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In an era when mines are inexpensive and easily accessible, present mine detection and area reconnaissance capabilities are insufficient to enable unencumbered maneuver in the littoral regions. Unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs) possess potential to provide tactical commanders with full understanding of the mine threat without risk to ships or personnel and without exposing intentions. By integrating an assortment of emerging capabilities, a system comprised of a variety of UUVs could address this mine threat. This thesis develops and implements the Mine Reconnaissance System Assessment (MiRSA) model, a mixed integer-linear program, to assign a mix of UUVs to search areas within a suspected minefield. Using unclassified UUV performance estimates, this thesis compares combinations of two Long-term Mine Reconnaissance System (LMRS) vehicles, six Remote Environmental Monitoring Units (REMUS) vehicles, and a notional Manta vehicle. For a 262 square nautical mile area in the Straits of Hormuz, MiRSA finds the two LMRS vehicles can complete a 95% confidence level search in 91 hours, the Manta vehicle can complete the search in 130 hours, and the two LMRS vehicles with Manta employed optimally together require only 52 hours. For an exhaustive search, times rise sharply: Manta operating alone requires 1,004 hours and optimal employment of the two LMRS, six REMUS, and Manta vehicles finish the search in 384 hours., http://archive.org/details/assigningunmanne109458008, Lieutenant, United States Navy, Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

[Resumen] La actividad turística ha sido uno de los rubros económicos mayormente afectados debido a la nueva normalidad ocasionada por la presencia del SARS COVID 19. Los destinos de sol y playa comúnmente catalogados como turismo masivo, debido a los efectos de la gentrificación generada en sus territorios, han sido negativamente observados por los visitantes bajo la nueva normalidad. El puerto de Manta en Ecuador ha sido un destino caracterizado por atraer flujos de turistas que concurren a disfrutar de sus extensas playas, en la actualidad la realidad ha cambiado y su mirada se ha puesto al desarrollo de sus recursos naturales y culturales en zonas rurales. Encabezada por comuna ancestral de Ligüiqui, junto con Pacoche y San Lorenzo, se busca la posibilidad de implementar propuestas sostenibles orientadas a la inclusión de la comunidad para diversificar el turismo en la zona. La presente investigación está basada en la aplicación de la metodología Investigación – acción – participativa, junto con herramientas de observación como fichas de caracterización, inventario y entrevistas abiertas, en conjunto con la georreferenciación de puntos de interés `para el desarrollo de la actividad turística en las comunidades rurales. Se identifican recursos naturales y culturales de interés, se registran establecimientos de servicios de hospedaje y alimentación, se ilustra a través de mapas la ubicación geográfica de las comunidades. Por último se propone la implementación de los senderos mirador y arqueológico, junto con un modelo de gestión para potenciar el desarrollo turístico rural mediante la creación de un Centro Turístico Comunitario (CTC)., [Abstract] Tourism has been one of the economic sectors most affected by the new normality introduced as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the state of new normality, traditionally popular forms of mass tourism, such as sun and beach holidays, have fallen into disfavour among tourists. Prior to the pandemic, the port of Manta in Ecuador attracted large numbers of tourists to its extensive beaches. Now the focus of tourism has shifted onto developing the natural and cultural resources of the region’s rural areas through more sustainable, inclusive tourism proposals. This study uses a participatory action-research methodology, with observation tools such as characterisation sheets, inventories and open interviews, and georeferencing of potential locations for the development of tourism activity in rural communities. The results include a list of natural and cultural resources of interest and accommodation and food service establishments, and maps of the geographical locations of the communities surveyed. The article concludes by recommending the implementation of sightseeing and archaeological trails, together with a management model for the promotion of rural tourism development through the creation of a Community Tourism Centre (CTC).