Tourism is increasingly being used as a tool to stimulate regional development in rural areas. Small tourism enterprises (STE) lie at the heart of the industry and form a major part of the tourism sector. Characterised by flexible organisational structures and small size, STE are well positioned to respond to a growing demand for unique personalised visitor experiences. Information and communications technologies (ICT) enhance access to information, improve the efficiency of business activities and promote networking between businesses, community and travellers at the local, regional and international level.Western Southland is a predominantly rural region in the far south of New Zealand. Promoting the development of a cohesive tourism industry in the Western Southland region will benefit individual operators, their communities and the region as a whole. Using the case of Western Southland, this study explores the profile and characteristics of STE; their perceptions of the value of networking and collaboration, and their attitudes towards and use of ICT. Also considered are the implications of STE attitudes and behaviour in relation to the New Zealand Tourism Strategy and the New Zealand Digital Strategy goals in shaping regional development. A variety of business and community stakeholders are part of the broader case study contributing a rich understanding of the dynamics of the region. A mixed method approach is used to collect data through a series of semi-structured interviews and a survey. Key findings show that limited planned networking is occurring and there is a need to increase STE awareness of the benefits of collaborative activities in order to promote active engagement with other STE. Existing networks are found to be largely informal and embedded in the social and cultural context of communities. The level of ICT use by STE varies, and considerable support is required to encourage operators to upskill. National development goals promote ideals of sustainable communities and businesses, and are aligned with what operators envisage for their region.

<p>Докторска дисертација &ldquo;Микрорегионални аспекти туристичког уређења Новог Сада и његовог гравитационог подручја&rdquo; односи се на простор општина Бачка Топола, Зрењанин, Нови Бечеј, Кула, Оџаци, Бач, Бачка Паланка, Бачки Петроцац, Беочин, Бечеј, Врбас, Жабаљ, Нови Сад, Србобран, Сремски Карловци, Темерин, Тител, Ириг, Инђија, Рума и Стара Пазова. Поред наведених придодате су и општине Сомбор, Сремска Митровица, Апатин и Шид, из разлога што оне географски припадају овом простору. Испитиване су везе између примарне и дестинација нижег реда, спроведено анкетно истраживање грађана и туриста, интервју са туристичким агенцијама и формиран модел уређења вишенодне туристичке дестинације. Дати су конкретни приједлози туристичког уређења појединих дијелова Новог Сада, као и одабраних мјеста у његовој гравитационој зони.</p> / <p>Doktorska disertacija &ldquo;Mikroregionalni aspekti turističkog uređenja Novog Sada i njegovog gravitacionog područja&rdquo; odnosi se na prostor opština Bačka Topola, Zrenjanin, Novi Bečej, Kula, Odžaci, Bač, Bačka Palanka, Bački Petrocac, Beočin, Bečej, Vrbas, Žabalj, Novi Sad, Srbobran, Sremski Karlovci, Temerin, Titel, Irig, Inđija, Ruma i Stara Pazova. Pored navedenih pridodate su i opštine Sombor, Sremska Mitrovica, Apatin i Šid, iz razloga što one geografski pripadaju ovom prostoru. Ispitivane su veze između primarne i destinacija nižeg reda, sprovedeno anketno istraživanje građana i turista, intervju sa turističkim agencijama i formiran model uređenja višenodne turističke destinacije. Dati su konkretni prijedlozi turističkog uređenja pojedinih dijelova Novog Sada, kao i odabranih mjesta u njegovoj gravitacionoj zoni.</p> / <p> Doctoral dissertation, &quot;Micro-regional aspects of tourism planning and design Novi Sad and its gravitation area&quot; refers to the municipality of Bačka Topola, Zrenjanin, Novi Bečej, Kula, Odžaci, Bač, Bačka Palanka, Bački Petrocac, Beočin, Bečej, Vrbas, Žabalj, Novi Sad, Srbobran, Sremski Karlovci, Temerin, Titel, Irig, Inđija, Ruma i Stara Pazova. In addition to these are added to the municipality of Sombor, Sremska Mitrovica, Apatin and &Scaron;id, because they belong to this geographical area. Examined the links between primary and lower rank destination, conducted survey of citizens and tourists, interviews with travel agencies and established model of organization multiple node destination. Concrete proposals of tourism planing and desing are given for certain parts of Novi Sad, as well as selected sites in its gravitation area.</p>

This master thesis deals with the function of the strategic planning for the tourism policy in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. Tourism stands for a very important sector of the Tyrol's economy and there are many participants who influence its coursing on the vertical and horizontal level as well. The issue is very complex, multi-layer and cross-sectional. Strategic documents belong to the characteristic attributes of the Tyrol's tourism policy since the 1970's. Their existence is enshrined in the Tyrol's Law on the Tourism Policy. The newest strategic document is called Der Tiroler Weg 2021. The mainstay of this master thesis is based on the analysis of the attitude, that the Tyrol's political system holds on the forming of this special and non-legislative document. The strategic planning is intentionally shifted from the political system to other extern subjects, to them the following belong: the organisation Tirol Werbung GmbH, Economic Chamber of Tyrol and the Association of the Tyrol's Tourism Unions. The master thesis aims to find out, what motivations make the political system to act in this way and how can this outsourcing in the strategic planning for this multi-sectoral sector help to coordinate the different interests of many involved participants, towards the sustainable development...

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T13:57:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 IzabelaJBS_DISSERT.pdf: 8530564 bytes, checksum: 6abf7617194233488d0f9bececcbd8dd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-03-07 / The so-called "residential tourism" came to intensify the previous occupation of the coastal zones, characterized by traditional beach houses, and brought significant consequences for their spatial configuration, and especially for its scenic value of the landscape. Although there is the intention to regulate the activities of enterprising groups by some legal instruments to control the use and occupation of land, and to contain some negative effects, the actions of government are still inefficient in trying to follow the implications on the landscape from the accelerated growth of the real estate and touristic sectors. Supported in the speech of economic development and income generation, public managers prioritize areas to attract tourists to the detriment of preserving important physical attributes of the natural environment that contribute significantly to the quality of life. The result can be noticed in the use of natural elements as one of the major components in the land valorization, and in the immediate attraction of investors and enterprising. Therefore, the objective of this work is to contribute to the debate on the landscape preservation a little detailed thematic in view of their relevance in the current context - by indicating subsidies to the creation of a methodology for the evaluation and protection of coastal zones that may assist the government in creating new instruments, and better prepare it in control of the occupation of these areas. For such, was followed two ways to analysis: the indirect method and the direct method. The first is grounded in the evaluation of landscape attributes, which is based on the work of Raquel Tardin (2008) and Eduardo Cuesta, Encarnaci?n Algarra and Isabel Pastor (2001). The second, based on the research of Leticia and Carlos Hardt (2010) and on the concepts of phenomenology - expressed by Antonio Christofoletti (1985) and Yi-Fu Tuan (1983) - considers the population perspective on the quality of the natural scenery. Developed through cartographic materials, photographic collections and quantitative tables, this dissertation utilized as a case study the beaches of Barra de Tabatinga and Camurupim, located in the city of N?sia Floresta/RN. Despite already being sighted spaces of advanced stage of landscape degradation in these locations, areas of remarkable scenic value can still be found, what reinforce the urgency in adopting preservationists actions. The absence of laws focused on the management and protection of the landscape singularities associated with the inefficiency of the government to invigilate the land occupation in coastal zones, encourage the excessive action of the real estate-tourism, and consequently make the government the main responsible for the environmental and landscape impacts in these areas - by its omission or by their connivance. Therefore, the legislation permeates this entire process and constitutes itself as the most effective way to guarantee the right to the landscape to present and future generations. Are also pointed some important considerations to build a methodology, especially concerning possibilities of improvements and adaptations of its applicability in each case / O chamado turismo residencial veio intensificar a anterior ocupa??o das zonas litor?neas, marcada pelas tradicionais casas de veraneio, o que trouxe consequ?ncias expressivas para sua configura??o espacial e, sobretudo, para o seu valor c?nico paisag?stico. Embora exista o intento de regular a atua??o de grupos empreendedores atrav?s de alguns instrumentos legais no controle do uso e ocupa??o do solo, e assim conter alguns efeitos negativos, as a??es do poder p?blico ainda se mostram ineficientes na tentativa de acompanhar as implica??es na paisagem advindas do acelerado crescimento dos setores imobili?rio e tur?stico. Apoiados no discurso do desenvolvimento econ?mico e da gera??o de renda, gestores p?blicos findam por privilegiar espa?os de atra??o de turistas em detrimento da preserva??o de atributos f?sicos importantes do cen?rio natural que contribuem de forma significativa para a qualidade de vida da popula??o. O resultado pode ser percebido no uso dos elementos naturais como um dos principais componentes na valoriza??o do solo, e na atra??o imediata de investidores e empreendedores. Dessa forma, objetiva-se com este trabalho contribuir para o debate sobre a preserva??o da paisagem tem?tica ainda pouco aprofundada em face de sua relev?ncia no contexto atual atrav?s da indica??o de subs?dios para a cria??o de uma metodologia de avalia??o e prote??o das zonas litor?neas que possa vir a auxiliar o poder p?blico na cria??o de novos instrumentos, e melhor prepar?-lo no controle da ocupa??o dessas ?reas. Para isso, seguiu-se dois caminhos de an?lise: o m?todo indireto e o m?todo direto. O primeiro se alicer?a na avalia??o de atributos paisag?sticos, no qual se toma como base os trabalhos de Raquel Tardin (2008) e Eduardo Cuesta, Encarnaci?n Algarra e Isabel Pastor (2001). J? o segundo, fundamentado na pesquisa de Let?cia e Carlos Hardt (2010) e em conceitos da fenomenologia expressos por Antonio Christofoletti (1985) e Yi-Fu Tuan (1983) considera a perspectiva da popula??o acerca da qualidade do cen?rio natural por ela percebido. Desenvolvida por meio de materiais cartogr?ficos, acervos fotogr?ficos e tabelas quantitativas, esta disserta??o utilizou como estudo de caso as praias de Barra de Tabatinga e Camurupim, situadas no munic?pio de N?sia Floresta/RN. Apesar de j? serem avistados espa?os de avan?ado est?gio de degrada??o paisag?stica nestas localidades, ainda podem ser encontradas ?reas de ineg?vel valor c?nico, o que refor?a a urg?ncia na ado??o de medidas preservacionistas. A aus?ncia de leis focadas na gest?o e prote??o das singularidades da paisagem, associada ? inefici?ncia do poder p?blico em fiscalizar a ocupa??o do solo nas zonas costeiras, favorecem a a??o desmedida do imobili?rio-tur?stico, e, por isso, tornam o Estado o maior respons?vel pelos impactos ambientais e paisag?sticos nessas ?reas seja pela sua omiss?o, seja pela sua coniv?ncia. Destarte, a legisla??o permeia todo esse processo e se configura como o meio mais eficaz na garantia do direito ? paisagem ?s presentes e futuras gera??es. Por fim, s?o tamb?m apontadas considera??es importantes para a constru??o de uma metodologia, especialmente no que tange possibilidades de aperfei?oamentos e adapta??es de sua aplicabilidade em cada caso de estudo