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Can Tourism be a Vehicle for Conservation? An Investigation from the Mangrove Forests of the Indian Sundarbans
Guha, Indrila; Ghosh, Santadas - eSocialSciences - 2008
collection, timber and fuelwood and have few alternate livelihood options. In recent years, eco-tourism has gained momentum. In … and also assesses the potential of eco-tourism to contribute to conservation. …The Sundarban National Park is among five Natural World Heritage Sites in India and part of the world’s largest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699225
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Understanding Vietnam: A Look Beyond Facts and Figures
Trinh, Tamara - eSocialSciences - 2010
Vietnam's (re) discovery in recent years by the international investor community gives the country a second chance to become and Asia tiger. The article looks into the economic, social, political, performance of the country.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008504569
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Does Tourism Contribute to Local Livelihoods? A Case Study of Tourism, Poverty and Conservation in the Indian Sundarbans
Guha, Indrila; Ghosh, Santadas - eSocialSciences - 2008
This study examines the contribution of tourism towards improving the livelihoods of local people in a remote island …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699156
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Reframing the Climate Debate
Sharan, Vivan - eSocialSciences - 2014
There is perhaps only one broad certainty in the contemporary debate on climate change: not only does climate change affect different nations and communities differently, but the responses of individual stakeholders and institutions are also quite different, primarily because of their different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945362
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Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG) - Sabla
eSocialSciences; Government of India Ministry of Women … - 2012
A new comprehensive scheme, called Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls or Sabla, merging the erstwhile Kishori Shakti Yojana (KSY) and Nutrition Programme for Adolescent Girls (NPAG) schemes has been formulated to address the multi-dimensional problems of Adolescent Girls...
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Cost of Providing Sustainable Water,Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Services: An initial assessment of LCCA in Andhra Pradesh
Reddy, V Ratna; Batchelor, Charles - eSocialSciences - 2010
Using information in the public domain and data from a pilot study, this paper argues that adoption of life-cycle cost approaches (LCCA) could play a significant role in rectifying this situation by providing a framework for identifying and plugging gaps in the present pattern of expenditure. It...
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GNH, EI and the Well-Being of Nations: Lessons for Public Policy Makers, with Specific Reference to the Happiness Dividend of Tourism
Vorster, Shaun - eSocialSciences - 2013
to societal EI and, secondly, to evaluate within this theoretical context the happiness dividend of the tourism economy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945482
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Outline of the 12th Five Year Plan: Plan for Development of Trade in Services
China, Ministry of Commerce - eSocialSciences - 2012
To greatly develop trade in services and realize the transition from a big trade country to a strong trade country, the 12th Five Year Plan is formulated based on Outline of the 12th Five Year Plan for National Economy and Social Development. The period of the plan is from 2011 to 2015....
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Railway Budget 2010-11
Banerjee, Mamata - eSocialSciences - 2010
Railway Budget 2010-11.
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Tourism Department: In Search of Tourists
Mishra, Shiva - eSocialSciences - 2010
Delhi is believed to be dil of India. It features historic attractions tracing our evolution from the past to the … coexists with the present. Still the Tourism Department, Delhi, is in search of tourists. It is tried to understand the … functioning of the Tourism Department. The objective in this paper is to find out that how the Department works to attract …
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