10 research outputs found
Regional Impacts of Tourism in Norway: Regional Satellite Accounting for Tourism as a basis for Regional Input-Output Modelling
Economic Accounting is relatively well developed in Norway especially on the national level, but also on the regional level. Satellite accounting is used for focusing certain features of the economy, a.o. for tourism. A satellite account for tourism has been developed on the national level. Because the tourists'activities are regional activities, and because the impacts of tourism are significant not only on the national, but also on the regional level, a regional satellite account for tourism was developed by us during the past two years. Such satellite accounts on the regional level are, to our knowledge, not developed worldwide. The data can a.o. be used for moderating existing input-output models, so they can become more tailor-made for analysing impacts of tourists' economic activities. We propose a paper that focuses on our work - methods for regionalising satellite accounts for tourism, - indicators applied for this regionalisation, - how regional satellite account figures can be adapted into existing input-output models of the Norwegian economy (on the regional level), and - an example, showing how the regional satellite accounts for tourism can be used for simulating the regional impacts of tourism by the use of input-output techniques.
Exploring length of stay: International tourism in south-western Norway
This article explored length of stay (LOS) in the context of tour planning, to assess as to whether LOS can be increased. LOS is an important parameter for tourism destination management, at the same time as evidence have suggested that LOS is declining on a global scale. The study was based on responses from 1592 foreign leisure travellers in south-western Norway, a region dominated by round-trips. The study uniquely explored aspects that influenced visitor planning of length of stay, finding that perceptions of time ‘needed’ for desired activities is the most important aspect of holiday duration planning, followed by limitations in the number of vacation days, holiday budgets and accommodation-related considerations. Visitors with a focus on the region, those with their own vehicles and those emphasising outdoor recreation and/or landscape sightseeing were likely to have longer stays. Findings suggested that destinations have potential to increase LOS. The paper additionally reflected on how identification of tourist segments with flexible time frames can contribute to destination management focused on LOS.publishedVersio
Tumor necrosis factor restricts hematopoietic stem cell activity in mice: involvement of two distinct receptors
Regionaløkonomiske virkninger av reiseliv
Rapporten oppsummerer tredje del av et prosjekt om utvikling av data og modeller til analyse av turismens regionale og lokale betydning. Tidligere deler av prosjektet har bestått i utvikling av et regionalisert satelittregnskap for turisme (SSB) og utvikling av fylkesvise etterspørselsdata som grunnlag for dette. Med utgangspunktet i etablert modellverktøy (PANDA) er det utviklet et forenklet analyseverktøy på fylkesnivå. Forutsatt en kjent fordeling av turistkonsumets fordeling på varer for ulike kategorier av turister, og med kryssløpsmatriser fra fylkesfordelt nasjonalregnskap, har vi laget koeffisienter som kan brukes til å beregne ringvirkninger av turistkonsumet. Verktøyet omfatter alle turister og hele næringslivet i hvert fylke. Analyser kan enkelt gjennomføres for fire separate kategorier turister, og for alle fylker i Norge
Cultour - et forskningsprosjekt om reiseliv, kulturminner og gjengroing. Sluttrapport og konferanserapport fra NFR-prosjektet Cultour; Cultural landscapes of tourism and hospitality
Det norske landskapet gror igjen. Over hele landet inntar småbjørk og kratt det som en gang var forfedrenes jordbrukslandskap. Gjengroingen endrer det visuelle uttrykket langs viktige turistreiseruter og kan på lengre sikt svekke grunnressursen til reiselivsnæringa, en av våre raskest voksende næringer.
Gjengroing er en nasjonal utfordring og den skjer stort sett over hele landet, selv om fjell- og kystregionene er mer utsatt enn andre regioner. Dagens beitetrykk vil ikke hindre en ytterligere gjengroing i det norske landskapet, men vil begrense omfanget i områder med høye dyretall.
Mange av våre viktigste reiselivsdestinasjoner og reiselivsregioner er påvirket av en svært omfattende gjengroing. Det samme gjelder mange av våre viktige reiselivsstrekninger, samt deler av de nasjonale turistveiene. Gjengroinga vil også påvirke mange kulturminner, spesielt de som er knyttet til åpen utmark....publishedVersio
Cultour - et forskningsprosjekt om reiseliv, kulturminner og gjengroing. Sluttrapport og konferanserapport fra NFR-prosjektet Cultour; Cultural landscapes of tourism and hospitality
Overtourism, optimisation, and destination performance indicators: a case study of activities in Fjord Norway
Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Abrogates Fas-Induced Growth Suppression and Apoptosis of Murine Bone Marrow Progenitor Cells
Myelodysplastic Syndromes Are Propagated by Rare and Distinct Human Cancer Stem Cells In Vivo
Myelodysplastic syndromes are propagated by rare and distinct human cancer stem cells in vivo
Evidence for distinct human cancer stem cells (CSCs) remains contentious and the degree to which different cancer cells contribute to propagating malignancies in patients remains unexplored. In low- to intermediate-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), we establish the existence of rare multipotent MDS stem cells (MDS-SCs), and their hierarchical relationship to lineage-restricted MDS progenitors. All identified somatically acquired genetic lesions were backtracked to distinct MDS-SCs, establishing their distinct MDS-propagating function in vivo. In isolated del(5q)-MDS, acquisition of del(5q) preceded diverse recurrent driver mutations. Sequential analysis in del(5q)-MDS revealed genetic evolution in MDS-SCs and MDS-progenitors prior to leukemic transformation. These findings provide definitive evidence for rare human MDS-SCs in vivo, with extensive implications for the targeting of the cells required and sufficient for MDS-propagation