Tatjana Thimm
Biographic Data
| ID | 6586940 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tatjana Thimm |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tatjana |
| FAMILY NAME | Thimm |
| SIGNATURE | THIMM T |
| AFFILIATIONS | HTWG Hochschule Konstanz - Technik, Wirtschaft und Gestaltung |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6927-8145 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Operationalising sustainable tourism at Unesco World Heritage Sites
Purpose Tourism increasingly shapes World Heritage Sites, creating tensions between conservation, governance and local development. Although sustainability is a core objective of the World Heritage Convention, it remains insufficiently operationalized at the site level. This study aims to address this gap by developing and applying the Sustainability Prism 4.0, an analytical framework designed to assess sustainable tourism development at World He…
A tourism research agenda for Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is an emerging tourism destination that has experienced a strong increase in tourist numbers since 2017. However, as little research on tourism development in Uzbekistan exists to date, this study analyzes possible research topics and proposes a tourism research agenda for the country. A mix of methods was used, consisting of participant observation, semi-structured qualitative expert interviews and qualitative content analysis. The re…
E-destination
Purpose This paper aims to focus on the development of a vision for the Lake Constance region, Germany, as an e-destination, i.e. a destination where tourism mobility would be predominantly electric in the future. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses a scenario analysis based on factor analysis in addition to empirical data collected in 2016 and 2017 based on surveys and interviews with tourists and stakeholders. Findings The scenarios con…
Creative industry and cultural tourism destination Lake Constance – a media discourse analysis
The following media discourse analysis examines the news media coverage of four regional online newspapers, about the topics “creative industries” and “cultural tourism” at Lake Constance region in the period from 2006 until 2016. The results show that, besides event-relater reporting, there is currently no vibrant media discourse on the topics “creative industries” and “cultural tourism”. Even though the image of the Lake Constance region is hea…
Kreativwirtschafts- und Kulturtourismusstandort Bodensee – eine Mediendiskursanalyse
Die vorliegende Mediendiskursanalyse untersucht die Berichterstattung in vier regionalen Onlinezeitungen im Zeitraum zwischen 2006 und 2016 in der Bodenseeregion im Hinblick auf die Themen Kreativwirtschaft und Kulturtourismus. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass es derzeit keinen lebendigen Mediendiskurs zu den Themen Kreativwirtschaft und Kulturtourismus gibt, abgesehen von der veranstaltungsbezogenen Berichterstattung. Auch der Kulturtourismus spielt …
A conceptual framework for indigenous ecotourism projects – a case study in Wayanad, Kerala, India
This paper analyses indigenous ecotourism in the Indian district of Wayanad, Kerala, using a conceptual framework based on a PATA 2015 study on indigenous tourism that includes the criteria: human rights, participation, business and ecology. Detailed indicator sets for each criterion are applied to a case study of the Priyadarshini Tea Environs with a qualitative research approach addressing stakeholders from the public sector, non-governmental o…
Requirements for future digital visitor flow management
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine visitor management in the German-Swiss border area of the Lake Constance region. Taking a customer perspective, it determines the requirements for an application with the ability to optimize personal mobility. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative study and a survey of focus groups were conducted to identify movement patterns of different types of visitors and their requirements concerning the …
Cultural sustainability – a framework for Aboriginal tourism in British Columbia
This paper presents a framework to assess the cultural sustainability of Aboriginal tourism in British Columbia, which meets must take into account the protection of human rights, good self-governance, identity, control of land, the tourism product’s authenticity, and a market-ready tourism product. These criteria are specified by two indicators each. The cultural sustainability framework was generated by triangulating qualitative research method…
Past, present and future of tourist tracking
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to find out tourism movement patterns via the tracking of tourists with the help of positioning systems like GPS in the rural area of the Lake Constance destination in Germany. In doing so past, present and future of tourist tracking is illustrated. Design/methodology/approach The tracking is realized via common smartphones extended by an app, with dedicated sensors like position loggers and a survey. The thre…
The Kerala Tourism Model – An Indian State on the Road to Sustainable Development
Sustainable tourism in Kerala is on the rise. Therefore, this South Indian state is assessed according to the sustainable tourism criteria of the Strasdas et al. (2007) framework. Kerala as a state does not qualify as a sustainable tourism destination, although individual success stories at the NGO and government level exist. This conceptual paper delivers a detailed analysis of the three dimensions of sustainability, i.e. ecology, economy and so…
Interkulturelles Management in Freizeit und Tourismus
Als Grundvoraussetzung unternehmerischer Wertschöpfung und sozialen Miteinanders sind gemeinsames Handeln und gegenseitiges Verständnis auch in Freizeit und Tourismus unverzichtbar. Umso mehr überrascht daher, wie wenig Bedeutung in einem Arbeitsbereich, den Internationalität und kulturelle Vielfalt prägt wie keinen zweiten, dem Thema "Interkulturelles Management" bislang beigemessen wird. Speziell ausgerichtet auf die Freizeit- und Tourismusbran…
The Flamenco Factor in Destination Marketing
This study builds on the concepts developed by Florida in his work “The Rise of the Creative Class”. In doing so it seeks evidence for the claims made that the creative arts address deficiencies identified in the terminology of ‘cultural tourism’. The case relates to flamenco performances in Seville. The art complex of flamenco survived on the one hand as a symbol of Andalusian culture on the other hand it depends strongly on the international to…
A conceptual framework for indigenous ecotourism projects – a case study in Wayanad, Kerala, India
This paper analyses indigenous ecotourism in the Indian district of Wayanad, Kerala, using a conceptual framework based on a PATA 2015 study on indigenous tourism that includes the criteria: human rights, participation, business and ecology. Detailed indicator sets for each criterion are applied to a case study of the Priyadarshini Tea Environs with a qualitative research approach addressing stakeholders from the public sector, non-governmental o…
Cultural sustainability – a framework for Aboriginal tourism in British Columbia
This paper presents a framework to assess the cultural sustainability of Aboriginal tourism in British Columbia, which meets must take into account the protection of human rights, good self-governance, identity, control of land, the tourism product’s authenticity, and a market-ready tourism product. These criteria are specified by two indicators each. The cultural sustainability framework was generated by triangulating qualitative research method…
The Kerala Tourism Model – An Indian State on the Road to Sustainable Development
Sustainable tourism in Kerala is on the rise. Therefore, this South Indian state is assessed according to the sustainable tourism criteria of the Strasdas et al. (2007) framework. Kerala as a state does not qualify as a sustainable tourism destination, although individual success stories at the NGO and government level exist. This conceptual paper delivers a detailed analysis of the three dimensions of sustainability, i.e. ecology, economy and so…
Interkulturelles Management in Freizeit und Tourismus
Als Grundvoraussetzung unternehmerischer Wertschöpfung und sozialen Miteinanders sind gemeinsames Handeln und gegenseitiges Verständnis auch in Freizeit und Tourismus unverzichtbar. Umso mehr überrascht daher, wie wenig Bedeutung in einem Arbeitsbereich, den Internationalität und kulturelle Vielfalt prägt wie keinen zweiten, dem Thema "Interkulturelles Management" bislang beigemessen wird. Speziell ausgerichtet auf die Freizeit- und Tourismusbran…
The Flamenco Factor in Destination Marketing
This study builds on the concepts developed by Florida in his work “The Rise of the Creative Class”. In doing so it seeks evidence for the claims made that the creative arts address deficiencies identified in the terminology of ‘cultural tourism’. The case relates to flamenco performances in Seville. The art complex of flamenco survived on the one hand as a symbol of Andalusian culture on the other hand it depends strongly on the international to…
Past, present and future of tourist tracking
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to find out tourism movement patterns via the tracking of tourists with the help of positioning systems like GPS in the rural area of the Lake Constance destination in Germany. In doing so past, present and future of tourist tracking is illustrated. Design/methodology/approach The tracking is realized via common smartphones extended by an app, with dedicated sensors like position loggers and a survey. The thre…
The Kerala Tourism Model – An Indian State on the Road to Sustainable Development
Sustainable tourism in Kerala is on the rise. Therefore, this South Indian state is assessed according to the sustainable tourism criteria of the Strasdas et al. (2007) framework. Kerala as a state does not qualify as a sustainable tourism destination, although individual success stories at the NGO and government level exist. This conceptual paper delivers a detailed analysis of the three dimensions of sustainability, i.e. ecology, economy and so…
Requirements for future digital visitor flow management
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine visitor management in the German-Swiss border area of the Lake Constance region. Taking a customer perspective, it determines the requirements for an application with the ability to optimize personal mobility. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative study and a survey of focus groups were conducted to identify movement patterns of different types of visitors and their requirements concerning the …
Cultural sustainability – a framework for Aboriginal tourism in British Columbia
This paper presents a framework to assess the cultural sustainability of Aboriginal tourism in British Columbia, which meets must take into account the protection of human rights, good self-governance, identity, control of land, the tourism product’s authenticity, and a market-ready tourism product. These criteria are specified by two indicators each. The cultural sustainability framework was generated by triangulating qualitative research method…
Creative industry and cultural tourism destination Lake Constance – a media discourse analysis
The following media discourse analysis examines the news media coverage of four regional online newspapers, about the topics “creative industries” and “cultural tourism” at Lake Constance region in the period from 2006 until 2016. The results show that, besides event-relater reporting, there is currently no vibrant media discourse on the topics “creative industries” and “cultural tourism”. Even though the image of the Lake Constance region is hea…
Kreativwirtschafts- und Kulturtourismusstandort Bodensee – eine Mediendiskursanalyse
Die vorliegende Mediendiskursanalyse untersucht die Berichterstattung in vier regionalen Onlinezeitungen im Zeitraum zwischen 2006 und 2016 in der Bodenseeregion im Hinblick auf die Themen Kreativwirtschaft und Kulturtourismus. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass es derzeit keinen lebendigen Mediendiskurs zu den Themen Kreativwirtschaft und Kulturtourismus gibt, abgesehen von der veranstaltungsbezogenen Berichterstattung. Auch der Kulturtourismus spielt …
A conceptual framework for indigenous ecotourism projects – a case study in Wayanad, Kerala, India
This paper analyses indigenous ecotourism in the Indian district of Wayanad, Kerala, using a conceptual framework based on a PATA 2015 study on indigenous tourism that includes the criteria: human rights, participation, business and ecology. Detailed indicator sets for each criterion are applied to a case study of the Priyadarshini Tea Environs with a qualitative research approach addressing stakeholders from the public sector, non-governmental o…
A tourism research agenda for Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is an emerging tourism destination that has experienced a strong increase in tourist numbers since 2017. However, as little research on tourism development in Uzbekistan exists to date, this study analyzes possible research topics and proposes a tourism research agenda for the country. A mix of methods was used, consisting of participant observation, semi-structured qualitative expert interviews and qualitative content analysis. The re…
E-destination
Purpose This paper aims to focus on the development of a vision for the Lake Constance region, Germany, as an e-destination, i.e. a destination where tourism mobility would be predominantly electric in the future. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses a scenario analysis based on factor analysis in addition to empirical data collected in 2016 and 2017 based on surveys and interviews with tourists and stakeholders. Findings The scenarios con…
Operationalising sustainable tourism at Unesco World Heritage Sites
Purpose Tourism increasingly shapes World Heritage Sites, creating tensions between conservation, governance and local development. Although sustainability is a core objective of the World Heritage Convention, it remains insufficiently operationalized at the site level. This study aims to address this gap by developing and applying the Sustainability Prism 4.0, an analytical framework designed to assess sustainable tourism development at World He…
Tourism (10 works) · Business (8 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Marketing (4 works) · Social science (4 works)