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  1. 1. Why City Tourism? : Perceptions, attitudes and motivations for countryside people to visit city destinations as tourists

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Turismvetenskap

    Author : Amanda Wallström; [2022]
    Keywords : Countryside people; Motivations; Perceptions; Attitudes; City tourism; Destination image; Social media; Travel; Tourism;

    Abstract : Perceptions and attitudes can have a major impact on the motivations for countryside people to visit city destinations as tourists. The findings from this study present the two major motivations; extraordinary experiences and travelling for specific events, along with several further aspects, which motivate people in the countryside to visit cities. READ MORE

  3. 2. Sustainability in Voluntourism Organisations : A Study of Implementations and Effects

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Evelina Andersen; Ida Ryberg; [2015]
    Keywords : voluntourism; sustainability; the Philippines;

    Abstract : Voluntourism is a relatively new branch of tourism, and is considered to be quite sustainable in comparison to other forms of tourism. By researching how the voluntourists perceive the sustainable effects of the work that they have participated in, this thesis has been able to show how detectable some of these effects are. READ MORE

  4. 3. Social and Environmental effects of Bujagali Dam

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för bygg- energi- och miljöteknik

    Author : Linda Muwumuza; [2014]
    Keywords : Social effects; Environmental effects; Bujagali dam; Uganda;

    Abstract : Abstract There has been a steady increment in economic growth in Uganda and as the economy is on the rise, the demand for energy also increases. Hydro power energy production has been growing in Uganda as a result of the different types of dams created in Uganda along the River Nile. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sustainable approach in managing tourism practices of Belarusian national parks : Berezinsky Reserve and Belavezhskaya Pushcha cases

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Anatoli Klimchuk; [2007]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Part 1. Introduction This chapter outlines the broad field of study and then introduces the research problems addressed within this thesis. It provides a thesis outline and describes the intended audience for the thesis. 1. READ MORE

  6. 5. Contribution of Tourism to the Sustainable Development of the Local Community : Case Studies of Alanya and Dubrovnik

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för teknokultur, humaniora och samhällsbyggnad

    Author : Ana Beban; Huseyin Ok; [2006]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Sustainable Tourism; Impacts of Tourism; Mass Tourism; Cultural Tourism;

    Abstract : The Mediterranean is the world’s number one tourist destination and the biggest tourism region in the world, which has been visited by 260 million tourists in 1990 and what is more, it is expected that this number will increase to 655 million by the year 2025. In the last 10 years Croatia and Turkey became two of the most popular Mediterranean destinations, and joined the trend of a growing number of European cities that are promoting the development of tourism in order to overcome the post-industrial crisis, or as in the case of Croatia, the post-war crisis. READ MORE