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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"resort development"”.
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Sustainable Beach Resort Development: A Decision Framework for Coastal Resort Development in Egypt and the United States
… social impacts to the coastal environment. Beach resort development faces problems due to an inability on the part of stakeholders to make sound decisions about sustainable design due, in part, to the complexity of the sustainability issues and the lack of a comprehensive decision-making tool to …
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An environmental evaluation procedure for coastal township and resort development proposals in South Africa
… Assessment, to promote the sustainable use and development of these resource- rich areas. In South Africa, the absence of a formal, holistic and systematic procedure for evaluating proposals that affect the coastal environment is identified as one of the main causes of coastal degradation. The …
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Site selection criteria for resort development and a case study in northern New England
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1990.
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Regenerative Design Theory and Practice: A Demonstration of the Integrated Framework in a Resort Development at Mountain Lake, VA
… of these principles in a non-traditional resort development. The theories of John Lyle, Robert Thayer, and William McDonough are examined to assist in the establishment of a new framework for regenerative design which is can be used in the design process or evaluation. Case studies of the …
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Negotiating ROI (Return on Investment) for ROI (Return on Impact) A Pre-Feasibility Study of Socio-Eco Resort Development in Eastern Indonesia
… possibility of developing a nature-based resort in the pristine Raja Ampat region of Eastern Indonesia that simultaneously maximizes Return on Investment (ROI) and Return on Impact (ROI*). With the tourism industry in Raja Ampat growing at an impressive rate of 310% in just five years …
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An expert systems approach to decision-making in coastal-zone management
… decision-makers in coastal zone management and development planning who are undertaking environmental assessments of coastal resort development proposals. The approach adopted in the study is as follows: First, determine what characteristics an expert system should have in order to make it …
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Design implications of snow deposition problems in ski resort areas
The rapid development of ski resorts has added to environmental problems. In these environments, snow deposition and its accompanying problems are a major element in architectural design and planning. The objectives of this research were to investigate the background of ski resort development and …
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Social Exclusion, Resort Decline and the English Seaside
Traditionally seaside resorts have been one of the least understood of Britain’s ‘problem areas’. This thesis breaks new ground by reporting on an exploratory data analysis to probe the influence of resort decline on social exclusion in England’s seaside resorts. Drawing on a wide range of …
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Factors Affecting Water Quality and Microinvertebrate Distribution Within a Small Black Hills Stream
… landscaping activities within the Deerfield Park Resort development and livestock activity. Increased runoff and elevated stream flows in 1982 were responsible for the variation in water quality between years. Water quality differences among stations indicated significantly (P < 0.05) higher …
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Gender, participation, and environmental decision-making : case study of the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort
… participation in the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort decision-making processes in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. Research questions focused on the ability of Transgender people, women, and men to participate meaningfully, and the identification of enabling and constraining factors of …
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Socio-cultural changes in Thai beach resorts: a case study of Koh Samui Island, Thailand.
… their hopes on tourism as an economic driver and development tool. However, it is still unclear whether tourism is more useful or harmful towards host destinations. It is obvious that international tourism would be a short pathway to make the transition from a traditional way of life to a modem …