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No.	Subject	Views	Date
16	Think Tank XIII Assessing Community Quality of Life in the Context of ...	4475	Nov 06, 2013
16	One of major purposes of tourism development in a destination is to improve the quality of life (QOL) of host community. In the tourism literature, resident QOL has been discussed in the research of resident attitudes toward tourism. However... Author: Chia-Pin Simo Yu, Shu Tian Cole & H. Charles Chancellor Year: 2013
15	Think Tank XIII Understanding Sense of Place in Tourism Development: T...	6624	Nov 06, 2013
15	This paper introduces the rationale for a study which explores the relationship between sense of place and sustainability at Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park (TARP), Sabah. Sense of place encompasses an understanding of the meaning bestowed ... Author: Paulin Wong Poh Lin & Balvinder Kaur Kler Year: 2013
14	Think Tank XIII Visitors' and Residents' Perception of Tourism Impact ...	20241	Nov 06, 2013
14	Tourism is one of the leading contributors to service industry in Malaysia and is gradually growing. The growth of this industry brings impact towards the environment, specifically the water quality of islands. This study views into the visi... Author: Murugadas Ramdas & Badaruddin Mohamed Year: 2013
13	Think Tank XIII Assessing the Impact of Rural Tourism Development on t...	6925	Nov 06, 2013
13	Past literature has posited that tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors and has been signified as an attractive investment proposition. Rural tourism sector has been actively promoted by the Malaysian government and currently, it is c... Author: May-Chiun Lo, Vikneswaran Nair, Peter Songan & Helen Lee HuiHui Year: 2013
12	Think Tank XIII Resident Perceptions of the Impacts of Tourism in Majo...	5005	Nov 06, 2013
12	Despite the importance of cities and tourism flows to cities, the literature which explores the effect of tourism on host communities tends to focus on non-urban locations. As different types of tourists place different demands upon the reso... Author: Tony Griffin & Deborah Edwards Year: 2013
11	Think Tank XII Residents' Perceptions on Event Impacts an Relocation ...	3645	Nov 06, 2013
11	Social exchange theory and the mobility paradigm are used to understand residents’ perceptions on the impacts of the 2012 Olympic Games and their relocation intentions. Confirmatory factor analysis on a sample of 212 residents of London city... Author: Girish Prayag & Talia Alders Year: 2012
10	Think Tank XII Barriers and Benefits to Professional Development: Per...	34325	Nov 06, 2013
10	This paper builds upon the body of literature on tourism mobilities by considering supply-side perspectives as it relates to workforce planning and preparation. Research into tourism destination competitiveness has suggested that for a touri... Author: Kevin Lyons, Joanne Hanley & Tamara Young Year: 2012
9	Think Tank XI What Do Tourism Students Know About Sustainability and...	12700	Oct 14, 2013
9	The topic of sustainable tourism education has only recently started to emerge in the tourism literature. A few tourism scholars have raised concerns about the need to prepare future tourism professionals for real life planning and manageme... Author: Blanca A. Camargo & Ulrike Gretzel Year: 2011
8	Think Tank X Implementation of the DIT-ACHIEV Model for Sustainable...	5837	Oct 13, 2013
8	The DIT-ACHIEV Model is a model of sustainable tourism indicators developed in a previous research project undertaken by the School of Hospitality Management and Tourism, Dublin Institute of Technology. The indicators represent six fields o... Author: Maeve Morrissey, Kevin Griffin & Sheila Flanagan Year: 2010
7	Think Tank IX Do Chinese tourists find their in-group members more t...	2289	Oct 13, 2013
7	Furthermore, social identity theory suggests that people are attracted to others who are familiar to themselves because their similarity reinforces their self-image (Tajfel, 1982), and that people from collectivist culture tend to favour in-... Author: Rui Jin Hoare, Ken Butcher & Danny O'Brien Year: 2009
6	Think Tank IX Community based sustainable tourism: Quality of life a...	8188	Oct 13, 2013
6	This paper explores the concept of quality of life (QOL) as perceived by residents in tourism destinations and examines differences in perceptions of QOL among culturally different destinations. The perceived QOL of local community is an imp... Author: Yvette Reisinger & Kwang-Soo Park Year: 2009
5	Think Tank VIII Shared Playgrounds: Contrasting Visitor Perspectives o...	7169	Oct 13, 2013
5	Tourism is forming an increasingly significant component of the social and economic fabric of many major cities around the world. The quality of life for the residents of a city can be both degraded and enhanced by tourism and its associated... Author: Tony Griffin, Deborah Edwards, Katie Schlenker & Bruce Hayllar Year: 2008
4	Think Tank VIII Tourism Professionals’ Attitudes towards Climate Chang...	3550	Oct 13, 2013
4	This paper discusses three aspects of the interrelationship between tourism and climate change: the perception of the problems related to global warming by tourism professionals, their suggestions concerning possible actions that can be tak... Author: Xavier Matteucci & Dagmar Lund-Durlacher Year: 2008
3	Think Tank VII Tourist Perceptions of Environmentally Friendly Innova...	24859	Oct 13, 2013
3	As the environmental movement got underway and environmental awareness came into focus in the late 20th century, the tourism industry began incorporating 'environmentally friendly' efforts into their business practices. Requests for towel r... Author: Kathleen L. Andereck Year: 2007
2	Think Tank V Managing of Public Risks in Tourism: Towards Sustainab...	4470	Oct 13, 2013
2	How to manage risks that endanger development of tourism but that are caused by tourism itself? An industry-based model is presented as an analytic tool and adapted to the situation in tourism. It is argued that development of tourism lacks ... Author: Yoram Krozer & Else Redzepovic Year: 2005
1	Think Tank V Tourism in Small Communities: Risks and Benefits	3721	Oct 13, 2013
1	This paper presents the findings from a Sustainable Tourism Co-operative Research Centre study into the risks associated with the social impacts of tourism on a small community in the Australian state of Tasmania. This state is known for its... Author: Leo Jago, Margaret Deery & Liz Fredline Year: 2005

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