Demystifying residents' walking behaviors: Active transport in South East Queensland,Australia

This study investigates the correlates of a resident's walking behaviors and aims to shed light on mechanisms through which walking may be encouraged. The results of this investigation paint a complex and nuanced picture of the residents’ walking behaviors in South East Queensland, Australia. The results suggest that sociodemographic characteristics separately may contribute greatly to whether or not one engages in walking behaviors. Further, cumulatively these differences might be greater for some groups of residents compared to others. One of the most prominent findings of the study is that the purpose, the characteristics of the origin, and the characteristics of the destination of a trip tended to be similar in the heterogeneity they exhibit over the distribution of time spent walking. For example, pick something up, undertake work, or engage in personal business, move to or from a workplace, shop, or social place are activities that tend to be associated with walking as a main mode of transport and a higher number of walking episodes. However, these trips tended to be short.     

Advancing heritage tourism in the central Karoo: The South African War Battlefields Route

ABSTRACT

Tourism and tourism development have the potential to make a positive impact on a region’s economic development and sustainability. In this sense, the central Karoo has a great deal to offer heritage tourists. As there are numerous battlefield sites associated with the South African War (1899–1902) (previously the Anglo-Boer War) the central Karoo offers a unique development opportunity to demarcate a designated battlefield route dedicated to the war. This study investigated the potential for the development of the proposed route by involving potential stakeholders (specifically product owners and government officials) on the route. The study was qualitative, and 33 interviews were conducted. Thematic content analysis was used to analyse the data. The main findings indicate a need for the development of the route and the establishment of a South African War Battlefields Route Destination Marketing Organisation (DMO).     

RESEARCH NOTE: ERRORS IN THE OCTOBER HOUSEHOLD SURVEY 1994 AVAILABLE FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN DATA ARCHIVE1

The on‐line electronic documentation supplied with the 1994 October Household Survey by the South African Data Archive (SADA) appears to be incorrect. In particular, the electronic version of the questionnaire does not correspond to the hard copy in the possession of the author. The most serious error is that the race classification in the electronic copy is different from the classification on the hard copy. Researchers relying on the electronic copy will erroneously interchange the categories “Coloured”, “White” and “Black”. This could lead to seriously misleading analyses. The reason for this mistake can probably be attributed to a retyping of the questionnaire using the 1993 OHS as a template.     

长三角居民赴韩旅游消费模式初探

在实证研究的基础上从出游认知、消费构成、消费评价和消费趋势进行分析，探讨了长三角地区居民赴韩旅游消费模式。研究表明，长三角地区居民赴韩旅游出游认知和消费构成亦处于初级阶段，对消费评价和消费倾向大体上持肯定态度和乐观态度。     

完善山东农村信用社改革的思考

山东农村信用社存在产权不清、不良资产过重、管理体制不完善等问题,已严重制约了其正常发展与生存。要以改革管理体制和产权制度为重点,使农村信用社发展进入良性循环轨道。     

粤商发展历史简论

粤商是诞生和发展于岭南地区,然后扩散到国内各地区、世界各国家的商帮。岭南的历史文化滋养了粤商;近代中国的开放推动了粤商的崛起;20世纪前期民族工商业的振兴,使粤商获得了较好的发展机遇。粤商在成长、发展、壮大和转型的过程中,形成了自身独特的历史文化特色。     

中韩自由贸易区的可行性与障碍分析

中韩自由贸易区作为推动中日韩乃至整个东亚地区经济合作的有效途径,它的建立十分重要.在建立中韩自由贸易区是必要的这一前提下,从中韩政界和企业界的态度、经贸文化交流、经济互补性和建立后的贸易效应四方面论证建立中韩自由贸易区是可行的;同时,指出建立中韩自由贸易区的障碍并提出了相应的对策.     

基于信息熵的山东省入境旅游消费结构演变分析

旅游者的消费结构对一个地区旅游经济的发展有重要意义。通过信息熵的引用，以山东省历年入境旅游者旅游消费结构统计数据为基础，归纳总结了山东省入境旅游者旅游消费特征和演变规律，并对山东省旅游消费结构的发展趋势进行了预测。