Most of the jobs in the hotels, ports, and restaurants where wealthy tourists visit employ people from poorer communities at low wages. The disparity between the rich tourist and the poor worker creates strong centrifugal cultural dynamics. The gap between the level of affluence and the level of...
Similar to studies in SSA countries [8, 13, 51], the incidence of occupational injuries was high. However, compared to the global pooled prevalence [9, 52, 53], the incidence was higher in this study. This high incidence may be related to the nature of nurses’ jobs, as they deal ...
Ecological projects and ecotourism flourished in the vast restricted development zones and sequentially provided inhabitants with new jobs and incomes in related industries. Inhabitants were motivated to supplement the government’s cyclic iterative mechanism [9], especially in dealing with environmental il...
When commuting becomes unbearable in terms of transportation costs and time loss (combined with income), residents often change jobs, move to a new residence, or become unemployed. Transport ensures operational links between the four functional components of the territory, namely, housing, workplace,...
Then, there is a dilemma that needs to be resolved: while mining provides immediate social benefits in terms of jobs, income, and infrastructure, conservation runs short on it, and therefore, mining would be more attractive for people under poverty. This dilemma urges the finding of sustainable...
It has created jobs in both large and small cities and is a major or dominant industry in some cities. In 2015, China ranked after the United States as the second largest travel and tourism economy in the world according to the data from United Nation World Tourism Organization [2]. ...
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