Search results for "REGION"

Human Capital as a Dimension of Sustainable Development of the Border Regions - the Example of Moravian-Silesian and Opole Regions

2016

Human capital is a component of one of the dimensions of sustainable development. Due to the undeniable link between them the aim of this paper is to show the human capital dimension of sustainable development concept in the case of two cross-borderly cooperating regions in Czech Republic and Poland: Moravian-Silesian and Opole. The research was based on a "review of official document" by analyzing scientific achievements and documents from Opole Centre for Economic Development. As a result of the study it can be concluded that the official documents regarding development in the region poorly take into consideration the sustainable development aspect as evidenced by the incomplete under the…

Forming ideal public-private partnerships for export practices : case exporting Resource Wisdom

2017

Vaikuttavien julkisen ja yksityisen sektorin vientikumppanuuksien muodostaminen : tapaustutkimus: Resurssiviisaus vientituotteeksi. Väestönkasvu ja urbanisaatio luovat kestävyyshaasteita, mutta myös mahdollistavat uuden liiketoiminnan ja kestävän kehityksen esiinmarssia. Tämä Pro gradu –tutkielma tarkastelee, miten kestävän aluekehityksen mallia, Resurssiviisautta, voidaan hyödyntää suomalaisten yritysten vientitukena julkisen ja yksityisen sektorin yhteistyöllä. Tutkimus keskittyy tämän yhteistyön muodostamiseen, sen johtamiseen ja ohjaamiseen kuin myös oikeaoppiseen yhteistyön hallinnointiin. Näitä aspekteja tarkastellaan etenkin kaupallisessa vientitarkoituksessa. Pro gradua varten haast…

Agri-food Clusters as an Opportunity for Development of Border Rural Areas

2016

Cooperation within the framework of euroregions of the European Union is an answer to challenges posed by global economy and not merely an instrument to reduce negative external effects which exist in peripheral areas. In the long-term perspective, cooperation should serve to: ensure stability of natural capital, dissemination of knowledge and innovation as well as break the convention of simple industrialization thanks to the feedback of network economy. The sole meeting point of the three processes is a territory, the delineation of which should be executed by social actors capable of identifying resources that are available on it. The authors of the article present the justification of t…

Culinary Tourism. A New Trend on the Tourism Market

2017

Seen as a new form of manifestation of the behavior of the consumer of tourism products and services, culinary tourism has recorded an ascending trending the last years, with a positive forecast for the following years. A possible explanation for this phenomenon is the orientation and encouragement of the tourist services providers to adopt regional development strategies that harness traditional local resources and products in a context where the contemporary consumer no longer only pursues the acquisition of products and services to meet their needs, but also looks forward to new experiences that are a delight for the senses. Against this background, the present paper aims to highlight so…

Regionalizm zagrożeniem czy wyzwaniem dla demokratycznego państwa prawa? Kilka uwag w sprawie Katalonii

2018

Aspiracje Katalończyków do przekształcenia wspólnoty autonomicznej wpływają na koncepcję strukturalną państwa autonomicznego, nierozerwalną jedność narodu hiszpańskiego wyrażoną w art. 2, jak również przypisaną ludowi hiszpańskiemu suwerenność na mocy art. 1.2. Unia Europejska nie ingeruje w rozwiązania systemowe państw członkowskich. Problem stopnia decentralizacji, autonomii czy podziału zadań na linii władze centralne – poziom regionalny pozostawia kompetencji władz krajowych. Konstruktywnej dyskusji – w obliczu Brexitu, referendum w Szkocji, powracającej perspektywy Catalanexitu czy też innych silnych ruchów regionalnych – wydaje się jednak obawiać, a jest to problem, którego nie można …

A Dynamic Analysis of Tourism Determinants in Sicily

2015

This study provides an initial analysis of the key determinants of tourism in Sicily. In doing so, it responds to the general lack of a scientific approach in the study and management of tourism in Sicily. By mixing a gravity approach and system dynamics methodology, the attractiveness of Sicily is examined, taking into account both structural and promotional aspects that might affect tourism demand. The results strongly suggest that the island's natural and cultural resources, the road infrastructure and the urban environment are important determinants of tourism demand in Sicily. The findings may be useful for local authorities involved in the development of tourism, and represent a star…

Regional differences in Italian students' performance: a simulation model

2017

This work presents the first results of a research project seeking to build a simulation model able to reproduce the differences of Italian students’ performance at regional level. A preliminary qualitative cause-and-effect model defines the main variable involved in the inter-generational skill formation processes, as well as their interplay with the job market context and the triggering of motivational forces for new skill acquisition. Such model was designed according to a system dynamics perspective, considered suitable for capturing the interrelatedness of key variables and for providing useful simulation tools to conduct and communicate future scenario analyses.     Keywords: regional…

Addressing Patients Mobility through a Dynamic Performance Management perspective: the case of Sicily

Al giorno d'oggi molte regioni italiane sperimentano il fenomeno della mobilità sanitaria passiva, consistente nella tendenza dei loro residenti a rivolgersi ad altri sistemi sanitari regionali, spesso caratterizzati da miglior reputazione, per ricevere assistenza sanitaria. Poiché il Servizio Sanitario Italiano (SSN) è pubblico e regionalizzato, ogni governo regionale ha la responsabilità di prestare assistenza sanitaria ai propri residenti, garantendo al contempo ad ogni cittadino la libertà di essere curato fuori dalla propria giurisdizione, e compensando le regioni di destinazione per i servizi sanitari resi ai non residenti. Nonostante tale diritto di scelta sia un punto di forza del S…

Automatic dynamic texture segmentation using local descriptors and optical flow

2012

A dynamic texture (DT) is an extension of the texture to the temporal domain. How to segment a DT is a challenging problem. In this paper, we address the problem of segmenting a DT into disjoint regions. A DT might be different from its spatial mode (i.e., appearance) and/or temporal mode (i.e., motion field). To this end, we develop a framework based on the appearance and motion modes. For the appearance mode, we use a new local spatial texture descriptor to describe the spatial mode of the DT; for the motion mode, we use the optical flow and the local temporal texture descriptor to represent the temporal variations of the DT. In addition, for the optical flow, we use the histogram of orie…

Genetic relationship between clinical and environmental Vibrio cholerae isolates in Tanzania: A comparison using repetitive extragenic palindromic (R…

2015

The bacterium causing cholera, Vibrio cholerae, is a marine organism and coastal waters are important reservoirs of the organism. There are more than 200 serogroups of V. cholerae, of which serogroups O1 and O139 are known to be the causative agent of the cholera. The main virulent factor in V. cholerae is cholera toxin gene (ctx) that is found from the epidemic O1 and O139 strains, but may also be found in some strains other than O1 and O139 (non-O1 and non-O139). In this study, 48 V. cholerae strains isolated from three estuaries of Tanzania and 20 stool isolates were characterized in terms of their serogroups and possession of ctx gene and then compared using two PCR based fingerprinting…