http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/32854 2026-04-06T21:42:45Z 2026-04-06T21:42:45Z Smith, L Warren, R Cunningham, C http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33093 2026-04-02T02:00:15Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: The politics of (e)valuation in community projects: creating a Living Impact Methodology to pluralise accountability and centre lived experience Authors: Smith, L; Warren, R; Cunningham, C Abstract: ... Description: ...

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z Dey, B Apostolidis, C Brown, D Chelekis, J Samuel, L http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33092 2026-04-02T02:00:11Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Glocalization of consumer culture: An emerging pattern in the post-globalized world Authors: Dey, B; Apostolidis, C; Brown, D; Chelekis, J; Samuel, L Abstract: Purpose: The paper delves into the intricate and often contradictory nature of consumer identities in our modern landscape, where the rise of digital platforms reshapes how we engage with the world. It explores the implications of this dynamic environment on marketing strategies, revealing the depth and complexity of consumer behavior in an era defined by constant connectivity and curated online experiences. Design/methodology/approach: This is a conceptual paper built on the emerging body of literature in consumer studies, international marketing, international business, information systems and general management. Findings: We develop a conceptual scaffolding for a novel term, ‘Glocalization of consumer culture’, by delving into scholarly works and industry reports and position it as an integral component of post-global consumer culture. Originality: The paper coins and theorizes a new concept ‘glocalization of consumer culture’ that is built upon a typology of complex political identity and digital consumer culture. Practical implications: The paper offers useful insights into why and how post globalized consumers vary in terms of their attitude toward global and local brands. Accordingly, international marketers can develop useful segmentation and positioning strategies. Description: ...

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z Chidara, AC Cheng, K Gallear, D http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33036 2026-03-27T14:44:09Z 2026-03-08T00:00:00Z

Title: Investigation on Ontology-Driven Semantic Simulation of PVC Composite Sustainable Manufacturing: Lifecycle Assessment Approach and Industrial Case Study with Reinforced Agro-Industrial Waste Fillers Authors: Chidara, AC; Cheng, K; Gallear, D Abstract: This study develops and assesses sustainable polyvinyl chloride (PVC) composites reinforced with agro-industrial waste fillers, integrating an ontology-based lifecycle assessment (LCA) framework to enhance sustainability evaluation. Agro-waste reinforcements, including rice husk ash (RHA), coir, bamboo fibre, and wood flour, were examined for their capacity to improve the mechanical and environmental performance of PVC and to advance circular economy objectives. Empirical data from UK PVC window manufacturing were integrated with Granta EduPack, Eco Design, Eco Audit, OpenLCA, and Protégé within a multi-layered semantic pipeline that links materials, processes, and environmental indicators. The agro-filler composites exhibited lower embodied energy and CO2 emissions than glass fibre systems, with the PVC + 30% wood flour formulation achieving the highest efficiency. The ontology framework, comprising 25 classes, 7 object properties, 26 individuals, 16 data properties, and 218 axioms (generated automatically by Protégé’s metrics feature and verified with the Pellet reasoner), ensured semantic interoperability and consistent validation across datasets, enabling transparent and traceable sustainability analysis. Overall, coupling industrial data with digital LCA and ontology reasoning provides a reproducible pathway toward net zero-aligned, sustainable PVC composite manufacturing. Description: Data Availability Statement: The data supporting the findings of this study are publicly available in the Zenodo repository at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17051586. The archived materials include the complete ontology file (pvc_sustainability.owl), Python scripts used for automated data mapping between Granta EduPack exports and OWL ontology structures, sample datasets from three production batches for each composite formulation (F1–F5), and example SPARQL queries used for retrieving sustainability classifications and environmental indicators. Additional information related to the industrial case study data may be available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request, subject to confidentiality restrictions from the industrial partner.; Supplementary Materials: All supplementary materials are publicly archived in an open-access repository to ensure long-term availability and traceability. The dataset and associated scripts are hosted on Zenodo and can be accessed via the following DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17051586 (accessed 1 January 2026). By providing these materials, the study supports reproducible research practices and enables other researchers and industrial practitioners to extend the ontology-driven framework to additional composite systems, manufacturing environments, or lifecycle assessment scenarios.

2026-03-08T00:00:00Z Duffy, M Scarles, C Edensor, T Waitt, G Franklin, A http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/32943 2026-03-07T03:00:17Z 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Twenty years on: Reflections on the journeys travelled and future directions for tourist studies Authors: Duffy, M; Scarles, C; Edensor, T; Waitt, G; Franklin, A Abstract: As founding, past and current editors, we are very excited to welcome you to this special issue celebrating the 20th anniversary of Tourist Studies. In 2001, this journal was established in what the founding editors, Franklin and Crang (2001), called an ‘exciting and challenging time for work on tourism’ (p. 1). In their inaugural editorial, they questioned the apparent trajectory of tourist studies at the beginning of the 21st century, puzzled because at a time of exciting scholarship in such transdisciplinary fields as mobility studies and cosmopolitanism, they felt that ‘tourism studies had become stale, tired, repetitive and lifeless’ (p. 5). Much research identified multiple variants of the tourist quest for authenticity, and expressed a preoccupation with self-aware post-tourists who commented cynically about the constructed attractions that they beheld. Indeed, tourism was often understood as something undertaken while away from home as tourists entered exciting, liminal holiday realms in which they could become satiated with alterity before once more slipping safely back into their mundane, everyday worlds. ... Description: Editorial.

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