Satisfaction Of Communities Research Articles

Heritage Education and Livelihood Satisfaction in Indian Rural Communities: Towards Sustainable Development

Indian rural tourism is expanding as visitors discover more about the rich heritage, customs and lifestyles of rural host communities. The study is performed on a randomly selected sample of 874 persons residing in rural parts of South India. To analyze the effects of the suggested model that aims to assess the livelihood satisfaction of rural people by examining the repercussions of heritage education on their quality of life, Structural equation modelling (SEM) is employed. The results of the SEM demonstrate that factors affecting quality of life are essential in promoting livelihood satisfaction among people living in rural areas. Additionally, it is discovered that heritage education is also found to moderate the association between quality-of-life aspects and livelihood satisfaction of rural host communities. The findings reveal that rural tourism planners must go beyond methods to accomplish tourism and community development by offering Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by improving the livelihood satisfaction of rural host communities through heritage education. Heritage education shows the customs and authenticity of rural host communities by improving the model. The study also sheds light on implications towards the well-being of rural people through heritage education.

Robustness of the International Wheat Trade Network

Grain is the material basis for human survival and development, wheat is one of the three significant grains, and the robustness of the wheat trade has seriously affected world grain security. In the paper, we analyze the robustness of the International Wheat Trade Network (IWTN) from three perspectives: global, regional, and national. We quantify the topological properties and evolution characteristics of IWTN from 1987 to 2020, and analyze the stability of IWTN using random attacks and target attacks. The import satisfaction of major wheat trading countries and trade communities is quantified through import stability indicators. Firstly, the results show that IWTN satisfies the scale-free property and that global wheat trade transactions continue to increase. Secondly, IWTN under random attack forms a “convex” curve regarding network efficiency. It shows that IWTN has better resistance to external shocks, and higher robustness. However, under the targeted attack, the network collapses when the node failure rate reaches 40%. Regardless of the attack mode, the decreasing trend of network efficiency and connectivity is the same in different years as the number of failed nodes gradually increases, and no year shows outstanding stability. Thirdly, different communities in the wheat trade are more satisfied with the wheat imports of their internal countries, and most of the wheat trade occurs within the same trading community. Fourthly, among the top five global wheat importers in 2020, Italy and Turkey have diversified sources of imports, but trade imports are relatively concentrated. In contrast, China, Egypt and Indonesia have relatively balanced wheat trade imports from their respective trading countries and are less at risk of being affected in the event of supply risks.

Developing models to assess the social impact of mining: An exploratory study trough necessary conditions analysis (NCA)

The mining sector has been in the spotlight for many years because of its negative impact on society and the environment. The focus on sustainable development at the international and national levels has led to increased criticism of mining, creating issues on numerous occasions. However, the progress of many developing countries depends on the mining sector, which can provide economic benefits to local communities. This paper aims to identify the benefits that the mining sector should provide to local communities to offset its negative effects on the environment. The paper explores not only the negative environmental effects of mining but also its positive side. Using necessary condition analysis (NCA), social action, physical infrastructures, basic services, health, and education are studied from an economic development perspective to identify the necessary levels of these factors in order to achieve the environmental satisfaction of local communities. The results indicate that education, health, and basic services have a crucial impact on the local community's environmental satisfaction. This finding suggests that local communities perceive the effect of the mining sector as positive when it provides education, health, and basic services to the surrounding area.

HALAL AWARE COMMUNITY MODEL BASED ON MASJID: ANALYSIS OF LEVEL OF CARE, AWARENESS, AND SATISFACTION OF MUSLIM TOURISTS IN MAKASSAR

This study aims to assess the success of a halal-conscious community model based on the Masjid in Makassar by examining the level of awareness and satisfaction of local communities and Muslim tourists. The quantitative method with a survey approach was used, and 300 local community respondents and 200 Muslim tourist respondents were randomly selected as the study sample. The data were collected using questionnaires that consist of questions about respondent characteristics, the level of awareness and concern for halal products and services, and satisfaction and recommendations for the halal-conscious community model. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistical and factor analysis methods to identify the factors that affect the success of the halal-conscious community model. The validity and reliability of the research instruments were tested using content validity and Cronbach's alpha method, respectively. The results showed that the local community respondents had a high level of awareness and concern for halal products and services, with an average score of 3.8 out of 5, indicating that the halal-conscious community model has successfully increased the awareness of local communities. Furthermore, Muslim tourists showed high levels of satisfaction with the halal-conscious community model, with an average score of 4.1 out of 5, indicating that the model has provided halal products and services that meet their needs. In conclusion, the halal-conscious community model based on the Masjid in Makassar has been successful in increasing the awareness and satisfaction of both the local community and Muslim tourists

ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TOURIST ATTRACTIONS POTENTIAL THAT AFFECT TOURIST SATISFACTION IN CREATIVE TOURISM COMMUNITIES.

This article aims to examine the relationship between the potential of tourist attractions and their impact on the satisfaction of creative tourism communities. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 400 tourists who had previously visited creative tourism communities in Khon Kaen, Province. Regression analysis was conducted to analyze the relationship between variables. The study found that increasing tourist skills leads to increased satisfaction; access to tourist attractions enhances satisfaction with local identity; increased support capacity for tourism results in greater satisfaction with skill and experience products, as well as intangible tourism resources; and increased carrying capacity affects tourist satisfaction and participation in tourism activities.

Research on public satisfaction of government typhoon emergency management under artificial intelligence: An empirical analysis based on Xuwen County

<abstract> <p>Typhoon natural disasters belong to one of the four major categories of public safety events. Typhoons have stochastic uncertainty and dynamic complexity, and frequent typhoons often cause heavy casualties and property losses in China's coastal areas, seriously affecting economic development and social stability. With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, intelligent disaster prevention and mitigation will become the trend of future development and a hot spot for research. Based on reviewing the current situation and trend of development, this study compares and analyzes the public satisfaction of communities using traditional technology methods and AI technology applications in typhoon disaster emergency management by constructing a public satisfaction model through the literature review, taking Xuwen County, China, as an example. The study shows that AI technology has an important role in the 3 main aspects of early identification, risk assessment, risk prevention and control, and provides a new technical approach to typhoon disaster emergency management. Finally, we propose the construction scheme of the typhoon emergency management system based on AI.</p> </abstract>

Satisfaction of Tourism Communities in World Heritage Sites Based on Residents’ Perceptions—Study Area of Mount Sanqingshan National Park, PRC

Tourist communities have enjoyed the benefits of tourist development in various regions and have paid the associated costs, resulting in different attitudes towards tourism development in World Heritage Sites. On this basis, this study takes the Mount Sanqingshan National Park, a World Natural Heritage site, collects 330 examples of perceptions of residents of tourism communities, relies on social exchange theory and community participation theory, uses structural equation modeling as a technical methodology, and constructs a conceptual model, including perceived benefits and costs, community satisfaction, and place attachment as mediating variables from the view of tourism’s social, economic, environmental, and heritage protection impacts. The study shows that: first, the perceptions of benefits have a significant positive influence on place attachment and community satisfaction; second, the perceived cost has a significant negative influence on place attachment, and a negative influence on community satisfaction does not hold true; third, place attachment has a full mediating effect on tourist cost perception and satisfaction, a partial mediating effect on tourist benefit perception and satisfaction, and a significant positive effect on community satisfaction. Finally, we propose the ‘SHE-ABC’ framework of WHS tourist community satisfaction based on the perspectives of heritage tourism impact perception and place attachment. The results of the study have theoretical value and practical guidance to sustainable development, tourist industry, and community management of World Heritage Sites.

The Management Model of Sustainable Volunteer Tourism

This study aims to analyze volunteer tourist satisfaction and host community perceptions and design a sustainable volunteer tourism management model. This research includes qualitative research using mixed analysis methods. The data consists of primary and secondary data from Afo Tour and Travel North Maluku, Volunteer Tourists, and the host community in 2018, 2019 and 2021. The study found that volunteer tourism provides satisfaction for tourists and host communities. The most dominant factors providing satisfaction are Nature Tourism, Marine tourism and Shark feeding attractions, Knowledge transfer, Outbound and Culinary. Tourist satisfaction has an impact on loyalty to volunteer tourists. Volunteer tourism managers must implement a “two-sided satisfaction model” that emphasizes the satisfaction of tourists and host communities as the key to achieving the sustainability of volunteer tourism.

A strategic development model for regeneration of urban historical cores: A case study of the historical fabric of Hamedan City

The rapid destruction of valuable fabrics, implementation of personal preferences in the process of regeneration and setting speculative goals regarding the historical cores of cities on the one hand and the necessity of preserving and regenerating historical and spatial layers on the other highlight the significance of developing a strategic model for regeneration of the historical cores of cities. Strategic development for achieving desirable urban governance, community participation, protection and restoration of valuable historical fabrics and entrepreneurial approaches to the historical cores of cities are highly important subjects. Strategic development for sustainable urban regeneration can be discussed from different perspectives including cultural, social and economic viewpoints. A sustainable regeneration approach to the historical cores of cities, which acknowledges the values, contemporary needs, participation and finally satisfaction of local communities can prove to be an effective strategy in this regard. This study attempted to develop an effective strategy (or strategies) for sustainable regeneration using the grounded theory. To this end, the historical core of Hamedan City in Iran was chosen as a suitable case for study. In-depth interviews were conducted with 60 individuals, including architects, urban planners, city managers, tourists, merchants and residents. The snowball sampling method was used until theoretical saturation was achieved. The collected data were analyzed by open, axial and selective coding, which led to identification of 160 concepts, 40 categories and 9 main groups. The results showed that the tourism-based economic approach to the historical core of Hamedan can be used as the central phenomenon to form a strategic development model. Certain factors such as management and adjustment of traffic and transportation systems, organization of facilities and equipment in urban historical areas as well as restoration and improvement of historical buildings and valuable fabrics are basic and necessary requirements in this model. Although the tourism-based economic strategy may entail conflict of interest and some interference with the daily life of the local residents, especially in the residential sector, promotion of land value, increase of social participation as well as preservation and restoration of valuable historical buildings can more than make up for this shortcoming. From the sociocultural perspective, the tourism-based economic approach can improve social participation, sense of belonging and social spontaneity for better regeneration of the historical core of cities.

How Does the Rohingya Influx Influence the Residential Satisfaction and Mobility Intentions of the Host Communities in Bangladesh?

This study investigates the residential satisfaction and future relocation intention of the host communities neighbouring Rohingya migrants in Bangladesh. An empirical study of 151 households was conducted in Ukhiya and Ramu Upazila of Cox’s Bazar district in late 2019. The residential satisfaction component includes the social environment (SE), neighbourhood environment (NE), and public services and facilities (PS&F). It shows that, due to the Rohingya influx, the residential satisfaction level of the Ukhiya host communities declined by 30.17%. Besides, to determine factors that impact on the intention to migrate, the ordinal logistic regression model has been run. A larger distance between the household and the Rohingya camps, longer duration of residence in the community, and a higher number of children in the family negatively influence the mobility intention of the host communities. Furthermore, the Hindu residents in the host communities have higher propensity to relocate. These findings demand that policies and programmes should be planned in a way that enables the host communities to stay in place despite the Rohingya influx.

How Does the Rohingya Influx Influence the Residential Satisfaction and Mobility Intentions of the Host Communities in Bangladesh?

How Does the Rohingya Influx Influence the Residential Satisfaction and Mobility Intentions of the Host Communities in Bangladesh?

Brand loyalty in online brand communities in Malaysia: A Uses and Gratifications perspective

This study examines the online communities’ gratifications of social media usage and to understand how their perceived values within an online brand page environment can affect brand loyalty. In addition to the content-oriented and relationship-oriented aspects of uses and gratifications of online brand communities, this study also includes economic value to the existing model considering online promotions and rewards may encourage consumer brand engagement and subsequently lead to brand loyalty. The data collected via snowball sampling method consisted of the responses of 150 respondents who are in one or more online brand communities of different brands in Malaysia. The result shows that functional value and hedonic value are the most important motivators to drive brand loyalty in online brand communities. The result implies that the brand loyalty in online brand communities in Malaysia depends on the functionality and pleasant sensations experienced from the brand fan page. The result suggests that brand page should deliver informative, rich and customised information contents to fulfil the satisfaction of online communities. This study provides insight on social media users’ perceived values that drive their satisfaction and loyalty towards the brand via the fan page, which in turn helps brand marketing practitioners in Malaysia to understand on how these perceived values may influence the brand loyalty of online communities, particularly from the perspective of the Uses and Gratifications theory.

The satisfaction of local communities in World Heritage Site destinations. The case of the Petra region, Jordan

Satisfaction and perceptions of the residents towards local management were analysed at a World Heritage site such as the region of Petra, Jordan. Contributing to the context of host-guest interaction at World Heritage sites, we investigated the satisfaction towards local management. Using the Social Exchange Theory and partial least squares-structural equation modelling, a model was built and data from 467 surveyed residents were analysed. The model that we developed in this study represents the relationships between several factors related to the region's characteristics, including involvement in tourism development, participation in local organisation, and resident contact with tourists and community attachment. It was found that these factors play a critical role in the residents' perceptions of the economic, environment and socio-cultural impact of tourism development. Our findings suggest that perceptions strongly affect the satisfaction with local management. Furthermore, this study addresses several practical implications and future studies.

Analysis of residential satisfaction: An empirical evidence from neighbouring communities of Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

This study aims to understand the level of residential satisfaction of the host communities' aftermath of the influx of Rohingya in Bangladesh. A total of 151 household heads were randomly interviewed from Ukhiya and Ramu Upazila of Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh. A residential satisfaction index is developed with a total of twenty-two variables comprised of four components- social environment (SE), neighbourhood environment (NE), public services and facilities (PS&F), and dwelling units (DU). The coefficients of the components indicate that the PS&F, SE, and NE impact much on the overall residential satisfaction compare to the DU. The analysis demonstrates that the people who have tertiary level education, who is Muslim and whose work opportunities remain the same as before, are more satisfied, but older people are less satisfied than younger. Besides, the degradation of social harmony, livestock and agricultural land losses, and decreased wages were the significant causes of dissatisfaction. These findings may contribute to taking appropriate policies and programs for the host communities taken by the government and non-government organizations.

In the Shadow of the Mountain: A Socio-Historical Case Study on Rapid Population Growth in Two Neighboring Population Centers in the Western United States

US Census population estimates show that every state in the Western US reported significant population growth increases over the past two decades. Furthermore, Western population growth represents one of the largest and most significant US demographic trends in recent decades. For many Western US communities, this increase in population growth has resulted in significant changes to its residents’ day-to-day lived experience. Dramatic population growth can change the types of services available, economic opportunities, and perceived satisfaction of communities. This change in the lived experience of a community is perhaps most pronounced when small rural communities undergo a rapid increase in population size. To that end, we present a socio-historical narrative case study examining how population growth-historical and contemporary-has shaped residents’ lived experience in two neighboring population centers in the modern rural West: Utah’s Heber Valley and Park City, Utah.

Data in question: A survey of European biobank professionals on ethical, legal and societal challenges of biobank research.

Biobanks have evolved, and their governance procedures have undergone important transformations. Our paper examines this issue by focusing on the perspective of the professionals working in management or scientific roles in research-based biobanks, who have an important impact on shaping these transformations. In particular, it highlights that recent advances in molecular medicine and genomic research have raised a range of ethical, legal and societal implications (ELSI) related to biobank-based research, impacting directly on regulations and local practices of informed consent (IC), private-public partnerships (PPPs), and engagement of participants. In our study, we investigate the ways that these concerns influence biobanking practices and assess the level of satisfaction of the cross-national biobanking research communities with the ELSI related procedures that are currently in place. We conducted an online survey among biobankers and researchers to investigate secondary use of data, informing and/or re-contacting participants, sharing of data with third parties from industry, participant engagement, and collaboration with industrial partners. Findings highlight the need for a more inclusive and transparent biobanking practice where biobanks are seen in a more active role in providing information and communicating with participants; the need to improve the current IC procedures and the role of biobanks in sharing of samples and data with industry partners and different countries, and the need for practical, tangible and hands-on ethical and legal guidance.

SOLAR POWERED IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR TURF AREA

Solar water pumping system may be a competitive application for remote and luxurious areas where power costs a lot. One may argue that solar photovoltaic water pumping systems not only comprises an environmentally friendly solution, but also contributes substantially to the satisfaction of remote communities’ water consumption needs. Therefore, the study aimed to manage pump for sprinkler irrigation system operated by solar power in small area of turf. The required hydraulic experiment and measurements were conducted using Direct-coupled photovoltaic pumping system to operating sprinkler irrigation network at the experimental farm of soil and water Research Department, Nuclear Research Center, located at Inshas, Sharkia Governorate, Atomic Energy Authority, Egypt. The essential idea to operate the sprinkler irrigation system and fulfill the water needs of turf area was to use a locally assembled pump-set to match the photovoltaic generator unsteady output. Results indicated that, solar radiation increased during summer (April and July), so the electric power, pump discharge, pressure head, Hydraulic horsepower (hp) and Photovoltaic conversion efficiency are affected as solar radiation changed. Four mathematical equations has been derived to illustrate the relationship between solar radiation and electric power, pump discharge pressure head , water hp and Photovoltaic conversion efficiency (PVCE) during the day hours.

SOLAR POWERED IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR TURF AREA

Solar water pumping system may be a competitive application for remote and luxurious areas where power costs a lot. One may argue that solar photovoltaic water pumping systems not only comprises an environmentally friendly solution, but also contributes substantially to the satisfaction of remote communities’ water consumption needs. Therefore, the study aimed to manage pump for sprinkler irrigation system operated by solar power in small area of turf. The required hydraulic experiment and measurements were conducted using Direct-coupled photovoltaic pumping system to operating sprinkler irrigation network at the experimental farm of soil and water Research Department, Nuclear Research Center, located at Inshas, Sharkia Governorate, Atomic Energy Authority, Egypt. The essential idea to operate the sprinkler irrigation system and fulfill the water needs of turf area was to use a locally assembled pump-set to match the photovoltaic generator unsteady output. Results indicated that, for Six sprinklers the hourly, daily average discharge were 3.3, 6.3, 8.3 and 3.9 m3/h at Jan., Apr., Jul., and Oct. respectively at operating pressure 1.8 bar. When the efficiency is 15 % at 11:00 am

Open society fosters satisfaction: explanation to why individualism associates with country level measures of satisfaction

ABSTRACTAlthough the association between individualism and satisfaction in societies is well documented, the precise mechanism linking these two remained understudied so far. Here we coin and describe the specific facet of individualism responsible for the above association–the ‘open society’. Open societies foster four others-benefitting attitudes: tolerance, trust, civic engagement, and minimization of materialistic pressure. In the others-benefitting qualities of these four attitudes, this paper finds the mechanism promoting life satisfaction of societies. Further, when open society attitudes are controlled for, the most common facet of individualism (quantified by Hofstede) turns out to be a negative predictor of satisfaction in societies. At the individual level of analysis, the relation of endorsement of four open society attitudes with individual life satisfaction is almost absent. Thus, open society promotes the satisfaction of communities in a eusocial way only.

Levels Politechnic Community Satisfaction to The Use of Lebuhraya Pantai Timur 2

Construction of East Coast Expressway 2 (LPT2) has a large impact in being able to link the states on the East Coast in a time shorter than existing roads. This gives a more comfortable alternative ride to the local community and beyond. However, there are still complaints from users regarding the facilities and services provided in LPT2. Thus, a study carried out to determine the level of satisfaction of polytechnic communities against the use of LPT2. A total of 222 respondent from four polytechnic involved in this study. Analysis of the findings made by using descriptive statistic and T-test through the software Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 23. Results of this analysis showed a mean value for items 'security level' in LPT2 is 2.29, i.e. at low mean score. While the 'facilities provided' is 2.50, where the stage score mean intermediate. Analysis of T-test also found, there is no significant relationship between the levels of satisfaction of users of different gender. Pearson correlation analysis found that the relationship between the usage frequency of LPT2 and the user satisfaction level was weak, but significant. It is hoped that the findings could help provides an overview of the level of satisfaction of the security aspects of polytechnic communities and facilities in LPT2. This can help the parties responsible for providing the best service to oversee and improve LPT2 in all aspects in order to provide optimum satisfaction to the user.