsistence to communally managed cash croppin
(2007)
Journal Article
Terry, A., & Ryder, M. (2007). Improving food security in Swaziland: The transition from subsistence to communally managed cash croppin. Natural Resources Forum, 31(4), 263-272. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-8947.2007.00161.x
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The Komati downstream development project: Achievements and challenges (2007)
Journal Article
Terry, A. (2007). The Komati downstream development project: Achievements and challenges. Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie, 98(5), 641-651. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9663.2007.00430.xTo overcome widespread rural poverty, raise incomes and improve food security, Swaziland has begun a process of commercialisation of its subsistence farms. This strategy is based upon extending irrigation onto customary tenured land in the semi-arid... Read More about The Komati downstream development project: Achievements and challenges.
Using the XCS classifier system for multi-objective reinforcement learning problems (2007)
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Studley, M., & Bull, L. (2007). Using the XCS classifier system for multi-objective reinforcement learning problems. Artificial Life, 13(1), 69-86. https://doi.org/10.1162/artl.2007.13.1.69We investigate the performance of a learning classifier system in some simple multi-objective, multi-step maze problems, using both random and biased action-selection policies for exploration. Results show that the choice of action-selection policy c... Read More about Using the XCS classifier system for multi-objective reinforcement learning problems.
Anticipating an altered appearance: Women undergoing chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer (2007)
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Harcourt, D., Frith, H., & Fussell, A. (2007). Anticipating an altered appearance: Women undergoing chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 11(5), 385-391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2007.03.002Chemotherapy treatment for cancer can have a profound impact on appearance, and is often experienced as distressing. Few qualitative studies explore experiences of chemotherapy, and seldom focus on the process of anticipation and preparation for an a... Read More about Anticipating an altered appearance: Women undergoing chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer.
Possible climate variability in the Lower Old Red Sandstone Conigar Pit Sandstone Member (early Devonian), South Wales, UK (2007)
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Williams, B. P., Hillier, R. D., Marriott, S., & Wright, V. P. (2007). Possible climate variability in the Lower Old Red Sandstone Conigar Pit Sandstone Member (early Devonian), South Wales, UK. Sedimentary Geology, 202(1-2), 35-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2007.05.006The Early Devonian Conigar Pit Sandstone Member (CPSM) of the Freshwater West Formation (Lower Old Red Sandstone, Lochkovian age) at Freshwater West in south Wales comprises a heterolithic, predominantly alluvial suite (mudstones, fine to coarse-grai... Read More about Possible climate variability in the Lower Old Red Sandstone Conigar Pit Sandstone Member (early Devonian), South Wales, UK.
Concepts and applications of fluvial sedimentology: Towards interdisciplinary analysis of process and product (2007)
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Hoogendoorn, R. M., Weltje, G. J., Marriott, S., & Baas, J. H. (2007). Concepts and applications of fluvial sedimentology: Towards interdisciplinary analysis of process and product. Sedimentary Geology, 202(1-2), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2007.07.008
Possible climate variability in the Lower Old Red Sandstone Conigar Pit Sandstone Member (early Devonian), South Wales, UK (2007)
Journal Article
Marriott, S., Hillier, R., Williams, B., & Wright, V. (2007). Possible climate variability in the Lower Old Red Sandstone Conigar Pit Sandstone Member (early Devonian), South Wales, UK. Sedimentary Geology, 202(1-2), 35-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/sedgeo.2007.05.006
The third sector, dissent and the pursuit of social justice in the UK (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Taylor, M. (2007, November). The third sector, dissent and the pursuit of social justice in the UK. Paper presented at 36th ARNOVA conference, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Tourism, culture and development: Hopes, dreams and realities from Eastern Indonesia (2007)
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Cole, S. (2007). Tourism, culture and development: Hopes, dreams and realities from Eastern Indonesia. Clevedon: Channel View
Trends on European tourism (2007)
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Richards, G. (2007, November). Trends on European tourism. Paper presented at European Travel Partnership Symposium, Barcelona, Spain
Particle tracking in Taylor-Couette flow (2007)
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Gwynllyw, D. R., Henderson, K., Gwynllyw, R., & Barenghi, C. F. (2007). Particle tracking in Taylor-Couette flow. European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids, 26(6), 738-748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechflu.2006.12.001The paths of small inertial particles are computed in a steady Taylor vortex background flow. When buoyancy effects are neglected we find that particles denser than the background fluid tend to a limit orbit in the meridional plane. The difference in... Read More about Particle tracking in Taylor-Couette flow.
Tourism, creativity and development (2007)
Book
Richards, G., & Wilson, J. (2007). Tourism, creativity and development. London: Routledge
Gastronomy and cultural tourism (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Richards, G. (2007, November). Gastronomy and cultural tourism. Paper presented at International Symposium on Gastronomy and Wine Tourism: Trends and Prospects,, Thessaloniki, Greece
Addressing the legitimacy of the council-manager executive in local government (2007)
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Howard, J., & Sweeting, D. (2007). Addressing the legitimacy of the council-manager executive in local government. Local Government Studies, 33(5), 633-656. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930701627316This article uses the concept of legitimacy to contribute to the debate about leadership change in local government. It focuses on the council-manager form of executive, used in Australia, Ireland, Finland, New Zealand, the US, and was an option for... Read More about Addressing the legitimacy of the council-manager executive in local government.
Small towns as 'sub-poles' in English rural development: Investigating rural-urban linkages using sub-regional social accounting matrices (2007)
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Courtney, P., Mayfield, L., Tranter, R., Jones, P., & Errington, A. (2007). Small towns as 'sub-poles' in English rural development: Investigating rural-urban linkages using sub-regional social accounting matrices. Geoforum, 38(6), 1219-1232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2007.03.006This paper uses spatial economic data from four small English towns to measure the strength of economic integration between town and hinterland and to estimate the magnitude of town-hinterland spill-over effects. Following estimation of local integra... Read More about Small towns as 'sub-poles' in English rural development: Investigating rural-urban linkages using sub-regional social accounting matrices.
Monitoring behavior with an array of sensors (2007)
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Monekosso, D. N., & Remagnino, P. (2007). Monitoring behavior with an array of sensors. Computational Intelligence, 23(4), 420-438. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8640.2007.00314.xThe objective is to detect activities taking place in a home and to create a model of behavior for the occupant. A behavior is a pattern in the sequence of activities. An array of sensors captures the status of appliances. Models for the occupant's a... Read More about Monitoring behavior with an array of sensors.
Developments in European cultural tourism (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Richards, G. (2007, November). Developments in European cultural tourism. Paper presented at European Cultural Tourism Network Conference, Barcelona, Spain
The creatures of the Silurian Tuffs: Evidence of surprising biodiversity in the "barren" Old Red Sandstone of SW Wales, UK (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Marriott, S., Morrissey, L., & Hiller, R. (2007, October). The creatures of the Silurian Tuffs: Evidence of surprising biodiversity in the "barren" Old Red Sandstone of SW Wales, UK. Paper presented at Geological Society of American annual meeting, Denver, USA
Visible difference amongst children and adolescents: Issues and interventions (2007)
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Rumsey, N., & Harcourt, D. (2007). Visible difference amongst children and adolescents: Issues and interventions. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 10(2), 113-123. https://doi.org/10.1080/13638490701217396Whether present at birth or acquired later in life, a visible difference (disfigurement) can have considerable psychological ramifications for children and adolescents. Whilst many young people adapt to the demands placed upon them and appear relativ... Read More about Visible difference amongst children and adolescents: Issues and interventions.
Reflexivity and curriculum development: A personal perspective on internationalisation (2007)
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Jordan, F. (2007, October). Reflexivity and curriculum development: A personal perspective on internationalisation. Paper presented at Association of Tourism on Higher Education annual conference, Shaping the Future of Tourism Education,, Oxford, UK