Community Contexts
Assessing the Potential of Iconic Architecture in HeritageTourism: A Case Study of Orissa State, India
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Vanessa GB Gowreesunkar, Patita Paban Mohanty, Jasmine Gohil
Heritage tourism is an important economic activity in Orissa (India). The state is endowed with rich architecture including the Konarak temple, a UNESCO world heritage site. The other side of the coin shows that the role and significance of “iconic buildings” designed by “iconic architects” is often undermined in tourism. As a result, there is a research gap in the field of iconic architecture and tourism. As the global tourism industry is entering the next normal of an ongoing pandemic context, there is a need to understand the role of iconic architecture in promoting tourism. To address this gap, the current study chooses to investigate Orissa, a state which is well known for its architectural legacy. Specifically, the research looks into the significance of iconic architectures in promoting tourism in Orissa following the COVID-19 pandemic. The uniqueness of this study is twofold; from a micro perspective, the study is the first to investigate the potential of iconic architecture in reviving tourism in Orissa and second, from a macro perspective, it makes a case on the potentials of iconic architecture in promoting post-pandemic tourism in India. The research design is based on a mixed methodology. The findings reveal that tourism and iconic architecture have the potential to revive tourism in the post pandemic context. The study also shows that iconic architecture has various limiting factors when utilized as a tourism resource. Finally, the study proposes few practical recommendations whilst setting the groundwork for further studies in this line.
Probing Gender Equality in Africa (Kenya) Entrepreneurship and Small Business Owners in Accordance with Sustainable Development Goal Five View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Bolaji Jubril
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s ) remain a misery to many SMEs in Africa despite them being made public internationally. The purpose of this research is to identify whether gender equality in Kenyan entrepreneurship and small business owners is being driven according to the SDG’s goal five. The study was conducted within Nairobi County, Embakasi East constituency in Embakasi ward, where a sample of 22 female respondents was selected. The qualitative research method was adopted through the study, with open-ended interviews administered to the respondents. This study identified a high percentage of women in SMEs are unaware of the existence of the SDG goals. The existing gap between men and women in SMEs is still huge despite the UN advocating for gender equality. This gap was identified to be caused by men having more access to funding, finances, education, and mentoring opportunities in comparison to African women. The SDG goal five can aid in bridging the gap between men and women in SMEs in African nations.
Trinetra/Universal Eye: Coral Wombs Blossom within Blue Ecologies View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Professor Roma Madan Soni
My chromatic description of harmonies shared by women and oceans is my ‘water working’ series Trinetra (Universal-Eye) or Coral Wombs blossom within Blue Ecologies (2019-21), their ‘Coral Wombs’ being the principal source of life on earth. The cradle of life, the amniotic fluid within the woman’s womb, releases the newborn to breathe and drink from the ‘Blue Ecologies’, the waters of life. The relationship between women and oceans: their network, permanency, and global presence, reinforce the reality of the biosphere, as one of ecological solidarity towards environmental sustainability. Coral Wombs blossom within Blue Ecologies visualizes the oceans and their global web of seas, rivers, lakes, and holy wells as a feminine force and flux. Their ‘Coral Wombs’ nestled within ‘Blue Ecologies’ has a long history in the crosscurrents of rationalization, scholastic notions, and scientific epistemology of primeval civilizations, and even today for those that live in alignment with the eco-sphere. It is Coral Wombs [that] blossom within Blue Ecologies of both women and oceans, whose organic sagacity can disrupt the historically and culturally constructed dialogue of the elimination of biological life and restore our sense of connectedness. By contravening the dualities of ‘wild/natural’ oceans and women, and ‘cultivated/cultured’ land and men, to re-frame oceans and women as spaces of fertile Coral Wombs blossom within Blue Ecologies, as currently in circumstances of unparalleled risk. Thus, Coral Wombs [that] blossom within Blue Ecologies becomes a shared, immersive, and phenomenological experience for appreciating conversations and aesthetics surrounding these colossal ecological confronts and distresses.
Design Approach for Zero Hunger and Built Environment Through Cloud Kitchen View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Parth Atulkumar Shah
Indian food caters to many cultures, were each state has their different food styles and menus. Their identify by the spices produced on the Indian land which delivers the flavor and essence to food, which rejuvenate the mood and satisfy the taste of people of all ages and cultures. The preparation techniques represent different cooking methods. The new normal post Covid in tourism and leisure industry is to implementing the concept of cloud kitchen, which incorporates the demand of traveler by assuring them their cuisine at any location from any corner of world, can be available with the taste what they expect. With that, the traveler does not have to worry about their health, as they are all aware about the ingredients used to cook the food. In terms of wastage, cloud kitchen will associate with the local community by the mobile app, which will save a lot of food. Adding more people fond of destination weddings may be an easy approach toward the commercialization cloud kitchen by using their service. It will save food and generate revenue for the entrepreneurs - and the organizer will save a healthy amount.
