Hotels as civic landmarks, hotels as assets : the case of Sydney's Hilton
Etude des rôles joués par les hôtels dans les économies urbaines des centres d'affaires. Examen détaillé de la biographie de l'hôtel Hilton, bâtiment moderniste ouvert en 1975 et rénové. Les élites des milieux d'affaires et l'Etat local y fusionnent
The paper examines the inherent contradictions presented by locating the space of the dream. The fictitious lamasery of Shangri-La described by J. Hilton in the novel Lost Horizon, claimed to have been inspired by a monastery to the north
of Zhongdian (Yunnan, China). Whilst some of the idyllic attributes of Hilton's vision of paradise on Earth are grounded in the natural and cultural diversity of the entire region, contengencies of place were bound to compromise any attempt to promote any one
Explores the reality behind the popular image of Shangri-La based on James Hilton's 1933 novel Lost Horizons. The A. contends that the Hunza valley is not the utopian place described in the book. The lure of the Hunza as Shangri-La has never been
In this pilot project, the AA. investigate the feasibility of employing palm-mat geotextiles as a potential soil conservation technique. Investigations were conducted at the Hilton Experimental Site, east Shropshire, UK, within the southern section
Erosion plot studies at the Hilton Experimental Site, east Shropshire, have evaluated the effects of set-aside on runoff and erosion. The fundamental objectives of this paper are to : present results of long-term soil organic matter (SOM) changes
Field experiments were conducted at Hilton, east Shropshire, U.K. during 2007-2009, to study the impacts of palm-mat geotextiles on topsoil particle size distribution and changes in selected nutrients (total P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo
Investigations were conducted at the Hilton Experimental Site, east Shropshire, within the southern section of the Worfe catchment, a tributary of the mid-Severn. The effectiveness of employing palm-mat geotextiles (from Borassus palm of West Africa
Field experiments were conducted at Hilton, east Shropshire, U.K. during 2007–2009, to study the impacts of Borassus and Buriti mats on selected properties of the topsoil. Ten fixed plots were established, with duplicate treatments : (i) bare soil