Dean Carson – författare

Since the post World War Two boom in private automobile ownership, Drive Tourism has transformed the tourism landscape by facilitating dispersal and the growth of attractions and tourism related infrastructure beyond the zones that had previously emerged around seaports and railway terminals. The automobile has made regional dispersal possible and created opportunities for many small rural communities to supplement rural economies with a tourism economy. Drive Tourism is a popular form of tourism activity that has significantly contributed to the development of Tourism in many nations, but has received relatively little attention in the literature.This book is the first attempt to provide a global comprehensive review and scholarly investigation into this popular and growing form of tourism. It draws on a vast range of geographical locations to critically explore the impacts of drive tourism in developed and underdeveloped regions. It evaluates tourism authorities’ response to the Drive Tourism Experience, and offers operational insights into the management of the drive experience as well as providing original empirical research and insights into the field that will contribute to future investigation. In doing so it explores the many forms of drive tourism from caravanning to fly drive touring.

Addressing the methodological and topical challenges facing demographers working in remote regions, this book compares and contrasts the research, methods and models, and policy applications from peripheral regions in developed nations. With the emphasis on human populations as dynamic, adaptive, evolving systems, it explores how populations respond in different ways to changing environmental, cultural and economic conditions and how effectively they manage these change processes. Theoretical understandings and policy issues arising from demographic modelling are tackled including: competition for skilled workers; urbanisation and ruralisation; population ageing; the impacts of climate change; the life outcomes of Indigenous peoples; globalisation and international migration. Based on a strong theoretical framework around issues of heterogeneity, generational change, temporariness and the relative strength of internal and external ties, Demography at the Edge provides a common set of approaches and issues that benefit both researchers and practitioners.

He was paid to clean up their mess. Now, he’s their biggest loose end.Nick Hunter is an old-fashioned bag ‘em and tag ‘em bounty hunter. His job is to track down people who don’t want to be tracked down and kill them for a price.The one golden rule that he has never broken is to leave no collateral damage. Ever.But when a CIA job in Bosnia goes wrong, he finds himself the target of a lethal conspiracy. Betrayed, hunted and alone, Nick must navigate a treacherous maze of international espionage and criminal syndicates to uncover the truth.In this thrilling first installment of The Nick Hunter Vigilante Thriller Series, author Dean Carson delivers a gritty, action-packed thriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the final, explosive conclusion. Perfect for fans of Lee Child, J.B. Turner and Rob Sinclair.A high-octane page-turner that had me gripped – Madhouse Family Reviews

A sacred journey. A twisted killer. A bounty hunter caught in the crosshairs of faith.Nick Hunter’s latest mission in Spain takes a sinister turn when he discovers his target is a deranged serial killer stalking the sacred Camino pilgrimage route. The murderer, driven by a warped religious fervor, brutally slaughters “sinners” in a ritualistic fashion.Joining forces with an unlikely alliance of the police and the Church, Nick must navigate a labyrinth of clues and his own conflicting beliefs to outmaneuver the psychopath. As the allies put their dangerous plan into action, Nick has to rely on his hunter’s instinct to stay one step ahead of the Camino Killer.In this heart-stopping crime thriller, Nick Hunter races against time to prevent more innocent blood from being spilled on the ancient trail. Perfect for fans of Lee Child, J.B. Turner and Rob Sinclair.

A deadly game. A sadistic target. A job that will push Nick Hunter to the brink.Assassin Nick Hunter is hired by British intelligence to eliminate ex-KGB operative Gennady Popovich. His mission takes him to Russia, where Popovich hosts a gruesome game show financed by Moscow’s criminal underworld.As Nick infiltrates the city’s mob scene to locate his mark, he becomes entangled in their brutal games. With the stakes higher than ever, Nick must navigate a treacherous landscape of deceit and danger to complete his assignment and escape alive.A Question of Death is the third installment in Dean Carson’s fast-paced, action-packed Nick Hunter Vigilante Thriller Series, featuring a quick-witted bounty hunter in a world of international intrigue and high-stakes assassination. Perfect for fans of Lee Child, J.B. Turner and Rob Sinclair.

To destroy monsters, he must walk among them – and survive.Nick Hunter, a hitman with a conscience, finds himself entangled in a web of gang violence and undercover danger when he takes on a woman’s plea for help. To save her from her abusive husband, a ruthless drug gang enforcer, Nick must infiltrate the criminal underworld.Caught in a vicious turf war and with the law closing in, Nick has to risk everything to survive and protect the innocent.A Dance with Death, the fourth installment in Dean Carson’s fast-paced Nick Hunter Vigilante Thriller Series, featuring a quick-witted bounty hunter in a world of international intrigue and high-stakes assassination. Perfect for fans of Lee Child, J.B. Turner and Rob Sinclair.

A witness on the run. A killer untouchable by law. A hitman with nothing to lose.Nick Hunter’s best friend is in trouble. His partner has vanished after witnessing the savage murder of a pregnant sex worker by a U.S. serviceman cloaked in diplomatic immunity.But Nick doesn’t care about immunity. His investigation unearths a transatlantic human trafficking ring, enforced by ruthless violence—and protected by powerful players.When allies turn against him and the woman he’s vowed to protect is kidnapped, Nick prepares to do what he does best: strike hard and strike fast.Marked for Death is the fifth unflinching entry in The Nick Hunter Vigilante Thriller Series—where justice isn’t given, it’s taken._____________________________________________Praise for The Nick Hunter Vigilante Thriller Series:★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Something of a cross between movie James Bond & Jack Reacher.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ You'll read it in one sitting.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Never gets bogged down in excessive description.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The hero is a resourceful and appealing hitman.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The twists keep coming, the stakes keep rising.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A novel frothing with exciting conflict, both internal and external.

Addressing the methodological and topical challenges facing demographers working in remote regions, this book compares and contrasts the research, methods and models, and policy applications from peripheral regions in developed nations. With the emphasis on human populations as dynamic, adaptive, evolving systems, it explores how populations respond in different ways to changing environmental, cultural and economic conditions and how effectively they manage these change processes. Theoretical understandings and policy issues arising from demographic modelling are tackled including: competition for skilled workers; urbanisation and ruralisation; population ageing; the impacts of climate change; the life outcomes of Indigenous peoples; globalisation and international migration. Based on a strong theoretical framework around issues of heterogeneity, generational change, temporariness and the relative strength of internal and external ties, Demography at the Edge provides a common set of approaches and issues that benefit both researchers and practitioners.

Tourism ‘mobilities’ are not restricted to the movement of tourists between places of origin and destinations. Particularly in more peripheral, remote, or sparsely populated destinations, workers and residents are also likely to be frequently moving between locations. Such destinations attract seasonal or temporary residents, sometimes with only loose ties to the tourism industry. These flows of mobile populations are accompanied by flows of other resources – money, knowledge, ideas and innovations – which can be used to help the economic and social development of the destination. This book examines key aspects of the human mobilities associated with tourism in sparsely populated areas, and investigates how new mobility patterns inspired by technological, economic, political, and social change provide both opportunities and risks for those areas. Examples are drawn from the northern peripheries of Europe and the north of Australia, and the book provides a framework for continuing research into the role that tourism and ‘new mobilities’ can play in regional development in these locations.This book was originally published as a special issue of the Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism.

Since the post World War Two boom in private automobile ownership, Drive Tourism has transformed the tourism landscape by facilitating dispersal and the growth of attractions and tourism related infrastructure beyond the zones that had previously emerged around seaports and railway terminals. The automobile has made regional dispersal possible and created opportunities for many small rural communities to supplement rural economies with a tourism economy. Drive Tourism is a popular form of tourism activity that has significantly contributed to the development of Tourism in many nations, but has received relatively little attention in the literature.This book is the first attempt to provide a global comprehensive review and scholarly investigation into this popular and growing form of tourism. It draws on a vast range of geographical locations to critically explore the impacts of drive tourism in developed and underdeveloped regions. It evaluates tourism authorities’ response to the Drive Tourism Experience, and offers operational insights into the management of the drive experience as well as providing original empirical research and insights into the field that will contribute to future investigation. In doing so it explores the many forms of drive tourism from caravanning to fly drive touring.

Tourism ‘mobilities’ are not restricted to the movement of tourists between places of origin and destinations. Particularly in more peripheral, remote, or sparsely populated destinations, workers and residents are also likely to be frequently moving between locations. Such destinations attract seasonal or temporary residents, sometimes with only loose ties to the tourism industry. These flows of mobile populations are accompanied by flows of other resources – money, knowledge, ideas and innovations – which can be used to help the economic and social development of the destination. This book examines key aspects of the human mobilities associated with tourism in sparsely populated areas, and investigates how new mobility patterns inspired by technological, economic, political, and social change provide both opportunities and risks for those areas. Examples are drawn from the northern peripheries of Europe and the north of Australia, and the book provides a framework for continuing research into the role that tourism and ‘new mobilities’ can play in regional development in these locations.This book was originally published as a special issue of the Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism.