There is an ever growing importance of events in modern society and until now existing literature on events has been dominated by the economic perspective. Social and Cultural Aspects of Events addresses the social and cultural side of events and explores the role they have in fostering change and community development. It examines the transformatory function of events in the context of development studies – as phenomena that can promote and fac ...
This book explores the social and cultural constructions and debates of what are dogs and what is leisure. It looks at how working dogs play a significant role in leisure experiences such as ensuring the safety of air transport, and considers the differing roles and changing acceptance of dogs’ involvement in sport. Within the setting of the animal welfare and sentience debates, it examines the leisure needs of dogs and their owners. Providing a ...
The environmental quality and popularity of any tourist destination is the outcome of sustained development, shaped by the socio-economic and physical dimensions of the local environment. Protecting the ‘living landscape’ requires recognizing, promoting and developing the links between economic, social and environmental objectives. This book therefore examines the tourism business in terms of ‘greening’ the local economy, people and environment, ...
Investing in agriculture is one of the most effective ways of reducing hunger and poverty, promoting agricultural productivity and enhancing environmental sustainability. Covering the development of sustainable agriculture, food production and food security, this paper explains the relationship between all levels of investment and their interdependence to be successful. It also describes how to drive increased investment, at what stage and where ...
* Takes a new slant on an increasingly important development issue * There is a noticeable gap in extant literature concerning positive factors beneficial to rural women’s leadership development. This book addresses that gap through a concentrated focus on the presence of such positive factors and the ways in which they contribute to the success of rural women in overcoming barriers to leadership. * The dynamic relationship of External and Int ...
Volunteer tourism has increased in popularity and prevalence and is no longer considered only a small section of alternative tourism. It is now part of the mainstream tourism industry and tourism experience for many people. Concentrating on the experience of the volunteer tourist and the host community, this new book builds on the view of volunteer tourism as a positive and sustainable form of tourism to examine a broader spectrum of behaviours ...
«Великолепное исполнение. Он говорит о том, о чем нужно говорить, и делает это с завидной смелостью и прямотой. Я не знаю никакой другой книги, по которой смышленый обыватель смог бы выучить фундаментальные экономические истины за такое короткое время». Ф.А. Хайек, лауреат Нобелевской премии по экономике 1974 года «Если бы за ясное экономическое мышление давали Нобелевскую премию, книга мистера Хазлитта стала бы достойным ее обладателем… Подоб ...
«Уроки для молодого экономиста» – один из лучших учебников вводного уровня по экономике, в нем рассматривается как чистая экономическая теория (введение понятий и формулирование экономических законов), так и работа рыночных механизмов – функционирование реальной экономики на основе этих законов.
Продуманность логики изложения и общей структуры позволяет читателям легко усваивать последовательно вводимые понятия, формируя объемное представление ...
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