title: Hiking in the Alps: exploring substitution patterns of hiking destinations

authors: Thiene, Mara

subjects: outdoor recreation

abstract: Tourism in the Alps used to rely on a network of facilities maintained in part by the military Alpine Corps. Hiking has been growing in popularity, while the national draft is no longer compulsory. This situation calls for a renewed approach to management of the maintenance of alpine facilities. The authors explore the use of destination choice models which allow for various substitution hypotheses and highlight how single mountain sites can be substitutes for others, although located in a different geographical area. The results supply helpful information for local policy decision makers as they provide insights about the redistribution of visits following the implementation of different policy scenarios. The authors investigate such redistributions following the variation of availability to hikers in terms of alpine shelters, length of trails, site access and the application of access fees. They also estimate changes in welfare for selected variations of alpine facilities and availability of destinations. The findings highlight the sensitivity of results to the use of different specifications of demand models to guide local policy strategies.

text: Hiking in the Alps: exploring substitution patterns of hiking destinations Tourism in the Alps used to rely on a network of facilities maintained in part by the military Alpine Corps. Hiking has been growing in popularity, while the national draft is no longer compulsory. This situation calls for a renewed approach to management of the maintenance of alpine facilities. The authors explore the use of destination choice models which allow for various substitution hypotheses and highlight how single mountain sites can be substitutes for others, although located in a different geographical area. The results supply helpful information for local policy decision makers as they provide insights about the redistribution of visits following the implementation of different policy scenarios. The authors investigate such redistributions following the variation of availability to hikers in terms of alpine shelters, length of trails, site access and the application of access fees. They also estimate changes in welfare for selected variations of alpine facilities and availability of destinations. The findings highlight the sensitivity of results to the use of different specifications of demand models to guide local policy strategies.

year: 2008

title: Ranking projects for an electricity utility using ELECTRE III

authors: Buchanan, John

subjects: decision support

abstract: Ranking and selecting projects is a common yet often difficult task with typically more than one dimension for measuring project impacts and more than one decision maker. We describe a project selection methodology developed and used since 1998 for Mighty River Power, a New Zealand electricity generator, which incorporates the ELECTRE III decision support tool. Although several other multiple criteria approaches could have been used, features of ELECTRE III such as outranking, and indifference and preference thresholds were well received by our decision makers. More than the use of a specific decision support tool, we focus particularly on the successful implementation of a simple, structured multicriteria methodology for a yearly project selection exercise and document this over 8 years in a changing managerial context.

text: Ranking projects for an electricity utility using ELECTRE III Ranking and selecting projects is a common yet often difficult task with typically more than one dimension for measuring project impacts and more than one decision maker. We describe a project selection methodology developed and used since 1998 for Mighty River Power, a New Zealand electricity generator, which incorporates the ELECTRE III decision support tool. Although several other multiple criteria approaches could have been used, features of ELECTRE III such as outranking, and indifference and preference thresholds were well received by our decision makers. More than the use of a specific decision support tool, we focus particularly on the successful implementation of a simple, structured multicriteria methodology for a yearly project selection exercise and document this over 8 years in a changing managerial context.

year: 2007

title: Ka Mahuta, Ngāti Hauā and the importance of translation theory

authors: Roa, Raukura

subjects: Waiata Māori

abstract: In this paper, I provide an English translation of one Māori waiata - Ka Mahuta – a waiata of Ngāti Hauā, along with a discussion of the relevance of translation theory and of culturally appropriate translation processes that fully involve those whose guidance, support, knowledge and understanding are of critical importance.

text: Ka Mahuta, Ngāti Hauā and the importance of translation theory In this paper, I provide an English translation of one Māori waiata - Ka Mahuta – a waiata of Ngāti Hauā, along with a discussion of the relevance of translation theory and of culturally appropriate translation processes that fully involve those whose guidance, support, knowledge and understanding are of critical importance.

year: 2003-09