Business Sustainability: How Does Tourism Compare?

How does DVD - video compare with DivX ; )

DVD-video is becoming more and more popular as the cost of hardware and media falls but the world of technology has moved on since the format was finalised. New and better encoding formats have been produced and there is a possibility that DVD’s will become obsolete just as it becomes mainstream. The MPEG4 derivative DivX;) claims to have the capability of storing 10 times as much video as DVD-...

TOurISM, MedITaTION, SuSTaINabIlITy

The economic value of meditation based services is clearly demonstrated by a growing number of companies using such services. In the USA one quarter of the companies offer in-house meditation training to their employees. On the other hand, the number of those who think that the western consumption paradigm in its present form is unsustainable is also increasing. In addition to its business valu...

How Does Integrated Reporting Change Sustainability Communications?

Rural-urban disparities in health: how does Canada fare and how does Canada compare with Australia?

OBJECTIVE To analyse rural-urban and intra-rural disparities in health status in Canada and to compare Canada with Australia with respect to such disparities. DESIGN Four indicators were used to show rural-urban and intra-rural differences in health status: (i) mortality due to circulatory diseases, (ii) mortality due to cancer, (iii) injury-related mortality; and (iv) all-cause mortality. Ru...

Sustainability of Tourism and Ecotourism

Sustainable tourism is an aspect of sustainable development which was largely ignored until the mid 1990’s. The industry is one of the world’s largest growing, and generates considerable income and employment for populations. To ensure the Australian tourism industry moves towards sustainability and has a long term future it is vital environmental factors are seriously considered along with eco...