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University of Extremadura
University of Extremadura
Graduated in Tourism and Administration of Tourist Resources by the University of Extremadura, and awarded the Prize for Best Academic Records. Bachelor of Arts in Business Studies (with honors) from the University of the West of Scotland and a Master's Degree in Research in Social and Legal Sciences from the University of Extremadura with an Award for the Best Academic Records of the degree. Currently Ph.D. student in the Sustainable Territorial Development Program at the Uex.
In late December 2019, a series of acute atypical respiratory disease occurred in Wuhan, China, which rapidly spread to other areas worldwide. It was soon discovered that a novel coronavirus was responsible, named the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2, 2019-nCoV). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the population’s health is unprecedented in recent years and the impact on a social level even more so. The COVID-19 pandemic is the most large-scale pandemic on earth this century, and the impact in all life sectors is devasting and directly affected human activity in the first wave. The impact on the economy, social care systems, and human relationships is causing an unprecedented global crisis. SARS-CoV-2 has a strong direct acute impact on population health, not only at the physiological level but also at the psychological level for those who suffer it, those close to them, and the general population, who suffer from the social consequences of the pandemic. In this line, the economic recession increased, even more, the social imbalance and inequity, hitting the most vulnerable families, and creating a difficult context for public institutions to address. We are facing one of the greatest challenges of social intervention, which requires fast, effective, and well-coordinated responses from public institutions, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations to serve an increasingly hopeless population with increasingly urgent needs. Long-term legislation is necessary to reduce the vulnerability of the less fortunate, as well as to analyze the societal response to improve the social organization management of available resources. Therefore, in this scoping review, a consensus and critical review were performed using both primary sources, such as scientific articles, and secondary ones, such as bibliographic indexes, web pages, and databases. The main search engines were PubMed, SciELO, and Google Scholar. The method was a narrative literature review of the available literature. The aim was to assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on population health, where the possible interventions at the health level are discussed, the impact in economic and social areas, and the government and health systems interventions in the pandemic, and finally, possible economic models for the recovery of the crisis are proposed.
Vicente Clemente-Suárez; Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez; Libertad Moreno-Luna; María Saavedra-Serrano; Manuel Jimenez; Juan Simón; Jose Tornero-Aguilera. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social, Health, and Economy. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6314 .
AMA StyleVicente Clemente-Suárez, Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez, Libertad Moreno-Luna, María Saavedra-Serrano, Manuel Jimenez, Juan Simón, Jose Tornero-Aguilera. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social, Health, and Economy. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (11):6314.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVicente Clemente-Suárez; Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez; Libertad Moreno-Luna; María Saavedra-Serrano; Manuel Jimenez; Juan Simón; Jose Tornero-Aguilera. 2021. "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social, Health, and Economy." Sustainability 13, no. 11: 6314.
The aim of this paper is to study the effects of the spread of the COVID-19 virus in different regions and its impact on the economy and regional tourist flows. To this end, the researchers have been guided by a set of propositions which they have tried to demonstrate with the results obtained. This research shows that the impact of the pandemic is still being evaluated. The analysis of the relationship between the tourism sector and the pandemic outbreak in Spain provides an instructive case study to assist tourism in its recovery process. The paper delves into the impacts on the main Spanish touristic regions during the pandemic and providing implications for tourism recovery. In Spain, the tourism sector is of major economic importance, becoming one of the most vulnerable countries when crisis affects this industry. The negative image of the country due to the high infection rates has had a negative impact on travel and tourism. The Balearic Islands have been the most affected region with an 87% decrease in tourist visitors. The trips made by Spanish residents inside the Spanish territory shows the first increase found in the series analyzed. Domestic tourism not only represents an opportunity for all regions in this critical situation, but the types of accommodation also play a key role.
Libertad Moreno-Luna; Rafael Robina-Ramírez; Marcelo Sánchez-Oro Sánchez; José Castro-Serrano. Tourism and Sustainability in Times of COVID-19: The Case of Spain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 1859 .
AMA StyleLibertad Moreno-Luna, Rafael Robina-Ramírez, Marcelo Sánchez-Oro Sánchez, José Castro-Serrano. Tourism and Sustainability in Times of COVID-19: The Case of Spain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (4):1859.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLibertad Moreno-Luna; Rafael Robina-Ramírez; Marcelo Sánchez-Oro Sánchez; José Castro-Serrano. 2021. "Tourism and Sustainability in Times of COVID-19: The Case of Spain." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 4: 1859.
The health crisis caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease has devastated the worldwide hospitality sector. The current situation has led many countries to implement drastic rules to stop the spread of the virus. According to the Spanish health authority decisions need to be made in the context of uncertainty and lack of knowledgeable experiences through a gradual and asymmetric de-escalation process planned in four phases. Although the vast majority of studies refer to economic risks and impacts on tourist flows and economic income, few of them explicitly investigates safety and health measures that hotel managers should implement to their customers. Over a population of 12,740 hotels, 823 Spanish hotel managers have been involved in a participatory study. With the aim of assessing the actions taken to stop the spread of the virus, empirical research was implemented. A model presented four variables and 13 indicators which have been previously tested among hotel managers in the tourism sector. Five conclusions are drawn from the hypotheses: (1) Mass testing surveillance in customers and employees should be quick, affordable, and homogeneous throughout the European Union. (2) Training measures need to be taken by both public authorities and the private sector to reach a knowledgeable crisis management team with high commitment to the customer’s health and safety. (3) Protocols established by public authorities should be observed and adjusted gradually not only in hotels but also in tourist arrivals. (4) Healthy measures need to be periodically updated. (5) Each hotel should set up a surveillance process to guarantee the safety to their customers.
Rafael Robina-Ramírez; Jose-Amelio Medina-Merodio; Libertad Moreno-Luna; Héctor Jiménez-Naranjo; Marcelo Sánchez-Oro. Safety and Health Measures for COVID-19 Transition Period in the Hotel Industry in Spain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 718 .
AMA StyleRafael Robina-Ramírez, Jose-Amelio Medina-Merodio, Libertad Moreno-Luna, Héctor Jiménez-Naranjo, Marcelo Sánchez-Oro. Safety and Health Measures for COVID-19 Transition Period in the Hotel Industry in Spain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (2):718.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRafael Robina-Ramírez; Jose-Amelio Medina-Merodio; Libertad Moreno-Luna; Héctor Jiménez-Naranjo; Marcelo Sánchez-Oro. 2021. "Safety and Health Measures for COVID-19 Transition Period in the Hotel Industry in Spain." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 2: 718.
El objetivo de esta investigación es conocer las actuales políticas de sostenibilidad en la Universidad y proponer un nuevo modelo que contribuya a aumentar la conciencia medioambiental de los alumnos de la universidad las áreas de economía y empresa. Para desarrollar la conciencia medioambiental entre estudiantes (DCM) se han determinado 3 factores a partir de un proceso de análisis y validación de variables entre estudiantes universitarios. Estos factores son: la Formación de profesores en sostenibilidad (FPS), actividades de concienciación medioambiental (ACM) e incorporación de competencias medioambientales transversales (CMT). La metodología aplicada para analizar el modelo estructural fue el Modelo de Ecuación Estructural (SEM) a través del paquete informático SmartPls-3. La muestra estaba formada por 420 estudiantes pertenecientes a las Facultades de Económicas y la Facultad de Empresa, Finanzas y Turismo de la Universidad de Extremadura. Los resultados de la encuesta arrojan datos que justifican la introducción de políticas de sostenibilidad en la Universidad tanto a nivel profesorado como alumno. Dichas políticas deberían resaltar la importancia de dotar de contenido a la competencia transversal dirigida a la protección medioambiental entre los futuros empresarios de nuestro país.
Rafael Robina-Ramírez; Libertad Moreno. Gestión de políticas de sostenibilidad en organizaciones académicas: El caso de la Universidad de Extremadura. Revista Internacional de Organizaciones 2020, 63 -90.
AMA StyleRafael Robina-Ramírez, Libertad Moreno. Gestión de políticas de sostenibilidad en organizaciones académicas: El caso de la Universidad de Extremadura. Revista Internacional de Organizaciones. 2020; (24):63-90.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRafael Robina-Ramírez; Libertad Moreno. 2020. "Gestión de políticas de sostenibilidad en organizaciones académicas: El caso de la Universidad de Extremadura." Revista Internacional de Organizaciones , no. 24: 63-90.
With the development of e-commerce, online consumption has rapidly grown. This study aims to highlight an example of the online shopping of organic products in the Spanish organic market. Through a Partial Least Square path modelling (PLS), a multi-group analysis (MGA) is applied to test a product́s online and organic attributes that may influence the intention of using an e-marketplace to buy and sell organic products. A product́s organic and online attributes were drawn from 149 organic consumers’ communities and 106 organic producers from the biggest Spanish e-marketplace. The results indicate which attributes influence the attitude toward use and intention to use that online platform. The results of the study can guide the online managers of these types of e-marketplaces in the design of their policies to attract participants and increase commercial online transactions.
Rafael Robina-Ramírez; Antonio Chamorro-Mera; Libertad Moreno-Luna. Organic and online attributes for buying and selling agricultural products in the e-marketplace in Spain. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications 2020, 42, 100992 .
AMA StyleRafael Robina-Ramírez, Antonio Chamorro-Mera, Libertad Moreno-Luna. Organic and online attributes for buying and selling agricultural products in the e-marketplace in Spain. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications. 2020; 42 ():100992.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRafael Robina-Ramírez; Antonio Chamorro-Mera; Libertad Moreno-Luna. 2020. "Organic and online attributes for buying and selling agricultural products in the e-marketplace in Spain." Electronic Commerce Research and Applications 42, no. : 100992.