Knowledge management in tourism policy and governance applications /

Sixty years after its birth, contemporary tourism is at crossroads. It has grown to become a key element of economic well-being, but it is threatened and threatening. Its enemies are congestion, destruction of natural and cultural environments, and social unrest. However, it also contributes its fai...

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Other Authors: Fayos Solá, Eduardo, Jafari, Jafar, De Silva, João Albino Matos
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2012.
Series:Bridging tourism theory and practice ; v. 4.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Tourism for development / Eduardo Fayos Solà, Laura Fuentes Moraleda, Ana Isabel Muñoz Mazón
  • Tourism knowledge sharing / Donald E. Hawkins, Sheryl M. Elliott, Larry Yu
  • Regional tourism development / João Romão, João Guerreiro, Paulo M.M. Rodrigues
  • Regional tourism competitiveness / Wafaa Nasser
  • Knowledge and development for tourism / Susana Lima ... [et al.]
  • People-first tourism / Duarte B. Morais ... [et al.]
  • Service encounter-based / Flemming Sørensen, Jens Friis Jensen
  • Climate change, sustainability, and tourism / Lisa Ruhanen
  • Integrating sustainability in policy / Erwin Tapia Mella, Anne Zahra
  • Donor funding and climate change / Anna Huebner, Simon Milne
  • Accrediting sustainable event practice / Charles Arcodia, Scott A. Cohen, Chantal Dickson
  • Tourism destination governance / Christophe de Bruyn, Alba Fernández Alonso
  • Community integration / Giacomo Del Chiappa
  • Destination governance / Maria Della Lucia, Umberto Martini
  • European tourism policy / Panagiota Dionysopoulou
  • Governance in the tourism practice / Dominique Vanneste, Laurence Ryckaert
  • Conclusion / Eduardo Fayos-Solà ... [et al.].