scholarly journals Analysis of the Santa Isabel de las Lajas Municipality in the Cienfuegos Province of the Republic of Cuba, for a local development proposal based on tourism

Author(s):  
Nely RODRÍGUEZ-ALVAREZ ◽  
José Octavio CAMELO-AVEDOY

In the present investigation a socioeconomic analysis and regional study was carried out in the Santa Isabel de las Lajas municipality of the Republic of Cuba, with the purpose of observing the economic relevance of the tourist connection of this town with the city of Cienfuegos, cataloged the latter, Cultural heritage of humanity in 2005. The theoretical framework used is that of Regional Development, from the perspective of the school of Enrique Gallicchio Pagani and the research approach used is that of Participatory Action Research. For which we worked with the model proposed by Martí Olivé in his book “Research - participatory action. Structure and phases”. The analyzed data were obtained through surveys of the local population and interviews with local actors and the municipal government. Finally, the findings of the research and the conclusions of the work are presented.

Author(s):  
Susi Erlinda ◽  
Sayyid Husein ◽  
Ambiyar . ◽  
Triyani Arita Fitri ◽  
Mardainis .

Protection of women and children is a mandate contained in the laws of the Republic of Indonesia to the government to protect women and children from acts of violence or discrimination. The mandate is carried out by the government through several efforts to handle and prevent it through government programs that are made every year. However, until now the municipal government of Pekanbaru through the women's empowerment and child protection office does not yet have data on mapping the protection of women and children disaggregated by sex, age, type of case, and location of cases so that many child protection programs are not properly targeted according to the level of violence and types of violence in areas exposed to cases of violence. The application of the mapping application is a solution to this problem because, with computerized data on the protection of women and children, the government will make it easier to design management and prevention programs. This application displays complete indicators including data on violence mapped in the geographic form of the city of Pekanbaru which is divided into the scope of the sub-district and given a color as an indicator of high or low cases of violence in the area, violence data is displayed disaggregated according to gender, age, types of cases and locations of incidents and in addition, this application applies a case-control design to provide recommendations to the government regarding handling and prevention programs in areas exposed to cases of violence against women and children. This application will make it easier for the government to design programs to protect women and children and to reduce the number of violence against women and children which always increases every year.


Author(s):  
N.D. Borshchik ◽  

The article deals with the problems of post-war reconstruction of Yalta – one of the most popular resorts of the Soviet Union. During the great Patriotic war, this all-Union health resort was subjected to barbaric destruction and looting. The fascist occupation regime (1941-1944) caused enormous damage to the health resort Fund of Yalta, the city economy and the entire infrastructure of the southern coast of Crimea. The rapid return to the pre-war structure and the commissioning of social facilities has become a priority for the regional authorities and the population. In addition to traditional methods, the Patriotic «Сherkassov» movement, which began in the liberated Stalingrad in 1943 and spread throughout the country, was widely used. A solid Foundation was laid for the interaction of the city administration of Yalta and the local population with the commanders and soldiers of the red Army. Based on the analysis of archival documents of the State archive of the Republic of Crimea, it was possible to trace the course of restoration work in the fi rst months after the liberation of the Crimean Peninsula from fascism. It is established that for the rapid restoration and functioning of the Yalta resorts, public activists launched a socialist competition on «Сherkassov» methods


2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 881-889
Author(s):  
M.-P. B. Abdusalamov

The research was based on the documents of funds 339 "Campaign Office of Lieutenant General A. P. Devits" and 379 "Kizlyar commandant". The documents were obtained from the Central State Archive of the Republic of Dagestan. The paper focuses on the trade correspondence between Kumyk rulers with the Russian military authorities in the Caucasus in the 1740’s–1760’s. The documents of the Campaign Office of Lieutenant General A. P. Devits and the Kizlyar curfew archive illustrate that the trade and economic ties between the Kumyks and Russia grew quite intensive by the middle of the XVIII century. Most part of the material has never been studied before. Kumyk rulers were interested in trade with the city of Kizlyar, as well as other Russian cities. The subsistence economy of Kumykia could not fully provide for the growing domestic needs of the local population, e.g. industrial products. According to their letters to the Kizlyar commandants, the Kumyk rulers sought to create favorable conditions for the local merchants – savdagars – in order to protect them from highway robberies. The gradual integration of the Kumyk lands into the all-Russian market contributed to their economic growth and the development of the productive forces in the region. At the same time, the trade was mutually beneficial. The savdagars imported raw silk, madder, and cotton, which were important for the development of domestic Russian industry.


Author(s):  
John Daniel Watts ◽  
Vilaphong Kanyasone ◽  
Vongvilay Vongkhamsao

The Landscape Mosaics Project is a global research project coordinated by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and funded by the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC). The project examines biodiversity in tropical, forested, multifunctional landscapes in sites adjacent to protected areas. A key thematic component of its research examines the governance of landscapes, and by using a Participatory Action Research approach, the project aspires to facilitate better landscape governance through improved communication between village and landscape level actors. This article examines the initial experiences of the project in its Northern Lao site, located in Vieng Kham District, Luang Prabang Province. The authors describe how the lack of access to information communication technologies have inhibited local actors levels of participation in landscape level governance as well as affected their abilities to effectively and adaptively manage their landscape. Community radio, that provides local actors with the relevant information for more substantially participating in landscape governance as well as information useful for adaptive management, is proposed as one potential solution for improving participatory landscape governance.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1034-1041
Author(s):  
John Ntshaupe Molepo ◽  

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996 describes its government as national, provincial and local sphere which are distinctive, interdepend and interrelated. The national and provincial government, by legislative and other measures must support and strengthen the capacity of the municipalities (Local Government) to manage their affairs, to exercise power and to perform their functions. Towns across the world make relationships with other towns. International relation is a complex field, its practice and scope involves numerous role players whether in government or non-governmental organizations. City of Tshwane is like other towns which seek investment opportunities for its citizens. City of Tshwane has several relations with different countries. The paper seeks to examine the impact of the relations, whether they are beneficial for the city or not. For the purpose of this paper, the study used qualitative research approach. The views and opinions of the officials were directly and indirectly captured by means of interviews and observations. The study adopted the use of data triangulation approach.


2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-190
Author(s):  
Sérgio Luiz do Amaral Moretti ◽  
Fabricia Durieux Zucco ◽  
Luciana Helena Crnkovic ◽  
Nadia Kassouf Pizzinatto

Strategic planning (SP) is undoubtedly an important tool for the management of municipalities, mainly due to the consequential regulations established by the Fiscal Responsibility Law, and also the City Statute, which exercise constant pressure on local governments. This study proposes to examine the importance of Municipal Strategic Planning (MSP) for regional development, and specifically as a means of correlating strategy and the results that shall be achieved. Therefore, we selected the city of Blumenau, SC, which adopted a growth strategy through capitalizing on touristic events based on its German tradition: Oktoberfest, held in the spring and Sommerfest in the summer. The field research adopted the procedure to explore, qualitatively, the case in question through interviews with those directly involved in the decision-making process, within the government and the authorities involved. The results indicate the success of the municipal government and Blumenau’s community in improving its touristic activities concerning the aforementioned events by incorporating an ample SP. In recent years, this collaboration has made an influential contribution to local development.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Sestino ◽  
Giovanni Pino ◽  
Gianluigi Guido

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is aimed to examine natives' Fervid Attachment to religious rites, as a part of cultural heritage, in its extrinsic (sense of belonging, rituality) and intrinsic (intimate bond, emotionality) characteristics, by shedding light on how leveraging on these characteristics could be emphasized to promote sustainable local development.Design/methodology/approachBased on the principles of an ethnographic research approach based on observational methods, this paper analyzes the rites of Holy Week in Taranto, a city located in the Southern Italy, by capturing individuals' behavior according the concept of Fervid Attachment.FindingsResults show that tourism destinations preserving their traditions and religious rites as part of their cultural heritage can satisfy tourists' spirituality needs and, by promoting the interaction with the local population (natives) in terms of relationship between them and tourists, supporting local communities' development. Moreover their Fervid Attachment in terms of sense of belonging, rituality, intimate bond and emotionality could be empathized to promote sustainable local development.Practical implicationsOur results provide suggestions on how local policymakers and tourism marketers could leverage natives' attachment to religious rites to boost religious tourism.Originality/valueThis paper shows from a new perspective based on the concept of natives' Fervid Attachment how local people are relevant in promoting a tourism destination.


2004 ◽  
Vol 155 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 97-105
Author(s):  
Jean-Laurent Pfund ◽  
Pierre Kistler ◽  
Stefano Guidese

This article discusses the necessary adaptation of improvement techniques to local rural requirements, based on two case studies on (i) a forest with high timber potential and (ii) a forest with high agricultural pressure. Results underline the importance of the exchange of information and communication networks as essential components of a dynamic development. In spite of fundamentally different forest management schemes, a number of analytical elements seem common in both cases studied (Congo Basin and Madagascar). According to these examples, one can see that the disabling factors arise,on the one hand, from classical problems of maladjustment to local conditions, and from deficiencies in the «tools» of information transmission and sustainability gaps, due to lack of support from the local population, on the other. Moreover, it is clear that a strategy needs to be adopted that grants the local system as much autonomy as possible. The strategy must satisfy the basic needs of the local population and also take the growing need for cash into account. The article concludes that the transfer of technologies can indeed quickly become a catalyst of sustainable partnerships in favorable conditions of local development, provided that the local beneficiaries of the transfer are identified in an equitable manner. At the same time, preceding and normally complementary measures are necessary to improve local competences and organization. The setting up of lasting relations with partners and their organisations is the key to reaching a consensus on the definition of objectives, as well as to regular relations that allow for adjustments to the system should complications arise. Responsibility for the sustainability of the system remains with the State, which co-ordinates activities as a whole, while dynamic impulses come more from the economic sector. In addition to setting up long-term partnerships the central concerns of the system include local know-how, the capabilities of assimilation and negotiation between the principal local actors and sound financial analysis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 216-221
Author(s):  
Ni Made Indah Krisna Dewi ◽  
Ida Ayu Putu Widiati ◽  
I Nyoman Sutama

The sale of imported secondhand clothing is prohibited by the Government because it is in violation and not in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Regarding import trade, it is regulated in Article 47 paragraph (1) of Law Number 7 of 2014 concerning Trade. The imported secondhand clothing can be categorized as dangerous goods because it circulates freely and without prior checking. Based on the background of the problems that have been described, this research was conducted with the aim of outlining how the arrangements for the implementation of the sale of imported secondhand clothing in the City of Denpasar and how the implications of the sale of imported secondhand clothing for consumers in the City of Denpasar. This study was designed using an empirical research approach, in which this research was conducted according to the real situation in a community or the surrounding environment with the aim of finding facts or legal issues that exist. The results of this study indicated that the regulation of the sale of imported secondhand clothing is regulated in Article 2 of the Regulation of the Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia Number 51/M-DAG/PER/7/2015 concerning Prohibition of Imported Secondhand Clothing, where the secondhand clothing is prohibited from being imported into the territory of the Unitary State Republic of Indonesia because it has an impact on people's health and economy. The implication of the sale of imported secondhand clothing is very detrimental to the community especially in terms of health and economics. The use of imported secondhand clothes can also cause diseases such as itching, tinea versicolor, flu, etc., due to microbial bacteria attached to the secondhand clothes. Therefore, there is a need for socialization regarding these rules to the public and sellers of imported secondhand clothing, as well as enforcement of the rules through Raids against container sheds that distribute imported secondhand clothing to sellers.


Author(s):  
Fabiana Calçada de Lamare Leite ◽  
Aline Patrícia Henz

As recentes transformações econômicas, sociais e culturais produzem modificações no planejamento das áreas urbanas, principalmente a disposição de espaços de lazer, também caracterizados como atrativos turísticos. Sendo a cidade um ambiente de encontro, trocas e realizações, associando sua diversificação e possibilidades de apropriação ao dinamismo, a urbanidade torna-se um atributo importante para o estabelecimento e manutenção do convívio social. Na lógica da atividade turística, a cidade é entendida como um produto que deve ter seus atributos desenvolvidos e direcionados à satisfação dos turistas. Para despertar o interesse do visitante, o planejamento local deve utilizar parâmetros de configuração dos instrumentos e equipamentos da cidade. A temática da atratividade associada à visitação, esta estritamente relacionada ao consumo do espaço. Consumo, que pode ser entendido como alvo de conhecimento, interesse em vivenciar determinado espaço com suas particularidades que o identificam, despertando a motivação em usufruir de suas singularidades. O objetivo central deste artigo é qualificar os principais parques urbanos de Curitiba apresentados como atrativos turísticos, no entendimento de que esta disposição espacial somada a oferta de serviços e infraestrutura potencializam sua atratividade para a atividade turística. De acordo com a Prefeitura Municipal, Curitiba dispõe de 17 parques urbanos (PMC, 2007), no entanto, esse trabalho limita-se a apresentar oito parques que estão inseridos no roteiro realizado pela Linha Turismo. A escolha desse universo justifica-se pelo fato de que essas localidades são atendidas pela Linha Turismo, um serviço turístico já consolidado na cidade que atende a diversos pontos, agregando atratividade e valor turístico por sua funcionalidade. A metodologia é de abordagem qualitativa e como técnicas, a pesquisa utilizou-se de pesquisa bibliográfica e observação direta. Foi possível demonstrar que a lógica de organização da cidade, esta cada vez mais relacionada a lógica da atividade turística e que, é interesse de ambas a integração e a socialização de interesses. O planejamento da cidade ocorrendo de maneira articulada ao planejamento do turismo é a condição para a ocorrência de um turismo atrativo e competitivo para a localidade. Além disso, as duas práticas ocorrendo de maneira articulada podem beneficiar o desenvolvimento local, influenciando na qualidade de vida da população local e, consequentemente, beneficiando a atividade turística. Urban Parks at Curitiba (PR, Brazil): Spatiality, Planning and Tourism ABSTRACT Recent economical, social and cultural transformations are causing changes on the planning of urban areas, mainly those relative to the disposition of leisure spaces, also characterized as touristic attractions. As the city is an environment of encounter, exchange and fulfillments, with its diversity and appropriation possibilities being associated to dynamism, urbanism becomes an important asset for the establishment and maintenance of social cohabitation. Under the logics of touristic activity, cities are comprehended as a product that requires its attributes to be developed and directed towards the satisfaction of tourists. So as to stimulate the visitor’s interest, local planning must apply configuration parameters of the city´s instruments and equipment. The issue about attractiveness in relation to visits, is strictly linked to space consumption. Consumption can be understood as the aim for knowledge, the interest to enjoy certain space with the characteristics that make it particular, motivating towards the use of its singularities. The main objective of this article is to describe the main urban parks of Curitiba presented as tourist attractions, which are presented as touristic attractions, as it is considered that such a spatial disposition, added to a service and infrastructure offer, augment their attractiveness for touristic activities. According to the Municipal Mayor´s office, Curitiba has seventeen (17) urban parks (PMC, 2016), however this research is limited to eight parks that are included in the itinerary deigned by the Linha Turismo. The selection of this universe is justified by the fact that they are places attended by the Linha Turismo, a consolidated touristic service in the city, which attends different spots, adding attractiveness and touristic value due to its functionality. It was possible to demonstrate that the city´s configuration logic is increasingly related to touristic activity, and that both issues appreciate the integration and socialization of interests. City planning, when articulated to tourism planning, is the basic condition to accomplish a touristic attractiveness and competitiveness for such a place. Furthermore, when both practices are articulated in their evolution, they benefit local development, thus having an impact on the wealth of the local population, and also benefitting touristic activity. KEYWORDS: Tourism; Planning; Urban Parks; Curitiba (PR, Brazil).


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