A case study: The impact of low-cost carriers on inbound tourism of Saudi Arabia

This study investigates the impact of low-cost carriers (LCCs) on Saudi Arabia's tourism demand. It also provides an understanding of the relationship between air transport development and tourism development in the Gulf region. The Box–Jenkins SARIMA-X models were employed to model and forecast international tourist arrivals to Saudi Arabia, using monthly international tourist arrivals to Saudi Arabia from July 2010 to December 2015. The forecasting models were significantly accurate, with lower values of MAPE, MAP, and RMSE. The findings suggest that an increase in airline capacity, religious travel, and airline competition are associated with the increasing international tourist arrivals to Saudi Arabia. This also indicates that there is a positive relationship between air transport development and tourism development. Further aviation liberalisation in the Gulf region is discussed to give opportunities for the region's LCCs to increase their share of the increasing air travel demand, thereby enhancing tourism development.     

浅谈丘陵地区市政排水管道的设计思路

本文主要探讨丘陵地区市政排水管道的设计思路,着重分析了丘陵地区排水系统的特点及相应的工程设计方案,确保丘陵地区市政排水管道建设具有可行性。     

Technologies of Translocality: Vegetables,Meat and Dresses in Arab Muslim Detroit

The diversification of US suburbs in terms of race, ethnicity and immigration has created invaluable opportunities for scholars to study technologies of translocality‐in‐the‐making. Translocal landscapes are described as spaces of ‘here' studded with ‘parts of elsewhere' (Allen and Cochrane, 2007 )—but which pieces of the landscape count as meaningfully ‘of elsewhere', how do those parts get there, and what range of meanings can they signify? This article is based on qualitative, in‐depth interviews and explores these questions in the context of an Arab Muslim ethnic enclave and retail district in an inner‐ring suburb of Detroit. The findings indicate that ‘parts of elsewhere' are more internally pluralized, multifunctional, multidirectional and aesthetically diverse than commonly recognized. The implications of these findings challenge scholars to develop more robust frameworks to explain how translocal geographies are produced, why they matter, and how they can be recognized.     

Evaluating the London 2012 Games’ impact on sport participation in a non-hosting region: a practical application of realist evaluation

In the literature on Olympic legacies and impacts, there is a dearth of materials that specifically address the issue of Olympic impact for non-hosting regions. The literature tends to deal with impacts at a national level, or at a hosting-city region level, neglecting in large part the degree to which benefits can be leveraged by non-hosting regions. A further limitation identified in the literature is a failure to engage in detailed formal evaluation of policy implementation where assertions of potential policy impact are based on untested assumptions. This study is intended to address both of these concerns. It presents an empirical, ‘bottom-up’ application of a Realist Evaluation framework to assess the impact of a policy initiative – Workplace Challenge – aimed at leveraging enhanced sports participation in a non-hosting region – Leicestershire – in the period leading up to the 2012 Games. In doing so, it seeks to identify which causal mechanisms worked within this particular context to produce the observed outcomes. The evaluation results demonstrate that the programme represented a positive approach to fostering regular engagement with sport and physical activities for some groups in some types of organisations, and that awareness and motivational factors associated with the London 2012 Games are, in this case, linked (albeit weakly) to an increase in sport and physical activity participation for specific groups taking part in the programme in particular organisational contexts.     

基于区域共享的物流实训基地建设

针对目前物流专业实训基地建设的情况,提出建设一个＂政府主导、行业扶持、学院主体＂资源共享的物流实训基地,通过共享可以避免各个高校的重复建设,且可以满足物流专业完整的实训需求。     

建设长三角区域卷烟物流配送中心的构想

在对中国烟草物流发展面临的形势与发展取向以及建设长三角区域卷烟配送中心的必要性讨论的基础上,提出浙江嘉兴是建设长三角区域卷烟物流配送中心优良选址地,并对建设长三角区域卷烟物流配送中心提出构想。     

京津冀地区物流体系建设与发展研究(下)

对京津冀区域经济合作与协作的战略背景与环境进行了简要论述,对其物流体系的建设与形成过程、大交通、大流通等方面做了分析,认为京津冀地区物流体系的发展取决于其大流通体系的建设和大北京交通体系的完善,需要多方协调,统筹规划。     

基于成本动因分析的油气矿区供应链价值增值路径研究

结合油气矿区生产经营特点,分析了矿区供应链价值增值路径;在成本动因分析的基础上,构建了油气矿区供应链分析模型,将成本发生与价值创造紧密结合,以期为供应链价值提升和流程优化创造条件。     

基于熵权法的山东省区域科技创新能力评价研究

区域科技创新能力是指对区域经济社会发展的贡献能力,具体表现为将新知识转化为新产品、新工艺、新服务的能力。本文根据《山东科技统计年鉴2009》提供的数据,利用熵权法,对山东省各市的区域创新能力进行了系统评价,这对于制定山东省区域创新发展战略有重要指导意义。     

2011年北京高校本科毕业生就业地选择意向及原因调查分析

为了解本科毕业生就业地域选择意向和有关影响因素,自编调查表,对北京八所高校的356名本科毕业生进行调查,通过SPSS软件进行统计分析,发现了一定的特点和趋势。本文旨在为促进毕业生就业提供一定的参考依据和政策建议。