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Galya Asenova Kusheva
Analysis of the Development of Tourism Regions in Bulgaria
Summary:
This article makes a comparison between the principles of zoning of Bulgaria for statistical purposes and the requirements and criteria set out in the Concept of tourism zoning of the country, established in 2015. Conclusions are drawn about the degree of balance between regions, the current trends in tourism development in the newly-formed tourism regions for the period 2010-2013 are tracked and a factor analysis of the change in revenues from nights spent is made. The basic factors stimulating and hindering tourism development are identified for each of the tourism regions.
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Marina Nikolova
Posibilities for Ecologically-Oriented Utilization of Agricultural Biomass
Summary:
Biomass contributes the major share to the renewable energy sources (RES) potential in Bulgaria. A considerable amount of biomass is produces as a result of breeding animals, growing various crops, storing waste, maintaining green areas in the public sector or recycling waste waters.
An important mechanism for effective utilization of energy and biomass energy, in particular, is communal energy planning. Municipalities, micro-regions and regions should develop and strategically consider systems for utilizing separate energy sources, including biomass. For this reason, modern ecologically-oriented energy production technologies are of great importance for the local economies of each particular region and also lead to improvement of their ecological balance. With reference to this, it is necessary to make a timely assessment of the effectiveness and potential for electricity production form biomass in Bulgaria.
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Birstra Nikolova
Contemporary Aspects of Residential Policy in Bulgaria
Summary:
Residential policy is in the focus of the attention of a wide range of specialists, competent authorities and institutions in Bulgaria throughout the transition period from a centralized to a market economy and in the course of Bulgaria's accession to the European Union. To date, this issue is becoming more topical and puts its practical realization on the agenda. Therefore, this article clarifies the modern role and importance of residential policy, the factors influencing its development have been explored, its current situation in Bulgaria - compared to some EU countries - is presented, based on this, some conclusions and summaries are made about the main prospects for its development.
