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No.	Subject	Views	Date
62	Think Tank XIV The Roles of the Public, Private and Voluntary Sector ...	5986	Jun 26, 2014
62	Social tourism refers to initiatives that aim to include groups into tourism that would otherwise be excluded from it. The earliest definition of social tourism by Hunzicker (1951) described social tourism as ‘‘the relationships and phenomen... Author: Lynn Minnaert Year: 2014
61	Think Tank XII Micro-Mobility Patterns and Service Blueprints as Foun...	6038	Nov 06, 2013
61	This paper proposes the use of micro-mobility patterns and service blueprints in visitor management planning. Using a nature-based conservation area and visitor attraction in Wellington, New Zealand, as a case study, micro-mobility patterns ... Author: Julia Albrecht Year: 2012
60	Think Tank XIII Understanding Sense of Place in Tourism Development: T...	6125	Nov 06, 2013
60	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
59	Think Tank V Reflecting or Directing Perceptions? Fox Media’s Respo...	6158	Oct 13, 2013
59	Disasters at tourism destinations often receive extensive reporting in the news media, particularly when one or more of their own nationals are affected. From terrorism to natural disasters, the stories of tourists and, more recently, their ... Author: Sue Beeton Year: 2005
58	Think Tank XIV A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Sustainab...	6174	Jun 26, 2014
58	Emerging tourist destinations can challenge ecological, economic, social, and quality of life barriers. These issues draw attention towards the consequences of increasing complexity that are often found as a tourist marketing system grows an... Author: Sarah Duffy & Larry Dwyer Year: 2014 OPA: 2014 Outstanding Paper Award Winner
57	Think Tank V Tourism Education for Cambodia: A Case Study of its Fi...	6232	Oct 13, 2013
57	This paper details the development, delivery and outcomes of a Masters course in Tourism Development that was delivered by the Royal University of Phnom Penh, with the assistance and support of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and t... Author: Ravi Ravinder Year: 2005
56	Think Tank IX What do sustainable tourism researchers value? An anal...	6255	Oct 13, 2013
56	Sustainable Tourism has emerged as a major field of specialisation within tourism and has been so pervasive that some have suggested that the field represents a fifth platform of tourism research, while others have argued that the field has... Author: Pierre Benckendorff Year: 2009
55	Think Tank XIII Assessing the Impact of Rural Tourism Development on t...	6271	Nov 06, 2013
55	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
54	Think Tank XII Are We Moving Towards Education for Sustainability? A ...	6339	Nov 06, 2013
54	It is nearing the end of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) (United Nations, 2011), an awareness raising campaign which “seeks to mobilize the educational resources of the world to help create a mo... Author: Erica Wilson, Tania von der Heidt, Geoffrey Lamberton & Dayle Morrison Year: 2012
53	Think Tank VII Destination and Enterprise Management for a Tourism Fu...	6451	Oct 13, 2013
53	A key element of a successful tourism industry is the ability to recognize and deal with change across a wide range of key factors and the way they interact. Key drivers of global change can be classified as Economic, Social, Political, Tec... Author: Larry Dwyer, Deborah Edwards, Nina Mistilis, & Carolina Roman Year: 2007
52	Think Tank XII Employee Work Attitudes, Mobility and Promotional Oppo...	6456	Nov 06, 2013
52	The issue of employee mobility is brought into sharp focus in times of economic and social uncertainty. Previous studies into the causes of employee mobility have investigated, among other determinants, the link between the promotional oppor... Author: Margaret Deery, Leo Jago & Michael Stewart Year: 2012
51	OPA award Crisis Communications and Tourism Recovery Strategies ...	6465	Oct 13, 2013
51	This paper describes the application of lessons and processes gleaned from previous crises and disasters to the tourism recovery process for the Maldives following the tsunami of December 26 th , 2004. An assessment of existing literature as... Author: Jack Carlsen Year: 2005 OPA: 2005 Outstanding Paper Award Winner
50	Think Tank XIV Values in Tourism Higher Education: the Case of Europe...	6501	Jun 26, 2014
50	The primary rationale for embedding values-based learning in tourism higher education is to engage students’ learning-to-learn and learning-to-be, rather than simply learning about a topic, such as tourism management or sustainability (Libur... Author: Tanja Mihalič, Janne J. Liburd & Jaume Guia Year: 2014
49	Think Tank VIII Destination Competitiveness and Policy Making for Pove...	6522	Oct 13, 2013
49	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
48	Think Tank VI Testing Clarkson’s Typical Corporate and Stakeholder I...	6621	Oct 13, 2013
48	In today’s world of growing concern over the social and environmental effect of tourism, the responsibility for the future of our society is moving from simply relying on our political leaders and interest groups towards the concept that cor... Author: Catrina Papaleo & Sue Beeton Year: 2006
47	Think Tank VIII Environmental Education and Ecotourism: A Case Study o...	6648	Oct 13, 2013
47	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
46	Think Tank VI Stakeholder involvement, culture and accountability in...	6669	Oct 13, 2013
46	Following its historical rise and fall, America’s first industrialized polluted landscape garnered federal and local support to remedy its near destruction. Today, the Blackstone Valley is a pragmatic example of translating theory into pract... Author: Robert Billington, Veronica Cadoppi & Natalie Carter Year: 2006 OPA: 2006 Outstanding Paper Award Winner
45	Think Tank IX Labour Justice and Sustainable Tourism: The Centrality...	6673	Oct 13, 2013
45	What we value is intricately linked to our morality and our ethics, whether personal or corporate. Sustainability is essentially a statement of morality, embedding as it does the notion of inter- and intra-generational equity. This includes,... Author: Stephanie Chok & Jim Macbeth Year: 2009
44	Think Tank IX Sustainable Tourism Development Plan for the Old City ...	6903	Oct 13, 2013
44	This research aims to propose a sustainable tourism development plan for the City of Nan. Since the year 2000, Nan civil society leaders, national and international stakeholders have tried to develop Nan into a world heritage destination. I... Author: Donruetai Kovathanakul Year: 2009
43	OPA award Stakeholder involvement, culture and accountability in...	6921	Oct 13, 2013
43	Following its historical rise and fall, America’s first industrialized polluted landscape garnered federal and local support to remedy its near destruction. Today, the Blackstone Valley is a pragmatic example of translating theory into pract... Author: Robert Billington, Veronica Cadoppi & Natalie Carter Year: 2006 OPA: 2006 Outstanding Paper Award Winner

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