1. Introduction The city of Bath has become a World Heritage Site (WHS) since 1987‚ identified as “a place of outstanding universal value for its architecture‚ town-planning‚ landscape‚ archaeological remains and its role as a setting for social history”‚ which is a unique WHS in Britain covering the whole city scale instead of only historic core part (UNESCO‚ 2009). Following the inscription of Bath from UNESCO (2009)‚ which is “astonishingly‚ undertaken with no boundary”‚ WHS designation became
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Selected Issues Research Project The economic and environmental impact of growing tourism on local populations and resources at Galapagos Islands December 11‚ 2011 Ecotourism‚ one of the most important and stronger trends nowadays is rapidly growing at Galapagos Islands in Ecuador‚ since we can now refer to Galapagos’ tourism as “mass tourism” there are now several consequences that need to be taken care of. Certainly it has become in one of the most important profit maker for the country
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2014 A critical investigation into the interests and attitudes that young adults have towards dark attractions. Alexandra Constantinescu Albert Robert Gordon University 4/18/2014 THE ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT Aberdeen Business School Department of Communication‚ Marketing and Media A critical investigation into the interests and attitudes that young adults have towards dark attractions. by Alexandra Constantinescu Albert (1002430) Word count: 13‚109
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Some scholars criticise Cidade de Deus / City of God (2002) on the grounds that the film represents violence and poverty as a ‘spectacle’ and fails to relate these issues to the wider socio-political context of contemporary Brazil. Is this criticism justified? ‘There are…two kinds of film makers: one invents an imaginary reality; the other confronts an existing reality and attempts to understand it‚ criticise it…and finally‚ translate it into film’ Fernando Biri‚ 1979[1] Fernando Meirelles’s
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The benefit of CSR Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become an attractive issue in recently years‚ because several companies and people have noticed environmental or ethical problems of surrounding society‚ such as working places and pollution. Although the first Concept of CSR was proposed from the early 1950 and started being rarely discussed after Industrial Revolution‚ CSR is now using broadly in full integration with strategic management and corporate governance at 20th century to
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Eco-Tourism in Egypt Research problem: • Egypt’s current ecotourism policy and practices do not reflect comprehension and intention on implementation of the concept of ecotourism; it still aims to attract the largest numbers. • There is also a large gap between these polices and the practice on the ground‚ Hypothesis: • Due to economic problems‚ the government’s main concern is the fast short termed economic gain. • The Egyptian government aims to be recognized internationally‚ therefore;
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Zoos are the places where animals are kept. Some people argue that animals shall not be kept in zoos as they deserve freedom. Zoos cannot provide them with enough space‚ therefore‚ they cannot run around so as to grow up freely. On the other hand‚ some people argue that animals should be kept in zoos. Nowadays‚ forests and mountains have been cut down by people. If we leave animals alone‚ they might have nowhere to find food and nowhere to live. It is for the sake of the animals themselves that
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Baby Girl Irene Jimenez was only 19 when she gave birth to her first baby in San Antonio Matute‚ Mexico. The baby was expected to be a healthy girl. Jimenez was waiting for her daughter with so much joy and expectation. She had all of her things ready and waiting for her. When it was time for labor‚ complications started. The umbilical cord was wrapped around the baby’s neck and her head was facing the wrong direction. The emergency cesarean was too late to save the baby. In all the chaos Jimenez
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Today most people rise to recognize Detroit as a vacant metropolitan city with countless empty houses and buildings that have given the surge to the suburbs of America. Detroit is heart of the U.S. auto industry and home to the Detroit Tigers‚ the Red Wings‚ Eminem‚ The White Stripes‚ and even Motown. The Motor City once boasted one of the nation’s highest median family incomes‚ thanks to well-paying jobs connected to the assembly lines of the city. Today however‚ the 313 has experienced major population
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THE USE OF TYPOLOGIES IN TOURISM PLANNING: PROBLEMS AND CONFLICTS 46th Congress of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA) Enlargement‚ Southern Europe and the Mediterranean. August 30th-September 2006 University of Thessaly-Department of Planning and Regional Development H. COCCOSSIS1 M. E. CONSTANTOGLOU 2 H. Coccossis‚ Prof.‚ University of Thessaly ‚ Dept. of Planning and Regional Development‚ hkok@prd.uth.gr 2 M.E. Constantoglou‚ PhD‚ Department of Cultural Technology and Communication
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