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Benxiang Zeng
Other affiliations: University of Queensland
Bio: Benxiang Zeng is an academic researcher from Charles Darwin University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tourism & Tourism geography. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 34 publications receiving 1106 citations. Previous affiliations of Benxiang Zeng include University of Queensland.
Topics: Tourism, Tourism geography, Ecotourism, Poverty, Indigenous
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed and analyzed the research publications focusing on social media in tourism and suggested a future research agenda on the phenomenon, and suggested that the research on the impact of social media on tourism is still in its infancy.
718 citations
TL;DR: This article reviewed the effects on tourism of different short-term crises, and analyzed the effects of SARS on tourism development in China, and found that the 2003 SARS epidemic created a significant negative impact on tourism in China.
Abstract: The 2003 SARS epidemic created a significant negative impact on tourism development in China. This paper reviews the effects on tourism of different short-term crises, analyses the effects of SARS ...
197 citations
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors reviewed Chinese academic literature on pro-poor tourism to provide a clearer picture of current practice and progress in tourism-assisting the poor (TAP) policies and research in China.
113 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the negative economic impacts of feral camels on the environment and the social/cultural values of Aboriginal people in the Australian rangelands and found that the annual net impact cost of wild camels was estimated to be approximately $10.67 million.
Abstract: Feral camels have significant negative impacts on the environment and the social/cultural values of Aboriginal people. These impacts include damage to vegetation through feeding behaviour and trampling; suppression of recruitment in some plant species; damage to wetlands through fouling, trampling, and sedimentation; competition with native animals for food, water and shelter; damage to sites such as waterholes, that have cultural significance to Aboriginal people; destruction of bushfood resources; reduction in Aboriginal people’s enjoyment of natural areas; creation of dangerous driving conditions; damage to people and vehicles due to collisions, and being a general nuisance in remote settlements. Negative economic impacts of feral camels mainly include direct control and management costs, impacts on livestock production through camels competing with stock for food and other resources and damage to production-related infrastructure. The annual net impact cost of feral camels was estimated to be –$10.67 million for those elements that could be evaluated according to market values. We established a positive density/damage relationship for camels and infrastructure on pastoral properties, which is likely to hold true for environmental variables and cultural/social variables as well. Therefore, irrespective of climate change, the magnitude of the negative impacts of feral camels will undoubtedly increase if the population is allowed to continue to increase. Furthermore, the likelihood that camels would be epidemiologically involved in the spread of exotic diseases like bluetongue and surra (were there to be outbreaks of these diseases in Australia) is also very likely to increase with population density. On the basis of our present understanding, we recommend that feral camels be managed to a long-term target density of 0.1–0.2 camels/km2 at property to regional scales (areas in the order of 10 000–100 000 km2) in order to mitigate broad-scale negative impacts on the environmental, social/cultural and production assets of the Australian rangelands.
62 citations
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed and analyzed the research publications focusing on social media in tourism and suggested a future research agenda on the phenomenon, and suggested that the research on the impact of social media on tourism is still in its infancy.
718 citations
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide both a theoretical structure and practical guidelines for managers to ensure that tourism contributes to the purposes of protected areas and does not undermine them, and provide an understanding of protected area tourism, and its management.
Abstract: The link between protected areas and tourism is as old as the history of protected areas. Though the relationship is complex and sometimes adversarial, tourism is always a critical component to consider in the establishment and management of protected areas. These guidelines aim to build an understanding of protected area tourism, and its management. They provide both a theoretical structure and practical guidelines for managers. The underlying aim is to ensure that tourism contributes to the purposes of protected areas and does not undermine them.
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TL;DR: The researchers were able to provide an overview of the main themes and trends covered by the relevant literature such as the role of social media on advertising, the electronic word of mouth, customers’ relationship management, and firms’ brands and performance.
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TL;DR: It is argued that not all effects of the coronavirus pandemic are worth researching or novel to us, and six illustrative examples are shown how a research agenda could look like.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the compilation of references related to aesthetics and visual resources is a valuable contribution in itsell As is evident from this reader's perspective, however, the poor organization and execution of the book unhappily detract from its effectiveness.
Abstract: guidance\" (p. xii). They have to some extent succeeded in their objectives. Certainly the compilation of references related to aesthetics and visual resources is a valuable contribution in itsell As is evident from this reader’s perspective, however, the poor organization and execution of the book unhappily detract from its effectiveness. Nora Laughlin is the Forest Landscape Architect and Assistant Recreation Staff on the Six Rivers National Forest, Eureka, California 95501.
490 citations