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Rural Tourism and Ecotourism – the Main Priorities in Sustainable Development Orientations of Rural Local Communities in Romania

Dorobantu, Maria Roxana; Nistoreanu, Puiu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

At this moment, both in our country and in the European Union, rural tourism and ecotourism are among the most dynamic … challenges. Sustainable development of Romanian local communities through ecotourism and rural tourism represents a requirement … tourism and ecotourism, between the need for sustainable development and the need to preserve the local traditions, and to …

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Forest-based Tourism in Bangladesh: Status, Problems and Prospects

Alam, Mahbubul; Furukawa, Yasushi; Akter, Salma - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

forest ecosystems. The article attempts at exploring various dimensions of ecotourism industry and critically analyzes the … relationship among the stakeholders, overall strength-weakness of ecotourism sector and impediments hindering its development … forest degradation hindering expansion of ecotourism industry. For sustainable development of forest-based tourism …

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The conditions for functional mechanisms of compensation and reward for environmental services

Swallow, Brent; Leimona, Beria; Yatich, Thomas; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

Mechanisms of compensation and reward for environmental services (CRES) are becoming increasingly contemplated as means for managing human–environment interactions. Most of the functional mechanisms in the tropics have been developed within the last 15 years; many developing countries still...

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National policies and public marketing for cultural tourism destination

Grigorescu, Adriana - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

Tourism and traveling industry represents, at international level, the most dynamic economic sector. At the same time, the most important job creator and a source of national economies recovering. Being a complex activity, tourism industry is putting together the efforts of a lot of economic...

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Internet CV surveys – a cheap, fast way to get large samples of biased values?

Lindhjem, Henrik; Navrud, Ståle - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

With the current growth in broadband penetration, Internet is likely to be the data collection mode of choice for contingent valuation (CV) and stated preference research in the not so distant future. However, little is known about how this survey mode may influence data quality and welfare...

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Using contingent valuation in the design of payments for environmental services mechanisms: a review and assessment

Whittington, Dale; Pagiola, Stefano - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

In this paper we review CV studies conducted in the context of PES programs, almost all of which attempt to estimate the demand of downstream water users for upstream watershed protection and, more generally, for improved water services. Our objective is to assess the quality of these CV-PES...

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Estimation of Willingness to Pay for Improvements in Drinking Water Quality in Lahore: A Case Study of WASA, Lahore

Noor, Junaid; Siddiqi, Wasif; Muhammad, Taj - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

This study examines the existing water quality of Lahore and measures domestic household’s willingness to pay for improvement in water quality services. To this end, a Tobit model is estimated by conducting a contingent valuation survey about household perceptions in six towns of Lahore.The...

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The use of contingent valuation in assessing marine and coastal ecosystems’ water quality: A review

Halkos, George - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

Marine and coastal ecosystems are of high importance owing to the mankind dependence on the goods and services provided. As water quality is one perspective of healthy marine and coastal ecosystems, the aim of this study is to review as more as possible surveys conducted worldwide and in Greece....

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Examining Projection Bias in Experimental Auctions: The Role of Hunger and Immediate Gratification

Teresa, Briz; Drichoutis, Andreas; Nayga, Rodolfo; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

The relevance of projection bias in decision making processes has been widely studied, but not specifically in experimental auctions. We study the role of projection bias in experimental auctions by examining the bidding behavior of hungry and non-hungry subjects on food products delivered...

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An Analysis of Willingness to Pay for Better Solid Waste Management Services in Urban Areas of District Peshawar

Khattak, Naeem Ur Rehman; Khan, Jangraiz; Ahmad, Iftikhar - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

Growing quantity of solid waste is one of the most important environmental hazards prevailing in developing countries. It is difficult for the government in developing countries like Pakistan to rectify it properly due to scarcity of resources. Public awareness and their monetary contribution...

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