Academic, Education & Scientific Organisations
- UNEP Tourism Programme Link
to the home page of the United Nations Environment Programme - Tourism
sector. Great resources for Governments, industry, consultants
and students. "Why is UNEP concerned with tourism? After
decades of sustained growth in volume and visibility, tourism is one
of the leading global industries (11% of global GDP) and one of the
major migratory movements in modern society (about 700 million international
travelers in 2001), producing significant impacts on resource consumption,
pollution, and social systems. It can be compared in its deleterious
impacts and environmental risks to any other major industry. On the
other hand, tourism is a unique tool for awareness building and learning
for guests and hosts alike. Sound natural and cultural environments
are its basic assets, while peace is one of its basic requirements." This
link provides a concise and comprehensive explanation of the programme
and its goals.
- Asia
Tourism Research An E-mail Discussion List Group for
academics, scholars and consultants who are interested in
tourism development and impacts in Asia (defined as East
Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Central Asia.). Members
info., links
for Asian resources, and of course the list!
- Annals
of Tourism Research "Annals of Tourism Research is a social
sciences journal focusing upon the academic perspectives of tourism.
While striving for a balance of theory and application, Annals is
ultimately
dedicated to developing theoretical constructs."
- ATLAS, European Association
for Tourism and Leisure Education "The European Association
for Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS) was established in 1991
to develop
transnational educational initiatives in tourism and leisure."
You need to be a member or join the email list to get more information,
but the publications appear useful and economical.
- Centre for Science and Environment,
India "...
Sends out a fortnightly electronic news bulletin to our network
of friends and professionals interested in environmental
issues." Revamped web site with links to stories, issues
and research of interest on the subcontinent. A must
visit!
- "The EUCC Coastal Guide is
a demand driven interactive communication and information platform.
[...aimed at professionals in coastal management, planning, conservation
and research in Europe.] This website forms the core of the service
and provides access to the other Coastal Guide components:* The
EUCC library ... * EUCC Coastal News - a newsletter that is distributed
via this website and by e-mail to interested organisations free
of charge. * The Helpdesk - located inside the EUCC International
Secretariat. EUCC members and subscribers to this service receive
information quickly and efficiently. * The International Network
of Coastal Guide Editors - specialists in different fields from
various European countries who assist in quality control * The
Expert Database - members and member organisations can get registered
for free."
- ICOMOS ICOMOS is UNESCO's principal
advisor in matters concerning the conservation and protection of monuments
and sites. With IUCN - The World Conservation Union, ICOMOS has an international
role under the World Heritage Convention to advise the World Heritage
Committee and UNESCO on the nomination of new sites to the World Heritage
List. English and Français.
- The International Society of Travel
and Tourism Educators "is an international organization of over
300 educators in travel, tourism and related fields representing all
levels of educational institutions, ranging from professional schools
and high schools to four-year colleges and graduate-degree granting
institutions." Although primarily North American resources at the moment,
you'll find a good links library to major tourism organisations by region
and industry activity, along with publications and schools, plus the
society's newsletter archived in PDF, and annual conference details.
- IUCN - The World Conservation Union
"IUCN is a unique Union. Its members from some 140 countries include
over 70 States, 100 government agencies, and 750-plus NGOs. More than
10,000 internationally-recognised scientists and experts from more than
180 countries volunteer their services to its six global commissions.
Its 1000 staff members in offices around the world are working on some
500 projects. " Its mission is "To influence, encourage and
assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and
diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources
is equitable and ecologically sustainable." Six commissions
covering specific areas: Species
Survival, Protected Areas,
Environmental Law, Education
and Communication, Environment,
Economic and Social Policy and Ecosystem
Managment, "are [the] principal sources of guidance on conservation
knowledge, policy and technical advice and are implementers of the programme."
A veritable feast of projects, papers (usually PDF), and events,
you can search the sites' more than 10,000 pages of information, or
member organizations by country and member type. Beautiful design
and fast loading. In English, Francais
and Espanol.
- "The IUCN
Vth World Congress on Protected Areas, or IUCN Vth World Parks
Congress as it has become known, is a 10 yearly event which provides
the major global forum for setting the agenda for protected areas. Previous
Congresses have had a tremendous impact in assisting national governments
to create new protected areas, and direct more resources towards
biodiversity conservation." The Vth IUCN World Parks
Congress was held in Durban, South Africa, from 8 to 17 September,
2003. Comprehensive 88 page PDF, html Recommendations in English,
Francais and Español, daily reports and press releases now
available.
- The Nature Conservancy has adopted
the IUCN definition of ecotourism, and put in place an Ecotourism
Program, with goals including: "Reduce the threats posed by
uncontrolled tourism development at the fragile sites we seek to conserve
in the International Conservation Program" and "Develop a
source of long-term financial sustainability for the conservation of
protected area sites."
- The Mountain Forum "... a
global community of individuals and organisations promoting regional
and global action towards equitable and ecologically sustainable
mountain development. This global platform facilitates networking
and capacity building of those involved in mountain communities
and the sustainable development of mountain areas across the world."
- TOURISM
 "is
an international academic and professional quarterly which publishes
articles on various aspects of travel and tourism relevant to both
researches and practicioners. The Journal emphasizes the broadness
and the interrelatedness of the tourism industry. Its multisectoral
approach covers economics, marketing, geography, sociology, anthropology,
psychology, hospitality and catering, transportation, education,
history."
- TOURISM GEOGRAPHIES: An
International Journal of Tourism Space, Place and Environment. "The
aim of Tourism Geographies is to provide a peer-reviewed forum for
the presentation and discussion of geographic perspectives on tourism
and tourism-related areas of recreation and leisure studies. The plural,
Geographies, is used to express a sensitivity and effort to reach out
to the diversity of perspectives that fall under this subject matter,
including both academic and applied research, regional traditions from
Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and other parts of the world, and
disciplinary approaches from geographers and related professionals,
such as anthropologists and other social scientists, landscape architects,
urban and regional planners, and environmental scientists and managers."
- Studies in Travel
Writing "is
an international, refereed journal that encourages multi- and cross-disciplinary
scholarship on travel texts. It welcomes essays on travel writing in
its broadest as well as its conventional sense and aims to serve as
a forum for discussion and debate about primary materials and methodologies.
It promotes both recovery research and theoretical approaches. Without
restriction on period or region of study, the journal allows for specific
contexts of travel writing to be established and for common features
to be identified." Abstracts of selected text from previous issues
with contents lists and subscription details.
See also Ecotourism Associations
and Organisations, Industry
Associations and Societies, Newsgroups
and Email lists, Outdoor
Recreation and Adventure Activities and Tourism
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"ISISA
is a voluntary, non-profit and independent
organisation. Our objectives are to study
islands on their own terms, and to encourage
free scholarly discussion on small island
related matters such as islandness, smallness,
insularity, dependency, resource management
and environment, and the nature of island
life."