Tourism as a Tool for Development

Pablo Diaz has a law degree (2005) and cultural anthropology (2007). Master in social research applied to the environment and specialist in quantitative research methodology. PhD candidate in environmental studies in the Pablo de Olavide University of Seville, is member of a transdisciplinary research team from universities Complutense of Madrid and Tourism Institute of La Laguna (Canary Islands) specialized in tourism and environmental research as applications of anthropology, environmental sciences and law. He develops analytical applied work related to tourism, environment, patrimonialization processes and its socioecological effects. Among the projects in which he has participated may be mentioned the Study for the Natural Resources Management Plan of the National Park of Fuerteventura (2007-2012) or the Characterization of the ecological connectivity in the Spanish National Park network (2008-2010), among others projects of anthropology. He has edited specialized books in responsibility and tourism. Author of several book chapters (Island Sustainability, Sustainable Tourism, Tourism and Heritage,...) and of a significant number of articles in some journals (Asian J. of Tourism & Hospitality Research, Internat. J. web Based Communities, Pasos, Gaudeamus, Altre modernita, RBTUR,...).

• Influencing community mindsets: the role of outreach programs in achieving urban sustainability; From fashion to 'tangible-intangible' action: local communities 'culturizing' new tourism development; Effect of residents' place attachment on their participation intention in local tourism development; The development of community-based tourism business in Phu Khratae Island, Nonklang Sub-district, Phiboonmangsaharn District, Ubonratchathani Province, Thailand; Tourism as a tool of development: the case study of Siwa Oasis - Egypt Western Desert; Tourism as a tool of community development: an ecotourism project in Cantanhez, Guinea-Bissau; An extended VRIO model as a framework for sustainable tourism planning: a review; Sustainable tourism: an interpretative and management paradigm; Planning and management strategies in tourist areas: guidelines for a sustainable development of the Durres Bay district; How to use blogs in your travel marketing channel mix; The wicked problem of tourism: economic benefits versus socio-cultural impacts; Methods, tools and techniques for measuring sustainability in tourism based communities; Building community through socially responsible tourism: a collaborative success in the Dominican Republic; Tourism in the rust belt? Using the past and 'rust reduction' as economic development strategies; Community monitoring in a tourism-dependent economy