Like many cities in the western United States, Tucson, Arizona, was developed on a geometrically determined grid system, with streets aligned with a preset north-south/east-west alignment that paid little heed to the area's natural features and topography. Through necessity, certain watercourses were maintained to help deal with the occasional and sometimes severe flood waters that converge upon the area - however, these features were hidden within, or in some cases under, the urban matrix. This study seeks to examine how secondary watercourses can be partnered with other open space features to create a regional greenway system that connects desirable destinations throughout the city. Special focus is placed upon identification of public open spaces and amenities as destinations. Through the integration of destination-based design, greenway experiences become more rewarding and thus more valuable to the user, motivating preservation of these corridors which would ultimately benefit both the community and the natural environment.

Destination attractiveness is a subjective concept that has raised discussions among academics and researchers within the field of tourism. Attractiveness has been studied from different approaches, and due to the importance of tourism in contemporary societies, it has also been studied within different disciplines of knowledge, without achieving an agreement on its definition, measure and creation. This thesis is an attempt to contribute to these discussions through the analysis of the case of Malaga, Spain, a city with a long and strong relation to tourism, but which for particular reasons and context, had to develop its tourism sector almost from the scratch over the course of recent decades, before becoming one of the most important urban cultural destinations in Spain. This thesis will explore the factors that influenced the creation of Malaga’s attractiveness and the strategies that supported this evolution.

Problematisering och Syfte: Tidigare studier visar att det essentiella i att skapa ett starkt varumärke är att utveckla strategier inom områdena destinationsvarumärke, destinationsmarknadsföring och brand personality, för att i slutändan nå ut med ett budskap om att vara en attraktiv destination. Detta innebär att det är av stor vikt för Söderhamn att hitta vad som är unikt med destinationen och skapa en varumärkespersonlighet, för att sedan kommunicera ut detta för att på så sätt öka attraktiviteten, och således skapa ett starkt varumärke så att dem kan vara konkurrenskraftiga sett till andra konkurrerande turistdestinationer. Syftet med studien är att analysera Söderhamn utifrån ett brand personality perspektiv. Metod: Studien utgår från en kvalitativ forskningsmetod där den teoretiska referensramen bygger på tidigare studier. Studiens empiri är utförd genom semistrukturerade intervjuer. Studien antar en deduktiv ansats. Resultat och Slutsats: Empirin visar vilken varumärkespersonlighet destinationsvarumärket Söderhamn har utifrån Aaker´s (1997) modell Brand Personality Traits. Slutsatsen som jag kan dra är att modellen kan appliceras på ett destinationsvarumärke och inte endast på varumärken med produkter och tjänster. Studiens bidrag: Ur ett teoretiskt perspektiv har studien bidragit med ett sätt att tydliggöra ett destinationsvarumärkes varumärke genom en utarbetning av en varumärkespersonlighet. Det praktiska bidraget studien ger är tillvägagångssätt för praktiker att utarbeta en varumärkespersonlighet. / Problematization and Purpose: Previous studies shows that the essential in creating a strong brand, is to develop strategies within the area destination brand, destination marketing and brand personality, to ultimately reach out with the message of being an attractive destination. That means it is of great importance for Söderhamn to find out what is unique with the destination and create a brand personality. Then communicate this to increase attractiveness and through this build a strong brand that creates competitive advantages compared to other destinations. The purpose with this study is to analyze Söderhamn from a brand personality perspective. Method: This study is based on a qualitative research method in which the theoretical frame of references is based on previous studies while the empiricism is carried out through semi-structured interviews. The study assumes a deductive approach.  Result and Conclusion: The study shows the brand personality of Söderhamn based on Aaker´s (1997) model Brand personality Traits. The conclusion is that the model can be applied on a destination brand and not only on brands with products or services. Contribution of the study: The study addresses a way of clarifying what a destination brand stands for through developing a brand personality. The practical contribution the study makes is courses of action for practitioners to develop a brands  -brand personality.

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This dissertation provides further insight into the well-researched question of whether and how job performance has an impact on employee turnover. Moreover, this study takes this relationship one step further by investigating the less researched area of turnover destinations, specifically whether turnover destination may impact the performance - turnover relationship. All of these relationships are studied in the South African business context, thereby providing an understanding of these constructs from a perspective that has been less researched in the literature. The research question that this study aims to answer is ‘does employee turnover to alternate destinations differ by performance’. The initial hypotheses proposed compare the relationship between job performance and employee turnover with the subsequent hypotheses looking at the impact of performance on different external turnover destinations. The destinations considered in this study concern moving to the same job in a different organisation, a different job in a different organisation and finally, leaving the workforce. The study follows a quantitative paradigm and uses a combination of archival records and a survey method to gather the data. A convenience sampling method was adopted and four organisations, all located in the Johannesburg region, were selected to participate in the study, based on accessibility to information. The final sample, which included stayers that were purposefully matched to leavers based on a number of criteria, consisted of 298 respondents. All respondents were white collar workers and professionals. 2 Various statistical techniques were employed to investigate the research question and the hypotheses that were put forward. Correlations, comparisons of means tests (ANOVA’s and t-tests) and multiple logistic regressions were the main statistical techniques that were adopted in this study. The results produced are in line with the findings of many other studies and show firstly that job performance does impact employee turnover such that higher performance levels are associated with lower levels of turnover. Furthermore, evidence was found to suggest that low performance made the destination choice of leaving the workforce or moving to a different job in a different organisation more likely. No significant results were found in respect of the relationship between job performance and the destination category of moving to the same job in a different organisation. The implications of such findings has an impact on the way in which businesses today manage and retain the high performing individuals in their organisations. With high performers being more likely to leave an organisation, managers need to increase the effort that they make to retain key employees that are pivotal in an organisation’s success. Furthermore, organisations need to implement initiatives that aim to manage the performance of poor performing individuals that are not contributing at an acceptable level.

A recent trend in immigration is the arrival of foreign-born Latinos to new destinations in the American West and South. The influx of these immigrants has been accompanied by growth in Latino-owned businesses. Although we know a great deal about ethnic entrepreneurship in traditional immigrant destinations, few studies have been conducted to examine this phenomenon in new immigrant destinations. The purpose of this study was to collect, analyze, and report the experiences of Latino entrepreneurs in one new immigrant destination, namely Cache County, Utah. The study finds that Latino entrepreneurs in the study draw heavily on family ties in their business development, that they lack support at the community and institutional level, and that their role in the host and co-ethnic communities is more complex than the existing literature captures.

Transport is an important aspect to take account in efforts to achieve sustainable tourism development. If we do not change our behavior regarding travel, the consequences will be significant for the environment. This study examines the various transport operators on the two Swedish ski resorts if their websites and marketing are different from each other in the mode selection. The destinations are Åre and Hemavan Tärnaby. They studied modes are two Swedish airlines, two train companies, three bus companies and three taxi companies.These corporate websites are studied with a content analysis in which the results of the keywords that have been developed are scored according to different categories. The result shows that big companies such as airlines and train operators display a deliberate and far-reaching work with environment and sustainability issues. Large taxi companies have a good job while small taxi business seems to have less opportunities and willingness to work with these issues. The bus companies' websites also have lower scores and are worse in presenting its environmental work.

This thesis uses the framework of a program evaluation to highlight the human experience of participants in a community-based family literacy program in the context of a “New Destination” for Latino immigrants. There is first an extensive discussion of how Latino immigrant communities have changed over time in Oregon and specifically in Lane County, followed by description of the nonprofit organizations that cater to these communities in Lane County, with specific focus on Downtown Languages and their Pilas Family Literacy Program. A selection of literature is reviewed surrounding the themes of the efficacy of program evaluation as a tool, “New Destinations,” the relationship between bilingualism and family in ESL programs, and finally a brief discussion of cultural competency in ESL practices and literacy as human capital. The conclusion of this research contains recommendations for the Pilas Family Literacy Program, as well as other family literacy programs operating in “New Destinations” communities.

World Heritage sites are irreplaceable tourist destinations. These protected areas face many challenges and issues, which impact on their Organizational Behaviour (OB) and sustainability. World Heritage status holds considerable promise for economic and social growth, sustainability and development. To this effect UNESCO’S World Heritage Convention ensures that heritage sites around the world are recognized and protected and encourages participatory management. However, many organizational factors may negatively influence sustainability, for example the management or decisions-making style and fragmentation or miscommunication between stakeholders. World Heritage Sites are organizational groupings of stakeholders working together to achieve goals. OB views organizations as open systems with interrelated parts, interacting with the environment and influenced by organizational design, dynamics and stakeholder relationships. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the strategic level of OB of selected World Heritage sites in South Africa, namely the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the Cradle of Humankind, in order to develop a Strategic Organizational Behaviour Framework to facilitate effective management and sustainability. An exploratory qualitative research approach provided rich descriptive data. The empirical phase involved non-probability sampling and data collection focusing on in-depth interviews with key stakeholders. The findings indicate that the manner in which World Heritage sites are managed influence the organizational culture, communication and the stakeholder relationships. There is a perceived discrepancy between ‘ideal’ OB and the actual experiences of the stakeholders. Issues of strategic concern were the organizational design and structure, in both cases found to exclude key stakeholders; the management style and behaviour, found to be mainly dictatorial and exclusive; and the organizational culture and communication, influenced by the particular management of the sites and experienced as closed and non-participatory. The relationships between strategic stakeholders were found to be flawed, resulting in the sustainability of these sites being questioned. The Strategic OB Framework developed here, is based on OB and Open Systems Theory principles and illustrates the interdependency and influence of the different strategic OB dimensions. Management must understand that positive organizational design, dynamics and relationships will lead to more effective management and sustainability. This Strategic OB Framework can inform management and contribute significantly to sustain the effective management and the continued success of World Heritage sites in South Africa. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2009. / Human Resource Management / unrestricted

Background: Globalization and remote work following COVID-19 have boosted the tourism profiles of lifestyle travelers. Especially digital nomads, individuals that work remotely while traveling. These arising tourists contrast with the mass tourism industry, in the sense that digital nomads stay longer and may engage with local culture. However, digital nomads have shown mass tourism behaviors, causing negative effects on destinations. Purpose: Digital nomadism has an impact on destinations, either positive or negative. In the case of negative effects, alienation and gentrification often occur within the destination. The literature neglects to elaborate on the negative effects of digital nomadism and, most importantly, ignores to provide solutions to mitigate them. Therefore, the aim of this study is to identify practices that build bridges between digital nomads and destinations and mitigate alienation and gentrification. Finally, it is expected to help all stakeholders involved to make the movement more sustainable. Method: To gather insights on practices in destinations, we follow the qualitative approach of ethnography, which allows us as researchers to immerse ourselves in the destinations and deeply understand stakeholders' practices and strengthen our findings with our own experiences. In the form of a multiple case study, we decided to travel to different destinations in Malaysia and Colombia to collect insights on the ground. There, we followed a triangulation of evidence and collected data by experiencing ourselves as digital nomads, conducting interviews, and recording vlogs. iConclusion: To mitigate the negative effects of digital nomads, bundled practices can be undertaken. Regularly those practices are based on interaction among stakeholders, where locals, related businesses, and digital nomads collaborate, network, exchange knowledge and help digital nomads to integrate. Activities based on action are mainly undertaken for onboarding support, especially from the business side that provides services for digital nomads to adapt. Comparing Colombia and Malaysia, we found that these bundled practices help digital nomads and destinations to connect, mitigating gentrification and alienation.