Die Analyse von ländlichen Projekten erfordert exakte sozioökonomische und agroökologische Studien auf lokaler Ebene über große Räume. In dieser Studie wird eine Methodologie für die Analyse von Bodennutzungssystemen mit GIS entwickelt. Das empirische Modell charakterisiert die ländliche Bodennutzung einer Neuansiedlung im Tropenwald von Misiones, Argentinien. Das Modell verbindet mit Hilfe von GIS Informationen der Landnutzung, die aus der Satellitenbildklassifizierung extrahiert wurden, mit einzelbetrieblichen Informationen, die von offiziellen Daten und Befragungen abgeleitet wurden. Die Analyse schließt ein die Bewertung alternativer Produktionsverfahren und Wirtschaftsweisen in ihrem räumlichen und zeitlichen Bezug. Es werden Szenarien auf der Basis parametrischer Variationen entwickelt und bewertet. Die Aussagegenauigkeit und Überprüfbarkeit der Modellergebnisse wurden durch Befragungen vor Ort und Betriebsbesichtigungen getestet. Ein weiteres Szenario, definiert auf der Basis des Projektes "Grüner Korridor" wurde sozioökonomisch und ökologisch evaluiert. Die Modellierung mit GIS produziert genaue und plausible Daten der Landnutzung auf lokaler und auf regionaler Ebene und sind geeignet für Entscheidungsfindungen auf den verschiedenen Ebenen der ländlichen Entwicklungsplanung. / The analysis of rural projects requires precise socio-economic and agro-ecological investigations on a local level over extended areas. The present study develops a methodology for the analysis of agricultural systems with GIS. The empirical model characterises rural land use of a new settlement in the tropical forest of Misiones, Argentine. The model combines the GIS information on land use, extracted from remote sensing, with farming data, derived from official statistics and participatory surveys. The analysis of the agricultural system incorporates the local variations of production and capital management in space and time. On the basis of parametric variation of the model, scenarios are defined and evaluated. Precision and plausibility of the land use assessment were validated through farm visits and interviews of the farmers. A new scenario, defined on the basis of the project "Green Corridor of Misiones" was evaluated in socio-economic and ecological terms. The modelling of land use with GIS produces precise and plausible analysis results on a local and regional scale which turns out to be useful for decision-making on the different planning levels of rural development.

Ce travail porte sur la caractérisation spatiale et la quantification de l'influence des pressions environnantes (occupation des sols à différentes échelles, du bassin versant amont au corridor rivulaire local) sur l'état écologique des cours d'eau. Abordée au niveau régional l'étude porte une attention particulière aux corridors rivulaires pour leur intérêt dans l'élaboration de stratégies de préservation et de restauration en application de la Directive Cadre européenne sur l'Eau. Elle repose sur le développement de méthodologies robustes et fiables (i) de cartographie fine de l'occupation des sols dans les corridors rivulaires, (ii) de construction d'indicateurs spatialisés traduisant cette occupation et (iii) de modélisation pressions/impacts quantifiant le lien entre occupation des sols dans les corridors rivulaires et état écologique des milieux aquatiques. Les résultats utilisant ces avancées méthodologiques montrent l'intérêt de disposer d'une donnée d'occupation du sol à Très Haute Résolution Spatiale sur de grands territoires, d'indicateurs calculés sur différentes emprises spatiales au niveau du corridor qui traduisent les mécanismes d'impacts d'une catégorie d'occupation du sol donnée sur l'état écologique pour améliorer l'identification et la localisation des sources de pressions dans ces espaces. Ils mettent en évidence également au niveau régional le rôle significatif des formations végétales rivulaires locales sur l'état écologique des cours d'eau, ceci sur une bande de 20 m de part et d'autre du cours d'eau.

Abstract Authors:Stefan Harrå and Magnus Björk Advisor: Markku Penttinen Title: Accounting Consequences of the change in pension accounting Background to problem: When the revised IAS 19 comes into force January 1, 2013, it means that two of the three accounting principles for defined benefit pension plans are disappearing, including the corridor method. The corridor method has made it possible for companies to defer its actuarial gains and losses. Now that the corridor approach abolished then the unrecognized actuarial gains and losses immediately be covered by equity, which involves very large amounts of some companies. Why the amounts have grown so big is much because of the discount rate. The discount rate is a controversial parameter, and there is disagreement on how it should be fixed. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to examine the accounting implications this will have for the company applied the corridor method, and if there is some parameters in the actuarial assumption that is more important than others. Methodology: The thesis has mainly been based on a qualitative research through qualitative interviews with a small sample that is affected by this change. There are quantitative elements to a greater depth by examining the annual reports, discount and deferred pension liabilities of the various companies. The approach is exploratory as it is a qualitative study and there was little knowledge of the subject before the work of it started. Therefore, a study of literature, regulations and previous research before the empirical study. This made it possible to gain a broader understanding of the subject and to shape relevant and essential interview questions. Conclusions: The conclusion shows that the largest accounting consequences for the companies in the study in conjunction with the change is that the unrecognized actuarial gains and losses will now be covered by equity and that the expected return on plan assets is based on the discount rate. The study also shows that it is the discount rate which is considered the most important parameter that the companies are looking at in the actuarial assumption. The conclusion also provides a shared sense of the true and fair picture of the companies after the revised IAS 19. Suggestions for further research: That after 2013 to study how the actual result of this rule change did this compare to the expected. Look at the problem of determining the discount rate. How will the IASB look at it if more and more begin to deviate from the standard? Keywords: "IAS 19", "IAS 19 revised", "corridor method", "pension accounting", "pension liabilities", "defined contribution plans", "actuarial assumptions", "actuarial gains and losses" and "discount rate".

科学研究費補助金 研究種目:一般研究(B)(2) 課題番号:06452303 研究代表者:山下 哲郎 研究期間:1994-1996年度

Research Doctorate - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / The original contribution of this thesis is to demonstrate the use of a generalised and parsimonious approach to building individual-based computer models of ecological systems with the objective of advancing our mechanistic understanding of these systems. Two models are presented; the first, a model of predator-prey interaction, produces the expected non-linear dynamics and illustrates the importance of the timing of variable updating and individual variation for the persistence of the populations. This model is applied to two near-exclusive, cycling predator-prey systems, those of the Canadian lynx and snowshoe hare and the Fennoscandian mustelid predators and their microtine prey. The reproduction of the patterns found in the empirical data of these systems by the model suggests that the underlying mechanism of these predator-prey systems may be more simple than is suggested by other more complex models reported in the literature. The second model describes a system similar to that of a grazing herbivore in a two-dimensional space. The emergence of complex behaviour resulting from the use of space in the model, including metapopulation-like local extinction and re-population and the effects of corridors and edge qualities on the species are demonstrated. The inclusion of a graphical display of the two-dimensional space in the computer interface to the model reveals important details of system behaviour not evident in the population means, including herding behaviour. The latter is dependent on herbivore mobility and the re-growth of resources in an heterogeneous environment, and emerges in the absence of social behaviour. The problem of detecting herding behaviour automatically is addressed, including the development of qualitative and quantitative definitions of herding in the model.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-23T13:51:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao de Franciane Lousada Rubini de Oliveira Louzada.pdf: 7882995 bytes, checksum: 911090680ef129c2379670c2323285a6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-12-05 / Este trabalho teve como objetivo principal propor rotas para implantação de Corredores Ecológicos utilizando Geotecnologias. Os objetivos específicos foram: delimitar as Áreas de Preservação Permanente em faixa marginal dos cursos d água, ao redor de nascentes, nas encostas com declividade superior a 45º e no terço superior dos topos de morro e montanha; analisar as áreas de confronto de uso e cobertura da terra em APPs do entorno dos Parques Estaduais de Forno Grande e Pedra Azul - ES, sob a ótica da Legislação Ambiental; e Avaliar a predisposição dos proprietários rurais quanto a aceitação da implantação dos Corredores Ecológicos. Primeiramente foram mapeadas 14 classes de uso e cobertura da terra mediante interpretação visual, nas quais predominaram a cobertura florestal (21.349,03 ha - 41,8 %), seguidas de pastagem (14.551,35 ha - 28,4 %), agricultura (5.032,47 ha - 9,8 %) e área em regeneração (3.064,38 ha - 6,0 %). O predomínio de cobertura florestal demonstra o estado de conservação da região e a importância das zonas de amortecimentos dos Parques Estaduais. Seguindo as definições da Resolução nº 303 do CONAMA, foram delimitadas as Áreas de Preservação Permanente (APPs) que ocuparam aproximadamente 23.453,93 ha, representando 45,9 % da área total, sendo que 35,6 % destas apresentaram uso indevido, destacando-se a pastagem, a agricultura e o reflorestamento com eucalipto. Em seguida, utilizando a metodologia de distância de menor custo, foram propostas seis rotas para implantação de Corredor Ecológico, nomeados de Corredor A , B , C , D , E e F . A melhor proposta foi o Corredor A , com 15.144,76 de comprimento, 1.514,48 de largura e 2.099,57 ha, baseado nas imagens de APPs, Uso da Terra, Declividade e Confronto do Uso da terra nas APPs. Um fator relevante para escolha deste corredor foi a existência de grande área de cobertura vegetal e área em regeneração, maior área de APPs preservadas e por possuir um grande potencial turístico e agropecuário. Para avaliar a predisposição dos proprietários rurais quanto à aceitação da implantação dos Corredores Ecológicos em suas propriedades foi aplicado um questionário. Somente 21,8% souberam o que era um Corredor Ecológico e 70,9% tiveram interesse que o mesmo fosse estabelecido em suas propriedades. De acordo com os resultados, conclui-se que a metodologia adotada mostrou-se eficiente, produzindo de forma automatizada, informações precisas sobre sua dimensão e distribuição espacial na paisagem e elaboração de mapas analógicos e digitais / This work had as main objective to propose routes for Ecological Corridors implantation using Geotechnologies. The specific objectives were to define the permanent preservation areas on marginal band of water courses, around springs, on slopes with declivity higher than 45 degrees and on the upper third of the hills and mountains tops; analyze the areas of use confrontation and land cover in the APPs of the surroundings of the State Parks Forno Grande and Pedra Azul - ES, from the viewpoint of Environmental Law; and to evaluate landowners predisposition regarding the acceptance of the Ecological Corridors implantation. First, 14 use classes and land cover were mapped by visual interpretation, in which the forest cover was predominant (21,349.03 ha - 41.8%), followed by pasture (14,551.35 ha - 28.4%), agriculture ( 5,032.47 ha - 9.8%) and regenerating area (3,064.38 ha - 6.0%). The predominance of forest cover shows the conservation status of the region and the importance of buffer zones of the State Parks. Following the definitions of Resolution No. 303 of CONAMA, the Permanent Preservation Areas (PPAs) were delimited which occupied approxi ately 23,453.93 ha, representing 45.9% of total area, and 35.6% of these presented misuse, especially the pasture, agriculture and reforestation with eucalyptus. Then, using the methodology of distance of less expense, six routes were proposed for implementation of the Ecological Corridor, named as Corridor "A", "B", "C", "D", "E" and "F". The best proposal was the Corridor "A", with 15,144.76 long, 1,514.48 and 2,099.57 ha in width, based on APPs images, Land Use, Slope and Confrontation of Land Use in APPs. A significant factor for choosing this corridor was the existence of large areas of vegetation and area in regeneration, the largest area of PPAs preserved and possessing great potential for tourism and agriculture. To evaluate the predisposition of landowners in accepting the implementation of the Ecological Corridors in their properties a questionnaire was applied. Only 21.8% knew what was an ecological corridor and 70.9% were interested in its implementation on their properties. According to the results, we conclude that the methodology was efficient, producing in an automated form, accurate informations about their size and spatial distribution in the landscape and development of analog and digital maps

Esta tese propõe o desenvolvimento de um sistema de corredores ecológicos para o setor Oeste da Reserva da Biosfera do Cinturão Verde (RBVC), área que foi delimitada seguindo a metodologia e os objetivos do Programa Homem e Biosfera, da UNESCO. A área estudada localiza-se na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo e possui diversos instrumentos legais, bem como algumas unidades de conservação que são de extrema importância para a manutenção dos serviços ambientais e ecológicos na região. Além disso, no entremeio dessa área, considerada como Zona Núcleo pela RBCV, existem fragmentos de vegetação típica de Mata Atlântica em diversos estágios sucessionais, sujeitos a maior fragmentação e perda de habitat, os quais ainda hoje possuem potencial para condução de fluxos ecológicos, tanto para biodiversidade como de recursos hídricos, todos fundamentais à preservação da vida silvestre. O objetivo do trabalho foi então apresentar e discutir os conflitos, as barreiras e oportunidades, avaliados por uma abordagem fundamentada em princípios de ecologia da paisagem e planejamento ecológico, de modo a manter e aumentar os fluxos ecológicos no setor estudado pelas indicações de soluções que possam minimizar os conflitos mais desafiadores. O desenho do sistema de corredores foi fundamentado em avaliações da paisagem natural, feitas por meio de matrizes e diversos mapas temáticos, que indicaram áreas com alta relevância para processos ecológicos e conectividade. A cada escala de avaliação do processo de planejamento, o desenho foi sendo aprimorado. Partiu-se de uma escala regional, até a definição do traçado do eixo principal e de cinco faixas indicativas secundárias que compõem o sistema estudado. Como resultado, foi obtido o traçado do sistema macro de corredores, estabelecendo-se áreas com maior potencial para a condução dos fluxos ecológicos e a definição dos principais conflitos e barreiras para o deslocamento de animais. Por fim, para o eixo principal e suas faixas indicativas secundárias, foi feita uma proposta de implementação dos corredores e sua integração com o tecido urbano, bem como apresentados alguns exemplos de infraestruturas, de maneira a implementar o desempenho dos importantes elos de conectividade que existem na área, podendo, assim, garantir uma maior eficiência da Reserva da Biosfera do Cinturão Verde de São Paulo. / Here is presented a proposal for the development of ecological corridors in the western sector of the São Paulo Metropolitan Region Green Belt Biosphere Reserve (RBCV). This area was delimitated under the methodology and goals of the UNESCO\'s Man and Biosphere Program. This area of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo already have a number of legal instruments and some conservation areas that are of extreme importance for the maintenance of ecological services for the Region. Between them there are fragments of Atlantic Forest in various succession stages, but under stress of further fragmentation and loss of habitats. They are until now providing ecological flows, both for biodiversity and water resources, all fundamental to the wildlife preservation and quality of the human life. This thesis aims to present the ecological corridors system obtained, that leads to discuss the conflicts, barriers and opportunities that could be taken in order to keep and enhance the flows of the ecological system in this track of the RBCV, through a landscape ecology and planning approach, with the indication of the landscape designs that could deal with the most challenging of these conflicts.The system design was based on ecological assessments of the existing landscapes, indicating areas with the more high relevance for ecological processes and connectivity. Assessments were made through the use of matrix and thematic mapping overlays. In this process, we went from the scale of regional planning to a Master Plan of a local development, which originates from the main corridor swath. We got the general layout of corridors that came out from this design process. It indicated areas with the greatest potential for conducting ecological flows, defining the main conflicts and barriers to the movements of animals and finally, allowed the delineation of the possibilities for the corridors implementation and its integration with the urban fabric and the infrastructure network that cross the whole area. The ecological and land-use and landscape information gathered could be preliminarily processed to indicate the most significant natural elements that remains, and the new elements that should be added through landscape planning and design, that could be integrated in order to resolve the barriers and conflicts, that are restraining the performance of the crucial links that can give to the RBCV its needed full implementation.

A partir do ano 2000 cunhou-se no discurso do Ordenamento Territorial de Bogotá D.C. o conceito de Estrutura Ecológica, o qual foi interpretado como uma categoria fundamental no ordenamento espacial do território, com uma função específica: manter e conduzir a biodiversidade e os processos ecológicos essenciais do território. Os parques urbanos de grande escala que até antes desse ano eram visualizados como peças isoladas na superfície urbana, destinadas à recreação dos cidadãos incorporaram-se como um sistema essencial no ordenamento do território por meio deste conceito de Estrutura Ecológica; em consequência, a noção de parque urbano de grande escala ou metropolitano adquiriu um compromisso ambiental, que até os dias de hoje não tinha sido plenamente reconhecido. Neste contexto enquadra-se o Parque Metropolitano Terceiro Milênio, o qual foi concebido como uma obra de renovação urbana no setor de maior deterioramento físico, social e ambiental do centro da cidade, e foi estabelecido sobre o curso e ponto de confluência dos rios San Francisco e San Agustín, corpos de água de grande importância desde a fundação da cidade. Devido ao propósito com o qual foi concebido o projeto e a sua estratégica localização como parte integrante da Estrutura Ecológica de Bogotá, o Parque Terceiro Milênio foi uma grande oportunidade de contribuir para o melhoramento das condições do ecossistema da cidade, a recuperação do sistema hídrico natural, a renaturalização da rede de Corredores Ecológicos e a transformação da paisagem do centro de Bogotá. A simultaneidade de propósitos que convergiram na concepção, formulação e materialização deste Parque é exatamente o ponto de partida que motivou a pesquisa presente nesta dissertação. O Parque Terceiro Milênio reúne condições que o tornam uma oportunidade para a reflexão sobre os vínculos e as possíveis contradições que existem entre o discurso ambiental representado no conceito de Estrutura Ecológica e a formulação e materialização de um projeto concreto. É assim que a metodologia privilegia: uma análise do ideário presente nos documentos de formulação do projeto, para o qual se desenvolve uma leitura crítica do conceito de Estrutura Ecológica; uma avaliação em perspectiva histórica e em diferentes escalas, da forma como a cidade ocupou seu território; um exame dos estudos e desenhos dos três projetos que configuraram o ideário do Parque e sua relação com a Estrutura Ecológica; e uma análise integral da relação entre o parque e sua bacia hidrográfica. O desenvolvimento da pesquisa permitiu estabelecer, entre outros aspectos, a existência de uma fratura entre o discurso ambiental e o projeto executado, sendo pertinente à academia e à administração distrital lançarem um olhar mais amplo qualitativa e quantitativa sobre o sistema hídrico da cidade e, finalmente, sendo necessário implementar novas metodologias e elementos de análise que ressarçam as deficiências que se apresentaram na formulação e construção de projetos urbanos pertencentes à estrutura ecológica, como foi o caso do Parque Terceiro Milênio. / Since 2000 the concept of Ecologic Structure has been incorporated as part of the territorial reorganization of Bogota D.C., and is being interpreted as a fundamental category in the spatial reorganization of the territory, with a specific function: sustain and drive the biodiversity and the territorys essential ecological processes. The large scale urban parks which until that year were visualized as separated pieces in the urban landscape providing recreation to inhabitants- were incorporated as an essential system in the territorys order thru the concept of Ecological Structure; as such, the metropolitan urban park or large scale park acquired an environmental compromise that until then was not recognized. Under this context, the Third Millennium Metropolitan Park (2000-2005) was conceived as a piece of urban renovation in the area of the city presenting the most physical, social and environmental detriment in the downtown core and it was located where the rivers San Francisco and San Agustín meet. It should be noted that these two Rivers have been water bodies of great importance since the foundation of the city. Given the purpose of the project and its strategic location as an integral part of the Ecological Structure of Bogota, the Third Millennium Park was visualized as a great opportunity to contribute to the improvement of the citys ecosystem, the recovery of the natural hydrological system, the re-naturalization of the network of ecological corridors and the transformation of the downtowns landscape. The way of these diverse purposes came together during the conception, proposal and implementation of this park is precisely the starting point for this investigation. The Third Millennium Park meets the conditions that turn it into an opportunity to reflect about the linkages and potential contradictions that exist between the environmental speech represented by the concept of ecological structure- and the proposal and implementation of a concrete project. This is how the methodology benefits an analysis of the thoughts and ideas contained in the proposal documents of the project. For this reason the following actions are being conducted: a critical analysis of the Ecological Structure concept; an evaluation of how the city occupied its territory from a historical and scale perspective; research of the designs and studies of the three projects that conformed the conceptualization of the park and its relationship with the Ecological Structure; and a thorough analysis of the relationship between the park and the watershed. This research established among other aspects that there is a disconnect between the environmental speech and the implemented project, that it is pertinent that the scholars and the municipal administration perform a more comprehensive analysis quantitative and qualitative- about the hydrological system of the city, and lastly, that it is necessary implementing new methodologies and analysis elements to correct the deficiencies that were found in the proposal and construction of urban projects belonging to the ecological structure, as it was the case with the Third Millennium Park.

La politique Trame verte et bleue [TVB], instituée en 2007 en France à la suite du Grenelle de l’Environnement, a pour objectif de contribuer à la préservation de la biodiversité par le maintien et/ou la restauration des continuités écologiques, et ce au-delà des zones protégées, dans les espaces de biodiversité « ordinaire » : espaces ruraux, périurbains et urbains notamment. Ce travail questionne l’appropriation de la TVB par les acteurs locaux, et les implications de sa mise en œuvre sur les pratiques de construction des territoires par leurs acteurs. Notre démarche repose sur un travail d’enquêtes qualitatives menées auprès de structures territoriales, d’élus locaux, d’agriculteurs et de particuliers, sur trois territoires situés au sud de la Région Midi-Pyrénées. Il a été démontré que le dispositif TVB, porté par un discours homogène et très institutionnalisé aux niveaux national et régional, se décline en situations adaptatives sur les territoires. D’un autre côté, le processus de construction de la TVB sur les territoires reste cantonné aux sphères politiques et techniques de l’Etat et des collectivités territoriales : les acteurs locaux, élus mais surtout acteurs privés (agriculteurs et particuliers) y sont peu associés. Néanmoins, ces acteurs se montrent intéressés par la question de la biodiversité, moins par le biais des discours politiques ou scientifiques que par celui des rapports à la biodiversité qu’ils construisent et nourrissent au quotidien. Par ailleurs, la convergence d’objectifs paysagers, socio-économiques et écologiques autour de la TVB peut favoriser son application locale, car pour des motivations différentes, les divers acteurs partagent des volontés d’action communes. Finalement, l’étude montre l’intérêt de connaître et de prendre en considération, dans les projets de mise en œuvre de la politique TVB, les motivations, les freins et les contraintes des acteurs locaux pour l’ancrer et la pérenniser sur les territoires. / The purpose of the Green and Blue Corridor (so called TVB) public policy, laid down in France at the “Grenelle de l’Environment” and established in 2007, is to contribute to the preservation of biodiversity by enhancing and/or restoring ecological continuity beyond the protected areas, in spaces of common biodiversity including rural, suburban and urban areas. This work questions the appropriation of TVB by local stakeholders and the consequences of its implementation in structuring territories. Our approach is based on qualitative surveys conducted together with territorial authorities, local elected officials, farmers and private individuals, in three zones of the southern Midi-Pyrénées Region. It has been shown that national TVB scheme, supported by an homogeneous and very institutionalized frame at national and regional levels comes in a range of adaptive situations in the territories. Moreover the construction process of TVB at the local scales remains confined to political and technical spheres of State and local authorities: local stakeholders, elected but mostly individuals (farmers and private people) are not very involved. Nevertheless these stakeholders are interested by the biodiversity matter, less through political or scientific discourses than in links with their own experience of biodiversity. Furthermore convergent aims (landscape, socio-economy and ecology) around TVB can facilitate its local setting up, because from spite of their diversity stakeholders share common action concerns, even if it is for different reasons. Finally, the study highlights the interest of knowing and considering motivations and constraints of local stakeholders in the TVB implementation plans, in order to root and perpetuate the TVB at the local level of the territories.

<p>Истраживана област рада је Пан-Европски Коридор 7 &ndash; интернацонални пловни пут Дунава (Регензбург &ndash; Црно море). Тачније, радом је обухваћено 93,7% Коридора 7, односно 2.227 речних километара Дунава (од Пасауа &ndash; Немачка до делте Дунава &ndash; Црно море), јер је то деоница којом крстаре бродови специјализовани за међународна туристичка крстарења. Током протекле деценије међународна туристичка крстарења су на глобалном нивоу забележила највећи раст од свих других облика туристичких путовања. Ипак, овај вид туризма је још увек у развоју и није довољно истражен. Резултати рада показују да су учесници међународних туристичких крстарења на овим просторима и даље туристи који претежно припадају трећој доби. Утврдили смо да су најприсутније старосне групе 60-84 година, са доминацијом старосних група узраста 70-74 и 65-69 година. Резултати анализе показују да међународна туристичка крстарења Коридором 7 утичу позитивно на Србију, првенствено на приобални, подунавски регион. Иако се бенефиције не односе на коришћење услуга смештаја и исхране у угоститељским објектима, добробит се огледа у следећим сегментима: туристичка промоција (ширење позитивног пласмана Србије као рецептивног простора на иностраном тржишту &ndash; представљање културне баштине и природних вредности); пораст иностраног туристичког промета, а самим тим и потрошње; отварање нових радних места (адекватна инфраструктура и супраструктура - сервисери различитих услуга бродовима, посади и путницима) &ndash; пристаништа, шпедитери, сувенир тржнице итд. Резултати истраживања могу помоћи даљим проучавањима узрочно-последичних веза између оваквог вида путовања и ресурса рецептивних земаља на којима се ова путовања заснивају, а све у циљу адекватног осмишљавања и пласмана туристичке понуде, односно оптимални развој рецептивних земаља кроз одрживи туризам.</p> / <p>Istraživana oblast rada je Pan-Evropski Koridor 7 &ndash; internaconalni plovni put Dunava (Regenzburg &ndash; Crno more). Tačnije, radom je obuhvaćeno 93,7% Koridora 7, odnosno 2.227 rečnih kilometara Dunava (od Pasaua &ndash; Nemačka do delte Dunava &ndash; Crno more), jer je to deonica kojom krstare brodovi specijalizovani za međunarodna turistička krstarenja. Tokom protekle decenije međunarodna turistička krstarenja su na globalnom nivou zabeležila najveći rast od svih drugih oblika turističkih putovanja. Ipak, ovaj vid turizma je još uvek u razvoju i nije dovoljno istražen. Rezultati rada pokazuju da su učesnici međunarodnih turističkih krstarenja na ovim prostorima i dalje turisti koji pretežno pripadaju trećoj dobi. Utvrdili smo da su najprisutnije starosne grupe 60-84 godina, sa dominacijom starosnih grupa uzrasta 70-74 i 65-69 godina. Rezultati analize pokazuju da međunarodna turistička krstarenja Koridorom 7 utiču pozitivno na Srbiju, prvenstveno na priobalni, podunavski region. Iako se beneficije ne odnose na korišćenje usluga smeštaja i ishrane u ugostiteljskim objektima, dobrobit se ogleda u sledećim segmentima: turistička promocija (širenje pozitivnog plasmana Srbije kao receptivnog prostora na inostranom tržištu &ndash; predstavljanje kulturne baštine i prirodnih vrednosti); porast inostranog turističkog prometa, a samim tim i potrošnje; otvaranje novih radnih mesta (adekvatna infrastruktura i suprastruktura - serviseri različitih usluga brodovima, posadi i putnicima) &ndash; pristaništa, špediteri, suvenir tržnice itd. Rezultati istraživanja mogu pomoći daljim proučavanjima uzročno-posledičnih veza između ovakvog vida putovanja i resursa receptivnih zemalja na kojima se ova putovanja zasnivaju, a sve u cilju adekvatnog osmišljavanja i plasmana turističke ponude, odnosno optimalni razvoj receptivnih zemalja kroz održivi turizam.</p> / <p>The researched area is Pan-European Corridor 7 &ndash; international Danube waterway (Regensburg &ndash; The Black Sea). More precisely, 93.7% of the Corridor 7 is included in the paper, i.e. 2,227 river kilometres of the Danube (from Passau &ndash; Germany to the Danube delta &ndash; The Black Sea). During the last decade the cruise industry has been the tourism niche that has experienced the most rapid growth of all. However, this form of tourism is still in its infancy and has not been relatively well researched. The article demonstrates the dominance of &ldquo;silver hair&rdquo; cruisers on the Corridor 7. Furthermore, we found that the age groups 60-84 were the most represented, with the domination of age groups 70-74 and 65-69. The results of the analysis have shown that the Danube cruises have positive impact on Serbia, primarily the riparian area of the Danube. Although the benefits exclude food and accommodation expenditure, they are noticeable within the following segments: tourism promotion (broadening the scopes of Serbia as a receptive area for the foreign market through its cultural heritage and natural values); increase in foreign tourist turnover, other expenditures; new job opportunities (adequate infrastructure and superstructure &ndash; rendering services to ships, crew and passengers) &ndash; harbors, carriers, souvenir shops, etc. The results of the research may initiate further studies on the cause and effect connections between this type of traveling and resources of receptive countries, upon which the travels are based, both aiming at adequate design and launching of the tourist offer, i.e. the optimal development of receptive countries through sustainable tourism.</p>