Sustainable tourism development and residents’ perceptions in World Heritage Site destinations

Set in Malaysia’s Lenggong Valley World Heritage Site (WHS), this paper uses stakeholder theory to explore the heterogeneity of positive and negative perceptions among residents and their effects on residents’ support for and participation in sustainable tourism development. Data from 221 completed questionnaire surveys revealed heterogeneous negative perceptions across residents’ age, level of education and economic involvement in tourism. Moreover, residents’ positive perceptions had a positive effect on their support for and participation in tourism development. This study contributes to the resident perception literature by using stakeholder theory to conceptualise the heterogeneity of residents’ perceptions and by examining the effects of those perceptions on their support for and participation in tourism development in a rural WHS destination in the developing world. Furthermore, the findings of this study have practical implications for local authorities aiming to improve residents’ support and participation in tourism planning for sustaining tourism development.     

Rural tourism quality of services: fundamental contributive factors from tourists’ perceptions

Despite the importance of quality of services in the rural tourism sector, it is somewhat surprising that little study has been done to delve into the fundamental contributive factors that contribute to quality of services from the tourists’ perceptions. This is the first known study undertaken with a view to understand the fundamental contributive factors (i.e. climate change, carrying capacity, relaxation environment, and community support) from the environmental perspectives that link with quality of services in rural tourism destinations. A total of 400 questionnaires were distributed to the tourists who visited four study sites from Borneo Heights, Sarawak, and 215 were returned and used for analysis. To assess the developed model, SmartPLS 2.0 (M3) is applied based on path modelling and then bootstrapping. Interestingly, the findings revealed that tourists are more concerned about the changing of climate and relaxation environment at the destination. They also agreed that community support plays a significant role in the development of quality of services in the rural tourism. This study further discussed on the implications of the findings, limitations, and directions for future research.     

How Media Coverage of Corporate Social Irresponsibility Increases Financial Risk

Research summary: This article explores the relationship between corporate social irresponsibility (CSI) and financial risk. We posit that media coverage of CSI generates risk by providing conditions that increase the potential for stakeholder sanctions. Through analyzing an international panel of 539 firms during 2008–2013, we find that firms receiving higher CSI coverage face higher financial risk. We show that the reach of the reporting media outlet is a critical condition for this relationship. Once the outlet has a high reach, the severity of CSI coverage is a boundary condition that further reinforces the effect. Our findings complement existing theory about the risk‐mitigating effect of corporate social responsibility by illuminating the risk‐generating effect of CSI coverage. For executives, these insights suggest complementary strategies for corporate risk management. Managerial summary: This article examines the effect of negative news on financial risk. It shows that negative media articles regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues increase a firm's credit risk. It also provides a detailed analysis of the impact of an article's reach and severity, i.e., how many readers are exposed to the article and how harshly it criticizes the firm. The results allow to quantitatively assess the risk that emanates from negative ESG news. For executives, three strategies are derived for limiting a firm's exposure to this risk: balancing corporate social responsibility programs with operational safety programs, reporting suboptimal environmental and social performance transparently and proactively, and avoiding acquisition targets and markets with a legacy of negative news. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

我国农村城市化的困境、成因及解决途径

通过一个村庄的典型案例,分析了中国农村城市化面临的困境,说明损害失地农民权益是农村城市化受阻的主要原因,而失地农民在城市化中主体地位的缺失又是导致其利益受损的关键因素.试图通过保障失地农民权益的机制创新,即建立村民参与式的土地征用机制,推进城市化进程.     

农民工权益的法律保护机制探究

随着我国工业化、城市化进程的加快,农民工队伍迅速壮大,已成为我国产业工人的重要组成部分.农民工的出现是中国发展进步的重要象征,因此党和国家十分重视农民工问题.尽管党和国家十分关心农民工的权益保护,但实际中仍然存在不少问题,导致了诸多社会矛盾和社会问题的产生.究其深层原因还在于我国农民工权益缺乏相关的法律制度保护.因此,积极探索保护农民工权益的法律保护机制,调动农民工参加建设社会主义事业的热情,既是解决农民工权益保护问题的治本之策,也是构建社会主义和谐社会的重要保证.     

新时代耕地占补平衡的逻辑根源、模式探索与管理创新——基于“新时代耕地占补平衡方式改进与管理创新研讨会”的思考

研究目的:对耕地占补平衡的发展阶段与政策绩效、存在问题与逻辑根源进行分析,对改进方式进行探讨,进而提出管理创新建议,为新时代耕地占补平衡政策实施提供科学依据,为促进城乡融合、扶贫攻坚和乡村振兴提供参考。研究方法:综合分析与系统推理。研究结果:(1)耕地占补平衡存在实质性不平衡、时空性不平衡、政策性弱化等微观、中观及宏观层面问题;(2)在数量方面,通过盘活宅基地增量、存量和完善易地调剂方式,统筹城乡和区域平衡来实现数量占补平衡。(3)在质量方面,通过优化建设用地约束指标、完善耕地质量评价、规范耕作层保护与再利用等促进耕地质量占补平衡。(4)在生态方面,通过完善指标调剂的价格内涵、扩大耕地补偿标准范围、转变耕地补充途径等实现耕地生态占补平衡。研究结论:建议做好顶层设计,抓好规划引领,构建耕地占补平衡与城乡要素流动的平衡机制,建立耕地占补平衡后续生态管护长效机制,提升软硬实力等。     

流域蓄洪区运用风险预警信息传递联动研究——基于蒙洼蓄洪区利益相关者分析视角

以淮河干流蒙洼蓄洪区为例,分析行蓄洪区内各利益主体的利益诉求框架。运用实地考察法和关键信息人访谈法确定灾情预警信息依据,结合各利益主体的信息需求,提出相应的预警信息传递联动路径。以行蓄洪区预警决策层、管理层以及实施层为切入点,提出多层次、多主体共同参与的信息传递预警模式,以最大限度保障利益相关者的利益,进而实现蓄洪区灾情预警信息传递的价值最大化。     

我国弱势群体权益维护问题探析

在我国经济社会发生巨大变革的转型时期,我国社会出现了一个主要由农民、残障人群、失业人群、老年群体等人群组成的弱势群体,他们在社会、政治生活中处于不利地位,权益受到公权力和强势群体的侵害,维权之路坎坷艰辛。弱势群体是影响稳定大局的重要因素,维护弱势群体权益的主要措施有转变政府职能、完善社会制度,疏通、拓宽利益表达渠道,大力发展弱势群体组织等。     

农村土地流转中农民权益保障的反思

土地是农民赖以生存的基础,是农民的命根子,是中国三农问题的核心。农民土地权益保护,是一个重要的民生问题。在农村土地流转过程中,尽管中央和各级地方政府制定和采取了一系列保护农民土地权益的政策措施,但是仍然出现了种种侵害农民土地权益的情况。该文在对农村土地流转现状进行分析的基础上,探讨了农村土地流转存在的问题,提出了土地流转中农民权益保障的基本思路。     

城市化中失地农民权益保障的反思与印证

城市化是广大发展中国家的必然宿命,也是一个国家经济发展水平的重要标志。城市化过程中,失地农民成为一种必然的现象,但是由于制度的不完善和其他原因,失地农民的权益得不到有效的保障,部分失地农民徘徊在城市的边缘,从产权到个人医疗,从子女教育到进城身份认同都存在问题,都没有完善的制度和措施来解决,他们成为又一个弱势群体,在城市化过程中必须以制度为依托,以法律为手段采取措施保护他们的利益,以维护社会的公平和稳定。