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No.	Subject	Views	Date
65	Think Tank XII Slow Travellers - Who Are They, and What Motivates Them?	3880	Nov 06, 2013
65	Tourism’s contribution to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is estimated to be around 5% and is forecast to grow rapidly, to around 16% of global emissions by 2020. Future strategies for mitigation must address the levels of demand for t... Author: Derek Robbins & Jaedong Cho Year: 2012 OPA: 2012 Outstanding Paper Award Winner
64	Think Tank XIV Residents' Support for Tourism from the Standpoint of ...	3793	Jun 26, 2014
64	Therefore, being of a different nature than sustainability pillars, political sustainability (Mihalic et al., 2012) is a requirement for sustainable tourism development (Edgell, DelMastro Allen, Smith & Swanson, 2008; UNWTO, 2004). This ... Author: Tanja Mihalič, Tina Šegota, Ljubica Knežević Cvelbar, Kir Kuščer Year: 2014
63	Think Tank VIII An Assessment of Efforts to Enhance the Quality of Lif...	3779	Oct 13, 2013
63	Quality of life studies are usually either objective or subjective in nature. Objective quality of life studies concentrate on social indicators whereas subjective quality of life studies attempt to assess the perceived satisfaction that in... Author: Turgut Var, Erhan Ada, Gökce Ozdemir & Deniz Hasirci Year: 2008
62	Think Tank IV A Framework for the Development of Social and Socio-Ec...	3744	Oct 13, 2013
62	This paper presents the background thinking to a CRC for Sustainable Tourism project that develops social and socio-economic indicators for tourism communities. The project emanates from the Green Globe 21 Standard that incorporates indicato... Author: Margaret Deery, Leo Jago & Liz Fredline Year: 2004
61	Think Tank VI Corporate Social Responsibility and Employees in Susta...	3725	Oct 13, 2013
61	The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has developed significantly over the last decade and has taken on a myriad of meanings. For many companies, it is a philosophy that helps guide their actions in the external environment. E... Author: Margaret Deery & Leo Jago Year: 2006
60	Think Tank IV Mass-ski Tourism in the Dolomites and Sustainability: ...	3724	Oct 13, 2013
60	The aim of this paper is to highlight the impact of mass-ski tourism on the environment in the Dolomites (Italian Alps), where in winter the principal activities are snow sports. In implementing this development model the Dolomite region has... Author: Mariangela Franch, Umberto Martini, Pier Luigi Novi Inverardi, Federica Buffa, Pietro Marzani & Maria Della Lucia Year: 2004 OPA: 2004 Runner Up
59	Think Tank IX Achieving Sustainability in Business Events; Challengi...	3674	Oct 13, 2013
59	Achieving sustainability is a challenge for all of society, but one that may prove especially problematic for the business events sector. Tourism in general and the business events industry in particular may be even more susceptible than oth... Author: Judith Mair & Leo Jago Year: 2009
58	Think Tank XV The role of interpretation in mindfulness/mindlessness...	3669	Jul 27, 2015
58	Cultural tourism is recently receiving increasing attention from southern African countries (The South African National Heritage and Cultural Tourism Strategy, 2012; Van Veuren, 2001). Cultural tourism is promoted as a local development stra... Author: Haretsebe Manwa, Dudu Boemah & Emile Coetzee Year: 2015
57	Think Tank XII Unsustainable Travel Development: The Case of Aviation...	3662	Nov 06, 2013
57	Considering the apparent importance of low-cost aviation, and its dramatic development, there is remarkably little research done about its consequences on European mobility. A few studies have mapped the development of networks (cf. Dobruszk... Author: Jan Henrik Nilsson Year: 2012
56	Think Tank VI National Park as a Social Corporation	3644	Oct 13, 2013
56	The issue is discussed how authorities of National Parks that aim to preserve biosphere can enlarge income. A review indicates that many Parks generate high income from tourism. A Dutch case illustrates that one can find sustainable innovat... Author: Yoram Krozer & Else Christensen-Redzepovic Year: 2006
55	Think Tank XIV Hospitality of Sustainable Tourism Encounters: Experie...	3640	Jun 26, 2014
55	Global tourism is, at least to some extent, based upon to the vast inequalities between wealthy and impoverished (Cole & Morgan 2010, xv). Neglecting, or actively forgetting, the legacy of colonialism and the modern forms of economic and... Author: Emily Höckert Year: 2014
54	Think Tank XIV Influence of Assets and Capital Structure on the Perfo...	3601	Jun 26, 2014
54	The global economic and financial crisis could be seen as old news according to the UNWTO’s data on international tourist arrivals. Europe recorded a solid 5% growth in 2013, and Mediterranean countries performed even better with 6% growth i... Author: Kir Kuščer & Domen Trobec Year: 2014
53	Think Tank VI Corporate Responsibility as Essential to Sustainable T...	3544	Oct 13, 2013
53	For tourism development to have sustainable outcomes at the destination level, business operations must be sustainable. Sustainable development for business means adopting strategies and activities that meet the needs of the enterprise and ... Author: Larry Dwyer, Liz Fredline, Leo Jago & Margaret Deery Year: 2006
52	Think Tank IX Tourism Price Competitiveness: a neglected ‘value’ in ...	3530	Oct 13, 2013
52	Price competitiveness is one of the most important factors in the overall tourism competitiveness of a country or a destination. There is widely accepted evidence that prices are one of the most important factors in decisions about whether, ... Author: Larry Dwyer & Peter Forsyth Year: 2009
51	Think Tank V Tourism in Small Communities: Risks and Benefits	3461	Oct 13, 2013
51	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
50	Think Tank XII Identifying Issues with Tourist Wayfinding: A Collabor...	3417	Nov 06, 2013
50	This paper reports on a study that was conducted in conjunction with Destination NSW, the government tourism authority for the state of New South Wales in Australia. The purpose of the study was to examine tourist wayfinding behaviour in Syd... Author: Tony Griffin & Deborah Edwards Year: 2012
49	Think Tank XII Residents' Perceptions on Event Impacts an Relocation ...	3411	Nov 06, 2013
49	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
48	Think Tank XIII The Politics of Community-Based Tourism Planning in th...	3374	Nov 06, 2013
48	The management of protected areas has to deal with a wide range of challenges, amongst these, a growing array of social, political and economic expectations. In this regard, protected areas are increasingly expected to particularly serve as ... Author: Anna Hübner & Truong Si Hong Chau Year: 2013
47	Think Tank XII Agent-Based Modelling and Simulation of Tourism Flows:...	3352	Nov 06, 2013
47	The aim of this working paper is to demonstrate an interactive, real-time, transparent and dynamic approach to modelling tourism mobilities using agent-based simulation models [ABM]. ABM has previously been employed in studying organizationa... Author: Jack Carlsen & Scott Heckbert Year: 2012
46	Think Tank VIII Tourism-led Amenity Migration and the Transformation o...	3348	Oct 13, 2013
46	Global economic and political change has stimulated an explosion in tourism-led migration flows resulting in unprecedented transformation in the form and condition of impacted communities (Woods, 2006). This increase in human migration to ar... Author: Alison M. Gill Year: 2008

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