A Structural Relationship Between the Cognitive Image and Affective Image of Urban Tourism : Focused on Moderating Role of the City Tour Bus Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 39-59
Author(s):  
Yeum Sookil ◽  
Kim Taehee
Keyword(s):  
Urban Tourism ◽  
Structural Relationship ◽  
The City ◽  
Moderating Role

scholarly journals An Analysis of the Role of Lifestyle in Urban Tourism Sustainable Development (Case Study: Esfahan City)

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 209
Author(s):  
Arghavan Momtazpour ◽  
Masoud Taghvaei ◽  
Neda Rahmani
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Urban Tourism ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural Elements ◽  
The City

Since urban space is one of the important places that tourism takes place, in order to create stability in tourism, the interaction between tourism planning and urban sustainable development should be investigated with regard to cultural elements. Lifestyle is derived from culture as a social phenomenon and affects it and is a reflection of human thoughts in relation with behavior, ethics and culture. Therefore, this aim of this research is to investigate the role of lifestyle in urban tourism sustainable development in Esfahan city, the third most populous city in Iran. This research’s goal is Practical and developmental and about the origin and method, it is descriptive, analytical and casual that has been done in a field research method. The statistical populations of this research are: tourism custodians, tourism experts, national tourists who have travelled to Esfahan city and local residents of all 15 municipal districts of the city. Simple random sampling method was utilized and 838 questionnaires were gathered from 4 statistical populations. In order to analyze the data, factor analysis test was utilized by smart PLS software. The results show that there are meaningful connections among the variables “lifestyle”, “sustainable development” and “urban tourism”. The most frequent factor that was selected by respondents for the concept of lifestyle in the statistical population was sociocultural factor (such as: visiting relatives and friends and attending soirees, traditional foods and drinks festivals, the desirability of Esfahan city in order to spend leisure time, the willingness toward group entertainment). For the concept “urban tourism”, all the populations chose urban texture significantly (such as: revival of workshops for producing traditional clothes, hand-made attractions, systematizing historical areas, developing sidewalk routes, constructing modern entertaining centers and systematizing landscapes and providing equipment for parks). About the sustainable development and its multi-dimensional nature, however, different factors were selected by respondents which in order of importance and frequency are economic, environmental, urban management, sociocultural, urban texture and political factors. Among the recommendations, a few can be stated: arranging cultural plans with a focus on soiree and elders’ reunions, holding traditional and religious festivals in different parts of the city, improving the condition of the existing theme parks and diversifying leisure and entertainment facilities of Esfahan city and pitching in municipal management and being parallel with plans of different organization in city. Especially by mayoralty as a trustee for city and cultural heritage could be mentioned as a tourism trustee.

scholarly journals STREET ART IN THE SPACE OF THE TOURIST ENVIRONMENT OF ZHYTOMYR

2019 ◽  
pp. 41-49
Author(s):  
Oksana Romaniv ◽  
Oleksii Rybachok ◽  
Daria Savelyeva
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Market Research ◽  
Wall Painting ◽  
Urban Tourism ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Street Art ◽  
Actual State ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
The City

The aim - to study the main characteristics of the tour "Street art Zhitomir" and its strategy to promote on the urban tourism market. Research methodology includes a system of methods and techniques: monographic, methods of market research (applied in the study of the existing demand for the proposed type of travel products and attitudes of local people to the street art), interviews with experts (used in collecting information about sightseeing objects), the method of field research (used in the study of the actual state of excursions subjects in real-world conditions of the area). Research results. Reviewed the role of street art in urban space rethinking the example of prominent projects in the world. Established terminological meaning of "street art", "mural", "graffiti" and so on. The benefits of increasing the popularity of street art are noted. Wall painting or mural (in Spanish muro - "wall", "masonry") - a kind of monumental and decorative painting, performed directly on the wall or plaster, in which the images and decorative ornaments are subordinated to architectural forms. It allows to improve urban landscapes in combination with post-Soviet architecture. Other positives of street art are: creating landmarks, designing space, marking space, and more. A separate positive of the Murals: they help attract more tourists to the cities. The text of the publication gives examples of murals in famous tourist centers, which have helped to transform the urban space. The article discusses the importance of street art as one of the most popular and fastest growing types of contemporary art in shaping the space of the urban tourism environment of Zhytomyr. It defines the role of murals as the most common direction of Zhytomyr street art. The results of the study of the most famous and significant murals of the city of Zhytomyr by available sources of information are presented, the possibility of their involvement in the excursion program is analyzed. The main components of the excursion product "Street Art Zhytomyr" in the publication are developed. The tools for promoting the proposed excursion product to the urban tourism market are identified. The scientific novelty of the work: an innovative city excursion product was developed. The excursion program includes fifteen locations. The content of the tour is designed for both professional artists and those who are not experts in the field of art. The practical significance of the work: this excursion product can be introduced into the tourism market and it will contribute to the formation of a positive tourist image of the city of Zhytomyr.

scholarly journals Chinese Universities Mobilise FDI and DDI for the City’s Innovativeness in the ICT Sector

Triple Helix ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-35
Author(s):  
Tariq H. Malik ◽  
Sajal Kabiraj ◽  
Chunhui Huo
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Theory ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
City Development ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Development Level ◽  
The University ◽  
The City ◽  
Moderating Role

Abstract We explored whether university populations (intensity) moderate the link between FDI (foreign direct investment) or DDI (domestic direct investment) and the city’s innovativeness in the ICT sector. With the moderating role of universities between resources and the city’s development level, we relied on institutional theory. Institutional theory combines the technical and symbolic concepts (network structure) of the university. With panel data based on 5166 observations from 287 Chinese cities over 18 years (1999 to 2016), we used the maximum likelihood method to test hypotheses for direct and indirect effects. The direct effect of baseline hypotheses represents the FDI and DDI; university intensity has a moderating effect. In the former case, the FDI and DDI positively correlate with the city’s innovativeness in China’s ICT sector. In the latter case, the population of universities in the city positively moderates the relation between these resources and the city’s development level. These findings contributed to the literature at three levels. First, the study contributes to ICT development and the city’s innovativeness in the research context. Second, the study contributes to university intensity as a resource mobilizer in institutional theory, emphasising that interinstitutional interaction supports resource flow for better performance in certain geographical locations. Third, the study contributes to policy- and practice-related issues related to city development, the smart environment, and ICT development as an enabling infrastructure.

Testing the Strain Theory of Suicide – The Moderating Role of Social Support

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Lew ◽  
Ksenia Chistopolskaya ◽  
Yanzheng Liu ◽  
Mansor Abu Talib ◽  
Olga Mitina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Strain Theory ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Strains ◽  
Moderating Role

Abstract. Background: According to the strain theory of suicide, strains, resulting from conflicting and competing pressures in an individual's life, are hypothesized to precede suicide. But social support is an important factor that can mitigate strains and lessen their input in suicidal behavior. Aims: This study was designed to assess the moderating role of social support in the relation between strain and suicidality. Methods: A sample of 1,051 employees were recruited in Beijing, the capital of China, through an online survey. Moderation analysis was performed using SPSS PROCESS Macro. Social support was measured with the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and strains were assessed with the Psychological Strains Scale. Results: Psychological strains are a good predictor of suicidality, and social support, a basic need for each human being, moderates and decreases the effects of psychological strains on suicidality. Limitations: The cross-sectional survey limited the extent to which conclusions about causal relationships can be drawn. Furthermore, the results may not be generalized to the whole of China because of its diversity. Conclusion: Social support has a tendency to mitigate the effects of psychological strains on suicidality.

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