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The traces of ecotourism in a digital world: spatial and trend analysis of geotagged photographs on social media and Google search data for sustainable development
Go, Hanyoung; Kang, Myunghwa; Nam, Yunwoo - In: Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology 11 (2020) 2, pp. 183-202
Purpose This paper aims to track how ecotourism has been presented in a digital world over time using geotagged … photographs and internet search data. Ecotourism photographs and Google Trends search data are used to evaluate tourist … perceptions of ecotourism by developing a categorization of essential attributes, examining the relation of ecotourism and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014874203
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Wilderness tourism – alleviating poverty through empowering local people
Ajagunna, Ibrahim; Pinnock, Fritz; Kerr, Robert - In: Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 6 (2014) 3, pp. 229-243
Purpose – This paper aims to examine how “wilderness tourism” is being successfully used to promote tourism development in the economically depressed community of Bangor Ridge in Jamaica. Through this promotion, its sponsor, Sun Venture Tours, has been able to create employment for local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015037869
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How to unlock the benefits of ecotourism: a case study of Karpaz, North Cyprus
Yorganci, Ilkay; Emin, Erol - In: Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 14 (2022) 4, pp. 339-348
conservation of the environment and to make recommendations to enhance sustainable ecotourism development in the Karpaz peninsula …, North Cyprus. The aim of the research was first to assess the current challenges faced by those involved in ecotourism and … ecotourism associations and organisations to raise public awareness, empower locals, bring social change and improve the lives of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015037904
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Sustainable tourism and resulting resident satisfaction at Jammu and Kashmir, India
Hussain, Kashif; Ali, Faizan; Ragavan, Neethiahnanthan Ari - In: Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 7 (2015) 5, pp. 486-499
Purpose – This study aims to examine the relative influence of four sustainability dimensions (environmental, economic, socio-cultural and institutional) in predicting resident satisfaction with the development of sustainable tourism. Prior literature focused mainly on the conceptualization...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015038019
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Business sustainability: empirical evidence on operational skills in SMEs in South Africa
Urban, Boris; Naidoo, Reggie - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 19 (2012) 1, pp. 146-163
Purpose – Activities in the manufacturing sector are often considered the bedrock of an economy and a key driver of growth and development. Within the South African manufacturing sector, operations skills are reported to be deficient and are often cited as a main cause of failure in small,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014903278
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Indicators of sustainable business practices: Woolworths in South Africa
Dos Santos, Maria A.O.; Svensson, Göran; Padin, Carmen - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 18 (2013) 1, pp. 104-108
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how Woolworths, a South African retail chain, evaluates and controls its sustainable business practices using economic, environmental and social indicators. Design/methodology/approach – A content analysis of Woolworths' comprehensive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015008731
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Cultural landscapes: exploring local people's understanding of cultural practices as “heritage”
Settimini, Elena - In: Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable … 11 (2020) 2, pp. 185-200
Purpose A vital testimony of human presence landscape is recognised and protected by international, national and local documents as an identity resource and one of the factors that contribute to the identity building processes (UNESCO, 1994; European Landscape Convention, 2000). The validation of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014847837
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Social capital in the theory and research of LIS professionals in the light of the literature on the subject. Review of current knowledge
Wojciechowska, Maja Dorota - In: Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication 71 (2021) 8/9, pp. 709-731
Purpose The purpose of the paper is to present the latest scholarly trends in the field of social capital in libraries, to review research concepts published by LIS professionals and to suggest further research possibilities in this area. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents a review...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014744014
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Changing socio-spatial systems of urban living in twentieth century Iraq
Al-Thahab, Ali Aumran; Abdelmonem, Mohamed Gamal - In: Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural … 13 (2019) 3, pp. 595-611
Purpose Traditional architecture and urban form is a harmonious and interrelated blend of social relations, cultural beliefs and religious principles forming coherent spatial organisation living in harmony despite diversity of religious beliefs, social class or cultural practices of different...
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Pioneering Sustainable Tourism. The Case of the Abruzzo National Park
Piccioni, Luigi - In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 9 (2017) 1, pp. 87-113
Abstract A dramatic managerial crisis occurring between 1955 and 1963 in the Abruzzo National Park stimulated the publication in 1968 of a reorganization plan by the environmental association Italia Nostra. The article illustrates the roots and evolution of the crisis, the origins and...
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