22 research outputs found
The influence of the political environment and destination governance on sustainable tourism development: a study of Bled, Slovenia
In the context of sustainable tourism development, there are many studies about the exchange process between residents and tourism, yet this issue is practically unexplored with respect to the political environment of tourism. Therefore, this paper introduces and posits that the political environment is a necessary enabler for implementing sustainable tourism. The authors extend the established three-pillar sustainability concept by adding in the political dimension. Then they surveyed how residents' positive and negative perceptions of tourism impacts determine their satisfaction with life in the tourism destination and thus their support for tourism in their community. The model was empirically tested within the context of the long-established Alpine destination of Bled in Slovenia. The findings confirm the importance of the political environment and question the sustainability of Bled's tourism development. It is suggested that the community has relatively weak destination governance due to the underdeveloped political environment. The survey expands and deepens the tourism sustainability debate by adding in the political environment and how it relates to the emerging growth of research on destination governance. The proposed model can be adapted and applied to any destination in order to improve its governance, including the implementation of sustainable tourism development
Did Nick Leeson have an Accomplice? the Role of Information Technology in the Collapse of Barings Bank
Regional development and regional networks: The role of regional development officers in Finland
The Over- or the Undersocialized Conception of Man? Practice Theory and the Problem of Intersubjectivity
Comparative (Bio)Economic Systems in Terms of Social Responsibility: The Natural Environment Between Ideal Capitalism, Utopian Socialism and Real-World Interventionism
Political consumerism between individual choice and collective Action: social movements, role mobilization and signalling
Holzer B. Political consumerism between individual choice and collective Action: social movements, role mobilization and signalling. International Journal for Consumer Studies. 2006;30(5: (Special Issue):405-415