Industrialization of Nature in the Time of Complexity Unawareness: The Case of Chitgar Lake, Iran

Akhshik, Arash; Rezapouraghdam, Hamed; Ramkissoon, Haywantee

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“…Based on the aforementioned discussion and as noted earlier, the integration of a systems thinking approach to tourism education makes it possible to facilitate a transition to sustainable tourism development. The world now more than ever must encourage responsible travel (Akhshik et al , 2020a; Rezapouraghdam et al , 2021), responsible tourism employees (Karatepe et al , 2020a, 2020b) and sustainable destination management (Akhshik et al , 2020b; Toker and Rezapouraghdam, 2021). Considering the fact that today’s tourism students are going to be tomorrow’s employees, managers of destinations and/or a part of the local community who travel or host travellers, there is a need to foster responsible thinking and action.…”

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Tracing the complexity-sustainability nexus in a small Mediterranean island: implications for hospitality and tourism education

Rezapouraghdam

Akhshik

2021

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to gauge how tourism and hospitality students discern sustainability in the geographical context of the small island state of North Cyprus using systems theory and thinking framework. Design/methodology/approach This study used a qualitative approach and draws on data from focus group interviews with final year students enrolled in a tourism and hospitality program. Findings This study reveals that students lack a holistic understanding of sustainability and given this finding, the theoretical and practical implications are discussed. Originality/value In spite of the close linkages between tourism and sustainability and the fact that the United Nations designated 2017 as the “International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development,” education for sustainability in tourism has received relatively little attention. Furthermore, there is a gap in the literature in terms of what tourism students know about sustainability and sustainable development.

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Tracing the complexity-sustainability nexus in a small Mediterranean island: implications for hospitality and tourism education

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Akhshik

2021

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“…Contact with nature has been documented to have important psychological and physiological benefits [38][39][40][41][42][43][44] impacting positively on people's quality of life [45,46]. An important point brought forward by researchers, and integrative medicine practitioners is that green space is playing a significant role assisting with COVID-19 recovery [26,47,48].…”

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Body-Mind Medicine Interventions in COVID-19 Place Confinement for Mental, Physical and Spiritual Wellbeing

Ramkissoon¹

2021

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The SARS-COV-2 virus has changed people’s lives and caused significant public health issues. The lockdown implemented by several governments across the globe has raised serious concerns on mental and physical wellbeing. Doctors, nurses and other COVID-19 frontline workers being put under extreme pressure to attend to patients’ health are being impacted by high stress levels which can result in burn-out and the inability to cope with the situation. This paper draws on multi-disciplinary research including complementary, traditional and integrative medicine, behavioral medicine, and social and environmental psychology to develop and propose a single integrative model of wellbeing encompassing dimensions of mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing in a pandemic context. The article discusses COVID-19 place confinement as a context to deliver body-mind medicine interventions in this challenging time. The aim is to provide the required support to promote behavior change for better public health outcomes. A range of cognitive behavioral therapies including psycho-social, psycho-educational, relaxation, meditation and nature therapies are discussed. Promoting alternative forms of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine in the local, global communities are discussed as preventive and sustainable measures to improve public health and wellbeing aligning with Global Health and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This has important implications for people’s wellbeing and quality of life during and post the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…However, the islands are very fragile; CSR efforts are important to mitigate negative social and environmental impacts [161,162]. This will help with the industry's contribution to sustainable tourism for broader societal goals [28,163,164].…”

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Corporate Social Responsibility at LUX* Resorts and Hotels: Satisfaction and Loyalty Implications for Employee and Customer Social Responsibility

2020

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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) remains a hot topic in management. Yet, little is known about how well managers, employees and consumers are responding to CSR initiatives to align with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Underpinned by well-established theories, this study develops a single integrative model of managers’, employees’ and consumers’ CSR. Data were collected from the LUX* group of resorts and hotels located on three Indian Ocean islands: Mauritius, Reunion and the Maldives. Structural equation modelling was employed. Findings reveal: (1) organizational CSR is positively related to employee social responsibility; (2) organizational CSR is negatively associated with customer social responsibility; (3) employee social responsibility is negatively related to customer social responsibility; (4) employee social responsibility is negatively related to customer delight; (5) customer social responsibility is positively related to customer satisfaction; and (6); customer social responsibility is positively related to customer delight. Strategic CSR initiatives with a multi-stakeholder engagement approach are discussed.

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Industrialization of Nature in the Time of Complexity Unawareness: The Case of Chitgar Lake, Iran

Cited by 16 publications

References 77 publications

Tracing the complexity-sustainability nexus in a small Mediterranean island: implications for hospitality and tourism education

Tracing the complexity-sustainability nexus in a small Mediterranean island: implications for hospitality and tourism education

Body-Mind Medicine Interventions in COVID-19 Place Confinement for Mental, Physical and Spiritual Wellbeing

Corporate Social Responsibility at LUX* Resorts and Hotels: Satisfaction and Loyalty Implications for Employee and Customer Social Responsibility

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