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Developing ecotourism in the Asian region
(United Nations, 1999)
The past 10 to 15 years have witnessed the unprecedented growth of international tourism in many parts of
the Asian and Pacific region. The considerable economic importance of tourism has been well-recognized in terms
of ...
Sustainable tourism development in Pacific island countries
(United Nations, 1992)
Presents a regional overview of tourism development in 21 countries of the region, addressing the recent significance of tourism, the economics of tourism, the sociocultural impacts and the environmental problems caused ...
The economic impact of tourism in Indonesia
(United Nations, 1991)
The decline of oil prices starting in 1986 greatly influenced the Government of Indonesia to change rapidly its policy of relying on oil to non-oil exports as a source of foreign exchange earnings. Foreign exchange is ...
The economic impact of tourism in Thailand
(United Nations, 1991)
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Located on mainland South-East Asia, the Kingdom of Thailand has a total land area of about 514,000
square kilometres which can be divided into four main geographic regions. The northern region is mountainous
with ...
The economic impact of tourism in Bangladesh
(United Nations, 1993)
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The importance of tourism to the development of national economy is now widely recognized.
Although the economic significance of tourism is primarily lauded in terms of its contribution to foreign
exchange earnings, ...
Study on the implications of the new ocean regime deriving from the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
(United Nations, 1990)
<p>Presents information on the historical background of marine affairs in Indonesia and Thailand. Discusses marine resources, fisheries, mineral resources, seabed mining, marine environmental policy and shipping. Assesses ...
Rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents in the ESCAP region
(United Nations, 1993)
<p>Youth crime and delinquency should not be treated as an isolated problem to be dealt with in an ad hoc and fragmentary manner. Rather, it should be approached as a complex, multi-dimensional phenomenon requiring systematic ...
Proceedings of the regional meeting of directions/heads of consulting firms on the provision of technology management and other services, New Delhi, 23-27 September 1991
(United Nations, 1991)
<p>In September 1990 ESCAP convened the TCDC Workshop on Strengthening and Development of Engineering Design and Consultancy Services for the Promotion of TCDC/ECDC (Technical Cooperation among Developing Coun-tries/Economic ...
Role of the informal service sector in urban poverty alleviation
(United Nations, 1996)
<p>ESCAP implemented a project on the “Role of the informal service sector in poverty alleviation”, with generous financial support from the Government of Netherlands. The project focused on petty trading, ...
Living in Asian cities : the impending crisis - causes, consequences and alternatives for the future : report of the Second Asia-Pacific Urban Forum
(United Nations, 1996)
<p>The Second Asia-Pacific Urban Forum was held at Bangkok from 11 to 15 March 1996. It was organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in cooperation with The United Nations Centre for Human ...