www.elsevier.com/locate/atoures Annals of Tourism Research‚ Vol. 28‚ No. 2‚ pp. 360–377‚ 2001 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved Printed in Great Britain 0160-7383/01/$20.00 PII: S0160-7383(00)00051-7 OUTDOOR ADVENTURE TOURISM A Review of Research Approaches Karin Weber La Trobe University‚ Australia Abstract: A review of the existing literature on adventure tourism reveals that research on this subject has so far focused mainly on preconceived notions of scholars and
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Cambodia 0r Singapore 1.) The health social conditions of Cambodia using the human development indicator were; their life expectancy at birth is 62.2. Its prevalence of undernourishment in total population (% of population) is 25. The country’s expenditure on health‚ public (% of GDP) is 1.7 and under-five mortality (per 1‚000 live births) is 90. 1.) According to the Human Development Indicator of Singapore their Life expectancy at birth (years) is 80.7. Its mortality rate is 3 (per 1‚000
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carriages) as the main mode of cheap transport in Singapore.[2] A comprehensive study of the “rickshaw” in 1921 Singapore necessarily examines rickshaws as a mode of transport‚ as well as an avenue to gain insights into the lives of rickshaw pullers. In the latter sense‚ rickshaws serve to bring the lives of the common people into sharper contrast‚ creating a social history of sorts. This essay will first analyse rickshaws as a transport form in 1921 Singapore‚ before proceeding to the individual pullers
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Philippine Women’s University CDCEC - Tarlac SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: ITS IMPACT TO THE ECONOMY OF TARLAC CITY Submitted to: Serwin Tolenada Instructor Submitted by: Ma. Ever S. Ignacio BS - Tourism Chapter I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Tourism is known as one of the major contributors to the global economy delivering 10.9% of world Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 1996 (UNWTO 2003). It offers economic benefits to industrialized and developing countries alike
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An Airbus A380 plane operated by Singapore Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing in Azerbaijan due to loss of cabin pressure. The plane was flying from London to Singapore and had 467 passengers and 27 crew members on board. The airline said that oxygen masks were deployed and the aircraft landed "uneventfully" at the Baku airport. It said that none of the passengers or crew was injured and that it was investigating what caused the problem. Nathan Phelps‚ an electrical supervisor from
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Social Organization of Singapore Kenneth Cline ANT 101 Jo Macek November 7‚ 2010 My research will be based on Political‚ Economic‚ and Social Organization of Singapore—an industrialist city-state. Even though Singapore ’s history dates from the 11th century‚ the island was little known to the West until the 19th century. Singapore is one of the World ’s largest ports‚ because the city of Singapore has become a major port‚ with trade exceeding that of Malaya ’s‚ Malacca and Penang combined
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Impact of Ecotourism on Local Communities Table of Contents Table of Figures Section1: Introduction With the main objective of promoting responsible travel to natural areas‚ the well-being of communities and the environmental conservation‚ ecotourism is presented as an alternative type of tourism which is growing incredibly fast (Scheyvens‚ 1999). One of the objectives of ecotourism is to bring benefits to local communities. The important relationship between ecotourism
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Colonialism in Singapore Asian Studies Grade 9 Singapore was colonized for quite a lot of years‚ from around 1819 until 1965. The British‚ Japan and Malaya colonized Singapore during 1819 to 1965. The British colonized Singapore from 1819 till 1963. But during these 144 years‚ Japan also colonized Singapore and colonized them for 3 years‚ in 1942 till 1945 during the World War II. The British only fully colonized Singapore in 1824. In that time the British did colonize Singapore. They
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Dyer‚ Gursoy‚ Sharma & Carter (2007‚ p. 409) argued that tourism is prominent in Australia’s economic restructuring‚ particularly in regional and coastal areas. There are many aspects such as history‚ attitudes and culture to contemplate when defining the meaning of leisure‚ though it is essential the participation of recreational activities free from any other obligations or responsibilities (Lynch & Veal 2006‚ p. 25). The issues statement provided for discussion through this essay is: “Australian
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revises material from Kwa Chong Guan‚ "From Temasik to Singapore: Locating a Global City State in the Cycles of Melaka Straits History" in Miksic‚ John & Low‚ Cheryl-Ann (eds) Early Singapore 1300s to 1819: Evidence in Maps‚ Texts and Artefacts p125-139‚ De Coutre’s Proposal for a fort on Singapore and Sentosa‚ c.1625 (A/Prof Peter Borschberg’s website at www.borschberg.sg)‚ and Kwa Chong Guan‚ Derek Heng and Tan Tai Yong (2009) Singapore: A 700-Year History‚ From Early Emporium to World City
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