Información General

• Autores: Andrés Artal Tur (coord.), Metin Kozak (coord.)
• Editores: CAB International
• Año de publicación: 2016
• País: Reino Unido
• Idioma: español
• ISBN: 9781780646978
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Resumen

• 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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Listado de artículos

• • Introduction

    Andrés Artal Tur, Metin Kozak

    págs. 1-10

    

  • 1. Managing destination competitiveness

    • Tourism destination competitiveness and innovation: the case of the Spanish Mediterranean coast

      Antonio García Sánchez, David Siles López

      págs. 13-23

      

    • Destination evaluation through the prioritization of competitiveness pillars: the case of Brazil

      Jose Manoel Gândara, Adriana Fumi Chim Miki

      págs. 24-39

      

    • Creativity and city tourism repositioning: the case of Valencia, Spain

      José María Nácher Escriche, Paula Simó Tomás

      págs. 40-50

      

    • Visual semantics and destination competitiveness: the case of wedding tourism in Mexico

      Gerardo Novo Espinosa de los Monteros, Maribel Osorio García

      págs. 51-60

      

  • 2. Enviromental and climate change issies at destinations

    • The potential effects of climate change on the tourism industry: a study in Turkey

      Musa Pinar, Ibrahim Birkan, Gamze Tanil, Muzaffer Uysal

      págs. 63-72

      

    • Using tourism to mitigate against climate change: the case of the Caribbean

      Kimberley Blackwood, Juley Wynter Robertson, Nadina Valentín Kajatt

      págs. 73-86

      

    • Green economy practices in the tourism industry: the case of Limpopo Province, South Africa

      Charles Nhemachena, Siyanda Jonas, Selma Karuaihe

      págs. 87-100

      

    • Environmental resources and the hotel industry: the case of Slovenia

      Tanja Mihalic

      págs. 101-111

      

    • Ecological modernization and environmental education: the case of Turkey

      Habib Alipour, G. T. Olya

      págs. 112-128

      

  • 3. Improving tourism destination sustainability

    • Understanding the seasonal concentration of tourist arrivals: the case of the south of Spain

      José David Cisneros Martínez, Antonio Fernández Morales

      págs. 131-143

      

    • Tourism policy and the challenge of seasonality: the case of the Balearic Islands

      Margalida Alemany Hormaeche, Maria Antonia Garcia, Àngela Aguiló

      págs. 144-154

      

    • Expenditure and stay behaviour of nature-based visitors: the case of Costa Rica

      Andrés Artal Tur, Antonio Juan Briones Peñalver

      págs. 155-168

      

    • Socio-economic profile of sustainable tourists and expenditure at destinations: a local-based analysis in Andalusia, Spain

      Pablo Juan Cárdenas García, Juan Ignacio Pulido Fernández

      págs. 169-183

      

    • Networking for sustainable cultural tourism activities and dynamics: the case of Oporto

      Ivana Stevic, Zélia Breda

      págs. 184-193

      

    • Facing the challenges of sustainability: the case of Bulgarian tourism

      Mariya Stankova

      págs. 194-205

      

    • Conclusion

      Andrés Artal Tur, Metin Kozak

      págs. 206-212