The territorial redefinition of the Vineyard Landscape in the sherry wine region (Spain)

Abstract The wine sector is a sector that lives and breathes its history and identity; and where developmental alternatives are sought in order to be able to compete in the market. Vineyard areas are sold as rural paradises, where leisure, gastronomy, the landscape, and open-air activities all provide quality tourist experiences. The case of the Sherry Wine Region (Spain) illustrates local restructuring processes, changes in local-global planning, and the socioeconomic impacts of the globalization of food. The symbiosis between the specific, the global, and the historical discourses gives rise to reflections on this region’s territorial redefinition; and highlights its architectural heritage, its landscape, and the gastronomic experiences on offer. Diversification is regenerating the local economy, and wine, and wine tourism, are both the focus of a new territorial policy strategy designed to face the challenges of globalization, and common bonds for partnerships between the public and the private sectors.

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Cooperation, Innovation and Tourism in the Grape and Wine Region, Brazil

Cuadernos de Desarrollo Rural ◽

10.11144/javeriana.cdr17.citg ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (86) ◽

Author(s):

Julice Salvagni ◽

Cristine Hermann Nodari ◽

Vander Valduga

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Consumer Credit ◽

Local Population ◽

Local Economy ◽

Development Model ◽

Private Capital ◽

Certification Process ◽

Wine Tourism ◽

Social Opportunities ◽

Wine Region

This literature review aimed to understand the territorial certification process of Grape and Wine Region in order to analyze the potential associative actions that can lead to innovations in wine tourism. The handcrafted wines suffered from competition and drove small farmers to compete with private capital, fostering the creation of several production cooperatives, consumer credit and, in the interests of microcluster organisation. This is a rural development model for the innovation of tourism projects, whose translation is carried out in the territories of cooperation. Local changes can influence economic dynamism, improve living conditions of the local population and generate social opportunities within the local economy.

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Multiple climate change-driven tipping points for coastal systems

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-94942-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Patrick L. Barnard ◽

Jenifer E. Dugan ◽

Henry M. Page ◽

Nathan J. Wood ◽

Juliette A. Finzi Hart ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Adaptation ◽

Sandy Beaches ◽

Local Economy ◽

Water Levels ◽

Tipping Points ◽

Socioeconomic Impacts ◽

Hazard Exposure ◽

Coastal Systems ◽

Projected Changes

AbstractAs the climate evolves over the next century, the interaction of accelerating sea level rise (SLR) and storms, combined with confining development and infrastructure, will place greater stresses on physical, ecological, and human systems along the ocean-land margin. Many of these valued coastal systems could reach “tipping points,” at which hazard exposure substantially increases and threatens the present-day form, function, and viability of communities, infrastructure, and ecosystems. Determining the timing and nature of these tipping points is essential for effective climate adaptation planning. Here we present a multidisciplinary case study from Santa Barbara, California (USA), to identify potential climate change-related tipping points for various coastal systems. This study integrates numerical and statistical models of the climate, ocean water levels, beach and cliff evolution, and two soft sediment ecosystems, sandy beaches and tidal wetlands. We find that tipping points for beaches and wetlands could be reached with just 0.25 m or less of SLR (~ 2050), with > 50% subsequent habitat loss that would degrade overall biodiversity and ecosystem function. In contrast, the largest projected changes in socioeconomic exposure to flooding for five communities in this region are not anticipated until SLR exceeds 0.75 m for daily flooding and 1.5 m for storm-driven flooding (~ 2100 or later). These changes are less acute relative to community totals and do not qualify as tipping points given the adaptive capacity of communities. Nonetheless, the natural and human built systems are interconnected such that the loss of natural system function could negatively impact the quality of life of residents and disrupt the local economy, resulting in indirect socioeconomic impacts long before built infrastructure is directly impacted by flooding.

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Networks Collaboration in Wine Sector SME

Supply Chain and Logistics Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-0945-6.ch053 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1136-1156

Author(s):

Maria João Sousa Lima ◽

Luísa Cagica Carvalho

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

International Markets ◽

Industry Structure ◽

Wine Industry ◽

Global Markets ◽

Product Characteristics ◽

Wine Production ◽

Wine Sector ◽

Wine Region

Collaboration between companies, especially for SMEs, can increase their ability to compete in new global markets. The emergence of new wine-producing countries over recent decades allows to evaluate its impact on the performance of a collaborative supply chain in countries with wine production tradition. This chapter describes the collaboration in the interface wine-grower/wine maker in a Portuguese wine region (Setúbal Peninsula). It reveal that intensification of collaboration between wine companies could increase their competitiveness in the domestic and the international markets, due the benefits it endorses. It also exposes some factors that stand out as conditioners to the operationalization of a deep collaboration, restricting it to just a few activities. The results of a case study performed suggested that the wine industry structure and the product characteristics are factors that negatively influence the intensity and the extension of collaboration. Trust is the intangible element that stands out as critical to the intensity of collaboration.

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Discovering the Landscape by Cycling: A Geo-Touristic Experience through Italian Badlands

Geosciences ◽

10.3390/geosciences8080291 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (8) ◽

pp. 291 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Francesca Lugeri ◽

Piero Farabollini

Keyword(s):

Methodological Approach ◽

Local Economy ◽

Geographical Information ◽

Gis Technology ◽

The Public ◽

Basilicata Region ◽

Raising Awareness ◽

Cultural Ecological ◽

Geological Sciences ◽

And Training

Today, more than ever, it is necessary to adopt an innovative approach to studying and educating the public about territorial sciences. The complex link connecting Earth and society has to be rediscovered, by raising awareness about environmental balances, resources, and risks. The best way, scientifically and culturally, to tackle the problem of sustainable development, is to adopt a methodological approach that includes the fundamental elements of communication, public education and training. Geotourism is a modern and powerful way of informing the general public about geological sciences. Landscape ecology offers new approaches in the field of scientific research, while on the socio-political front, the European Landscape Convention ratifies its essential functions on the cultural, ecological, environmental and social levels. Geographical information system (GIS) technology provides us with powerful communicative tools, suitable for creative and flexible use. We will examine the geo-touristic potential of the “Calanchi” (Badlands) areas in Basilicata region, particularly significant since it is representative of the socio-environmental balance of the territory. An original integration between the landscape, cycling and tourism offers new perspectives on the local economy.

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Power, Social Life, and Public Memory in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan

Inner Asia ◽

10.1163/146481710792710291 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 25-48 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Timur Dadabaev

Keyword(s):

Central Asia ◽

Social Life ◽

Public Perceptions ◽

The Public ◽

Central Asian ◽

The Everyday ◽

Soviet Time ◽

Historical Discourses ◽

Soviet Central Asia ◽

Soviet Historiography

AbstractThis article attempts to analyse the memory of people through recollections of the everyday life of people in Soviet times in the Central Asian republics of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. By using extensive interviews with seventy-five elderly people in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan regarding their Soviet-time experiences, this article argues that the public view of history in post-Soviet Central Asia often falls in between Soviet historiography advocating advances of Soviet past and post-Soviet historical discourses rejecting the Soviet past. Public perceptions of history in Central Asia are mostly shaped by and related to the everyday needs, experiences, identifications and mentality of people as opposed to the ideologies and political doctrines of the time. They often reflect not only the perceptions of people regarding their past but also their perceptions regarding their present.

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Public Perceptions of the Economic Impacts of Government Funded Events

Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business ◽

10.17687/jeb.0802.010 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 114-125

Author(s):

Lucy Batchy Gabriel Puem ◽

Ranee Atlas ◽

Tina Stephen Enggong ◽

Nuraini Putit ◽

Patrick Atan

Keyword(s):

Public Relations ◽

Temporary Employment ◽

Public Perceptions ◽

The State ◽

Local Economy ◽

Publicly Funded ◽

The Public ◽

The People ◽

Self Administered Questionnaire ◽

Perception Score

National yearly events that are publicly funded often turn into large events that are appealing to the public and therefore need to benefit the community and society at large. While the government’s role in organising or hosting public celebrations is to foster and enhance the spirit of patriotism, love for the country, strengthen unity and national integration among the people, others may argue that these celebrations are a waste of public funds which could be better spent on the economic development, repair and provision of infrastructure and improving social conditions in the state. This paper aims to examine public perceptions at the locality of the event and surroundings on the economic impact of these events. The study covered two major state events celebrated in Sarawak, the Governor’s birthday and Malaysia Day, organised and funded by the State Protocol and Public Relations Unit of the Sarawak Chief Minister’s Office. A self-administered questionnaire was developed to survey the attendees of two celebratory events via convenience sampling. The findings from the survey found that the public perceived these events could positively support the locality in gaining temporary employment, support local trade, revive the local economy, increase hotel occupancy, and provide opportunities for future employment. However, the study further found that such events failed to create permanent employment and extending shopping hours in the event locality. Overall, it was shown that while national celebrations are perceived as events that benefit the public economically, there are concerns regarding the funding of infrastructure, which could alter the public’s perception in gaining a higher overall positive perception score.

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MODERNIST ARCHITECTURE, CONFLICT, HERITAGE AND RESILIENCE: THE CASE OF THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

International Journal of Architectural Research Archnet-IJAR ◽

10.26687/archnet-ijar.v11i3.1330 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 178 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Selma Harrington ◽

Branka Dimitrijević ◽

Ashraf M. Salama

Keyword(s):

Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽

Architectural Heritage ◽

World War ◽

World War 2 ◽

The Public ◽

Identity Narratives ◽

History Of ◽

Modernist Architecture ◽

The Many ◽

The Impact

Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the successor states of former Yugoslavia, with a history of dramatic conflicts and ruptures. These have left a unique heritage of interchanging prosperity and destruction, in which the built environment and architecture provide a rich evidence of the many complex identity narratives. The public function and architecture of the Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, once purposely built to commemorate the national liberation in World War 2, encapsulates the current situation in the country, which is navigating through a complicated period of reconstruction and transformation after the war in 1990s. Once considered as the embodiment of a purist Modernist architecture, now a damaged structure with negligible institutional patronage, the Museum shelters the fractured artefacts of life during the three and a half year siege of Sarajevo. This paper introduces research into symbiotic elements of architecture and public function of the Museum. The impact of conflict on its survival, resilience and continuity of use is explored through its potentially mediatory role, and modelling for similar cases of reuse of 20th century architectural heritage.

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Model analysis and simulation on impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the economy: a case study of Thailand’s GDP and its lock down measures

International Journal of Biology and Biomedical Engineering ◽

10.46300/91011.2020.14.24 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 ◽

Keyword(s):

Virus Infection ◽

Difference Equations ◽

Local Economy ◽

Financial Impact ◽

Linear Difference Equations ◽

The Public ◽

Growth Product ◽

Global And Local ◽

The Impact

COVID-19 could affect the global and local economy mainly by directly affecting production, by creation of disruption in supply chains and markets, as well as through its financial impact on firms and markets and organizations. However, the extent to which the impact is felt depends a great deal on the how governments and the public react to the disease. Here, a model is proposed to investigate the effect of the spread of corona virus infection and the consequent measures taken in response to its spread to lessen its impacts on the society and the economy. The interaction between the number of infected individuals and the variations in the national Growth Product, GDP, is modeled by a system of impulsive non-linear difference equations with delays. We are specifically interested in how different lock down measures effect business recovery as reflected by the national GDP. The model is analyzed to obtain valuable insights as to the factors that could yield different successes in the pandemic control and business recovery in various scenarios. Based on data of newly infected cases and cumulative cases weekly in Thailand, the model is simulated in a variety of scenarios to illustrate how different strategies and lockdown measures may give rise to different recovery rates.

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Disaster politics: Cyclone politicking and electioneering in the Kingdom of Tonga

Te Kaharoa ◽

10.24135/tekaharoa.v7i1.47 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Teena Brown Pulu

Keyword(s):

Prime Minister ◽

Local Economy ◽

Public Servants ◽

Political Spectacle ◽

The Public ◽

Finance Minister ◽

The Right ◽

The Masses ◽

The Cost ◽

The Impact

Entering the new year of 2014 the Kingdom of Tonga had enough to worry about; a local economy choking to near death and a finance minister sacked and replaced in a political spectacle leaving the public baffled over what went wrong between him and the Prime Minister (Fayle, 2014; Lopeti, 2014c; Fonua, 2014b). People uttered they looked forward to the end of year election tentatively set for Thursday November 27th. The 2010 register of around forty thousand voters had increased at the 2014 intake by four thousand, mostly voters who had turned the age of suffrage at twenty one years old. The chorus call from the masses was simple, vote them out. Then Cyclone Ian struck on Saturday 11 January 2014 aggravating Tonga’s money shortage. Journalist Pesi Fonua wrote “the impact on the Tongan economy of the cyclone and the salary rise for civil servants at this point of time is a matter of great concern” (Fonua, 2014a). He was right. The state and taxpayers could not afford economic recovery from Tonga’s cruellest cyclone, a symptom of climate change, let alone paying for a 5% rise in the cost of living allowance for public servants. As the national debt distress sore became inflamed the Public Service Association decided it was the right time to fight cabinet for a 22% living allowance rise because 5% was not enough (Lopeti, 2014a). This essay asks a pointed question. Leading up to the general election of November 2014, how was cyclone politicking being manoeuvred to sway the way people would vote?

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PENGELOLAAN APBN DAN POLITIK ANGGARAN DI INDONESIA DALAM PERSPEKTIF EKONOMI ISLAM

ALQALAM ◽

10.32678/alqalam.v29i1.589 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

AAN JAELANI

Keyword(s):

Financial Management ◽

Good Governance ◽

Local Economy ◽

Role Of Government ◽

The Public ◽

National Budget ◽

The Reformation ◽

General Revenue ◽

The Government

The development policy in the reformation era gives priority to the paradigm of human development that puts people as the development actors and places local economy as a vehicle for community welfare. However, the government policy as stated in the national budget precisely contradicts with the role of government that should create the community welfare. This study uses the qualitative approach by using historical and verstehen methods. The management of the national budget shows the existence of the government's role in regulating the sources of general revenue and expenditure budget. The practices of the state financial management used for development purposes to create the public welfare have been conducted since the time of Prophet Muhammad. The management of the national budget in the reformation era uses performance-based budget structure that aims to improve the performance of government with good governance that requires the effectiveness, efficiency, transparency, and accountabilicy in its management. However, the abuse of the budget in the form of corruption still occurs in the management of this national budget. Key words: National Budget, Budget-Politics, Corruption, Islamic Economy.

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