The debate over ecotourism’s success as a tool for conservation and development in the developing world is aggravated by the dispute over what exactly ecotourism is. The International Ecotourism Society offers a succinct and often cited definition: "responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people" (TIES). Ecotourism is often tied to the concept of sustainable development. "Sustainable tourism development meets the needs of present tourists
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I. INTRODUCTION Ka Amado was born on September 13‚ 1903 and died at the age of 67. He is the son of Juan Hernandez and Clara Vera. He began molding his brilliance in Gagalangin‚ Tondo‚ the Manila High School and at the American Correspondence School where he earned his baccalaureate degree in arts. Art was really his passion and maybe his fate. One proof was his matrimony to Atang de la Rama‚ the mistress of kundiman singing and sarswela acting. Aside from that‚ he was a well-renowned essayist‚
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180 to learn was reported in 65 cases‚ to play was reported in 57 cases‚ to browse in 35 cases‚ and to communicate in 27 cases. Thus‚ the five indices of child home Internet use in cluded: 1) the continuous variable years of home Internet access and the dichotomous (report ed-unreported) variables of child home In ternet use to 2) learn‚ 3) play‚ 4) browse‚ and 5) communicate. Family Socioeconomic Characteristics The parent questionnaire assessed five family characteris tics commonly
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FINANCING OF URBAN HOUSING IN Bangladesh Problems and Prospects of Public Private Partnership (PPP) Abul Baker Md. Touhid Senior Assistant Chief‚ Physical Infrastructure Division Planning Commission Sher-e-Bangla Nagar‚ Dhaka‚ Bangladesh. 1. Introduction 1.1 Background Bangladesh is one of the populous countries in the world. It has a population of around 144.50 million on only 147‚570 sq km land. Per capita income estimated at current price in the country is only US$ 848 (Bangladesh
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Contributions to Indian Sociology http://cis.sagepub.com/ The social and ecological effects of industrialisation in a tribal region: The case of the Rourkela Steel Plant Rajkishor Meher Contributions to Indian Sociology 2003 37: 429 DOI: 10.1177/006996670303700302 The online version of this article can be found at: http://cis.sagepub.com/content/37/3/429 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Contributions to Indian Sociology can be found
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1) Coronel vs. CA ( 263 SCRA 15) ROMULO A. CORONEL‚ ALARICO A. CORONEL‚ ANNETTE A. CORONEL‚ ANNABELLE C. GONZALES (for herself and on behalf of Floraida C. Tupper‚ as attorney-in-fact)‚ CIELITO A. CORONEL‚ FLORAIDA A. ALMONTE‚ and CATALINA BALAIS MABANAG‚ petitioners‚ vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS‚ CONCEPCION D. ALCARAZ and RAMONA PATRICIA ALCARAZ‚ assisted by GLORIA F. NOEL as attorney-in-fact‚ respondents. The petition before us has its roots in a complaint for specific performance to compel herein
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Integrated Slums Development Programme (ISDP) Faisalabad CITY PROFILE and SELECTION OF WARDS March 2001 CITY PROFILE OF FAISALABAD 1. ESTABLISHMENT AND GROWTH OF FAISALABAD Faisalabad previously known as Lyallpur was established between 1895 and 1905 as a mandi or market town as a part programme of colonization of the West Punjab. It was named after Sir James Lyall‚ the then Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab
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intro Air pollution is one of the most serious environmental problems in urban areas around the world. The rapid process of urbanization and extensive energy utilization mostly due to rapid economic expansion and population growth over the past few decades has made urban air pollution a growing problem. The air contains varying levels of pollutants originating from motor vehicles‚ industry‚ housing‚ and commercial sources. In most megacities‚ such as Mexico City and Los Angeles‚ cars
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Functionalism is a consensus structuralist theory‚ which sees the source of crime and deviance located in the structure of society. Although crime and deviance might be stigmatised in society‚ some sociologist think it is important to have it occur and there are some benefits to it. Durkheim (1982) argued that crime is an inevitable feature of social life‚ because individuals are composed to different influences and circumstances‚ and so not everyone can be equally committed to the shared values
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Granada Hills Charter High School A.P. United States History – 2010 Summer Assignment DUE: Day 1 of Fall 2010 semester Instructors: Mr. Klevs cklevs@ghchs.com Ms. Byars kbyars@ghchs.com 1. Students need to read book #1 Patriots: The Men who started the American Revolution by A.J. Langguth [ISBN‐10: 0671675621] by August 17‚ 2010. Students need to read book #2 K Blows Top: A Cold War Comic Interlude Starring Nikita Khrushchev‚ America’s Most Unlikely Tourist by Peter Carlson [ISBN‐10: 1586484974] by January
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