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“How Important to a City Are Tourists and Daytrippers? The Economic Impact of Tourism on The City of Barcelona” [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper, we devise a methodology that is able to objectively quantify the impact of tourism on the urban economy. This methodology takes various dimensions into account.
Esther Vayá   +3 more
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A Strategic Action Plan to Advance Circular Economy Practices in the Automotive Industry Based on Sector Insights to Support Sustainable Development

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The circular economy is gaining traction as a transformative approach to address climate change and the shortcomings of the linear economic model, which is defined by unsustainable production and consumption patterns. This study explores the implementation of circularity principles in the Spanish automotive industry, with particular attention ...
Salvador Perez‐Canto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Robust Optimization for Time-Cost Tradeoff Problem in Construction Projects

open access: yesAbstract and Applied Analysis, 2014
Construction projects are generally subject to uncertainty, which influences the realization of time-cost tradeoff in project management. This paper addresses a time-cost tradeoff problem under uncertainty, in which activities in projects can be executed
Ming Li, Guangdong Wu
doaj   +1 more source

Tourism and urban transport: Holding demand pressure under supply constraints [PDF]

open access: yes
Scholars and local planners are increasingly interested in tourism contribution to economic and social development. To this regard, several European cities lead the world rankings on tourist arrivals, and their governments have promoted tourism activity.
Daniel Albalate, Germà Bel
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Dark cities? Developing a methodology for researching dark tourism in European cities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Despite the recent growth of research into dark tourism (Dale & Robinson, 2011; Lennon & Foley, 2000; Stone, 2013; Tarlow, 2005) and the growth of the dark tourism market (Biran & Hyde, 2013; Stone 2005; Stone & Sharpley, 2008), there has been little ...
Kennell, James, Powell, Raymond
core   +1 more source

Sustainable Development, Environmental Certification and the Financial Performance of the Road Passenger Transportation Sector

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Within the framework of sustainable development and environmental policy, environmental certification is regarded as a mechanism through which road passenger transport companies (RPTCs) could mitigate their adverse environmental impacts and attain competitive advantages that may enhance their financial performance.
Jose Antonio Cavero‐Rubio   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban tourism in Slovakia: Its quantification, spatial differentiation and typification [PDF]

open access: yesGeographica Pannonica, 2016
Urban tourism, characterized by a high share of international tourists in Slovakia, represents the specific type of tourism that is the main aim of this study.
Kasagranda Anton   +2 more
doaj  

Łódź as an arena of grand sport events: selected examples

open access: yesTourism, 2016
The paper presents Łódź as a city where major sports events are held. Several sports facilities are featured which make it possible to organize various kinds of events, including international ones.
Bogdan Włodarczyk
doaj   +1 more source

Conjoint Analysis of Choice Attributes and Market Segmentation of Rural Tourists In Korea [PDF]

open access: yes
This study aims to analyze the attributes considered in choosing rural sites for tourism purposes by city dwellers and the market segmentation of rural tourism from a rural tourism demand perspective.
Yun, Hee-Jeong
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National and urban public policy agenda in tourism. Towards the emergence of a hyperneoliberal script? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Following the 2007–2009 Global Financial Crisis (GFC), some national governments have been pursuing a counter-reform of the public sector characterised by further policy centralisation and the ‘hollowing out’ of regional authorities.
Amore, Alberto, Hall, Colin Michael
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