Modica / Uysal Sustainable Island Tourism

Competitiveness and Quality of Life
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-78639-130-8
Verlag: CABI
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Epub

Reihe: CABI Series in Tourism Management Research

Tourism continues to grow, and as the industry develops, it is important for researchers and practitioners to fully understand and examine issues such as sustainability, competiveness, and stakeholder quality of life in tourism centres around the world. Focusing on the unique perspective of island tourism destinations, this book outlines impacts on, and potential strategies for protecting, the natural environment, local economy, and local culture.

Presenting an interdisciplinary integrated approach, this important collection of new research:

- Is the first book to provide coverage on sustainable tourism best practice in island destinations;
- Focuses on the unique perspective of islands as destinations, exploring the interplays of competitiveness and quality of life;
- Includes a portfolio of conceptual, empirical, and case-based studies written by international experts to give a balanced and comprehensive view.

A timely and important read for researchers, students and practitioners of tourism, this book also provides a valuable resource for researchers of sustainability and environmental science.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Modica, Patrizia

Uysal, Muzaffer

Weitere Mitwirkende

Twining-Ward, Louise

Croes, Robertico

Ramkissoon, Haywantee

Carlsen, Jack

Bricker, Kelly

Allan S, Allan S

Elisa, Elisa

Maria, Maria

Gyumin, Gyumin

Kerstetter, Deborah

Farmaki, Anna

Altinay, Levent

Yasarata, Muhammet

Beardsley, Meghan

Kubickova, Marketa

Zulfa, Mariyam

Über Autor(innen)

Kerstetter, Deborah
- Deborah Kerstetter is Professor of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management in the College of Health and Human Development at Penn State University, USA. She has written nearly 100 manuscripts and multiple book chapters on travel decision making as well as the impacts of travel on individual travelers and residents of host communities.

Uysal, Muzaffer
Professor Muzaffer Uysal, PhD. is a provost professor and chair of the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management - Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Dr. Uysal has extensive experience in the tourism and hospitality field and has conducted workshops and seminars in more than 25 countries. He is a member of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism and the Academy of Leisure Sciences. He has also authored and co-authored a significant number of research articles, monographs, and books. Dr. Uysal has also received over 30 awards, honors, and recognitions. His current research interests focus on tourism development and quality-of-life research in tourism and hospitality settings.

Carlsen, Jack
Jack Carlsen is Professor of Sustainable Tourism at Curtin University, Western Australia and Founder and Co-Director of the Curtin Sustainable Tourism Centre. He has an extensive research track record, which has produced more than 200 scholarly publications on various topics related to tourism planning, markets, development and evaluation. He was leader of the Sustainable Enterprises research program for the Sustainable Tourism Co-operative Research Centre and leader of the Technical Team that developed the Maldives Third Tourism Master Plan 2007-2011. His other books include The Family Business in Tourism and Hospitality (CABI 2004), Global Wine Tourism: Research, Management and Marketing (CABI 2006) and Innovation for Sustainable Tourism (Goodfellows Publishers, in press)

Croes, Robertico
currently serves as the Associate Dean, Interim Chair of the Tourism, Events & Attractions department as well as the Associate Director of the Dick Pope Sr. Institute for Tourism Studies at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida. Professor Croes has published three books entitled, "The Small Island Paradox: Tourism Specialization as a Potential Solution", "Anatomy of Demand in International Tourism", and his most recent book "Poverty Alleviation through Tourism Development". Additionally, he is a contributor to several books. His fields of interest include: econometrics applications in hospitality, tourism demand analysis/forecasting, tourism economic impact, competitive and sustainable tourism in tourism development analysis, tourism development applied to poverty alleviation and tourism development in small islands and developing countries. Professor Croes is the recipient of the 2015 Thea Sinclair Award.

Farmaki, Anna
Anna Farmaki is Assistant Professor in Tourism Management at the Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus. She holds a doctorate (PhD) in marketing. She has worked for several years in private institutions of tertiary education in Cyprus and was course leader of the undergraduate hospitality and tourism management programme at the University of Central Lancashire (Cyprus). She has published extensively in reputable, peer-reviewed academic journals and has presented her work in various international conferences, seminars and workshops. Anna is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK) and a member of the Management Committee in several COST Actions. She has also been involved and/or led several nationally and internationally funded research projects. In addition, she is a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Tourism Management Perspectives, Tourism Review and the Journal of Service Theory and Practice. Her research interests lie primarily in the areas of tourism planning and development with emphasis on sustainable tourism, and tourist behaviour.