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ASPECTS OF SERVICE QUALITY AND ECOLABELLING OF ROMANIAN LODGING SERVICES
Mirela, Tomescu Ada - In: Annals of Faculty of Economics 1 (2011) 1, pp. 693-699
Tourism has a significant environmental, economic and socio-cultural impact, which makes it important for environmental initiatives.The Rio Earth Summit (1992) was a milestone for these initiatives, having introduced the concept of sustainable development, its major principles and...
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Willingness to Pay for Biodiversity Conservation
Bhandari, Amit K.; Heshmati, Almas - Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program … - 2009
tourists¡¯willingness to pay (WTP) for biodiversity conservation. The determinants include a combination of socio-economic and … a valuable input to identify market segment among tourists, which might help to generate more revenue for biodiversity …
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Climate change impacts and implications for tourism in protected areas
Hornoiu, Remus Ion - International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences - 2014
service providers regarding ecosystems and biological resources, protected areas meet the requirements to preserve species …
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Resilient coastal cities for enhancing tourism economy: Integrated planning approaches
Sandhu, Sonia Chand; Kelkar, Vedanti; Sankaran, Vaideeswaran - 2019
, fragmentation of natural ecosystems' loss of habitat and unique biodiversity, salinity intrusion, and climate change risks from sea … sustainability of coastal cities. Insights for an improved understanding of dynamic coastal ecosystems and tourism impacts are shared … coastal ecosystems across three broad pillars: (i) city management, (ii) pollution and climate change risks, and (iii) coastal …
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A retrospective stated preference approach to assessment of coastal infrastructure investments: An application to Barbados
Banerjee, Onil; Boyle, Kevin; Rogers, Cassandra T.; … - 2016
Ex-post economic impact evaluations are standard requirements for loans and grants from multilateral international development institutions. In many cases, however, lack of sufficient baseline or historical data, or the very nature of the investment itself renders orthodox economic impact...
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A retrospective stated preference approach to assessment of coastal infrastructure investments : an application to Barbados
Banerjee, Onil; Boyle, Kevin J.; Rogers, Cassandra T.; … - 2016
Ex-post economic impact evaluations are standard requirements for loans and grants from multilateral international development institutions. In many cases, however, lack of sufficient baseline or historical data, or the very nature of the investment itself renders orthodox economic impact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011545433
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Resilient coastal cities for enhancing tourism economy : integrated planning approaches
Sandhu, Sonia Chand; Kelkar, Vedanti; Sankaran, Vaideeswaran - 2019
, fragmentation of natural ecosystems' loss of habitat and unique biodiversity, salinity intrusion, and climate change risks from sea … sustainability of coastal cities. Insights for an improved understanding of dynamic coastal ecosystems and tourism impacts are shared … coastal ecosystems across three broad pillars: (i) city management, (ii) pollution and climate change risks, and (iii) coastal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012131975
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THE IMPACTS OF TOURISM ON SOCIETY
Paul, Bâc Dorin - In: Annals of Faculty of Economics 1 (2012) 1, pp. 500-506
Tourism is one of the most important components of the global economy. It generates billions of dollars in revenues and millions of jobs worldwide. It is considered by many communities, especially in emerging countries the only tool for development, and the only chance for increasing the quality...
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ADVENTURE TOURISM FEATURES IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
DOROBANTU, MARIA ROXANA; TENOVICI, CRISTINA OTILIA; … - In: Anale. Seria Stiinte Economice. Timisoara XVIII/Supplement (2012) November, pp. 41-48
Tourism is one of the forms of use of the time available for leisure and recreation. Appears as a phenomenon of the period we live and work together in social and economic environment, with various forms of manifestation and development. Adventure travel is associated with the fact that tourist...
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The development of the tourist area in the Parâng Mountains
FUGACIU, Nadina Rodica; DINU, Ion - In: Alma Mater University journal 7 (2014) 2, pp. 69-79
Romania has a wide variety of historical and cultural values - folk art, ethnography, folklore, traditions, historical sites, natural surroundings harmoniously combined with a varied and picturesque landscape background and all are facets of Romanian tourism. The Parâng Mountains are a...
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