-------------------------------------------------- G D R C M o s a i c www.gdrc.org January 2012 -------------------------------------------------- Welcome to another edition of GDRC's Mosaic! This month, GDRC Mosaic is being set to more than 3000 subscribers in 130 countries worldwide. -------------------------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENT: Many subscribers have informed us that they have had problems in receiving past newsletters. Starting January 2012, we have overhauled the distribution system to prevent such happenings. May we therefore request a quick email from you sent to mosaic@gdrc.org, simply saying "Received Mosaic" Thank you! -------------------------------------------------- THIS MONTH'S SPOTLIGHT: Sustainable Tourism Gateway from GDRC's Programme on Urban Environmental Management. Sustainable tourism in its purest sense, is an industry which attempts to make a low impact on the environment and local culture, while helping to generate income, employment, and the conservation of local ecosystems. It is responsible tourism that is both ecologically and culturally sensitive. GDRC's Sustainable Tourism Gateway was set up on 27 September 2008 - the World Tourism Day - in order to develop awareness and educate on issues related to sustainable tourism; to assist in policy and programme development; and to facilitate monitoring and evaluation. It is an online tool that provides easy and rapid access to information and networking on sustainable tourism and related topics. -------------------------------------------------- FOCUS ON GDRC: LESSONS IN LEARNING Shoulders of Giants As with doing any research, we always have to start with, and build on, whatever info is already there and the user already has ... Based on queries received from visitors to GDRC's programme websites, it is clear that the information they found on the website helped them do their work (whether a report, a project, or a speech) better. And so the metaphor, "Standing on the Shoulder of Gaints" - implying an inidividual who improves his/her intellectual pursuits by appreciating and using the work done by other people in the past. Turning the metaphor around - what information can be provided to users who can then use it to build on and improve the work they are doing? This is an important question that has guided the desin of GDRC's web pages! -------------------------------------------------- MONTHLY STATISTICS FOR GDRC'S WEBSITE: January 2012 Total files downloaded - 714,514 Total pages viewed - 242, 551 Total web visitors - 117,721 Total KBytes - 23,113,329 Pages per day - Avg: 8,085 Max: 10,976 Visits per day - Avg: 4,013 Max: 4,962 -------------------------------------------------- See what new items have been added to GDRC's website: http://www.gdrc.org/about/whats-new.html -------------------------------------------------- ABOUT GDRC MOSAIC The "GDRC Mosaic" is a monthly email newsletter that provides information bites, and summarizes programme activities of GDRC, including new items added to the website. You are welcome to forward this newsletter to friends and interested people! To subscribe or unsuscribe, please visit: http://www.gdrc.org/about/newsletter.html Comments/suggestions/contributions: mosaic@gdrc.org -------------------------------------------------- CONTACT ADDRESS: Global Development Research Center 1-5-1-1013, Mori Minami Machi, Higashi Nada-ku, Kobe 658-001, Japan Tel / Fax: +(81-78) 452-8414 Email: mosaic@gdrc.org Web: www.gdrc.org Blog: serendipity.gdrc.info Facebook: facebook.com/gdrc.org Twitter: twitter.com/gdrcdotorg -------------------------------------------------- Copyright (C) 22011-2015, GDRC. All rights reserved.