Perception of Rural Tourism From the Perspective of Tourists. Case study Mountain area of Suceava County

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Daniela Diacon ◽  
Vasile Efros ◽  
Cristian Ciubotaru
Keyword(s):  
Rural Area ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Mountain Region ◽  
Mountain Area ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Public ◽  
Tourist Satisfaction ◽  
Tourist Demand

<p>Rural tourism is an activity that protects the environment in comparison with the consumer industries, becoming an ally in the conservation of the environment. All of the rural areas of the country, the most consistent through potential is the mountain area, which is why we chose as a case study, the mountain region of Suceava county. Starting from the hypothesis that the tourist offer of the mountain area is attractive, the research aims at the degree of tourist satisfaction with the tourist offer of the rural area of ​​Suceava county.  </p><p>The methodology is based on the conducted survey on the basis of the questionnaire by the method of face-to-face interview, between September 1 and November 30, 2019.The questionnaire was anonymous in order to ensure the highest degree of sincerity of the answers and was applied to a number of 630 tourists from the mountain region of Suceava county. </p><p>The present study shows that most tourists who choose Suceava county as their destination, reside in neighboring counties, especially in the region of Moldova. An element of attractiveness is the lower prices compared to other tourist areas of the country. The economic facility of granting holiday vouchers and cards from the public domain in Romania, makes the tourist demand in non-polluting spaces increasing.   On the other hand, the statistical data confirm that the number of the agrotourism pensions in Suceava county are increasing from year to year; Suceava  is ranking in 2019 on the second place after Brasov county.The hypothesis confirms that rural tourism is a growing phenomenon, but the length of stay of tourists in the rural area is on average 1-3 days.</p><p>In conclusion, the following analysis of the results it is found that tourists are attracted by the beauty of the landscape of the existing cultural objectives, the local gastronomy, the hospitality of the hosts, all at a lower prices compared to areas of the great tourist interest in the country.</p><p><strong>Keywords:  Rural Tourism, Mountain area, tourists, Suceava County</strong></p>

scholarly journals Rural tourism and sustainable rural development opportunities in apulia region (southern italy)

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donatello Caruso ◽  
Albert-Pol Miró
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Sustainable Rural Development ◽  
The Public ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Public Aid

The purpose of this study is to investigate the public aid role in to multifunctional farms in developing the rural tourism, and the implementation in non-agricultural activities in the Puglia region. Concretely, by referring to the Rural Development Program 2007/2013, this paper offers an analysis to verify whether there is a solid support for public aid in agrotourism using a farm level data. After a policies and literature review on the role of the Local Action Groups (LAGs) for enhancing economic and sustainable competitiveness of rural areas, we present our case study. Statistical analysis and a tree classification method are carried out.

scholarly journals Sustainable initiatives in marginal rural areas of Serbia: A case study of Dimitrovgrad municipality

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 7-13
Author(s):  
Juan-Pablo Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Secondary Information ◽  
Organizational Involvement ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Farm Manager

his paper is based on a 2009 case study research on the role and impacts of rural initiatives in Dimitrovgrad, South-eastern Serbia region. This area is of interest, because of local efforts to conserve autochthonous livestock breeds,andtheworkofsmallholdersandindependent professionals involved farming and rural tourism activities. The research used participant visits to initiative places, drawing on farm visits, meetings with stakeholders and analysis of secondary information. The study highlights that local organizations are running without link to initiatives.Although, Serbia country has well structured rural developments programs, those still are harmonising.Thus, throughActor-Network approach is suggested which turn around a farm manager. This may represent to all stakeholders with initiatives (on-farm and non-farm). Besides, local food products issues from initiatives may reconnect providers and consumers, revaluing local food products. However, is necessary the institutional and organizational involvement to encourage the initiatives. Furthermore, to promote touristic places, by an integrated rural tourism approach it may involve all stakeholders to promote local products and issues from initiatives. Indirectly it may create local employs.

Sustainable Tourism Development of Rural Areas in Serbia as a Precondition to Competitiveness

2016 ◽  
pp. 342-361
Author(s):  
Predrag Vuković ◽  
Jonel Subic
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Development Trend ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Cultural Elements ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Strategic Plans ◽  
Tourist Demand ◽  
Push And Pull

Rural tourism has been developing in Serbia since the 1970s. However, from the beginning of the 1990s, the development stopped. The development trend was only continued in the second half of the 1990s, and fast-paced development began in 2006. Rural tourism presents in various forms in Serbia. They are conditioned by natural geographic terrain characteristics, social and cultural elements, and strategic plans for tourism development. What appears as a problem in the development of rural tourism is the question of its sustainable development. The development of rural tourism should under no circumstances jeopardise the natural and social environment in the rural areas, as these aspects are the very basic tourist attraction and the “push and pull” force that animates the tourist demand. The goal of this chapter is to investigate the resources available in Serbia and show the possible directions in the rural tourism development, mainly based on the principle of sustainable development, as a precondition for the country's competitiveness on the tourism market.

Status of EDRMS implementation in the public sector in Namibia and Zimbabwe

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathrine Tambudzai Nengomasha ◽  
Alfred Chikomba
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Public ◽  
Units Of Analysis ◽  
Study Population

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the adoption and use of electronic document and records management system (EDRMS) in the public service in Namibia and Zimbabwe with the aim of establishing barriers and enablers, and best practices which each country could adopt from the other. Design/methodology/approach This multi-case study was informed by an interpretivist paradigm. Qualitative in nature, the study applied face-to-face interviews as the data collection method, supplemented by documents analysis. The study population was Namibia and Zimbabwe’s public sectors with units of analysis, being the governments’ ministries, offices and agencies which have implemented EDRMS. Findings The paper provides the state of EDRMS implementation in Namibia and Zimbabwe. It establishes how the two countries have implemented EDRMS and factors that have contributed to the success/failure of the implementation in both countries. Originality/value The paper is a response to the need for further research studies on the implementation of EDRMS in various countries.

scholarly journals An Applied Valuation of the Association among Internal and External Auditors

2018 ◽  
pp. 122-129
Author(s):  
Dr. Alhassan Haladu ◽  
Mohammed Haliru Beri
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Internal Auditor ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
External Auditors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Internal Control System ◽  
External Auditor

The study examines the cooperation between internal and external auditors in discharging duties and upholding organizational objectives. The aim is to know how the internal auditor relates with the external auditor once appointed and especially during the process of carrying out his/her duties. To achieve this primary data was collected through face-to-face interview from Mike Ukueje & Co. which is the case study of this research. The result showed that both the internal auditor and external auditor work in the interest of the organization through emphasis on the internal control system even though they are guided in their duties by the articles of association (internal auditor) and CAMA 2004 (external auditor). In the private sector external auditors are welcome whole heartedly by their internal counterpart, while in the public sector they are treated with suspicion and prejudice. For this reason it is advisable to enlighten the public sector more on the responsibilities of the external auditor.

scholarly journals Political Marketing in the 2019 Local Election: A Case of the Indonesia Solidarity Party in the Legislative Election in Jakarta

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Tezar Arkaansyah Farazian ◽  
Caroline Paskarina
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
House Of Representatives ◽  
General Election ◽  
Political Marketing ◽  
Marketing Theory ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Public

The 2019 Simultaneous General Election was the first election joined by the Indonesia Solidarity Party (Partai Solidaritas Indonesia or popular as PSI) to compete. In the domain of the Regional House of Representatives, the party won the most seats in the Province of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta compared to other provinces that were won by the PSI. This study aims to determine the efforts and strategies used by the Indonesia Solidarity Party, especially in the Province of Jakarta, as well as the image that was generated during the 2019 Simultaneous General Election to the public so that they could win the most seats of the Regional House of Representatives from all other provinces. This study focuses on the realm of political communication and uses the 4Ps political marketing theory (product, promotion, price, place) which was adapted from the marketing theory by Firmanzah. This study also uses a qualitative approach with case study method. The results of the research found that Jakarta Indonesia Solidarity Party focused more on candidates’ campaigns rather than promoting the party as an institution. The use of digital media as a means of promotion during the campaign period was also carried out by the Indonesia Solidarity Party, but conventional methods such as the usage of banners, blusukan (face to face visit) activities, and the distribution of merchandise to the public were also carried out in the context of political marketing by Jakarta Indonesia Solidarity Party.   Received: 11 March 2021 / Accepted: 19 June 2021 / Published: 5 September 2021

scholarly journals Use of Shared-Mobility Services to Accomplish Emergency Evacuation in Urban Areas via Reduction in Intermediate Trips—Case Study in Xi’an, China

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Menghui Li ◽  
Jinliang Xu ◽  
Xingliang Liu ◽  
Chao Sun ◽  
Zhihao Duan
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
Emergency Evacuation ◽  
Emergency Evacuations ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Public ◽  
Shared Mobility ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Government

Under no-notice evacuation scenarios with limited time horizons, the effectiveness of evacuation can be negatively impacted by intermediate trips that are made by family members and the identification of vulnerable populations. The emergence of shared-mobility companies, such as Uber and DiDi, can be considered as a potential means to address above-mentioned concerns. The proposed study explores the utility of shared-mobility services under emergency-evacuation scenarios and makes recommendations to relevant bodies that are based on the obtained and they are discussed herein. The study investigates attitudes of the public, experts, and drivers towards the use of shared-mobility resources during emergency evacuations based on a stated preference survey. Results of questionnaires, driver interviews, and face-to-face expert interviews have been analyzed to validate the feasibility and identify potential problems of leveraging shared-mobility services during evacuation response, especially in metropolitan areas wherein such services are already ubiquitous. Numerical simulations have been performed to quantify potential improvements in the total trip distance and number of evacuees after incorporating the use of shared mobility into emergency-response operations. However, despite the observed improvement in emergency efficiency, certain realistic roadblocks must be overcome. Realization of the proposed objective heavily depends on actionable policy recommendations, provided herein as a reference for the government, emergency management agencies, and shared-mobility companies.

CONCEPTUAL PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF THE INTEGRATED RURAL AREA DEVELOPMENT BY ACTIVATING SERVICE COOPERATIVES

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (13) ◽  
pp. 171-182
Author(s):  
Sergii Mykhailovych Prylipko
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
The Public ◽  
Communal Property ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Area Development

The content of the concepts of “public administration”, “rural area”, “integrated rural area development” and “public administration of integrated rural areas development” are determined. The conceptual principles of public administration of the integrated rural area development are substantiated due to the activation of servicing cooperatives to solve the most actual problems of territorial communities. It is determined that its essence consists in administrative decisions by the administrative management through introduction of effective mechanisms, tools and levers of state and regional policy. It is summarized that public administration should be carried out taking into account the project-targeted approach to increase the level of social and economic development of rural communities, rational use of natural resources and preservation of the environment. It is proved that servicing cooperatives are the effective tool for self-organization of community representatives and serve as a unifying center for rural population. Their capabilities are not only in combining of commodity producers to meet economic interests in harvesting, processing and marketing of agricultural products, but they could be engaged also in providing quality services in the spheres of housing and communal services, servicing of communal property, the carry out and utilization of solid household waste, organization of civilized landfills, provision of landscaping. Due to the public-private partnership the local self-government bodies could be delegate some of their powers to cooperatives and support them through financing of measures of social and economic programs of integrated development of rural areas.

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