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<p>Tourism has a great effect on places all over the world and its fast expansion has had both positive and negative consequences on the social and physical climate. Therefore, establishing sustainable development within the tourism sector has become important. Yet there are many barriers to cross before it is possible to get close to what is defined to be sustainable tourism. This paper focuses on the necessities for sustainable tourism development. The main concentration is to examine the relationships between groups of people at a specific place. The tendency to categorize people into different groups has been found to occur which leads to stereotyping and discrimination aimed towards groups inferior to hegemonic or dominant groups of people. The consequences of how we view people around us as "the others" may cause us to not take responsibility for our actions but blame the people who do not belong to our own category. This may lead to conflicts between the groups.</p><p>The goal with this paper is to understand the relationships between tourists, locals and tourism developers at a place in a vulnerable cultural and physical environment. The study place is Boone in the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina, USA. The research method is a combination of empirical research and a performance of 12 qualitative in-depth interviews with tourists and local inhabitants in Boone. One more interview has been performed with a representative from Boone Convention & Visitors Bureau in order to get an idea of how Boone markets itself as a tourism town. The results show that there are problems in attitudes between the groups. Whilst most tourists have good attitudes towards locals, some tourists view them as slow and unintelligent. Locals on the other hand, have the impression that tourists in the area are rude and that they utilize too many resources in the area. Boone Convention & Visitor's Bureau does not take the attitudinal problems seriously and they do not make any major efforts into creating a sustainable development in Boone. One reason for this is the distinct differences in interests between locals, tourists and tourism planners. The worst case scenario is that conflicts may arise due to the differences, which could cause Boone to put it at risk of losing both its tourists, local inhabitants, environment and local economy.</p> / <p>Turism har som världens snabbast växande industri en kraftig påverkan på både det sociala och fysiska klimatet på en plats. Dess utveckling har trots positiva konsekvenser också en negativ effekt på fysiska platsers natur och ekologiska mångfald. Genom att världens miljöproblem fram tills nyligen inte har tagits på allvar har det inte heller skett några märkvärda satsningar på hållbar utveckling inom branschen, och istället har turismindustrin prioriterat ekonomi framför ekologi. Idag finns dock en växande trend inom industrin att utveckla en hållbar turismform som gynnar både dagens och framtida generationer.</p><p>I den här uppsatsen ifrågasätts vad hållbar utveckling är. Syftet är att undersöka varför idéerna om <em>de andra </em>finns och hur vi kan applicera detta till turism. Uppsatsen är skriven utifrån ett sociokulturellt perspektiv och satsningar har gjorts för att undersöka hur attityder och relationer mellan turister, företagare och lokalbefolkning kan ske på en plats. Konsekvenserna av att vi kategoriserar människor i vår omvärld att tillhöra grupper som vi själva inte tillhör och betraktar dem som <em>de andra, </em>kan medföra att vi inte tar ansvar för våra handlingar utan skyller ifrån oss på de som inte hör till vår egen grupp. Genom att se till relationer mellan de olika aktörerna kan slutsatser dras kring huruvida det finns goda förhållanden eller motstridigheter mellan dem. Därmed går det också att förstå om det finns förutsättningar eller problem för hållbar utveckling på platsen.</p><p>Studieplatsen Boone ligger i ett ekologiskt och kulturellt utsatt område i bergen Appalacherna i North Carolina i USA. På studieplatsen har empirisk information tagits fram genom intervjuer med turister, lokalbefolkning och en representant från Boone Convention & Visitor's Bureau. I resultatet av intervjuerna framgår att det finns spänningar mellan de inblandade pga. olika intressen och livsstilar på så vis att de inte tycks förstå eller respektera varandra. Det generella ointresse som finns för miljöproblem och hållbar utveckling, främst från turismföretagarna, riskerar också att försvåra områdets framtidsutsikter markant.</p>

Tourism has a great effect on places all over the world and its fast expansion has had both positive and negative consequences on the social and physical climate. Therefore, establishing sustainable development within the tourism sector has become important. Yet there are many barriers to cross before it is possible to get close to what is defined to be sustainable tourism. This paper focuses on the necessities for sustainable tourism development. The main concentration is to examine the relationships between groups of people at a specific place. The tendency to categorize people into different groups has been found to occur which leads to stereotyping and discrimination aimed towards groups inferior to hegemonic or dominant groups of people. The consequences of how we view people around us as "the others" may cause us to not take responsibility for our actions but blame the people who do not belong to our own category. This may lead to conflicts between the groups. The goal with this paper is to understand the relationships between tourists, locals and tourism developers at a place in a vulnerable cultural and physical environment. The study place is Boone in the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina, USA. The research method is a combination of empirical research and a performance of 12 qualitative in-depth interviews with tourists and local inhabitants in Boone. One more interview has been performed with a representative from Boone Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau in order to get an idea of how Boone markets itself as a tourism town. The results show that there are problems in attitudes between the groups. Whilst most tourists have good attitudes towards locals, some tourists view them as slow and unintelligent. Locals on the other hand, have the impression that tourists in the area are rude and that they utilize too many resources in the area. Boone Convention &amp; Visitor's Bureau does not take the attitudinal problems seriously and they do not make any major efforts into creating a sustainable development in Boone. One reason for this is the distinct differences in interests between locals, tourists and tourism planners. The worst case scenario is that conflicts may arise due to the differences, which could cause Boone to put it at risk of losing both its tourists, local inhabitants, environment and local economy. / Turism har som världens snabbast växande industri en kraftig påverkan på både det sociala och fysiska klimatet på en plats. Dess utveckling har trots positiva konsekvenser också en negativ effekt på fysiska platsers natur och ekologiska mångfald. Genom att världens miljöproblem fram tills nyligen inte har tagits på allvar har det inte heller skett några märkvärda satsningar på hållbar utveckling inom branschen, och istället har turismindustrin prioriterat ekonomi framför ekologi. Idag finns dock en växande trend inom industrin att utveckla en hållbar turismform som gynnar både dagens och framtida generationer. I den här uppsatsen ifrågasätts vad hållbar utveckling är. Syftet är att undersöka varför idéerna om de andra finns och hur vi kan applicera detta till turism. Uppsatsen är skriven utifrån ett sociokulturellt perspektiv och satsningar har gjorts för att undersöka hur attityder och relationer mellan turister, företagare och lokalbefolkning kan ske på en plats. Konsekvenserna av att vi kategoriserar människor i vår omvärld att tillhöra grupper som vi själva inte tillhör och betraktar dem som de andra, kan medföra att vi inte tar ansvar för våra handlingar utan skyller ifrån oss på de som inte hör till vår egen grupp. Genom att se till relationer mellan de olika aktörerna kan slutsatser dras kring huruvida det finns goda förhållanden eller motstridigheter mellan dem. Därmed går det också att förstå om det finns förutsättningar eller problem för hållbar utveckling på platsen. Studieplatsen Boone ligger i ett ekologiskt och kulturellt utsatt område i bergen Appalacherna i North Carolina i USA. På studieplatsen har empirisk information tagits fram genom intervjuer med turister, lokalbefolkning och en representant från Boone Convention &amp; Visitor's Bureau. I resultatet av intervjuerna framgår att det finns spänningar mellan de inblandade pga. olika intressen och livsstilar på så vis att de inte tycks förstå eller respektera varandra. Det generella ointresse som finns för miljöproblem och hållbar utveckling, främst från turismföretagarna, riskerar också att försvåra områdets framtidsutsikter markant.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on January 3, 2007) Includes bibliographical references.

Submitted by Maria Medeiros (maria.dilva1@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-08-29T15:07:27Z No. of bitstreams: 1 RAYANE SANTA CRUZ MARTINS DE QUEIROZ ANTONINO - DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGCEMat) 2016.pdf: 1360876 bytes, checksum: bf2f12294c54d5dd47a2072415f51663 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-29T15:07:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RAYANE SANTA CRUZ MARTINS DE QUEIROZ ANTONINO - DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGCEMat) 2016.pdf: 1360876 bytes, checksum: bf2f12294c54d5dd47a2072415f51663 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-22 / Capes / A quitina é o segundo polissacarídeo mais abundante na natureza, sendo a quitosana seu principal derivado. A quitosana é um polissacarídeo composto por unidades de Nacetil-glucosamina e N-glucosamina unidas por ligações (1-4). Suas propriedades de biocompatibilidade, baixa toxicidade e biodegradabilidade, a tornam um polímero de escolha em aplicações biomédicas e farmacêuticas. Encontra-se quitina em insetos, fungos e em exoesqueletos de crustáceos, sendo esta última a fonte de mais fácil obtenção. Sendo assim, objetiva-se produzir quitosana a partir de exoesqueletos de camarão (Litopenaeus vannamei Boone) visando aplicações biomédicas. Primeiramente, fez-se necessário o beneficiamento da casca de camarão, para posterior tratamento químico. Sendo, portanto, retirado da casca a fase mineral, a fase proteica, os pigmentos, extraindo assim, a quitina, e posterior desacetilação da mesma para finalmente, obter a quitosana. Foram determinados tempos diferentes nas etapas do processo a fim de se obter características distintas entre os lotes. Foram realizados ensaios de caracterização química e física da quitosana obtida a fim de verificar a pureza, como também a variabilidade nas características obtidas quanto ao processamento. As amostras de quitosana possuem aspecto de pó e de coloração branca. O método de desmineralização foi eficiente, observado pelo teor de cinzas abaixo de 0,063%; o grau de desacetilação está acima de 90%, tal resultado corrobora com a solubilidade adequada da quitosana em soluções diluídas de ácidos fracos, e o baixo teor de insolúveis determinado; por meio do ensaio de difração de raios X (DRX) foi possível a identificação dos picos característicos da quitosana e sua distinção com a quitina; a massa molecular obtida por viscosimetria, determinou que a quitosana obtida nos cinco lotes, podem ser caracterizadas como de médio peso molecular; e quanto ao aspecto morfológico, foi possível observar semelhança da superfície entre os cinco lotes da quitosana obtida. Assim, as amostras de cada lote obtiveram resultados satisfatórios para os ensaios de caracterização para aplicações farmacêuticas e biomédicas. / Chitin is the second most abundant polysaccharide in nature, the chitosan being its main derivative. Chitosan is a polysaccharide composed of N-acetyl-glucosamine and N-glucosamine units linked by  (1-4) linkages. Their properties of biocompatibility, low toxicity and biodegradability, make a polymer of choice for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. It lies chitin in insects, fungi and the exoskeletons of crustaceans, the latter being the source easier to obtain. Thus, the objective is to produce chitosan from shrimp exoskeletons (Litopenaeus vannamei Boone) aiming for biomedical applications. First, it became necessary the processing of shrimp shells for further chemical treatment. It is, therefore, taken from the bark mineral phase, the proteinaceous phase, pigments, thereby drawing, chitin, and subsequent deacetylation thereof to finally obtain chitosan. They were determined at different times of the process steps in order to obtain different characteristics between batches. Chitosan chemical and physical tests were performed as obtained in order to verify purity as well as the variability in characteristics obtained on processing. Chitosan samples have aspect powder and white coloration. The method was efficient demineralization, observed by an ash content below 0.063%; The deacetylation degree is above 90%, this result confirms adequate solubility of chitosan in dilute solutions of weak acids, and certain low insoluble content; using the test X-ray diffraction (XRD) it was possible to identify the characteristic peaks of chitosan and its distinction with chitin; the molecular weight obtained by viscometry determined that the chitosan obtained in five batches, can be characterized as average molecular weight; and as the morphologic aspect, it observed like the surface of the five lots of chitosan obtained. Thus, samples from each batch satisfactory results for the characterization tests for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications.

Boone Lake was formed in 1952 by the impoundment of the South Fork Holston River in Sullivan and Washington counties, TN. The “V” shaped lake spans 6.88 square miles; it consists of two primary tributaries of approximately equal-length which meet just above the dam. South Fork Holston River makes up the northern arm and Watauga River feeds the southern arm. In October 2014, the discovery of a sinkhole led to detection of sediment-laden seepage under the earthen part of the dam. As a safety precaution, the reservoir was immediately lowered to an elevation of 1,352.5 feet, 10 feet below operational “winter” levels. It will remain there until the anticipated dam repair completion date of 2022. This study compares reservoir water quality data collected before seepage detection to data collected since drawdown to determine the impact of drawdown on water quality in the reservoir. Parameters analyzed were Dissolved Oxygen (DO), turbidity, conductivity (EC), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), pH, temperature, and Escherichia Coli (E. coli). Data were compiled from two sources consisting of samples taken from 22 locations dispersed throughout each arm of the reservoir. Statistical analysis of pre/post-drawdown data was conducted using independent samples t-tests and Mann-Whitney tests as appropriate. Results of this study indicate water quality in Boone Lake has changed significantly since water levels were lowered. This change is likely due to flushing of the reservoir caused by ongoing dam repair. Conductivity, TDS, and E. coli levels have decreased significantly, suggesting improvements in water quality. Changes in temperature and pH were also found to be significant. Time series analysis of temperature and pH show significant trends overtime suggesting the lake will continue to warm and acidify. This combination of changes could negatively impact water quality, as metals trapped in lake sediments will likely become increasingly mobilized. Based on these findings, it is recommended that water quality data be collected regularly at consistent time intervals using a paired samples approach throughout the completion of the dam’s repair and continuing thereafter. Additionally, based on pH and temperature findings, it is recommended that water quality testing include testing for presence and concentrations of metals to stay vigilant to potential changes in the water column.

There is an ongoing debate whether the impact of competition on bank soundness is positive or negative. Traditionally, it was assumed that there is a trade-off between competition and bank soundness. On the other hand, some recent studies suggest that competition has a positive effect on bank soundness. In this thesis, we will focus on the concept of efficiency as a possible link between competition and bank soundness. Firstly, we will summarize different approaches to measure competition, efficiency and soundness in banking sector. Subsequently, we will focus on hypotheses formulated to describe the link between competition in financial sector and bank soundness, between efficiency and bank soundness and between bank competition and efficiency. The empirical part, we will examine whether there is a link between competition and soundness via efficiency channel. Our analysis is based on dataset contains commercial banks from Visegrad group during period 2008 - 2012. We will exploit the Boone indicator as a measure of competition, the SFA approach to obtain efficiency score and soundness will be derived from z-score. The empirical evidence confirmed the positive link between competition and bank soundness via efficiency channel.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on August 13, 2009) Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--Northwest Missouri State University, 2008. / The full text of the thesis is included in the pdf file. Title from title screen of full text.pdf file (viewed on December 17, 2008) Includes bibliographical references.