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Handbook on Tourism Governance
This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary issues on governance in various tourism research, policy, and development contexts. Expert contributors examine the relationship between governance, sustainability, resilience and justice in tourism, including critical discussions on good governance for tourism in the future.
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This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary issues on governance in various tourism research, policy, and development contexts. Expert contributors examine the relationship between governance, sustainability, resilience and justice in tourism, including critical discussions on good governance for tourism in the future.
Exploring the complexities of tourism governance as a field of research, the book moves from a foundational understanding of the topic to cover destination governance, policy, and national, regional and transnational governance. With global insights, authors explore local geographical differences and cross-border coordination in tourism governance alongside analyses of the field on a larger geopolitical scale. With a core focus on how to achieve sustainable and resilient tourism governance, they expand on tourism in different policy fields, investigating topics from conservation areas to human trafficking, and UNESCO World Heritage Sites to Certified B Corps. This Handbook underscores the importance of national and regional consideration in tourism governance, including collaboration with local communities and implementation of smart tourism measures.
This Handbook is an essential resource for scholars and researchers in tourism management, human geography, the sociology and anthropology of tourism and cultural and heritage studies. Policymakers and practitioners in tourism and destination governance will also benefit from the insights provided.
Exploring the complexities of tourism governance as a field of research, the book moves from a foundational understanding of the topic to cover destination governance, policy, and national, regional and transnational governance. With global insights, authors explore local geographical differences and cross-border coordination in tourism governance alongside analyses of the field on a larger geopolitical scale. With a core focus on how to achieve sustainable and resilient tourism governance, they expand on tourism in different policy fields, investigating topics from conservation areas to human trafficking, and UNESCO World Heritage Sites to Certified B Corps. This Handbook underscores the importance of national and regional consideration in tourism governance, including collaboration with local communities and implementation of smart tourism measures.
This Handbook is an essential resource for scholars and researchers in tourism management, human geography, the sociology and anthropology of tourism and cultural and heritage studies. Policymakers and practitioners in tourism and destination governance will also benefit from the insights provided.
Critical Acclaim
‘The Handbook on Tourism Governance is a milestone publication in how to conceptualize and study the embeddedness of tourism in society in the Anthropocene. By framing tourism governance as a socio-ecological, multi-scalar work-in-progress, issues of how to research tourism governance are explored and new lines of inquiry are presented.’
– Johan Hultman, Lund University, Sweden
‘This original, comprehensive, and critically engaged Handbook brings clarity to the elusive concept of governance in tourism in consideration of changing geo-politics, global change, and concerns for environmental, economic, and social wellbeing. The volume elucidates the urgent need for tourism governance to acknowledge the critical imperative of balancing good governance in both localized and global scales. The timely volume is an essential resource for emerging and established scholars, and tourism stakeholders committed to supporting equity and sustainability progress, for regenerative and just tourism futures.’
– Karla Boluk, University of Waterloo, Canada
‘In this groundbreaking new volume, renowned scholars Jarkko Saarinen and C. Michael Hall argue that governance has remained a complicated and highly context-dependent framework for tourism research and policy-making. By way of response, they offer a comprehensive, multidisciplinary framework for understanding and engaging with tourism governance within increasingly complex scenarios from local to global scales. With diverse concepts of sustainability at its intellectual, critical and practical core, the book is a highly valuable resource for academics, policymakers and professionals alike.’
– Julie Wilson, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain
‘This comprehensive collection outlines the essential elements of tourism governance while addressing the pressing issue of scale vis-à-vis fostering tourism sustainability. The Handbook of Tourism Governance contributes to current debates by extending the focus beyond destination governance to network, regional, and international dimensions, and emphasising policy implications and power relations.’
– Irma Booyens, University of Strathclyde Business School, UK
– Johan Hultman, Lund University, Sweden
‘This original, comprehensive, and critically engaged Handbook brings clarity to the elusive concept of governance in tourism in consideration of changing geo-politics, global change, and concerns for environmental, economic, and social wellbeing. The volume elucidates the urgent need for tourism governance to acknowledge the critical imperative of balancing good governance in both localized and global scales. The timely volume is an essential resource for emerging and established scholars, and tourism stakeholders committed to supporting equity and sustainability progress, for regenerative and just tourism futures.’
– Karla Boluk, University of Waterloo, Canada
‘In this groundbreaking new volume, renowned scholars Jarkko Saarinen and C. Michael Hall argue that governance has remained a complicated and highly context-dependent framework for tourism research and policy-making. By way of response, they offer a comprehensive, multidisciplinary framework for understanding and engaging with tourism governance within increasingly complex scenarios from local to global scales. With diverse concepts of sustainability at its intellectual, critical and practical core, the book is a highly valuable resource for academics, policymakers and professionals alike.’
– Julie Wilson, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain
‘This comprehensive collection outlines the essential elements of tourism governance while addressing the pressing issue of scale vis-à-vis fostering tourism sustainability. The Handbook of Tourism Governance contributes to current debates by extending the focus beyond destination governance to network, regional, and international dimensions, and emphasising policy implications and power relations.’
– Irma Booyens, University of Strathclyde Business School, UK
Contents
Contents
Preface xvi
PART I INTRODUCTION
1 Introduction: theories, scales and approaches to tourism governance 2
C. Michael Hall and Jarkko Saarinen
PART II ELEMENTS OF TOURISM GOVERNANCE
2 Network-based governance in small island destinations 17
Anna Farmaki and Alexis Saveriades
3 Politics and tourism governance: tourism, power and empowerment 30
Dallen J. Timothy
4 Metagovernance and tourism: advocating for a much-needed reframing in the study of tourism politics 46
Alberto Amore
5 Measurement and evaluation of governance in tourism 60
Dorothee Bohn
6 Tourism, citizenship and governance: missing links and key connections 79
Tim Coles
PART III DESTINATION GOVERNANCE
7 Destination governance: the new role of destination management, stakeholder networks and sustainability 93
Harald Pechlaner, Julian Philipp and Natalie Olbrich
8 Cross-border tourism governance: opportunities and challenges 115
Arie Stoffelen and Dimitri Ioannides
9 Implementing smart tourism destination governance: the case of Naples 129
Roberto Micera, Luisa Errichiello and Rodolfo Baggio
10 The governance of change in tourism: learnings from an innovation case in a tourism destination 148
Michael Volgger
11 Rethinking governance in tourism: centring local communities 163
Freya Higgins-Desboilles and Bobbie Chew Bigby
12 Resident empowerment for just tourism governance 179
Marianna Strzelecka, B. Bynum Boley and Camila Rojas
PART IV GOVERNANCE AND POLICY-FIELDS
13 Governing complexity: the UNESCO World Heritage System 193
Bailey Ashton Adie
14 Tourism governance in conservation areas 203
Aapo Lundén
15 Governance of climate change and tourism 218
Nicole Cocolas and Lisa Ruhanen
16 The governance of international civil aviation: a brief assessment 231
David Timothy Duval and John Macilree
17 Governance of the hotel sector’s response to human trafficking: challenges and issues 247
Sara Naderi Koupaei and Sina Vahedi
18 Certified B Corporations in tourism: governance for benefit and sustainability 282
Sara Naderi Koupaei, C. Michael Hall and Hamed Rezapouraghdam
PART V NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND TRANSNATIONAL TOURISM GOVERNACE
19 Governance of tourism in the Global Commons: the case of Antarctica 300
Daniela Liggett and Emma J. Stewart
20 Tourism governance in Brazil 324
Fábia Trentin, Marinês Walkowski and Gui Lohmann
21 Clashing with corporative interest: tourism governance in the Balearic Islands 335
Macià Blázquez-Salom
22 The Dolomites: tourism governance and multi-level networks 343
Maria Martini Barzolai and Anna Moretti
23 Governance in Greenlandic tourism: infrastructure and collaboration 352
Carina Ren and Dimitri Ioannides
24 Adapting governance to post-Arctic tourism 360
Alix Varnajot
25 National policies and tourism transformation in Tanzania 368
Kokel Melubo, James Wakibara and Linda J. Rwoga
PART VI CONCLUSIONS
26 Towards good governance in tourism 384
Jarkko Saarinen and C. Michael Hall
Preface xvi
PART I INTRODUCTION
1 Introduction: theories, scales and approaches to tourism governance 2
C. Michael Hall and Jarkko Saarinen
PART II ELEMENTS OF TOURISM GOVERNANCE
2 Network-based governance in small island destinations 17
Anna Farmaki and Alexis Saveriades
3 Politics and tourism governance: tourism, power and empowerment 30
Dallen J. Timothy
4 Metagovernance and tourism: advocating for a much-needed reframing in the study of tourism politics 46
Alberto Amore
5 Measurement and evaluation of governance in tourism 60
Dorothee Bohn
6 Tourism, citizenship and governance: missing links and key connections 79
Tim Coles
PART III DESTINATION GOVERNANCE
7 Destination governance: the new role of destination management, stakeholder networks and sustainability 93
Harald Pechlaner, Julian Philipp and Natalie Olbrich
8 Cross-border tourism governance: opportunities and challenges 115
Arie Stoffelen and Dimitri Ioannides
9 Implementing smart tourism destination governance: the case of Naples 129
Roberto Micera, Luisa Errichiello and Rodolfo Baggio
10 The governance of change in tourism: learnings from an innovation case in a tourism destination 148
Michael Volgger
11 Rethinking governance in tourism: centring local communities 163
Freya Higgins-Desboilles and Bobbie Chew Bigby
12 Resident empowerment for just tourism governance 179
Marianna Strzelecka, B. Bynum Boley and Camila Rojas
PART IV GOVERNANCE AND POLICY-FIELDS
13 Governing complexity: the UNESCO World Heritage System 193
Bailey Ashton Adie
14 Tourism governance in conservation areas 203
Aapo Lundén
15 Governance of climate change and tourism 218
Nicole Cocolas and Lisa Ruhanen
16 The governance of international civil aviation: a brief assessment 231
David Timothy Duval and John Macilree
17 Governance of the hotel sector’s response to human trafficking: challenges and issues 247
Sara Naderi Koupaei and Sina Vahedi
18 Certified B Corporations in tourism: governance for benefit and sustainability 282
Sara Naderi Koupaei, C. Michael Hall and Hamed Rezapouraghdam
PART V NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND TRANSNATIONAL TOURISM GOVERNACE
19 Governance of tourism in the Global Commons: the case of Antarctica 300
Daniela Liggett and Emma J. Stewart
20 Tourism governance in Brazil 324
Fábia Trentin, Marinês Walkowski and Gui Lohmann
21 Clashing with corporative interest: tourism governance in the Balearic Islands 335
Macià Blázquez-Salom
22 The Dolomites: tourism governance and multi-level networks 343
Maria Martini Barzolai and Anna Moretti
23 Governance in Greenlandic tourism: infrastructure and collaboration 352
Carina Ren and Dimitri Ioannides
24 Adapting governance to post-Arctic tourism 360
Alix Varnajot
25 National policies and tourism transformation in Tanzania 368
Kokel Melubo, James Wakibara and Linda J. Rwoga
PART VI CONCLUSIONS
26 Towards good governance in tourism 384
Jarkko Saarinen and C. Michael Hall
