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Think Tank XIV
Development of a Certification System for Sustainable ...
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5468 | Jun 27, 2014 |
Tourism destinations are complex entities that can be defined as geographical areas of different sizes that are being visited by tourists. Most definitions then differentiate between the perspectives of those living in and managing a destina...
Author: Wolfgang Strasdas
Year: 2014
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Think Tank XIV
Leadership at the Nexus: Exploring the Connection betw...
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4110 | Jun 26, 2014 |
The development of sustainable and competitive tourism destinations is contingent upon many factors including the creation of inclusive policy (Pforr, 2006), the development and implementation of strategic plans (Jordan, Vogt, Kruger, and Gr...
Author: Whitney Knollenberg & Nancy Gard McGehee
Year: 2014
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Think Tank XIV
Sustainability and the Politics of Place in Resort Des...
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3040 | Jun 26, 2014 |
The nature of a resort will reflect the varying coalitions, partnerships and discourses that emerge from the relative power of actors within the dominant political regime (Gill 2007). In this paper we examine the evolving discourse around th...
Author: Alison M. Gill & Peter W. Williams
Year: 2014
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Think Tank XIV
Psychological Empowerment as Good Policy for Governanc...
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5282 | Jun 26, 2014 |
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the potential impact psychological empowerment can have on sustainable tourism policy objectives, including improving resident attitudes toward tourism, enhancing destination competitiveness, and maint...
Author: B. Bynum Boley & Nancy Gard McGehee
Year: 2014
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Think Tank XIV
The Emergence of Cross-border Governance Structures: t...
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5276 | Jun 26, 2014 |
It is well recognized that the local borders of a tourism destination are not easy to delineate as they are constantly changing through complex practices and discourses due to historical, political, and economic factors. In fact, recent stud...
Author: Dani Blasco, Jaume Guia & LluĂs Prats
Year: 2014
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