Regards croisés sur le management du tourisme durable
Regards croisés sur le management du tourisme durable

Author: Erick Leroux

Publisher: Editions L'Harmattan

Published: 2013-11-01

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 2336328577

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Le tourisme durable doit satisfaire les touristes et leur procurer une expérience unique, mais aussi utile, en les sensibilisant aux problèmes de durabilité et les encourageant à adopter les meilleures pratiques. La prise en compte du développement durable a démarré par la création des parcs nationaux ou naturels régionaux. Le tourisme durable nécessite donc la mise en place de pratiques et de critères de durabilité, et le management du tourisme s'y emploie.

Tourisme et développement
Tourisme et développement

Author: Collectif

Publisher: Presses universitaires de Perpignan

Published: 2021-05-03

Total Pages: 483

ISBN-13: 2354123663

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Le tourisme est un secteur important d’activité pour certains pays en développement mais est-il toujours un facteur de développement ? Constitue-t-il vraiment une solution ou au contraire un problème sur le plan économique et social des régions voire des pays défavorisés. Sa capacité à améliorer la qualité de la vie en société ou au contraire à la dégrader, à résoudre ou à créer des problèmes sociaux, à préserver le patrimoine ou à le détruire est incontestable. Les communications présentées dans cet ouvrage présentent quelques-unes des opportunités offertes par ce phénomène et soulignent la nécessité d’en contrôler la croissance susceptible de menacer l’environnement naturel et la vie sociale et culturelle des pays concernés. Dans ce cadre, et même si l’expansion du tourisme relève souvent du secteur privé, le rôle de la firme (grandes entreprises autant que petites et moyennes entreprises) et la place dévolue à l’éthique, ne doivent pas occulter la responsabilité des pouvoirs publics garants de la stabilité politique, de la gestion de l’environnement et de la sécurité, qui conditionnent le succès des destinations.

World Heritage, Tourism and Identity
World Heritage, Tourism and Identity

Author: Laurent Bourdeau

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-03-09

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1134784589

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The remarkable success of the 1972 UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage is borne out by the fact that nearly 1,000 properties have now been designated as possessing Outstanding Universal Value and recognition given to the imperative for their protection. However, the remarkable success of the Convention is not without its challenges and a key issue for many Sites relates to the touristic legacies of inscription. For many sites inscription on the World Heritage List acts as a promotional device and the management challenge is one of protection, conservation and dealing with increased numbers of tourists. For other sites, designation has not brought anticipated expansion in tourist numbers and associated investments. What is clear is that tourism is now a central concern to the wide array of stakeholders involved with World Heritage Sites.

Shapes of Tourism Employment
Shapes of Tourism Employment

Author: Gwenaelle Grefe

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2020-07-16

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1119751322

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The ambition of this book is to propose a grid of reading able to illuminate the current HR transformations experienced by the big historical international companies of the sector of the tourism, carried away by what is known as the "3rd tourist revolution ". The latter is characterized by the combination of three main phenomena: internationalization, digitalization and hyper-personalization that refound the employment relationship between employers, unions and employees. Internationalization requires a renewal of business models heckled by the low-cost strategies of new operators provoking social reactions to the extent of perceived psychological disruptions, to question the validity of these same strategies. Digitization has opened the way to the disintermediation at the origin of the evolution of the trades front and back office. Finally, hyper-personalization and adaptation to new client behaviors justify the hegemony of soft skills for a redefined hospitality. In the end, the employee must constantly deal with often paradoxical injunctions (example: standardization of service protocols versus empowerment). A focus will be made on two specific branches: hotels and air transport which will each be part of a part. The topic will be illustrated by case studies and testimonials. The two coordinators of the book will draw on the contributions of researchers who collaborate with them in the framework of an international research program they pilot.

Shapes of Tourism Employment
Shapes of Tourism Employment

Author: Gwenaelle Grefe

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2020-10-13

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 178630354X

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The ambition of this book is to propose a grid of reading able to illuminate the current HR transformations experienced by the big historical international companies of the sector of the tourism, carried away by what is known as the "3rd tourist revolution ". The latter is characterized by the combination of three main phenomena: internationalization, digitalization and hyper-personalization that refound the employment relationship between employers, unions and employees. Internationalization requires a renewal of business models heckled by the low-cost strategies of new operators provoking social reactions to the extent of perceived psychological disruptions, to question the validity of these same strategies. Digitization has opened the way to the disintermediation at the origin of the evolution of the trades front and back office. Finally, hyper-personalization and adaptation to new client behaviors justify the hegemony of soft skills for a redefined hospitality. In the end, the employee must constantly deal with often paradoxical injunctions (example: standardization of service protocols versus empowerment). A focus will be made on two specific branches: hotels and air transport which will each be part of a part. The topic will be illustrated by case studies and testimonials. The two coordinators of the book will draw on the contributions of researchers who collaborate with them in the framework of an international research program they pilot.

Evaluating High-Speed Rail
Evaluating High-Speed Rail

Author: Daniel Albalate

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2016-08-12

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1317301994

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High-speed Rail (HSR) is a technological transportation advance that has raised the interest of policy makers and researchers worldwide. The study of High-speed Rail is a recent phenomenon but has received increasing attention due to the extension of this mode of transportation around the globe. Evaluating High-Speed Rail contains some of the most recent and cutting edge studies on HSR from different disciplines. The book is organized around a variety of key topics related to the evaluation of High Speed Rail projects and experiences. These topics include: the economic appraisal and evaluation of High-Speed Rail projects; the evaluation of indirect and direct effects of High-Speed Rail; its territorial, redistributive and environmental impacts; its contribution or limitation to urban growth; and the management of challenges created by the arrival of High-Speed Rail lines to core cities. It also covers the contribution of High-Speed Rail to tourism and its impact on intermodal competition, with especial consideration to air transportation. Chapters analyse the expected effects of introducing on-track competition and designing public-private contracts to develop new lines. This cutting-edge volume offers rigorous analysis from top researchers in the field with a clear intention to deliver policy implications and provide the latest analysis on the impact of High Speed Rail. This book is suitable for students and academics interested in transportation infrastructure, economic impacts of public investments, mobility, planning and urban affairs, as well as researchers and policy makers in the transportation and infrastructure sector.

Environment and Livelihoods in Tropical Coastal Zones
Environment and Livelihoods in Tropical Coastal Zones

Author: International Rice Research Institute

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 1845931076

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This book focuses on the challenges people face in managing agricultural crops, aquaculture, fisheries and related ecosystems in inland areas of coastal zones in the tropics of Asia, Africa, Australia and South America. These challenges can create conflicts in the use of natural resources between different stakeholders. Through many case studies, the book discusses the nature of the conflicts and identifies what is known and not known about how to manage them. For example, some case studies relate to the trade-offs between enhancing agricultural production by constructing embankments to keep out saline water and maintaining not only the variety of rural livelihoods but also brackish aquatic biodiversity. Other case studies provide the lessons learnt from the conversion of mangrove forests to shrimp farms.