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Alan A. Lew

Other affiliations: University of Arizona
Bio: Alan A. Lew is an academic researcher from Northern Arizona University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tourism & Tourism geography. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 145 publications receiving 5117 citations. Previous affiliations of Alan A. Lew include University of Arizona.


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TL;DR: In this paper, an examination of research methods used in the study of tourist attractions and tourist attractiveness of places reveals that most studies can be classified into one or more of three general perspectives: the ideographic listing, the organization, and the tourist cognition of attractions.

523 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed models depicting the spatial movement patterns of tourists within a destination using an inductive approach based on urban transportation modeling and tourist behavior, to identify explanatory factors that could influence movements.

513 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 disease a pandemic, and the global economic and social life has been severely challenged since the declaration.
Abstract: Global economic and social life has been severely challenged since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 disease a pandemic. Travel, tourism and hospitality, in particular, has ...

366 citations

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01 Sep 1998
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an overview of the history and politics of sustainable tourism development in the Pacific Asia ecotourism market and its role in promoting sustainable tourism in New Zealand.
Abstract: 1. Sustainable Tourism: An Introduction 2. Sustainable Tourism: Development and Protection of Cultural Heritage 3. Tourism and Sustainable Development: The Global-Local Nexus 4. Tourism and the Environment: From Economic Restructuring to Shared Responsibility 5. "Come Share Our Culture": Sustainable Tourism and Indigenous Peoples 6. Incorporating Values into Cumulative Effects Assessment: Limits of Acceptable Change and Other Tools for Tourism-Recreation Analysis 7. The Environmental History and Politics of Sustainable Tourism Development 8. Trends in the Pacific Asia Ecotourism Market 9. Ecotourism: Viable Route to Rural Development? 10. Curry County Sustainable Nature-Based Tourism Project 11. Recreational Publish Transport Initiatives in Rural Britain as Sustainable Tourism 12. Efforts at Ecotourism Development on the Lower North Shore of Quebec, Canada 13. Development in Nepal: The Annapurna Conservation Area Project 14. Sustainable Tourism Development and Local Government in New Zealand 15. Sustainable Urban Tourism 16. The Geography of Sustainable Tourism: Endings and Beginnings

308 citations

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18 Aug 2009
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the role of planning in the future of tourism and its impacts on economic and socio-cultural aspects, as well as their role in tourism planning.
Abstract: 1. Introduction: Conceptualising Tourism 2. Understanding Impacts 3. Economic Impacts 4. Socio-Cultural Impacts 5. Physical Impacts 6. Integrated Approaches to Tourism Impacts: The Role of Planning 7. The Future of Tourism

265 citations


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01 Jan 1996
TL;DR: In this article, Jacobi describes the production of space poetry in the form of a poetry collection, called Imagine, Space Poetry, Copenhagen, 1996, unpaginated and unedited.
Abstract: ‘The Production of Space’, in: Frans Jacobi, Imagine, Space Poetry, Copenhagen, 1996, unpaginated.

7,238 citations

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01 Jun 1959

3,442 citations

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TL;DR: A conceptual model of the core phenomenon and key themes in event tourism studies is provided as a framework for spurring theoretical advancement, identifying research gaps, and assisting professional practice as mentioned in this paper.

1,802 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, an empowerment framework is proposed as a suitable mechanism for aiding analysis of the social, economic, psychological, and political impacts of ecotourism on local communities.

1,086 citations