Degrowth in Tourism

Conceptual, Theoretical and Philosophical Issues

AvKonstantinos Andriotis

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The modern-day world faces a hostile climate, depleted resources and the destruction of habitats. The dream that growth will lead to a materialistic utopia is left unfulfilled by a lack of ecological and economic capacity. The only choice is to find alternatives to increased growth, transform the structures and institutions currently shaping the world, change lifestyles and articulate a more credible vision for the future and lasting prosperity. As a reaction to the problems accrued by capitalism, new development approaches such as the concept of degrowth have evolved. Degrowth in Tourism explores newly-emerging development and philosophical approachesthat provide more equity for host communities and offer a low-carbon future by looking at alternatives to the classic models of development and applying the concept of degrowth in a tourism context. Proposing that we need to shift tourism research from models which prioritize commodified tourism experiences to those that offer alternative decommodified ones, this book: - Provides topical analysis and illustrates the key themes of degrowth; - Discusses the relationship between tourism and degrowth from both a historic perspective and through contemporary patterns of activity; - Includes international examples and case studies to translate theory into practical new approaches. A comprehensive review of the subject, this book will be of great interest to researchers and practitioners within tourism, development, environment and economics, as well as those specifically studying degrowth.

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Utgivningsdatum:2018-07-27
Språk:Engelska
Filformat:PDF
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781786392794
Förlag:CABI Publishing

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Dr Konstantinos Andriotis works at the Hellenic Open University (Greece) and he is an adjunct professor at Taylor's University (Malaysia). In the past he worked as a Professor in Tourism at Middlesex University London and Associate Professor and Head of the Hotel and Tourism Management Department at the Cyprus University of Technology. He holds an MSc in International Hospitality Management (University of Strathclyde, 1995), a PhD in Tourism Development and Planning (Bournemouth University, 2000) and a Post Doc in Tourism Marketing (Hellenic Open University, 2006). He edits the 'International Journal of Tourism Policy', the 'Journal of Qualitative Research in Tourism' and the CABI Regional Tourism Series. He is author/co-editor of twelve books and over 50 peer reviewed articles and book chapters. His work has appeared in a variety of leading academic journals, such as Annals of Tourism Research, Journal of Travel Research, Tourism Management, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Hospitality Management as well as International Journal of Tourism Research. He has an h-index of 38 and approximately 7000 citations. He was listed in the Stanford University list of top 2 per cent of scientists in the World. He has acted as Chairman and member of the Organising and Scientific Committees of various international conferences and he has given keynote speeches in several conferences. His research interests include tourism development and planning, alternative forms of tourism, tourism experience and degrowth.

Innehållsförteckning

-: Preface 1: Introduction 2: Development Theories and Paradigms and their Applicability in Tourism: The Need for a New Paradigm 3: Degrowth Alternatives in Tourism 4: Limits to Growth, Social Movements and the Main Principles of Degrowth-inspired Travelling 5: Alternative Travel Lifestyles, Degrowth and Freedom-seeking 6: Impacts of Degrowth in Tourism 7: Moving towards Degrowth-inspired Traveling