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Think Tank XIV
Sustainable tourism, market failures and the challenge...
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10992 | Jul 07, 2014 |
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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
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Think Tank XIV
Sustainability and the Politics of Place in Resort Des...
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3026 | Jun 26, 2014 |
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The nature of a resort will reflect the varying coalitions, partnerships and discourses that emerge from the relative power of actors within the dominant political regime (Gill 2007). In this paper we examine the evolving discourse around th...
Author: Alison M. Gill & Peter W. Williams
Year: 2014
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Think Tank XIV
The Prospects for Sustainable Tourism in Vanuatu in th...
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3313 | Jun 26, 2014 |
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This paper explores the feasibility for Vanuatu of implementing several key international recommendations for policy-makers for the sustainable development (SD) of national tourism sectors (UNEP-WTO, 2005). It shows that the remarkable fragm...
Author: Valentina Dinica
Year: 2014
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Think Tank XIV
Psychological Empowerment as Good Policy for Governanc...
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5266 | Jun 26, 2014 |
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The purpose of this paper is to discuss the potential impact psychological empowerment can have on sustainable tourism policy objectives, including improving resident attitudes toward tourism, enhancing destination competitiveness, and maint...
Author: B. Bynum Boley & Nancy Gard McGehee
Year: 2014
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Think Tank XIV
The Emergence of Cross-border Governance Structures: t...
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5261 | Jun 26, 2014 |
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It is well recognized that the local borders of a tourism destination are not easy to delineate as they are constantly changing through complex practices and discourses due to historical, political, and economic factors. In fact, recent stud...
Author: Dani Blasco, Jaume Guia & Lluís Prats
Year: 2014
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