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Welcome to another edition of GDRC Mosaic!
This month, GDRC Mosaic is being sent to
more than 3,000 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 has been happening in GDRC at:
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.
To subscribe or unsubscribe: http://www.gdrc.org/about/newsletter.html
Comments, suggestions and contributions: mosaic@gdrc.org
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Email: mosaic@gdrc.org
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