Perspectives and strategies of religious tourism for a sustainable development of the economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 65-76
Author(s):  
Doina Gurita
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Economic Agents ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
Important Region ◽  
Religious Tourism ◽  
Special Concern

"ABSTRACT. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the importance of religious tourism in sustainable development and to find effective strategies through marketing optics and methodology. The issue of religious tourism is a topical one and not without controversy. Romanian tourism is currently facing many problems, such as: reduced turnover, very frequent changes in the legal framework, very rigid labor market, a deficient infrastructure in quantity and quality, repeated changes in the behavior of economic agents and population, an unfavorable economic environment. To achieve this goal, qualitative research was conducted among tourism producers, intermediaries and tourists in the Neamţ region - one of the most important tourist areas in Romania and also an important region with religious and rural tourism destinations. The results showed that there is a special concern regarding religious tourism and could contribute to the local development of the area. Keywords: religion; religious tourism; development; sustainability; local resources JEL classification: M3, Z12 "

scholarly journals Permaculture and Downshifting-Sources of Sustainable Tourism Development in Rural Areas

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 230
Author(s):  
Gheorghe Epuran ◽  
Bianca Tescașiu ◽  
Alina-Simona Tecău ◽  
Ioana-Simona Ivasciuc ◽  
Adina-Nicoleta Candrea
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Important Region ◽  
Tourism Service

The purpose of this research is to find if the stakeholders involved in rural tourism (primary producers of ecological goods, tourism service providers, and tourists, as carriers of demand for tangible products and ecological services) are concerned with integrating principles and values of sustainable tourism through permaculture and downshifting, and how these two phenomena might become sources for sustainable development in rural areas. To achieve this purpose, qualitative research was conducted among tourism producers, intermediaries, and tourists from the Brașov region–one of the most important touristic areas of Romania and, also, an important region with rural tourism destinations. The results revealed that there is a particular preoccupation regarding permaculture and downshifting, and they might contribute to the local development of rural tourism areas. The novelty elements brought by this research are synthesized in a matrix where permaculture and downshifting were presented as important sources for the sustainable development of tourism in rural areas.

Regional and Local Development

2009 ◽  
pp. 35-58
Author(s):  
Gioacchino Garofoli
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Local System ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Endogenous Development ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
Productive Systems

- (Paper first received, April 2009; in final form, July 2009) The paper deals with the changing features of regional development in the last decades and the changing research approach to them, seeking to identify the contributions of Italian scholars to the international debate. The ‘regional development divide' of the 1970s induced Italian scholars to shift to analysis of new models of productive organisation underlying the active role of the territory in the development process. A crucial role was played by the model of industrial districts, which stressed that development can be achieved on the basis of SMEs and on specific local resources. The paper also deals with the ‘local productive systems' determined by a close interaction between economy, society and territory which produces external economies and collective efficiency. The paper concludes by drawing some policy lessons for backward regions.Keywords: local system, industrial district, endogenous development, external economiesJEL Classification: O18, O20, O30, R12, R58

scholarly journals For a Local Tax System Dedicated to Sustainable Development Incorporating Governance, Transparency and Innovation

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 212
Author(s):  
Hamza Lachheb ◽  
Rachid Bouthanoute ◽  
Mohammed Bendriouch
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Institutional Communication ◽  
Governance Transparency ◽  
The Relationship

Local authorities have a duty to find local financing solutions. Indeed, tax proves to be the most effective financial instrument that will supply local public budgets in order to contribute to local development in its economic, social and environmental levels. The local tax is not only a tool to increase local resources, but also a detour to sit in the territories, economic efficiency, social equity and environmental protection. Tax resource is a resource that meets present needs without touching the capacity of future generations. However, the success of a local taxing dedicated to sustainable development requires the establishment of three major pillars: governance, transparency and innovation. Improving governance requires greater involvement of local actors in the processes that affect the exercise of powers at local level, particularly in terms of openness, participation, accountability, effectiveness and consistency in local taxation. Transparency is a prerequisite and guarantor of good governance, this assumes perfect clarity and accessibility oftax public information and institutional communication and more effective close. The third pillar of this tripartite packaging of local sustainable development is the administrative innovation through simplifying procedures, legislative innovation, e-government, the implementation of new rules to improve the relationship local tax office / taxpayer and promoting research and development in this field.

scholarly journals IMPROVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM OF INDICATORS FOR MEASURING THE ECOLOGICAL COMPONENT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (37) ◽  
pp. 202-209
Author(s):  
V. Baidala ◽  
V. Butenko ◽  
L. Avramchuk ◽  
B. Avramchuk ◽  
Y. Loshakova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Anthropogenic Pressure ◽  
Management Decisions ◽  
Research Initiative ◽  
Sustainable Regional Development ◽  
Key Indicators ◽  
Quantitative Indicators ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Over the last decade «indicator thinking» has become more widespread. The need to have a tool to assess the processes taking place, give them a retrospective analysis and try to predict their future require the formation of appropriate indicators and quantitative indicators. These trends are evident in the concept of sustainable development. This concept is based on the development of sustainable measures: understanding the relationship between the economy, society and the environment; supporting the equitable allocation of resources and preserving opportunities for this generation and all future ones. The article reflects a research initiative focused on data processing to improve the system of indicators for measuring the ecological component of sustainable development of regions. In order to characterize, classify and predict the conditions that may lead to sustainable regional development, the Poltava region was used as a studied area. For the developing of the methods and processing of data, the existing legal framework and national studies were taken into account, thus setting the parameters for the key indicators that are necessary for the assessing the ecological component levels of sustainable development. The calculation of the integrated indicator of the ecological component of sustainable development of Poltava region and Ukraine was carried out in the work based on the statistical methods and a number of data obtained for the period 2010—2020. This makes it possible to make management decisions at the regional level, which in turn will analyze the reasons for their deviation from the relevant indicators in the country as a whole. The proposed system of indicators of sustainable development has the advantage that the indicators included in it show the impact of anthropogenic pressure not only on the ecosystem, but also the impact on economic activity through the degradation of natural resources. This system also allows to assess the level of territorial disproportion, to identify the sources of the most negative temporal-territorial environmental impacts, to assess the effectiveness of management decisions implemented in the region. Keywords: sustainable development, region, indicators, integrated sustainability indicator, methodology, evaluation JEL Classification O13, Q56, R11 Formulas: 0; fig.: 1; tabl.: 2; bibl.: 21.

scholarly journals Sustained sustainable development actions of China from 1986 to 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bingsheng Liu ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
Jiaming Zhang ◽  
Xiaoming Wang ◽  
Yuan Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Development Levels ◽  
The Right ◽  
Resource Conditions

AbstractAchieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a long-term task, which puts forward high requirements on the sustainability of related policies and actions. Using the text analysis method, we analyze the China National Sustainable Communities (CNSCs) policy implemented over 30 years and its effects on achieving SDGs. We find that the national government needs to understand the scope of sustainable development more comprehensively, the sustained actions can produce positive effects under the right goals. The SDGs selection of local governments is affected by local development levels and resource conditions, regions with better economic foundations tend to focus on SDGs on human well-being, regions with weaker foundations show priority to basic SDGs on the economic development, infrastructures and industrialization.

The Economic Imperative: Cities Need Migrants

2021 ◽  
pp. 001946622110132
Author(s):  
Astha Agarwalla ◽  
Errol D’Souza
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Market Failure ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Industry Concentration ◽  
Wage Curve ◽  
Economic Agents ◽  
Reverse Migration ◽  
Local Labour

The policy responses to Covid-19 have triggered large-scale reverse migration from cities to rural areas in developing countries, exposing the vulnerability of migrants living precarious lives in cities, giving rise to debates asserting to migration as undesirable and favouring policy options to discourage the process. However, the very basis of spatial concentration and formation of cities is presence of agglomeration economies, benefits accruing to economic agents operating in cities. Presence of these agglomeration benefits in local labour markets manifests themselves in the form of an upward sloping wage curve in urban areas. We estimate the upward sloping wage curve for various size classes of cities in Indian economy and establish the presence of positive returns to occupation and industry concentration at urban locations. Controlling for worker-specific characteristics influencing wages, we establish that higher the share of an industry or an occupation in local employment as compared to national economy, the desirability of firms to pay higher wages increases. For casual labourers, occupational concentration results in higher wages. However, impact of industry concentration varies across sectors. Results supporting presence of upward sloping urban wage curve, therefore, endorse policies to correct the market failure in cities and promote migration as a desirable process. JEL Classification Codes: J2, R2

Does CSR Contribute to Sustainable Development? What a Régulation Approach Can Tell Us

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 154-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Lamarche ◽  
Catherine Bodet
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
The Other ◽  
Csr Strategies ◽  
Development Regime ◽  
Institutional Csr ◽  
Strategic Csr ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Regulation Approach

We argue that corporate social responsibility depends on two distinct stylized facts concerning régulation and power. The first—institutional CSR—is institutional in nature, the other—strategic CSR—is economic and productive. The former permits and stabilizes the latter, which in turn gives rise to political compromises structuring institutional mechanisms. CSR strategies and institutions correspond to a private, oligopolistic régulation which shows no signs of being able to pursue a sustainable development regime. JEL classification: B52, D02, L15, M14, P17

Agricoltura & green economy. Il ruolo e il contributo diretto e indiretto dell'agricoltura allo sviluppo sostenibile

2012 ◽  
pp. 95-109
Author(s):  
Andrea Arzeni
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Structural Problems ◽  
Green Component

Agriculture plays a relevant role in most green economy issues which will be discussed in the next conference on sustainable development at Rio de Janeiro (Rio+20). Food security, water, disaster risks, are the most related issues but the contribution of agriculture will be wider and horizontal. In the European context, policies have implemented many of the priorities of sustainable development, linking them to the characteristics of the territories and with strategic objectives of EU. In particular, around 2000, the concept of rural development was born as the recognition of the role of agriculture not only as a productive sector but also as a growth factor for a balanced and integrated development of rural areas. Farming became again one of the components of the local development of those territories where there has not been an evident development of the industrial or service sector. Concretely, farmers receive a financial support if they demonstrate to perform activities that directly or indirectly benefit the environment and this is a payment for the supply of a public good of collective interest. The message addressed to the farmer is clear: it is not only important that he/she is able to produce but what is even more important is the quality of the product and the sustainability of the process adopted. This is not just a different approach to business, but a cultural change that is difficult to spread especially because of the low presence of young people in agriculture but also because public support cannot ensure an adequate remuneration. The green component of agriculture is encountering difficulties to take off, overwhelmed by the historical structural problems aggravated by the current crisis. This article discusses the main agricultural pressures on the environment and analyses some related economic activities that can be considered as examples of the green component of the rural development.

Ensuring Sustainable Development of Economic Agents by Methods of Quality Management in the Era of Digitalization

2021 ◽  
pp. 81-100
Author(s):  
Vladimir V. Okrepilov ◽  
Alexander V. Babkin ◽  
Natalia V. Zlobina ◽  
Svetlana N. Kuzmina ◽  
Tatiana A. Salimova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Corporate Management ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Economic Agents ◽  
The Impact

The article examines the objectively existing in modern conditions of economic agents' activity the need to introduce and apply approaches based on the use of quality management methods in internal corporate management. The authors noted that one of the global trends of the XXI century. Is the structural transformation of the world economy associated with the active development and implementation of information and telecommunication (digital) technologies in the real economic processes of both society and business. The authors assess the approach widespread in Russia based on quality management methods in the formation of control systems for the activities of economic agents of the national economy in the context of digital transformation in order to ensure their sustainable development; the analysis of the formation of promising directions for the development of communities, declared by UNESCO, in conditions of instability, complexity and uncertainty was carried out; the toolkit for digitalization of quality management of the education system is considered, in particular, the use of project-based learning to improve the quality of knowledge obtained and assess the impact on the sustainable development of universities, the education sector in general and economic agents of the national economy, taking into account digitalization and global risks. The authors see further areas of research in modeling risks and assessing their impact on ensuring sustainable development of economic agents, socio-economic processes of the national economy and society as a whole by quality management methods in the context of digitalization of the economy.

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