| World Heritage Sites: Tourism, Local Communities and Conservation Activities Contributor(s): Jimura, Takamitsu (Author) |
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ISBN: 1786392682 ISBN-13: 9781786392688 Publisher: Cabi OUR PRICE: $62.61 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Park & Recreation Management - Travel | Special Interest - Ecotourism - Business & Economics | Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism |
| Dewey: 338.479 |
| LCCN: 2018037000 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.9" W x 9.7" (1.30 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Heritage is a growing area of both tourism and study, with World Heritage Site (WHS) designations increasing year on year. This book brings together the various opportunities and challenges for a destination. Proper heritage management and conservation activities are always vital, and world heritage status is a strong tourism marketing brand - but this tourism must be developed and managed well if it is to benefit a site. As many world heritage sites are located where residents live, their interaction with the local community must also be carefully considered. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jimura, Takamitsu: - "Takamitsu Jimura is Senior Lecturer in Tourism at Liverpool John Moores University. Before joining the University, he worked for York St John University and University of Greenwich for more than seven years. Currently, Takamitsu is a visiting researcher at Osaka University of Tourism. In 2012, he was invited by Hannan University, Osaka, as a visiting researcher. Takamitsu holds a PhD in Tourism and Cultural Heritage Management and an MSc in Tourism, Conservation and Sustainable Development. His research interests include cultural and heritage tourism, tourism marketing and sustainable tourism. He is especially interested in investigating the impacts of World Heritage Site (WHS) designation on tourism development, local communities, and heritage management and conservation activities. He is the author of several journal articles and book chapters and has presented his works regularly at international conferences. His most notable paper so far is "The impact of world heritage site designation on local communities - A case study of Ogimachi, Shirakawa-mura, Japan", published in Tourism Management (Cited by 124: Google Scholar as of 23 September 2016). His latest journal article examines the WHS management at Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range." |
