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No.	Subject	Views	Date
374	Think Tank IX Revitalizing Community Values through Railway Regenera...	7344	Oct 13, 2013
374	This paper presents a tourism research and education approach for the optimization of social capital invested in community action in support of railway tourism in the Asia Pacific region. The main hypothesis of the research is that railway r... Author: Ian Chaplin Year: 2009
373	Think Tank VIII Community Actions to Engage Local Residents in Tourism...	7107	Dec 19, 2013
373	This paper explores the residents’ knowledge of community actions to engage local members in tourism planning and development in the King Cobra Village of Thailand. The degree of participatory ability which is associated with the public atti... Author: Kitsada Tungchawal Year: 2008
372	Think Tank VII The Community of Communicators and the Communication o...	7105	Oct 13, 2013
372	In spite of the trend towards business as a key element in society and tourism, governments still play an important role in the sustainable development debate. Like any social institution, governments and related organizations do not always ... Author: Keith Henning Year: 2007
371	Think Tank VIII A Conceptual Ex Ante Framework for the Strategic Study...	7009	Oct 13, 2013
371	The area of sport event tourism has been growing over the last years, which led to an increasing amount of research that has analysed both the economic and social impacts of sport events. Whereas a substantial amount of ex post assessment fr... Author: Nico Schulenkorf Year: 2008 OPA: 2008 Runner Up
370	Think Tank XI Education as a Visitor Management Technique in Remote ...	6996	Oct 14, 2013
370	Remote protected areas are often vulnerable to impacts by visitors. This is generally due to the dual implications of remoteness: a) the area's ecosystems remaining largely undisturbed by human activity (Carey, Dudley and Stolton, 2000) and... Author: Christian Schott Year: 2011
369	Think Tank IX How to create superior value in sustainable tourism: ...	6988	Oct 13, 2013
369	Extensive research and practical implementation concerning the value of natural resources has thus far been conducted when one considers for example wildlife-, eco- and cultural tourism, however many of these values originate from industry ... Author: Philipp E. Boksberger & Jack Carlsen Year: 2009
368	Think Tank VIII Sustaining through Gastronomy: The Case of Slow Food M...	6976	Oct 13, 2013
368	This paper is conducted within the interpretive paradigm, using subjectivist, non-positivist, qualitative approach to research started out of writer’s personal motivation after being exposed to a couple of Slow Food conviviums in the recent ... Author: Miha Bratec Year: 2008
367	Think Tank VI The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: CSR, Film and Tourism....	6907	Oct 13, 2013
367	This paper reports on an element of an ongoing research project undertaken since 1999 in relation to the effects of film-induced tourism on a small community based in North Yorkshire, England, namely Goathland. Goathland is better known to ... Author: Sue Beeton Year: 2006 OPA: 2006 Runner Up
366	Think Tank XIV Sustainable tourism, market failures and the challenge...	6888	Jul 07, 2014
366	David's presentation outlines the major market failures in tourism production and consumption and questions the changing role of (public sector) governments in market regulation and ‘economic’ development. The presentation focuses specifical... Author: David G. Simmons Year: 2014
365	Think Tank XII Furthering the Understanding of the Slow Travel Phenom...	6799	Nov 06, 2013
365	Slow travel is a relatively new concept. Originally this was a grass root movement, which now is becoming an interest area for scholars. The first organised networks and forums started to emerge approximately a decade ago. A slow travel webs... Author: Tina Roenhovde Tiller Year: 2012
364	Think Tank IX Malay Small Family Business Values	6796	Dec 19, 2013
364	In Malaysia approximately 90% of the businesses are categorized as small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The majority of these small businesses are family owned and make a significant contribution to Malaysian Gross Domestic Product. The prev... Author: Askiah Jamaluddin & Jack Carlsen Year: 2009
363	Think Tank IX Cultural values in sustainable tourism: Conflicts betw...	6771	Oct 13, 2013
363	This paper evaluates cultural conflicts between indigenous groups, recreation users and management agencies over the appropriate amenity use of protected areas in the USA, Australia and New Zealand. It assesses both social values conflicts ... Author: Heather Zeppel Year: 2009 OPA: 2009 Outstanding Paper Award Winner
362	Think Tank XII Blurred Boundaries: The Implications of New Tourism Mo...	6739	Nov 06, 2013
362	“Tourism is traditionally treated as an escape from everyday life and tourism theory is concerned with extraordinary places. Tourism and everyday life are conceptualized as belonging to different ontological worlds.” (Larsen, 2008, p. 27). A... Author: Laurie Murphy, Gianna Moscardo, Nancy McGehee & Elena Konovalov Year: 2012
361	Think Tank X The Managing Local Tourism Master Class: Communicating...	6651	Oct 13, 2013
361	The aim of this paper is to describe an action-based research project entitled the Management Local Tourism Master Class (MLTMC) and to discuss the merits of this extension tool in building sustainable tourism management practices across loc... Author: Dianne Dredge, Emma-Jane Ford & Michelle Whitford Year: 2010 OPA: 2010 Outstanding Paper Award Winner
360	Think Tank VIII Shared Playgrounds: Contrasting Visitor Perspectives o...	6407	Oct 13, 2013
360	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
359	Think Tank VII The New World of Travel 2.0: Application of Social Sof...	6355	Oct 13, 2013
359	"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
358	OPA award Stakeholder involvement, culture and accountability in...	6341	Oct 13, 2013
358	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
357	Think Tank VI Stakeholder involvement, culture and accountability in...	6300	Oct 13, 2013
357	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
356	Think Tank XI CRS 2.0: Management Perspectives of Sustainable Hospit...	6245	Oct 14, 2013
356	In recent years, hotel companies have recognized the importance of engaging in responsible business practices as they relate to stakeholders including employees, guests, and the communities in which their properties are located. Accordingly... Author: Stuart E. Levy & Sun-Young Park Year: 2011
355	Think Tank VI Testing Clarkson’s Typical Corporate and Stakeholder I...	6222	Oct 13, 2013
355	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

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