Creating (extra)ordinary heritage through film-induced tourism: The case of Dubrovnik and the Game of Thrones

This chapter brings in the perspective on the practices of (re)producing heritage through film imagery in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. More specifically, the chapter discusses the recurrent practices of tour guides in reshaping and recreating the heritage of the city of Dubrovnik through film imagery related to the popular TV series, Game of Thrones. The analysis finds that Dubrovnik’s heritage has become a melting pot of three or more narratives that require highly skilled professional guides who are able to provide necessary and accurate interpretation of the heritage. However, the real issue is whether Dubrovnik can continue to sustain itself as a significant heritage destination, since it has been increasingly profiled and promoted through film imagery

(G)A(i)ming at the throne: Social media and the use of visitor-generated content in destination marketing

This chapter brings in the perspective on the interrelatedness of social media and popular culture in destination marketing. More specifically, the chapter examines how the Game of Thrones phenomenon was embedded in Instagram activities of the national DMOs in countries where the filming took place. The analysis finds that the DMOs differ in their destination marketing strategies of associating their social media activities to the popular TV series Game of Thrones: they either have no strategy, guard place authenticity, or fabricate place authenticity. While some DMOs decided to not fully exploit the benefits of Game of Thrones-induced tourism in their online marketing activities, Croatia is argued to have excelled in seizing the given opportunities. The analysis provides support for the use of visitor-generated content to be freely incorporated in DMOs social media activities in order to develop destination images and enhance the authenticity of the place, with special emphasis on popular culture tourism

Crocus thomasii Ten. i Crocus variegatus Hoppe & Hornsch (Iridaceae) na kvarnerskim otocima

The genus Crocus L. is largely undersampled on Quarnero iIslands. Discovery of autumn-flowering Crocus thomasii Ten. was reported for the islands of Pag and Rab, while early-spring species Crocus variegatus Hoppe & Hornsch. was found on the island of Rab. Field surveys out of growing season should not be neglected, in order to gain data on some taxa, currently known as rare.Rijetki su nalazi roda Crocus L. na području kvarnerskih otoka. U radu se donose nalazi jesenske vrste Crocus thomasii Ten. s otoka Paga i Raba te ranoproljetne vrste Crocus variegatus Hoppe & Hornsch. s otoka Raba. Kako bi se bolje istražile te vrste, naglašava se važnost terenskih istraživanja i izvan vegetacijske sezone

Prvi nalaz rijetke mikoheterotrofne orhideje Epipogium aphyllum Swartz na Velebitu (Hrvatska)

The rare myco-heterotrophic orchid Epipogium aphyllum Swartz was recorded on Mt Velebit for the first time. It was found in beech and fir dominated primeval forest (ass. Omphalodo-Fagetum) in Klepina duliba. After Mt Medvednica, Plitvička jezera and Samoborsko gorje, this is the fourth record of that species in Croatia in the last eighty years.Rijetka mikoheterotrofna orhideja bezlisni nadbradac Epipogium aphyllum Swartz pronađena je po prvi put na Velebitu. Zabilježena je u bukovo-jelovoj prašumi (as. Omphalodo-Fagetum) u Klepinoj dulibi. Uz Medvednicu, Plitvička jezera i Samoborsko gorje ovo je četvrto nalazište vrste u Hrvatskoj u posljednjih osamdeset godina

Novi nalazi rijetke mahovine Buxbaumia aphylla Hedw. u Hrvatskoj

A rare moss Buxbaumia aphylla was only recently found in Croatia. Here we report five new localities, one from Dilj Gora and four from Mt. Papuk. Small populations on bare acidic soil within the forest and along the forest edges were registered.Rijetka mahovina Buxbaumia aphylla tek je nedavno po prvi puta pronađena u Hrvatskoj. U priopćenju se navodi pet novih nalazišta vrste, jedno na Dilj gori i četiri na Papuku. Pronađene su male populacije na golom kiselom tlu unutar šume i uz rub šume

Conceptualization of place attachment, self-congruity, and their impacts on word-of-mouth behaviors

The attachment theory and self-congruity theory have been widely used to explain and predict consumer behaviour. Similarly, the two theories have been also used in tourism studies with the aim to explain tourist destination choice. Placing a focus on destination visitors, the literature does not inform on the self-congruity effect among local residents, who also play a very important role in shaping destination image through their voluntary behaviors. The purpose of this paper is twofold. Firstly, the study aims at extending self-image congruence research into the resident literature within the field of tourism, by examining the links between place attachment and self-congruity. The second objective is to propose and demonstrate that (actual, ideal, social, and ideal social self-congruity: a match between resident actual/ideal self-image and place image) is further positively related to residents’ word-of-mouth (WOM) intention

Raznolikost orhideja (Orchidaceae) u zbirci Hrvatskog Herbarija sensu stricto (ZA)

The collection of orchids within Herbarium Croaticum sensu stricto keeps as many as 1373 herbarium sheets, belonging to 91 taxa (25 genera, 76 species, 11 subspecies and four hybrids). The majority of the collection originates from Croatia while the rest are from neighbouring countries (Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, North Macedonia and Montenegro). The most numerous genera are Orchis, Ophrys and Anacamptis, while the most numerous taxa are Gymnadenia conopsea, Platanthera bifolia, Anacamptis morio, Neotinea tridentata, Cephalanthera longifolia and Dactylorhiza maculata. The oldest herbarium sheets date back to 1883 and the average age of the collection is 113 years. The main collectors are Ljudevit Rossi, Dragutin Hirc and Ambroz Haračić. The collection keeps holotypes and isotypes of Epipactis rivularis and Ophrys dinarica, while exsiccates of Malaxis monophyllos, Herminium monorchis and Ophrys × muellneri are the only evidence of their existence in Croatia. All sheets were digitized and are publically available via virtual herbarium.Zbirka orhideja u Hrvatskom herbariju sensu stricto sadrži ukupno 1373 herbarijskih listova, koji pripadaju 91 svojti (25 rodova, 76 vrsta, 11 podvrsta i četiri hibrida). Većina zbirke potječe iz Hrvatske i nekoliko susjednih zemalja (Slovenija, Srbija, Bosna i Hercegovina, Italija, Sjeverna Makedonija i Crna Gora). Najbrojniji rodovi su Orchis, Ophrys i Anacamptis, a vrste Gymnadenia conopsea, Platanthera bifolia, Anacamptis morio, Neotinea tridentata, Cephalanthera longifolia i Dactylorhiza maculata. Najstariji primjerci potječu iz 1883., a prosječna starost zbirke je čak 113 godina. Glavni sakupljači su Ljudevit Rossi, Dragutin Hirc i Ambroz Haračić. U zbirci se čuvaju holotipovi i izotipovi vrsta Epipactis rivularis i Ophrys dinarica, a eksikati Malaxis monophyllos, Herminium monorchis i Ophrys × muellneri su jedini dokaz postojanja ovih vrsta u Hrvatskoj. Svi herbarijski primjerci su digitalizirani i javno su dostupni preko virtualnog herbarija

Araneus alsine (Walckenaer, 1802), (Araneidae, Araneae, Arachnida) – rijetka i vjerojatno ugrožena vrsta pauka u hrvatskoj fauni

The present paper deals with the distribution of Araneus alsine (Walckenaer, 1802) (syn.: Epeira alsine Walckenaer, 1805; E. lutea C. L. Koch, 1837) in Croatia and its habitats based on literature data, museum collections and field findings. The spider A. alsine was captured in Croatia’s most diverse and oldest peatland, the Đon Močvar Botanical Reserve at Blatuša. The biology, ecology and threat status of A. alsine are discussed.U radu je navedena rasprostranjenost i tip staništa pauka Araneus alsine (Walckenaer, 1802) (syn.: Epeira alsine Walckenaer, 1805; E. lutea C. L. Koch, 1837) u Hrvatskoj, koji su izrađeni na temelju literaturnih podataka, podataka iz muzejske zbirke i terenskih opažanja. Pauk A. alsine je ulovljen na najraznolikijem i najstarijem cretu u Hrvatskoj, u botaničkom rezervatu Đon močvar, Blatuša. U radu se raspravlja o biologiji, ekologiji i statusu ugroženosti vrste A. alsine

Ukupna faktorska energetska efikasnost u zemljama Europske unije

The purpose of this research is to examine the economy-wide energy efficiency changes in the EU countries in the period from 2000 to 2010 and to compare the results with the traditional energy efficiency indicator. The DEA CCR multiple input-oriented model is applied in order to analyse the efficiency of the use of three inputs (capital stock, labour and energy consumption) in producing GDP as the output. In order to obtain the dynamics of data as to avoid the use of only a single year in calculating energy efficiency the extended DEA method - window analysis - is adopted. The empirical results confirm that the traditional one-factor energy efficiency indicator is too simplifying and could be misleading. The findings on total-factor energy efficiency scores reflect the possibility of substitution among factors in a medium run and changes in the composition of energy use. Projection values of inputs on efficiency frontier identify the amounts of relative inefficiency and, in that context, suggest improvements for all inefficient countries. The results reveal that all inefficient countries could improve their efficiency by reducing some of the inputs.Cilj je ovog istraživanja utvrditi promjene u energetskoj efikasnosti na makroekonomskoj razini u zemljama EU u razdoblju od 2000. do 2010. i usporediti dobivene rezultate s tradicionalnim pokazateljem energetske efikasnosti. Korišten je DEA CCR-inputu usmjereni model kako bi se analizirala efikasnost korištenja tri inputa (kapital, rad i energija) u ostvarivanju outputa (BDP). Kako bi se izbjegla statičnost metode te unijela dinamika, korištena je proširena metoda analize omeđivanja podataka – analiza prozora. Empirijski rezultati podupiru hipotezu da je uobičajeni pokazatelj energetske efikasnosti temeljen na jednom faktoru prejednostavan i može upućivati na pogrešne zaključke. Rezultati ukupne faktorske energetske efikasnosti odražavaju mogućnost supstitucije među faktorima u srednjem roku i promjene u strukturi potrošnje energije. Projicirane vrijednosti inputa na efikasnu granicu određuju količine relativne neefikasnosti i, u tom kontekstu, sugeriraju poboljšanja za sve neefikasne zemlje. Rezultati upućuju na zaključak da bi sve neefikasne zemlje mogle unaprijediti svoju efikasnost smanjenjem nekih od inputa