Contemporary Destination Governance

A Case Study Approach

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ID19947243
AuthorsPietro Beritelli (0000-0001-5111-6677), Jafar Jafari, Harald Pechlaner (0000-0002-1030-3801), Mike Peters (0000-0001-8254-3874), Sabine Pichler, Noel Scott (0000-0001-8770-2563), Noel R V Scott
Year2015
Pages280
Publication date2015-04-09
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueContemporary Destination Governance (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherEmerald Group Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/s2042-144320156
OpenAlexW1531430306
Open LibraryOL28514644M
ISBN9781783501120
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited102

"Governance is about managing networks". This quote from political scientist Rod A.W. Rhodes pioneered a whole series of governance studies in different disciplines. Accordingly, destination governance describes the collective management of tourism destinations. Promoting collective action in tourism destinations means dealing with a myriad of different actors and applying various instruments. Probably the most basic requirement is to take into account the peculiarities of every single destination. Therefore, this book approaches the issue of contemporary destination governance from a case study point of view focusing on 16 destinations. In contrast to other publications in the field of destination governance, the book concentrates on the discussion of cases and the peculiarities of destinations which influence the destination governance. It demonstrates how different theories from the fields of organizational studies, strategic management, tourism research and sociology can enlighten our understanding of particular real-world situations. Lastly, the bottom-up approach supports practitioners and students by making otherwise complex theories accessible to a broader audience

Business · Corporate governance · Cruise Tourism Development and Management · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Finance · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Australia · canada · description and travel · Europe · Tourism

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