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Airbnb, Short-Term Rentals and the Future of Housing (Paperback): Lily M. Hoffman, Barbara Schmitter Heisler Airbnb, Short-Term Rentals and the Future of Housing (Paperback)
Lily M. Hoffman, Barbara Schmitter Heisler
R900 Discovery Miles 9 000 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

How do Airbnb and short-term rentals affect housing and communities? Locating the origins and success of Airbnb in the conditions wrought by the 2008 financial crisis, the authors bring together a diverse body of literature and construct case studies of cities in the US, Australia and Germany to examine the struggles of local authorities to protect their housing and neighborhoods from the increasing professionalization and commercialization of Airbnb. The book argues that the most disruptive impact of Airbnb and short-term rentals has been on housing and neighborhoods in urban centers where housing markets are stressed. Despite its claims, Airbnb has revealed itself as platform capitalism, incentivizing speculation in residential housing. At the heart of this trajectory is its business model and control over access to data. In a first narrative, the authors discuss how Airbnb has institutionalized short-term rentals, consequently removing long-term rentals, contributing to rising rents and changing neighborhood milieus as visitors replace long-term residents. In a second narrative the authors trace the transformation of short-term rentals into a multibillion-dollar hybrid real estate sector promoting a variety of flexible tenure models. While these models provide more options for owners and investors, they have the potential to undermine housing security and exacerbate housing inequality. While the overall effects have been similar across countries and cities, depending on housing systems, local response has varied from less restrictive in Australia to increasingly restrictive in the United States and most restrictive in Germany. Although Airbnb has made some concessions, it has not given any city the data needed to efficiently enforce regulations, making for costly externalities. Written in a clear and direct style, this volume will appeal to students and scholars in Urban Studies, Urban Planning, Housing and Tourism Studies.

Transforming Leisure in the Pandemic - Re-imagining Interaction and Activity during Crisis (Hardcover): Briony Sharp, Rebecca... Transforming Leisure in the Pandemic - Re-imagining Interaction and Activity during Crisis (Hardcover)
Briony Sharp, Rebecca Finkel, Katherine Dashper
R3,772 Discovery Miles 37 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Globally, we find ourselves in a novel set of circumstances where our individual and collective relationships with leisure have changed dramatically and are being dictated less by personal preferences or even affluence, but rather by health, legal, and societal factors. There is very little published work on changed practices in leisure due to the pandemic, especially focusing on activities that were previously considered ordinary and perhaps even mundane. Contribute to the compilation of a historic record of the way the pandemic has transformed various leisure behaviours in diverse cultural and national contexts at this unprecedented time.

Reinforcement of the Halal Industry for Global Integration Revival - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Halal... Reinforcement of the Halal Industry for Global Integration Revival - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Halal Development (ICHaD 2021), Malang, Indonesia, 5 October 2021 (Hardcover)
Heri Pratikto, Ahmad Nasih, Zawawi Isma'il, Adam Voak
R2,437 Discovery Miles 24 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The emergence of a Halal industry in the past decade in the fields of food, beverages, and services, emphasizes the importance of providing a more complete understanding of Halal products, current Halal developments and other topics of Halal development. This groundbreaking volume provides theoretical and empirical studies on the Halal industry. This book explores critical issues, best practice examples, and draws on a range of international case studies to demonstrate theory in practice of the Halal industry. Emphasizing the Halal industry, the chapters address a number of important issues such as Halal assurance system, Halal product certification, Halal tourism, Human Resources of Halal Certification, supply chain of Halal products, and other related subjects. This book will be of interest to students, scholars, and practitioners who have a deep concern and interest in the Halal industry. It is futuristic with a lot of practical insights for students, faculty members, and practitioners. Since the contributors are from across the globe, it is fascinating to see the global benchmarks.

Understanding Tourism Mobilities in Japan (Hardcover): Hideki Endo Understanding Tourism Mobilities in Japan (Hardcover)
Hideki Endo
R3,833 Discovery Miles 38 330 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The total number of foreign tourists received in countries throughout the world was 530 million in 1995. That number broke through the 1 billion mark for the first time in 2012, at 1,035,000,000. In 2015, it reached 1,180,000,000. According to Anthony Elliott and John Urry, modern society has been characterized as being "mobile", and within that we are also living "mobile lives". In modern society, flows of people, things, capital, information, ideas and technologies are constantly occurring, and as they are merging like a violently rushing stream, what could be termed a landscape of mobilities has appeared. Social realities are in flux and are transforming to become different than they were before. This volume will expand the inquiry of tourism mobilities comprehensively and clearly from the fields of humanities and social sciences. In particular, tourism mobilities has been actively investigated up to now in the UK, US, Europe and Australia, but even though the Japanese body of literature contains a great many excellent studies of Japanese examples, there are almost no English-language articles presenting their results. Publishing examples of Japanese tourism mobilities will not only foster new and exciting lines of inquiry for existing and future research on tourism mobilities, but will also have implications for humanities and social sciences throughout the world.

Parking Regulation and Management - The Emerging Tool for a Sustainable City (Hardcover): Daniel Albalate, Albert Gragera Parking Regulation and Management - The Emerging Tool for a Sustainable City (Hardcover)
Daniel Albalate, Albert Gragera
R3,832 Discovery Miles 38 320 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Containing some of the most recent and original studies on parking regulation and management from different disciplines, this book offers rigorous analysis from top researchers with a clear intention to deliver policy implications and provide information to the public. The book is organized according to a variety of key topics. Among others, it covers the interaction of parking with other modes of transportation and its demand, its pricing and external effects, the role of information and digitalization, and the effects of regulation and its enforcement. Also, it includes the views of practitioners, who discuss present parking in cities and the future of its management. Written primarily for scholars interested in transportation, mobility, planning and urban affairs, this book is also directly relevant to practitioners and policymakers in government with responsibilities in mobility. Additionally, the book will be of interest to the private sector as it offers a practical link between rigorous academic analyses and the needs of practitioners.

Essentials of Tourism (Paperback, 4th Revised edition): Chris Cooper Essentials of Tourism (Paperback, 4th Revised edition)
Chris Cooper
R1,269 Discovery Miles 12 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Will robots take over as hotel staff? How has the rise of social media impacted upon tourism marketing? Will trust in travel be regained following the pandemic? For answers to these and many other contemporary tourism questions, look no further than this fourth edition of Essentials of Tourism. Maintaining its concise, lively and accessible style for students, key updates to this edition include: New content related to the impact of Covid-19 on tourism, changing government policy, VR tourism and the metaverse, climate change, sustainable tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) A range of new case studies and examples showing how tourism theory can be applied in varied and international contexts A focus on both technology and skills and employability for the tourism sector in every chapter A recommended 'classic paper' per chapter marking key milestones in tourism thinking Essentials of Tourism is essential reading for all tourism students looking for the very latest coverage of the field and industry. Chris Cooper is Professor in the School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management at Leeds Beckett University, UK. He was awarded the UNWTO Ulysses Medal for his contribution to tourism education and policy.

The Sustainable Museum - How Museums Contribute to the Great Transformation (Hardcover): Christopher J. Garthe The Sustainable Museum - How Museums Contribute to the Great Transformation (Hardcover)
Christopher J. Garthe
R3,775 Discovery Miles 37 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Arguing that museums must place sustainability at the centre of all their activities, if they are to become key actors with a clear societal role, Garthe considers the issues that museums will likely face as they take on their new roles. Presenting case studies from a wide range of museums around the world, the book considers different ways of implementing sustainability in different types and sizes of institutions. Whilst the book clearly outlines the need for change, it also provides guidance about how to change. Garthe does this by considering specific concepts and approaches to sustainability in relation to the different aspects of museum operations. The book includes a hands-on manual for implementing sustainability management in a museum, whilst also considering the challenges practitioners will encounter and considering what the future of the sustainable museum might look like. The Sustainable Museum will be essential reading for museum and heritage professionals around the globe. The book will also be of interest to academics and students engaged in the study of museums, arts and cultural management, business administration, change management or sustainable development..

The Aging Consumer - Perspectives from Psychology and Marketing (Paperback, 2nd edition): Aimee Drolet, Carolyn Yoon The Aging Consumer - Perspectives from Psychology and Marketing (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Aimee Drolet, Carolyn Yoon
R1,394 Discovery Miles 13 940 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The Aging Consumer: Perspectives from Psychology and Marketing, 2nd edition takes stock of what is known around age and consumer behavior, identifies gaps and open questions within the research, and outlines an agenda for future research. There has been little systematic research done with respect to the most basic questions related to age and consumer behavior, such as whether older adults versus young and middle-age adults respond to marketing activities including pricing, promotions, product design, and distribution. Written by experts, The Aging Consumer compiles research on a broad range of topics on consumer marketing, from an individual to a societal level of analysis. This second edition provides new versions of chapters contained in the 2010 volume that have been updated to reflect the latest psychological and marketing research and thinking. Included also are ten new chapters which cover exciting new ground, such as changes in metacognition in older adults, motivated cognition of the aging consumer, and a global perspective on aging and the economy across cultures. This updated volume is beneficial for researchers and practitioners in marketing, consumer behavior, and advertising. Additionally, The Aging Consumer, 2nd edition will appeal to professionals in other fields such as psychology, decision sciences, gerontology and gerontological social work, and those who are concerned with normal human aging and its implications for the everyday behavior of older individuals. It will also be of interest to those in fields concerned with the societal implications of an aging population, such as economics, policy, and law.

World Heritage - Concepts, Management and Conservation (Hardcover): Louise Cooke, Simon C. Woodward World Heritage - Concepts, Management and Conservation (Hardcover)
Louise Cooke, Simon C. Woodward
R3,774 Discovery Miles 37 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* Proposes a more contemporary and applied approach and questions the future preservation of heritage and the maintenance of a 'steady state' while change is happening round about. Examining the pro and cons of WHS status. * It balances theory and practice by providing a comprehensive context for World heritage as both a concept and as sites which are labelled and managed as such. * Wide appeal to those interested in tourism, heritage studies, museum studies and destination management. * Includes international case studies on world heritage sites around the world and highlights the issues they face, such as overtourism, conservation and climate change. * Authors a well known academics in this area.

Platform-Mediated Tourism - Social Justice and Urban Governance before and during Covid-19 (Hardcover): Paola Minoia, Salla... Platform-Mediated Tourism - Social Justice and Urban Governance before and during Covid-19 (Hardcover)
Paola Minoia, Salla Jokela
R3,774 Discovery Miles 37 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents theoretical and empirical perspectives on platform-mediated tourism, with a special focus on Airbnb. The case studies included in this volume show that the impacts of short-term renting on neighbourhoods, residents and tourism operators are uneven, but increasingly significant. During the past decade, digital platforms for short-term rental, transport, social dining etc., have enabled the development of a new generation of entrepreneurs in tourism and mobility. The mediation of services through digital platforms was initially presented as a form of a sharing economy led by non-professional providers, but it has grown into a new form of capitalist speculation. The inadequacy of existing legal frameworks in regulating platform-mediated activities has generated reactions by social movements, especially for the protection of housing rights. With the outbreak of Covid-19, the downfall in the mobility and tourism economy has revealed the acuteness of the structural crisis of cities and of labour based on platform-mediated activities. In Europe, networks of cities are taking action against platforms to regain their control over data that is needed to regulate platform-mediated tourism services, and the rights of residents in tourism cities. The authors in this edited volume explore issues of social justice in terms of residents' quality of life, working conditions, the housing market, urban structure, the morality of operators who navigate through normative loopholes, and the responsibility issues of platform companies holding data on short-term rentals. The chapters in this book were originally published in the Journal of Sustainable Tourism.

Adventure Tourism - Meanings, experience and learning (Paperback): Steve Taylor, Peter Varley, Tony Johnston Adventure Tourism - Meanings, experience and learning (Paperback)
Steve Taylor, Peter Varley, Tony Johnston
R1,389 Discovery Miles 13 890 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Adventure tourism is an increasingly widespread phenomenon, appealing to an expanding proportion of the population who seek new destinations and new experiences. This timely, edited volume offers new theoretical perspectives of this emerging subset of Tourism. it uses philosophical and cutting edge empirically grounded research to challenge existing thinking and develop the conceptual framework underpinning definitions of adventure, interrogating the adventure tourism experience and further building upon recent advances in adventure education. The book brings together adventure literature from range of disciplines and applies it to focused study of Adventure Tourism. By doing so it significantly furthers understanding and moves forward this development of this area of Tourism. This significant volume is written by leading academics in the area, and will be valuable reading for all those interested in Adventure Tourism.

The Routledge Handbook of Tourism Impacts - Theoretical and Applied Perspectives (Paperback): Dogan Gursoy, Robin Nunkoo The Routledge Handbook of Tourism Impacts - Theoretical and Applied Perspectives (Paperback)
Dogan Gursoy, Robin Nunkoo
R1,401 Discovery Miles 14 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This handbook explores and critically examines both positive and negative impacts of tourism development focusing on the past, present and future issues, challenges and trends from a multidisciplinary global perspective. Through a comparative approach involving international case studies, this book explores our understanding of tourism impacts and contributes to the theoretical development on relationships between tourism impacts and community support for tourism development. This handbook focuses on a variety of geographical locations, drawing from the knowledge and expertise of highly regarded academics from around the world. Specifically, it explores the adoption and implementation of various tourism development and impact management approaches in a wide range of global contexts, while identifying their trends, issues and challenges. It addresses strategies relating to innovation, sustainability and social responsibility, and critically reviews the economic, sociocultural, environmental, political and technological impacts of tourism. The text also identifies future trends and issues, as well as exploring the methods used to study tourism impacts. Conveying the latest thinking and research, this handbook will be a key reference for students, researchers and academics of tourism, as well as development studies, geography, cultural studies, sustainability and business, encouraging dialogue across disciplinary boundaries and areas of study.

Econometric Modelling and Forecasting of Tourism Demand - Methods and Applications (Hardcover): Doris Chenguang Wu, Gang Li,... Econometric Modelling and Forecasting of Tourism Demand - Methods and Applications (Hardcover)
Doris Chenguang Wu, Gang Li, Haiyan Song
R3,785 Discovery Miles 37 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

It is very useful and timely book as demand forecasting has become a very crucial tool and provides important information for destination on which policy are created and implemented. This is especially important given the complexities arising the aftermath of the Covid19 pandemic. * It looks at novel and recent developments in this field including judgement and scenario forecasting. * Offers a comprehensive approach to tourism econometrics, looking at a variety of aspects. * The authors are experts in this field and of the highest academic calibre.

Locative Tourism Applications - A Sensory Ethnography of the Augmented City (Hardcover): Erin E. Lynch Locative Tourism Applications - A Sensory Ethnography of the Augmented City (Hardcover)
Erin E. Lynch
R4,060 Discovery Miles 40 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Travel through time. Walk the streets as they were. See through floors. Hunt for ghosts (with drink in hand). Hear the walls speak. These are just a few of the ways that locative tourism applications seek to augment the urban experience. This book explores the universe of locative tourism applications. It uses multi-sited sensory ethnography with diverse apps in 12 cities around the world to interrogate how these applications layer (often branded) maps of meaning over the urban environment, and exposes what their use - at the embodied intersection of physical and digital space - can tell us about the production of cityscapes for touristic consumption. Locative Tourism Applications takes a journey in three parts to evaluate how these "extensions of the senses" mediate users' experience of urban locales. The first offers the reader some theoretical and methodological orientation, the second takes them on a whirlwind tour of locative apps, and the third settles in for an extended exploration of two destinations: Montreal and Christchurch. With broad cross-disciplinary appeal, this volume will be of interest to scholars from tourism studies, cultural geography, urban studies, new media studies, and sensory studies and will be particularly valuable for sensory ethnographers examining mobile and location-aware media.

Cultural Histories of Central Asia (Hardcover): Rashmi Doraiswamy Cultural Histories of Central Asia (Hardcover)
Rashmi Doraiswamy
R3,759 Discovery Miles 37 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Central Asia, the 'heart' of the Eurasian landmass, has through the centuries been the hub of diverse and varied cultures. These cultures have encompassed pre-Islamic religions and Islam, sedentary and nomadic lifestyles and lived through rapid transitions from feudal, capitalist and socialist economies, from Tsarist to Soviet and post-Soviet formations. The essays in this volume examine the cultural exchanges and encounters that have occurred in the region through a vast timeline that extends from the premedieval to the medieval and modern periods. The writers are academics, as well as art practitioners and independent researchers who belong to a wide spectrum of disciplines: Central Asian and Russian Studies, Architecture, Ethno-Musicology, History, Painting, Film Studies, Art History, Textiles, Literature and International Relations. The volume presents a colourful mosaic of views on the many cultural histories of Central Asia.

Tourism Development, Governance and Sustainability in The Bahamas (Paperback): Sophia Rolle, Jessica Minnis, Ian Bethell-Bennett Tourism Development, Governance and Sustainability in The Bahamas (Paperback)
Sophia Rolle, Jessica Minnis, Ian Bethell-Bennett
R1,241 Discovery Miles 12 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book focuses on the complex issues of tourism development, governance and sustainability in the long-standing popular island destination, The Bahamas, where tourism remains one of the primary fiscal industries. The book achieves this by looking at the impacts of mass tourism development from social, economic and environmental perspectives; panarchy and resilience; assessing sustainability; moving towards a blue economy; impacts of climate change and innovative alternative tourism offerings to ensure sustainable tourism - a welcomed but challenging essential contemporary focus of the tourism industry. It further looks at how development, governance and sustainability come together in the aftermath of a recent natural disaster, hurricane Dorian, which proved to be a strong catalyst for action, innovation and change in The Bahamas. Given the complexity of these key concepts and The Bahamas as an established popular tourism destination archipelago which relies so heavily on the industry, this book offers significant insight for other tourism regions and will therefore be essential reading for upper-level students and academics in the field of Tourism research.

Slavery and Liberation in Hotels, Restaurants and Bars (Paperback): Conrad Lashley Slavery and Liberation in Hotels, Restaurants and Bars (Paperback)
Conrad Lashley
R1,233 Discovery Miles 12 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is the first book to explore workforce slavery and liberation together within commercial hotel, restaurant and bar activities, the hospitality industry being particularly vulnerable to potential illegal action and reputational damage via involuntary involvement in human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Slavery is the most oppressive form of labour exploitation and is illegal in Western Europe and most of the industrialised world. On the other hand, 'neo-slavery' oppresses the powerless through low pay and employment practices that predominantly serve the interests of the employer. This book explores the most exploitative forms of slavery, 'neo-slavery' and human trafficking in the hotel industry, and offers insights into empowerment through liberative trade unions and worker co-operatives. The study's multifaceted cross-cultural approach includes in-depth chapters on Brazil and the Netherlands as well as a multitude of examples from the UK, exposing the topic as an international problem. Written by international specialists, this significant book will appeal widely to upper-level students and researchers in hospitality, and specifically, to all those interested in human resource management in the hospitality and hotel industry, as well as human rights issues and business ethics.

Air Transport and Regional Development Methodologies (Paperback): Nicole Adler, Anne Graham, Ofelia Betancor, Volodymyr... Air Transport and Regional Development Methodologies (Paperback)
Nicole Adler, Anne Graham, Ofelia Betancor, Volodymyr Bilotkach, Enrique J. Calderon, …
R1,251 Discovery Miles 12 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Air Transport and Regional Development Methodologies is one of three interconnected books related to a four-year European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action established in 2015. The action, called Air Transport and Regional Development (ATARD), aimed to promote a better understanding of how the air transport-related problems of core regions and remote regions should be addressed to enhance both economic competitiveness and social cohesion in Europe. This book discusses key methodological approaches to assessing air transport and regional development, outlining their respective strengths and weaknesses. These include input- output analysis, cost benefit analysis, computable general equilibrium models, data envelopment analysis, stochastic frontier analysis, discrete choice models and game theory. Air Transport and Regional Development Methodologies aims at becoming a major reference source on the topic, drawing from experienced researchers in the field, covering the diverse experience and knowledge of the members of the COST Action. The book will be of interest to several large groups. First, it will serve as an authoritative and comprehensive reference for academics, researchers and consultants. Second, it will advise policy- makers and government organizations at European, national and regional levels. Third, it presents invaluable insights to transport companies such as airports and airline operators. Along with the other two books (Air Transport and Regional Development Policies and Air Transport and Regional Development Case Studies), it fills a much-needed gap in the literature.

Tourism Development in Japan - Themes, Issues and Challenges (Paperback): Richard Sharpley, Kumi Kato Tourism Development in Japan - Themes, Issues and Challenges (Paperback)
Richard Sharpley, Kumi Kato
R1,242 Discovery Miles 12 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This significant and timely volume focuses on the unique trajectory of tourism development in Japan, which has been characterized by an historical emphasis on promoting both domestic and international tourism to Japanese tourists, followed by the more recent policy of competing aggressively in the international incoming tourist market. Initial chapters present an overview of past and present tourism, including policy and research perspectives. Thematic perspectives on tourism and specific contexts and places in which tourism occurs are then examined. Strains of Japanese tourism such as sport, surf, forest, mountain, urban, tea, pilgrimage and even whaling heritage tourism are among those analyzed. The book also explores tourism's role in confronting difficult pasts and presents, and the challenges facing the development of tourism in contemporary Japan. A short postscript outlines some of the challenges and possible future directions tourism in Japan may take in light of the COVID-19 crisis. Written by a team of well-known editors and contributors, including academics from Japan, this volume will be of great interest to upper-students and researchers and academics in development studies, cultural studies, geography and tourism.

Air Transport and Regional Development Policies (Paperback): Anne Graham, Nicole Adler, Hans-Martin Niemeier, Ofelia Betancor,... Air Transport and Regional Development Policies (Paperback)
Anne Graham, Nicole Adler, Hans-Martin Niemeier, Ofelia Betancor, Antonio Pais Antunes, …
R1,243 Discovery Miles 12 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Air Transport and Regional Development Policies is one of three interconnected books related to a four-year European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action established in 2015. The Action, called Air Transport and Regional Development (ATARD), aimed to promote a better understanding of how the air transport-related problems of core regions and remote regions should be addressed in order to enhance both economic competitiveness and social cohesion in Europe. This book focuses on policy implications related to air transport and regional development. It begins with chapters that generally discuss important policy issues related to air transport and regional development in relation to connectivity and accessibility; dependency; airport governance and regulation; and air traffic control frameworks. This is followed by a number of chapters that consider government subsidies and state aid. The final chapters focus on other policy implications (tourism development, airport expansion, passenger taxation and noise control). Currently, no other single source publication covers this topic area in such a comprehensive manner, insofar as it considers so many policies and examples. The book aims at becoming a major reference source on the topic, drawing from experienced researchers in the field, covering the diverse experience and knowledge of the members of the COST Action. The book will appeal to academics, practitioners and government bodies who have a particular interest in acquiring detailed comparative knowledge and understanding of the policy implications of air transport and regional development. Along with the other two books (Air Transport and Regional Development Methodologies and Air Transport and Regional Development Case Studies) it fills a much-needed gap in the literature.

Balkan Heritages - Negotiating History and Culture (Paperback): Maria Couroucli, Tchavdar Marinov Balkan Heritages - Negotiating History and Culture (Paperback)
Maria Couroucli, Tchavdar Marinov
R1,220 Discovery Miles 12 200 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This volume deals with the relation between heritage, history and politics in the Balkans. Contributions examine diverse ways in which material and immaterial heritage has been articulated, negotiated and manipulated since the nineteenth century. The major question addressed here is how modern Balkan nations have voiced claims about their past by establishing 'proof' of a long historical presence on their territories in order to legitimise national political narratives. Focusing on claims constructed in relation to tangible evidence of past presence, especially architecture and townscape, the contributors reveal the rich relations between material and immaterial conceptions of heritage. This comparative take on Balkan public uses of the past also reveals many common trends in social and political practices, ideas and fixations embedded in public and collective memories. Balkan Heritages revisits some general truths about the Balkans as a region and a category, in scholarship and in politics. Contributions to the volume adopt a transnational and trans-disciplinary perspective of Balkan identities and heritage(s), viewed here as symbolic resources deployed by diverse local actors with special emphasis on scholars and political leaders.

The Economics of Tourism (Hardcover): Clem Tisdell The Economics of Tourism (Hardcover)
Clem Tisdell
R16,013 Discovery Miles 160 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Tourism is a major global industry and continues to expand at a rapid rate. This two-volume collection of key published articles provides a comprehensive and much needed overview of the economics of tourism. Many of these articles are not readily available as they have been published in a range of non-economics journals. This reflects partly the presence of specialised journals devoted to tourism and partly the interdisciplinary nature of the subject. The editor has prepared an authoritative introduction, which not only presents an overview of the contents of each volume, introducing the subject to a wider non-specialist audience, but also provides insights and critical comments. The first volume concentrates on the basic economics of tourism. It covers the nature and role of tourism economics, determinants of tourism demand and the forecasting of such demand, supply-side aspects of tourism including industrial organization and issues in managerial economics, and public finance and public economics in relation to tourism. The second volume examines wider matters such as impact analyses of tourism, international tourism, tourism in developing countries and its role in economic development, and sustainability and environmental aspects of tourism. This book is a valuable reference for researchers, students and policymakers interested in tourism economics and tourism management, as well as non-specialists seeking an introduction to the subject.

Qualitative Methodologies in Tourism Studies - Disrupting and Co-creating Critical Research (Hardcover): Milka Ivanova, Dorina... Qualitative Methodologies in Tourism Studies - Disrupting and Co-creating Critical Research (Hardcover)
Milka Ivanova, Dorina Maria Buda, Elisa Burrai
R4,088 Discovery Miles 40 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Disruptive and creative research methodologies proposed in this book are designed to dismantle neoliberal narratives deployed in tourism studies and wider social sciences. Progressing criticality in tourism studies, this volume showcases cutting-edge contributions ranging from reflexivity, subjectivities, and dreams; to messy emotions in auto-ethnographic accounts of fieldwork; 'motherhood capital' accessing Inuit communities; collective memory work; ethnodrama and creative non-fiction, amongst others. Disruption and creativity are the two ideas around which tourism geographers challenge and begin dismantling hegemonic ideologies in tourism studies. The chapters in this book provide a vantage point from where to disrupt first, before tourism geographers can engender progress and transformation within and outside of the field. In tourism studies in general, and tourism geography in particular, the years of the 2000s have witnessed an emphasis on qualitative methodological research, both in terms of the topics addressed and the types of methodological tools. In many ways, this legitimisation of qualitative work mirrors developments in other areas such as human geography, sociology and anthropology, in which this book is anchored. The authors debate in more depth how tourism studies offer multidimensional, multilogical and multi-emotional approaches to research design. The chapters were originally published as a special issue of the journal, Tourism Geographies.

Tourism and the Maltese Islands - Observations, Reflections & Proposals (Paperback): George Cassar, Marie Avellino Tourism and the Maltese Islands - Observations, Reflections & Proposals (Paperback)
George Cassar, Marie Avellino
R804 Discovery Miles 8 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Small Island and Small Destination Tourism - Overcoming the Smallness Barrier for Economic Growth and Tourism Competitiveness... Small Island and Small Destination Tourism - Overcoming the Smallness Barrier for Economic Growth and Tourism Competitiveness (Hardcover)
Robertico Croes
R3,513 Discovery Miles 35 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This unique and thoughtful book considers the tourism specialization, economic growth, and tourism competitiveness of a very specific type of tourism: small islands practicing warm water island tourism. This new book thoroughly examines the phenomenon of why some small island destinations have been more successful than others. The main premise applied is that success and survival of small island tourism hinges on resolving the mystery regarding the relationship between competitiveness and quality of life. In addressing this question, the book reviews four relevant and interconnected concepts: tourism, competitiveness, quality of life, and scale (or size). In doing so, the book enhances understanding of the potential of tourism for the improvement of the quality of life of the residents of small islands. In the last chapter of the book, the author assesses the impact of COVID-19 on tourism and specifically its ramifications for small island destinations. Whether small island populations can rise from beneath the COVID -19 burden that threatens their economic future is yet to be seen. Small Island and Small Destination Tourism: Overcoming the Smallness Barrier for Economic Growth and Tourism Competitiveness is written from a sustainable perspective that combines tourism dynamics, development, competitiveness, quality of life, and business. As such, it is aimed at a broad but higher-level audience including graduate students, academicians and researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and international organizations.

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