scholarly journals Nature value: the evolution of this concept

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-15
Author(s):  
Sabrina Soares da Silva ◽  
Ricardo Pereira Reis ◽  
Patrícia Aparecida Ferreira

More attention has been paid to environmental matters in recent years, mainly due to the current scenario of accentuated environmental degradation. The economic valuation of nature goods can contribute to the decision-making process in environment management, generating a more comprehensive informational base. This paper aims to present, in a historic perspective, the different concepts attributed to nature goods and were related to the current predominant perspectives of nature analyses. For this purpose, this paper presents the different concepts attributed to value since the pre-classical period, when nature were viewed as inert and passive providers of goods and services, this view legitimized nature's exploration without concern over the preservation and conservation of nature. The capacity of nature to absorb the impact of human action appears to be reaching its limit, considering the irreversibility, the irreproducibility and the possibility of collapse. The appropriate method for valuing natural resources is not known, but more important than the method is to respect and incorporate the particular characteristics of the nature goods into this process. These characteristics must be valuated in order to arrive at a more consistence approach to nature value and promote sustainability.

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (spring 2021) ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Rimsaite ◽  
Melissa Kreye

Extension professionals face challenges in quantifying the impact of their efforts in advancing the decision-making process inherent in setting natural resources policy. We developed a flexible tool that measures the impact of improving decision makers’ planning efforts. The tool consists of two sets of survey questions that can be modified to fit an Extension program’s goals. We illustrated how to use the tool by surveying leaders working with private forest owners to advance natural resources management. However, the tool can be of use to Extension professionals across various program areas.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sneha N

The Indian tourism industry has reached a great scale over the years. With the over-increasing internet penetration, more travellers are booking online travel in India. However, the world and in particular the tourism industry has seen an unprecedented shutdown due to Covid-19 affecting 2020 due to the absence of a universal vaccination at the moment. It is important to understand the current scenario of Indian travel patterns prior to the impact of Corona Virus and the factors which will be influencing the decision-making process of Indian Travellers in the future. Hence, this paper attempts to study and decode the decision-making process of Indian Travellers through extensive review of contemporary academic literature on post-pandemic tourism emerging with COVID-19 crisis. This study area is important because it addresses a pressing problem of comprehending the post pandemic travel and the research outcome suggests practical solutions to overcome the critical barriers arising out of Covid-19 for Indian Travellers and learn to practice a new way of travelling in the future.


Author(s):  
Prof.ssa Silvia Bellini ◽  
Prof.ssa Maria Grazia Cardinali ◽  
Dott. Simone Aiolfi

The widespread mobile connectivity has not only changed the way we interact and communicate, but has significantly impacted on consumer decision-making process. Consumers in a retail setting use mobile devices with different purposes: finding information on the web, comparing pricing and purchasing goods and services. Therefore, it becomes crucial to understand how the mobile influences the decision-making process as well as the purchasing decisions in-store. This topic is of great importance in grocery sector since retailers and manufacturers devote many investments in instore marketing activities with the aim to influence consumers’ decisions and stimulate impulse purchases. The rise of the mobile channel has produced disruptive changes in shopping habits designed to gradually reduce the effectiveness of in-store marketing levers in influencing shopping behavior. Manufacturers and retailers are worried that the mobile could potentially distract the customer from the products and services offered within the store. Our research intends to explore the impact of in-store mobile technology use on shopper behavior instore in order to understand its effects on planned versus unplanned purchases. According to our preliminary results, consumers using mobile technology instore make less unplanned items and fail to purchase more planned items. Moreover, the use of mobile technology negatively affects shoppers’ ability to recall in-store stimuli. Our findings are interesting for both retailers and manufacturers who are looking for new ways to better address their marketing efforts and increase consumers’ engagement instore.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sneha N

The Indian tourism industry has reached a great scale over the years. With the over-increasing internet penetration, more travellers are booking online travel in India. However, the world and in particular the tourism industry has seen an unprecedented shutdown due to Covid-19 affecting 2020 due to the absence of a universal vaccination at the moment. It is important to understand the current scenario of Indian travel patterns prior to the impact of Corona Virus and the factors which will be influencing the decision-making process of Indian Travellers in the future. Hence, this paper attempts to study and decode the decision-making process of Indian Travellers through extensive review of contemporary academic literature on post-pandemic tourism emerging with COVID-19 crisis. This study area is important because it addresses a pressing problem of comprehending the post pandemic travel and the research outcome suggests practical solutions to overcome the critical barriers arising out of Covid-19 for Indian Travellers and learn to practice a new way of travelling in the future.


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
A. C. R. Trevisan ◽  
E. P. Trevisan

In the article we seek to address questions regarding the interest of graduates of a degree course in Natural Sciences and Mathematics in relation to the teaching career in basic education. The course enables its graduates to work in the subjects Science and Mathematics in the final years of elementary school and Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry in high school. Our intention is to identify and reflect on the perceptions of these graduates about teaching, highlighting with this inherent aspects to the exercise of this profession in basic education. From the application of questionnaires to graduates of this course, we produced data regarding their performance in basic education, which enabled us to reflect on the national scenario in relation to the exercise of this profession. We could observe that the majority of the students participating in the research are not working in basic education and that the current scenario of devaluation of the teaching career exerts a significant influence in the decision making process of choosing or not the teacher profession for professional performance after graduation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6581
Author(s):  
Jooyoung Hwang ◽  
Anita Eves ◽  
Jason L. Stienmetz

Travellers have high standards and regard restaurants as important travel attributes. In the tourism and hospitality industry, the use of developed tools (e.g., smartphones and location-based tablets) has been popularised as a way for travellers to easily search for information and to book venues. Qualitative research using semi-structured interviews based on the face-to-face approach was adopted for this study to examine how consumers’ restaurant selection processes are performed with the utilisation of social media on smartphones. Then, thematic analysis was adopted. The findings of this research show that the adoption of social media on smartphones is positively related with consumers’ gratification. More specifically, when consumers regard that process, content and social gratification are satisfied, their intention to adopt social media is fulfilled. It is suggested by this study that consumers’ restaurant decision-making process needs to be understood, as each stage of the decision-making process is not independent; all the stages of the restaurant selection process are organically connected and influence one another.


2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Beltrani ◽  
Amanda L. Reed ◽  
Patricia A. Zapf ◽  
Randy K. Otto

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 515
Author(s):  
Inayah Hidayati

Objective: This research aims to explain the impact of social media on the migration decision-making process of Indonesian student migrants in University of Groningen who used a social media account. In detail, this research will consider the role of social media in the migration decision-making process of students who emigrated from Indonesia and how they uses social media in the context of the migration decision-making process. Methods: The data collected included qualitative data from in-depth interviews and supported by study literatures. An interview guide was formulated to facilitate the indepth interviews and generate a better understanding of migration behavior. Expectation: Social media help Indonesian student migrants on migration decision making process and they use social media for searching information about destination area. Result: Student migrant in University of Groningen use their social media to gain information before they choose that university for study. They use Facebook to making contact with their friends and collagues in the destination country. Student group on Facebook help Indonesian student to get information about school and daily life.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-41
Author(s):  
Maciej Zaorski

The implementation of modern tools in the military system constitutes an important step in supporting the decision-making process. The impact of new GIS technologies is important for the assessment of the battlefield . According to assumptions, reconnaissance is a continuous process that crowns the assessment of the opponent and of the battlefield. Site assessment is an element of the command process where the conclusions of the task analysis includes an assessment of the potential opponent together with his modus operandi and an assessment of the environment . As part of the Information Preparation of the Battlefield (hereinafter referred to as IPB), the identification of threats and limitations has an impact on the identification of potential approach routes, traffic corridors and maneuvers in assigned areas and lanes . The end result is the determination of the maneuverability of forces and resources owned or those of the opponent. The information is to relate to the impact of the terrain components on the scope and nature of conducted activities, and the hydrometeorological conditions are to relate to the impact on the terrain, equipment, and people . As far as it regards the analysis of the environment and the opponent, it is possible to apply modern technologies to shorten the time for the analyses performed within the ongoing decision-making process.


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