Journal of Sustainable Tourism Vol. 17‚ No. 3‚ May 2009‚ 287–301 Eco-tourism and luxury – the case of Al Maha‚ Dubai Chris Ryana ∗ and Morag Stewartb a b Tourism and Hospitality Management‚ University of Waikato‚ Hamilton‚ Waikato‚ New Zealand; The Emirates Academy‚ Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates (Received 4 January 2008; final version received 17 July 2008) This paper examines the issues raised by Al Maha in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)‚ a 27 km2 resort within the 225 km2 Dubai Desert Conservation
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TERRESTRIAL THINGS Poems Ingrid de Kok Kwela/Snailpress Acknowledgements I would like to thank the Rockefeller Foundation for granting me a residency in 1999 at the Bellagio Study and Conference Centre in Italy. The period spent there was invaluable. Thanks are also due to the University of Cape Town which awarded me four months of study and research leave in 2001 to complete the book. Acknowledgements are due to the following journals and books‚ in which some of these poems originally appeared:
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of the soils through artificial manures and fertilisers‚ gully plugging‚ restricting over grazing and shifting cultivation‚ erecting shelter belts and wind breaks to check wind velocity and wind erosion in arid and semi-arid areas‚ Fixing of sand dunes by planting trees and grasses‚ practicing alternate cultivation technique‚ popularising dry farming and adopting scientific crop rotation system. (b) Large Measures-these include large projects and schemes undertaken by state and central government
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INTRODUCTION Psychodynamic Theory is based on the premise that human behaviour and relationships are shaped by conscious and unconscious influences and include factors such as internal processes‚ personality‚ motivation and drives‚ and the importance of childhood experiences. The essay will discuss and demonstrate the application of dream analysis as a counselling approach and the personal and technical challenges associated with using the psychoanalytic technique of ‘free association’. This will
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floor of the lagoon contains a depth of about 40 feet of loose and incompact layers of sand‚ slit‚ and clay comprised of partially decomposed organic matter. Habitat types that the lagoon includes are salt marshes‚ coast live oak woodlands‚ coastal dunes‚ vernal marshes and coastal sage scrubs. Archaeologists have determined that mankind had inhabited this area for about 9‚000 years (UCSB Campus Lagoon). The restoration of Manzanita Village‚ Campus Point and the degraded wetlands will be focused on
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The Nile River has always been the backbone of Egypt. The mighty river flows for some 4‚000 miles from the mountains of Equatorial Africa and Lake Victoria before it empties into the Mediterranean Sea. Without the Nile River and its annual inundation Ancient Egypt would never have come into being. Its fertile valley was renewed every year with rich silt deposits laid down during the flooding. As the agriculture of Egypt revolved around the Nile‚ so did the social life of the ancient Egyptians. During
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and ideas‚ I finally came up with a preferable selection‚ despite several varieties of ideas. The choice of picture I have selected was based on a Safari trip to the Sahara desert of Dubai some time ago. It is a picture of the desert with the sand dunes and a rock. I often stare at the picture for a minute or two each time I come across this picture on my Camera‚ it’s one of my best picture from my collections. From mere looking at the picture‚ your first approach and thought would be “What is behind
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Tea Pence Mr. Funston Seventh Grade Language Arts 20 April 2017 Hacksaw Ridge As you can see‚ I’m researching about a bloody battle. This battle took place in World War II‚ and it was the final battle. This battle killed a lot of people‚ and it took a whole year for the battle to end. You’re probably how I got interested in the bloody battle. My father was a marine‚ and he wanted to watch Hacksaw Ridge‚ and it was very interesting and I wanted to keep learning about this battle‚ so I started researching
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What role does the medium play in encouraging or discouraging tourism to a particular destination? Media is our main source of entertainment and knowledge (REF) ‚media has facilitate and mediate our connection with the world. Different sources of media like TV‚ film‚ internet and social media can affect the image of a tourist attraction and the way tourist lure to a specific destination. The popular media of the day influences the appeal of the travel destinations and activities through constructing
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Introduction Present Jodhpur and Adjoining Districts was known as the ancient kingdom of Marwad (Marwar) the Land of Death‚ the largest kingdom in Rajputana and the third largest of the Indian Kingdoms‚ after Kashmir and Hyderabad. Jodhpur‚ former capital of Marwad state‚ retains much of its medieval character. Beginning in 1549‚ when the city was called Jodhagarh‚ the Rathor clan of Rajputs fought and ruled from the virtually impregnable fort until their territory covered some 35‚000 sq.miles
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