Contemporary destination governance a case study approach /

• Other Authors: Pechlaner, Harald, Beritelli, Pietro, Pichler, Sabine, Peters, Mike, Scott, N. (Noel)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Series: Bridging tourism theory and practice ; v. 6.
• Subjects: Business & Economics > Industries > Hospitality, Travel & Tourism.; Tourism industry.; Ownership & organization of enterprises.; Tourism > Europe > Management > Case studies.; Tourism > Australia > Management > Case studies.; Tourism > Canada > Management > Case studies.; Tourism > Management.

"Governance is about managing networks". This quote from political scientist Rod A.W. Rhodes pioneered a whole series of governance studies in different disciplines. Accordingly, destination governance describes the collective management of tourism destinations. Promoting collective action...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction / Pietro Beritelli
• Case 1: Lenzerheide / Pietro Beritelli
• Case 2: Toggenburg / Pietro Beritelli
• Case 3: Saas-Fee/Saastal / Pietro Beritelli
• Case 4: Bodenmais / Elisa Innerhofer, Judith Jochmann
• Case 5: Altmühltal / Elisa Innerhofer, Judith Jochmann
• Case 6: Bad Gögging / Elisa Innerhofer, Judith Jochmann
• Case 7: Stubaital / Andreas Strobl, Mike Peters
• Case 8: Ötztal / Andreas Strobl, Mike Peters
• Case 9: Seefeld / Andreas Strobl, Mike Peters
• Case 10: Tisens/Tesimo / Michael Volgger, Sabine Pichler, Marcus Herntrei
• Case 11: Naturns/Naturno / Michael Volgger, Sabine Pichler, Marcus Herntrei
• Case 12: Passeiertal/Val Passiria / Michael Volgger, Sabine Pichler, Marcus Herntrei
• Case 13: Tourism and events Queensland / Noel Scott, Lisa Ruhanen
• Case 14: Gold Coast, Queensland / Noel Scott, Lisa Ruhanen
• Case 15: Surfers paradise, Gold Coast / Noel Scott, Lisa Ruhanen
• Case 16: The 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games / Peter Williams, Valerie Sheppard
• Conclusion: Towards a theory of destination governance / Mike Peters, Andreas Strobl.