scholarly journals O Centro de Turismo de Natal (RN, Brasil): subsídios para o estudo do centro histórico

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-353
Author(s):  
Fernando Manuel Rocha da Cruz ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Policies ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Brazilian State ◽  
Historic Centre ◽  
The City

Natal, capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte, annually receives two million tourists, mainly from the sun and beach segment. Its historic centre was classified by Iphan as a Brazilian cultural heri‑ tage in 2010. In this article, we seek to identify the potential and weaknesses of cultural tourism, starting from the historic centre of Natal. To this end, we carried out a case study, from the Tourism Centre, which is located in the aforementioned historic centre. In this context, semi-structured interviews were applied to businessmen, tourism secretaries - municipal and state - and tourists. We conclude that, despite some advances, the historic centre remains in a secondary position in political and economic options. In addition, the triangulation of Natal's culture, tourism and public policies allows the identification of positive and negative skills that make it possible to characterize the current situation of cultural tourism in the city

Social urbanism: public policy and place brand

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Local Stakeholders ◽  
Place Brand ◽  
The City

PurposeThis paper aims to focus on how a public policy designed to address a social problem ultimately became the place brand.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses a qualitative case study approach focusing on the city of Medellín, Colombia. It draws from fieldwork conducted in Medellín over 2014 and 2015, including semi-structured interviews with an array of local stakeholders.FindingsThe paper concludes that local governments should be aware that the policymaking process can become part of their branding. It also shows the importance of the continual involvement of stakeholders in the place brand process to ensure it is a sustainable brand.Originality/valueThere are limited studies which focus on how a public policy designed to address a social problem ultimately becomes the place brand. This paper shows how a public policy, social urbanism, became the branding of Medellín.

scholarly journals SUSTAINING THE CULTURAL VITALITY OF URBAN PUBLIC MARKETS: A Case Study of Pasar Payang, Malaysia

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalilah Zakariya ◽  
Zumahiran Kamarudin ◽  
Nor Zalina Harun
Keyword(s):  
City Planning ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Local Identity ◽  
Cultural Participation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Public Markets ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Public Market ◽  
The City

The development of a public market in the city planning is pivotal in supporting the growth of the local economy. The market is also a place where the culture of the locals evolves daily. However, the unique qualities of the market are vulnerable to the redevelopment process. This study examines the cultural aspects of Pasar Payang in Terengganu, Malaysia, as one of the well-known markets among the locals and the tourists, which will soon be redeveloped. The aim of this paper is to identify the tangible and intangible qualities of the market, so that it can sustain its cultural qualities in the future. The methods adopted for this study comprise of conducting a survey among 497 visitors, and semi-structured interviews among 19 market vendors. The findings reveal that the cultural vitality of the market can be sustained by strengthening its local identity through its products and culture, providing spaces that can facilitate tourist activities and cultural participation, and enhancing the development of the local businesses.

Gentrifiers Against Gentrification

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Jorge André Guerreiro ◽  
João Filipe Marques
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Fishing Industry ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Industrial City ◽  
The Future ◽  
Historic Centre ◽  
South Portugal ◽  
The City

This chapter presents a case-study of tourism gentrification in a fishing town in Algarve, South Portugal. Olhão is a former industrial city that saw much of its fishing industry disappear since the 1980s. Over the last few years, hundreds of foreigners have moved into its historic centre. This rapid influx of citizens to derelict neighbours mostly comprised of old retirees and few active fishermen prompted a gentrification process. Olhão now faces the threat of mass displacements of its older and most vulnerable citizens, a fact that is worrying the foreigners that criticize the touristification of the city, with rents at historical highs and landlords forcing out the Portuguese residents in order to promote short-term rentals to tourists. The chapter presents the results obtained from an extensive mixed-methods research, ending with some notes about the future of the city and the implications that can be taken from this case.

The 2015 Cricket World Cup in Christchurch

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-17
Author(s):  
C. Michael Hall ◽  
Alberto Amore
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Disaster Capitalism ◽  
The City

Purpose This study aims to focus on the development and upgrading of the Hagley Park cricket oval in Christchurch for the 2015 Cricket World Cup and how this hallmark event was used a catalyst to rebrand the city following the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on the findings from research conducted between 2012 and 2016. Data for the analysis were collected from mainstream media, sport organisations websites and government archives. In addition, a two-round series of semi-structured interviews with relevant stakeholders was undertaken in the aftermath of the Cricket World Cup. Findings In the case of Christchurch, the earthquakes and the destruction of much of the downtown provided a recovery opportunity, with the 2015 Cricket World Cup used to expedite the development of a new sporting venue in the city centre and rebrand the city to international tourists and sport enthusiasts. Research limitations/implications The Hagley Park cricket oval case study provides evidence on the rhetoric of urban competitiveness and the use of hallmark sporting events to reframe urban development in post-disaster contexts. Originality/value This research provides further evidence on the logics of disaster capitalism and how cities embark on costly redevelopment projects for sports and events whilst overlooking exacerbating vulnerabilities among the local community.

scholarly journals Conflict management: challenges experienced by nurse-leaders in the hospital environment

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Coelho Amestoy ◽  
Vânia Marli Schubert Backes ◽  
Maira Buss Thofehrn ◽  
Jussara Gue Martini ◽  
Betina Hörner Schlindwein Meirelles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Nurse Leaders ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Interpersonal Conflicts ◽  
Participatory Leadership ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
The City

This study aimed to understand the main conflicts experienced by nurses-leaders in the hospital environment, as well as the strategies adopted to face them. The study reflects a qualitative descriptive type approach, which was used in the case study as research strategy. The study included 25 nurses who worked in three hospitals in the city of Florianopolis, Santa Catarina. Information where obtained in the months of May to December of 2010 through semi-structured interviews, non-participant observation and dialogical workshops. Data were analyzed using the Thematic Analysis. The results demonstrated the predominant of interpersonal conflicts involving the multidisciplinary team, nurses and the nursing staff. Adopting a participatory leadership, based on dialogue emerges as a strategy for coping with conflicts in the hospital environment.

scholarly journals RELATIONS BETWEEN HUMAN RIGHTS AND PUBLIC POLICY: A MULTI-CASE STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (54) ◽  
pp. 205-221
Author(s):  
Sidney Cesar Silva Guerra ◽  
Fernanda Tonetto
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Brazilian State ◽  
Legal Nature ◽  
Deductive Method ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Legislative Changes ◽  
The Impact

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, which appears as one of the OAS organs for the promotion and protection of human rights, with its firm action ends up having significant effects on normative production and the development of public policies in favor of human rights of the Brazilian state. Such action derives from the attributions conferred upon them, in particular those related to the preparation of studies, reports and the proposition of recommendations to the States, as well as the adoption of measures that favor the system of protection of human rights at the domestic level and also as regards to the knowledge of individual petitions and interstate communications that contain denunciations of rights that have been debased. Although the reports issued by the Commission are not binding as they don’t have the legal nature of a decision, it is often noted that when a report is issued against a particular state that there has been a violation of human rights, it ends up employing efforts to change the situation in the country through legislative changes and public policies. The present study intends to analyze some consequences of the reports issued by the Inter-American Commission in face of the Brazilian State whose contrary manifestations count twenty incidences. However, for the purpose of this analysis, which will use the hypothetical-deductive method, where the impact of the recommendations on the internal legal order will be demonstrated, only three cases will be dealt with, since a time frame of the last ten years has been adopted.

scholarly journals Cidades-patrimônio e espaços de lazer: equipamentos de lazer no Centro Histórico de São Luís (MA)

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreia Maciel Santos Moutinho ◽  
Kláutenys Dellene Guedes Cutrim
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Qualitative Character ◽  
Cultural Patrimony ◽  
Historic Centre ◽  
General Goal ◽  
Problematic Situations ◽  
The City

O presente artigo pretende investigar o Centro Histórico de São Luís (MA), analisando e catalogando os principais equipamentos específicos de lazer e atividades oferecidas sistematicamente no bairro da Praia Grande, na perspectiva de uma contribuição para conhecimento e desenvolvimento da área, bem como discutir o papel do lazer no desenvolvimento e preservação de espaços de patrimônio histórico-cultural buscando fortalecer o segmento do turismo cultural na cidade. Para que o objetivo geral fosse alcançado, foi necessário identificar esses equipamentos verificando através de visitas o seu uso e funcionamento para possíveis apontamentos de alternativas e utilização para os visitantes. Esse trabalho é um estudo descritivo de caráter qualitativo derivado de pesquisas bibliográficas para a construção da fundamentação teórica e pesquisa de campo a partir da observação do espaço. Os principais resultados da pesquisa apontam para um grande acervo de equipamentos de lazer no centro histórico, mas que infelizmente pouco ou nada estão sendo utilizados para esse fim, apontamos algumas problemáticas observadas nesses equipamentos como inflexibilidade nos horários e dias de abertura para o público, a pouca divulgação e dinamização desse espaço bem com a falta de uma programação catalogada e divulgada para atrair os visitantes turistas e locais. Patrimony cities and leisure spaces: leisure equipments in São Luís’s (MA, Brazil) Center Historic ABSTRACT This article intends to investigate the Center Historic of São Luis (MA), analyzing and cataloging the main specific leisure equipments and activities offered systematically in the Praia Grande neighborhood, on the perspective of a contribution for the knowledge and development of the area, as well as discuss the job of leisure on the development and preservation in the historical and cultural patrimony spaces, looking for strengthening the cultural tourism segment in the city. So the general goal can be achieved, it was necessary to identify these equipments, verifying through visits its use and operation for possible notes on alternatives and use for the visitors. This work is a descriptive study of qualitative character coming from bibliographic researches for the construction of the theoretical grounding and field researches rom the observation of the space. The main results of the research point to a great collection of leisure equipments in this historic centre, but that, unfortunately, a little or nothing at all are being utilized for this function, we pointed out some problematic situations observed in these equipment such as inflexibility on the schedules and public opening days, the lack of disclosure and promotion of this space, as well as a missing catalogued and spreaded programming to attract the local and tourist visitors. KEYWORDS: Leisure Spaces; Patrimony; São Luís’s Center Historic.

scholarly journals Economics of uniqueness in Croatian historic towns

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 145-159
Author(s):  
Nataša Urošević ◽  
Danijela Grubišić
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Cultural Economy ◽  
Cultural Resources ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Urban Models ◽  
Tourism Destinations

The paper will elaborate on the current situation and development perspectives in selected Croatian historic towns, reflecting upon innovative models of urban regeneration and social revitalization. Looking for new urban models in the challenging global context, the authors applied the concept of cultural economy or the economics of uniqueness, which connects sustainable urban development with strategic mobilisation of unique local cultural resources. As a case study, the current situation in the cities of Pula and Šibenik (Croatia) was elaborated, which are characterized by the transition from former military and industrial urban models to cultural tourism destinations.

scholarly journals Scaling up Smart City Logistics Projects: The Case of the Smooth Project

Smart Cities ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 1337-1365
Author(s):  
Eleonora Sista ◽  
Pietro De De Giovanni
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
City Logistics ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The City ◽  
Roll Out

A large number of smart city logistics projects fail to scale up, remaining a local experimental exercise. This lack of scalability is, in fact, commonly recognized as a major problem. This study aims to determine the key success factors related to the scalability of smart city logistics projects. The process of scaling up, which is articulated as expansion, roll-out, and replication, is defined as the ability of a system to improve its scale by aiming to meet the increasing volume demand. Specifically, this study investigates the scalability intended to be used as expansion and roll-out. A qualitative case study was conducted to fulfill the research purpose. The chosen case study is SMOOTh, a pilot project currently underway in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden, involving a diverse group of companies including Volvo Group and DHL. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven of the project’s stakeholders. Through a thematic analysis, four categories and the respective success factors were identified. These were represented by a business model, as well as technical, stakeholder and regulatory factors. The paper concludes with observations and recommendations aimed at the pilot initiatives, adding new perspectives to the upscaling debate.

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