Tourism is a multi-faced activity that links the economic, social and environmental components of sustainability. This research analyzes rural residents’ perceptions impact tourism development examines factors influence support for sustainable in region Nord-Vest Romania. Residents’ towards were measured using 22 items, while their was determined 8 items. Descriptive inferential statistics used to analyze data. Principal component analysis grouped first variables into 4 factors, following 2...

Organic food consumption has increased during the last years as a consequence of its direct impact on consumer health, life style, and social convenience well environment sustainable development. Compared to European level, organic products is quite low in Romania. This paper investigates perception attitudes consumers from North-West Development Region Consumers’ towards was measured using 30 items. The data were collected 568 respondents analyzed descriptive inferential statistics. A...

Over the last years, tourism has undergone significant development worldwide, especially in developing countries. Tourism is a multi-faced activity with positive and negative impacts on destinations, linking economic, social, environmental components of sustainable development. The attitude host community an important factor for future planning, management, destination. As such, paper analyzes attitudes perceptions local residents from Kurdistan Regional Government, located northern part...

Food waste represents an important aspect with social, economic, and environmental implications. As previous studies underlined, the COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in food consumption patterns among consumers. The aim of study was investigate main household management during Romania compared period before pandemic. Factors affecting were also analyzed. Data collected Romanian households using online administrated questionnaire. 784 usable questionnaires analyzed descriptive statistics...

The tree-growing sector is considered to be an important supplier of food and raw material for industry worldwide. Increasingly competitive decisions regarding international investment in orchards depend on business analysis. This study compares three apple situated Cluj-Napoca, the Eastern limits Transylvanian Plain, Romania. While climatic soil conditions are relatively consistent among orchards, technical economic results (expressed hectares) vary due use different technological systems...

Organic farming has become an important alternative to conventional farming, mostly because of environmental sustainability issues, and long-term positive benefits over soil, water, air climate change, biodiversity, prohibiting the use genetically modified organisms, encouraging development ecological services. In Romania, organic food market follows a trend, although consumption rate is still very low compared European Union; therefore, it necessary identify main barriers in but also...

Tourism represents a viable alternative for economic activities in rural areas, and improves the living standards of communities. The aim paper is to assess residents’ perceptions towards tourism destination quality North-West Development Region Romania using following items: natural attractions: cultural social attractions; accommodation; food; availability transportation area; information communication; hospitality host community; feeling security safety. A survey was conducted collect...

The COVID-19 pandemic affected consumers’ behavior worldwide. This paper aims to analyze sustainable food during the pandemic. research was based on an online survey May–October 2020 among 859 Romanian consumers. Principal component analysis and cluster were employed group consumers their behavior. Furthermore, binary-logistic regression used identify socio-demographic profile of identified groups. Based analysis, grouped into three main groups: indifferent, pro-environment protection,...

Organic products have grown ever more popular in recent years due to increased concerns regarding one's health, the environment, and sustainability. The COVID-19 pandemic has only accelerated this growth, prompting producers adapt a rapidly growing market while maintaining same standard of quality. We conducted questionnaire-based pilot study on 190 organic food consumers from Bihor county, Romania, order analyze main factors influencing customers' beliefs consumption, as well assess extent...

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered consumer behavior and reshaped the tourism industry, particularly impacting travel destination choices. Pre-pandemic, travelers prioritized experiences adventure, often overlooking health safety concerns. However, during after pandemic, health, hygiene, situation emerged as crucial factors in choosing a rural destination, alongside economic considerations. current study analyzed tourists’ preferences North-West development region of Romania...

Food consumption behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic has changed worldwide as a consequence of restrictions imposed by law and/or due to fear contamination. Although some similarities are found among countries, there still many particularities for each nation. The present study focused on Romanian consumers and their related four main food categories: fruits vegetables, meat products, bread bakery milk products. Frequency buying, shopping habits, place purchase, concerns purchasing...

Crisis periods such as the COVID-19 pandemic may reshape consumers' behavior and challenge all food chain actors on how to assure better respond needs wants. This study aimed reveal main concerns of consumers related consumption during identify factors that influence their behavior. An online survey was performed among 859 Romanian consumers. The Principal Component Analysis revealed five factors: ecofriendly, socio-economic aspects, waste, plant-based food, easily accessible which affected...

This study aimed at identifying the factors influencing tourists’ decisions in choosing their vacation destinations as well behavior. An online survey was applied to 861 Romanian tourists. The principal component analysis run reduce dimensionality of 23 items and used determine that influence decision destination, leading a four-component solution. results indicated aspects related destination image, unique characteristics accommodation facilities are more important for women than men....

Development of tourism affected the socio-cultural environment many destinations. Previous studies have focused more on analyzing impact all three dimensions sustainable development (economic, and socio-cultural); therefore, present paper examines development’s with regard to benefits that enhance development. A survey based a questionnaire was employed in June 2018 mountain village Cluj County, Romania. The collected data were analyzed using principal component analysis, several statistical...

Water availability has become a problem in many countries of the world. scarcity can be economic or physical. Agricultural water use accounts for about three quarters total global consumption; developing countries, irrigation represents over 90% used. The purpose this paper is to explore willingness pay among farmers from boundaries governed by Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). During field study, 236 KRG were interviewed. collected data analyzed each precipitation zones area (secured (A)...

The overall yield and sugar content of beet (Beta vulgaris L.) were determined by the genotype its interaction with environment. This study aimed to analyze 23 genotypes different environmental conditions during two growing seasons. To estimate variance genotypes, environment, function R 3.5.1 software package was used. In addition, multivariate stability method used explain G (genotype) × E (environment) based on GGE (Genotype plus Genotype-by-Environment) AMMI (additive main effects...

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) play a vital role in extending financial services to marginalized and underprivileged populations worldwide. While the focus of MFIs has traditionally been on providing products, recent research highlights importance intangible factors shaping their success sustainability. This examines influence such as trust, empathy, organizational culture, reputation MFI performance. A structured questionnaire was developed, data were collected from 110 clients....

Sustainable tourism management plans rely on relevant and consistent information about factors that can influence the decision to visit a protected area. This paper uses choice experiment method investigate tourists’ preferences with regard recreational trip characteristics in national natural parks Romania. An on-site survey questionnaire was administered visitors. The multinomial logit model employed preference orderings of identified groups users. Overall, results indicate tourists gain...

In the context of a spectacular growth Romanian restaurant market, it has become necessity for managers to analyze decision-making process related selection toward obtaining competitive advantage, which can be achieved through better segmentation and adequate targeting. The main objectives involved identification factors that influence by evaluating role health concerns play in this identifying consumers' profiles. A survey was conducted using face-to-face interviews as contact method, order...

Wine, one of the world's oldest and most popular beverages, has a distinct variety matching diverse base consumers worldwide. The study was conducted in two counties Romania order to identify consumers' perception towards wine consumption, as well driving factors behind consumption decision process choosing certain type wine. Thus, four were identified through principal component analysis: intrinsic cues experience, extrinsic origin, notoriety label package wine, correlating them with...

Tourism development involves both positive and negative impacts on economic, social natural environments, which represent essential pillars for sustainable development. It is in this context that the present research was conducted Adjara Mountain area of Georgia aiming to identify residents’ perception towards tourism An online survey among 620 residents. The data collected were analyzed by descriptive statistics principal component analysis. As such, results analysis led a two-factor...

The rapid growth of adventure tourism is remarked all over the world, being considered as a modern form tourism. This study attempted to investigate preferences experienced visitors Romanian national and natural parks with main focus on understanding what motives describe three elements that define tourism: physical activity, environment cultural immersion, level satisfaction regarding quality facilities services. An online survey was filled in by 137 members groups, further grouped based...

The hospitality industry has taken advantage of consumers’ increasing concerns regarding environmental issues. Worldwide, green restaurants have increased their profitability by using attributes as a competitive advantage. In Romania, could profit from this new trend. This study aims to determine the perception Generation Z consumers restaurants, since these younger seem adopted more eco-friendly behavior compared previous generations. Another objective refers assessing importance relating...

Cereals, as the world’s most consumed food, face challenges related to nutrient quality due climate change and increased production impacting soil health. In this study, we investigated vitamin mineral content, polyphenols, antioxidant activity in cereals from Western Romania, analyzing whole hulled wheat, rye, oat, soybeans before after heat treatment. Samples 2022 crops were processed into dough subjected 220 °C for 30 min. The results reveal that, despite efforts optimize cereals,...

Many concerns are arising now regarding the effects of pollution on inhabitants, especially in agglomerated areas. It is known that mobility a major factor generates threatening negatively affects health and comfort residents. The present study focuses this sensitive subject by observing impact reducing air quality. There various studies topic, but analysis addresses gap literature, covering very active area, terms development attractiveness for new inhabitants. research was carried...