scholarly journals Sustainable tourism and its impact on hotel costs (Karbala hotels with sample study)

2020 ◽  
pp. 278-293
Author(s):  
أسامة محمد الياسري ◽  
محسن عبد الحسين الصخني
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Cultural Resources ◽  
Continuous Growth ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The One

The tourism industry has experienced continuous growth over the past three decades, whether in terms of inputs or the number of tourists, which had economic, social and environmental impacts that affected all parts of the world, and tourism activity generates significant economic benefits to countries hosting tourists and countries that send them . and despite the positive aspects of tourism, it constitutes a major source of pollution and an imbalance of environmental balance, which threatens the future development plans of countries, and thus sustainability and environmental responsibility have become an essential in any economic activity, especially in the areas of growth The service sectors that can gain the economy an international competitive advantage through the exploitation of natural resources, environmental, humanity, and local culture resources that are fixed and specific capital for each region, and to preserve these resources by activating exploitative systems that adapt to the quality of the industry on the one hand and the quality of these resources on the one hand Another is to achieve the desired local development .. and tourism can contribute greatly to protect the environment, preserving biodiversity and using natural resources in a sustainable manner, and realizing the economic importance of tourism and its positive effects on individuals and societies may increase From awareness of the value of environmental and cultural resources that constitute important assets and essential elements in the development of tourism.

Pacific Salmon Environmental and Life History Models: Advancing Science for Sustainable Salmon in the Future

2009 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Model Uncertainty ◽  
Pacific Salmon ◽  
Probability Distributions ◽  
Cultural Resources ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Recovery Planning ◽  
Habitat Recovery ◽  
Alternative Scenarios ◽  
The One

<em>Abstract.</em>—Natural resource management requires difficult decisions, broad societal costs, and sacrifices from private landowners and public agencies. With so many financial, ecological and cultural resources at stake, policy-makers, managers, and citizens need scientific predictions that can help resolve conflicts and balance the often competing needs of ecosystems and communities. Modeled information is essential for meeting this need. The words “model uncertainty” are often misinterpreted as describing a lack of knowledge about model output. In fact, they describe knowledge, not only of the one most likely modeled estimate, but also of all the other possible estimates that the model might have provided, and their likelihood. We present six case studies, from salmon habitat recovery planning, illustrating how scientists can provide more useful products by describing distributions of possible outcomes as formal probability distributions, as confidence intervals, or as descriptions of alternative scenarios. In terms of management effectiveness, the communication and use of model uncertainty can be at least as important as the quality of the original model.

Cyber Physical direction of irrigated agriculture development 

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anatoly Zeyliger ◽  
Olga Ermolaeva
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Irrigated Agriculture ◽  
Agricultural Crops ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact

&lt;p&gt;Until recently, new technologies introduced into irrigated agriculture were mainly aimed at developing one or several related control actions. However, the needs of society to increase the volume and improve the quality of agricultural products have led to significant qualitative changes in irrigated agriculture. The various robotic systems used for this have proven their effectiveness in the mechanization and automation of the irrigation process, as well as in the application of chemical fertilizers and chemical protection of agricultural crops from diseases and pests. This resulted in higher yields while lowering production costs.Nowadays, biotechnologies currently being developed and being introduced into irrigated agriculture, as well as systems for controlling and monitoring environmental impacts, are aimed at solving problems related to further increasing the efficiency of the use of natural resources, while minimizing the risks of negative impact on components and services of the environment.This is largely due to the impact of the rapid development of IC and sensor technologies aimed at creating production management systems based on the cyber-physical systems (CPS) paradigm. For this, there are using a holistic vision of the structure and cybernetic methods of management, artificial intelligence technologies, as well as digital platforms for integrating information flows between sub-subsystems of management, control, monitoring and decision support.In this context, the main difference between developed agricultural CPSs from the existing industrial agricultural systems focused on current economic efficiency lies in the plane of making agricultural production sustainable in the long term based on a balance between economic efficiency and the quality of natural resources used and services of the environment. From this point of view, irrigated agriculture focuses on the efficient use of natural resources, which are water, soil and air, as well as renewable and non-renewable (fossil) energy. At the same time, weather are considered as the impact of the external environment providing an irreplaceable source of water, heat and energy resources but with stochastic characteristics that are difficult to formalize. In connection with this diversity, a CPSs are built taking into account a complex compromise that takes into account many aspects of the negative impact of intensive agricultural production technologies on the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of these resources, not only in the place of their use, but also on the external environment beyond these limits. In this regard, water resources are one of the most important factors necessary, on the one hand, to impart long-term sustainability to irrigated agriculture, and on the one hand, as a factor that can lead in the near future to a significant decrease in fertility, as well as to a negative impact on the environmental services of the surrounding area. This contribution discusses some points of the development of an agricultural irrigation CPS&amp;#8217; subsystem aimed to monitor the soil moisture content at the root zone of the soil cover at the scale of irrigated agricultural crops and their relationship with industrial sprinkling technologies.Acknowledgments: The reported study was funded by RFBR, project number 19-29-05261 mk&lt;/p&gt;

Slow Tourism in Low-Density Territories

2022 ◽  
pp. 106-130
Author(s):  
Mafalda Marques ◽  
João Reis
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Host Community ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Serra Da Estrela ◽  
To Receive

This research focuses on slow tourism in low-density areas of Beiras and Serra da Estrela, Portugal, and explores how these genuine and authentic spaces can become attractive for tourism development. Compared to visitors who travel to a destination to visit as many attractions as possible in the shortest time, slow tourists refuse to be treated as a number and seek to receive from and give to their destination in the same proportion. Their involvement in a host community, practiced in a personalized, deep, and informed way, contributes to their well-being. The community's inhabitants recognize that their cultural identity is valued, feel motivated to serve as ambassadors, and note that tourist activities can lead to improvements in their quality of life. This research includes the results of interviews, a benchmarking in Italy, and an analysis of a village tourism. The findings reveal the opportunities they hold for slow tourism, with very positive effects for local development.

scholarly journals Problems of sustainable development and challenges related to production

2021 ◽  
pp. 183-229
Author(s):  
Natalia Mazur ◽  
Dariusz Nowak ◽  
Vasyl Zalizko
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Technical Progress ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Operational Activities ◽  
Short Product ◽  
The One ◽  
Operational Activity ◽  
Technical Solutions

Due to the changes taking place in the environment of enterprises, many problems arise in their strategic and operational activities. The basis of the emerging problems is primarily the overproduction associated with short product life cycles. It contributes to the excessive use of various types of natural resources, often in a predatory manner. On the one hand, such an approach increases waste, and on the other, contributes to the destructive degradation of the environment. The result is a lack of food and water in some countries, climate change and related extreme weather phenomena, as well as various types of disasters, such as pandemics, fires, floods, droughts, etc. Water, air and land pollution as well as global warming are reflected in deteriorating quality of life. Despite many threats, more and more enterprises perceive the danger and undertake various types of adaptive projects. It should also be emphasized that the environmental awareness of both micro-enterprises and large corporations is growing. The purpose of this chapter is to introduce the reader to the basic problems that companies may encounter in their operations activity. First, changes in the environment are discussed, with particular emphasis on the depletion of natural resources, pollution of a destructive nature, as well as waste and its causes. The next part deals with the topic of globalization, pointing to both positive and negative aspects. Technical progress and related aspects such as new technologies, new processes and materials are discussed in the next part. In this part, particular attention is paid to improving productivity, thanks to the implementation of new technical solutions. Technical progress is directly related to the innovations presented in the next section. This section describes the types of innovation according to various criteria as well as factors that are conducive to increments in the level of innovation in the enterprise. The last part is devoted to the most important factor in operational activity—human esources. Competences, qualifications and the importance of human resources in the production process were discussed.

scholarly journals Sustainability Issues of Aqua Tourism in Kerala

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-78
Author(s):  
J H Akash ◽  
I Arul Aram
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Economic Viability ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Employment Opportunities

Tourism is interlinked with the natural environment and generates a lot of employment opportunities. The rapid growth of tourism industries has led to the destruction of nature because in most cases, tourism industry concentrates only on economic viability. The development of the tourism industry should balance with ecology, society, culture, and economy for their sustainability. The quality of nature is essential for tourism. The negative impact of tourism development can gradually destroy natural environmental resources on which it depends. In this paper, the authors describe the effects of tourism on natural resources, environmental pollution, and recent issues associated with Kerala tourism with specific reference of coastal areas.

scholarly journals Experience Quality, Satisfaction, and Behavioral Intention among the Visitors of Taman Tamadun Islam (TTI), Terengganu

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 184-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nor Hidayah Azhar ◽  
Nor Asmalina Mohd Anuar
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
P Value ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Visitor Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Objective – Islamic Heritage Park is one of the major exertions of tourism development and experiences as a central concept in tourism research. This study investigates the experience quality associated with Taman Tamadun Islam (TTI) in Terengganu, Malaysia which offers a combination of tourism activities. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship of experience quality, satisfaction, and behavioral intention among the visitors of TTI.Design/methodology – A descriptive research was designed for this study to obtain appropriate data using the quantitative approach towards the visitors of TTI. A total of 368 usable questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS to examine the relationship between the variables.Results – Based on the five dimensions of experience quality (architectural, information and education, facilities, quality of services, and activities), four of them except for the facilities were found to have positive effects on visitor satisfaction and behavioral intention. The results also revealed that satisfaction mediates the relationship between experience quality and behavioral intention in the heritage tourism with P value 0.005.Originality/Value – This study discussed the theoretical and management implications of the findings. The suggested strategies in this study would diversify and boost the Terengganu tourism industry by targeting different groups of tourists. The findings of this study have also provided some practical information on the relationship of these variables and recommendations for the improvement of TTI to meet the needs of their visitors in the future.

Female entrepreneurs: motivations and constraints. An Italian regional study

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Bianchi ◽  
Valentino Parisi ◽  
Renato Salvatore
Keyword(s):  
Small Firms ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Regional Study ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
And Cluster Analysis ◽  
Determining Factor

Purpose This paper aims to identify the specific contextual constraints that women might face in becoming entrepreneurs; to correlate these constraints with the motivations that have determined this choice; and to ascertain how strongly constraints and motivations are correlated with individual rewards in terms of personal satisfaction and economic payoffs. Design/methodology/approach The empirical base is a survey that the authors conducted among female entrepreneurs in a Southern province of Italy in 2012. Data are analyzed through a correspondence and cluster analysis. The socio-economic context of the province within which these female-led firms operate is taken into account by means of a correspondence canonical analysis. Findings In terms of results: first, two-thirds of female entrepreneurs in the province are positively motivated, and this is a determining factor in their choice to become entrepreneurs. This translates into they also being satisfied with the choice they made. Second, contrary to the expectations, being positively motivated and satisfied holds both for firms operating in more dynamic and demanding sectors and for small firms using little financial or human capital. Research limitations/implications The chosen research approach has allowed to identify the most important decisional variables that affect female entrepreneurial choice. However, as most of the variables are categorical, the research’s results remain descriptive. Practical implications Positive motivations and personal rewards are clearly relevant for women making an entrepreneurial choice. However, they are not enough to stimulate fully the potential for growth of their enterprises: education and a social environment conducive to female creative expression are also necessary. To this end, the authors suggest that an important function of change could be played in particular by universities by fostering a culture of creativity and entrepreneurship. Social implications By stressing the connections between positive motivations and wellbeing, the authors suggest that the promotion of women’s entrepreneurial choices through networks and education generates more than purely economic benefits. It also has positive effects on their quality of life and on social welfare as well. Originality/value This paper responds to a need – not yet fulfilled in the literature – to better understand the relations between women’s motivation, satisfaction and the type of business selected.

scholarly journals OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BASED ON TOURISM POTENTIALS IN KOSOVO

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1585-1589
Author(s):  
Artan Nimani ◽  
Valbona Zeqiraj
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Major Effect ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Management Culture ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
Political Security

Tourism comprises the activities of people travelling and staying in different places from the country of their habitual residence, for a period not longer than one calendar year, and the purpose of this trip is leisure.Tourism, somehow, includes the natural resources of a country or a particular region. Many countries pay primary importance to tourism development. But besides the natural resources, human resources for the industry are also rated as 'raw material' or are predicted by experts as the most important factor that will be coped by the industry over the past decades and the next. It is not enough for a country to be rich in natural beauty in order to be a tourist destination. There should interact: better management, culture, tradition, welcoming, quality of service, etc. All these affect the evolution or development of natural resources that directly affect the economic growth of a country.Supporting the development of traditional economic branches has not brought any major effect on the ongoing development in Kosovo, so that enrichment of economic structure and the development of new branches provide an important opportunity for qualitative advancement of the economy and the entire Kosovo society. The purpose of this paper is to highlight some aspects which identify opportunities and the importance of providing tourism development in the growth and progress of the Kosovo society.The impact of tourism on the economy of various countries in the world is recognized and the positive effects are usually expressed based in the revenue that the country generates during a certain period. It means that while other countries are wondering what has happened to the development of tourism during the year, we still have to ask, will it happen or how will tourism development happen to us.Kosovo is now on the way out of the crisis as political, security, economic, social or other ones, which have dominated for years. Based on the principle that the country cannot have a sustainable future without economic development, but no sustainable economic development without stability, it is quite necessary to identify the factors that contribute to the sustainability of the country. One of the factors which may contribute to the rapid emergence of severe crises is the development of tourism.

scholarly journals Adapting and improving resilience to climate change in communities (moravian community as a pilot), by creating new capabilities based on the implementation of a new water culture; protection and management of natural resources

2015 ◽  
Vol XL-7/W3 ◽  
pp. 1453-1460
Author(s):  
A. Campos Gallo
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Environmental Threats ◽  
Training Project ◽  
Development Models ◽  
New Development ◽  
Strategic Element ◽  
The One ◽  
And Training

Water, in all its dimensions and scope, concerns humans as civilization, individuals and communities immersed in an environment that faces serious environmental threats and changes. The efficient way to deal with this crisis is education of present and future generations, breaking paradigms, creating awareness and new development models, seeking community groups and forces to empower their water resource and care, manage and renew it in an efficient and sustainable manner. The multiple uses of water in personal uses, irrigation, agro-industry and clean energy production, transforms this resource in a strategic element to any nation. With support from the Centro Nacional de Alta Tecnología (CeNAT), it was possible to formulate the “Agenda Ambiental de Moravia”, agreeing to be the “Consejo Técnico de Fuerzas Vivas” (CTFV) from Moravia - articulated network of stakeholders – the one that coordinate all actions refered to water Resources, pollution and cleaner technologies and protected Areas. CeNAT and CTFV have developed distinguished efforts to improve the Moravians quality of life, and this has led the initiative of constitution of a whole education and training project in rescuing the Upper Basin of the Río Tárcoles, through the implementation of an ecological – recreative garden ("Parque Comunitario Pulmón Verde de Moravia"), fostersing good use of natural resources, and also works as a platform for training and awareness program in Sustainable Development, based on “Hacia una Nueva Cultura del Agua” (powered through the United Nations by Dr. Pedro Arrojo Agudo and his " Feria de Aguas, Ríos y Pueblos”, presented in many countries). This initiative is projected to the national and international communities, through the “Water International Conference”, which propel initiatives, laws and decisions which enable the development of Costa Rica and other countries under a sustainable model, focused on this essential component for life on the planet.

From Wangba Back to Wangka: Ruination and Renewal of the Chinese Internet Café

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 38-59
Author(s):  
Ge Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Local Development ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Chinese Modernity ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of ◽  
The One ◽  
Internet Cafes

This paper takes a particular angle that begins with the drastic decline of internet cafés in China and their receding yet still evolving presence. This project aims at delineating the history of internet cafés as urban spaces in relation to the different roles they played in various stages of Chinese modernity. The particularities of local development, as directed by trajectories of Chinese modernization, has led to a contempt for the ‘low quality’ of internet cafés, on the one hand, and a nostalgic sentimentalization of its ruination, on the other. Internet cafés are situated in the present moment of transition as a reflection of larger transformations of urban renewals and ideals of modernity. Drawn from both ethnographic research and existing literature on internet cafés, this paper theorizes the space that Chinese internet cafés have produced in the past 25 years.

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