scholarly journals Mountain Tourism in the Perception of Romanian Tourists: A Case Study of the Rodna Mountains National Park

Information ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Adeline-Cristina Cozma ◽  
Monica-Maria Coroș ◽  
Cornelia Pop
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
National Park ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
The Social ◽  
Tourist Flows ◽  
Solid Foundation ◽  
The Impact

As a country, Romania tries to communicate abroad its authenticity, intact nature and unique cultural heritage. This message matches perfectly the main attributes associated to Rodna Mountains National Park, as it is the second national park in Romanian. The aim of the research is to identify and analyze the prospects for sustainable development of rural tourism in the area of Rodna Mountains National Park, taking into account its impact on the social and economic life of the inhabitants of the Rodna commune, but also factors that may positively or negatively influence the whole process. From a methodological perspective, quantitative methods were used; a survey-based research was carried out among Romanian mountain tourists, aiming at identifying and analyzing their opinions and suggestions regarding tourism in protected areas in Romania, as well as the impact of the tourist flows generated by the Park upon the surrounding communities. Rodna Mountains National Park seems to be among the favorite destinations of tourists, as the respondents have a good and very good general impression about the interaction with the mountain and protected areas, prefer internal to external destinations regardless of the season, budgets allocated per night, per stay and annually are quite high, so the purchasing power is also high; they constitute a solid foundation for the decisions of the tourist development of the area. The need for holidays and the savings that tourists make throughout the year to go on vacation, regardless of income level, give viability to this opportunity. Other results of this research are related to the problems tourists helped to identify and the solutions they proposed.

scholarly journals Assessment of losses to the local population due to restrictions on their ownership rights to land and property assets: The case of the Tunkinsky National Park, Russia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. e0251383
Author(s):  
Lyudmila Maksanova ◽  
Taisiya Bardakhanova ◽  
Natalia Lubsanova ◽  
Darima Budaeva ◽  
Arnold Tulokhonov
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Local Population ◽  
The Social ◽  
Actual Damage ◽  
Ownership Rights ◽  
The Impact

The impact of protected areas on local communities is the subject of intense discussions as part of the implementation of the global ecosystem protection agenda. Conflicts between the interests of environmental protection and the needs of socio-economic development become particularly acute when large areas of land are taken out of economic circulation as a result of organizing protected areas. In this case, there is an urgent need for detailed and reliable information about the social impacts of such land withdrawal on the well-being of the local population. An analysis of the methodological approaches widely presented in the literature, used to assess the social impact of protected areas, testifies to the insufficiency of completed and practically applicable methodological guidelines for the areas with significant restrictions for people who form part of the protected landscape. In this study, we understand the cost estimate of the social impact of national parks on the local population as a quantitative calculation of the losses due to restrictions on their ownership rights to land and property assets. The methodological approach consists in considering the category of losses as a sum total of the actual damage and lost profits. The assessment algorithm includes three stages: systematization of social impacts on citizens, development of indicators and data collection, and calculation of actual damage to the population and lost profits. The assessment is performed using the example of the Tunkinsky National Park located in the Tunkinsky municipal district of the Republic of Buryatia, a region of the Russian Federation, where there are 14 rural settlements with a population of more than 20,000 people. The results of the calculations show that the losses of the rural population due to legal restrictions on the registration of land dealings amount to 170.4 million USD. Taking into account the potential amount of administrative fines and the value of property subject to demolition, the losses amount to 239.2 million USD. It is more than an order of magnitude greater than the amount of own revenues of the Tunkinsky municipal district in 2011–2019. The results obtained demonstrate the real picture of the impact of restrictions on the rights of local people to land within the boundaries of national parks and are useful for developing measures to account for their interests and include protected areas in the socio-economic development of regions. The methodological approach developed by the authors can be used in other national parks, where it is necessary to optimize the policy of improving land use for local residents.

scholarly journals ANALISIS DAMPAK PROGRAM PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT) PT. SUMBAWA TIMUR MINING (STM) TERHADAP KEHIDUPAN SOSIAL–EKONOMI MASYARAKAT

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
. Ramadhoan
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Technical Analysis ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Direct Benefits ◽  
The Social ◽  
Observation Method ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Empowerment Program

The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of community empowerment programs conducted by PT. STM to the social and economic life of society, both directly and indirectly. The method used is a qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques using observation method, the method of documentation, interview and questionnaire. Technical analysis of the data used in the method of qualitative research is data reduction, data display and conclusion; Technical analysis of the data that is used mainly on quantitative methods are counting frequency. The results showed that in terms of direct benefits, the vast majority of corporate social responsibility is embodied in the form of community empowerment program very useful. However, if the terms of the indirect benefits of community empowerment programs implemented by the company is still less perceived benefits. This can be understood as the activities carried out by PT. East Sumbawa Mining (STM) are still at the exploratory stage and given the share of allocation of funds spent on community empowerment program is still relatively small compared to the total allocation of development funds in the District of Hu'u. Social impact is more felt by the people than the economic impact. It is due to that ComDev in economics is relatively small when compared to the social sector, both in terms of budget as well as routine and sustainability programs.

scholarly journals Trapped in nature: discourses on humanity in processes of environmental naturalization

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 184
Author(s):  
José María Valcuende del Río ◽  
Esteban Ruiz-Ballesteros
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Key Words ◽  
National Park ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Ethnographic Case Study ◽  
Access To Resources ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
The Social ◽  
Manu National Park

<p>The naturalization of protected areas is based on the discursive redefinition of both the environment and the social actors that inhabit it. This article studies how, within the processes associated with the creation and management of protected areas, discourses are generated that define humanity in relation to nature and its effects on access to resources and power relations. These processes are analyzed on the basis of a comparative ethnographic case study of El Manu National Park (Amazon, Peru) and the Galapagos National Park (Ecuador). Finally, it is concluded that discourses on humanity are instrumental in the processes for legitimizing or delegitimizing the role played by locals within protected areas, depending on attributed proximity or distance of humans to nature.</p><p><strong>Key words</strong>: nature, naturalization, humans, discourse, protected areas, Amazon, Galapagos</p><p> </p>

scholarly journals Mammal conservation in Amazonia’s protected areas: A case study of Peru’s Ichigkat Muja - Cordillera del Cóndor National Park

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. e01451
Author(s):  
Jason J. Scullion ◽  
Jacqueline Fahrenholz ◽  
Victor Huaytalla ◽  
Edgardo M. Rengifo ◽  
Elisabeth Lang
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
National Park ◽  
Mammal Conservation

scholarly journals External Shocks in the Art Markets: How Did the Portuguese, the Spanish and the Brazilian Art Markets React to COVID-19 Global Pandemic? Data Analysis and Strategies to Overcome the Crisis

Arts ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Adelaide Duarte ◽  
Ana Letícia Fialho ◽  
Marta Pérez-Ibáñez
Keyword(s):  
Art Market ◽  
External Shocks ◽  
Art Markets ◽  
Art Galleries ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Brazilian Art ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, and the restrictions imposed by the social distance and the enforced confinement, are having an impact on the art markets globally. The aim of this article is to evaluate the impact of an external shock in the primary art market, using three countries as a case study: Portugal, Spain, and Brazil. These geographies have in common being at the margins in the art market’s main art hubs. It is intended to analyze how agents are responding to the new context, according to the data gathered within the gallery sector. The methods applied in the research are a combination of surveys carried out by the authors, field-based observation, along with an academic literature review, complemented by international and national reports analysis. The study’s main findings allow us to characterize the art market as a very resilient sector that energetically responded to the crisis, able to adapt and overcome challenges imposed by the new pandemic situation. Contemporary art galleries expanded digital activities, kept participating in art fairs hybrid models, continued to focus on internationalization, and pointed to the strengthening of public policies towards the sector and partnerships as key strategies to overcome the crisis.

scholarly journals Love in the time of Covid-19: a case-study of the complex laws governing weddings

Legal Studies ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Rebecca Probert ◽  
Stephanie Pywell
Keyword(s):  
First Century ◽  
Marriage Law ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
General Law ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
Fit For Purpose ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Impact

Abstract During 2020, weddings were profoundly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. During periods of lockdown few weddings could take place, and even afterwards restrictions on how they could be celebrated remained. To investigate the impact of such restrictions, we carried out a survey of those whose plans to marry in England and Wales had been affected by Covid-19. The 1,449 responses we received illustrated that the ease and speed with which couples had been able to marry, and sometimes whether they had been able to marry at all, had depended not merely on the national restrictions in place but on their chosen route into marriage. This highlights the complexity and antiquity of marriage law and reinforces the need for reform. The restrictions on weddings taking place also revealed the extent to which couples valued getting married as opposed to having a wedding. Understanding both the social and the legal dimension of weddings is important in informing recommendations as to how the law should be changed in the future, not merely to deal with similar crises but also to ensure that the general law is fit for purpose in the twenty-first century.

scholarly journals The Impact of Information Communication and Technology Utilization on the Financial Performance of Microfinance Institutions in Rwanda Case Study: Reseau Interdiocesain De Microfinance (Rim) Ltd, Rwanda (2011 -2015)

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Jean Bosco Harelimana
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Financial Sustainability ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
The Impact

The study analyzed the impact of ICT utilization on the financial performance of microfinance institutions inRwanda with case study of Réseau Interdiocesain de microfinance (RIM) Ltd undertaken within 5 years (2011-2015). The study adopted the use of descriptive survey using both qualitative and quantitative methods for a totalsample size of 132. Purporsive and simple random simpling was used for this purpose. Primary and Secondary datawere collected and thene analyzed using SPSS version 16.00. The study found that ICT has been introduced and usedabout 5 years and above. The study found that ICT impact firstly on financial sustainability and profitability (65.8%),secondly on financial efficiency and productivity (23.7) and finally on portfolio quality (5.3%). ICT utilization havea high influence to the RIM Ltd.’s financial performance compared to the previous situation.The correlation results imply that ICT usage has a positive impact on financial sustainability and profitability as theymove in the same direction (R=0.502). The strength of the impact was found to be low due to the low investments inICT among microfinance institutions.

Local Stakeholders’ Perception as a Contribution to the Identification of Negative Impacts on Protected Areas: A Case Study of Torres del Paine National Park

2020 ◽  
pp. 215-242
Author(s):  
Macarena Fernández Génova ◽  
Germaynee Vela-Ruiz Figueroa ◽  
Fiorella Repetto-Giavelli ◽  
Juliana Torres Mendoza ◽  
Nicolás Recabarren Traub ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
National Park ◽  
Local Stakeholders ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Torres Del Paine

scholarly journals Role of Transformational Leadership in Effective Strategic Implementation with the Moderating Effect of Organizational Culture

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-262
Author(s):  
Onuma Suphattanakul
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Statistical Tool ◽  
Management Leadership ◽  
Strategic Implementation ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: This study evaluates the role of transformational leadership in effective strategic implementation. The purposes of this study are; first, to examine the degree of transformational leadership of administrative officials; second, to assess the degree of effective strategic implementation; third, to investigate the impact of transformational leadership on effective strategic implementation. Finally, this study examines the roles of organizational culture as a moderator of the association between transformational leadership and effective strategic implementation. Methodology: This study uses the case study of municipalities in Trang Province in Thailand. This research employs quantitative methods. The questionnaires are collected from administrative officials of municipalities in Trang Province. Descriptive statistics are used to analyse the data. This study uses Pearson correlation analysis to achieve the associations between two variables. In addition, regression analysis is applied as a suitable statistical tool to test the hypotheses. Implication: This study combined the framework of strategic management, leadership, and organizational culture for testing the conceptual model. The study is particularly useful for improving the roles of administrative officials in order to achieve effective strategic in municipalities.

scholarly journals – The impact of the requirements of the business continuity in the Sustainability performance of the company relying strategy of risk management– A case Study in Al- Fayha / Basra branch Ready Construction Co limited: تأثير متطلبات استمرارية الأعمال في الأداء المستدام للمنظمة باعتماد استراتيجية إدارة المخاطر– دراسة حالة في شركة الفيحاء لصناعة البناء الجاهز المحدودة / البصرة –

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Iman Askar Hawi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Business Continuity ◽  
Sustainability Performance ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Interactive Relationship ◽  
Main Components ◽  
The Impact

  Purpose: This study is intended to improve the Sustainability performance in the Al- Fayha / Basra branch Ready Construction Co limited relationship between the strategy of risk management and requirements of the business continuity and investigation of the findings. Methodology: Making up a conceptual model of the business continuity tracks flow in the Al- Fayha / Basra branch Ready Construction Co limited The model is based on the interactive relationship between the risk management and requirements of the business continuity of Some help was available quantitative methods, relying on a combination of descriptive and quantitative approaches, in order for the accuracy of the results. results: the Al- Fayha / Basra branch Ready Construction Co limited been the subject matter of the research. It lacks the conceptual pattern that systemizes , integrates and directs its main components towards a comprehensive improvement of the company. In addition it requires relative interest in the strategic role of the strategy of risk management and its dual effects on both the business continuity and the Sustainability performance of the Company. The main recommendations were to identify the risks that affect the business continuity of the company, to control them in order to achieve full response to all business continuity requirements.    

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