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No.	Subject	Views	Date
62	Think Tank IX Valuing Open Innovation Environments in Tourism Educat...	6120	Oct 13, 2013
62	The world has changed tremendously since the publication of Our Common Future by the World Commission for Environment and Development (1987), which elevated the concept of sustainable development from grassroots initiatives to the forefront... Author: Janne Liburd & Anne-Mette Hjalager Year: 2009
61	Think Tank IX Recreation Specialisation and Destination Image: A cas...	2726	Oct 13, 2013
61	Papua New Guinea (PNG) should be to Australia what Costa Rica and Belize are to the USA – a proximate and successful tourist destination that attracts sustainable numbers of tourists drawn to the extraordinary diversity of endemic wildlife,... Author: Kevin Lyons, Kevin Markwell & Patricia Johnson Year: 2009
60	Think Tank IX The Role of Values in Sustainable Tourism Education	4347	Oct 13, 2013
60	This presentation discusses the role of values in the context of sustainable tourism education. However, it does not seek to engage in the debate about the definition of Sustainable Tourism nor the differences between this concept and Sustai... Author: Christian Schott Year: 2009
59	Think Tank IX Tourism Relationship Model and Intermediary for Sustai...	6103	Oct 13, 2013
59	This paper proposes a simple model that depicts the relationship between community and extra-community stakeholders that will enable the effective development of sustainable tourism. “Sustainable tourism” in this paper is defined as tourism ... Author: Asami Shikida, Mami Yoda, Akiko Kino & Masayuki Morishige Year: 2009
58	Think Tank IX Courchevel, an outstanding alpine ski resort at a turn...	8417	Oct 13, 2013
58	“Courchevel is first and foremost one among the founding elements of the huge touristic complex of les Trois Vallées in France. Linked to the neighbouring Allues and Belleville valleys by a 3,000 acres network area of regularly packed and ma... Author: Daniel Tixier Year: 2009
57	Think Tank VIII Environmental Education and Ecotourism: A Case Study o...	8943	Oct 13, 2013
57	In this paper we take the standpoint that environmental education and ecotourism are highly related and depend on each other, and that ecotourism cannot be achieved without proper environmental education. Furthermore, in order to achieve qu... Author: Mojca Arsenijevic & Marko Bohanec Year: 2008
56	Think Tank VIII Emerging Green Tourists: Their Behaviours and Attitudes	5160	Oct 13, 2013
56	The concerns are varied and are not necessarily important to all tourists and the influence they have on sustaining the industry is unknown. For years the tourism industry has used a number of mechanisms in an attempt to green operators. The... Author: Sue Bergin-Seers & Judith Mair Year: 2008
55	Think Tank VIII Lifestyle Oriented Small Tourism [LOST] Firms in the F...	5181	Oct 13, 2013
55	Lifestyle has been oft cited in the literature as the main motivation for those establishing or acquiring tourism related businesses in attractive destinations. However, the term has many different dimensions and connotations, both positive... Author: Jack Carlsen & Alison Morrison Year: 2008
54	Think Tank VIII A Framework for Work-Life Balance Practices in the Tou...	3983	Oct 13, 2013
54	This paper addresses the key issues surrounding the debate over work-life balance. It provides an overview of current thinking in the general work environment, with specific focus on the issue within the tourism industry. This paper present... Author: Margaret Deery & Leo Jago Year: 2008 OPA: 2008 Outstanding Paper Award Winner
53	OPA award A Framework for Work-Life Balance Practices in the Tou...	4778	Oct 13, 2013
53	This paper addresses the key issues surrounding the debate over work-life balance. It provides an overview of current thinking in the general work environment, with specific focus on the issue within the tourism industry. This paper present... Author: Margaret Deery & Leo Jago Year: 2008 OPA: 2008 Outstanding Paper Award Winner
52	Think Tank VIII Destination Competitiveness and Policy Making for Pove...	7009	Oct 13, 2013
52	This paper has five aims. First, to discuss the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) and the method of its construction. If the TTCI is to have policy significance it is essential that its components be identified and analysed as ... Author: Larry Dwyer Year: 2008
51	Think Tank VIII Tourism Professionals’ Attitudes towards Climate Chang...	3550	Oct 13, 2013
51	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
50	Think Tank VIII Assessing Whose Quality of Life: A Critical Examinatio...	3332	Oct 13, 2013
50	Almost all the academic literature on tourism impacts has focussed on the consequences of tourism for the destination and its residents. Very little attention has been paid to the impacts of tourism on tourists. Virtually all cost-benefit an... Author: Gianna Moscardo Year: 2008
49	Think Tank VIII Resident Support for Sustainable Tourism Policies in T...	5643	Oct 13, 2013
49	During the last two decades, there has been increased focus on topics related to various aspects of sustainable tourism. Believing that sustainable tourism can be a serious alternative that can remedy some of the negative impacts associated ... Author: Ercan Sirakaya-Turk, Muzzo S. Uysal & Turgut Var Year: 2008
48	Think Tank VIII Integrating Sustainability into Tourism Education and ...	5014	Oct 13, 2013
48	The focus of this paper is to provide an overview of the current sustainability content in Irish tourism programmes and the identification of key trends in this regard. It is based on extensive research of secondary and tertiary education s... Author: Jane Stacey, Sheila Flanagan, Kevin Griffin & Anna Tottle Year: 2008
47	Think Tank VII The New World of Travel 2.0: Application of Social Sof...	8444	Oct 13, 2013
47	"Web 2.0" is a term used to refer to the emerging new wave of innovation on the Internet. Some see it as a second high-tech wave, marking the recovery from the technology and Internet "bust" at the end of the 1990s (O'Reilly 2005). Character... Author: Alan A. Lew Year: 2007
46	Think Tank VII Innovative Technologies in Travel and Tourism - Toward...	3323	Oct 13, 2013
46	While it seems to be gradually dawning on humankind that the quality of our lives and (in extremis)survival of our and subsequent generations will depend to a significant extent on our ability and willingness to make urgent and significant ... Author: Ivo Martinac Year: 2007
45	OPA award Envisioning Sustainable Tourism Futures: An Evaluation...	41394	Oct 13, 2013
45	Methods for researching the future have grown both in variety and rigour, offering new opportunities for understanding sustainable tourism. This paper discusses the value of futures research as a tool for envisioning and planning sustainable... Author: Pierre Benckendorff Year: 2007 OPA: 2007 Outstanding Paper Award Winner
44	Think Tank VII Envisioning Sustainable Tourism Futures: An Evaluation...	4814	Oct 13, 2013
44	Methods for researching the future have grown both in variety and rigour, offering new opportunities for understanding sustainable tourism. This paper discusses the value of futures research as a tool for envisioning and planning sustainable... Author: Pierre Benckendorff Year: 2007 OPA: 2007 Outstanding Paper Award Winner
43	Think Tank VII The Practical Application of Sustainable Tourism Devel...	7118	Oct 13, 2013
43	The internationally acclaimed Blackstone Valley Tourism Council continues to create a sustainable visitor destination using whole place-making techniques. Under its auspices, the Sustainable Tourism Planning and Development Laboratory share... Author: Robert Billington, Natalie Carter & Lilly Kayamba Year: 2007

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