scholarly journals THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN SMALL SCALE TOURISM BUSINESSES IN RURAL IMERETI (GEORGIA) IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION

World Science ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (10(38)) ◽  
pp. 64-68
Author(s):  
Izolda Khasaia
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Total Employment ◽  
Role Of Women ◽  
Selection Of

Rural tourism is gradually becoming one of the most important instruments for economic development in Georgia. The rural parts of Georgia have a large amount of attractions suitable for tourism and a high percentage of the local population are trained craftsmen. The rural population also has a reputation for hospitality. More than 60% of Georgians live in rural areas and 58 % of total employment is found in these areas. Despite from this, calculations show that almost one million people in Georgia live in poverty. The purpose of this research is to look at the role of women entrepreneurs in small scale rural tourism in the region of Imereti. Research in this topic is relevant and necessary due to the problems of poverty, especially in rural parts Imereti. Taken into account the recent popularity of rural tourism globally, it is interesting to study the potential of tourism as an alternative for economic development in the Imereti region. The article especially concentrate on how rural tourism could be a potential field in which women can be more integrated economically, politically and socially.Based on interviews with a selection of women entrepreneurs the article discusses potential, possibilities and constraints of rural tourism in the Imereti region. Based on the findings, the article concludes with suggestions and further recommendations for the development of rural tourism in the Imereti region.

scholarly journals Rural Economic Development Through Women Entrepreneurship

2021 ◽  
pp. 98-103
Author(s):  
Dr. M. Vairavan ◽  
Ms. K. Kavitha
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Interesting Phenomenon ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
The Impact

Majority of the rural women of SHGs are Micro - Entrepreneurs very few are associated with Small Scale Enterprises. Those women are not only developing with sustainable economy but also able to develop other women economically sustainable by providing job opportunities. The rural women entrepreneurs with the sustainable economic development are able to contribute to the family’s, community’s and the nation’s development. Rural women frequently have primary responsibility for agricultural production, in addition to domestic responsibilities and childcare. In developing country like India where economic status of women is very pathetic especially in rural areas and opportunities of earning are very less in this scenario the Self Help Groups (SHGs) have paved the way for economic independence of rural women. This paper reviews concisely the literature in this field and addresses in particular opportunities and challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in rural areas. It examined the impact on women empowerment through micro entrepreneurship development and SHGs. The increasing presence of women in the business field as entrepreneurs has changed the demographic characteristics of business and economic growth of the country. Women-owned businesses enterprises are playing a more active role in society and the economy, inspiring academics to focus on this interesting phenomenon. This paper focuses on the problems, issues, challenges faced by women entrepreneurs, how to overcome them and to analyze policies of India government for and problems faced by them while pursuing their business.

Entrepreneurship by women in the rural environment: tourism as a spur to development

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pilar Talón Ballestero ◽  
Pilar Abad Romero ◽  
Lydia González Serrano
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Rural Environment ◽  
Professional Status ◽  
Economic Independence ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Role Of Women ◽  
Tourist Accommodation

The important role of women in rural development has been brought repeatedly to notice in the literature, but the role of women entrepreneurs in rural development is a more novel issue. Rural tourism has provided a fundamental opportunity for women to join the job market and earn recognition of their economic independence and professional status, but little evidence exists of the real impact of rural tourism businesses run by women. The objective of this research therefore is to evaluate the economic situation of women rural tourism entrepreneurs, determining what variables affect the probability that a woman owner or manager will earn her basic or fundamental income from running tourist accommodation (a country cottage). The results confirm that running rural tourist accommodation normally brings in supplementary income, although the rural environment seems to be witnessing the rise of a new profile in female entrepreneurs, where there is less dependence on the traditional family structure and greater proximity to both personal and economic independence. Keywords: Women, entrepreneurship, rural tourism, rural development, profile of women entrepreneurs, logit model.

scholarly journals The Romanian Agrotourism Over the Last Two Decades: Good Old Places or New Attractions?

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-189
Author(s):  
Beatris Tenie ◽  
Gina Fîntîneru ◽  
Dragoș Smedescu ◽  
Alexandru Fîntîneru
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Services Quality ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Total Employment ◽  
Significant Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Year 2000

Abstract Tourism represents an important economic activity for most of the countries all around the world. For Romania also, tourism plays an extremely important role in the economic development, contributing with 5.2% to GDP and with more than 500,000 for total employment, according to the 2017 WTTC report. Starting with the year 2000, the Romanian rural tourism and agrotourism, have seen a significant development in terms of infrastructure and services quality, political attention, legislative climate and qualified staff. In order to highlight the dynamics of Romanian agrotourism and to deliver insights about the greatest challenges of this activity in rural areas, the paper investigated the main offer and demand regional indicators of agro-tourist activity in Romania during the period 2000-2016, using the empirical data provided by the National Institute of Statistics.

scholarly journals OPPORTUNITIES FOR STARTING ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY IN RURAL AREAS IN MUNICIPALITY OF GEVGELIJA

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Maria Magdicheva-Shopova
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Business Results ◽  
Clean Environment ◽  
Economic Trends ◽  
Basic Hypothesis

Global and modern economic trends are driving businesses to continually discover new opportunities for economic growth and maximize the utilization of resources. In this regard, tourism is an area with the potential to stimulate economic development which has a major role in creating business activities, starting entrepreneurial activity and achieving business results. The new concept of tourism as a carrier of economic development reaffirms the concept of rural tourism as a significant economic potential. The need’s of modern tourists related with the temporary leaving of the opportunities by urban areas initiates the development of rural tourism. In another side rural tourism encourages the development of rural areas and utilization the possibilities of interaction between the local population and tourists.The subject of the research in this paper is to understand the importance and impact of the entrepreneurial initiative in the development of rural tourism on the Municipality of Gevgelija.The theoretical part in this paper gives an overview of the definition and characteristics of rural tourism and geographical description of the rural areas located on the territory of the Municipality of Gevgelija. In addition, were analyzed the opportunities of this region for starting entrepreneurial activity in the field of rural tourism or entrepreneurship in rural areas. Entrepreneurship in the rural areas is perceived by expressing interest in starting entrepreneurial activity, exploiting the opportunities and entrepreneurial skills of the local population, thereby improving the quality of life of the local population and rural areas.Municipality of Gevgelija have great potential for development of rural tourism, by utilizing the natural location and combining different ways in creating tourist offer. Natural beauties, clean environment, manifestations, traditional food, hospitality and local resources are prerequisites for harnessing the potential of this region. Encouraging the local population to start an entrepreneurial activity is a prerequisite for the development of rural tourism. The entrepreneurial concept of the behavior of individuals and businesses initiates the development and creation of an appropriate tourism offer according to the needs of tourists. The analysis and research will confirm the basic hypothesis that the entrepreneurial initiative and rural entrepreneurs are the engines of the development of rural tourism, thus concluding this paper will provide recommendations for exploiting opportunities and encouraging local businesses to start up the business.

RURAL TOURISM IN INDIA CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (26) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pankaj Sharma ◽  
Ravi Parkash
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Economic Condition ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Rural Location ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Political Background ◽  
The Government

The paper analyze the role of rural tourism for the development of rural areas, The study analyzed how the different types of tourist product diversifications influence the development possibilities of studied rural areas in India. The government should sponsor private Sector to promote tourism in rural areas. For upgrading the rural tourism government requires to understand the rural location, demography, socio-culture, financial and political background of that area. How we can involve the rural citizens to improve their socio-economic condition. The objective of this paper is to present an update on rural tourism expansion and development in India. Rural tourism is rising in terms of number of visitors and the government of India should focus on it as an engine of growth

scholarly journals Effectiveness of cartographic presentation methods applied within small-scale thematic maps in the press and on the Internet

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-17
Author(s):  
Jolanta Korycka-Skorupa
Keyword(s):  
Graphic Design ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Thematic Maps ◽  
The Press ◽  
Presentation Methods ◽  
Written Word ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Better Than

Abstract The author discuss effectiveness of cartographic presentations. The article includes opinions of cartographers regarding effectiveness, readability and efficiency of a map. It reminds the principles of map graphic design in order to verify them using examples of small-scale thematic maps. The following questions have been asked: Is the map effective? Why is the map effective? How do cartographic presentation methods affect effectiveness of the cartographic message? What else can influence effectiveness of a map? Each graphic presentation should be effective, as its purpose is to complete written word, draw the recipients’ attention, make text more readable, expose the most important information. Such a significant role of graphics results in the fact that graphic presentations (maps, diagrams) require proper preparation. Users need to have a chance to understand the graphics language in order to draw correct conclusions about the presented phenomenon. Graphics should demonstrate the most important elements, some tendencies, and directions of changes. It should generalize and present a given subject from a slightly different perspective. There are numerous examples of well-edited and poorly edited small-scale thematic maps. They include maps, which are impossible to interpret correctly. They are burdened with methodological defects and they cannot fulfill their task. Cartography practice indicates that the principles related to graphic design of cartographic presentation are frequently omitted during the process of developing small-scale thematic maps used – among others – in the press and on the Internet. The purpose of such presentations is to quickly interpret them. On such maps editors’ problems with the selection of an appropriate symbol and graphic variable (fig. 1A, 9B) are visible. Sometimes they use symbols which are not sufficiently distinguishable nor demonstrative (fig. 11), it does not increase their readability. Sometime authors try too hard to reflect presented phenomenon and therefore the map becomes more difficult to interpret (fig. 4A,B). The lack of graphic sense resulting in the lack of graphic balance and aesthetics constitutes a weak point of numerous cartographic presentations (fig. 13). Effectiveness of cartographic presentations consists of knowledge and skills of the map editor, as well as the recipients’ perception capabilities and their readiness to read and interpret maps. The qualifications of the map editor should include methodological qualifications supported by the knowledge of the principles for cartographic symbol design, as well as relevant technical qualifications, which allow to properly use the tools to edit a map. Maps facilitate the understanding of texts they accompany and they present relationships between phenomenon better than texts, appealing to the senses.

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