Destination Competitiveness, the Environment and Sustainability
Challenges and Cases
Published on 7. December 2015
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Hardback
232 pages
978-1-78064-697-8 (ISBN)
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Destination competitiveness and sustainability are important issues for many stakeholders within the tourism industry. In recent years, destinations have faced some challenges with respect to maintaining sustainability; they must be cleaner, greener and safer in order to safeguard the life quality of holidaymakers and local residents. Providing an invaluable review of the latests research on the topic, global case studies provide a perspective of the worldwide challenges and solutions arising in the management of tourism destinations. The analysis presents an interdisciplinary approach, including contributions of economists, geographers, managers and marketing professionals.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wallingford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Height: 288 mm
Width: 263 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
469 gr
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978-1-78064-697-8 (9781780646978)
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Challenges and Cases
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Metin Kozak (Edited By)
Metin Kozak holds a PhD degree from Sheffield Hallam University, UK. As a Research Fellow, Metin was affiliated with the University of Namur (Belgium) and as a Visiting Professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (SAR China) and Bournemouth University (UK). He serves as an editorial board member and ad hoc reviewer of over 20 journals in tourism and hospitality. He has the publication record of 40+ books released with internationally well-known publishers including CABI, Routledge, Elsevier, Emerald, among others. His research interests entail consumer behaviour and marketing. His current affiliation is with the School of Communication, Kadir Has University, Tuerkiye. He collaborates with several international universities and co-organizes two conferences in tourism: RESNET and ATMC. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9866-7529
Noel Scott (Series Edited By)
Noel Scott is Adjunct Professor of Tourism Management in the Sustainability Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast. His research interests include the study of wildlife tourism, tourism experiences, destination management and marketing, and stakeholder organization. He has over 300 academic articles published including 16 books. He is on the Editorial Board of 10 journals, a Fellow of the Council of Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Educators, and a member of the International Association of China Tourism Scholars.
Eric Laws (Series Edited By)
Eric Laws has an MPhil from the University of Surrey and a PhD from Griffith University. He has retired from full time academic life, and is Visiting Professor at Leshan Normal University, Sichuan, P.R. China. His research interests include tourism service quality, destination management, crisis management and elephant tourism. Eric's publications include nearly 100 journal articles, book chapters and conference papers. The Elephant Tourism Business is Eric's twentieth authored or edited book.
Metin Kozak holds a PhD degree from Sheffield Hallam University, UK. As a Research Fellow, Metin was affiliated with the University of Namur (Belgium) and as a Visiting Professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (SAR China) and Bournemouth University (UK). He serves as an editorial board member and ad hoc reviewer of over 20 journals in tourism and hospitality. He has the publication record of 40+ books released with internationally well-known publishers including CABI, Routledge, Elsevier, Emerald, among others. His research interests entail consumer behaviour and marketing. His current affiliation is with the School of Communication, Kadir Has University, Tuerkiye. He collaborates with several international universities and co-organizes two conferences in tourism: RESNET and ATMC. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9866-7529
Noel Scott (Series Edited By)
Noel Scott is Adjunct Professor of Tourism Management in the Sustainability Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast. His research interests include the study of wildlife tourism, tourism experiences, destination management and marketing, and stakeholder organization. He has over 300 academic articles published including 16 books. He is on the Editorial Board of 10 journals, a Fellow of the Council of Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Educators, and a member of the International Association of China Tourism Scholars.
Eric Laws (Series Edited By)
Eric Laws has an MPhil from the University of Surrey and a PhD from Griffith University. He has retired from full time academic life, and is Visiting Professor at Leshan Normal University, Sichuan, P.R. China. His research interests include tourism service quality, destination management, crisis management and elephant tourism. Eric's publications include nearly 100 journal articles, book chapters and conference papers. The Elephant Tourism Business is Eric's twentieth authored or edited book.
Content
: Contributors : 1 Introduction Andres Artal-Tur and Metin Kozak Part I Managing Destination Competitiveness 2: Tourism Destination Competitiveness and Innovation:The Case of the Spanish Mediterranean Coast Antonio Garcia Sanchez and David Siles Lopez 3: Destination Evaluation through the Prioritization of Competitiveness Pillars: The Case of Brazil Jose Manoel Gandara and Adriana Fumi Chim-Miki 4: Creativity and City Tourism Repositioning:The Case of Valencia, Spain Jose Maria Nacher Escriche and Paula Simo Tomas 5: Visual Semantics and Destination Competitiveness: The Case of Wedding Tourism in Mexico Gerardo Novo Espinosa de los Monteros and Maribel Osorio Garcia Part II Environmental and Climate Change Issues at Destinations 6: The Potential Effects of Climate Change on the Tourism Industry:A Study in Turkey Musa Pinar, Ibrahim Birkan, Gamze Tanil and Muzaffer Uysal 7: Using Tourism to Mitigate Against Climate Change: The Case of the Caribbean Kimberley Blackwood, Juley Wynter-Robertson and Nadine Valentine 8: Green Economy Practices in the Tourism Industry: The Case of Limpopo Province, South Africa Charles Nhemachena, Siyanda Jonas and Selma Karuaihe 9: Environmental Resources and the Hotel Industry: The Case of Slovenia Tanja Mihalic? 10: Ecological Modernization and Environmental Education:The Case of Turkey Habib Alipour and Hossein G.T. Olya Part III Improving Tourism Destination Sustainability 11: Understanding the Seasonal Concentration of Tourist Arrivals: The Case of the South of Spain Jose David Cisneros-Martinez and Antonio Fernandez-Morales 12: Tourism Policy and the Challenge of Seasonality: The Case of the Balearic Islands Margarita Alemany, Maria Antonia Garcia and Angela Aguilo 13: Expenditure and Stay Behaviour of Nature-based Visitors: The Case of Costa Rica Andres Artal-Tur and Antonio Juan Briones-Penalver 14: Socio-economic Profile of Sustainable Tourists and Expenditure at Destinations: A Local-based Analysis in Andalusia, Spain Pablo Juan Cardenas-Garcia and Juan Ignacio Pulido-Fernandez 15: Networking for Sustainable Cultural Tourism Activities and Dynamics: The Case of Oporto Ivana Stevic?c and Zelia Breda 16: Facing the Challenges of Sustainability: The Case of Bulgarian Tourism Mariya Stankova 17: Conclusion Andres Artal-Tur and Metin Kozak : Index