Philippine Women’s University CDCEC - Tarlac SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: ITS IMPACT TO THE ECONOMY OF TARLAC CITY Submitted to: Serwin Tolenada Instructor Submitted by: Ma. Ever S. Ignacio BS - Tourism Chapter I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Tourism is known as one of the major contributors to the global economy delivering 10.9% of world Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 1996 (UNWTO 2003). It offers economic benefits to industrialized and developing countries
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Rev. sci. tech. Off. int. Epiz.‚ 2003‚ 22 (3)‚ 915-930 Disaster management in India: the case of livestock and poultry A. Sen (1) & M. Chander (2) (1) Fellow Programme in Management Scholar‚ Indian Institute of Management‚ Ahmedabad - 380015‚ Gujurat‚ India (2) Senior Scientist‚ Division of Extension Education‚ Indian Veterinary Research Institute‚ Izatnagar – 243 122‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ India Submitted for publication: 7 July 2002 Accepted for publication: 25 April 2003 Summary Developing countries
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Introduction: Tourism means the principle of traveling for pleasure. Many people are in the habit of traveling over different countries in order to see the places of their respective interests like the structures of sculptural beauty‚ attractive spots of nature and so on. So‚ we find a lot of foreign tourists in different countries. The travels of the foreign tourist bring a lot of money to the countries where they travel. Hence‚ tourism has become a source of income for the countries to which
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE‚ DISASTER PREPEAREDNESS & DISESTER MITIGATION IN THE HEALTH SECTOR Introduction The attacks of September 11th 2001‚ followed shortly by the anthrax dissemination incident in Florida‚ the National Capital Region‚ and the New York metropolitan area (often referred to as Amerithrax)‚ confirmed that the world faces a true threat of intentional mass casualty incidents caused by terrorism. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)‚ a re-examination of the 1918 Spanish
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TABLE OF CONTENTS RESEARCH QUESTION 3 INTRODUCTION 3 Client Briefing: Tourism Board of Haiti 3 Background: 4 The Management Research Aim: 5 Research Objectives: 5 RESEARCH DESIGN & METHODOLOGY 6 Research Approach and Methods 6 Data Collection 7 DATA ANALYSIS & FINDINGS 8 Key indicators of Haiti Tourism Sector 8 Table 1: 10 Strategic Branding Destination Model: Success Drivers 13 Figure 1: 14 Data Analysis and Findings from Taiwan Case Study 15 Data Analysis and Findings from MALDIVES
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IT For Disaster Management Nicolas Mancini Solvay Business School (Brussels) ------------------------------------------------- Table Of Contents I. Abstract II. Brief overview of Disaster Management a. Key concepts b. Disaster Management Cycle III. IT solutions for Disaster Management c. Disaster Management Information Systems (DMIS) d. IT for Prevention‚ Preparedness and Mitigation i. Geographic
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“DISASTERS CREATES OPPURTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT” DISASTER: Disaster can be defined as “The occurrence of a sudden or major misfortune which disrupts the basic fabric and normal functioning of a society‚ or community.” “An event or series of events which gives rise to casualties and/or damage or loss of property‚ infrastructure‚ essential services or means of livelihood on a scale which is beyond the normal capacity of the affected community’s ability to cope with out aid.” According to UNISDR
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Environmental Disaster Who would have known that on April 20th 2010‚ the United States would soon be facing the worst environmental disaster. On that fateful day‚ an offshore oilrig named the “Deepwater Horizon” suffered an explosion. Seventeen people were injured and eleven people died from the accident. The damaged oilrig sank into the Gulf of Mexico the next day‚ and a one-by-five mile oil slick appeared in the ocean. At the time‚ it was unknown whether the oil was from the rig or if the
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Tourism has become one of the most appreciated sources of income for many countries of the world. Tourism is the fastest growing industry in the world because it is one of the best ways of earning foreign currency. Despite the many advantages of tourism‚ there a few disadvantages too as there are always two sides to everything. The few drawbacks highlighted are environmental pollution‚ cultural and social degradation and economic downturns. However‚ tourists cause environmental damage through forest
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Module 1 Activity 1.1: 1. Develop for yourself a working definition of disasters from a community perspective. According to the Disaster Management Act 2003‚ A disaster is a serious disruption in a community‚ caused by the impact of an event that requires a significant coordinated response by the State and other entities to help the community recover from the disruption. Serious disruption means— (a) loss of human life‚ or illness or injury to humans; or (b) widespread or severe property
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