Destination competitiveness and sustainability are important issues for many stakeholders within the tourism industry. In recent years, destinations have faced some challenges with respect to maintaining sustainability; they must be cleaner, greener and safer in order to safeguard the life quality of holidaymakers and local residents. Providing an invaluable review of the latests research on the topic, global case studies provide a perspective of the worldwide challenges and solutions arising in the management of tourism destinations. The analysis presents an interdisciplinary approach, including contributions of economists, geographers, managers and marketing professionals.
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Part I Managing Destination Competitiveness |
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2 Tourism Destination Competitiveness and Innovation: The Case of the Spanish Mediterranean Coast |
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3 Destination Evaluation through the Prioritization of Competitiveness Pillars: The Case of Brazil |
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4 Creativity and City Tourism Repositioning: The Case of Valencia, Spain |
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5 Visual Semantics and Destination Competitiveness: The Case of Wedding Tourism in Mexico |
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Gerardo Novo Espinosa de los Monteros |
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Part II Environmental and Climate Change Issues at Destinations |
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6 The Potential Effects of Climate Change on the Tourism Industry: A Study in Turkey |
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7 Using Tourism to Mitigate Against Climate Change: The Case of the Caribbean |
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8 Green Economy Practices in the Tourism Industry: The Case of Limpopo Province, South Africa |
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9 Environmental Resources and the Hotel Industry: The Case of Slovenia |
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10 Ecological Modernization and Environmental Education: The Case of Turkey |
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Part III Improving Tourism Destination Sustainability |
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11 Understanding the Seasonal Concentration of Tourist Arrivals: The Case of the South of Spain |
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Jose David Cisneros-Martinez |
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Antonio Fernandez-Morales |
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12 Tourism Policy and the Challenge of Seasonality: The Case of the Balearic Islands |
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13 Expenditure and Stay Behaviour of Nature-based Visitors: The Case of Costa Rica |
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Antonio Juan Briones-Penalver |
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14 Socio-economic Profile of Sustainable Tourists and Expenditure at Destinations: A Local-based Analysis in Andalusia, Spain |
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Pablo Juan Cardenas-Garcia |
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Juan Ignacio Pulido-Fernandez |
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15 Networking for Sustainable Cultural Tourism Activities and Dynamics: The Case of Oporto |
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16 Facing the Challenges of Sustainability: The Case of Bulgarian Tourism |
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Metin Kozak (Edited By) is Professor of Tourism in the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey and currently affiliated as a Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong. He holds both Master's and Ph.D. degrees in tourism management. His research focuses on consumer behaviour, benchmarking, destination management and marketing, and Mediterranean tourism. He acts as the co-editor of Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research.
Noel Scott (Series Edited By) Noel Scott is Adjunct Professor of Tourism Management in the Sustainability Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast. His research interests include the study of wildlife tourism, tourism experiences, destination management and marketing, and stakeholder organization. He has over 300 academic articles published including 16 books. He is on the Editorial Board of 10 journals, a Fellow of the Council of Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Educators, and a member of the International Association of China Tourism Scholars.
Eric Laws (Series Edited By) Eric Laws has an MPhil from the University of Surrey and a PhD from Griffith University. He has retired from full time academic life, and is Visiting Professor at Leshan Normal University, Sichuan, P.R. China. His research interests include tourism service quality, destination management, crisis management and elephant tourism. Eric's publications include nearly 100 journal articles, book chapters and conference papers. The Elephant Tourism Business is Eric's twentieth authored or edited book.
