Aspects of the Evolution of the Romanian Tourists’ Preferences Concerning the Domestic Tourist Destinations

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Aniela Bălăcescu ◽  
Radu Șerban Zaharia
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Model ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
On Line ◽  
The One ◽  
Long Term Studies

Abstract Tourist services represent a category of services in which the inseparability of production and consumption, the inability to be storable, the immateriality, and last but not least non-durability, induces in tourism management a number of peculiarities and difficulties. Under these circumstances the development of medium-term strategies involves long-term studies regarding on the one hand the developments and characteristics of the demand, and on the other hand the tourist potential analysis at regional and local level. Although in the past 20 years there has been tremendous growth of on-line booking made by household users, the tour operators agencies as well as those with sales activity continue to offer the specific services for a large number of tourists, that number, in the case of domestic tourism, increased by 1.6 times in case of the tour operators and by 4.44 times in case of the agencies with sales activity. At the same time, there have been changes in the preferences of tourists regarding their holiday destinations in Romania. Started on these considerations, paper based on a logistic model, examines the evolution of the probabilities and scores corresponding to the way the Romanian tourists spend their holidays on the types of tourism agencies, actions and tourist areas in Romania.

Perspectives for Planning Approaches in Promoting Underground Built Heritage - COST Action Underground4value

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Smaniotto Costa ◽  
Tatiana Ruchinskaya ◽  
Konstantinos Lalenis
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
Collaborative Relationships ◽  
Cost Action ◽  
The Public ◽  
Built Heritage ◽  
Educational Paradigm ◽  
The One ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Planning Approaches

<p>The COST Action 18110 Underground4value (http://underground4value.eu) aims to advance knowledge on how to guarantee continuity of use and significance of underground historic fabric. It is collecting information, experiences and knowhow to base the development of research and training. The Action focusses on underground regeneration, revitalisation of the public realm and skills development for people concerned with underground heritage.</p><p>This contribution centres the attention of the Working Group on Planning Approaches. It also looks at the role of local authorities, as enablers and facilitators, in coordination, use  and management of underground built heritage. In this framework underground built heritage is considered as a social resource with integrated programmes of physical, economic and social measures, backed by strategic stakeholder dialogue.</p><p>On the one hand, this contribution discusses the structure and goals of the WG, as it pays attention to the necessary complementarities between functional approaches – at the level of regions and city – and social and cultural approaches involving citizens’ engagement and empowerment – at the local level. This WG aims to provide a reflection on sustainable approaches to preserve the underground built heritage and, at the same time, to unfold the case by case approach for potential use of underground space. On the other hand, to achieve its objectives the WG on Planning Approaches is setting together potentials and constraints in the efforts to make better use of underground heritage. This contribution, therefore, sheds lights on the preliminary results of the WG. It is centred on the learned lessons, challenges and barriers - from a planning science perspective - that experts met in their efforts to tackle Underground Built Heritage. Achieving this goal makes the call for an educational paradigm shift - as the Action is not only interested in compiling the results, rather on experiences that can be analysed and learned. This requires a dynamic understanding of knowledge, abilities and skills, towards creating more effective coalitions of ‘actors’ within localities, by developing structures, which encourage long term collaborative relationships. Enabled by the gained knowledge, the WG will define the best tailored ways to forward this knowledge for planners and decision-makers.</p>

How digital strategy increases overtourism the case of Barcelona

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephane Bourliataux Lajoinie ◽  
Josep Lluis del Olmo Arriaga ◽  
Frederic Dosquet
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Total Dependence ◽  
Negative Side Effects ◽  
The One

The term ‘overtourism’ made the headlines in 2017 to denote the antithesis of a fair, well-planned form of tourism. An overtourism destination is a destination perceived as the victim of uncontrolled flows of tourists. Some authors have contributed to analysing the first stages of this perception. Boissevain (1996) published ‘Coping with tourists: European reactions to mass tourism’, in which he analysed how a massive flow of tourists in Malta generated negative side effects and a total dependence on touristic economy. Tyler et al. (1998) offered one of the first analyses of ways to control tourism flow from a sustainable point of view. Bosselman et al. (1999) published a pioneering analysis on the relationships between hosts and tourists. The paper discusses the risks and benefits of growth in tourism and the need for long-term management to avoid overexploitation of tourist destinations. These research projects laid the foundations for reflection on sustainable tourism and were the starting point for studying the risks of overtourism. Fyall and Garrod (1998) discussed the impacts of overtourism on heritage sites. On the one hand, the phenomenon contributes to a short-term economic boost; on the other hand, it impacts negatively on the way of life of local communities.

Refugees in Middle East could face forced repatriation

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Political Crisis ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Refugee Crisis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
International Donors ◽  
The One ◽  
Syrian Conflict

Subject Middle Eastern response to EU Syrian refugee policy. Significance Stricter EU migration policies have triggered mixed responses from Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, where most of the 5 million refugees who have fled the Syrian conflict now live. On the one hand, they have tightened border control and are seeking opportunities for repatriation. On the other, there are opportunities for lucrative agreements with international donors aimed at managing the refugee crisis within the region. Impacts Local-level agreements in Syria will pave the way for repatriation. A political crisis in Lebanon could undermine the government's ability to facilitate the transfer of Syrian refugees. More Syrian refugees are likely to be displaced in the long term, causing tensions in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon.

scholarly journals Long-Term V/R Variations of be Stars Due to Global One-Armed Oscillations of Equatorial Disks

1993 ◽  
Vol 134 ◽  
pp. 369-370
Author(s):  
Atsuo T. Okazaki
Keyword(s):  
Nonlinear Oscillations ◽  
Balmer Line ◽  
Density Gradients ◽  
Be Stars ◽  
Line Profiles ◽  
Be Star ◽  
On Line ◽  
The One ◽  
Long Term Variations

AbstractWe study the long-term variations of Balmer line profiles due to global one-armed oscillations in Be-star disks. In order to examine the qualitative effects of oscillations on line profiles, we assume that the eigenfunctions of one-armed nonlinear oscillations are similar to those of linear oscillations. Computing the line profiles for various values of disk parameters, we find that in small disks or in disks with steep density gradients the one-armed fundamental modes cause remarkable variabilities similar to the observed V/R variations.

Development of Interface in Hydroxyapatite Implanted in the Middle Ear of the Rat: A Light and Scanning Microscopy Study

2003 ◽  
Vol 128 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Pinilla ◽  
R. Ramírez-Camacho ◽  
C. Salas ◽  
F. González ◽  
C. López-Cortijo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ear ◽  
Microscopy Study ◽  
Epithelial Tissue ◽  
Cell Reaction ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Chemical Studies ◽  
Long Evans ◽  
Long Term Studies

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this work is to study the chronology in the biological covering of the hydroxyapatite bioprostheses in the healthy middle ear of the rat. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Dense hydroxyapatite is implanted into the middle ear of 45 Long-Evans rats, between stapes and tympanic membrane. The sample was divided into 3 groups for morphologic, functional, and chemical studies at 15 days, 3 months, and 6 months after surgery, respectively. RESULTS: The short-term studies reveal that the prostheses is surrounded by a fibrous epithelial tissue referred as the interface; it presents a marked inflammatory reaction that decreases gradually in the medium-term and long-term studies; in this way, we observe a progressive adhesion between implant and the contact tissues. CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE: This model has enabled us to study the cell reaction produced by the contact of the prostheses with bone and soft tissue and their impact on the functional qualities of the prostheses.

scholarly journals Green Transition: The Frontier of the Digicircular Economy Evidenced from a Systematic Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 11068
Author(s):  
Fabio De Felice ◽  
Antonella Petrillo
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Current State ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Current Production ◽  
The Right

Today, the issue of economic circularity is certainly not a new concept. It represents an essential issue in any production system since it is an alternative to the current production and consumption model. The importance of the topic is confirmed worldwide. However, there is still a “circularity gap” that can be bridged in the short and medium term, probably with the use of innovative and digital technologies. In fact, many researchers agree that the sustainable future can be achieved in the long term thanks to digital technologies (i.e., IoT, artificial intelligence, quantum computing etc.) which, thanks to their speed of calculation, are able to identify the right solutions at the right time. The challenge, therefore, will be to develop innovative technologies and tools for the efficient use of resources in industries for sustainable production. Thus, the aim of this study is to define the current state of the art and future research developments in this very promising field. To achieve this goal, the integration of a “set” of tools, based on the AHP method and the PRISMA protocol, is proposed. The results aim to be a guideline for decision makers and researchers interested in this topic.

Authentic Dishes, Staged Identities: Thailand's Cooking Schools for Tourists

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-55
Author(s):  
Mary Beth Mills
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Difference ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Experience Economy ◽  
Cultural Authenticity ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Ethnographic Observation ◽  
Food And Identity ◽  
The One ◽  
International Visitors

In Thailand today local cooking-school classes are a popular attraction on many tourist itineraries. Moreover, these experiences almost always prompt rave reviews from international visitors: “It was so much fun!” But why are cooking school classes fun? And what does this pleasure tell us about the cultural logics of authenticity in Thai culinary tourism and, more generally, about the commodification of food and identity in the contemporary global economy? Drawing on ethnographic observation in two of Thailand's primary tourist destinations, Bangkok and Chiang Mai, this article explores how cooking schools' claims to cultural authenticity intertwine with participants' experiences of playful entertainment. The ways in which cooking schools mobilize these dynamics illuminate the complex production and consumption of hierarchies of value within the global experience economy. On the one hand, Thailand's insertion within transnational circuits of touristic mobility and cosmopolitan desire has made the creative strategies of recreational cooking schools possible as well as potentially lucrative. On the other hand, the encounters schools stage between Thai and tourist participants remain framed by appetites for exotic cultural difference that ultimately reflect and reproduce global hierarchies of power and privilege.

Increasing partnerships between scientists and forest managers: Lessons from an ongoing interdisciplinary project in Québec

2001 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc-André Côté ◽  
Daniel Kneeshaw ◽  
Luc Bouthillier ◽  
Christian Messier
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Management ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Forest Sector ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Useful Knowledge ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The One ◽  
Forest Managers

Adaptive management presupposes stronger links between scientists and forest managers in order to adapt research processes and findings to production activities. Partnerships between these two groups are starting to emerge in the forest sector in Quebec. However, local forest managers have not always had the occasion in the past to contribute to research processes. Moreover, scientists have not always had the opportunity to harmonize all their respective research projects at the local level. This research project was thus aimed at establishing a link between local forest managers and scientists in order to direct research projects towards local needs and concerns. The purpose of establishing this contact between local forest managers and scientists was to create opportunities for inter-disciplinary research projects. This experiment demonstrated that the roles and attitudes of scientists and forest managers still need to evolve in order to increase the chances for successful partnerships between these two groups. On the one hand, forest managers need to view research (1) as part of their daily activities and (2) as bringing benefit in the long-term. On the other hand scientists must (1) invest time in understanding what the forest managers are doing and (2) consider forest managers as equal partners with useful knowledge and skills in developing the research questions and protocols. Key words: adaptive management, interdisciplinary research, collaborative learning, sustainable forestry

scholarly journals Theoretical and Methodological Aspects of Optimization of Relationship between Economic Potential and Sources for Public Needs Settlement

ECONOMICS ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-72
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Stojanović
Keyword(s):  
National Income ◽  
Domestic Product ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Relative Level ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Fiscal Revenue ◽  
The One ◽  
Methodological Aspects

Summary The relative level of fiscal revenue in relation to the total aggregate domestic product or national income is a central indicator to be established in the national economy. This indicator is the “tax ratio”. The tendency of almost every economic and especially fiscal policy is that this indicator expresses the optimal ratio between the part of the domestic product or national income, which is intended to be used for the settlement of public needs and the general economic aggregate of the latter economic categories. Its special importance lies in the design concept of medium-term or long-term social and economic development. It is necessary to determine the framework of the global distribution of the domestic product or national income, which is acceptable, on the one hand, from the perspective of a balanced and stable economic growth, and on the other hand, from the standpoint of balancing interests of all social structures of modern mixed societies.

scholarly journals Assessment of PIT tag retention, growth and post-tagging survival in juvenile lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack D’Arcy ◽  
Suzanne Kelly ◽  
Tom McDermott ◽  
John Hyland ◽  
Dave Jackson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rates ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Pit Tag ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
Pit Tags ◽  
Tag Retention ◽  
Cyclopterus Lumpus ◽  
Long Term Studies

Abstract Background Passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags are used to study the movement and behaviour in populations of a wide variety of fish species and for a number of different applications from fisheries to aquaculture. Before embarking on long-term studies, it is important to collect information on both short- and medium-term survival and tag retention for the species in question. In this study, 90 juvenile lumpfish (10–20 g, 30 fish per replicate tank) were implanted with 12.5-mm FDX PIT tags. Results Tag retention, growth rates and survival were compared to those of fish subjected to handling only (90 fish, 30 per replicate tank). Overall survival was 100% during the 28-day monitoring period, and tag retention was 99%. Conclusions Results indicate that retention rates of 12.5-mm PIT tags in juvenile lumpfish are high, and there is no significant effect on growth rates or survival in a hatchery environment.

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