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No.	Subject	Views	Date
82	Think Tank VI Ecotourism and Environmental Education: Opportunities ...	154641	Oct 13, 2013
82	Ecotourism, which typically involves nature-based tourism, plays an increasing role in today's environmental management. As environmental conservation has, in many cases, suffered from a limited budget, funding ecotourism is perceived as a w... Author: Aphirom Promchanya Year: 2006
81	Think Tank XIV Tropical Communities as Resources for Tourism or Touri...	48772	Jun 26, 2014
81	The purpose of this paper is to review the barriers to sustainable tourism development faced by rural and developing regions and to explore the notion of tourism and its potential contribution to community well-being, with a focus on Flora’s... Author: Laurie Murphy, Gianna Moscardo & Anna Blackman Year: 2014
80	Think Tank XIV Implementation and Governance of Hotel Chain's CSR pol...	34048	Jun 26, 2014
80	Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has gained increasing importance in the tourism industry over the past two decades, making it a central aspect of many business strategies. Many international hotel corporations have integrated CSR polic... Author: Dagmar Lund-Durlacher & Carolin Brewi Year: 2014
79	Think Tank XIV Tourism Development as Greek Tragedy: Implications for...	25400	Jun 26, 2014
79	Although tourism has been used as a development strategy in many parts of the world for several decades, there is little evidence that it is an effective tool for improving the wellbeing of destination communities. It is not uncommon to find... Author: Gianna Moscardo, Anna Blackman & Laurie Murphy Year: 2014
78	Think Tank XIII Conceptualising a Framework to Analyse the Factors Inf...	19332	Nov 06, 2013
78	As the tourism industry continues to grow globally, sustainable tourism development has drawn interests among researchers, practitioners, governments and stakeholders. There are several studies on the local residents’ support for tourism, lo... Author: Samuel Folorunso Adeyinka-Ojo, Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore & Vikneswaran Nair Year: 2013
77	Think Tank XI Broad Street Regeneration Initiative: Practical Sustai...	16704	Dec 19, 2013
77	Professors of tourism management teach principles of sustainable tourism to students in the classroom. Practitioners teach by implementing sustainable tourism principles in community. The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council (Tourism Council) i... Author: Robert Billington, Natalie Carter, Caitlin Amos & Myles Ellison Year: 2011
76	Think Tank XIII Tourism investment and sustainable development: A comp...	15576	Nov 06, 2013
76	Despite the growing importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) for tourism in developing countries and its perceived importance for stimulating sustainable development, few empirical studies have examined its impact. This paper explored t... Author: Lee Davidson & Mondher Sahli Year: 2013
75	Think Tank XI Sustainable Tourism Course Structure and Associated St...	14639	Oct 14, 2013
75	The author has developed and delivered Sustainable Tourism (S.T.) related courses at Institutions of Higher Education in Paris, London, Helsinki, and Parnu, Estonia over the last 10 years. The focus of the presentation would be the S.T. con... Author: James Holleran Year: 2011
74	Think Tank XIII Using Tourism to Build Social Capital in Communities: ...	13605	Nov 06, 2013
74	Despite considerable discussion about how tourism could or should contribute to sustainable destination development, there is little evidence that the practice of tourism planning or development has altered in any significant way in the last... Author: Gianna Moscardo, Andrea Schurmann, Elena Konovalov & Nancy G. McGehee Year: 2013
73	Think Tank XIV Assessing Samui Island's Sustainable Tourism Policies ...	12850	Jun 26, 2014
73	Since 2009, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) promoted sustainable tourism practices through its – 7 Greens Concept, which is similar to the main global trends towards sustainable tourism. The 7 Greens Concept includes Green Heart, Gre... Author: Attama Nilnoppakun, Krissada Pornprapa, Nattapong Boonlue & Kreagrit Ampawat Year: 2014
72	Think Tank XI What Do Tourism Students Know About Sustainability and...	12733	Oct 14, 2013
72	The topic of sustainable tourism education has only recently started to emerge in the tourism literature. A few tourism scholars have raised concerns about the need to prepare future tourism professionals for real life planning and manageme... Author: Blanca A. Camargo & Ulrike Gretzel Year: 2011
71	Think Tank VII Tourism Resource Teams: Innovation with and for touris...	12340	Oct 13, 2013
71	Communities have a variety of interest levels in tourism overall, including sustainable tourism (WTO, 2002). While we have witnessed increased awareness and discussions about sustainability and sustainable tourism, there is often a lack of s... Author: Cynthia Messer, Ingrid Schneider & Okechukwu Ukaga Year: 2007
70	Think Tank XIV Bird-watching Routes as Collaborative Stakeholderships...	12120	Jun 27, 2014
70	Although there are numerous birding trails with varying levels of success, prior to this study, little research existed as to how birding trails are designed, implemented and managed. Thus, the study posed and answered the following research... Author: Krisztian Vas Year: 2014
69	Think Tank VII There's No Such Thing as Sustainable Tourism: Innovati...	12038	Oct 13, 2013
69	Innovation can come in many forms but all of these share three common elements - creativity, a problem solving approach and a new way of thinking. This paper proposes that current approaches to tourism and sustainable regional development h... Author: Gianna Moscardo Year: 2007
68	Think Tank XIV Sustainable tourism, market failures and the challenge...	11474	Jul 07, 2014
68	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
67	Think Tank VII Learning as Prerequisite for Innovations in Tourism - ...	10524	Oct 13, 2013
67	This article reports on an ongoing project that focuses on learning and innovation as prerequisites for sustainable tourism in a transnational environment defined by the European North Sea Region. According to Buhalis (2000: 113) providing i... Author: Janne Liburd & Anja Hergesell Year: 2007
66	Think Tank X How Fragile is Tourism Development in West Africa? The...	10269	Oct 13, 2013
66	This case study complements recent research on FDI in tourism in African countries conducted by the United National Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). These projects aim to better understand the pro-development effects of tourism... Author: Lee Davidson & Mondher Sahli Year: 2010
65	OPA award A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Sustainab...	10265	Jun 26, 2014
65	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
64	OPA award Using Tourism to Build Social Capital in Communities: ...	9010	Nov 06, 2013
64	Despite considerable discussion about how tourism could or should contribute to sustainable destination development, there is little evidence that the practice of tourism planning or development has altered in any significant way in the last... Author: Gianna Moscardo, Andrea Schurmann, Elena Konovalov & Nancy G. McGehee Year: 2013
63	Think Tank IV Integration of Theory and Practice in Hospitality Sust...	8802	Oct 13, 2013
63	This brief paper describes a new educational model developed at Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne (EHL) to link theory and practice, or more specifically, coordinate learning opportunities between the classroom (Sustainable Tourism) and current pr... Author: James Holleran Year: 2004

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