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    Impacts of mass tourism in coastal areas of Spain | | Sabine Alma 213772 Group TTM1M | | 2012 2012 Table of Contents Declaration 3 Introduction 5 What is mass tourism and how did tourism develop in Spain?5 What are the cultural and social impacts of tourism in the coastal areas in Spain?6 What impact does mass tourism have on the economy and environment in Spain?7 Conclusion 9 Grading sheet10 Reference list12 Declaration I declare that: * I composed

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    Q: In the risk society is ‘security’ ever possible? Modernity or the Modern Age as it is commonly referred to‚ drastically changed the society we live in. The rapid advancements in physics‚ chemistry‚ mathematics and other sciences have enabled humans to reach peaks that were previously rendered unimaginable‚ or even impossible in the pre-modernity era. From inventions like television sets‚ microwaves‚ cars and personal computers (PCs) to walking on the Moon and breaking the speed of sound – all

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    Pol Pot

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    This meant forcing people to evacuate villages‚ cities and towns to the countryside. Pol Pot believed in the Maoist idea‚ where peasants were the true working class. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge were willing and were able to destroy symbols of modernisation and destroy consumer goods. Not only did he erase these symbols‚ he also wanted to destroy the people associated with them. Pol Pot targeted well educated citizens‚ including lawyers‚ doctors or anyone from the middle and upper classes. He also

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    Origins During the 16th century up to 1655‚ the area of present day Mumbai was under Portuguese control. The Portuguese established a basic law enforcement structure in this area‚ with the establishment of a Police out-post in 1661. In 1669 East India Company was given Bombay Island from king Charles II. who had acquired it when marrying a Portuguese princess a few years before. The origins of the present day Mumbai police can be traced back to a militia organised by Gerald Aungier‚ the then

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    CONTRIBUTION OF SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISE IN INDIAN ECONOMY ** RIDHI SHARMA ** Small & medium Enterprise (SME) sector is the seedbed of Indian economy. This article throws a light on the contribution made by SME’s in making India a growing economy; It is also an attempt to find out the reasons for the slow growth of Indian entrepreneurs as compared to other countries. Small business is regarded as seedbed for entrepreneurship as it provides favourable conditions for emergence and growth

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    relatively stable cooperative form of government‚ however‚ changing demographics‚ global pressures and fiscal situations within government have meant that the system is now seen as being in a malaise and in need of repair (Wanna 2007). The modernisation and globalisation of markets‚ media and communication has eroded regional identities in Australia. In the past the Australian states were protected from a centralised form of federalism but as modern technology reduced the physical distance institutional

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    1. Introduction and context Strategic management is an essential component of effective high performing organisations. In the private sector the fundamental goal of business strategy is to beat competitors‚ to achieve financial profit‚ Pearson (1999). However in the public sector the central strategic theme is focussed on providing year on year efficiency savings without any perceived loss of benefit to the Public‚ Government et al (1999). Kirkpatrick‚ Ackroyd & Walker (2005) realise that it

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    INTRODUCTION The various government agencies were established by the government plan‚ control‚ assist and implement agency will be able to perform its functions smoothly‚ the agencies concerned must be organised in a proper‚ systematic and effective manner. In addition‚ the government would appoint officers to hold public services posts at various levels. The administration of a government agency would be incomplete without financial allocation to pay for all its activities. To finance the agencies

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    Mumbai - Pune

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    The Mumbai-Pune industrial belt is the most important industrial region of the country. The region owes its origin to the British rule in India. The British got the Mumbai Island as a marriage gift of Catherine of Braganza’s dowry in 1661. The seizure of Cassette in 1774‚ the collapse of Maratha power in 1818‚ the opening of the Bhorghat to Pune in 1830‚ the opening of steamer service through Suez Canal in 1843 and the opening of the first railway track of 32 km in 1853 between Mumbai and Thane

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    The Long March took place from October 1934 - October 1935. It meant that communism was not completely wiped out by the Kuomintang‚ that the people of China learnt about communism and supported the communists‚ that the Kuomintang got control of the south of china and most of the communists died from illness‚ exposure and Kuomintang attacks. At the time it was significant because otherwise all the communists would have been annihilated. Its effects were not seen immediately but in the short term

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