Research Summary Natural Disasters and Foreign Direct Investment M onica Escaleras and Charles A. Register The aim of this paper is to address the linkage between foreign direct investment (FDI) flows and the number of natural disasters. By using the data of 94 countries in the period of 1984 to 2004 and applying a variety of empirical tests‚ the result appears that natural hazards have significantly negative effects on FDI of countries. A. Economic Effects of Natural Disasters and The Determinants
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1. Why do people work in the Hospitality Industry? Answer: The Hospitality Industry consists a number of fields within the service industry‚ including the food and beverage‚ lodging or accommodation‚ gaming‚ entertainment‚ event planning‚ theme parks‚ cruise line and transportation. In addition to these are the fields in the tourism industry like airline and travel agencies. Because of the increasing interest for food and travel of the population‚ there is also an increasing demand for the
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A disaster is a natural or man-made (or technological) hazard resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction‚ loss of life‚ or drastic change to the environment. A disaster can be ostensively defined as any tragic event stemming from events such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ catastrophic accidents‚ fires‚ orexplosions. It is a phenomenon that disasters can cause damage to life‚ property and destroy the economic‚ social and cultural life of people. In contemporary
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Current Issues in the Hospitality Tourism Industry in Oman (This is posted at the http://www.ecotourismblog.com/oman-perfect-destination-at-its-best-2/#comment-47) Introduction: Oman is country with an area of 309‚500 sq. kilometers and a population of 3.7 million people. The mainstay of the Omani economy is oil. Total size of the economy is 81 billion USD and per capita income is 22‚180 USD. The economy presently faces an imminent danger of the sharply falling oil prices. In this scenario the only
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Disaster Planning Disaster Planning prevention‚ preparedness‚ response‚ recovery PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DISASTERS .................................................................................................. 2 – NATURAL DISASTERS........................................................................................................................... 2 – MAN-MADE DISASTERS ...................................................................................................................
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The natural gas industry in Trinidad and Tobago began with the discovery of gas on land at Mahaica in 1955 by Dominion Oil‚ however the first major natural gas discovery (One Trillion Cubic Feet (Tcf)) was off the East coast of Trinidad by Amoco in 1968 in the Teak offshore field. This was followed up in 1973 by a 2 Tcf find in the South East Galeota acreage. There was however production and utilization of gas before this date. Although the dates referred to mark the first large finds of natural
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Reportage- Natural Disasters: How do they affect the human beings? It is the 31 December of 2004. We are heading for a new year with new expectations‚opportunities and goals. However we have experienced a Tsunami that just very recently struck Thailand. This has left some traces and marks. How has this natural disaster really affected the human beings? I am about to find out. As I walk the beach of Khao Lake I see destruction so far from the paradise pictures I am used of seeing. It is forenoon
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reason of labour turnover in hospitality industry‚ consequence of high labour turnover and how to overcome the problem‚ reducing the labour turnover and retention of the employee. INTRODUCTION According Keiser (1998) Traveller look for an attractive destination (Tourism) where they require room and board (Hospitality) during their stay. Hospitality includes the organisations that cater the tourist or guest for travel‚ accommodation‚ food‚ amusement etc. The industry can provide service to the
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CONTENTS Page No. List of Abbreviations I. Introduction The Importance of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) The Philippine Disaster Profile and Status of Major Disaster Occurrences Evolution of Disaster Related Statutes and Regulations Current State of Disaster Management System The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (NDRRMP) Sources of Funds 1 1 2 3 3 7 9 II. An Overview of the Yolanda Disaster and Government Efforts in its Aftermath Before the Storm The Catastrophic
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Charlene Harris NURS 421 Professor Sirmans December 3rd 2012 1) Identify your thought process‚ strategies and preparations for your Individual Personal Readiness Plan relating to Hurricane Sandy. Just over one month ago‚ the Northeast was not prepared for what would be the most treacherous storm; Hurricane Sandy. The Northeast was never face with a hurricane of this magnitude; Hurricane Sandy became the largest Atlantic hurricane on record and caused damages of at $20 billion. I remember
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