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ECO-TOURISM FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Barna, Cristina - In: Annals of Spiru Haret University, Economic Series 1 (2009) 1, pp. 99-108
The concept of ecotourism is widely misunderstood and it is often used as a marketing instrument in order to promote … tourism businesses related to nature. It is well-known that from all sub-sectors of the tourism industry the ecotourism has …-washing” of the travel industry. The true ecotourism represents only “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the …
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Re-thinking on the role of business in biodiversity conservation
Barna, Cristina - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Today we face the challenge of building biodiversity business. There is a need to develop new business models and market mechanisms for biodiversity conservation, while also raising awareness and persuading the public and policy-makers that biodiversity can be conserved on a commercial basis. In...
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CULTURAL TOURISM AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Ioan Franc, Valeriu; Istoc, Elena Manuela - In: Journal for Economic Forecasting 4 (2007) 1, pp. 89-96
The cultural tourism covers a wide range of interdependent activities, connected with other economic branches, which play a major role in the developing tourism industry. The people's increasing amount of leisure time, the tourists' changing interest and the increasing life expectancy help the...
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Reconsiderando la vocación económica de Zirahuén desde el valor económico del servicio ambiental recreativo
Ortiz Paniagua, Carlos Francisco; Infante Jiménez, Zoe … - In: Revista Nicolaita de Estudios Económicos V (2010) 2, pp. 25-58
This paper arguments and builds the social demand curve for the visit of Lake of Zirahuén, from which it follows the existence of demand for the preservation of natural resources that aims to change the production strategy according to other natural vocation and potential of this site of...
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Sustainability in the context of globalization
Beţianu, Leontina - In: CES working papers 1 (2009) 1, pp. 43-50
Sustainability tends to become in the new millennium the most important characteristic of economic and social development. The possibility to ensure economic development in the context of a reasonable use of raw materials, energy and natural resources in general and to decrease the impact of all...
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Chapter 28 Cultural Heritage: Economic Analysis and Public Policy
Rizzo, Ilde; Throsby, David - In: Handbook of the economics of art and culture : volume 1, (pp. 983-1016). 2006
This chapter shows how economic theory and public policy analysis can illuminate decision-making relating to cultural heritage. We argue that from an economic viewpoint the appropriate conceptualisation of heritage is as a capital asset. Regarding heritage as cultural capital invites...
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Innovations and Sustainable Development Outlineof Problems
Wronowska, Gabriela - In: Equilibrium 8, Issue 1 (2013), pp. 71-80
The topic dealt with in the paper is very timely and has assumed major importance from the viewpoint of development of research into economies based on sustainable development and application of research findings in specific solutions in the economy. The paper postulates that innovation is a...
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HUMAN CAPITAL IN ECO-ECONOMY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF ROMANIA
PETRESCU, Ion - In: Review of General Management 18 (2013) 2, pp. 5-19
The current modern civilization and, in this context, the Romanian one, faces a great challenge in finding the most effective and practical methods of implying the human capital in the process of ensuring the eco-economic progress and the sustainable development one in which people to live in...
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INNOVATIONS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OUTLINEOF PROBLEMS
Wronowska, Gabriela - In: Equilibrium 8 (2013) 1, pp. 71-80
The topic dealt with in the paper is very timely and has assumed major importance from the viewpoint of development of research into economies based on sustainable development and application of research findings in specific solutions in the economy. The paper postulates that innovation is a...
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The Role of National Ecosystem Assessments in Influencing Policy Making
Wilson, Lucy; Secades, Cristina; Narloff, Ulf; … - Environment Directorate, Organisation de Coopération … - 2014
An ecosystem assessment is a social process through which the findings of science concerning the causes of ecosystem change, their consequences for human well-bring, and the management and policy options are evaluated. Ecosystem assessments can play an important role in synthesising and...
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