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Amy Haggstrom

National Geographic photos show how Americans spend their time - Business Insider - 1 views

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    leisure photos
James Mattiace

Distractify | 30 Haunting Photos Of Abandoned Olympic Stadiums. It's Scary To Think Soc... - 2 views

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    Is it worth investing in Olympic infrastructure?
Matt Podbury

Football migration: 113 years of soccer player transfers on one map. - 4 views

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    Brilliant interactive map showing globalization of football (participants) 
Matt Podbury

Tourism Concern - News from Tourism Concern - 3 views

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    Local people embrace explosion of tourism industry in Mui Ne
Matt Podbury

BBC News - 'The lungs of Almaty' - 1 views

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    The former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan wants to develop its ski-ing industry as a way to diversify its oil-based economy but some fear this could threaten the country's areas of natural beauty.
James Mattiace

MLB Fan Map Geographic Realignment - Imgur - 1 views

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    Map of Major League Baseball Fan bases and proposed realignment.
James Mattiace

BBC News - In pictures: The life of the Huaorani in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest - 2 views

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    Photo essay about indigenous tribe in Yasuni NP, Ecuador.  Currently being targeted for drilling, and part of interesting proposal by Ecuador to be paid to NOT drill it.  Impact of tourism on indigenous people's.  
James Mattiace

Creepy Images From An Abandoned Bible Theme Park - 2 views

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    Abandoned Themepark in Connecticut, USA. Impacts of Tourism on Development, what happens when the tourists leave?
James Mattiace

An Optimist in Haiti | FRONTLINE | PBS - 2 views

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    Tourism and development
James Mattiace

The Elusive Economic Lift of the Olympics - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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    Economic effects of hosting international sporting events.  Not so positive according to this guy.
James Mattiace

Alvin Ailey's 'The Backstory': Dance Company Tackles Human Trafficking In New Productio... - 1 views

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    The other side of tourism; human trafficking.
James Mattiace

Golf course reclaim "lost" land - 1 views

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    Turning mines, quarries, and toxic waste sites into golf courses. 
Matt Podbury

BBC - Travel - Is Barcelona being spoilt by tourists? : Barcelona - 2 views

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    Is Barcelona being spoilt by tourists? 
Matt Podbury

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - No Ordinary Park - 0 views

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    Short and long-term geographic costs and benefits of hosting Olympics 2012 at both the local and national level.
Matt Podbury

BBC News - Toronto counts costs of hosting Pan Am Games in 2015 - 1 views

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    In both London and Toronto, there's a similar debate: Is hosting a major sporting event a blessing or a curse?
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