Detail View: SHIMMER: Youth Hostel
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Title:
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Youth Hostel
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Creation Date:
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2005
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Image Date:
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2005
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Period:
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21st century
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Location:
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Lockton, North Yorkshire
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Display Creator:
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not known
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Terms:
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Sustainable tourism
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Image ID:
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08-0461
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Description:
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Detail: Picnic table made from over 2000 recycled plastic bottles. Marmax Products at < http://www.marmaxproducts.co.uk/ >: " Installation costs are similar to those of wooden alternatives, but on going costs are kept to a minimum because the recycled plastic does not deteriorate. " . "Welcome to Lockton, YHA's first Green Beacon Youth Hostel, an exemplar of sustainable tourism..." Its walls are covered with circular notices, "Awareness Points", highlighting the eco-friendly features in the hostel. The YHA's first eco-hostel, re-opened in March 2005 after extensive reconstruction. Originally the village school. Features include wool insulation in the walls and roof, a rainwater harvesting system, live sedum roof, a compost toilet and photovoltaic cells.
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Image Storage Location:
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DIGITAL IMAGE ONLY
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Related Information:
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YHA. For more information see < http://www.yha.org.uk/ >
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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not known
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Creator Role:
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Designers.
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Subject Heading:
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Ecotourism
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Subject Heading:
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Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction
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Subject Heading:
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National parks and reserves -- England -- North York Moors
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Subject Heading:
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Tables
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Subject Heading:
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Picnicking
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Subject Heading:
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Tourist camps, hostels, etc
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