ISBN:
9400722877
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (764 S.)
Edition:
1. Aufl.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2012 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life
Parallel Title:
Print version Handbook of Tourism and Quality-of-Life Research
DDC:
306.4/819
Keywords:
Tourism -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
;
Tourism
;
Quality of life -- Research
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Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
M. Joseph Sirgy
Abstract:
Quality of life (QOL) research in tourism has gained much momentum over the last two decades. Academics working in this area research issues related to tourists and host communities. Practitioners are becoming increasingly interested in understanding the science that allows them to develop better marketing and managerial programs designed to enhance the quality of life of tourists. Tourism bureaus and government agencies are increasingly interested in issues of sustainable tourism, specifically in understanding and measuring the impact of tourism on the quality of life of the residents of the
Description / Table of Contents:
Handbook of Tourism and Quality-of-Life Research; Foreword; A Nice Place to Live is a Nice Place to Visit; Contents; Editors; Contributor Bios; Contributors; Chapter 1: Prologue: Tourism and Quality-of-Life (QOL) Research: The Missing Links; References; Part I: Tourism and QOL; Chapter 2: Relationships and the Tourism Experience: Challenges for Quality-of-Life Assessments; Introduction; The Importance of Relationships in Travel; Linking Relationships, Tourism Contexts and Quality-of-Life; Travel in Large Groups/Crowded Situations; Travel Among Specialists Groups; Volunteers and Backpackers
Description / Table of Contents:
Disability and Travel RelationshipsQueer Travellers and Relationships; Women Travellers; Solo Travellers; Explanations; Assessing Quality-of-Life; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Positive Psychology and Tourism; Quality-of-Life and Positive Psychology; Development of Positive Psychology; Past; Current Developments; Subjective Well-Being (SWB); Authentic Happiness; Linkages to Tourism; Tourist Experiences, Happiness and Positive Psychology; Tourism Education, Values and Positive Psychology; Tourism Human Resources, Humour and Positive Psychology; Future Challenges; Overcoming Insularity
Description / Table of Contents:
Reaching OutEmbracing Non-Western Perspectives; Improving Research Methods; Connecting with Health; Tourism Workers and Optimism; Healthy Tourists and Resilient Communities; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: The Role of Qualitative Methods in Tourism QOL Research: A Critique and Future Agenda; Introduction; Tourism QOL Theory Development; Summary of Existing Qualitative Tourism QOL Studies; Directions for Future Research; Photo Elicitation Interviews; Childhood Memory Elicitation; Sentence Completion Tasks; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Poverty Elimination Through Tourism Dynamics
Description / Table of Contents:
IntroductionMarginal Progress; Reconciling Tourism, Development, and Poverty; Blind Rebirth Evolution, 1950s-Mid 1960s; Promotion and Dilemma, Mid 1960s-1970s; Perils and Negative Ideology, 1980s; Sustainability and Pro-Poor, 1990s; An Awful Tourism Poverty Paradox, 2000s Onwards; Dollar Democratization and Connectivity with the Poor; Continuum Construction; Connectivity Process; Reaching the Poor; Evaluation and Marketing Dynamics; Being Competitive; Stable Social and Environment Fabrics; Knowledge and Research; Conclusion; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 6: Tourism, Poverty Relief, and the Quality-of-Life in Developing CountriesIntroduction; The Poor of the World; Defining the Poor: The Debate; The Income Poverty Paradigm; The QOL or Subjective Well-being Paradigm; The Capability Approach; Tourism and Poverty Relief: The Debate; Can Tourism Work for the Poor?; Tourism Development on Poverty Reduction; An Empirical Assessment of the Income Poverty Approach; An Empirical Assessment of the Capability Approach; The Distributional Effect of Tourism; Conclusion; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 7: Tourism and Quality-of-Life: How Does Tourism Measure Up?
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