POPULARIZATION OF OBJECTS OF THE CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN AS A FACTOR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ETHNOCULTURAL TOURISM OF THE COUNTRY

This article is devoted to the research of world cultural heritage sites in the territory of Kazakhstan, their influence on tourist flows, and the formation of new routes in the direction of ethnocultural tourism. In the article, the authors analyze the phenomenon of ethnocultural tourism development as a way of knowing the historical, cultural, and natural heritage of the country. In the course of research activities, a survey was conducted, priority objects for the development of ethno-cultural tourism in the Southern region of the Republic of Kazakhstan were identified. The result of the study was the development of a technological map of the route "Turkestan - echo of centuries", which will significantly affect the popularization of UNESCO's cultural and natural heritage, as well as the quality of excursion services along this route, which will undoubtedly have a positive impact on the formation of tourist flows of domestic and inbound tourism in Kazakhstan, and will also allow to prepare new directions within the framework of ethno-cultural tourism.

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Opportunities for digital communication when conducting excursions to the world cultural heritage sites in the Republic of Tatarstan

LAPLAGE EM REVISTA ◽

10.24115/s2446-622020206extra-a557p.57-62 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (Extra-A) ◽

pp. 57-62

Author(s):

Ramil Ravilovich Khairutdinov ◽

Flera Gabdulbarovna Mukhametzyanova ◽

Olga Lvovna Panchenko ◽

Lilia Ernstovna Ilikova ◽

Mirsaid Pulat ugli Mirasrarov

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Scientific Article ◽

Global Business ◽

Significant Saving ◽

Heritage Sites ◽

The World ◽

World Cultural Heritage ◽

The Republic

The scientific article is devoted to the study of the possibilities of digitalization when conducting excursions to the objects of the world cultural heritage of the Republic of Tatarstan in the tourism industry. The advent of digital technologies has had a positive impact on the development of tourism activities. Today, tourism is a global business that takes advantage of opportunities for digitalization and innovation. Thanks to the digitalization, work has become operational, around the clock, and at the same time there is a significant saving of human, time and financial resources. A modern tourist organization that uses information, digital and innovative technologies in its activities, successfully and profitably conducts its business, laying the foundation for the future. Considered one of the key services included in the tour product, the tour performs cognitive and educational functions, and the excursion activity itself is responsible for the educational function of society.

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Influence of internet content on tourists decision to visit a cultural tourism destination

Bizinfo Blace ◽

10.5937/bizinfo2002001d ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 1-17

Author(s):

Sandra Dramićanin ◽

Branislav Sančanin

Keyword(s):

Positive Impact ◽

Local Population ◽

Cultural Tourism ◽

The Internet ◽

Tourism Destination ◽

Information Efficiency ◽

The Social ◽

The Republic ◽

Cultural Sector

Culture is an important element of a destination tourist product, and tourism is an apparatus for meeting the various cultural needs of tourists. The relationship between culture and tourism contributes to the support of the cultural sector, innovation, creativity, the image of the destination and the social connection between tourists and the local population. Nowadays, it is impossible to imagine the functioning of tourism without the Internet. Presenting the cultural offer of the destination via the Internet is a great challenge and requires exceptional commitment. The subject of research of this paper is the influence of Internet content on the decision of the tourists about the destination of cultural tourism they will choose. The aim of the research is to influence the internet content on tourists related to the cultural tourism of the destination and the possibility of attracting tourists to visit the destination based on the reviewed Internet content. The research involved 165 respondents who visited one of the cultural tourism destinations from the territory of the Republic of Serbia. The results of the research show that a higher level of quality of Internet content has a positive effect on tourists choosing a certain cultural tourism destination for travel and that Internet content in terms of information efficiency, interactivity and practicality has a significant positive impact on tourists' intentions to visit cultural tourism destination.

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Evaluating How ‘Smart’ Brașov, Romania Can Be Virtually via a Mobile Application for Cultural Tourism

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12135324 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (13) ◽

pp. 5324 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Arabela Briciu ◽

Victor-Alexandru Briciu ◽

Androniki Kavoura

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Mobile Application ◽

Smart Cities ◽

Modern Society ◽

Cultural Tourism ◽

User Engagement ◽

Heritage Sites ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Intelligent Methods

Global urbanization brings the urge to identify the most intelligent methods to cope with the challenges arising in the modern society. Sustainable and smart cities are the new target for urban development; their representatives are being forced to identify and develop new strategies to increase their city’s performance and ensure that it endures over time. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) contributes to this purpose. Brașov is one of the cities in Romania for which the process of modernization started years ago, and it is currently developing as a smart city. This paper focuses on the development of the city in terms of cultural tourism solutions by presenting a case study on the use of virtual reality with a mobile application and its evaluation on cultural heritage sites. The original contribution of the paper is to describe and analyze the quality of the mobile application by using a proposed analysis grid to identify the main elements of this app. The main findings suggest that the application may bring authenticity of experience through the lens of heritage preservation for further user engagement and participation in real-time, while suggestions are made for future enhancement. Implications are discussed for a) destination managers, b) for developers to improve the general quality of the mobile application in terms of design and features and to implement changes in the near future, and c) for visitors who engage in real-time and co-create experiences.

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Legal and Institutional Framework of Local Self-Government in the Republic of Macedonia

Lex localis - Journal of Local Self-Government ◽

10.4335/76 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 107-127

Author(s):

Gordana Siljanovska Davkova

Keyword(s):

Political Culture ◽

Culturally Diverse ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Local Development ◽

Legal Framework ◽

Republic Of Macedonia ◽

Municipal Management ◽

The Republic ◽

Local Leaders

In general, a comprehensive and well-designed local self-government will significantly improve community management in the Republic of Macedonia. The increased competences and strengthening of the political culture of the population will result in a more active participation of citizens in local processes. An increase in the professional level of the executive and administrative bodies along with improved communication with a civil society will have a positive impact on the quality of municipal management. Decentralized approaches to local development can be a sustainable way to preserve multiculturalism in an ethnically and culturally diverse country. The outcome of the process will depend on the level of public engagement, accountability of local leaders, and transparency of procedures. KEYWORDS: • local self-government • legal framework • municipality • decentralization • Macedonia

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INTEGRATION OF GEOMATICS TECHNIQUES FOR DIGITIZING HIGHLY RELEVANT GEOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES: THE CASE OF SAN LEO (ITALY)

ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ◽

10.5194/isprs-archives-xlii-2-w5-281-2017 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol XLII-2/W5 ◽

pp. 281-286 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

V. A. Girelli ◽

L. Borgatti ◽

M. Dellapasqua ◽

E. Mandanici ◽

M. C. Spreafico ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Large Scale ◽

Laser Scanner ◽

Terrestrial Laser Scanner ◽

Heritage Sites ◽

Research Activities ◽

Dense Point ◽

Geometrical Information ◽

Historical Heritage ◽

The Town

The research activities described in this contribution were carried out at San Leo (Italy). The town is located on the top of a quadrangular rock slab affected by a complex system of fractures and has a wealth of cultural heritage, as evidenced by the UNESCO’s nomination. The management of this fragile set requires a comprehensive system of geometrical information to analyse and preserve all the geological and cultural features. In this perspective, the latest Geomatics techniques were used to perform some detailed surveys and to manage the great amount of acquired geometrical knowledge of both natural (the cliff) and historical heritage. All the data were also georeferenced in a unique reference system. In particular, high accurate terrestrial laser scanner surveys were performed for the whole cliff, in order to obtain a dense point cloud useful for a large number of geological studies, among others the analyses of the last rockslide by comparing pre- and post-event data. Moreover, the geometrical representation of the historical centre was performed using different approaches, in order to generate an accurate DTM and DSM of the site. For these purposes, a large scale numerical map was used, integrating the data with GNSS and laser surveys of the area. Finally, many surveys were performed with different approaches on some of the most relevant monuments of the town. In fact, these surveys were performed by terrestrial laser scanner, light structured scanner and photogrammetry, the last mainly applied with the Structure from Motion approach.

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The Riverside Roads of Culture as a Tool for the Development of Aitoloakarnania

Heritage ◽

10.3390/heritage4040210 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 3823-3847

Author(s):

Antonia Moropoulou ◽

Kyriakos Lampropoulos ◽

Anastasia Vythoulka

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Natural Heritage ◽

Heritage Sites ◽

Development Tool ◽

Cultural Sites ◽

Cultural Entity ◽

Cultural Routes ◽

Historic City

Cultural routes are a well-established development tool to highlight and promote a region’s cultural and environmental reserve, as well as having a positive impact on a region’s socio-economic development. Underdeveloped or rural areas, which have limited financial and technological resources available, often envision cultural routes as a useful development tool to cater to their needs. However, unless these cultural routes are designed and implemented based on the principles of a circular economy or while respecting the region’s cultural identity and heritage, their impact will not be significant. The region of Aitoloakarnania is the poorest prefecture of Greece. The prefecture served as a case study to demonstrate that the utilization of its cultural and architectural heritage can be based on the identification, documentation, and the reveal of paths of cultural tourism along the region’s main natural features, namely its rivers, lakes, lagoons, and coastline. Τhe density and the representative distribution of the monuments in the area, in combination with the unique natural environment of the prefecture, led to the configuration of a mild design of cultural routes, promoting the revealing of both the cultural and the natural landmarks of Aitoloakarnania. In this framework, certain cultural paths were defined. The first one, along the Acheloos River, includes sites of natural heritage, ancient and medieval monuments (castles, fortifications, monasteries, churches, burial sites, archaeological sites, etc.). The other cultural path regards sites along the Evinos River and Trichonida Lake, which includes similar monuments and traditional settlements. A similar cultural path regards cultural sites and points of interest along the coastal parts of the prefecture, and in particular, a path initiating from the historic city of Nafpaktos and following the route to the west, it reaches the Venetian castle of Plagia, opposite of Lefkada. These cultural paths fuse along their routes sites of natural heritage, sites of archaeological and cultural interest, and sites of historic importance to the region. This amalgamation of different types of cultural sites, integrated into a single cultural entity, provide the means for the local and regional development in a sustainable approach while ensuring and disseminating the region’s brand and history.

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Construction of an Economically Effective System of Target Indicators for the Development of University Research Activities Considering Correlation Dependencies

Statistics and Economics ◽

10.21686/2500-3925-2020-4-71-84 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 71-84

Author(s):

D. G. Sandler ◽

D. A. Gladyrev

Keyword(s):

Positive Impact ◽

Development Program ◽

Economic Indicators ◽

Simultaneous Increase ◽

Development Programs ◽

University Development ◽

Research Activities ◽

Effective System ◽

The University

The development programs of Russian universities contain many different target indicators. Many of these indicators are focused on the development of the research activities. In the context of limited financial resources for development, the question of an effective system of target indicators is very important. To construct such a system of target indicators, three conditions must be met: 1) these target indicators do not contradict each other; 2) there are indicators with a positive effect on economic indicators; 3) subject areas are taken into account.The aim of the research. This study is aimed to study linear correlation dependencies between the main indicators measuring the university’s publication activity and other scientometric, social and structural indicators.Materials and methods. The study used economic, structural and scientometric data for 49 largest universities in Russia over 4 years, downloaded from monitoring the performance of educational institutions of higher education and the SciVal analytical tool.Results. As part of the research, it was studied which variables are correlated with the taken scientometric variables. Due to the large number of variables involved in the primary analysis, the table contains only those variables that correlate with the variables under consideration with a correlation coefficient of more than 0.3 modulus.Conclusion. The results obtained allow both to resolve the contradiction of the simultaneous increase in the number and quality of publications, and to highlight a number of links between scientometric indicators and indicators of university economics, internationalization and quality of admission. Knowledge of these dependencies is useful for compiling university development programs that do not contain internal contradictions. The conclusions obtained make it possible to increase the efficiency of construction a system of university target indicators in the research field in three areas: compiling the university development program with consistent target indicators, the inclusion of indicators with a positive impact on economic indicators, taking into account the peculiarities of the field of science and education in which the university operates.

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EFEKTIVITAS KERJASAMA INTERNASIONAL PONDOK PESANTREN UNTUK PENINGKATAN MUTU SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA: PONDOK MODERN GONTOR DALAM KERJASAMA INTERNASIONAL

PROSIDING SEMINAR NASIONAL CENDEKIAWAN ◽

10.25105/semnas.v0i0.5896 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 2

Author(s):

Novi Rizka Amalia

Keyword(s):

Foreign Policy ◽

Human Resources ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Boarding School ◽

Boarding Schools ◽

Muslim Population ◽

The Republic ◽

State Relations ◽

Positive Results

Indonesia is one of the countries with the most Muslim population in Asia. But this does not change the idiotic foundation of Indonesia, namely Pancasila, which is the basis of how the nation and state are also useful for determining the Direction of Foreign Policy of the Republic of Indonesia. As social beings, humans cannot live alone in state relations, one country certainly needs a role and cooperation with other countries. Every collaboration will certainly have a positive impact. One of the positive results underlined in this study is about the development of HR (Human Resources) which can be done through various things. This study will discuss the benefits of international cooperation in improving the quality of human resources carried out by Islamic Boarding Schools, given the number of Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia. The benefits are imitated in terms of both language and non-academic abilities, the benefits will be useful for the installation process at the Islamic Boarding School.

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Highlighting Cross-cultural Differences as Rhetorical Strategies in Tourism Marketing for Eurasian Countries

International Conference on Eurasian Economies 2019 ◽

10.36880/c11.02278 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Ayca Oralkan

Keyword(s):

Global Economy ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Cultural Tourism ◽

Marketing Strategies ◽

Modern World ◽

Rhetorical Strategies ◽

Tourism Marketing ◽

Cross Cultural Differences ◽

Different Cultures

Today, tourism represents a large part of the global economy. Tourism, which has become a widespread activity of the modern world, has generated a diversified marketing sector with motivations such as experiencing different natural conditions and different cultures. In addition to its contribution to regional development, the marketing of cultural tourism promotes multidimensional cultural characteristics that have a positive impact on the welfare of society. Quality of life as an understanding of life satisfaction is increased by the standards offered by tourism. In this context, tourism marketing strategies designed according to intercultural differences provide mutual benefits. The aim of this paper is to highlight possible rhetorical approaches to the attractiveness of cultural diversity that accompany the welfare effect of cultural tourism.

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UNESCO LISTS FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE WORLD AND THEIR IMPACT ON TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: CASE OF THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

Knowledge International Journal ◽

10.35120/kij34051265m ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 34 (5) ◽

pp. 1265-1270

Author(s):

Darko Majhoshev ◽

Cane Koteski

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Research Question ◽

Basic Research ◽

World Heritage ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Heritage Sites ◽

World Heritage List ◽

The World ◽

The Republic ◽

Historical Heritage

UNESCO was founded in 1946 as a UN specialized organization for the protection of the world's natural and cultural heritage, whose main mission is to protect, promote and promote education, science and culture at the global level, ie to promote and respect human freedoms and rights. UNESCO has 195 member states and 8 associate members. UNESCO operates in five major programs: education, natural sciences, sociology, culture and communications. UNESCO, in its activities related to the protection of the world natural and cultural heritage, maintains separate Lists for specific areas. The most famous lists run by this organization are: World Heritage List; List of World Heritage in Danger; World Heritage List Nominations; List of UNESCO Global Geoparks; List of Creative Cities; List of Intangible Cultural Heritage; UNESCO Atlas of the Worlds Languages in Danger (Atlas Map). These lists are important for the protection of the world's natural and cultural heritage, but they also have some impact on the sustainable development of tourism in the world. The Republic of Northern Macedonia, a member of UNESCO since 1993 with its natural beauties and cultural and historical heritage, is on some of the lists listed. The Ohrid region has been on the World Heritage List since 1979 and 1980 with its universal values, and in 2017 was nominated by the World Heritage Committee on the World Heritage List in danger of uncontrolled expansion. tourism, unplanned urban development and environmental destruction in the Ohrid region. The basic research question to be answered in the paper is "Are there natural or cultural heritage sites originating in the Republic of Northern Macedonia on the UNESCO Lists and does this affect the protection of the world's natural and cultural heritage and the development of sustainable tourism?".

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