Tourism climatology: evaluating environmental information for decision making and business planning in the recreation and tourism sector

2003 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. de Freitas
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Environmental Information ◽  
Business Planning ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Tourism Climatology ◽  
Recreation And Tourism

Study on the Military Environmental Information Management with GIS

2010 ◽  
Vol 113-116 ◽  
pp. 561-564
Author(s):  
Jian Ding ◽  
Ke Hong Wu ◽  
Zhi Bing Ding
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Transportation Planning ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Environmental Information ◽  
Gis Technology ◽  
Important Conclusion ◽  
Model Calculations ◽  
Hazardous Chemical ◽  
Application Fields

The application of GIS technology to Military Environmental Information(MEI) management will play a vital role in MEI management, and can lead to better decision-making. This paper discusses both the management method and the application fields. Case studies, like information management, pollution coverage evaluating, military transportation planning and monitoring, and decision-making supporting, are presented in this paper. Detailed digital basemap database, Digital Elevation Model(DEM) data, Digital OrthoImage Model(DOM) data, image database of Remote Sensing, Social economic element database, and other informations related to military features, can be integrated into MEI GIS, and will meet the needs for later query and statistics. Spatial analysis is the bridge that links fundamental data models to GIS technology. While buffer analysis can be used for identifying the locations of hazardous chemical storage sites in relation to residents living area, and can facilitate the evaluation of the threatened area in the event of a leak or spill of hazardous materials. Network analysis can be used in military transportation planning and monitoring. GIS is particularly useful in providing composite visual representation of fairly complex underlying model calculations, analysts can draw implicit and important conclusion from the already known geographical data. The study shows that the management of MEI using GIS technology is reasonable and feasible, and GIS is a highly efficient tool in MEI management.

scholarly journals Perception of Country Tourism on Tourism Quality in Lake Toba North Sumatera 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 180-188
Author(s):  
Solahuddin Nasution ◽  
Samerdanta Sinulingga ◽  
Arwina Sufika
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Reliability Test ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Quantitative Data Analysis ◽  
North Sumatra ◽  
Oil And Gas Sector

The tourism industry as a foreign exchange earner for the non-oil and gas sector in Indonesia has contributed US $ 16.426 billion in 2018 or around 200 trillion rupiahs. North Sumatra Province is one of the government's priorities in the tourism sector, measured from the construction of Sisingamangaraja XII International Airport in Silangit, the establishment of the Lake Toba Super Priority National Tourism Strategic Area (KSPN). The current Ministry of Tourism has made significant reforms, namely changing the focus from quantity tourism to quality tourism. The development of tourism quality that is currently underway in the Lake Toba area is then measured from the perceptions of tourists who respond to the quality values they have received while in the tourist area of Lake Toba. The theory used in this research is the theory of tourism by Nare, and the theory of foreign tourists by Ghanem. Furthermore, the method used is the quantitative data analysis method. Based on the results of the study it was found that the Cronbach's Alpha value was 0.931> 0.60, so as the basis for decision making in the reliability test, it can be concluded that the data tested was reliable or consistent and reliable. Tourism actors involved in the research were also mostly tourism actors in 2004, so based on their answers it was found that there was a significant change in perceptions of foreign tourists, namely 0.931%.

scholarly journals Revisiting the relationship between formal planning process and planning effectiveness

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 1016-1034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Said Elbanna ◽  
Tamer H. Elsharnouby
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Price Volatility ◽  
Organizational Capabilities ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to address a timely research question by clarifying whether formal planning is a worthy approach for hotels. In so doing, the authors developed a theoretical model that extends prior research by exploring how the formal planning process influences organizational capabilities and decision-making style. The model also examines the impact of the three identified factors on planning effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 175 hotels located in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar and hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling (SEM). Findings The study concludes that the practice of formal planning in the tourism sector does matter and both organizational capabilities and decision-making style are important factors in predicting planning effectiveness. Research limitations/implications Generalizations to organizations operating in other sectors, such as manufacturing or government sectors, should be drawn cautiously. Practical implications Taking into account oil price volatility and serious political crises in the region, this study provides several insights to hotel managers into how the formal planning process can influence planning effectiveness. Originality/value The findings enrich the debate on the role of formal planning in the tourism sector, which has been relatively devoid of similar studies.

scholarly journals Dissemination of Environmental Information and its Effects on Stakeholders’ Decision-Making: A Comparative Study between Swedish and Polish Municipalities

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-47
Author(s):  
Anna Cregård ◽  
Iwona Sobis
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Environmental Information ◽  
Development Economic ◽  
Agenda 21 ◽  
Positive Effects

Abstract According to Action Agenda 21, which was adopted at the Rio Conference in 1992, sustainable development is a major objective for local and global development. Economic growth, good living conditions, and protection of the earth’s natural environment are important to all people in the world. This article focuses on one aspect of sustainable development, i.e. on environmental sustainability. Research shows that local government can take a leading position in protecting the natural environment and disseminating information on it among stakeholders. However, our knowledge about the dissemination of environmental information practices among stakeholders is limited. The purpose of this research is to fill a gap in current knowledge, to describe and compare the practical work with dissemination of such information among stakeholders in Swedish and Polish municipalities. The questions to be answered are: What environmental information is collected and produced by the local government ? At what stakeholders is such information targeted ? and What effects does it have on decision-making by stakeholders in the investigated municipalities ? The study is based on state regulations, the homepages of municipal offices, and policy documents, official reports, and semi-structured interviews with key managers responsible for the protection of the natural environment in the studied municipalities. Data were collected from late 2015 to early 2017. This research indicates that dissemination of environmental information has a positive effect on the decision-making of internal stakeholders. In both countries, the municipal authorities follow the EU recommendations, resulting in innovative work and growing environmental awareness among the municipal authorities, the residents, and other stakeholders. Improvement of the natural environment is perceived as “a must” for the future. Nonetheless, especially larger municipalities face challenges because the production and dissemination of environmental information is time-consuming. In the long run, however, surprisingly positive effects on the local protection of the natural environment appear.

A Strategic Idea Generation Method for Eco-Business Planning

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinsuke Kondoh ◽  
Nozomu Mishima
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Idea Generation ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Business Planning ◽  
Environmental Load ◽  
Laptop Computer ◽  
Life Cycle Design

Environmental consciousness has gained increasing interest in recent years, and product life cycle design that aims to maximize total value while minimizing environmental load and costs should be implemented. To achieve that, the processes of idea generation and decision-making for eco-business strategies, as well as the design of a target product and its life cycle options, should be systematically supported. This paper proposes a strategic decision-making method for eco-business planning so that a designer can easily find a set of eco-business ideas that effectively improve environmental and economic performance simultaneously. A decision-making procedure based on this method is also illustrated with a simplified example of a laptop computer business.

Data Analytics supporting decision making in the Tourism Sector

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alkiviadis Savvopoulos ◽  
George Kalogeras ◽  
Alessia Mariotti ◽  
Cristina Bernini ◽  
Christos Alexakos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Tourism Sector

scholarly journals Judicial Enforcement of Environmental Democracy: a Critical Analysis of Case Law on Access to Environmental Information in the European Union

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-43
Author(s):  
Marjan Peeters
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Public Engagement ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Environmental Information ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Right ◽  
Right Of Access ◽  
Environmental Democracy ◽  
Gain Access ◽  
The Eu

Abstract Since the 1970s, the concept of environmental democracy, including the right to gain access to environmental information, has emerged as an important concept to promote and ensure public engagement in governmental environmental decision-making. While it is, generally, understood that environmental procedural rights deserve protection across the globe, it remains to be identified to what extent, in practice, the application of such rights differs across jurisdictions. Such differences may be caused by specific understandings of democracy and institutional characteristics. In light of this, this article analyses the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding the right of access to environmental information. It observes that the EU legislature has implemented the right of access to environmental information more ambitiously than required under the Aarhus Convention, particularly with regard to legislative information. Moreover, the CJEU has steered EU institutions, including the European Commission, towards even greater transparency. The judicial reasoning by the CJEU is principled and refers to general values regarding openness and transparency codified in primary EU law and in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. These judicial developments also highlight the importance of promoting discourse on the implications of a rigorous approach to the right of access to environmental information, including the question of whether enabling wider public engagement necessarily leads to better decision-making. Finally, the article promotes the need for comparative research on how the right to gain access to environmental information is developing across the world.

Being Prepared for IROPS: A Business-Planning and Decision-Making Approach

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joakim Karlsson ◽  
Kevin King ◽  
Rohit Viswanathan ◽  
Timothy McInerney ◽  
Douglas Slocum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Business Planning

scholarly journals FUZZY LOGIC AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS IN THE CONTEXT OF TOURISM ANALYSIS

2020 ◽  
pp. 601-617
Author(s):  
Simona Hašková ◽  
◽  
Jakub Horák ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Fuzzy Approach ◽  
Managerial Decision ◽  
Managerial Decision Making ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Travel And Tourism ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Qualitative Nature

Qualitative and quantitative approaches to multicriteria evaluation and managerial decision- making often ignore the specifics of the role of the human factor. This article summarizes management methods that reflect not only numerical inputs but also data of a qualitative nature while considering their applicability in the tourism sector. Some of them can be assorted within the classes of Artificial intelligence. The focus is on the fuzzy approach at the theoretical and application level. The fuzzy approach is used to evaluate the degree of country travel and tourism competitiveness of selected European and Asian countries based on subjective rankings from the viewpoint of travelling persons. The results indicate that among countries under review, China is ranked as a highly competitive country in travel & tourism. Conditional competitive countries in terms of travel & tourism are the Czech Republic, Pakistan, Russia, and Turkey.

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