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the exploitation of natural areas by tourism has different forms, according to their extension, their landscape complexity … associated to the environment preservation, such as: tourism in natural areas, ecotourism, adventure tourism, tourism in … wilderness, camping. As a conclusion, we can say that the protected areas have become more and more a part of tourism, being …
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there is no logical and well structured decision-making process in place. The multi-criteria analysis (MCA) constitutes a … tool that can help evaluate the relative importance of all criteria involved and reflect on their importance during project … assets that can be used for various purposes such as: governmental, business, social use. In each case specific criteria and …
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comparative study showed that, according to the used criteria, the area percentage of Flanders that is rural, varies between 9 and … 93 per cent. Second, dynamic sets of criteria were developed, facilitating a flexible definition of the countryside … each theme a dynamic set of criteria or indicators was constructed. These indicators make it possible to show where a …
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project, emphasizes the importance of using the most suitable classification criteria in order to ensure an effective … important contribution to this topic. Then, specific classification criteria in the case of Romania are pointed out, followed by …
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To raise the issue of the complex development of a zone where the agricultural production is the prevailing economic activity implies a certain difficulty, induced by the natural question: how can pluri-activity be generated in a predominantly mono-active rural area? Even if, at first sight, the...
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Understanding that the environment is more than the resource base of human economic activities was a watershed in the awareness of the real value of the environment and the need for an assessment of its quality. The complex of benefits from ecosystems that people obtain in the literature became...
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Although the growing economics of parking literature almost exclusively focuses on the drivers' choice between curb and garage parking (and the consequences of non-optimal pricing), we are not aware of a substantial literature of revealed-preference studies which examines this choice. As a...
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Through an extended numerical example, this paper develops a diagrammatic analysis of steady-state parking and traffic congestion in an isotropic downtown and provides systematic policy analysis. Unlike our previous work, the model incorporates curbside parking, garage parking, and...
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Provided that there are positive external benefits attached to the historic character of buildings, owners of properties in designated conservation areas benefit from a reduction in uncertainty regarding the future of their area. At the same time, the restrictions put in place to ensure the...
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