. Landslides are a ubiquitous hazard in terrestrial environments with slopes,
incurring human fatalities in urban settlements, along transport corridors
and at sites of rural industry. Assessment of landslide risk requires
high-quality landslide databases. Recently, global landslide databases have
shown the extent to which landslides impact on society and identified areas
most at risk. Previous global analysis has focused on rainfall-triggered
landslides over short ∼  5-year observation periods. This paper presents
spatiotemporal analysis of a global dataset of fatal non-seismic landslides,
covering the period from January 2004 to December 2016. The data show that in
total 55 997 people were killed in
4862 distinct landslide events. The spatial distribution of landslides
is heterogeneous, with Asia representing the dominant geographical area.
There are high levels of interannual variation in the occurrence of
landslides. Although more active years coincide with recognised patterns of
regional rainfall driven by climate anomalies, climate modes (such as El
Nino–Southern Oscillation) cannot yet be related to landsliding,
requiring a landslide dataset of 30 + years. Our analysis demonstrates that
landslide occurrence triggered by human activity is increasing, in particular
in relation to construction, illegal mining and hill cutting. This supports
notions that human disturbance may be more detrimental to future landslide
incidence than climate.

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Global fatal landslide occurrence from 2004 to 2016

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Traditions of sustainability in tourism studies

Influence analysis of community resident support for sustainable

Influence analysis of community resident support for sustainable tourism development

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COMMUNITY-BASED ECOTOURISM: The Significance of Social Capital

INTRODUCTIONThe aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a pre-operative education programme on length of hospital stay after surgery for primary and revision knee arthroplasty patients. The programme was introduced at our hospital in October 2006 to encourage patients to play an active role in their recovery process after surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODSA multidisciplinary team educated knee arthroplasty patients about their care pathway, knee surgery, pain management, expected discharge goals, in-patient and out-patient arthroplasty rehabilitation. Prospective data were collected from 472 consecutive patients who underwent (primary or revision) knee arthroplasty in the period between January 2006 and November 2007. Patients were separated into two groups, one that received conventional pre-operative treatment (n = 150; Conventional group) and another that received the pre-operative education (n = 322; Education group). Length of hospital stay was compare using the Mann Whitney U test. In-patient com...

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Pre-operative patient education reduces length of stay after knee joint arthroplasty

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Governance struggles and policy processes in disaster risk reduction: A case study from Nepal

Despite some excellent academic writings on the subject, confusion around the definition, application and value of social constructionism with respect to the environment is rife The purpose of this short piece is to clarify some misunderstandings by referring to literature that engages with ontology (what exists, or the nature of nature) and epistemology (what we can know or the status of knowledge of reality) I argue that some areas of social constructionism are perfectly capable of dealing with environmental change and can lead to highly fruitful analyses Following this, I address a point made by Blaikie (Global Environmental Change 6 (1996) 83) that “there remains a political and practical vacuum because few of this genre have suggested how diverse accounts of the world can be negotiated or reconciled to provide feasible paths for action” I argue that this does not necessarily need to be the case and present a philosophical perspective from which negotiation and reconciliation are feasible within the social constructionist paradigm

Social constructionism and the environment: through the quagmire

Background Pelvic osteoporotic fractures (POFs) are often associated with considerable morbidity and mortality mainly as a result of infections and cardiovascular events. Patients usually need prolonged institutionalization, rehabilitation, and follow-up, with a high rate of dependency and cost. The most common sites of POFs include the pubic rami, sacrum, ilium, and acetabulum. Combined pubic rami (PROFs) and sacral osteoporotic fractures (SOFs) have been reported, mostly in retrospective studies, describing the mechanism of injury and incidence. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between PROFs and SOFs and to assess the effect of combined PROFs and SOFs on patients’ mobility, discharge destination, and length of stay. Materials and methods We prospectively studied 67 patients with low-impact PROFs and/or SOFs. There were 54 (80.4%) female and 13 (19.6%) male patients, and the average age was 87.5 (range 65–96) years. All patients were assessed by the fracture liaison service. Patients had magnetic resonance imaging or bone scan when there was history of low back pain following the injury or lumbosacral tenderness on clinical examination. Results The mean length of stay for all patients was 45 (±35) days. Mortality rate was 10.4%. A significant relationship was found between low back pain and a positive finding of sacral fracture. Patients with combined PROFs and SOFs showed significantly longer length of stay than those with isolated PROFs. Conclusions The presence of low back pain and tenderness in patients who had low-impact pelvic injuries was highly suggestive of the presence of an associated SOF. There was a high association between sacral and PROFs. The length of stay of patients with PROFs associated with sacral osteoporotic fractures was significantly longer than that of patients with PROFs only. Therefore, we recommend considering the high association between SOFs and PROFs in planning the management and rehabilitation of patients with POFs.

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Samantha Jones

Papers

COMMUNITY-BASED ECOTOURISM: The Significance of Social Capital

Pre-operative patient education reduces length of stay after knee joint arthroplasty

Governance struggles and policy processes in disaster risk reduction: A case study from Nepal

Social constructionism and the environment: through the quagmire

Combined pubic rami and sacral osteoporotic fractures: a prospective study