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Sustainable Luxury Tourism: Is such a thing possible?
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Jan 17, 2014 |
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The module shows the complex relationship that exists between the concepts of luxury and sustainability in the accommodation sector.
Author: Gianna Moscardo
Year: 2012
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The concept of sustainable development and its application t...
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Jan 20, 2014 |
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This presentation introduces the concept of sustainable development and its application to tourism.
Author: Janne J. Liburd
Year: 2012
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Island Tourism Sustainability
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Jan 20, 2014 |
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This BEST EN lecture on the sustainability of island tourism discusses some of the common problems faced by islands of economic dependency, social insularity and ecological fragility.
Author: Jack Carlsen
Year: 2012
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Measuring Tourism: Developing a Regional Level Framework for...
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Jan 20, 2014 |
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This lecture presents a systematic framework for measuring the social impacts of tourism.
Author: Elena Konovalov, Laurie Murphy & Gianna Moscardo
Year: 2013
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Assessing community quality of life in the context of tourism
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Jan 20, 2014 |
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The lecture presents a study of residents perceptions of tourism on the quality of life in Orange County, Indiana, USA.
Author: Chia-Pin (Simon) Yu
Year: 2013
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Striving for environmental sustainability through tourism
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Jan 20, 2014 |
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The lecture presents a case of environmental sustainability, tourism stakeholders and conflicts in Equador.
Author: Peter Varga
Year: 2013
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Sustainability initiatives in destination communities: Do th...
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Jan 20, 2014 |
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The lecture discusses sustainability initiatives in destinations and whether they matter to tourists. The lecturers present the case of Magnetic Island of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. A profile of committed sustainable tourists is presented.
Author: Laurie Murphy & Gianna Moscardo
Year: 2013
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Building community capacity by developing regional business ...
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Jan 20, 2014 |
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Dr Anna Blackmann presents a case study of how coaching can help build capacity in tourism businesses. She includes a case study among business owners and networks in north eastern Australia.
Author: Anna Blackman
Year: 2013
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From city slicker to roo carer: The journey of a voluntourist
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Jan 20, 2014 |
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Ms. Eunice Tan discusses key concepts in volunteer tourism,and relates this to a case of wildlife voluntourism experiences, learning and transformation of self.
Author: Eunice Tan
Year: 2013
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The paradox of poverty amidst the plenty of nature
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Jan 20, 2014 |
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Dr. Felicité A. Fairer-Wessles discusses poverty alleviation and community empowerment for sustainable tourism development. She presents the case of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, iSimangaliso Wetlands Park in South Africa.
Author: Felicité A. Fairer-Wessels
Year: 2013
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Sustainability and the politics of place in resort destinations
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Oct 02, 2014 |
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In this video, the factors underlying how the mountain resort of Whistler, British Columbia,Canada, sought to move from a growth-dependent path towards one striving for a more sustainable future are discussed.
Author: Alison Gill
Think Tank Topic: Politics, Policy and Governance in Sustainable Tourism
Year: 2014
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Hospitality of Sustainable Tourism Encounters: Experiences f...
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Oct 02, 2014 |
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This lecture draws focus on the encounters between rural communities and tourism experts in the Northern highlands of Nicaragua. Emily probes how respecting the priority of the welcome of the other, over responsibility for the other, could open up spaces for more ethical relations...
Author: Emily Höckert
Think Tank Topic: Politics, Policy and Governance in Sustainable Tourism
Year: 2014
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Tourism Development as Greek Tragedy
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Oct 02, 2014 |
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Professor Gianna Moscardo argues that while tourism is an applied field that can draw concepts from many disciplines, it has become very inward looking in its development of explanatory systems. This presentation looks outwards at the fields of international development and planni...
Author: Gianna Moscardo
Think Tank Topic: Politics, Policy and Governance in Sustainable Tourism
Year: 2014
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Sustainable Tourism Management Research and Education
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Oct 02, 2014 |
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Dr García-Rosell calls for a plurality of discourses, meanings and ethical theories in sustainable tourism management research and education. PBL as an example.
Author: José-Carlos García-Rosell
Think Tank Topic: Politics, Policy and Governance in Sustainable Tourism
Year: 2014
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Tropical Communities as Resources for Tourism or?
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Oct 02, 2014 |
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Dr Murphy reviews the barriers to sustainable tourism development faced by rural and developing regions and explores the notion of tourism and its potential contribution to community well-being, with a focus on Flora’s community capitals framework.
Author: Laurie Murphy
Think Tank Topic: Politics, Policy and Governance in Sustainable Tourism
Year: 2014
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Tourism entrepreneurship in action and stakeholders’ relatio...
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Oct 02, 2014 |
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In this presentation, we present the case of the “Heritage trails through Dolenjska and Bela krajina in SE Slovenia” by which sustainable rural development takes an integrated approach in terms of start-up, implementation and development and is supported by and benefits from the n...
Author: Marko Koscak
Think Tank Topic: Politics, Policy and Governance in Sustainable Tourism
Year: 2014
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Policy, Politics and Governance through Stakeholder Values
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Oct 02, 2014 |
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Dr. Stephen Wearing and Dr. Paul Chatterton examine some of the progress being made by REDD+ and examine how in other work in Community Based Ecotourism (CBET) there have been failures in implementing the on ground projects. They discuss what might be learned and how it might be i...
Author: Stephen Wearing & Paul Chatterton
Think Tank Topic: Politics, Policy and Governance in Sustainable Tourism
Year: 2014
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Residents' Support for Tourism and the Political Environment
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Oct 02, 2014 |
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Ms. Tina Šegota discusses resident’s attitudes towards sustainable tourism development. She presents the case of Bled, which is one of the most visited tourism destination in Slovenia.
Author: Tina Šegota
Think Tank Topic: Politics, Policy and Governance in Sustainable Tourism
Year: 2014
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Tourism Concessions in National Parks: Neo-liberal Tools
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Oct 02, 2014 |
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This module/tutorial explores the implications for sustainable tourism in the National Parks of New Zealand as a result of recent changes on the governance regime for tourism concessions, introduced by decision makers of neo-liberal orientation to facilitate a ‘Conservation Econom...
Author: Valentina Dinica
Think Tank Topic: Politics, Policy and Governance in Sustainable Tourism
Year: 2014
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Leadership as Nexus
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Oct 02, 2014 |
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Whitney and colleague Nancy McGee explore partnerships, power, and policy as important components of sustainable tourism. This discussion focuses on the central role of leadership in the integration and development of these sustainable tourism components.
Author: Whitney Knollenberg & Nancy Gard McGehee
Think Tank Topic: Politics, Policy and Governance in Sustainable Tourism
Year: 2014
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