CALL FOR PAPERS, 2006 AAG, 7-11 March, Chicago
Session Title: Responsible Tourism
Fragile environments, cultures and societies are increasingly exposed to
the relentless demands of tourism, it is vital to examine the role tourism
can play in contributing towards the sustainable development of
destinations as they strive to accommodate ever-increasing numbers of
tourists and travellers. Indeed, an emerging cultural turn in tourist
practice and process has witnessed dramatic increase in the demand for and
provision of opportunities through which tourists are able to engage in
responsible and sustainable tourist practices. From vegetation clearance
weekends, to turtle-conservation holidays and trekking the Inca Trail to
Machu Picchu in Peru, tourism and the practices and processes associated
with the production and consumption of destinations are turning to embrace
the issues of responsibility and sustainability. However, the processes and
practices of establishing, delivering, implementing and managing such
opportunities are inherently imbued with complexities. Indeed, the concept
of responsibility is itself extremely complex and raises questions
regarding what it is to be responsible, where and with whom does
responsibility rest and to whom are tourists responsible? This session
therefore invites papers that tackle issues such as:
Theoretical approaches to responsibility in tourism
The ethics of tourist practice and process,
Economic and social (in)justice of tourism,
Environmental impacts of tourism,
Working towards cultural sustainability,
The role of NGO's, Governments and tour operators in responsible tourism,
Papers that offer suggestions for implementing and managing tourism impacts
are encouraged.
Please email an abstract of your paper (250 words max) to Caroline Scarles
or Lyn Leader-Elliot as soon as possible and by Wednesday 5th of October at
the latest
Caroline Scarles: [log in to unmask],
Lyn Leader-Elliot: [log in to unmask]
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Ms Caroline E Scarles
School of Geographical Sciences
University of Bristol
Clifton
Bristol
BS8 1SS
Tel: +00 44 117 331 7314
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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