The (almost) imperceptible impact of tourism research on policy and practice

Thomas, Rhodri; Ormerod, Neil

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2017.02.009

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“…From the analysis of research published so far, a clear conclusion cannot be distinguished, given that results are sometimes contradictory. Some papers present results that support the positive influence of tourism on improving the quality of life and sustainable performance [17][18][19][20], other authors identify the development of tourism as a factor with negative effects on the overall index of quality of life and the growth of sustainable performance [21][22][23][24], while a third group of studies shows mixed results [25][26][27].…”

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The Relationship between Development of Tourism, Quality of Life and Sustainable Performance in EU Countries

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Relationships between tourism development, quality of life and sustainable performance are very important topics and benchmarks in long-term policies and strategies at global, regional and local levels. Starting from the concerns expressed by researchers and international organizations, as well as the characteristics of the European region, our research aims to identify these relationships in the context of increasing pressure from stakeholders on the adoption of decisive measures in order to limit the negative effects manifested globally in the context of climate change. Using cluster analysis, we managed to identify relevant groups of countries, based on the selected variables. The results of the study highlight the existence of a positive relationship between the development of tourism and the increase of the quality of life, as between the level of sustainable performance and tourism intensity, opening the possibility of future research on the causal relationships between the selected variables and the promotion of coherent public policies that support the sustainable development.

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“…To prevent myths like these from continuing to color the debate on overtourism, it is recommended that academic researchers continue to engage with the issue, both through direct interaction with stakeholders [59], but also by building a strong body of academic output that informs teaching [60][61][62]. The literature review has already shown that there is a rich history of work to form the basis for future work.…”

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Is Overtourism Overused? Understanding the Impact of Tourism in a City Context

2018

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In less than two years, the concept of overtourism has come to prominence as one of the most discussed issues with regards to tourism in popular media and, increasingly, academia. In spite of its popularity, the term is still not clearly delineated and remains open to multiple interpretations. The current paper aims to provide more clarity with regard to what overtourism entails by placing the concept in a historical context and presenting results from a qualitative investigation among 80 stakeholders in 13 European cities. Results highlight that overtourism describes an issue that is multidimensional and complex. Not only are the issues caused by tourism and nontourism stakeholders, but they should also be viewed in the context of wider societal and city developments. The article concludes by arguing that while the debate on overtourism has drawn attention again to the old problem of managing negative tourism impacts, it is not well conceptualized. Seven overtourism myths are identified that may inhibit a well-rounded understanding of the concept. To further a contextualized understanding of overtourism, the paper calls for researchers from other disciplines to engage with the topic to come to new insights.

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“…As this study focus concerns university-hosted projects, we are interested in whether and how knowledge transfers via engagement with tourism entrepreneurs. There are systematic failures recorded which relate to knowledge transference from universities providing academic research to tourism businesses (Ruhanen, 2018;Thomas & Ormerod, 2017), and also between DMOs and SMEs (McCamley & Gilmore, 2017). There are two sources of knowledge that can be acquired by businesses: Mode 1 knowledge and Mode 2 knowledge (Gibbons et al, 2010;Tribe, 1997).…”

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“…In many cases the sources will either lack the methodological rigour associated with academic endeavour or the methodology is not made transparent in the way that is required by peer reviewed journals. Mode 1 knowledge is investigator-led, scientifically rigorous, and has the potential to foster creativity and innovation; the problem being that it is currently largely inaccessible to industry users, in part due to the impenetrable nature of academic writing as viewed by practitioners (Ruhanen, 2018;Thomas & Ormerod, 2017). Kannan and Li (2017, p.40) proffer the following solution: "Practitioners can provide the raw material and academics can provide the rigor, and together they can extend our knowledge of the everchanging digital environment.…”

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The lone digital tourism entrepreneur: Knowledge acquisition and collaborative transfer

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Jones

2020

Tourism Management

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The (almost) imperceptible impact of tourism research on policy and practice

Cited by 52 publications

References 62 publications

The Relationship between Development of Tourism, Quality of Life and Sustainable Performance in EU Countries

The Relationship between Development of Tourism, Quality of Life and Sustainable Performance in EU Countries

Is Overtourism Overused? Understanding the Impact of Tourism in a City Context

The lone digital tourism entrepreneur: Knowledge acquisition and collaborative transfer

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