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Cruising for parking [PDF]

open access: yesTransport Policy, 2006
Abstract Suppose curb parking is free but all the spaces are occupied, and off-street parking is expensive but immediately available. In this case, you can cruise to find a curb space being vacated by a departing motorist, or pay for off-street parking right away.
openaire   +4 more sources

Managing Svalbard Tourism: Inconsistencies and Conflicts of Interest

open access: yesArctic Review on Law and Politics, 2023
The Svalbard Archipelago has experienced a rapid increase in tourism-related activities over the past few decades. The Norwegian Government’s ambition to develop the Archipelago’s tourism industry offers multiple socio-economic opportunities.
Grete K. Hovelsrud   +4 more
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Numerical Investigation on Dynamic Response of Carbon Fiber Honeycomb Sandwich Panels Subject to Underwater Impact Load

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering
This study investigates the dynamic response and failure mechanisms of carbon fiber honeycomb sandwich structures under underwater impact loads using finite element numerical simulation.
Cheng Zheng   +5 more
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Study on the Ecological Environmental Protection System of Songjiang District

open access: yesITM Web of Conferences, 2017
For Strong and Optimize Shanghai Ecological Environmental System. Shanghai has increased its investment in ecological environmental protection. Songjiang ranks the first in terms of environmental quality in all districts for 8 consecutive years.
Yan Guo-Dong   +3 more
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Cruise passengers’ perceived value and willingness to recommend [PDF]

open access: yesTourism & Management Studies, 2016
This paper evaluates cruise passengers perceived value, satisfaction and willingness to recommend a cruise to someone. Passengers aboard an underway ship cruising the Caribbean were surveyed.
David McA. Baker, Mark D. Fulford
doaj   +1 more source

Using the Intra-Action Review Methodology at European Level to Assess Effectiveness of Measures for Cruise Ship Operations in the COVID-19 Context

open access: yesMedical Sciences Forum, 2022
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Union Joint Action HEALTHY GATEWAYS developed guidelines for cruise operators and authorities to restart operations and provide common COVID-19 public health preparedness and response standards.
Lemonia Anagnostopoulos   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Scaling the Dynamic Buckling Behavior of a Box Girder Based on the Finite Similitude Approach

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering
In the design of small-scale test models for hull structures, the directional dimensional analysis method is commonly employed. However, conventional dimensional analysis based on elasticity theory may be insufficient to capture the nonlinear behaviors ...
Chongxi Xu   +5 more
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Music and (Touristic) Meaning on Cruise Ships: The Musicscape of the MV Carnival Paradise as a Semiotic Tourism Product [PDF]

open access: yesIASPM Journal, 2014
The cruise industry is a part of the ‘post-tourism’ sector that, in contrast to cultural tourism, does not seek to represent culture for consumption by the tourist, but fabricates it, creating a hyperreal tourist experience. The music is a core aspect of
David Cashman
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Corrected Method for Scaling the Structural Response Subjected to Blast Load

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering
In scale-down tests of ship structures subjected to a blast load, the accuracy of the predicted response of a prototype is affected by the material substitution and geometric distortion between a scaled model and a full-size structure; this is known as ...
Yihao Liu   +4 more
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Le tourisme de croisière dans le monde : permanences et recompositions

open access: yesÉtudes Caribéennes, 2011
Cruise tourism is a sector that is rapidly expanding (16 million passengers in 2011). Today, cruising remains an essentially American affair, dominated by North American clients whose preferred destination is the Caribbean Sea.
Olivier Dehoorne   +2 more
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