The main objective of this study was to estimate the demand for and value of Oregon ocean sport-caught salmon fishery. The primary technique employed to estimate the recreational demand was an aggregated zone average travel cost method (TCM). The willingness of an angler to pay was deduced from the estimated demand for recreational fishing. The concept of consumers' surplus was used in conjunction with the travel-cost based demand functions to estimate the net economic value of Oregon ocean sport-caught salmon. The net economic value computed for the pooled data from all ten ports was found to be about $6.4 million. This value was calculated based on the total travel cost per mile of one-way distance equal to 72 cents. The regional travel cost method (RTCM) was developed to measure the effects of substitutes and quality variables in the travel cost model. A system of a linear demand equations for the six larger ports was estimated by the seemingly unrelated regression equation (SURE) method. The substitute distances as proxies for substitute prices were found to be insignificant for this model. Likewise, attempts to include substitute distances using indexes constructed by the Principal Component analysis failed to give significant results, with the exception of Garibaldi and Brookings. The total net economic value for the regional travel cost model estimated by SURE was $9.1 million. The incremental value per coho equivalent was also assessed by using the relationship between catch and effort per month by port. The coho equivalent was constructed on the basis of average weights of the commercial salmon catch, which was roughly two coho to one chinook salmon. The weighted average incremental value per coho and chinook was found to be $23.46 and $43.17, respectively. These values were about 50 percent of their respective average values. A total of 66 out of 234 distance zones created had zero values. Tobit analysis was employed to efficiently estimate the recreational demand from this kind of data. From the estimated demand function, a net economic value of about $12.7 million was obtained. This value was higher than those estimated by the SURE method and the OLS in the simple model. It should be noted that all the above value estimates were based upon demand models that were not consistent with the theory of consumer demand. However, a theoretically consistent system of demand equations was estimated and presented in Appendix D. This model fitted the data better than the other models and should give more accurate estimates of consumer surplus. / Graduation date: 1989

This dissertation examines how various factors have placed the Hong Kong tourism and hotel industries under pressure. Many contributory factors were the macro-level financial storm known as 'the Asian Economic Crisis', which directly affected regional and international travellers coming to Hong Kong. Other factors with local implications were embedded during the British colonial rule and have long been a part of the Hong Kong economy such as the stock and real-estate markets. When this 'bubble economy' was pierced and deflated, the impact could be felt in all business sectors. The new century is an opportune time for changes.For example, sustainable resolutions should be collaborations involving the SAR Government and the tourism and hotel industry to ensure the support of the practitioners. A renewed commitment to quality service-centred career training through application oriented hospitality education programs will help provide the catalyst needed to help the Hong Kong tourism and hotel industry rebound. / Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

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Congress tourism represents one of the most dynamically evolving areas of the travel industry. Over the course of several years the Czech Republic has become a very important congress destination not only in Europe but on a wordwide basis. Some of the positive aspects of the Czech Republic as a congress destination are its attractiveness as a tourist destination, its well-developed infrastructure, its perfect position in Europe (the heartbeat of Europe) and the security of the Central European region. All this means that the Czech Rebublic has all the presumptions to become a major congress destination. The target of this work is to refer to the particular business of the tourist trade and to analyse the accounting of a given corporation. The theoretical part of the work is given to the specific topics of the accounnting. It is clear that accounting is a very wide field so for this work was chosen the most interesting aspects of the subject. The practical part is focused on accounting and taxes methods that Congress Center XY uses to provide the veritable information about its economic situation. These methods were demonstrated on the basis of practical cases that turned up through the year 2009.

O acelerado envelhecimento populacional mundial, especialmente o brasileiro, remete a necessidade de atenção e estudos que contribuam para melhor compreensão e estímulo de iniciativas que possam promover a integração social e o bem-estar dos idosos. O turismo, enquanto alternativa de lazer, tem demonstrado interesse, ainda que pouco, em direcionar seus estudos ao atendimento de idosos apresentando, normalmente, como foco a segmentação de mercado. Ao se direcionar o olhar nos sujeitos do turismo , verifica-se uma lacuna de estudos que atente as possibilidades turísticas para idosos asilados e, geralmente esquecidos pela sociedade. Diante disso, esta investigação, de corte qualitativo, utilizou a história oral de vida de 14 idosos do Asilo Padre Cacique, em Porto Alegre, para verificar se a inserção de atividades de lazer e turismo neste asilo podem contribuir para a melhoria da qualidade de vida e o bem-estar de seus moradores, além de buscar identificar os sentidos e significados do turismo a estes idosos. O estudo é apresentado por uma narrativa que menciona a história de dona Odete, uma personagem inspirada nas histórias de vida dos idosos do asilo e criada como pano de fundo para apresentar as discussões sobre o processo de envelhecimento; a conjuntura asilar; questões vinculadas ao lazer e ao turismo apresentando resultados que explicitam a necessidade de implantação de ações que focalizem o elemento humano como princípio de práticas turísticas e de lazer. / Submitted by Marcelo Teixeira (mvteixeira@ucs.br) on 2014-05-15T17:06:31Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Luciana Babinski.pdf: 19505501 bytes, checksum: 375645073bd7098379c0542e71dcb51c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2014-05-15T17:06:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Luciana Babinski.pdf: 19505501 bytes, checksum: 375645073bd7098379c0542e71dcb51c (MD5) / The fast world population aging process, specially the brazilian, leads to a necessity of attention and studies that contribute to a better comprehension and encourage initiatives that promote a social integration and wellness of the elderly. The tourism, as an alternative of leisure, has shown interest, even still small, in direct their studies to the elderly assistance presenting, usually, as a focus of market segmentation. When focusing the look in the subjects of the tourism , we notice a lack of studies that attempt to these touristic possibilities for old age pensioners, and, usually forgotten by the society. Facing that, this investigation, of qualitative cut, used the told life story of 14 elderly from the old age home Asilo Padre Cacique, in Porto Alegre, to verify if the insertion of leisure and tourism activities in this home can contribute for a better life quality and wellness of their residents, besides of identifying the meaning of tourism for this elderly. The study is presented by a narrative that mentions the story of Miss Odete, a character inspired in the residents life style stories and created as a background to show the discussions about the aging process, the home structure, questions connected to leisure and tourism showing results that evidence the necessity of actions that focus in the human element as the beginning of leisure and tourism practices.

O modelo de ciclo de vida das destinações turísticas proposto por Butler (1980) surgiu de uma adaptação do marketing. Hoje, é uma das teorias do turismo mais conceituada e citada em trabalhos acadêmicos. Essa pesquisa busca responder à seguinte pergunta: Quais características devem ser contempladas em instrumento de pesquisa, capaz de identificar a fase do ciclo de vida de determinada destinação turística? Para identificar a fase em que o destino se encontra, é necessária a construção de um instrumento que possibilite coletar dados para esse fim. Portanto, esta pesquisa tem, como objetivo geral, desenvolver e validar um instrumento que possibilite identificar a fase do ciclo de vida de determinada destinação turística. Para responder à questão do estudo, utilizou-se pesquisa exploratória e descritiva, procedimentos técnicos e bibliográficos e estudo de caso. Foi possível validar o instrumento proposto na destinação turística gaúcha Caminhos de Pedra e identificar que na mesma há predominância de características das fases de envolvimento e desenvolvimento. Constatou-se, dessa forma, que as características contidas, no instrumento de pesquisa, possibilitam identificar em qual fase do ciclo de vida das destinações turísticas, encontra-se determinada destinação. / Submitted by Ana Guimarães Pereira (agpereir@ucs.br) on 2015-09-02T16:59:28Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Camile Bonotto.pdf: 1567266 bytes, checksum: 3b929355fa30051bce48c2361b071dec (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-09-02T16:59:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Camile Bonotto.pdf: 1567266 bytes, checksum: 3b929355fa30051bce48c2361b071dec (MD5) / Touristic destinations’ life cycle model proposed by Butler (1980) arose from a marketing adaptation. Today, it is one of the tourism theories most prestigious and cited in academic works. That research seeks to answer the question: What characteristics must be contemplated on the research instrument, able to identify the certain touristic destination life cycle stage? To identify the stage in which the destination is, it takes to build a tool that allows collecting data required to this end. Therefore, this research has, as general objective, to develop and validate an instrument that allows identifying the certain touristic destination life cycle stage. To answer the question of the study, exploratory and descriptive research, technical and bibliographic procedures and case study were used. It was possible to validate the instrument proposed in Caminhos de Pedra gaucho touristic destination and identify that in it there is a characteristics predominance of the involvement and development stage. Therefore, it was found out itself, that the characteristics contained in the research instrument enable identifying in which of tourist destinations’ life cycle stage is determined destination.

A existência de uma variedade de opções de regiões turísticas torna cada vez mais evidentes os fatores que desencadeiam a competitividade e estes fatores podem causar interferências, positivas ou não, em relação ao desempenho dos destinos turísticos, sejam eles locais ou regionais. As interferências, quando positivas, podem contribuir para a melhoria da qualidade de vida dos residentes, que passam a conviver com uma economia mais ativa, cuja tendência é a de proporcionar um maior número de atividades remuneradas e de infraestrutura. O presente trabalho envolve o estudo da competitividade e da qualidade de vida de uma destinação turística, com o objetivo de analisar a existência de correspondência entre os dois constructos na cidade de Gramado (RS). Para alcançar esse objetivo foi elaborada uma pesquisa exploratória, de caráter descritivo, com abordagem qualitativa e quantitativa, focada na percepção dos gestores dos estabelecimentos de hospedagem e de alimentação, visando obter informações relativas à competitividade dos empreendimentos estabelecidos e à qualidade de vida dos residentes observada nesse destino turístico. Com essas informações tabuladas, buscou-se verificar se os gestores dos empreendimentos turísticos percebem a competitividade e se esta tem correspondência com o desempenho competitivo. Avaliou-se ainda a percepção dos residentes quanto à qualidade de vida e como ela se corresponde com a competitividade. Como principal conclusão do estudo verificou-se a existência de correspondência entre os dois construtos (quanto maior a competitividade dos estabelecimentos existentes, melhor a qualidade de vida dos residentes), o que confirma estudos anteriores feitos por Vianna (2011) em municípios catarinenses. / Submitted by Ana Guimarães Pereira (agpereir@ucs.br) on 2015-11-09T16:44:21Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Edson Luis Muller.pdf: 1983775 bytes, checksum: 89107757cb9dc4a7e9c76047a51859db (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-11-09T16:44:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Edson Luis Muller.pdf: 1983775 bytes, checksum: 89107757cb9dc4a7e9c76047a51859db (MD5) / The existence of a variety of touristy options becomes increasingly evident the factors that trigger competitiveness and these factors can cause interference, positive or otherwise, regarding the performance of tourist destinations, whether local or regional. The interference when positive, can contribute to improving the quality of life for residents, who go to live with a more active economy, whose tendency is to provide a larger number of remunerated activities and infrastructure. This work involves the study of the competitiveness and quality of life of a tourist destination, in order to analyze the existence of correspondence between the two constructs in the city of Gramado (RS). To achieve this goal it created a exploratory, descriptive character, with qualitative and quantitative approach, focused on the perception of managers of lodging establishments and food in order to obtain information on the competitiveness of established enterprises and the quality of life observed residents this tourist destination. With these tabulated information, it sought to determine whether the managers of tourist enterprises realize the competitiveness and whether it has correspondence with the competitive performance. It was also evaluated the perception of residents about the quality of life and how it corresponds with competitiveness. As a main conclusion of the study it was found that there is correspondence between the two constructs (the higher the competitiveness of existing establishments, the better quality of life for residents), which confirms previous studies by Vianna (2011) in Santa Catarina municipalities.

Este estudo teve por objetivo comparar o Grupo Apollo de Hospitais, considerado referência mundial em turismo de saúde, com os empreendimentos Sul brasileiros: Hotel e Spa Recanto das Águas e Itá Thermas Resort e Spa, por possuírem um departamento específico destinado à qualidade de vida e bem-estar. A pesquisa foi comparativa, de caráter exploratório-descritivo, de corte qualitativo. Para tanto, elegeu-se unidades de significado para a definição de categorias de análise que permitiram determinar quanto essas variáveis se afastam ou se aproximam do modelo indiano, considerado ideal, levando em consideração o fato de Índia e Brasil estarem em esferas político, social, econômica e cultural diferentes. São elas: a) excelência da área médica; c) hotelaria hospitalar; e c) entorno. No estudo, empregou-se a pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, entrevistas e observações in loco. Os documentos analisados foram materiais bibliográficos pertinentes, documentos e matérias publicadas em sites oficiais do governo indiano e documentos acerca da realidade do Apollo Hospitals em seu site na internet, bem como arquivos solicitados para apreciação. As entrevistas foram realizadas com os gestores dos empreendimentos brasileiros, objetos deste estudo. As observações in loco se deram no Hotel e Spa Recanto das Águas e no Itá Thermas Resort e Spa. Os resultados evidenciaram que o Brasil já possui recursos físicos e humanos suficientes para que seja implantado o turismo de saúde, de acordo com os moldes indianos, desde que, se respeite as especificidades sociais, culturais, políticas e econômicas desse país. / Submitted by Ana Guimarães Pereira (agpereir@ucs.br) on 2016-05-18T12:51:30Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Paula Cristina Nora.pdf: 51502217 bytes, checksum: ca901a06ff62fb04664e1aa22e48df3c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-05-18T12:51:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Paula Cristina Nora.pdf: 51502217 bytes, checksum: ca901a06ff62fb04664e1aa22e48df3c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-05-18 / Universidade de Caxias do Sul, UCS. / The objective of this study was to compare the Apollo Group of Hospitals, which is considered a worldwide reference for medical tourism, to the Brazilian south's enterprises Hotel and Spa Recanto das Águas and Itá Thermas Resort and Spa, for they have an especific department dedicated to life quality and well being. The research was comparative, of exploratory and descriptive nature, with a qualitative edge. Therefore units of meaning for definition of categories of analisys were elected, which allowed it to determine how much these variables grow farther or closer from the Indian model, considered ideal, taking under consideration the fact that India and Brazil are in different cultural, economic, social and politic levels. They are: a) excellency in the medical areas, b) hospitalar hotels, c) surroundings. In this study the bibliographic and documental researches were engaged, and intervews and observations made in person. The analyzed documents were bibliographic and relevant, contents published in oficial governamental Indian sites and themes around the reality of the Apollo Hospitals on its own site on the net, as well as archives required for appreciation. The interviews were made with the managers of Brazilian enterprises, objects of this study. The observations in person happened in the Hotel and Spa Recanto das Águas and in the Itá Thermas Resort and Spa. The results prove that Brazil already has enough built range, geographic and human resourses for the medical tourism to be enrooted according to the Indian models, as long as the social, cultural, political and economic factors of this country are respected.

A disseminação da atividade turística trouxe como consequência a necessidade de inovar constantemente para atrair novos visitantes. A inovação nos serviços não contribui somente com o alto desempenho e a lucratividade da empresa, mas para o desenvolvimento econômico como um todo. Desta forma, justifica-se a utilização da tecnologia na busca constante pela inovação, seja para lançar um novo produto ou serviço, mudar ou incrementar seus processos, de marketing ou gestão, considerando-a como um elemento chave para que a inovação tecnológica aconteça. A partir da relevância das questões relacionadas ao assunto, a pesquisa teve como objetivo verificar as inovações tecnológicas implementadas nos serviços e inovações em processos, radicais e incrementais, no parque de neve Snowland, localizado na cidade de Gramado, no Rio Grande do Sul, e se estas inovações tecnológicas atraem turistas para o município. A metodologia utilizada foi um estudo de caso, exploratório e descritivo, dividido em duas etapas de pesquisa, voltadas para a coleta dos dados. Na primeira fase utilizou-se de entrevista em profundidade realizada com experts da empresa. Posteriormente as entrevistas passaram pela análise de conteúdo. Na segunda etapa de pesquisa foi utilizado o método de pesquisa survey, com aplicação de questionário estruturado, que foi validado por especialistas e testado, e posteriormente aplicado a uma amostra de 385 visitantes. Nesta etapa, foi realizada a análise dos dados utilizando a estatística descritiva e regressão linear multivariada. Como resultados na pesquisa qualitativa, verificou-se que as inovações tecnológicas em serviços estão relacionadas principalmente aos equipamentos de produção da neve e da moto neve a bateria, sendo que estas inovações podem ser consideradas radicais. Já em relação às inovações em processos, tem-se a aquisição de ingressos online, o uso de pulseiras eletrônicas, que registram a consumação, e o check list eficiente na preparação e orientações para prática das atividades, estas foram consideradas inovações incrementais. Na pesquisa quantitativa foi possível verificar que a primeira opção dos turistas está relacionada à visitação de atrativos naturais (48,8%), já em segundo lugar está o parque de neve (23,4%). Além disso, ao final do trabalho, a média encontrada para as inovações do parque foi de 6,51 e se os serviços prestados foram satisfatórios, foi de 6,03. Portanto, com o estudo foi possível pesquisar sobre a inovação tecnológica no setor de serviço, pois geralmente a maioria dos estudos estão voltados para o setor da indústria. Ademais, considerando que o assunto está sendo discutido na academia e que precisa ser difundido no meio empresarial, é pertinente o desenvolvimento de pesquisas científicas nesta área de conhecimento, incentivando a prática de inovação tecnológica no setor de turismo. / Submitted by Ana Guimarães Pereira (agpereir@ucs.br) on 2016-07-25T13:25:21Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Juliana Alano.pdf: 1682335 bytes, checksum: a730a98cd398deb6e94f5e51f60450d8 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-25T13:25:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Juliana Alano.pdf: 1682335 bytes, checksum: a730a98cd398deb6e94f5e51f60450d8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-07-25 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, CAPES. / The spread of tourism brought as a consequence the need to innovate constantly to attract new visitors. Innovation in services not only contributes to the high performance and the company's profitability, but for economic development as a whole. Thus, justified the use of technology in the constant search for innovation, is to launch a new product or service, change or improve their processes, marketing or management, considering it as a key element for technological innovation happen. From the importance of the issues related to the subject, the research aimed to verify the technological innovations implemented in the services and innovations in processes, radical and incremental, in Snowland snow park, located in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, and if these technological innovations attract tourists to the city. The methodology used was a case study, exploratory and descriptive, divided into two stages of research, focused on data collection. In the first stage it was used for in-depth interviews conducted with company experts. Later interviews passed through content analysis. In the second research stage was used the survey research method, applying a structured questionnaire, which was validated by experts and tested, and later applied to a sample of 385 visitors. At this stage, the data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and multivariate linear regression. As a result in qualitative research, it was found that technological innovations in services are mainly related to the snow production equipment and skidoo the battery, and these innovations can be considered radical. With regard to innovations in processes, we have to purchase tickets online, the use of electronic bracelets, which record the consummation, and efficient checklist in preparation and guidance for practical activities, they were considered incremental innovations. In quantitative research found that the first choice of tourists is related to visiting natural attractions (48.8%), while in second place is the snow park (23.4%). In addition, the end of the work, the average found for the innovations of the park was 6.51 and the services provided were satisfactory, was 6.03. Therefore, the study was able to search on technological innovation in the service sector, because usually most studies are focused on the industry sector. Furthermore, considering that the issue is being discussed in the gym and that needs to be widespread in the business world, it is pertinent to the development of scientific research in this area of knowledge, encouraging the practice of technological innovation in the tourism sector.

A Economia Criativa é uma área de estudo que vem para agregar valores, simbólico e comercial, a produtos e serviços que tenham por base a criatividade, a inovação e a cultura endógena. Analisando as teorias do Ministério da Cultura, foi possível identificar algumas variáveis relacionadas à Economia Criativa: a social, a econômica, a ambiental, a cultural e a inovação. Dessas, a cultural foi aplicada nesta pesquisa mais especificadamente na produção do souvenir gastronômico. No Turismo, um dos produtos que pode ser elaborado de acordo com o modelo da Economia Criativa é o souvenir gastronômico. Esse elemento turístico, através de seu saber-fazer, transmite a cultura local ao turista, fazendo com que o mesmo se recorde dos momentos vividos na viagem e, também, divulgue a destinação turística, quando utilizado para presentear. Dessa forma, esta dissertação tem como objetivo principal identificar de que forma ocorre a relação da variável cultural, segundo os princípios norteadores da Economia Criativa brasileira, na produção do souvenir gastronômico presente na estação do passeio de trem “Maria Fumaça”/Bento Gonçalves-RS. Para tanto, a metodologia desta pesquisa caracteriza-se por ser exploratória quanto aos seus objetivos; nos procedimentos técnicos predomina o modelo estudo de caso; quanto à abordagem da questão de pesquisa, considera-se um estudo qualitativo; já a coleta de dados foi realizada através de uma entrevista semiestruturada; por fim, os dados foram analisados através do método de triangulação. Constatou-se, então, que a relação da cultura na produção do souvenir gastronômico acontece em diversas etapas da elaboração dessa iguaria. Observa-se sua presença na utilização de ingredientes regionais; na participação do empreendimento em manifestações culturais locais; no resgate do saber-fazer dos antepassados; na preferência por fornecedores da região; na divulgação do local através dos rótulos e das embalagens dos produtos, entre outras situações. Assim, conclui-se que a utilização da cultura local, na elaboração do souvenir gastronômico, propicia impactos positivos na região por meio da elaboração de produtos com maior valor simbólico agregado. Esses impactos podem ser notados na esfera cultural por meio da proteção, valorização e promoção da cultura local; na social com a geração de emprego e renda; na econômica com a constituição de divisas para a região e, na ambiental, com a pouca geração de poluição, por exemplo. / Submitted by Ana Guimarães Pereira (agpereir@ucs.br) on 2016-08-23T18:54:13Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Tauana Macedo de Paula.pdf: 1440527 bytes, checksum: 12fa2a77a1b7d3e1116fa28859f41c25 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-23T18:54:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Tauana Macedo de Paula.pdf: 1440527 bytes, checksum: 12fa2a77a1b7d3e1116fa28859f41c25 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-08-23 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, CAPES. / Creative Economy is a study area that aggregates symbolic and commercial value to products and services which are based on creativity, innovation and endogenous culture. Analyzing the Ministry of Culture’s theories, it was possible to identify some related variables at Creative Economy: social, economic, environmental, cultural and innovation. From these, cultural was applied in this research, specifically in the gastronomic souvenir production. In Tourism, one of the products that may be prepared in accordance with Creative Economy standard is the gastronomic souvenir. That touristic element, through its know-how, transmits the local culture to tourists, making as that it recalls of the experienced moments on the trip and also discloses the touristic destination, when it is used for gifting. Thus, this dissertation aims to identify how it takes place the cultural variable description, according to the Brazilian Creative Economy’s guiding principles in the production of gastronomic souvenir present on the “Smoke Mary” (Bento Gonçalves – RS) train tour. Therefore, the methodology of this research makes oneself up as exploratory as much as their objectives; in the technical procedures predominates the case study model; on the research question approach it regards oneself as a qualitative study; the data collection was carried out through of a semi-structured interview; a last, the data were analyzed using the triangulation method. After that, it was verified that the culture description in the gastronomic souvenir production happens in various stages of the preparation of that delicacy. It observes itself presence in use of regional ingredients; in undertaking participation in local cultural events; in forefathers’ know-how ransom; in preference for region suppliers; in local disclosure through the products package and labels, among other situations. Thus, it follows that the local culture use in gastronomic souvenir preparation, it propitiates the region positive impacts, in products with higher added symbolic value. Those impacts may be noted in cultural sphere through the protection, valorization and culture local promotion; in social with the income and employment generation; in economical with the exchange value constitution for the region and in environmental with the little pollution generation, for example.