Dear all,
the University of Brighton (UK) is pleased to announce the following
International Conference on tourism and the natural environment.
23 - 25 October 2002
International Symposium
Tourism and the Natural Environment
Inter-relationships, Impacts & Management Issues
University of Brighton
U.K.
As part of the United Nations International Year of Ecotourism and Year of
the Mountains, the University of Brighton is proud to present a symposium to
explore the inter-relationships between the environment, tourism and
recreation with specific emphasis on impacts, management and planning
associated with the use of the natural environment for tourism and
recreation.
Aim:
As part of the United Nations International Year of Ecotourism and Year of
the Mountains, the symposium will explore the inter-relationships between
the environment, tourism and recreation, with specific emphasis on the
impacts, management and planning associated with the use of the natural
environment for tourism and recreation. Through contributions from
internationally respected keynote speakers and discussions in a variety of
topic based sessions, this premier international conference aims to:
ï Explore best practice for tourism and recreation in natural settings
ï Foster debate on issues regarding the use of the environment for leisure,
recreation and tourism
ï Encourage discussion amongst academics, tourism practitioners and
government agencies
ï Identify areas of future importance and research
Themes
ï Ecotourism
ï National parks, protected areas and tourism/recreation
ï Coastal zone management and tourism
ï Alpine tourism development
Issues
ï Environmental planning for tourism
ï Climate change and tourism
ï Managing tourism in natural areas
ï Tourism, the environment and local Agenda 21
ï Tourism, natural areas and sustainable development
ï Conservation and tourism
ï Tourism in developing countries
ï The impact of foot and mouth disease
Call for Papers
Refereed and working papers relating to the listed conference themes are
welcomed from consultants, researchers, academics, students, industry and
government organisations.
Refereed Papers:
Between 3000 and 6000 words and in the style of the Journal of Sustainable
Tourism ñ see link on symposium web site. Please provide author(s) names and
addresses on a separate page to facilitate a double blind refereeing
process. Deadline: 31st July 2002.
Working Papers:
Abstracts should be limited to one A4 page. Deadline: 31st August 2002.
Format:
Computer disc in Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format or as an e-mail
attachment using Microsoft Word.
Paper Submission
Please submit papers to Valerie Burfield, Conference Administrator, e-mail:
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Publication of Papers:
In addition to a publication of the Symposium proceedings, the presented
papers will be considered for a book on the relationships, impacts,
management and planning issues on the natural environment
tourism/recreation, publication 2003.
For further information and full paper submission details please visit our
Symposium web site at the following address: -
http://www.bus.brighton.ac.uk/Symposium/index.html
Kind Regards
Professor Peter Burns & Dr Brent Ritchie
Conference Convenors
Tourism and Hospitality Research Unit
School of Service Management
University of Brighton
49 Darley Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN20 7UR
Tel: + 44 1273 643633
Fax: +44 1273 643949
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Dr Catherine Palmer
Research Student Division Leader,
School of Service Management,
University of Brighton,
49 Darley Road,
Eastbourne BN20 7UR
UK
Tel: + 44 (0)1273-643629
Fax: +44 (0)1273-643949
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
For information on the Tourism and Hospitality Research Unit 2002 Symposium
please click on the link below:
http://www.bus.bton.ac.uk/symposium/index.html
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> From: Klaus Westerhausen
> Reply To: Klaus Westerhausen
> Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2002 10:32 am
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Beyond the Beach-Modern Travellers in Asia
>
> Hello
>
> Almost two years ago, during the discussion about the movie "The
> Beach", I posted a notice on the network looking for a publisher for an
> Ethnography of Western Travellers in Asia, based on my Ph.D. thesis.
>
> The response has been overwhelming and I am pleased to report that
> the work is now complete and that the book has been published this
> month by White Lotus in Bangkok as part of Erik Cohen's Series
> "Studies in Asian Tourism".
>
> I would like to thank once again everybody who contributed their
> suggestions and advice. I have attached an abstract below and look
> forward to your comments.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Klaus Westerhausen
>
>
> Dr. Klaus Westerhausen
> Anthropologist
> Tourism Program
> Rockingham Campus
> Murdoch University
> ROCKINGHAM, Western Australia 6168
> E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
> ______________________________________________________
>
> Beyond the Beach:
>
> An Ethnography of Modern Travellers in Asia.
>
> Studies in Asian Tourism No. 2. Series Editor: Erik Cohen
>
> Abstract
>
> Drifter-style tourism in Asia has become a sanitised and
> institutionalised tourism alternative. Over the last thirty years it has
> developed its own tourism myth and spawned a mobile subculture of
> Western travellers. The study seeks to illustrate the historical
> background, nature and ideology of present day travellers in Asia and
> to present an "insiders view" of the subculture based on more than 6o
> in-depth interviews conducted during the fieldwork. It will also
> document the impact of those travellers on destinations in Asia by
> chronicling the fate of the islands Koh Samui and Koh Phangan in
> Southern Thailand. Those islands, at one stage or another, were
> among the largest traveller-centres in Southeast Asia and have
> subsequently achieved Hollywood Fame through Alex Garland's
> popular novel "The Beach".
>
> However, even without Hollywood, Asia's traveller subculture is worth
> attention. With rapidly increasing numbers, it now represents a viable
> market in its own right, one that fits in well with an ecologically
> sustainable tourism product. However, development of this tourism
> alternative is frequently being undermined by unsustainable growth
> due to a lack of planning and by the destruction of its destination sites
> by other tourism sectors. Experience shows that without advance
> strategies for their development, many of those sites tend to develop
> either in an unsustainable manner or become the target of "hostile
> takeovers" by outside operators and competing tourism sectors. This
> state of affairs has been instrumental in condemning travellers to
> remain always just one step ahead of conventional mass tourism.
>
> Keywords:
>
> Backpackers-Asia-Sustainable Development- Thailand-Islands-
> The Beach
>
> Bibliographical Reference:
>
> Westerhausen, Klaus:
> Beyond the Beach: An Ethnography of Modern Travellers in Asia.
> Studies in Asian Tourism No. 2.
> Series Editor: Erik Cohen
> (Bangkok 2002)
> ISBN 974-4800-09-7
> White Lotus Press
> www.thailine.com/lotus
>
>
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