Identification of attributes for the management of semiotic branding of automotive brands in the cross-border region, Ciudad Juárez-El Paso

There are numerous examples of cross-border regions in Europe, which are regions not properly demarcated by national borders. One of the main driving forces of the European Union is to turn the dividing borders into connecting borders by strengthening the cohesion between states and regions, thus, encouraging regions to remedy the existing ethnic and cultural fragmentation by increasing the intensity and number of cross-border contacts. Our research focuses on proving that, in symbolic places, such as the cross-border area of Komárom and Komárno, the cultural values, monuments, and heritage sites are the strongest attraction factors for nationality-based cultural tourism. To support our hypothesis, we conducted an empirical survey within the framework of the H2020 SPOT (Social and Innovative Platform on Cultural Tourism and its potential towards deepening Europeanisation) in the cross-border region of Komárom and Komárno. The evaluation concentrated on four aspects of cultural tourism: the nature of cultural tourism in the area, the resident and visitor perceptions of the cultural tourism offerings, opportunities to increase cross-border collaboration, and options to improve the cultural tourism offerings of the area. Our results show that, although there is a great potential in the cross-border tourist destination of Komárom–Komárno, the integration of the (once united) two towns is advancing very slowly, which can be witnessed in the weaknesses of tourism integration as well.

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Competitive advantages of Central European cities in the cross-border region Alpe-Adria

Urbani izziv ◽

10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2002-13-02-006 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 130-138

Author(s):

Nataša Pichler-Milanović ◽

Marjan Hočevar

Keyword(s):

Border Region ◽

Competitive Advantages ◽

Central European ◽

European Cities ◽

Cross Border ◽

The Cross

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Ecological Discourse in the Cross-Border Region of the Selenga River in Russia and Mongolia

Facing Challenges of Identification: Investigating Identities of Buryats and Their Neighbor Peoples ◽

10.31338/uw.9788323547334.pp.207-226 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Darima Bajko

Keyword(s):

Border Region ◽

Selenga River ◽

Cross Border ◽

The Cross

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Monorails as international transborder links. The El Paso-Ciudad Juárez monorail proposal, 1964–1976

The Journal of Transport History ◽

10.1177/0022526620971177 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 002252662097117

Author(s):

Lawrence Douglas Taylor

Keyword(s):

Public Transit ◽

El Paso ◽

Mass Transit ◽

Border Security ◽

Ciudad Juarez ◽

Secondary Sources ◽

Cross Border ◽

Transport Project ◽

International Transport

The paper uses primary and secondary sources to analyse the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez binational monorail project from 1964 to 1976 within the overall context of the growth of the cities as urban centres and the development of cross-border public transit links. The most significant of the earlier ties was the international streetcar line, which functioned for over 90 years and was a predecessor to the monorail project. The paper examines the complexities of negotiating and building an international transport project of this nature as well as the principal business and political directors of the El Paso International Monorail Corporation (IMC) and its Juárez counterpart, Monorriel Internacional (MI). It concludes with an assessment of the current outlook for cross-border mass transit projects in the light of the notable increment in USA border security and inspection controls of recent decades.

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Burmese injecting drug users in Yunnan play a pivotal role in the cross-border transmission of HIV-1 in the China-Myanmar border region

Virulence ◽

10.1080/21505594.2018.1496777 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 1195-1204 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Xin Chen ◽

Yan-Heng Zhou ◽

Mei Ye ◽

Yu Wang ◽

Lin Duo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Drug Users ◽

Injecting Drug Users ◽

Border Region ◽

Pivotal Role ◽

Cross Border ◽

The Cross ◽

Hiv 1

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Border Residents’ Perceptions of Crime and Security in El Paso, Texas

Social Sciences ◽

10.3390/socsci9030024 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 24 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Ernesto Castañeda ◽

Casey Chiappetta

Keyword(s):

El Paso ◽

Large City ◽

Border Region ◽

Ciudad Juarez ◽

Foreign Born ◽

Sense Of Security ◽

Mexico Border ◽

Perceptions Of Crime ◽

Official Crime ◽

The U.S

Research has continued to show the overall safety of the U.S. border region contrary to the widespread belief about the insecurity of the U.S.-Mexico border and frequent claims for the need to secure the border in order to prevent the spread of violence into the rest of the country. Rarely do we ask how border residents feel about safety and crime, which could shed significant light on the claims that the border is an insecure warzone posing a threat to the entire country. While calls to secure national borders are common, outsiders’ perceptions of an unsafe border are not supported by official crime rates and statistics, Border Patrol apprehensions, or the everyday experiences of people in American cities along the U.S.-Mexico border. This paper investigates the perception of crime and security, as expressed by the residents of El Paso, Texas, a large city located along the U.S.-Mexico border and directly across from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Data come from a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded survey that asked 919 residents about their perceptions of crime, sense of security and safety in their neighborhood and the city in general. The results show that the overwhelming majority of border city residents feel safe and that those who are undocumented and raised in El Paso are the most likely to report feeling safe or very safe. We also find that the foreign-born population had a statistically significant lower felony conviction rate than those who were U.S.-born, an important qualifier in discussions over immigration and its connection with violence and crime. Contrary to sensationalized claims about border violence, residents of El Paso do not display any of the sense of insecurity experienced in neighboring Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. We present hypotheses about possible causes for these low levels of violence in the U.S.-side of the border and discuss the dissonance between the reality on the border and perception outside of the border region.

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Improving Coherence in a Cross-Border Public Transport System: Lessons from the Greater Copenhagen Region

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12156208 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (15) ◽

pp. 6208

Author(s):

Jean Ryan ◽

Anders Wretstrand

Keyword(s):

Transport System ◽

Public Transport ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Border Region ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Public Transport System ◽

Cross Border ◽

Organizational Issues ◽

The Cross ◽

Cross Border Cooperation

Greater Copenhagen is often cited as a good example of cross-border cooperation. Shared historical contexts and socio-political willingness have meant that considerable resources have been invested into the development of infrastructure in this region. The Öresund fixed link constitutes the most important element of this infrastructure, facilitating a cross-border public transport system which ties the region together. This public transport system in turn underpins the social, economic and environmental sustainability of the cross-border region. The aim of this study is to investigate the issues at play with respect to improving the coherence of this cross-border public transport system, in relation to ticketing and public transport information in particular. This study comprises the compilation and analysis of the perspectives of the actors involved in and affected by the development of the cross-border transport system. In total, twelve semi-structured interviews were conducted. Six predominant themes emerged from the analysis of the empirical material: “Focus on the customer”, “The Other Side”, “Tidying up at home first”, “Political challenges”, “Back to basics” and “The low-hanging fruits”. It became apparent that the prioritization of internal and organizational issues in the first instance could mean compromises, not only for cross-border cooperation but also for the customer’s (the passenger’s) experience. Results suggest that improvements to coherence in this transport system will most likely take the form of incremental changes and adopting common standards. This is opposed to the development of common systems, or of a significant departure from existing systems.

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