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Robert Kronenburg: Flexible. Arquitectura que integra el cambio(Editorial Universidad de Sevilla, 2025-05) Zarza-Arribas, AlbaEn la investigación presentada bajo el título Flexible. Arquitectura que integra el cambio, Robert Kronenburg explora los edificios diseñados para responder al cambio, para lo que divide el trabajo en dos partes. La primera de ellas se centra en el análisis del contexto histórico en el que se desarrollan los proyectos, los cambios sociales y culturales en los que se enmarcan, la importancia de la vivienda como modelo del avance en la arquitectura, y las implicaciones de la flexibilidad en el diseño arquitectónico. La segunda parte establece sus cuatro características principales: adaptación, transformación, traslación e interacción. El libro se enmarca en la línea de investigación que Kronenburg lideró entre 1994 y 2015 en la University of Liverpool para discernir el papel de los edificios portátiles y flexibles en la creación de una arquitectura y unos entornos urbanos que garanticen la adecuación, economía y sostenibilidad de sus soluciones.Access status: Open Access , Add to my list
Contributions of Sustainable Tourist Behavior in Food Events to the Cultural Identity of Destinations(MDPI, 2025-05-22) Sánchez-Sánchez, María-Dolores; de Pablos-Heredero, Carmen; Montes Botella, José Luis; MODELTUR: Impact of Crisis Scenarios on the Tourist Experience: An Explanatory Model for Climate Sustainability and the Resilience of Tourist Destinations in Spain (V-1569) (Rey Juan Carlos University)Gastronomic event tourism is an emerging phenomenon that attracts an increasing number of tourists seeking a memorable gastronomic experience based on its cultural uniqueness, highlighting the need to understand the behavior of this tourism demand. This study proposes a model to determine the importance of food tourism events in developing the cultural identity of tourist destinations by analyzing the tourist experience concerning their motivation, satisfaction, and loyalty, understood as variables of sustainable tourism behavior. The hypotheses in the model have been tested using non-linear structural equations modeling (SEM), estimated with data from the Resident Tourism Survey of the National Statistics Institute (NSI), on domestic demand for value-added gastronomic tourism in Spain. The data analyzed covers the period from January 2019 to December 2022 (n = 3483). The results show a significant relationship between the variables influencing overall tourist satisfaction with gastronomic events and tourist loyalty. This research provides knowledge on the behavior of gastronomically motivated tourists with practical implications for destinations, aimed at improving decision-making in the definition of tourism strategies, focusing on the preservation and enhancement of their gastronomic offer as a cultural identity through the offer of food events.Access status: Open Access , Add to my list
Tourist geography in Jane Austen: Bath spa destination and origin of tourism as a social phenomenon(Universitat de Barcelona, 2024-11) Sánchez Sánchez, María Dolores; Sánchez Sánchez, María Asunción; Sánchez Sánchez, María ÁngelesEl turismo se configura en la Inglaterra de finales del siglo XVIII y principios del XIX como fenómeno social y realidad económica, convirtiéndose el termalismo en hábito esencial en el ocio de las clases altas. Con el objetivo de confirmar, mediante fuentes literarias, que el origen del turismo moderno como fenómeno social ya está presente en la Inglaterra georgiana, y que Bath es ejemplo pionero de creación de un destino turístico, se propone un enfoque poco estudiado de las prácticas sociales en torno a un espacio turístico, pues escasean los estudios que lo aborden a partir de la literatura. El análisis se realiza a través de dos novelas de Jane Austen, La abadía de Northanger (1818) y Persuasión (1818), asumidas como representativas para la construcción de un discurso histórico del turismo en la Inglaterra georgiana. La incorporación a sus tramas de estancias en Bath muestra con detallada precisión la práctica social ya habitual, para determinadas clases, del turismo termal. Se analiza el espacio geográfico turístico con especial atención a hábitos sociales y de ocio y se constata la consolidación del turismo como fenómeno social que transforma en destinos turísticos aquellos espacios en que se desarrolla.Access status: Open Access , Add to my list
Improving the Teaching of Hypothesis Testing Using a Divide-and-Conquer Strategy and Content Exposure Control in a Gamified Environment(MDPI, 2020-12-19) Delgado-Gomez, D; Gonzalez-Landero, F; Montes-Botella, C; Sújar Garrido, Aarón; Bayona Beriso, Sofía; Martino, LucaHypothesis testing has been pointed out as one of the statistical topics in which students present more misconceptions. In this article, an approach based on the divide-and-conquer methodology is proposed to facilitate its learning. The proposed strategy is designed to sequentially explain and evaluate the different concepts involved in hypothesis testing, ensuring that a new concept is not presented until the previous one has been fully assimilated. The proposed approach, which contains several gamification elements (i.e., points or a leader-board), is implemented into an application via a modern game engine. The usefulness of the proposed approach was assessed in an experiment in which 89 first-year students enrolled in the Statistics course within the Industrial Engineering degree participated. Based on the results of a test aimed at evaluating the acquired knowledge, it was observed that students who used the developed application based on the proposed approach obtained statistically significant higher scores than those that attended a traditional class (p-value < 0.001), regardless of whether they used the learning tool before or after the traditional class. In addition, the responses provided by the students who participated in the study to a test of satisfaction showed their high satisfaction with the application and their interest in the promotion of these tools. However, despite the good results, they also considered that these learning tools should be considered as a complement to the master class rather than a replacement.Access status: Open Access , Add to my list
Law enforcement agents at European borders: perceptions of migration, and the networked and relational exercise of discretion in policy implementation(Taylor & Francis, 2025-09-29) Bermejo Casado, Rut; Bazaga-Fernandez, Isabel; Carrasco-Granger, SaraLaw enforcement agents (LEAs) operating at the forefront of European borders play a crucial role in the implementation of migration policies. As frontline actors, LEAs are often perceived as powerful agents who enforce legislation and determine who is granted entry or denied access to European territory. This study, conducted within the framework of the PERCEPTIONS project, examines LEAs' perceptions of migration and their discretionary implementation practices in five European countries. Our findings challenge the assumption that LEAs perceptions of migration are key in explaining their practices as they exercise discretionary power in an unlimited or unilateral manner. Instead, we argue that LEAs' daily practices are shaped through interactions within a complex network of actors. Adopting a networked and relational approach to discretion, this study highlights how power relations, negotiation, and inter-agency dynamics influence border enforcement, ultimately demonstrating that discretion is co-produced.