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Terrorism as a threat to international tourism: world trends

2018

Current world trends in the development of tourism industry are studied in the article. The essence and types of terrorism have been determined; their classification has been provided. The influence of terrorist acts on the development of tourism in different regions has been analyzed. The efforts made by the international community to neutralize this new challenge for the tourism business have been examined.

Unobserved Tourism and Observable On-line Tourism Accommodation Supply

2013

Methodology for the estimation of the increase in time loss due to future increase in tropical cyclone intensity in Japan

2009

Published version of an article from the journal: Climatic Change. The original publication is available at Spingerlink. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10584-009-9725-9 The present paper develops a methodology for estimating the risks and consequences of possible future increases in tropical cyclone intensities that would allow policy makers to relatively quickly evaluate the cost of different mitigation strategies. The methodology simulates future tropical cyclones by modifying the intensity of historical tropical cyclones between the years 1978 and 2007. It then uses a Monte Carlo Simulation to obtain the expected number of hours that a certain area can expect to be affected by winds of a giv…

Livelihood impacts of solid waste management in informal settlements of Windhoek, Namibia.

2014

Master thesis development management- University of Agder, 2014 Solid waste management (SWM) is a growing global concern, especially in urban areas and even more so in urban areas of developing countries. Informal settlement areas, slums, face grave challenges of inadequate municipal service delivery. The impact of solid waste management is related to impacts caused by lacking water and sanitation, through the common issue of public health. Service delivery varies among the residents within a city, and reflects the historical background and the current priorities of the municipality. Livelihood opportunities in the informal settlements are shaped by the organisation of urban space, setting …

Digital transformations with “Nordic characteristics”? Latest trends in the digitalisation of teaching and learning in Nordic higher education

2020

Boligstrukturen i norske byer og tettsteder i 1970

2009

Masteroppgave i økonomi og administrasjon - Universitetet i Agder 2009 Hensikten med oppgaven er å se hvilke faktorer som påvirker boligstrukturen i norske byer og tettsteder. Jeg ønsker deretter å se om disse faktorene kan brukes til å predikere fremtidig boligstruktur. I oppgaven beskriver jeg en boligstruktur modell for en monosentrisk by. Denne modellen er utgangspunktet for mine antakelser i oppgaven og hypotesene jeg tester. I 2006 ble det skrevet en siviløkonomoppgave ved Høgskolen i Agder som omhandlet boligstrukturen i norske byer og tettsteder i 2001. Jeg har i denne oppgaven tatt utgangspunkt i tall fra 1970, men forsøkt å få tallmaterialet så sammenlignbart som mulig med den tid…

Kandyan forest gardens(KFG's) for sustainable development

2013

Master thesis in development management – University of Agder 2013 The Kandyan Forest Gardens (KFGs) Has been a basis for not only the stable agricultural livelihood of the community living in Tropical hills of Sri Lanka but also for the maintenance of biodiversity and equilibrium of the environment in these regions for an excitedly long period. Over the last several decades various social, economic and political changes have been brought about in these KFGG. The direct cause behind the above modifications was the forest conservation and management policies implemented in the area in question. These policies were put into effect with a view to keeping the peripheral community away from the …

Latvijas un Ķīnas ekonomisko attiecību stiprināšana: empīrisks pētījums par Latvijas zīmola potenciālu Ķīnā

2018

Šī darba ietvaros analizēta Ķīnas tirgus izpratne par Latviju un Latvijas zīmoliem, kā arī, tiek novērtēts Latvijas produktu, tūrisma un izglītības eksporta tirgus potenciāls Ķīnas tirgū. Maģistra darba sākumā analizēta zinātniskā literatūra, lai izpētītu attiecības starptautiskās tirdzniecības veicināšanai, tūrisma eksportam, izglītības eksportam un valsts ekonomiskai izaugsmei, un turpinājumā veikta rūpīga Latvijas-Ķīnas divpusējo ekonomisko attiecību izpēte un analīze. Veicot iepriekšminētās darbības, secināts, ka, preču un pakalpojumu eksportu uzlabošana no Latvijas uz Ķīnu var nākt par labu Latvijas ekonomikai. Nākamā darba daļa ir empīrisks pētījums, kas sastāv no autores veiktās apta…

Advances in tourism marketing research: introduction to a special issue on consumer behavior in tourism destinations

2009

PurposeThe purpose of this editorial is to introduce the reader to six articles related to consumer behavior in tourism destinations.Design/methodology/approachThe paper introduces the papers in this special issue.FindingsTourists are part of the tourism production process. They engage with supply networks and interact with destinations.Originality/valueThe paper provides an introduction to six contributions that are particularly relevant for understanding and managing the content of the interaction between the network nodes, in particular business‐to‐consumer relationships.

Values, ideological attitudes and patriotism

2014

We tested a series of discriminant associations, investigating how dimensions of patriotism (i.e. blind and constructive) differently relate to value orientations, and to ideological attitudes such as Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) and Social Dominance Orientation (SDO). Using an Italian student sample (N = 146) we found that blind patriotism correlated positively with tradition and negatively with universalism, whilst constructive patriotism correlated negatively with tradition and positively with universalism. Both RWA and SDO correlated negatively with universalism, whilst only RWA was associated with security and tradition and only SDO related positively to power and self-direction. …