The Use if GIS Tools in Tourism Research on the Example of Wodzislaw Poviat

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-56
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Pukowiec
Keyword(s):  
Land Development ◽  
Graphic Representation ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Tourism Research ◽  
Gis Tools ◽  
Large Databases ◽  
Tourist Infrastructure ◽  
Tourist Development ◽  
Gis Software

Abstract The activities in name of tourist development in Wodzislaw poviat are the reason to evaluate the tourist land development. The evaluation was prepared on the basis of selected indexes characterizing the level of tourist infrastructure development. It considered: the number of lodgings per km2, the number of restaurants per km2, the amount of additional attractions per km2 and the density of tourist tracks. This database was analyzed by the use of GIS tools. Using GIS software allowed working with large databases and provided the possibility to create a graphic representation of the results. The level of tourist land development is diversified and depends on it function. The cities with the best developed tourist infrastructure are Wodzislaw Slaski, Radlin, Pszow, Rydultowy and town in Odra Valley: Olza, Bukow and Nieboczowy. Pszow, Gorzyce and Godow commons have the biggest density of tourist tracks.

scholarly journals Zambian farm blocks: A vehicle for increased private sector investments

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 817-825
Author(s):  
Susanna L. Middelberg ◽  
Pieter van der Zwan ◽  
Cobus Oberholster
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Labour Productivity ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Policy Uncertainty ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Private Sector Investment

AbstractThe Zambian government has introduced the farm block development programme (FBDP) to facilitate agricultural land and rural development and encourage private sector investment. This study assessed whether the FBDP achieves these goals. Key obstacles and possible opportunities were also identified and, where appropriate, specific corrective actions were recommended. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews conducted in Lusaka with various stakeholders of the FBDP. The FBDP is designed to facilitate agricultural land development and encourage private sector investment. However, the programme falls far short in terms of implementation, amidst policy uncertainty and lack of support. This is evident by the insecurity of land tenure which negatively affects small- and medium-scale producers’ access to financing, lack of infrastructure development of these farm blocks, and constraints in the agricultural sector such as low labour productivity and poor access to service expertise. It is recommended that innovative policy interventions should be created to support agricultural development. This can be achieved by following a multistakeholder approach through involving private, public and non-profit sectors such as non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and donors.

Chongqing

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin Shatkin
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Social Engineering ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Housing Program ◽  
The Social ◽  
Gain Access ◽  
China’S Cities

Chongqing has witnessed an extraordinary experiment in urban development intended to deploy land-based finance as a tool to overcome the social and ecological problems that have increasingly beset China’s cities. This experiment included the use of land-based financing to undertake a public housing program that added a remarkable 800,000 units of affordable housing between 2011 and 2015. It also included efforts to accelerate urbanization through reforms to the household registration, or hukou system, and efforts to give farmers greater ability to gain access to the market value of their land. This chapter places the Chongqing experience in the context of China’s state capitalist model of urban development, which is premised on the state’s ownership of all urban land. This model has allowed the state to use commercial land development by state-owned enterprises as a powerful tool for economic growth, infrastructure development, and social engineering.

scholarly journals The Use of the CORINE Land Cover (CLC) Database for Analyzing Urban Sprawl

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iwona Cieślak ◽  
Andrzej Biłozor ◽  
Karol Szuniewicz
Keyword(s):  
Land Cover ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Buffer Zones ◽  
Corine Land Cover ◽  
Gis Tools ◽  
Reliable Source ◽  
Novel Method

Urban sprawl is generally defined as the urbanization of space adjacent to a city, which results from that city’s development. The discussed phenomenon involves land development, mainly agricultural land, in the proximity of cities, the development of infrastructure, and an increase in the number of residents who rely on urban services and commute to work in the city. Urban sprawl generates numerous problems which, in the broadest sense, result from the difficulty in identifying the boundaries of the central urban unit and the participation of local inhabitants, regardless of their actual place of residence, in that unit’s functional costs. These problems are associated not only with tax collection rights but with difficulties in measuring the extent of urban sprawl in research and local governance. The aim of this study was to analyze the applicability of the CORINE Land Cover (CLC) database for monitoring urbanization processes, including the dynamic process of urban sprawl. Polish cities with county rights, i.e., cities that implement independent spatial planning policies, were analyzed in the study to determine the pattern of urban sprawl in various types of cities. Buffer zones composed of municipalities that are directly adjacent to the central urban unit were mapped around the analyzed cities. The study proposes a novel method for measuring the extent of suburbanization with the use of the CLC database and Geographic Information System (GIS) tools. The developed method relies on the overgrowth of urbanization (OU) index calculated based on CLC data. The OU index revealed differences in the rate of urbanization in three groups of differently sized Polish cities. The analysis covered two periods: 2006–2012 and 2012–2018, and it revealed that urban sprawl in the examined cities proceeded in an unstable manner over time. The results of the present study indicate that the CLC database is a reliable source of information about urbanization processes.

THE PRINCIPLE OF DEPTH FOR UNDERGROUND LAND DEVELOPMENT: A REVIEW

2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farah Zaini ◽  
Khadijah Hussin ◽  
Nor Aisyah Jamalludin ◽  
Siti Radiaton Adawiyah Zakaria
Keyword(s):  
Future Development ◽  
Land Development ◽  
The Other ◽  
Infrastructure Development

In this era, the developments are not taking place at the surface land, but also going downward by utilizing the underground land. The importance for developing underground land cannot be denied since worldwide has the good example of underground land development especially in the infrastructure development. In developing underground land, the depth is one of the considerations to determine how deep the construction can go underground. However, in relation with the ownership and restrictions in developing underground, the depth of the development in for underground land has become a major issue.By looking at the perspective of countries that tremendously developing underground as China, Finland and Japan; this article reviewed and discussed the three aspects related the principle of underground depth, which are the legal considerations, the depth of development also vertical planning (utilization), which have been practiced in those countries include Malaysia. As a result, the discussion shown Malaysia is ready to develop the underground land because there is a legislation that supports it. However, Malaysia must work towards the vertical planning of underground based on the depth of the utilization as the other countries do; for future development.  

scholarly journals Analysis of the optimal location of logistic center with the use of GIS tools

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 1034-1038
Author(s):  
Anita Filipiak ◽  
Joanna Chorążewicz ◽  
Michał Ogrodniczak
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Location ◽  
Logistics Center ◽  
Gis Tools ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Gis Software

The purpose of this article is to indicate the possibilities of GIS software in the subject of logistics and transport. Optimal locations for the construction of a logistics center in the neighborhood of the expressway S7 (section Ostróda - Elbląg) were determined. Using the GIS tools as well as geoinformation analyzes, a map was created depicting the results obtained. For the purpose of conducting the analysis, only selected criteria were taken into account, i.e. the distance from express, national, provincial and poviat roads, as well as distances from cities: Gdańsk, Olsztyn and Elbląg. The data was collected from available sources (Central Geodetic and Cartographic Documentation Center and OpenStreetMap).

scholarly journals Problems of tourism infrastructure development (on the example of Olkhon Island)

2021 ◽  
Vol 885 (1) ◽  
pp. 012052
Author(s):  
M Kuklina ◽  
A Trufanov ◽  
A Gurevskaya ◽  
N Krasnoshtanova ◽  
D Kobylkin
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Electronic Resource ◽  
Current State ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Tourist Infrastructure ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Tourist Flow

Abstract In this article we consider the main problems associated with the anthropogenic load and underdeveloped tourist infrastructure on Olkhon Island. Large numbers of tourists arrive on the island uncontrollably, complicating the operation of transport infrastructure and putting pressure on the landscape. In this regard, there is a need to develop a way to control the tourist flow. Olkhon Island is a protected area, the natural resources of which are protected by many laws and restrictions. At the same time, restricting tourist entry is not possible due to the fact that tourism is the main way for many residents to earn money. In this article, a comprehensive analysis of the current state of the tourist infrastructure on Olkhon Island is made, the main problems are identified, and promising approaches and possible solutions are outlined. We considered the main methods for registering tourists, which are used both in the Russian Federation and in tourist centres in many countries. It was proposed to create an electronic resource that will not only provide up-to-date information about Baikal, Olkhon Island and tourist services, but also allow electronic registration of tourists in this area.

scholarly journals Impacts of tourism on geomorphological processes in the Bucegi Mountains in Romania

2009 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Mihai ◽  
E. Reynard ◽  
G. Werren ◽  
I. Savulescu ◽  
I. Sandric ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Complete Removal ◽  
Large Network ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Hiking Trails ◽  
Tourist Infrastructure ◽  
Geomorphological Processes ◽  
Tourist Path

Abstract. The Bucegi Mountains are situated in the Curvature Carpathians close to the metropolitan area of Bucharest. Tourism has been promoted on the Bucegi Plateau since the 1930s with the establishment then of several hotels and chalets. During the communist period after World War II, the area targeted mass tourism with the creation of a large network of hiking paths. Increased heating needs led to the almost complete removal of dwarf pine cover. The current situation is characterised by intense vegetation and soil degradation and by active gullying along the hiking trails and around the main tourist infrastructures. This study proposes a strategy for sustainable tourism development on the plateau based on an analysis of both local tourist infrastructure development during the 20th century and impacts of tourism on vegetation and soil erosion during the last decade. It is argued that erosion can be counterbalanced by redesigning the tourist path network, rehabilitating the degraded slopes and raising the awareness of tourists concerning geomorphological processes.

scholarly journals Enriching and improving the quality of linked data with GIS

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Iwaniak ◽  
Iwona Kaczmarek ◽  
Marek Strzelecki ◽  
Jaromar Lukowicz ◽  
Piotr Jankowski
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Linked Data ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Semantic Web Technologies ◽  
Gis Tools ◽  
Data Content ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Gis Software

AbstractStandardization of methods for data exchange in GIS has along history predating the creation of World Wide Web. The advent of World Wide Web brought the emergence of new solutions for data exchange and sharing including; more recently, standards proposed by the W3C for data exchange involving Semantic Web technologies and linked data. Despite the growing interest in integration, GIS and linked data are still two separate paradigms for describing and publishing spatial data on the Web. At the same time, both paradigms offer complementary ways of representing real world phenomena and means of analysis using different processing functions. The complementarity of linked data and GIS can be leveraged to synergize both paradigms resulting in richer data content and more powerful inferencing. The article presents an approach aimed at integrating linked data with GIS. The approach relies on the use of GIS tools for integration, verification and enrichment of linked data. The GIS tools are employed to enrich linked data by furnishing access to collection of data resources, defining relationship between data resources, and subsequently facilitating GIS data integration with linked data. The proposed approach is demonstrated with examples using data from DBpedia, OSM, and tools developed by the authors for standard GIS software.

Tourism in the Galápagos Islands: The Dilemma of Conservation

1989 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Kenchington
Keyword(s):  
Charles Darwin ◽  
Galapagos Islands ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Galápagos Islands ◽  
Special Significance ◽  
Galapagos Archipelago ◽  
The Face ◽  
Tourist Infrastructure ◽  
Tourist Development

The Galapágos Archipelago is an area of very special significance to ecologists. Its unique flora and fauna, rugged scenery, and historical connections with Charles Darwin, make it a place of environmental pilgrimage. Between 1970 and 1985, visiting tourist numbers, comprised largely of foreign naturalists, grew from negligible levels to about 15,000 per annum. In 1987, visitor arrivals to the Galápagos grew to 32,500 following the opening of a second airport in 1986.Management of tourism has involved a policy which requires most visitors to be accommodated on boats, places strict controls on the sites which can be visited, and requires tourists to be accompanied by highly-trained Naturalist Guides. The policy precludes development of any substantial island-based tourist infrastructure. Recently this approach has become increasingly inadequate in the face of rapid small-scale, little coordinated, tourist development.

scholarly journals Methodological Aspects for the Use of GIS Tools for Managing the Employment of Graduates

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-80
Author(s):  
L. A. Kadirova
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Young Professionals ◽  
Modern Computer ◽  
Gis Tools ◽  
Large Databases ◽  
Information Layer ◽  
Methodological Aspects ◽  
Management Capabilities

The purpose of this study is to improve the mechanism of employment of graduates of universities in the field in the region with the use of modern computer technology. Namely, the article discusses the advantages and methodological aspects of using the tools of geographic information systems, which are a symbiosis of the management capabilities of large databases and spatial visualization characteristic of topographic maps by using QGIS A relational database table or a spreadsheet with a geolocation field, which allows data to be placed on a map, represents each information layer. The scientific significance of the article is due to the fact that this technology contributes to the creation of a single information space of the employers market in the context of popular specialties, as well as to the active establishment of cooperation between universities and employers in order to improve the mechanism of employment of graduates on the bases of competence-based approach. The result of the research is the methodological aspects of the use of open geographic information system QGIS for managing the employment of young professionals. In addition, tasks have been set for the mechanism for applying geo-information technologies in the employment of university graduates.

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