Essays about: "business on island"

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  1. 1. Assessing Offshore Wind Power Potential in Fiji : A GIS-based Site Suitability and Feasibility Analysis

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Felix Askenberger; Victor Renefalk; [2023]
    Keywords : Fiji; Offshore Wind Power; Graphical Information System; Multi-Criteria Site Suitability Analysis; Fiji; Havsbaserad Vindkraft; Grafiska Information System; Multikriterie platslämplighetsanalys;

    Abstract : Renewable energy, including offshore wind power, is expected to play a significant role in mitigating climate change and meeting a growing demand on electricity. Fiji, a Small Island Developing Nation in the South Pacific, needs large quantities of additional renewable energy to achieve its NDC goals and has good natural resources for offshore wind power. READ MORE

  3. 2. Small and Medium-Sized Tourism Enterprises’ Response to COVID-19 : An Outlook of Business Resilience in Bali, Indonesia

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

    Author : Marcus Nilsson; Gustaf Ljunggren; Tobias Stein; [2023]
    Keywords : tourism; business resilience; SMEs; Bali; organizational adaptation;

    Abstract : A majority of the businesses operating in the tourism industry are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This is especially true in small island destinations, where many SMEs often depend financially on tourism. This paper investigates what characteristics tourism SMEs that survived the COVID-19 pandemic in Bali have. READ MORE

  4. 3. Modelling Airbnb Prices in the Maltese Islands

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Gabriella Camilleri; [2023]
    Keywords : Airbnb; Maltese Islands; Machine Learning; Geospatial Data; Transfer; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The digital platform Airbnb has gained popularity in a number of countries particu- larly in the Maltese islands. Striking a balance in setting a price that is competitive and also renders a good profit can be a challenge. READ MORE

  5. 4. Reconnecting Gävle’s Delta : a post-industrial urban transformation project for Sweden’s coastal landscape

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Rachel Murray; [2023]
    Keywords : resilience; blue-green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; flooding; brownfield development; post-industrial urban development; landscape architecture; urban planning; climate adaptation; water-sensitive urban design; urban ecology;

    Abstract : This speculative design-led research project addresses the challenges of transforming dilapidated post-industrial brownfield sites into thriving, sustainable, resilient urban neighbourhoods. Tasked with allocating urban growth, municipality planning departments increasingly look towards underused but centrally located industrial sites for future development. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Road Forward From a Pandemic : A qualitative study of small business owners in the tourist industry on Phuket Island

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Elin Eriksson; Annie Dahlberg; [2022]
    Keywords : COVID-19; tourism; Thailand; globalisation; grassroot level; SMEs; COVID-19; tursim; Thailand; globalisering; gräsrotsnivå; SMEs;

    Abstract : Given the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the world and researchers prospecting more events like this to happen in the future it is important to shed light on the impact which it have had on those especially vulnerable to these sorts of risks and disasters. Furthermore, the tourism industry is known for its vulnerability and volatility in the eye of global events. READ MORE