Research Agenda for Sustainable Tourism

Edited by Stephen F. McCool, Professor Emeritus, Department of Society and Conservation and Keith Bosak, Professor of Nature-based Tourism and Recreation, Department of Society and Conservation, University of Montana, US

• Contents:Preface 1. Information needs for building a foundation for enhancing sustainable tourism as a development goal: an introduction Stephen F. McCool2. The tourism system Keith Bosak3. Superseding sustainability: conceptualising sustainability and resilience in response to the new challenges of tourism development 21Stephen Espiner, James Higham and Caroline Orchiston4. Understanding how context affects resilience and its consequences for sustainable tourism Johanna Loehr, Cherise Addinsall and Betty Weiler5. Concepts for understanding the visitor experience in sustainable tourism Zachary D. Miller, William L. Rice, B. Derrick Taff and Peter Newman6. Connecting people with experiences Gianna Moscardo7. The climate change transformation of global tourism Daniel Scott8. The contribution of tourism to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Anna Spenceley and Andrew Rylance9 Business models and sustainable tourismKelly S. Bricker10. The human health dimensions of sustainable tourism Monika M. Derrien, Lee K. Cerveny and Kathleen L. Wolf11. Public lands, protected areas and tourism: management challenges and information needs Lee K. Cerveny and Anna B. Miller12. Monitoring river visitor use in a complex social-ecological system Jennifer Thomsen, Iree Wheeler, Douglas Dalenberg and Colter Pence13. Communities and sustainable tourism development: community impacts and local benefit creation in tourism Jarkko Saarinen14. Managing environmental impacts of tourism Teresa Cristina Magro-Lindenkamp and Yu-Fai Leung15. A research agenda for sustainable tourism: some ideas worth pursuingKeith Bosak and Stephen F. McCoolIndex

'The book is a wonderful compilation of literature containing chapters that identify information challenges, research gaps, questions and possible opportunities for sustainable tourism along with topics that are applicable across different contexts (social, political or geographical) allowing a better understanding of the functionality and management of tourism-related systems in the face of change. In general, it will be a good resource for students and scholars working in the fields of tourism geography, environmental studies and policy and tourism management and hospitality.'