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> From:         Ritchie Brent
> Subject:      Symposium Announcement: Tourism and the Natural Enviornment
>
> Greetings
>
> I would like to draw your attention to another symposium to celebrate the
> International Year of Ecotourism and the Mountain. This one is in England
> and scheduled for October or November (TBA).
>
> Please direct expressions of interest to Valerie Hamber at [log in to unmask]
>
> Attachment is also included. <<TNE Symposium.doc>>
>
> Regards
>
> Brent Ritchie.
>
> TOURISM AND THE NATURAL ENVIORNMENT:
> Interrelationships, Impacts and Management Issues.
>
> INITIAL CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND ABSTRACTS
>
> October/November  2002, Eastbourne, England
> A symposium to be staged by the School for Service Management at the
> University of Brighton.
>
> Symposium Aim
> The aim of the symposium is to explore the interrelationships between the
> environment, tourism and recreation during the International Year or
> Ecotourism and the Year of the Mountain, with specific emphasis on the
> impacts, management and planning issues associated with the use of the
> natural environment for tourism and recreation.
>
> Symposium Objectives:
>
> *     To celebrate the 2002 as the International Year of Ecotourism and
> the Year of the Mountain;
> *     To encourage discussion amongst environment, recreation and tourism
> academics, practitioners and government agencies;
> *     To foster debate surrounding many of the issues regarding the use of
> the environment for leisure, recreation and tourism;
> *     To examine best practice cases of tourism and recreation in natural
> settings;
> *     To set research agendas and frameworks for future research on the
> environment, recreation and tourism;
>
> Themes
> Preferred themes for the symposium could include:
> *     Ecotourism
> *     Coastal zone management related to tourism
> *     Alpine tourism development
> *     National parks, protected areas and tourism/recreation
>
> Issues for the symposium could include:
> *     Environmental planning for tourism
> *     Climate change and tourism
> *     Managing tourism in natural areas
> *     Tourism the environment and Local Agenda 21
> *     Tourism, natural areas and sustainable development
> *     Conservation and tourism
> *     Tourism in developing countries
>
> Symposium Hosts
> This symposium will be hosted by the School of Service Management at the
> University of Brighton. The symposium venue is Eastbourne, England
> situated 30 miles from Brighton. Eastbourne is a coastal town of
> approximately 80,000 residents located in the south east of England.
> Eastbourne is close to the slopes of Beachy Head (white chalk cliffs) and
> the Seven Sisters Country Park, one of the most spectacular stretches of
> natural coastline in the south east of England. Eastbourne is also located
> in the South Downs, classified as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
> and had opportunities for walking and bird watching.
>
> Eastbourne is situated close to Gatwick Airport (45 minute journey),
> London (85 minute journey) and the Channel Tunnel. Eastbourne is also 13
> miles from Newhaven with ferry connections to mainland Europe.
>
> Symposium Sightseeing
> Symposium fieldtrips will be organised and may include:
> *     A visit to Beachy Head Cliffs
> *     Sightseeing at the Seven Sisters Country Park
> *     Walking/hiking in the South Downs
> *     Excursion to coastal marina developments
>
> Publication of Papers
> In addition to publication of the symposium proceedings, papers presented
> will be considered for a book that will examine the interrelationships,
> impacts, management and planning issues concerning the natural environment
> and tourism/recreation planned for publication in 2003.
>
> Web Sites of Interest
> http://www.eastbourne-live.co.uk
> http://www.brighton.ac.uk
> http://visitbritain.com
> http://www.world-tourism.org
>
> Symposium Registration
> To register your interest, or for general enquires or offers of abstracts
> and papers please contact:
>
> Valerie Hamber
> School of Service Management
> University of Brighton
> 49 Darley Road
> Eastbourne BN20 7UR
> ENGLAND
> Phone: +44 (0) 1273 643633
> Fax: +44 (0) 1273 643619
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
> Further information including will follow this initial call for
> expressions of interest in June 2001.
>
>
> Dr Brent Ritchie
> School of Service Management
> University of Brighton
> 49 Darley Road
> Eastbourne BN20 7UR
> ENGLAND
> Phone: +44 (0) 1273 643634
> Fax: +44 (0) 1273 643619
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
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