Facility Attractiveness Research Articles

THE ROLE OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IN PROMOTING ENERGY-EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS FOR RENTALS

Real estate management plays a key role in promoting energy efficient solutions when renting out properties. The purpose of the study is to analyze the impact of management companies on the introduction of energy-efficient technologies to increase the competitiveness of facilities and reduce operating costs. The methodology is based on the analysis of data on the application of modern energy-efficient solutions, including lighting, heating and automation systems in buildings in the Czech Republic. The results showed that the use of such technologies helps to reduce utility costs by 20-40% and increases the attractiveness of facilities for tenants. In conclusion, property management aimed at energy efficiency ensures the achievement of sustainable development and economic benefits for owners and tenants. These measures increase the market value of the properties and extend the lease terms, which strengthens the position in the real estate rental market.

Assessing the attractiveness of chemical and process facilities to terrorism using a situational crime prevention approach

As intentional attacks to industry have been on the rise in the last years, researchers and institutions put effort in addressing risks of industrial assets exposed to acts of interference. One of the key steps of security risk assessment is the evaluation of the attractiveness, i.e. determining which installation or part of it could be of interest to a potential attacker. As security concerns are intrinsically tied to human intention, attractiveness does not only depend on technical characteristics of the facility, but also on the type of threat and its geographic, economic, and socio-political context. Therefore, interdisciplinarity is among the key features of a team tasked with assessing attractiveness. This work is the result of the joint effort of Physical Sciences and Engineering experts and Social Sciences and Humanities experts, and it presents a methodology for the assessment of attractiveness of process facilities to physical terroristic attacks developed using a “terrorist thinking” approach. Technical factors such as plant layout and physical protection systems were combined with modern criminology principles (namely Situational Crime Prevention, i.e. how actors take advantage of situated opportunities to commit a crime) to obtain a comprehensive picture of the possible motives behind a physical terroristic attack to a chemical and process facility (meant as facilities where chemical substances are present and where chemical and/or physical processes occurs). The methodology was applied to a case study featuring facilities located in a critical context; a ranking among facilities was obtained, and the robustness of the results was tested through a Monte Carlo-based uncertainty analysis. The results revealed that it is not possible to obtain a clear ranking of critical facilities accounting only for technical or non-technical factors, but both are necessary. The method developed was demonstrated easy to apply and could be used not only by plant security managers, but also by Institutions and Governments to prioritize critical assets in threatening contexts.

문화 · 관광부문 타당성조사를 위한 중력모형의 개선방안

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to examine the gravity model commonly used for demand forecasting upon the implementation of new tourist facilities and analyze the main causation of forecasting errors to provide a suggestion on how to improve. Design/methodology/approach - This study first measured the errors in predicted values derived from past feasibility study reports by examining the cases of five national science museums. Next, to improve the predictive accuracy of the gravity model, the study identified the five most likely issues contributing to errors, applied modified values, and recalculated. The potential for improvement was then evaluated through a comparison of forecasting errors. Findings - First, among the five science museums with very similar characteristics, there was no clear indication of a decrease in the number of visitors to existing facilities due to the introduction of new facilities. Second, representing the attractiveness of tourist facilities using the facility size ratio can lead to significant prediction errors. Third, the impact of distance on demand can vary depending on the characteristics of the facility and the conditions of the area where the facility is located. Fourth, if the distance value is below 1, it is necessary to limit the range of that value to avoid having an excessively small value. Fifth, depending on the type of population data used, prediction results may vary, so it is necessary to use population data suitable for each latent market instead of simply using overall population data. Finally, if a clear trend is anticipated in a certain type of tourist behavior, incorporating this trend into the predicted values could help reduce prediction errors. Research implications or Originality - This study identified the key factors causing prediction errors by using national science museums as cases and proposed directions for improvement. Additionally, suggestions were made to apply the model more flexibly to enhance predictive accuracy. Since reducing prediction errors contributes to increased reliability of analytical results, the findings of this study are expected to contribute to policy decisions handled with more accurate information when running feasibility analyses.

КАК СДЕЛАТЬ ПОЛИКЛИНИКУ БОЛЕЕ ПРИВЛЕКАТЕЛЬНОЙ? ВИДЕНИЕ РУКОВОДИТЕЛЕЙ

Significance. State polyclinics are the main elements in primary health care. Shortcomings in their performance affect the quality of medical care. Head doctors are a valuable resource; they understand major problems of polyclinics from within. The purpose of the study was to identify major shortcomings in performance of state polyclinics in Krasnoyarsk from the viewpoint of head doctors and analyze possible ways to improve the situation. Material and methods. During 2019, the interview of all head doctors and heads of polyclinic branches with assigned adult population of Krasnoyarsk state polyclinics was conducted. As a result, 23 people were interviewed. An approach of informal semi-structured in-depth interview was used. The resulting data were quantitatively processed with the help of content analysis approaches. Descriptive statistics of categorical variables are presented as percentages. Results. According to the opinion of head doctors, in order to increase attractiveness of primary care facilities, it is necessary to look for opportunities to expand appointment slots, reduce the shortage of medical stuff, reduce work pressure on general practitioners, and reconstruct cooperation with health insurance organizations, improve appointment making, improve office and medical equipment, focus attention of medical universities on training young doctors to work in polyclinics. Conclusion. The study has analyzed opinion of head doctors regarding major problems they face in daily work. Improvements in the identified areas will make it possible to increase attractiveness of city polyclinics.

Attractiveness of sports facilities and mass recreation and physical culture zones for birds

Birds inhabiting urban areas in the process of urbanization acquire a variety of adaptations to new habitat conditions. Sports facilities, areas for mass recreation and physical culture of citizens have become a characteristic mandatory component of urban development. Trophic connections and numerous behavioral reactions, specifically related to the specifics and nature of the use of physical culture objects, have been revealed.

Web Semantic-Based MOOP Algorithm for Facilitating Allocation Problems in the Supply Chain Domain

The facility allocation of the supply chain is critical since it directly influences cost efficiency, customer service, supply chain responsiveness, risk reduction, network optimization, and overall competitiveness. When enterprises deploy their facilities wisely, they may achieve operational excellence, exceed customer expectations, and obtain a competitive advantage in today's volatile business climate. Due to this reason, a multi-objective facility allocation problem is introduced in this research with cooperative-based multi-level backup coverage considering distance-based facility attractiveness. The facility of the coverage is further described as two different layers of the coverage process, where demand can be covered as full, partial, and no coverage by their respective facilities. The main objectives of this facility allocation problem are to maximize the coverage of the facility to maximize overall facility coverage in the supply chain network and simultaneously minimize the overall cost.

Analisis Strategi Pengembangan Destinasi Wisata Berdasarkan Komponen 6a Di Tugu Khatulistiwa, Pontianak, Kalimantan Barat

Tugu Khatulistiwa is a monument that was erected during the reign of the Dutch East Indies as a marker for the 0o point of the equator. Tugu Khatulistiwa is one of the most famous landmarks in Pontianak City. Tugu Khatulistiwa is currently managed by the Pontianak City Sports and Tourism Youth Service (Disporapar) through the City Government (Pemkot). The Pontianak City Disporapar has the responsibility to prepare and formulate technical policies in the field of attractiveness and management of facilities and infrastructure tourism destinations. The reason and purpose of this study is to analyze the 6A components, namely Attraction, Amenities, Ancillary, Activity, Accessibilities, Available Packages. The type of research used is qualitative research with data collection methods of observation, interviews, and documentation. The analytical method used is triangulation and SWOT analysis (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threats) and SWOT Matrix. The results of the study show that there are 6A components at Tugu Khatulistiwa which are still not optimal because there are still big problems related to the amenities component, but for other attractions, ancillary, activities, accessibilities, & available packages can be increased again to increase the level of visits, needs, and tourist comfort.

Experiences of the Yayasan Pendidikan Islam (Yapis) di Tanah Papua in Extending Human Resources

The territory of Papua has many obstacles for transportation and human resource development for indigenous Papuan. In this situation, Yayasan Pendidikan Islam (Yapis) di Tanah Papua emerges as one of institutions committed in helping the people and government in Tanah Papua to improve the quality of human resources intensively. Yapis has contributed significantly to improve quality of human resources is 198 educational institutions have spread from basic education to higher education in Tanah Papua. This research was carried out with a qualitative design with a case study format. Information containing data and facts was obtained through interviews, observations, and documentation studies from main sources, such as Yapis administrators, managers of educational institutions (UPT) under Yapis, students, and stakeholders. Analysis of the validity of the information obtained in this paper using the data cross-check method. The results show that Yapis's strategic planning in the development of human resources in Tanah Papua includes the decision on policies regarding the establishment and development of UPTs under Yapis, planning for the availability of human resources, attractiveness of educational facilities and infrastructure to the existence of extra-curricular activities (extracurricular), cadre and fulfilment the welfare of Yapis human resources optimally.

Analysis and modification of the ventilation network of an underground tourist mining facility in order to make new workings accessible

The attractiveness of tourist facilities is based, among other things, on the continuous expansion of their offer. In the case of the underground mining facility, this will involve making new workings available for tours. To this end, analyses were carried out on the existing ventilation network, a model of the network was made and adapted to the future situation. In order to ventilate the new excavations, a new fan station, and a large diameter borehole were designed. Phases Ia, Ib, II and III of the changes to the ventilation network with a view to opening up a new chamber are presented.

Geography of visitors to the historical and cultural heritage of the Carpathian region and prospects for the growth of tourist flows


 
 
 The purpose of this research is to assess the geography of visitors, problems and prospects for the growth of tourist flows of cultural and historical heritage on the example of Ivano-Frankivsk and Transcarpathian regions along the cross-border highway. The subject of the research is the analysis of the results of sociological research of historical and cultural heritage sites, assessment of the geography of visitors, problems and prospects for tourism flows, the state of use of cultural heritage sites in the studied region and their development as tourist attractions. The object of research is the system of tourist services provided by tourist sites of historical and cultural heritage, represented by historical and cultural reserves, museums, sacred buildings and other attractive cultural sites. The scientific novelty of the study is that development trends, problems, prospects for tourist flows in historical and cultural heritage of the Carpathian region of Ukraine were identified for the first time by analyzing the results of sociological research through a survey of a representative sample. Methodologically, according to the authors of the article, the study conducted with voluntary information from persons who work, manage or own a tourist facility is the most accurate, as it includes the expert assessment of persons who are permanently on the site. According to the results, the number of visits to most tourist sites does not exceed 5,000 people per year. The only facility that has received more than 100,000 visitors in the last two pandemic years is the attractive Hutsul Land in Bukovel. Geography of domestic tourists – the vast majority are tourists from Lviv, Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv region and the capital city (Kyiv). Geography of foreign visitors – the vast majority are tourists from Poland, Germany, USA, Hungary, Slovakia. More than half of the facilities in the survey are free for tourists, and the cost of a third of the facilities is not more than two dollars. The main problems for the growth of tourist flows are underdeveloped infrastructure as a significant barrier to the development of the tourist facility, insufficient finances for development; insufficient number of attractions within the facilities, insufficient number of cultural events held in tourist destinations. Insufficient advertising of a tourist sites closes the top five problems. Such data indicate the need to develop tourist facilities, provide management of institutions with more information about services and ways to increase the attractiveness of facilities and increase their monetization. The ways to solve the problems of the development of tourist facilities, according to their management, are the need for additional funding; solving problems with the infrastructure tourist destinations; the need to improve advertising; cooperation with tour operators, etc.
 
 

Evaluations of Spatial Accessibility and Equity of Multi-Tiered Medical System: A Case Study of Shenzhen, China.

The Chinese government has implemented a medical system reform to improve the equity of healthcare resources since 2009. We selected Shenzhen as our study area and evaluated the accessibility and equity of the multi-tiered medical system in China using a novel multi-tiered two-step floating catchment area (MT2SFCA) method. We proposed the benchmark and applied the independent variables of travel time and facility attractiveness, along with a combination of the two factors, as tolerances to determine the new logistic cumulative distribution decay functions. Community health centers (CHCs) and hospitals were included while integrating their features. Results revealed that the MT2SFCA method was able to determine the particular advantages of CHCs and hospitals in the multi-tiered medical system. The CHCs offset the lower accessibility of hospitals in suburban areas and hospitals balanced the regional inequity caused by the CHC. Travel time is the main consideration of patients who have access to CHCs, whereas facility features are the main considerations of patients who have access to hospitals. Notably, both CHCs and hospitals are crucial for the whole multi-tiered medical system. Finally, we suggested modifications in different travel modes, weights of contributing factors, and the validation of decay functions to improve the MT2SFCA method.

A Novel Predictor for Micro-Scale COVID-19 Risk Modeling: An Empirical Study from a Spatiotemporal Perspective.

Risk assessments for COVID-19 are the basis for formulating prevention and control strategies, especially at the micro scale. In a previous risk assessment model, various “densities” were regarded as the decisive driving factors of COVID-19 in the spatial dimension (population density, facility density, trajectory density, etc.). However, this conclusion ignored the fact that the “densities” were actually an abstract reflection of the “contact” frequency, which is a more essential determinant of epidemic transmission and lacked any means of corresponding quantitative correction. In this study, based on the facility density (FD), which has often been used in traditional research, a novel micro-scale COVID-19 risk predictor, facility attractiveness (FA, which has a better ability to reflect “contact” frequency), was proposed for improving the gravity model in combination with the differences in regional population density and mobility levels of an age-hierarchical population. An empirical analysis based on spatiotemporal modeling was carried out using geographically and temporally weighted regression (GTWR) in the Qingdao metropolitan area during the first wave of the pandemic. The spatiotemporally nonstationary relationships between facility density (attractiveness) and micro-risk of COVID-19 were revealed in the modeling results. The new predictors showed that residential areas and health-care facilities had more reasonable impacts than traditional “densities”. Compared with the model constructed using FDs (0.5159), the global prediction ability (adjusted R2) of the FA model (0.5694) was increased by 10.4%. The improvement in the local-scale prediction ability was more significant, especially in high-risk areas (rate: 107.2%) and densely populated areas (rate in Shinan District: 64.4%; rate in Shibei District: 57.8%) during the outset period. It was proven that the optimized predictors were more suitable for use in spatiotemporal infection risk modeling in the initial stage of regional epidemics than traditional predictors. These findings can provide methodological references and model-optimized ideas for future micro-scale spatiotemporal infection modeling.

DEVELOPMENT MECHANISMS OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ON THE EXAMPLE OF WATER TRANSPORT

An effective mechanism for solving socially significant infrastructure problems, both in Russia and abroad. The form of interaction between the state and business can significantly increase the investment attractiveness of the infrastructure facilities being created by reducing the time of their construction, increasing the efficiency of their functioning, as well as reducing both budgetary and private expenses.

REVITALIZING POLICY OF PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE WITHOUT ROOF IN SUDIRMAN JAKARTA: DILEMMA BETWEEN FUNCTION AND AESTHETICS

Purpose survey research is to answer for dilemma of public service facilities to assess how much benefits of revitalizing the pedestrian bridge without a roof in Sudirman Jakarta, given the problem for the pedestrian bridge cannot protect its users from the heat and rain. In addition, this building structure can be adjusted to the aesthetic advantages layout of the modern city. The quantitative survey method uses the Analytical Hierarchy Process model approach, which is a decision-making method by comparing the selection criteria in pairs and the pairwise comparison between the available options. The results showed that respondents expected the pedestrian bridge to return to its function of safety and comfort to be the top priority. In addition, there are also advantages in improving the aesthetics of urban planning which is the attraction of public facilities. Thus the decision as a reference that revitalization pedestrian bridge must prioritize its function to cross, not enjoy the city view, besides that, the pedestrian bridge without a roof needs to adjust to the season and weather in Jakarta which has an impact on public concerns about the dangers of bridge conditions for its users

Facility Attractiveness and Social Vulnerability Impacts on Spatial Accessibility to Opioid Treatment Programs in South Carolina.

Opioid dependence and opioid-related mortality have been increasing in recent years in the United States. Available and accessible treatments may result in a reduction of opioid-related mortality. This work describes the geographic variation of spatial accessibility to opioid treatment programs (OTPs) and identifies areas with poor access to care in South Carolina. The study develops a new index of access that builds on the two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method, and has three dimensions: a facility attractiveness index, defined by services rendered incorporated into the Huff Model; a facility catchment area, defined as a function of facility attractiveness to account for variable catchment size; and a Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to account for nonspatial factors that mitigate or compound the impacts of spatial access to care. Results of the study indicate a significant variation in access to OTPs statewide. Spatial access to OTPs is low across the entire state except for in a limited number of metropolitan areas. The majority of the population with low access (85%) live in areas with a moderate-to-high levels of social vulnerability. This research provides more realistic estimates of access to care and aims to assist policymakers in better targeting disadvantaged areas for OTP program expansion and resource allocation.

Monitoring the investment attractiveness of regional facilities

Monitoring the investment attractiveness of regional facilities

Institutional risks impact on the growth potential of construction entrepreneurship organizations

Theoretical approaches to the concept of “growth potential” of entrepreneurial organizations were researched. A hypothesis is put forward about the objective presence of institutional risks in the organizations activities in the form of ineffective norms and rules that reduce the growth potential of organizations in the construction industry. The institutional norm of “contribution to the infrastructure development” in construction entrepreneurship and its impact on the activities of developers in Russia and Bulgaria are studied. The conclusion is made about the instability of this norm and the lack of unification of its application in the regions, which creates institutional risks for the construction business and consumers of construction facilities. Institutional risks are directly related to administrative barriers in the entrepreneurs’ activities, and their interaction reduces the investment attractiveness of facilities, increases transaction costs and reduces the growth potential of organizations.

Assessment of investment attractiveness of power supply facilities based on an integrated methodology for evaluating the effectiveness and selection of investment projects

Assessment of investment attractiveness of power supply facilities based on an integrated methodology for evaluating the effectiveness and selection of investment projects

Methodology of Evaluating the Attractiveness of Wine Tourism Facilities in the Transcarpathian Region of Ukraine

Abstract Introduction. Wine tourism is an important element of two industries – viticulture and tourism. For the tourism industry, wine is a significant factor of the tour attractiveness, a motive for a special trip. The goals and methods of wine tourism fully correspond to the social and humanitarian mission of tourism as an important factor in the dialogue of cultures, respect for universal cultural values, and tolerance towards the way of life, worldview and traditions of other peoples. Materials and methods. The paper uses a point method for evaluating certain parameters of wine tourism facility attractiveness. According to the defined list, the marketing research with a survey of 22 participants of the Chervene Vyno Festival was conducted in Mukachevo (Ukraine) in 2020 and sources of information regarding three wineries were analysed. Results. The evaluation of wine tourism facilities under examination took into account three components of attractiveness: tourist resources, infrastructure and communication accessibility. The methodological basis of the research consists of ten criteria that were evaluated on a scale from 1 to 5 points. The defined criteria form the discussion basis for the needs of improving and modifying the evaluation procedure. Conclusions. The proposed methodology allows evaluating wine tourism facility attractiveness and identifying the leaders of this market. The results of this study can be verified by conducting marketing surveys of tourists and standardized reports with winemakers. Beyond subjectivism in determining the evaluation criteria, the obtained results show the actual offer condition and the adaptation of wine tourism facilities to the service of tourists.

Improving the Investment Attractiveness of Energy Facilities in the Process of Environmental Modernization

Improving the Investment Attractiveness of Energy Facilities in the Process of Environmental Modernization