Search for dissertations about: "tourism dissertations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words tourism dissertations.

2. 1. The Threatened Paradise : Tourism on a Greek Island

   Author : Peter Smekal; Jan Ovesen; Julie Scott; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Cultural anthropology; Greece; Kárpathos; tourism; anti-tourism; tourist typologies; repeat vacationing; tour guides; host-guest relations; festivals; guidebooks; tourist media; Orientalism; lifestyles; social distinctions; Romanticism; nostalgia; Kulturantropologi; Cultural anthropology; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology; kulturantropologi;

   Abstract : This thesis is about attitudes and practices of foreign tourists in Ólymbos, a village in the north of the Greek island of Kárpathos. Based upon several periods of fieldwork from 1999 to 2005, it focuses on the discomfort with tourism and the tourist role which is shared by many holidaymakers, and which also can be found in various types of representations of the area. READ MORE

4. 2. Healthcare Service Marketing in Medical Tourism : An Emerging Market Study

   Author : Michelle Rydback; Akmal Hyder; Erik Borg; Aihie Osarenkhoe; David Sörhammar; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; healthcare service marketing; medical tourism; emerging market; service marketing; trust; network; customization; word of mouth; supplementary services; Philippines; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering;

   Abstract : Medical tourism (MT) enables patients to satisfy their healthcare needs by traveling outside their country of residence to obtain medical treatment. The increasing number of scientific publications, different countries’ engagement in providing care for foreigners, and patients heading abroad to receive healthcare indicate the growth and popularity of MT. READ MORE

5. 3. Tourism, Ecosystem Functions, and Human-Environmental Relations

   Author : Stefan Gössling; Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social geography; Ecology; Zanzibar; world system theory; sustainable tourism; sustainable development; rainforests; human-environmental relations; groundwater; environmental consciousness; ecotourism; ecosystem functions; economic transition; cost-benefit analysis; coastal zone management; coastal communities; climate change; Air-traffic; biodiversity; Environmental technology; pollution control; Ekologi; Zanzibar; Socialgeografi; Miljöteknik; kontroll av utsläpp;

   Abstract : The thesis aims at deconstructing the sustainable tourism paradigm: can tourism be "a global strategy for sustainable development", as the tourist industry claims? And will developing countries in particular profit from tourism development?To most international organizations and institutions (from the World Wide Fund for Nature to The World Bank), tourism, if carefully managed, is a positive, sustainable development tool. However, the research presented in this thesis exposes this view as unrealistically optimistic for at least three reasons: first of all, global environmental change caused by tourism has never been investigated and integrated with the discourse on sustainable tourism development. READ MORE

6. 4. Destination Unknown? The Emergence of Corporate Social Responsibility for Sustainable Development of Tourism

   Author : Camelia Tepelus; Internationella miljöinstitutet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ecotourism; Globalization; Corporate Social Responsibility; Tourism Sustainability;

   Abstract : This dissertation explores the nexus between sustainable tourism development and corporate social responsibility (CSR). It addresses the scope for CSR to promote sustainable tourism in an international development context. READ MORE

7. 5. Taking Time and Making Journeys : Narratives on Self and the Other among Backpackers

   Author : Torun Elsrud; Sociologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; other; backpacking; primitivism; risk; time; tourism; gender; adventure; Sociologi; Sociology;

   Abstract : This work addresses the phenomenon of long-term, so-called ‘independent’ travelling, or backpacking, often to destinations described as the ‘third world’. It regards backpacker journeys as arenas for identity work, for expressing individuality and a ‘strong character’. READ MORE