The role of expats, local residents and tourists in defining a destination: a branding case study for Abu Dhabi tourism

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nataša Slak Valek
Keyword(s):  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Local Residents

Over-tourism and sustainable consumption of resources through sharing: the role of government

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Agyeiwaah
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Political Support ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Residents Attitudes

Purpose Over-tourism signifies the dilemma of managing tourism growth in cities. With growing media sensationalism and an oversimplification of the phenomenon of over-tourism, its academic theorization has become extremely important. Using Macau, a Special Administrative Region of China as a case in point, the purpose of this paper is to theoretically explore the nexus between over-tourism and sustainable consumption in cities, highlighting governments’ inevitable role in this successful convergence. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on a selective systematic literature review (SLR) of existing studies in the form of both news material and academic journals. It investigates the growing concern of over-tourism and the contribution of sustainable consumption grounded in strong political support. It also adopts a case study approach with specific reference to Macau. Findings The general overview of the literature provides evidence of an age-old concept that has re-emerged to make local residents’ voice more pronounced. Generally, the studies concentrate on understanding residents’ attitudes, the perceived impact of over-tourism, community resilience and sustainable strategies to tackle the problem. Most popular studies are recent (i.e. 2018 and beyond) and empirically set in developed cities of Europe. Research limitations/implications The SLR used in the current study requires further empirical testing to validate some of the proposed concepts in the literature. Practical implications The study highlights the role of government in ensuring that sustainable consumption is sustainably implemented in the context of over-tourism. Originality/value Given the re-emergence of over-tourism, yet with few theoretical discussions on the concept, this study serves as a knowledge-base for future studies both empirically and theoretically.

scholarly journals AWAKENING LOCAL TOURISM BASED ON INDISCHE ARCHITECTURE IN INDONESIA. CASE STUDY KAJOETANGAN KAMPONG HERITAGE OF MALANG

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 437-444
Author(s):  
Wahyu Tyas PRAMONO ◽  
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Swastika Dhesti ANGGRIANI ◽  
Nanda Harda Pratama MEIJI ◽  
Norsidah UJANG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Historical Sequences ◽  
Depth Interviews

Kajoetangan or Kayutangan kampong heritage is a new tourist spot in Malang that emphasizes the empowerment of local communities in realizing settlement-based sustainable tourism that existed during the colonial era which was composed of dozens of Indische architecture in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Kayutangan heritage villages are composed of settlements with a small size with access in the form of a small footpath combined with a mural and various outdoor plants. The houses in the area have not changed for nearly a hundred years, which have been passed down from generation to generation. Descriptive qualitative method is used in this research by combining the data obtained based on in-depth interviews, survey and combined with literature studies. Purpose of this research is to explore historical sequences and processes of sustainable tourism management controlled by local residents with financial assistance from various partners. The results of the study show that the role of local communities is quite positive in efforts to support tourists either by being directly or indirectly involved by building supporting facilities for core tourism such as culinary spots and souvenirs. Collaboration with several government agencies, universities and banks also makes the additions and directions in making and using additional facilities more structured.

scholarly journals The Escalating Effects of Wildlife Tourism on Human–Wildlife Conflict

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1378
Author(s):  
Qingming Cui ◽  
Yuejia Ren ◽  
Honggang Xu
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Economic Perspective ◽  
Wildlife Conflict ◽  
Wildlife Tourism ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Human Wildlife Conflict

Human–wildlife conflict is a barrier to achieving sustainable biodiversity conservation and community development in protected areas. Tourism is often regarded as a tool to mitigate such conflict. However, existing studies have mainly adopted a socio-economic perspective to examine the benefits of tourism for communities, neglecting the ecological effects of tourism. This case study of macaque tourism on a peninsula in China illustrates that tourism can escalate rather than mitigate human–wildlife conflict. Fifty-three stakeholders were interviewed and secondary data were collected to understand the development of rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) tourism and community–macaque conflict. The results show that food provision and tourist–macaque interactions rapidly increased the macaques’ population, habituation, and aggressive behaviors, which led them to invade the surrounding community more often and exacerbated human–macaque conflict. Meanwhile, low community participation in tourism generated few benefits for residents and did not help alter residents’ hostile attitudes towards the macaques. Local residents gradually retreated from agriculture as the macaques became more intrusive. A holistic approach to evaluating the role of wildlife tourism in resolving community–wildlife conflict is proposed and practical suggestions for alleviating such conflict are given.

scholarly journals Leadership development for missions in poor urban communities

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasebwe T.L. Kabongo
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Urban Communities ◽  
Leadership Formation ◽  
African Community ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
The Many ◽  
Missional Community

Leadership development is an ongoing need in Africa. Good leadership is key to the building of any society. This article is written from the perspective of someone who lives in an African community of poverty. As he or she observes the many problems the African continent faces, he or she wonders about the role of the church to participate in seeking solutions to these problems. The article stresses that effective leadership development should equip people to be participants of the flourishing of their communities. It discusses the theological and missiological foundations of leadership as avenues to align leadership formation with the improvement of the quality of life of Africans living in communities of poverty. The researcher belongs to a missional community which focuses on discipling local residents, with the hope of nurturing agency from inside out. He uses the autoethnographic methodology to describe this case study of his missional community efforts.

Informed Decisions Guided by GeoMechanics to Improve Drilling Performance: A Case Study from Onshore Field, Abu Dhabi; UAE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salim Benmamar ◽  
Saif Al Arfi AL Arfi ◽  
Satya Perumalla ◽  
Gamal Salem ◽  
Agung Baruno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Event Analysis ◽  
Natural Fractures ◽  
Principal Stresses ◽  
Geological Evidence ◽  
Rock Types ◽  
Drilling Performance ◽  
Wide Range

Abstract ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company) recently drilled some wells in Onshore Abu Dhabi (Field-A) and encountered consistent hole instability from Umm Er Radhuma (UER) to Simsima. Thus, a GeoMechanical review was proposed to investigate the root causes, if any, and recommend possible remedies for the upcoming drilling campaign. While detailed drilling event analysis allowed to investigate the correlation between the mud weight program and well trajectory, borehole image log analysis and geological understanding from nearby fields indicated the possible role of structural and lithological features on hole instability. Integration of drilling engineering data and regional geological knowledge helped to narrow down the possible causes of drilling challenges. Sedimentalogical review of Image logs have established some correlation between rock types and hole instability events. Drilling experience shows there is very narrow margin for loss and/or gain to occur. There is regional geological evidence of the presence of a wide range of vuggy structures, as well as natural fractures and/or faults. These features tend to make Simsima formation heterogeneous in terms of permeability and more prone to losses. Since most fractures are parallel to SHmax direction and well was drilled towards Shmin direction, there are greater chances of encountering faults and/or fractures, which would be critically-stressed and lead to loss and/or gain situations. Geomechanical parameters helped highlight the magnitudes and orientations of principal stresses. Observations of several tight hole and stuck pipe events while tripping from Radhuma and UERB shale to Simsima seem to indicate mud weight used was insufficient. Role of multiple failure mechanisms was identified, and relevant solutions were recommended as well as implemented to achieve the drilling success. The case study presented here emphasizes how different carbonate textures and the presence and orientation of natural fractures and/or faults within Simsima formation can impact hole instability with respect to wellbore trajectory. Proactive implementation of recommendations from this analysis on well planning and fluid design resulted in improvement of drilling performance and reduction of non-productive time in new wells.

scholarly journals Settlement of the Kiya River Basin by the Russians: Case Study of the Foundation of the Village of Сhumay in the Chebulinsky District of Kemerovo Region

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-35
Author(s):  
O. Yu. Kuzmin
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
The Government ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Village

The present research featured the development of the Northern Kemerovo region. The paper focuses on the case of the village of Chumay in the Kiya river basin. The development of Russian settlements along the Kiya remains understudied. Existing publications give different foundation dates for the villages in the area of Prichulym'e. The Russians first came to the Kiya basin in the early XVII century. However, they were slow to settle down for a number of reasons. First, it was the military confrontation with the Yenisei Kirghiz. Second, the local taiga and mountains were impassable and unsuitable for farming. In addition, the existing communication routes were far from the Kia basin. The article describes the prerequisites and conditions for the emergence of Russian villages in this territory. The research was based on rare historical sources, e.g. memoirs of local residents and parochial documents, related to the foundation of the village of Chumay located in the Chebulinsk district of the Kemerovo region. The research revealed the settling process and some new data on the first settlers. The findings refute the thesis that this territory of the Kemerovo region was settled exclusively by fugitives and exiles in the XVII–XVIII centuries. The Russian advanced into the Kiya river basin after the military threat from the Kirghiz had been eliminated. Second, the indigenous peoples were converted to Christianity and had to pay tribute in furs. Third, a section of the Moscow-Siberian tract was built in the vicinity. Finally, voluntary migrants willing to settle down in the area were given a free piece of land. Unlike the rest of the Kemerovo region, the lands along the Kiya river were colonized by the Russians much later. The government colonization was organized and started "from above". It was represented mainly by voluntary immigrants. The research also revealed the role of migrants from the Caucasus in the development of the Kiya basin as they set up new settlements and went to live in sparsely populated villages.

Perceived sociocultural impacts of tourism and community participation: A case study of Langkawi Island

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mastura Jaafar ◽  
S Mostafa Rasoolimanesh ◽  
Safura Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Community Participation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
The Relationship

Using partial least squares-structural equation modeling, we investigated the relationship between residents’ perceptions of the sociocultural impacts of tourism development and community participation in Pantai Cenang, Langkawi Island. We also investigated the moderating role of gender, age and education level on these relationships. The results revealed significant positive relationships between the positive and negative perceptions of residents and community participation; moreover, residents’ gender and age had a moderating effect on these relationships. These findings have implications for tourism development planners and government authorities seeking to expand the involvement of local residents in tourism developments.

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