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Ecotourism in Bolivia : an ethnographical study of ecotourism impacts in Madidi National Park

2016

Master thesis development management - University of Agder 2016 The concepts of ecotourism are widely defined but it is often used as a marketing instrument in order to promote tourism businesses related to nature. Ecotourism experience a fast growth in world tourism industry and many developing countries are trying to use ecotourism as a tool to achieve sustainable development. Ecotourism provides many beneficiaries to local environments, economies and socio-cultural lives. However, ecotourism may as well have harmful effects on those involved. Still, ecotourism conserves and protects local areas and its people. Madidi National Park in Bolivia has been estimated to be one of the world’s mo…

Boliviatourism impactspotentialsecotourismMadidi National Parksustainable developmentUT503VDP::Social science: 200::Social anthropology: 250indigenous communitieschallengesrainforest
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Olympic Games and Their Impacts

2017

The modern Olympic Games is considered by many to be the world’s greatest sport festival. Economic, Sociocultural and Environmental impacts are described along with policy implications, from both an historical and current perspective.

Olympic Games Mega eventSettore SECS-S/05 - Statistica SocialeTourism impacts
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ICT and tourism impacts in islands

2018

New technologies can represent, for some aspects, both a problem and a precious resource. As we concerns, in tourism sector, ICT can help in managing and promoting destinations in a better way than in the past, especially in those cases where problems linked with the management of tourist flows and the need to manage a sustainable development exists. Monitoring tourism impact at the destination is a fundamental issue in order to respect the right pressure and to avoid negative effects in the destination and with the residents. There are several devices available and useful for different needs, therefore almost each kind of monitoring and analysis can be supported by the right tools. This kn…

Sustainable developmentEmerging technologiesDestinationsEnvironmental economicstourism impactSettore SECS-P/06 - Economia ApplicataResource (project management)destination tourism impact development ICTOrder (exchange)Information and Communications TechnologyICTlcsh:QH540-549.5Carrying capacitydestinationBusinesslcsh:Ecologylcsh:Human ecology. Anthropogeographylcsh:GF1-900information and communication technologydevelopmentTourismGeneral Environmental ScienceEcocycles
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Cruise tourism effetcts in the EU Islands' economies

2007

The theme of ‘the island condition and the characteristics of the EU territories surrounded by the sea has already been treated in a number of studies and in some recent research projects which have highlighted disparities, structural disadvantages and the presence of an economy which relies excessively on tourism. The aim of this paper is to show the incoming tourism or daily visitors’ flows generated by cruises in the EU islands, and to present the tourist expenditure matrix and the composition of the main expenses. The results seem to show that local economies generated by cruise daily visitors if combined with local productions, could have a good level of economic impact.

islands tourismtourism economietourism impactSettore SECS-P/06 - Economia Applicata
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ICT TO MANAGE TOURISM IMPACTS

2018

New technologies have radically changed the way to share information, to speak, to consider relationships, to work, to travel and, in general, to live. They can represent, for some aspects, both a problem and a precious resource. As we concerns, in tourism sector, ICT can help in managing and promoting destinations in a better way than in the past, especially in those cases where problems linked with the management of tourist flows and the need to manage a sustainable development exist. Monitoring tourism impact at the destination is a fundamental issue in order to respect the right pressure and to avoid negative effects in the destination and with the residents. ICT, in this case, can be e…

tourism impact management developmentSettore SECS-P/06 - Economia Applicata
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