scholarly journals Evaluation of Ecotourism Resources: A Case Study of Nameri National Park of Assam (India)

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Niranjan Das ◽  
Sujata Deori
Keyword(s):  
Hot Spots ◽  
National Park ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
Eastern Himalaya ◽  
Infrastructural Development ◽  
The World ◽  
North Bank ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
Different Parts

Tourism is currently the world’s largest industry (US$ 3.4 trillion annually) and ecotourism represents the fastest growing sector of this market. The term ‘Ecotourism’ was first coined by “Hector Ceballos Lascurain” in 1983, and was initially used to describe nature-based travel to relatively undisturbed area with an emphasis on education. Assam, comprising Eastern Himalaya is one of the Mega bio-diversity hot spots of the world (MYERS, 1991). It also forms part of two endemic bird areas, viz Eastern Himalaya and Assam plains (COLLAR et al., 1994). Nameri National Park is a part of NBL (North Bank Landscape) and also is a part of Eastern Himalayan Mega Biodiversity Hotspot has immense potentialities for the ecotourism venture. The present research can provide an assessment of potential sites within the park, which can speed up tourism infrastructural development. Through the paper the author tries to highlight such possibilities on the basis of assessment of potentials Ecotourism resources of the Nameri National Park through field experience gained different parts of the study area.

scholarly journals Greenhouses – urban biodiversity hotspot of alien Oribatida (Acari) species

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Mateusz OSZUST ◽  
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Ziemowit OLSZANOWSKI ◽  
Marta PRZYMUSZAŁA ◽  
d Aleksandra JAGIEŁŁO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alien Species ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
Oribatid Mites ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Tropical Species ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Stable Conditions ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Parts

Palm houses and other greenhouses, due to maintaining constant temperature and humidity, allow the cultivation in Europe of plants from different parts of the world, even from tropical regions. However, sometimes they are also a habitat for alien species of spiders, mites, insect, etc. These animals have been introduced accidentally with contaminated plants, seeds, seedlings, soil and thanks to stable conditions maintained in greenhouses, they may colonize these places. Example of arthropods, of which even tropical species occur in several greenhouses, are oribatid mites – minute saprophagous arachnids that mostly inhabit soil. In Europe they are represented by about 2,000 species, while worldwide – over 10,000 taxa were described. The aim of this research was to investigate the selected greenhouses for the biodiversity of oribatid mites and the presence of non-native species. In total, 49 taxa were recorded, including 23 alien species (for example, a Neotropical taxon Galumna hamifer, or Oriental Suctobelbella parallelodentata). These results confirm that greenhouses are the places of occurrence of many alien oribatid species. The obtained results may be used in future research on the biology of poorly known tropical mites.

scholarly journals Is There Any Relation between the Architectural Characteristics of Kindergartens and the Spread of the New Coronavirus in Them?—A Case Study of Slovenia

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 10363
Author(s):  
Vesna Lovec ◽  
Miroslav Premrov ◽  
Vesna Žegarac Leskovar
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Healthy Environment ◽  
Hygiene Measures ◽  
The World ◽  
Architectural Characteristics ◽  
Different Parts

The COVID-19 era is bringing changes to different parts of everyday life, redefining what people used to consider normal. As the world deals with this highly contagious disease, the issue of the built environment, buildings, their architecture and possible relations among their characteristics and the spread of the virus remains unclear. Preschool and school education is an essential part of society. However, with the spread of COVID-19, kindergartens and schools keep on partly or fully closing and reopening, trying to provide a safe and healthy environment for children. Instructions and recommendations from different experts and organisations worldwide were announced in terms of how to adjust the functioning of kindergartens in conditions of the uncontrolled spread of COVID-19. The measures include organisational and hygiene measures. Organisational measures are closely related to the architectural design of a building. At this point, the main question of this research was raised: is there any relation between the architectural characteristics of kindergartens and the spread of the new coronavirus in them? The research examined the architectural characteristics of kindergartens in Slovenia with reported COVID-19 cases among staff or children.

Women’s preservation of Oral Culture in Imilchil: The Festival of Marriage as a Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-28
Author(s):  
Siham FADIL
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Oral Culture ◽  
The World ◽  
Moroccan Women ◽  
Different Parts

Moroccan women, like others in different parts of the world, contribute to the education of generations and the transmission of the oral heritage through tales, poems and proverbs riddles. They also uphold the physical heritage such as clothes, textile and jewellry. Since the intangible and oral heritage in Morocco varies from one area to another, focus will be put on the Imilchil area, where the festival of marriage is held. Women in this region play a key role in preserving the Amazigh cultural heritage. They are educators and models that guide the coming generations and reinforce their identity.

scholarly journals OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES AND CITIZEN’S VIEWPOINT OF ECOTOURISM IN AZERBAIJAN: CASE STUDY OF SHAHDAG NATIONAL PARK

2020 ◽  
pp. 167-183
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Asadov ◽  
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Éva Erdélyi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

Growing dissatisfaction with mass tourism, ecotourism had become a major tool for achieving conservation and sustainable development goals by many developing countries by the mid. 1980s. Today, it is a major source of income for many developing countries across the world with being less destructive in the usage of natural resources than alternative economic sectors such as agriculture and logging. This study is concentrated on investigating and researching ecotourism within the context of national parks, more precisely within Shahdag National Park (SNP) of Azerbaijan. This study aims to find the existing gaps, disadvantages and challenges in the ecotourism system of SNP, identify the opinion and level of education of people of Azerbaijan about ecotourism and sustainability in general. To identify these, data were collected, and both quantitative and qualitative methods were implemented. Primary research included a questionnaire survey and interview. As the main result, it can be concluded that Shahdag National Park of Azerbaijan has immense ecotourism potential but this potential is not utilized to its fullest capacity.

scholarly journals Characterizing Urban Mobility Patterns: A Case Study of Mexico City

2021 ◽  
pp. 153-170
Author(s):  
Pierre Melikov ◽  
Jeremy A. Kho ◽  
Vincent Fighiera ◽  
Fahad Alhasoun ◽  
Jorge Audiffred ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mexico City ◽  
Human Mobility ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Mobility Patterns ◽  
Distribution Models ◽  
The World ◽  
The Right ◽  
Different Parts

AbstractSeamless access to destinations of value such as workplaces, schools, parks or hospitals, influences the quality of life of people all over the world. The first step to planning and improving proximity to services is to estimate the number of trips being made from different parts of a city. A challenge has been representative data available for that purpose. Relying on expensive and infrequently collected travel surveys for modeling trip distributions to facilities has slowed down the decision-making process. The growing abundance of data already collected, if analyzed with the right methods, can help us with planning and understanding cities. In this chapter, we examine human mobility patterns extracted from data passively collected. We present results on the use of points of interest (POIs) registered on Google Places to approximate trip attraction in a city. We compare the result of trip distribution models that utilize only POIs with those utilizing conventional data sets, based on surveys. We show that an extended radiation model provides very good estimates when compared with the official origin–destination matrices from the latest census in Mexico City.

scholarly journals Nuisance behaviors of macaques in Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, Palawan, Philippines

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 13287-13294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lief Erikson Gamalo ◽  
Joselito Baril ◽  
Judeline Dimalibot ◽  
Augusto Asis ◽  
Brian Anas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Negative Interaction ◽  
Central Park ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Direct Observations ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Parts

Different nuisance behaviors of macaques have been reported in different parts of the world where humans and macaques have been living in the same habitats and sharing the same resources.  In this study, nuisance behaviors of Long-tailed Macaques were documented in Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park using direct observation, survey questionnaire and by visiting the complaint section database.  The attitudes and practices of the locals towards the macaques were also investigated.  From the result of the study, it was observed that the most common nuisance behavior of macaques in Central Park Station was littering, while according to the locals, eating of crops was the most common nuisance behavior.  There was no existing tourist complaint about the macaques in the area, however, park personnel reported that aggressive tourist-macaque encounters sometimes happened.  These nuisance behaviors were observed to be linked to food security of the animals which results in negative interaction.  Meanwhile, it was also observed that the practices of most people towards macaques in the area are still relatively positive despite the nuisance behaviors of the macaques.  Only a small percentage of respondents hunted macaques, experienced keeping macaques as pets or experienced eating macaque meat.  The direct observations revealed that the degree of human-macaque interaction in the park was relatively mild compared to the reports in other countries, partly because of the positive human attitudes towards the animals and the effective management practices in the area.  

scholarly journals The Socio Economic Status of Unorganised Migrant Construction Labourers in Karnataka: A Case Study in Bangalore

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-67
Author(s):  
T Rajendra Prasad ◽  
B Shamala
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Infrastructural Development ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Full Swing ◽  
Different Parts

Migration is an important feature of development of any economy. It occurs as a response to unbalanced growth and economic inequality. Construction industry is one of the fastest growing industry in the country. The infrastructural development and construction sector is in full swing in Bangalore attracting semi-skilled and unskilled labourers from different parts of the country. While it may seem that construction industry would fetch workers higher income and better working conditions, these unorganized migrant labourers are denied of basic facilities that any citizen of the country is entitled to. This paper tries to study the economic position of labourers before and after migration, their living conditions, food security, health facilities etc., primary data are collected from randomly selected labourers especially interstate migrants and secondary sources of data are collected to analyses the conditions of migrant labourers.

scholarly journals Conservation and Controversy in the Karakoram: Khunjerab National Park, Pakistan

1999 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Are Knudsen
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Northern Pakistan ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Pragmatic Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
World Conservation ◽  
The World

This paper discusses recent conservation efforts in Northern Pakistan and the relevance of national parks as legal instruments in nature and wildlife conservation. Employing an extensive case-study approach the paper analyzes the problems afflicting the Khunjerab National Park and discusses why the World Conservation Union (IUCN) disregarded its own policy guidelines for mountain protected areas. The paper advocates a more democratic and pragmatic approach to nature conservation and argues that national parks as traditionally conceived impose heavy burdens on local people. Despite increasing criticism of national parks, they continue to be implemented often for no other reason than the high conservationist profile this alternative offers. Keywords: Pakistan, national parks, wildlife conservation, Khunjerab National Park, local populations, Karakoram

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