Vol. 35 No. 3 (2024)

This paper compares the IVT (in-vehicle time) parameter and travel distance for public bus transport (which forms the core of the public transport system) and private cars in the Metropolis GZM (Upper Silesian and Zagłębie Metropolis) in Poland. Analysis was conducted on three datasets: all metropolitan lines, main metropolitan lines, and feeder metropolitan lines. The results show that for all metropolitan lines, public transport achieves an average IVT parameter value about twice as high as private transport. The main metropolitan lines are characterized by relatively high competitiveness…

Tourism policies are essential in the development of community-based rural tourism (CBRT). In practice, their implementation requires a favorable policy environment. However, the CBRT literature has not investigated the policy environment and the holistic interactions between government-community relations, inter-agency coordination, and other complex challenges relevant to CBRT policies. Involving multiple CBRT actors, this study aimed to evaluate the policy environment in the development, implementation, and evaluation of CBRT-related policies. Using Tourism Value Chain (TVC) as the…

This research investigated the significant effects of private green spaces on air temperatures in Bekasi City. Previous analyses suggested that green spaces could lower air temperatures. Meanwhile, private green spaces, consisting of front and back yards, are a significant part of the concept. Software simulation (ENVI-met) was used to compare several housing scenarios for the tropical monsoon climate of Bekasi City. The scenarios consisted of housing configurations with the same unit size and number in an area of (49 x 49) m2. The results showed that the average air temperature reduction was…

This paper aims to investigate the extent to which social capital catalyzes the diffusion of innovation in agricultural communities. This study uses a qualitative approach in investigating two cases of horticultural producers in Cisondari and Cibodas, West Java, Indonesia. Our findings show that the presence of social capital (trust, networks, and norms) is considerably weak in both cases. Farmers have built networks and trust (which are implicated in mutual norms) for years but its success in developing their agricultural sectors is not evident. The social capital is strong enough to drive…