Browsing by Subject "338"

A behavioural model for food tourism: an analysis of experiences on social media

Poyoi, Pimsuporn (Date of defense: 2024-02-23)

ENG- Social media has grown over recent years, and it is unambiguously evident that it plays a significant role in tourist behaviour and destination decisions. In particular, when deciding where to travel or dine, people ...

A bioeconomic analysis of the coastal fishery of Pernambuco State, North-eastern Brazil

Mattos, Sérgio Macedo Gomes de (Date of defense: 2004-10-27)

Los conceptos bioeconómicos modernos invocan la importancia de definir los derechos de propiedad posibles de ser llevados a cabo dentro del contexto de gestión. La investigación pesquera debe considerar las expectativas ...

A contextual view on the role of contemporary architecture in urban tourism destinations: exploring why contemporary architecture is attracting tourism

Specht, Jan (Date of defense: 2013-01-25)

Architecture forms an inherent part of urban tourism. Nevertheless, so far little research has been carried out regarding the interdependencies between urban tourism and architecture in general, as well as contemporary ...

A contribution to exchange rate forecasting based on machine learning techniques

Sanabria Montañez, José Antonio (Date of defense: 2011-10-17)

El propòsit d'aquesta tesi és examinar les aportacions a l'estudi de la predicció de la taxa de canvi basada en l'ús de tècniques d'aprenentatge automàtic. Aquestes aportacions es veuen facilitades i millorades per l'ús ...

Accessible tourism: an integrated model of the behaviour of tourists with disabilities in a destination

Gassiot Melian, Ariadna (Date of defense: 2016-07-26)

People with disabilities face a series of constraints when visiting a tourism destination. These constraints have a disproportionate effect on their behaviour compared to those without disabilities. The first article of ...

Active transformative pathways for local agri-food systems : drawing and applying an integrated framework to assess agri-food systems vulnerability under the political paradigm of food sovereignty in Ecuadorian Andes

Vallejo-Rojas, Virginia (Date of defense: 2016-09-15)

Taking into account the limitations of official approaches for addressing agri-food research, as well as their associated policies to tackle the problems of hunger and vulnerability of agri-food systems to global change, ...

Addressing strategic environmental assessment in Mexico's transition towards renewable energy : geospatial approach of collective intelligence as prospective support in the planning process

Díez Rodríguez, José J. (Date of defense: 2017-09-15)

The transition towards an environmentally sustainable society involves a substantial transformation of the configuration of the energy system, and therefore, it entails a significant shift in planning process strategy. ...

Adopción de las aplicaciones móviles de búsqueda y reserva de restaurantes: una extensión y ampliación de la UTAUT-2

Robres Sitjà, Emilio (Date of defense: 2017-07-27)

Les aplicacions mòbils de recerca i reserva de restaurant (AMRRR) son un canal molt eficaç per accedir a les recents demandes de les actuals generacions digitals. Es per tant primordial, que els propietaris de restaurants ...

Adopción de políticas Lean supply chain en la cadena porcina en Cataluña

Pérez Gómez, Catalina (Date of defense: 2009-12-18)

Después de Alemania, España es el segundo mayor productor de cerdos entre los 25 países de la Unión Europea. El consumidor tiene una importancia relevante debido a la tradición cultural del consumo de carne, reflejada en ...

Agua, actores sociales y servicios de los ecosistemas en la cuenca del río Muga. Una aproximación socioecológica

Garau, Enrica (Date of defense: 2022-01-31)

This doctoral thesis aims to identify and characterize the relationships between stakeholders and water resources through the sociocultural and spatial analysis of the water ecosystem services (WES) in the social-ecological ...

Airline route networks : a complex network approach

Lordan, Oriol (Date of defense: 2014-04-14)

Communication via air routes is an important issue in a world organized around a web-like city network. In this context, the robustness of network infrastructures, e.g. air transport networks, are a central issue in transport ...

Alfabetización ambiental : análisis del proceso de alfabetización ambiental y su relación con el desarrollo sustentable y propuesta de una herramienta que permita cuantificar el nivel de conocimiento suficiente para completar el proceso de alfabetización ambiental

Pesis, Susana Paulina (Date of defense: 2015-10-13)

In a holistic vision, our present global society, thanks to the fast speed of the spread of information permits a wider consciousness of the frequency and the scope of natural phenomena and economic disasters. This disasters ...

Alguns aspectes de la provisió i la despesa en serveis socials: teoria i aplicació al cas de Catalunya

Costa Cuberta, Mercè (Date of defense: 1984-01-01)

Els nexes d'unió entre la Hisenda Pública i la Política Social han tingut un reconeixement explícit, que s'ha posat de manifest en entrar en conflicte els dos conceptes, degut a l'evolució i l'allunyament dels seus objectius. ...

Analyse de l'évolution du tourisme en Chine par l'approche de l'application du post-fordisme. Le cas du Moganshan

Shuang, Qian (Date of defense: 2019-07-08)

[cat] El turisme és un fet social important. A Europa, va néixer al segle XVII, a Anglaterra, i va prendre forma al “Grand Tour”, durant el qual els joves aristòcrates van recórrer Europa (especialment Itàlia) com l'última ...

Analysis of Michelin-starred restaurants and their geographical concentration: the case of Catalonia

Escalante Álamo, Raúl (Date of defense: 2022-10-11)

One of the most important sectors for developed economies is the restaurant industry. It is a sector closely linked to tourism, which under the umbrella of the hospitality industry employs millions of people around the ...

Analysis of the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on tourist satisfaction. A case study of visitors of Coasta Daurada, South Catalonia

Mallick, Indrajeet (Date of defense: 2024-10-25)

La tesi, titulada "Analysis of the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on tourist satisfaction. A case study of visitors of Costa Daurada, South Catalonia", explora els efectes de la pandèmia sobre la satisfacció turística. ...