This study examines the determinants of blue economy activities, namely tourism and fisheries, in 21 Asia and Pacific … positively depends on the gross fixed capital formation and access to electricity in Asia and Pacific island countries. We find … support the need for, and effectiveness of, the implementation of sustainable ocean governance policies in the Asia and …

coastal tourism initiatives. The main research question is: "What lessons could we take from practical experiences?" A related …

Ocean tourism contributes significantly to the economy of the Philippines, an archipelagic nation with one of the … how ocean tourism and economic development intertwine in archipelagic nations, examining national statistical data on … tourism and economic development in the Philippines over the last several years. Furthermore, it discusses the policy …

Tourism has played only a marginal part in the blue economy of the region of Asia and the Pacific. Most Asian and the … Pacific islands and island states have sought some form of tourism development. Promoting tourism and finding markets has … usually come from hotels, travel agents, and national and regional tourism bodies, all of which can be remote from local …

generation. Tourism is one of the main economic drivers, with several pristine islands serving as leisure destinations for local …'s GDP and provided 5.4 million jobs. However, tourism is under threat from locally generated waste materials and those … reaching the shores from international waters. One of the most popular tourism destinations is the Siargao Islands, which …

opportunities for the development of coastal and maritime tourism (CMT). Though various legal documents and researchers have already …

Marine tourism can ensure social, environmental, and economic benefits through sustainable use of marine resources. The … main challenges for marine tourism are preservation of the sea and marine resources through conserving the marine … ecosystems and reducing marine pollution. This tourism segment has great potential in Bangladesh with the existence of the Bay of …

The current study investigated whether tourism-related small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) perform better than … non-tourism-related SMEs in the four main coastal tourist destinations - Hikkaduwa, Galle, Mirissa, and Tangalle - in the … objectives of the research. More specifically, they surveyed 200 SMEs, of which 117 were related to tourism and 83 were not, to …

The socioeconomic impacts of coastal tourism depend on local communities' participation in tourism activities and … coastal tourism on local communities in Kuakata, which is one of the natural coastal tourist attractions in Bangladesh. The … study is based on quantitative survey data from 350 local tourism stakeholders obtained through a semi …

Free trade agreements (FTAs) have proliferated in East Asia in recent years. As of December 2008, eight bilateral FTAs … pressing issue for Japanese firms because Japanese firms have expanded overseas, particularly into the rest of Asia, which has … contributed to the formation of production networks in East Asia. There have been numerous ex ante studies on the impacts of FTAs …