Investigations on Air Quality in the Historic Wooden Church in Oradea City, Romania

Abstract

The present study describes the results of air quality analysis and surfaces inside the Orthodox Church in Oradea City, Romania, a wooden monument (BH-II-m-B-20958), originally built in the village Letca from Sălaj County and displaced in 1991 to the campus of the University of Oradea. The paper focuses on the degree of microbial and fungal contamination of surfaces and air inside the wooden church. It also identifies various microbial species with potential risk on the health of parishioners and those in charge of maintaining the halidom.

Assessment of Tourists’ Perceptions on Safety at the Cape Coast Tourist Destination in Ghana

“…A tourist-destination having the right product alone is not enough to favourably compete in the tourism market. The expectations and needs of tourists must be considered whether or not the image is an actual illustration of what a destination has to offer the traveler or not, is less significant than the existence of the image in the minds of the potential tourists (Jenkins, 1999;Strydom & Nel, 2006;Ilieș et al, 2018Ilieș et al, , 2019Indrie et al, 2019). According to Sönmez and Sirakaya (2002), "positive images of a destination help the policy planner and tour operators to create awareness, and this can serve as the distinguishing factor among competing destinations".…”

Community Participation, Risk Management and Ecotourism Sustainability Issues in Ghana

“…The current study used a cross-sectional study design and a mixed methodological approach. 'Risk', as a term, is embedded within quantitative-related paradigm, with it often sidelining qualitative studies (Korstanje, 2011;Gozner et al, 2017;Ilieș et al, 2018;2019;Lincu et al, 2018;Deac & Gozner, 2019;). However, the constructivists posit that risk is socially constructed and that it is interpreted differently across varying social structures and cultures (Yang & Nair, 2014).…”

The Relationship Between Heritage Products and Tourism in the Development Documents of Towns in Hajdú-Bihar County

“…If we examine the possible uses of heritage, we can fundamentally differentiate between three areas. In the framework of use for societal purposes, certain elements of the historical past are used in the interest of strengthening the local identity and the shaping of communities, which is of outstanding significance in the everyday life of the given settlement (O'Neill, 2006;McDowell, 2008;Csurgó & Szatmári, 2014;Ilieș et al, 2018Ilieș et al, , 2019Indrie et al, 2019). When used for political purposes, the main effort is aimed at supporting an ideological current, notion or the activities of a political party with reference to the historical past, legitimizing various political values (Allen, 2010;Husz, 2014).…”

“…When used for political purposes, the main effort is aimed at supporting an ideological current, notion or the activities of a political party with reference to the historical past, legitimizing various political values (Allen, 2010;Husz, 2014). The third -and actually best known -type is use for economic purposes, in the course of which, in the framework of heritage tourism, the effort is aimed at increasing the number of visitors to the given area, thereby increasing the revenues of society, as well as of the local and the central government (Timothy, 2011;Kozma & Czimre, 2014;Bujdosó et al, 2015;Gozner et al, 2017;Ilieș et al, 2018;Lincu et al, 2018;Rapidah, 2018;Deac & Gozner, 2019;Perez-Galvez et al, 2019;). This branch of tourism has a significant history (for example, in the 17 th and 18 th centuries, many English noblemen travelled to Continental Europe in order to view to classic Greek monuments, as well as the treasures of German, French, Italian and Dutch cities), but it only became widespread from the 1980s.…”